If Only I Knew Someone with Adderall

This research paper has definitely been a learning experience. Really taking the time to break down minor detail and explain them has been fun at times, when I am in a good flow, and challenging. The main issue is usually not understanding, but finding the words to explain. I recently learned, in my psychology class, that the temporal lobe is a part of the brain that is used specifically for this function. There was a man they called patient H.M that had a rare form of amnesia that could remember the procedure for doing a task, this was evident by him demonstrating, but if you asked him to explain the task in words he could not. Sometimes I feel like patient H.M.

The prompt I chose to write on was about how the women of Reading Lolita in Tehran, like Gatsby, created an illusion for themselves and how the Islamic Republic of Iran also create an illusion for them. This makes me think, am I creating myself, or am I unknowingly letting someone create an illusion for me. In America, unlike Iran, we are not forced to do things, but there is still a certain amount of influence that people have over us through popularity. I remember hearing the saying “you can catch more flies with honey.” If they eliminated the influence of American culture, which they attempt to, but at the same time make Islam sensationalized, would it work? Could you imagine if it was cool to wear a chador?

Another thing the research paper taught me is God is wrong, at least the God that inspired the writing of the Koran. The verse I used in my paper has God telling men to scourge, which means to whip, their wives (look it up for yourself chapter 4 verse 34). I think the fundamental thing wrong with religion is that it is created by men, (in both the human being and gender sense). It is just to tempting for someone that is writing something down for God to throw their own little twist in there, in an attempt to make it better. Also, it is out of date, you can’t use a manual for the old Apple computers with a floppy disk, for an iMac, come on baby we evolving. That being said I am not an atheist, neither was Darwin, if you didn’t like the evolving comment. This reminds me of a line from Angel and Demons when the priest asks Tom Hanks, “Do you believe in God? I'm not asking do you believe in what men say about God. I’m asking do you believe there is a God.” (Hopefully I do not get points off for not citing that correctly).

Well we are coming to and end. I hope your research paper stimulated as many distracting thoughts as mines did. I guess the main thing I learned from doing this paper is I may have ADHD.

I attempted to make this paper entertaining. I know this semester has been a long one for everyone including me. I hope you enjoyed my blog.