The eye: as percieved by the viewer

Although many people believe that everyone sees the same colors as they do, I recognize that this may not be the case at all. When you see green, for example, your eye sends the information about that color to your brain and your brain tells its consciousness that the color is, in fact, green. However, if you were a different person and you saw an entirely different color while you were looking at the same object, you would still see the object as green because you have learned throughout your life that the color you see now is green. There is no way to describe a color. The only way you can identify a color is by the name of the color or an object it is associated with. It may be hard to picture this happening, but as long as there is the same contrast between all the colors a person can see, whether they are seeing the same colors or not does not matter. It is quite possible that I am wrong, but this is my train of thought. After all, this is just a daily musing.

A Quote to think on

From time to time I will post a quote that I think is meaningful. Since the U.S. is at war today, war is a prevelant subject in the media and in minds, which is why I will post this quote.

"All wars are fought for money."
--Socrates

The Overlooked Issue With Today's English Classes

Because I am currently taking an English class in high school, I feel a certain aspect of these classes could be improved. Many of the books I read in English class involve women and the story of their life and their friends in a setting where women are the lesser gender. Two books of this type that I have read are: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Their Eyes Were Watching God. With very few exceptions, I have disliked or hated all other books I have been assigned to read for my English classes. While I admit that there can be lessons learned from these books, they do not appeal to me and I miss out on many lessons out of sheer boredom with the books and the class discussions.
Many other teens my age feel the same way. The men in my class pay attention less than the women in discussions, and they don't speak nearly as much. Recently, my grade had an all male discussion about why the trend of males outperforming females in schools has been reversed. Many guys agreed with each other that the books we read are not interesting enough to get involved in.
The books that boys and male teens are interested today varies greatly with the books that they are assigned to read in English class. There are no fantasy or sci-fi books, or books about exciting adventures in English classes. Although there are many fantasy or sci-fi books that are without literary education value, there are many that are. One Example that comes to mind is the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien was a very descriptive writer. He also wrote with a sophisticated diction that readers can apply to their creative writings as well as their analytical ones. His poems and songs within these books can also be studied.
I think there exists a generation gap between what teachers think students will learn from and what the students will learn from, and books like these are one of the solutions to this problem. I would suggest to balance the curriculum with a variety of books that appeal to both genders. I hope other solutions can be found for this and other classes.

The Perception of Global Warming

Being the open minded and logical individual that I am, I believe firmly in global warming and that its escalating damage to the earth is not merely CO2 cycles. So, today I was reading the Time issue about global warming and it occurred to me that although many people in the population believe in global warming, there is still a large segment that doesn't. I do not see how any person who researches the topic of global warming would continue to disbelieve its presence, and, in many articles and broadcasts by the media I do not see one shred of evidence to the contrary. Therefore, the most likely thing that I can think of is that people subconsciously choose to disbelieve in global warming because they are scared to accept the reality, or they are simply ignorant. There may be evidence to the contrary, but I think it would be very small.

I would like to know if others hold the same opinion that I do. I would also like to know if they think otherwise and why. Feel free to leave a comment. I hope you enjoyed my first post and continue to read my blog.