Eighteenth Posting

Wyndham Lewis was the founder of the magazine Blast. Blast was made to suggest an explosive charge it was supposed to be bright and exciting to get rid of the boring stuff. Blast is such a weird magazine. The entries that are in the book don't really all make sense. They are really out in left field. The "Vorticist Manifesto Long Live the Vortex!" WOW!! I really don't know what to say. There is a lot of hardcore things said in this article. I really like the part where he states that Blast is not made for a certain class of people, but for "THE INDIVIDUAL." What a strong and awesome statement to really let people know how you feel. He goes on the talk about how the magazine is created for everyone even the King. The last statement is awesome way to sell a magazine "Blast presents an art of individuals." I really like how this whole article is worded it is so powerful. I really am not sure what to think about the other things that are written and presented.

I also enjoyed "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke out of this section of reading. It made me think about the soldiers now. The soldier is basically saying that if he is to die just remember that he was a soldier who accomplished things. He really doesn't want the people to think of him but of the land that he fought or or for "That is forever England." He states "And think, this heart, all evil shed away," he doesn't want there to be bad thoughts please let those thoughts go away. "And Laughter, learnt of friends" he wants happiness and times spend with friends. This is a touching poem. I think it is one that all of the soldiers families should read.

I really don't have to much more to say about this section these are really the only things that interested me the most.