Answer TWO of the
following:
Q1: Many in the Army
deny the use of subliminal sound techniques in warfare, claiming that it makes
no sense, and could not be used without injuring our soldiers in the process.
Ronson admits that it sounds pretty much like a crazy conspiracy theory. Does
he completely debunk it in these chapters? Or does he suggest like many
conspiracy theories, it stems from a grain of truth?
Q2: A soldier who
worked at Abu Ghraib tells Ronson, “The thing I had to remember about military
intelligence was that they were the “nerdy-type guys at schools. You know. The
outcasts. Couple all that with ego, and a poster on the wall saying BY CG
APPROVAL...and suddenly you have guys who think they govern the world” (176). Why
is this an important point for Ronson to remember? What danger might a prison
run by the “outcasts” prove both to the prisoners and the soldiers who run it?
Q3: One of the reasons
that Ronson has difficultly understand the governing philosophy of places like
Abu Ghraib, and the Branch Davidian siege, is due to what he calls a “casserole
of intelligence.” What does he mean by this, and why does this give even more
plausibility to the use of frequencies and other sound technology?
Q4: Jamal, the
prisoner who was eventually released from Guantanamo Bay
Q2) When you combine the feeling of being casted out, a massive ego, and the constant reminder of approval, these soldiers are going to act as if they can rule the world because they've never been able to. The dangers to the prisoners might prove to be that these soldiers become bullies and they have way too much swagger and might hurt the inmates. The soldiers who run the prison would be in danger because at some point, if you give the underdog super powers, it might go to his head to where he gets overzealous and hurts a fellow soldier or goes to jail for hurting inmates.
ReplyDeleteQ4) It is difficult to trust Jamal because he isn't a neutral character. If there was something more going on, he wouldn't be the person to ask because he doesn't truly know anything about it, he was in the middle of it so he is biased, and he probably just wants that special feeling like "yeah this happened to me! Nobody else!". All of these reasons are plausible and not deniable. It is the same for the rest of these people too. They are all too close but they don't know the full story or they exaggerate in order to blow the whole situation out of proportion.
Ashley Robertson
Q2: if you put outcasts into power that they have never had, you should plan for power going to their head, and the fact that they are not able to be strong leaders due to the lack of experience of being in power. It would result in the outcasts becoming bullies and then a power imbalance
ReplyDeleteQ:4 Jamal isn't unbiased,and he isn't a good source to learn info and just wanted to feel special by pretty much saying hey I know a little bit, all of the reasons are somewhat possible, but they aren't proven true either. It's possible to exaggerate the situation as well due to them trying to look cool and say I know somthing
Q1: I believe that Ronson uses the goat story to get a hook on the reader and create an interest. After the goat story though, it is not mentioned really throughout the rest of the book. The most believable story is the use of music at Gitmo.
ReplyDeleteQ2: Egotiscal higher-ups are generally not a good thing. If everyone had an ego, they will feel they need to prove themselves constantly and a group of egos do not work well together. This can put the bottom of the food chain in danger if the higher-ups mess up.
Noah Parsons
q1 I truly feel like the goat thing was a ploy to pull interest by the common reader. I know I looked at the book and I was thinking that it sounded goofy, and interesting. He really didn't absolutely nail the point he was trying to prove past the whole goat thing, he then proceeded to go after other myths and such.
ReplyDeleteq2 when you have a group of outcasts with common similarities, with common views, this can lead to riots and such. I also think that this matches are drowned with gasoline that could possible not be lit, it think it honestly depends on the situation, you would need proper conditions for these egos to band together.
Jordan bussey
Q2: It is important for him to remember because if he doesn't then he is disregarding the fact that these outcasted people tend to lash out due to feeling left out and wanting to be accepted. They'd all want to get back at people if they had the power to. People would constantly be butting heads. The soldiers who are used to being the power house won't know how to deal with somebody else coming in and stealing the spotlight and it would cause already violent people to make mistakes and harm others.
ReplyDeleteQ4: Since Jamal is a prisoner, he isn't a very reliable source. He is going to over exaggerate a little because he is in the situation and wants help from others. he is going to make it seem worse than it is. Everybody who has an opportunity to speak up and say something wants their story to be the best one there is and the one that gets the most attention so they tend to say things that aren't fully true to achieve this.
Kasandra Beeler