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Reality is the life you live now that is chosen for you. Constructed reality is the complete opposite it is a reality that you chose for yourself. Some texts that we have read in this unit that relate back to this essential question are “500 Days of Summer”, “The Truman Show”, and “We Are Many.”

Individuals try to construct their own reality but they fail to realize that the outcome ends up being the complete opposite as they wished it would be. In the text “500 Days Of Summer” the protagonist is trying to reunite with the one he loves and constructs a reality on how the night will end. Towards the end of the text the main characters constructed reality doesn’t come true. This text relates back to the essential question on what the difference is between reality and constructed reality. The message that is given from the text is that constructed reality isn’t true it is a made up fantasy. It is an expectation that will never be accurate. In the text we see two sides of expectation vs. reality. In the story we see that reality is the complete opposite of this expectation the main character had wanted.

Another text that relates to the essential question is “We Are Many.” In this text the main character is worshiping other realities but his own. Stated in the text “All the books I read lionize dazzling hero figures, brimming with self-assurance. I die with envy of them;” This quote relates back to the essential question on the difference between reality and constructed reality. The main character in the text is trying to change his reality and worshiping other realities by wanting to be a hero. In his reality he is just an ordinary person but as he watches these other individuals who are heroes he envies them because of him wanting to feel the same. In the text the main character states “When a stately home bursts into flames,instead of the fireman I summon, an arsonist bursts on the scene,and he is I. There is nothing I can do.What must I do to distinguish myself?How can I put myself together?” This quote relates back to the essential question because he compares his reality to a fireman’s. In the text the arsonist symbolizes him and his reality on not being able to be the hero of the situation. His constructed reality in this conflict is to be the fireman but in reality he is unable to save the day.

A text that we read during the unit that relates back to the essential question is “The Truman Show.” In this story the main character is trapped in a reality show but he tries everyway possible to escape. In the text the main character is trying to escape his daily life and take a vacation to Fiji but the creator does everything in his power to keep him from leaving. Truman wants to construct a new reality someplace other then his ordinary life.  This event relates back to the essential question on the difference between reality and constructed reality. In this situation the constructed reality would be Fiji and reality would be the set of the show. What is the difference between the two? Truman sees the set as a daily routine that he is getting tired of Fiji is his chance to escape that daily routine and become adventurous. Another event that happened in the text is Truman once again tried escaping his reality not by an airplane but by a boat. He had faced one of his biggest fears on sailing across the ocean to a new reality. But the creator soon tries to end the constructed reality Truman had dreamed of. This event relates to the essential question because Truman’s constructed reality was being far away from the set but he had got sucked back in to it.

 What is difference between reality and constructed reality? Reality is real life individuals experience each day. Constructed reality is a reality those worship or wish for. In all these texts they answer this essential question or relate to it. Each protagonist had constructed a reality or wished for a different reality other then the one they have.

Five characters in search of an exit response

In this text “Five Characters In Search of an Exit” There are 5 characters that are trying to escape a circular box that they are trapped in. They use every method to try an escape which they do succeed revealing the true reality. This text relates back to our essential question on “Does everybody experience the same reality, or do does everyone have their own version of reality?” The answer to this essential question is no not everyone experiences the same reality. In the text the 5 characters experience a different reality then those outside of the bin.Their reality was completely different then the outside world. The characters reality was being trapped in that bin while the others outside in the real world were free. A text that is similar to this story is “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” They both share similarities on how the protagonists outcome on reality or the way they wanted the conflict to end didn’t exactly go their way. In “Five Characters In Search of an Exit” the protagonist tries escaping the bin by building a human pyramid. As he reaches the top he soon falls out into the real world and ends up stuck. In”An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” The main character tries to escape the police by using every way he can think of just to get home safely without being killed. As he walks up to the front of his house and he spots his wife he is soon killed. As you can see both endings are very tragic and that is why they are similar.

Theme for english 1h

He told us to go home and right a page

I told him my life wasn’t meant for a stage

So many secrets behind a big smile

No one should notice for while

Being happy is all an act

Keep myself from expressing my feelings is an important pact

Instead of keeping my mouth closed

I need to let everyone know

Its my time to shine

and lets start the show.

