Title: Sarcastic apologies
Source: This happens all the time, specifically between two people who are not on good circumstances.
Relation: Shows the speech act of apologizing, but how it can be skewed to mean something extremely different, simply by utterance and tone.
Commentary: Typically, apologies are meant to be sincere. It is a way for someone to recognize that they have done something wrong, and looking for either some kind of forgiveness or understanding. If I spilled soda on someone's shirt, I would say "Oh, I'm so sorry." And hopefully they would be understanding.
But for this blog, I wanted to focus on a different aspect of the apology. The sarcastic apology. Sometimes, we actually intend to do something wrong, and we apologize almost as a way to spite that person. To show them, "Yea, I'm aware I just spilled something on you. Oops..." Its displayed by the tone. Without the right tone of voice, the apology could perhaps be mistaken for a sincere apology. Usually, the intentions are very clear, for the tone of voice almost comes naturally when somebody means to be sarcastic. For this reason, sarcasm via TEXT doesn't always work out as planned! You could say something sarcastically, and the person reads it in their head a completely different way. We have ALL done this, and sometimes its funny, sometimes its just awful.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Frame
Title: Frame of mind and brainwashing
Source: text from RR (98-99)
Relation: Description of "frame" and analysis on the development and outcomes. Connection to the idea of brainwashing.
Commentary: By definition, frames are the mental structures that shape the way we see the world. So therefore, as far as I see it, "brainwashing" would be considered the development of some frames. I'm definitely not saying that all frames are a form of brainwash. But I do believe that some would be considered as such. This is especially true when one is young, or at a vulnerable age where the mind is just starting to form basic ideas of the word on it's own. That's where parents come into the picture.
Parents who raise their kids, do so in a certain way that THEY see fit. So it could be something like teaching your kid that germs are bad and if you don't protect yourself you will get a virus. Or it could be something along the lines of having a racist parent, and being brought up in that household. Either way, both examples would definitely shape a young child's mind into something that it was exposed to.
Of course the person can grow to change the pattern, or their frame of mind. Radical changes in the way a person thinks was discussed in the text. For example, I was the kid who always thought I was going to get sick. It wasn't until I really thought about why, when I discovered it was because it was the way I was raised. I am a living product of my upbringing. Everybody is. And like it or not, it's a form of brainwash, because we are too young and naive and a certain age to understand whether or not we should argue or believe our own mental development.
Source: text from RR (98-99)
Relation: Description of "frame" and analysis on the development and outcomes. Connection to the idea of brainwashing.
Commentary: By definition, frames are the mental structures that shape the way we see the world. So therefore, as far as I see it, "brainwashing" would be considered the development of some frames. I'm definitely not saying that all frames are a form of brainwash. But I do believe that some would be considered as such. This is especially true when one is young, or at a vulnerable age where the mind is just starting to form basic ideas of the word on it's own. That's where parents come into the picture.
Parents who raise their kids, do so in a certain way that THEY see fit. So it could be something like teaching your kid that germs are bad and if you don't protect yourself you will get a virus. Or it could be something along the lines of having a racist parent, and being brought up in that household. Either way, both examples would definitely shape a young child's mind into something that it was exposed to.
Of course the person can grow to change the pattern, or their frame of mind. Radical changes in the way a person thinks was discussed in the text. For example, I was the kid who always thought I was going to get sick. It wasn't until I really thought about why, when I discovered it was because it was the way I was raised. I am a living product of my upbringing. Everybody is. And like it or not, it's a form of brainwash, because we are too young and naive and a certain age to understand whether or not we should argue or believe our own mental development.
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