Elective 2: In The Wild
this is the definition of the "In The Wild" elective and some notes on the significant words.

"Significant concern for humanity and its relationship with the natural world and nature's influence on human behaviour and human interaction"

Significant Concern- Something people focus their thoughts on and discuss the problems

Relationship - Connection, interaction

Natural World - Creation, NOT man made, nature, animals environment
- Human relationship with Natural World:
+ Whaling
+ Affect on the Ozone Layer

Nature's influence on Human Behaviour and Human Interaction -
- Weather; affects what we can/can't do
- Instincts
- Where we build infrastructure, where we reside
- Transport and its affect on the environment
- Advancement in technology; recently the affect on the environment is a main argument in the trends in current technology. Can be seen in:
+ Housings design - use less energy to build, require water tanks
+ Sustainable Designs; impact the environment as little as possible
-Transport


The Elective "In The Wild" refers to humanity and the untamed natural world before society developed into an increasingly complex civilization based on social classes determined by wealth and political power. The primitive society is seen in the savages in Brave New World compared to the civilized society of humans and the actions of the humans in Blade runner compared to the Replicants

Module A: Study of Text and Context

Blade Runner - Ridley Scott

"All those moments will be lost in time like tears in the rain"

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

"Moral education ... ought never, in any circumstances, to be rational"

Refreshing...

Hey, I am trying to get this site back to being useful again. I am going to start posting some information from our English notes and fill this site in with everything that we have done after journeys. I will also be making some other blogs, connected to this one, that will go through other aspects of other courses and try to create a myriad of information that Year 12 have at their disposal.

Cheers,
rHyS