explain evidence practice

1. Claim: The speaker in Pablo Neruda’s “We Are Many” is struggling with the nature of reality because he does not understand who his true self is. He is troubled with how the “self” shifts according to the situation, and the reality of who he wants to be is different from the reality of his behavior.
2. Evidence: I would like to be able to touch a bell/and call up my real self, the true me,/ because if I really need my proper self, I must not allow myself to disappear.”
   Explain Evidence: In the text this quote means that the protagonist wishes he could find his true self. He is no longer going to allow his true personality be hidden anymore.  The authors purpose for this quote is to inform the reader on the internal conflict he is facing. The protagonist is trying to find himself but is struggling because he had hidden his true self in order to impress others. This quote is related back to the claim because the main character is struggling on trying to find his true self. He is trying to break down the barriers from hiding his true personality and is just being himself.

reality quote response

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one” by Albert Einstein. I believe this quote means that reality is misleading and can cause people to be lead on and end up getting a negative outcome. A text that we had read for this unit that I believe relates to this quote is “The Truman Show.” The setting of this text was a make believe reality that was all an illusion for the protagonist in the story but turned out to be a reality show for the world entertainment.  This text is closely related to the quote because they have to do with the same topic on how reality can be an illusion and can be misleading which it was for the character Truman because it was a fake reality that he had thought was real.  Another text that was read during the unit that is similar to this quote is “500 Days of Summer.” This story relates to this quote because the constructed reality created by the main character is misleading and causes him to be lead on. The quote talks about reality being an illusion in the text the main character created a reality which is his own illusion which ended up with a negative outcome . Another text that we had read in this unit is “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”. This text relates to the quote because the protagonist in the story created an illusion in his head while trying to solve the conflict. The protagonist was trying to escape from being captured and constructed his own reality that he will make it home safely which was all an illusion because the outcome of his own reality did not come true.

Short writing

The two texts that I had liked out of all the other texts and thought there was a message being told was “The Truman Show” and “500 Days of Summer.” Both texts were very entertaining in comparison from the others. I like both texts equally because the ending gave us a mysterious feeling on what might happen next.  I believe that the message from “500 Days of Summer” was that the reality you expect wont come true as you want it to. This message was expressed through both sides of the text of the protagonists expectation from reality. I felt this message was important because it will prevent those from getting their hopes up and ending up being hurt. The other message being told by “The Truman Show” is that your own reality cant be chosen for you. I think this message was expressed on how Truman’s reality was chosen for him and throughout the story he tries to escape that reality. Both texts are similar because they have to do with the protagonists trying to create their own reality. In “The Truman Show” the protagonist tries to escape the reality that was chosen for him by trying to create his own. He tries doing this by finding every way possible of leaving his normal life. In “500 Days of Summer” the main character tries to construct his own reality but it doesn’t come true as the way he wants to. The outcome was the complete opposite on how he expected the entire night to be. These two events from both of the texts prove that they are similar. Another similarity they both share is that the outcomes for the characters did not come as they wished they would have. As I had stated previously the two characters tried constructing their own reality but it didn’t turnout the way it had planned.

Nature of reality

This photo relates to our first essential question on what is the difference between reality vs constructed reality. This photo is a great example. In the photo we see McDonalds advertisement burger and the actual burger. The advertisement burger creates a constructed reality for those who will want to buy this burger. But what individuals don’t seem to realize that constructed reality doesn’t come true. You cant create your own reality if it is already chosen for you. The difference between constructed reality is something that you had created but reality isn’t something you can create for yourself .

Stay useless

This song relates tour first essential question on what are common fears people have for the future. In the song there is a very important quote that is a answer to this question. The quote states ” I used to have it all. Now I’m alone.” This quote is a good answer to our essential question because  a common fear an individual can have for the future is losing everything they have. They can lose family, friends, or even anything they own. Also in this quote it states another common fear on being alone. No one would like to spend the rest of their life alone it can cause someone to become bitter and hate the world.

RAFT

Role: You are Salvador Dali Audience: Art Students Format: Lecture Topic: You have decided to explain what each element of your painting “The Persistence of Memory” means in terms of your opinions on time. Make sure you cover each important element of the paining and its relation to your ideas about time.

In my painting “The Persistence of Memory” each item symbolizes something having to do with time. The dead bird represents the animals time running up. Also in the painting the melted clocks represent the time that has runned out. The dead tree with the melted clock represents time that has ended for the plant. Near the corner of the painting there are signs of life because of the flying birds that still continue to experience life. In a large portion of the picture the area is dark where it contains the dead animal this represents death and the time that has runned out for these specific items included.

TIME XXI

This text is related to the essential question of what are common fears that people have about the future? Are these fears legitimate? In the text it states “Yet the timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness,” This quote proves that a common fear that people have for the future is there time running out. Also stated in the text “And yet who does not feel that very love..” This quote also proves a common fear that one can have for the future is not being loved . I believe these fears are legitimate because there are a very few number of people who experience these.