Astrojanitor Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 You may wish to offer some details on that one. Well I've been suffering through grad school in the english department for many years, so there's all those articles and books i've read. But to try and defend this a little more, Marx wrote that: "you can analyze and form value judgements on any cultural phenomenon: literature, art, music, political systems, sport, race relation, etc" everything he wrote was meant to be applied to all cultural phenomenon. he writing was the birth of modern cultural criticism. Freud then added to the realm of theory and criticism with his extension of marx's ideas and his concept of the uncontentious. In the political and psychiatric world both marx and freud have been discounted but are still heavy names in the theory world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark from Albany Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Okay, so I'm gonna give away how much of a nerd I am here... but Isaac Asimov wrote a great book on the paradox of altering time, "End of Eternity." Pick up a copy right away, because I understand that Hollywood is going to butcher it into a film soon, like it did with "I, Robot." Another good one is Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder," which was already been ruined by a small movie studio a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Okay, so I'm gonna give away how much of a nerd I am here... but Isaac Asimov wrote a great book on the paradox of altering time, "End of Eternity." Pick up a copy right away, because I understand that Hollywood is going to butcher it into a film soon, like it did with "I, Robot." Another good one is Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder," which was already been ruined by a small movie studio a few years ago. Guess I'm a nerd too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Take today's Wall Street Journal back in time and give it to my 1997 self. Profit! Then buy the Bills when Wilson dies (and keep them in Buffalo), spending all my WS cash like Jerry Jones till we win a SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Take today's Wall Street Journal back in time and give it to my 1997 self. Profit! Sounds like a jean claude van damme movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 I would probably want to see what would happen if the French Revolution had preceded the American Revolution. Without the strong French Royal Navy, would America still be celebrating tea time? We would be Canadians. A fate worse than death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Well I've been suffering through grad school in the english department for many years, so there's all those articles and books i've read. But to try and defend this a little more, Marx wrote that: "you can analyze and form value judgements on any cultural phenomenon: literature, art, music, political systems, sport, race relation, etc" everything he wrote was meant to be applied to all cultural phenomenon. he writing was the birth of modern cultural criticism. Freud then added to the realm of theory and criticism with his extension of marx's ideas and his concept of the uncontentious. In the political and psychiatric world both marx and freud have been discounted but are still heavy names in the theory world. I think I see why you are suffering with English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I wouldn't change a thing, but I'd bring a copy of Grays Sports Almanac with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Now that I think of it, if you're in to changing history- Read Harry Turtledove: Guns of the South, or his series that starts with- How few remain. He also wrote two novels regarding what would have happened had the Japanese invaded Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Man Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Now that I think of it, if you're in to changing history- Read Harry Turtledove: Guns of the South, or his series that starts with- How few remain.He also wrote two novels regarding what would have happened had the Japanese invaded Hawaii after the attack on Pearl Harbor Guns of the South was a fun book and fits this thread perfectly. As for the topic, I would go back and try to convince Buffalo city planners that highways on the waterfront is NOT a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I would convince Yoko to change the message on the ceiling from "Yes" to "you're better off without me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGimp Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 i would go back and hit on my mom then try to get my mom and dad together at the school dance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrojanitor Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I think I see why you are suffering with English. bah, chose the wrong auto correct. unconscious, freud's concept of the unconscious. That's what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 We would be Canadians. A fate worse than death. Why all the hate for Canadians? I think their quality of life is better than most Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Why all the hate for Canadians? I think their quality of life is better than most Americans. Canadians can't even tell the difference between bacon and ham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Canadians can't even tell the difference between bacon and ham Funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric in Akron Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I would tell Eve to not listen to the serpent. All matters resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I would save the lives of Chris Farley and Phil Hartman. I don't want to go back and change history by killing Hitler or anything drastic like that because who knows how the world would have ended up it might have made things worse. I feel like saving Phil Hartman from his crazy wife and Chris Farley from himself would only make the world a better place because the world would be a lot funnier. I just don't know if I would do anything of substance because as I said before it might not turn out the way you expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 I'd go back and give myself all the winning mega-millions lottery numbers. Then I'd use the money to f*ck with people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 bah, chose the wrong auto correct. unconscious, freud's concept of the unconscious. That's what I meant. I figured as much, and wouldn't have ordinarily bothered to point it out, but coming from a grad student in English it was just to juicy not to pick on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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