February 12
“I knew you would do me good in some way, at some time; – I saw it in your eyes when I first beheld you: their expression and smile did not – did not strike delight to my very inmost...
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QCQ #3
“I am glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to visit you when I am grown up; and if any one asks me how...
February 5
“my primal sense of ugliness, my lifelong belief that, as a transsexual, I was a monster” – Joy Ladin Reminder of when the Creature stumbled upon a pool of water and was immediately overcome with disgust and self-hatred. “At first...
QCQ#2
One of the main things I noticed in the reading (Frankenstein, Chapters 14-24), was the use of setting. When the monster eventually murders Elizabeth, he does so during a thunderstorm. This is also ironic because the monster was created during...
January 29
“Fear of the Monster is really kind of desire” – Jeffery Cohen “What may not be expected in a country of eternal light? I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle and may regulate a thousand celestial...
Contemporary Monster (QCQ#1)
After reading Cohen’s “Monster Theory”, I was able to connect several of his theses to a contemporary, or “American” monster. The contemporary monster I chose was a mass shooter, also known in popular culture as “school shoo...
Big Data TED Talks
“Big Data is Better Data” This TED Talk by Kenneth Cukier was, in my opinion, a great TED Talk to introduce us to Big Data. It started off very simplistic with the introduction of a pie chart and an explanation...
Overview of Sources for Thesis
An article entitled “The big-data revolution in US healthcare: Accelerating value and innovation”, written by Basel Kayyali, is definitely the best sources so far. It includes many real-life examples of how big data is transforming the medical fiel...
