Dear Ms. Adelson,
I have always been inspired by your classes. Both Human Rights Violations and English 3. I have always noticed that in the majority of the problems that we have faced in both classes, the answer is almost always progressive change. You were also the first teacher that actually made me show interest in English and helped improve my writing. I have always struggled with finding the deeper meaning of a text. I have also struggled on going in depth in my analysis. I feel like in your class I had started to grasp these topics and then last year in Mr. Seltzer’s class is when I really got decent handle on things.
For the summer we have to write a few essays. My fist essay will have a focus surrounding “The Secret Life of Bees” by Carl Zimmer. At first the essay seems to have some poetic or deeper meaning and once you get towards the second half of the essay it becomes really clear. The essay is focused primarily on bees and their ability to work together efficiently. Bees are one of those insects that fork for the benefit of the whole. The bees do not go around all day thinking of themselves, but instead they focus on the hive and more generally, the greater good.
This caught my attention not only because I saw that there really is a system the bees use and it is not just a bunch of frantic brainless flying that led to nowhere or would lead to nowhere. But I really was blown away that the bees were systematic in their approach. This is also surprising because of how hectic bee hives usually look. Now you may be wondering why I actually picked this topic. Well, in the last few weeks and months there have been so many protest, so many disruptions, scandals, and so much more. This correlates to a hole in our system. Not just in like the police system or the federal government, but all systems that are slowly falling apart.
Clearly, some change to the system is needed. And what better change to theses system than one that is already in place. Yes, I am saying that we should try to incorporate this system put in place by the bees into our own system. Now of course radical change is not going to happen. So maybe this model and system structure can be tested in a smaller setting like a neighborhood, and then slowly a town, then move on to a city, and so on. I do believe that this model where everyone is focused on one singular goal and no outside distractions or yearn for personal gain get in the way of reaching this goal. I honestly feel that this is the problem in our government. There are too many people just focusing on their own beliefs and while that may be helpful, these people are not flexible and will hurt the country just to get what they want. Change in the system is needed. Many people want change now and while this may not be possible, slow change seems like the best possible option and frankly the only option.
The other essay or article that would really work well for my essay is “How I stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests” by Matt Taibbi. This deals with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Taibbi focuses on all that is negatively stated about these protestors and all the hate they get. However, there is a newfound love for the protestors based on their hope and yearn for change. Similar to those that want change to out government’s system of democracy, I would fall in that category, these protestors also want change and they want it now. Although it is still unclear what singular motive they are fighting for, the fact that they are still fighting for change is the big deal and it is needed to give the world a wake up call. Taibbi mentions how the protestors should create their own movement and organization whose sole goal is to create a change in the system and benefit the country.
Both essays have overlapping ideals. However, the major point in each of them is that there is a need for change. There is corruption and the system is bent to favor certain people over others. This should not be happening and there needs something to be done. The reason I chose to write this to you is because you are familiar with all of these needs for change even at various points in history. This letter does feel like it is all over the place. However, the main focus is on there being a need for change and change as soon as possible. This change can be adopting the system that the bees use where there is one mutual goal and everyone puts their personal agenda to the side in order to benefit the group. They are open to all ideas and will go with the best ones. Those ideas that are rejected are not made to let that person or bee, in this case, feel down, but instead all ideas are judged equally and will only be accepted if they will truly benefit the hive as well as having a high success rate. I feel like if this process was placed in our society there would be a lot more progress and good ideas would not get shot down for sounding conflicting with one’s beliefs or the belief of one’s political party.
The bee model has been used and has been relatively successful in New England. This could be a stepping stone to a much larger change and a major overhaul to the current democratic system in the United States. I do believe that a move over to the new bee system would benefit everyone. It would benefit the OWS protestors and also help all those other movements that are forgotten about due to lack of change over such a long period of time. I may have gotten a bit wordy at times, but this is my essay topic.
