shadows are uncanny.

Sigmund Freud's concept of the uncanny is the belief that something “can be familiar, yet strange at the same time.” Much can be said throughout my life with the uncanny. I feel everyday, we pretty much deal with the uncanny every second of our lives. Much like The Matrix, everything around us is mostly man-made. Everything mad-made is uncanny if you think about it. Other than nature, all the things we seem to have wouldn't have been even thought of half a century ago. A phone that takes pictures, plays music and retrieves information?!? BLASPHEMY!
When in comes to Jung's “shadow,” I firmly believe that everyone has at least one symbol in their life, in which they would never forget, that would eventually determine how they carry out their lives. Religion? The cross, the cresent, the star of david? Other than religion, past experiences carve their way into anyone's brain. Example: about two years ago, I got into a car accident that pretty much sucked the life out of my left leg. After that experience,my heart tends to skip whenever im in a car, and a swerve occurs. I am definitely haunted by my “shadows.”

English 103 Topic

For my 103 project, I am thinking about doing a powerpoint or an essay on the rise and fall of Christian America. Even though I do not practice any "Religious" beliefs, I've always had an interest in how religion shapes the way people live. The Presidency of George W. Bush helped create a new sense of religious pride and fanaticism. How does he compare to different cult leaders such as Rev. Jim Jones and Mashall Applewhite? Did Bush indeed start a religous war? All of these are ideas of what I can hopefully look into. With the seperation of church and state being a staple into our country's beliefs, how did Bush use the media into making his Christian beliefs into law?