We Hang Together

• Inter-organizational skills can be competitive, inter-dependent, or a combination of the two
• Interdependent example: Coke vs Pepsi companies.
• Today we can not depend on ourselves to make our own successes. We must take into account other industries and even within our company must keep an eye on human resources.
• By survival of the fittest Darwin meant those who adapt. We suceed by networking, making relationships.
• Human factors such as trust and communication play a huge role in have successful interdepence.
• By considering ones culture and background a leader is more adept to lead his group the right way.
• Schooling teaches students the independence is key to success while collaboration is often catergorized as cheating.
• Western heros and modern business men are idealized for their independence but rarely is this seen in modern day. Everybody needs help sometimes.
• Internet allows companies to create interdependent networks. 

Oh and one more thing

One more thing. This is my current song obsession this week. LISTEN.

Que Bonita

Today I received a poem from a friend who chooses to remain anonymous. His poetry was thoughtful and special so I wanted to share on my blog with everybody. Enjoy!

My
Intense
Affection
Lingers
Even if I'm
Very far from
You

Sonnet Analysis #1

• A sonnet contains fourteen lines which can be broken into four sections called quatrains.
• First quatrain-establish the subject of the sonnet
• Second quatrain-develop the sonnet
• Third quatrain-round off the theme of the sonnet
• Fourth quatrain-the conclusion of the sonnet

Poetic Inquiry

So I decided to change my big question. The new one is.. *drumroll*

Why do people find comfort in security although it may lead to dullness? What's the appeal of working a dead end job because "it pays good"? We should travel more, explore the world, how come a rarity of people see life fulfillment in that?

Here is a sonnet I found about traveling :

Travel is life’s little delights
Cruising down the Thames
Tokyo’s beckoning neon lights
Most rejuvenating some claim
A moment of pure bliss
A means of uplifting the soul
An opportunity one cannot dismiss
Who needs to be cajoled?
The best way out of a funk
Is when one is in nature
From the cool temperate which oft smells of skunk
To the hot tropical of the equator
Travel should be every man’s desire
That’s why I can’t wait to retire
\
By Smasher62 on Teenink.com

HAMLET REMIX

Hello. Welcome!
You're reading this to get a better understanding of performance utterance and Hamlet right? Well even if you aren't you are now. So settle in and relax.

Hamlet is a old-school Shakespearen play while Performance Utterance is a paper written by Fredrik DeBoer in modern times. What could these two random pieces of literature have to do with one another? Well, DeBoer brings a new perspective to the style Shakespeare uses in Hamlet by comparing it with the ideas of Austin's theory of performativity and Harold Bloom's ideas of "self-overhearing".

This is J.L. Austin, the creator of the theory of performativity which was so perfectly stated by DeBoer is ,"certain language does not merely describe action but acts in being spoken." He then splits it up into three parts: Locutionary, illocutionary, and prelocutionary. An example of Locutionary in Hamlet is when he is giving a soliloquoy to the audience, it's the ability to get an emotion across through language which is exactly what Hamlet does in all of his speeches. Take for instance to be or not to be, do you not feel a huge sense of suicidal thoughts afterwards? I did. An Illocutionary example is basically when King Claudius orders around Rosencratz and Guildenstern to do his dirty work or when Hamlet tells Ophelia they can never be. Its a statement said between characters that forces them to act upon in later scenes. Preloctuionary is what happens after the illocutionary language appears, when ophelia commits suicide when Rosencrats and Guildenstern bombard Hamlet with questions to try and relay info back to King Claudius.

"Harold Bloom argues that Shakespeare's characters frequently develop through "self-overhearing."Shakespeare's characters, in this argument, overhear themselves speaking and in doing so gain self-knowledge." This quote said by DeBoer directly relates how Bloom's theory serves purpose in Hamlet. An example of this is when Hamlet is upset after the actor gives a speech at the end of Act 2. Hamlet gathers from this information that he is not passionate enough about life and after hearing himself talk it through he makes plans to take action against his Uncle.
These two relate in this quote said by DeBoer, "If Hamlet is a character who engages in this self-overhearing, and he is a man who, for most of the play, demonstrates a disconnect between what he says and what he does, it then becomes useful to consider the impact of his performative language on his overhearing self." Which basically states the thesis for DeBoer's entire paper. Which goes on to try and relate the two theories to each other and give himself a better understanding of the purpose of Hamlet.

Hamlet Essay

Language is the only barrier we have with our thoughts. It's the only way we are able to convey to others what we need. In Shakespeare's Hamlet we witness the evolution of his characters through the soliloquies they give to the audience and the dialogue they share with other characters. Language helps not only the audience understand what is going on in the play but Hamlet learns through his own soliloquies at the same time. This illustrates the point that the way we word an experience later leads to the way we remember that moment.
Prince Hamlet has an abundance of soliloquies throughout the play to give the reader a better understanding of his thoughts, yet throughout these speeches we watch Hamlet's ideas of his own actions also evolve. Take for instance his speech in regard to the actor that was so vehement in his fictional speech that he moved himself to tears. In the beginning Hamlet is simply commenting on the beauty of the actor's words but as it progresses we watch it evolve into a self-reflection, scorning himself on his inability to have such passion.
 "Yet I,
A dull and muddy-mettled rascal, peak
Like John-a-dreams, unpregnant of my cause,
And can say nothing—no, not for a king,
Upon whose property and most dear life
A damned defeat was made."
This part of the play is where Hamlet is scolding himself. Another example is in Hamlet's famous soliloquy at the end of Act 3 where he contemplates whether life is worth it. In the beginning he is very unsure and very pessimistic. It is obvious that Hamlet is figuring suicide is the only way out but carry on further we watch him "self-overhear" and realize that to kill himself now would be a waste and he must make something of his before taking such drastic measures.
The way we retell a memory has certain effects on the memory itself. Take for instance I had a recent experience where I retold my first day of work to my family members. My boss had made a few rude comments but other then that was it was pretty uneventful, therefore I only told the rude comments part to my family and that moment is now a considered a bad memory in my mind even though over all it wasn't that bad. Same goes for Hamlet, he tells of made up stories to others to convey the fact that he is insane. Yet the repetition of insanity actually starts to drive Hamlet insane.
Overall Hamlet's ability to self-overhear benefits him while his retelling accountability hinders his rational thinking further providing evidence that maybe Hamlet really is insane. Modern day people have trouble with the self-overhearing concept and often resort to drugs of therapists to sort out our problems while in the other department we know all to well, with an incredible reliance on lying to put ourselves ahead in life.