Sincerely,
Saad Shari
I have always been inspired by your classes. Both Human Rights Violations and English 3. I have always noticed that in the majority of the problems that we have faced in both classes, the answer is almost always progressive change. You were also the first teacher that actually made me show interest in English and helped improve my writing. I have always struggled with finding the deeper meaning of a text. I have also struggled on going in depth in my analysis. I feel like in your class I had started to grasp these topics and then last year in Mr. Seltzer’s class is when I really got decent handle on things.
For the summer we have to write a few essays. My fist essay will have a focus surrounding “The Secret Life of Bees” by Carl Zimmer. At first the essay seems to have some poetic or deeper meaning and once you get towards the second half of the essay it becomes really clear. The essay is focused primarily on bees and their ability to work together efficiently. Bees are one of those insects that fork for the benefit of the whole. The bees do not go around all day thinking of themselves, but instead they focus on the hive and more generally, the greater good.
This caught my attention not only because I saw that there really is a system the bees use and it is not just a bunch of frantic brainless flying that led to nowhere or would lead to nowhere. But I really was blown away that the bees were systematic in their approach. This is also surprising because of how hectic bee hives usually look. Now you may be wondering why I actually picked this topic. Well, in the last few weeks and months there have been so many protest, so many disruptions, scandals, and so much more. This correlates to a hole in our system. Not just in like the police system or the federal government, but all systems that are slowly falling apart.
Clearly, some change to the system is needed. And what better change to theses system than one that is already in place. Yes, I am saying that we should try to incorporate this system put in place by the bees into our own system. Now of course radical change is not going to happen. So maybe this model and system structure can be tested in a smaller setting like a neighborhood, and then slowly a town, then move on to a city, and so on. I do believe that this model where everyone is focused on one singular goal and no outside distractions or yearn for personal gain get in the way of reaching this goal. I honestly feel that this is the problem in our government. There are too many people just focusing on their own beliefs and while that may be helpful, these people are not flexible and will hurt the country just to get what they want. Change in the system is needed. Many people want change now and while this may not be possible, slow change seems like the best possible option and frankly the only option.
The other essay or article that would really work well for my essay is “How I stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the OWS Protests” by Matt Taibbi. This deals with the Occupy Wall Street movement. Taibbi focuses on all that is negatively stated about these protestors and all the hate they get. However, there is a newfound love for the protestors based on their hope and yearn for change. Similar to those that want change to out government’s system of democracy, I would fall in that category, these protestors also want change and they want it now. Although it is still unclear what singular motive they are fighting for, the fact that they are still fighting for change is the big deal and it is needed to give the world a wake up call. Taibbi mentions how the protestors should create their own movement and organization whose sole goal is to create a change in the system and benefit the country.
Both essays have overlapping ideals. However, the major point in each of them is that there is a need for change. There is corruption and the system is bent to favor certain people over others. This should not be happening and there needs something to be done. The reason I chose to write this to you is because you are familiar with all of these needs for change even at various points in history. This letter does feel like it is all over the place. However, the main focus is on there being a need for change and change as soon as possible. This change can be adopting the system that the bees use where there is one mutual goal and everyone puts their personal agenda to the side in order to benefit the group. They are open to all ideas and will go with the best ones. Those ideas that are rejected are not made to let that person or bee, in this case, feel down, but instead all ideas are judged equally and will only be accepted if they will truly benefit the hive as well as having a high success rate. I feel like if this process was placed in our society there would be a lot more progress and good ideas would not get shot down for sounding conflicting with one’s beliefs or the belief of one’s political party.
The bee model has been used and has been relatively successful in New England. This could be a stepping stone to a much larger change and a major overhaul to the current democratic system in the United States. I do believe that a move over to the new bee system would benefit everyone. It would benefit the OWS protestors and also help all those other movements that are forgotten about due to lack of change over such a long period of time. I may have gotten a bit wordy at times, but this is my essay topic.
Sincerely,
Saad Shari
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