page 28-29 last paragraph

I chose not to paraphrase this passage because I thought Marx said this better than I could ever imagine to. Also in including a humorous Marx and Engels I thought it would make the character seem more like the Chorus of an old Greek play.

It is strange that the main character of a novella can have such few words. Melville did not think he needed many and neither do I. There is strength in Bartleby's silence. It can be interpreted as a sort of passive resistance.

This is not a typo or confusion of homophones. This is just a pun on words. This context of this message is from Public Enemy's song "fight the power." The song is about the struggle of blacks against systematic oppression; but it also works in a capitalistic setting as well.

Just thought it would be funny, it is what I imagine Marx to have sung if he grew up in the epoch of hip hop.

Up until this point Bartleby has said nothing. I would like to make it clear that this where I will be changing the story and adding my own creativity. Of course we know that Marx is not a character in this novella, but for the sake of my theme I have included him. I have included this move for Bartleby; implying that it was Marx's statements that sparked his refusal to work.

I have intentionally left Bartleby speechless for this section. Melville's novella does not give Bartleby any words and it has proven right to do so. If all he does is work, no speaking and no eating, it will be more dramatic when he refuses to work.

It is important to keep Ginger Nut's statement as short as possible. The only mandatory inclusion for Ginger Nut's statements is "sir." This is a phrase that he so often repeats that and it greatly highlights how obedient he is to the Narrator.

The proletarian revolution is a revolution theorized by Marx and Engels. It is a revolution in which the working class come together and overthrow the bourgeoisie. This revolution is largely based on the French's unsuccessful February revolution in 1848. During this revolution the french attempted to overthrow the elected government of the Second Republic, which had begun to take a conservative path. This government was elected after France over threw King Louis Phillipe)

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Manifesto.pdf [Page 10-11]

http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/history/1848/french_revolution_1848.html

This passage was taken from Karl Marx's earlier writing on Capitalism; it is stated on page 11 to be specific. The idea that capitalism isn't merely owning wealth but also owning power over others is one that persists today. It is with this idea that the upper class has driven a large wedge between them and all others.

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Manifesto.pdf

This statement was made based on Marx's remarks on page 15 last two paragraphs. Historically the Bourgeoisie have made a revolutionary impact on the class issue, but today what was considered to be the bourgeoisie may now be considered to be upper class.

This game is being written as if it were happening in the early 2000s and Marx were alive to comment on it. which is why Marx has claimed he was wrong about that statement. The modern Bourgeoisie is what spawned the #occupywallstreet movement.

Interesting thing about John Jacob Astor is that he was an actual person in history. He had his things in many of businesses; money was his passion. To say his name rings like bullion-gold is an accurate statement. Our narrator's continuous reference and association to him allows us to know that he is not part of the lower class like his workers. (http://titanic.wikia.com/wiki/John_Jacob_Astor_IV)

You may have not noticed but this "no image" image was purposely chosen for Bartleby. IT would only make sense since the narrator knew nothing of him and he preferred not to disclose that information to the reader.

The much repeated phrase of Bartleby.

For these particular characters I decided to describe them using only words from the narrator/boss. It is essential that the viewer of the game understands that the characters/workers are only measured by their worth. I was very careful of using parts of the descriptions that the narrator said pleased him or was beneficial to him.

Taken from the 1883 Preface to the German Edition of the Communist Manifesto, written by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. Most of what will be said will be taken from the Communist Manifesto. Though it is said that only Part III of the Manifesto was Marx's actual words, Engel credits all of the ideas in the manifesto to Marx.

Uh obviously, was this even necessary to put in an article. Computers are only necessarily useful with quantitative data, I doubt a computer is reading and analyzing the data for figurative meaning.

face palm

Am I the only one completely confudled. (see that a unique word lol) what in the world is this graph conveying?

I find this funny that this what our technology is going to. I am not sure what the importance of word counts or uniqueness. Count and Uniqueness does not change overall message.

Knowing all of this gives technology a very human quality. As is, technology does not act on its own. Though we may think of google and certain things a magical technology all of these things have been compiled and ordered by human. Technology only creates access, it does not create material.

I think this statement is so inaccurate. In fact with the new digital technology today the "human" is more easily accessible. We are now more capable of interacting with said human and/or researching that human more efficiently.

There is an anime that explores the idea of total sensory immersion. It's called Sword Art Online, basically the characters enter a RPG and are unable to get out. They sleep, eat and basically live their life in the game until they've beat it. It is possible to even die in real life if you die in the game. Anyways...I digress, back to reading.

I'm starting to get the feeling that this article is nearly a decade old. Why is it so preposterous to think that terrorists would not use Second Life, or any digital world for that matter, as a platform? They use facebook don't they?

This is a funny statement only because technology, like people is ever evolving. How can this Second Life be an end to something that should be considered infinite. The possibilities are truly limitless when it comes to technology and digital interaction. When was this article written anyway? lol

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/bb/ms_hayford.html

I'd like to know exactly where he gets this thought from. There are plenty of games that are used to target external purposes. His statement then makes me question what does he mean by external purposes. Trivia games, LIfe replica games: SIMS, and even r playing games have benefits outside of the game.

At first reading this I could not figure out the significant to the silent black man that met his end so I gave it a metaphorical meaning. I thought this was a representation of the black man's will. But now will some historical context and the original the man voiceless end takes on multiple meanings. Seems like a pun on his voicelessness. Firstly he was figuratively silenced because his revolt failed. He also showed his will because he did not beg. And lastly, historically Blacks were not capable of arguing/defending themselves in court against a white. So in this sense, Babo and his crew were figuratively and literally given a voiceless end. (American Slave Code pg. 1-2)

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t8rb75634;view=1up;seq=7

It seems more often than not , when being taught about the "slave trade" historians forget to teach about the slave revolts that happened aboard ships. Yes, we learn about the slave revolts that happened decades/centuries after Africans landed in their intended country but what about the ships that never made it. After doing some research I've found out that between 15 and 20% of slave ships had a revolt. Some ships made it back to Senegal and some disappeared at sea. So why then, with 1 out of 5 ships being taken over, does Captain Delano not figure out the situation sooner. Historically crew members prepared for revolts and were aware that a mutiny may arise.

http://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0035

The "negroes" of Benito's ships are strange characters in this sense. I am having a hard time understanding why at this time Captain Delano did not at first think that it time to question Benito alone or attack the ship. According to the American slave code, slaves were to be considered property, they were not to raise there voice or hand at any white. Just the act of raising its voice would result in 39 lashes or death. This should have been a direct indication that things upon the ship were awry. (American Slave Code pg. 1)

http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t8rb75634;view=1up;seq=7

I actually feel this to be the biggest advantage of the Kindle. The paper simulating screen allows for long reads without headaches.

Random comment: I've always felt that the eReaders that exist on Iphones, Samsungs or any other phones for that matter ruin the experience of reading. They do not allow for long reads, because of the lighting and damage it causes to your eye.

Though I find this to be the greatest question I have heard so far, regarding the argument about the lose of literature, I believe this question can only be asked when someone is reading literature for the "love" of it.

"Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom. The art of story telling is reaching its ends because the epic side of the truth, wisdom, is dying out. This, however, is a process that has been going on for a long time and would be more fatuous than to want to see in it merely a "symptom of decay," let alone a "modern system."

This modern system of decay can quite possibly be considered twitter, facebook, instagram or any other social media site. Story telling exists within these systems but rather than having the wandering features or varying details of an oral tale, social media allows for us to review a tale in text or video form over and over with no variation. From this article it seems that Benjamin may not approve of our modern day storytelling. I imagine that he'd say that it is without skill/craft...-_-

I've heard this argument so many times and have often questioned how untrue it is? It is true that with the introduction of technology we (students and teachers) become more involved with the text and one another, but at the same time it assist in our laziness toward texts. Texts may lose beauty and innovation for the sake of involvement.