Learning Record

Date: August 29, 2017

Goals/Questions: Who was John Locke and what were his ideas?
Notes:
John Locke was a philosopher in the sixteenth century. He believed that in the state of
nature the society is mostly peaceful. He believed that children are born tabula rasa, which
means blank slate, and that experiences shape them. He also believed that men are naturally
born with rights that cant be taken away, which are life, liberty and property and the government
exists to protect those rights, if the government fail to do so, people will have the rights to
overthrow the government.
References:
- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke-political/
- http://www.nlnrac.org/earlymodern/locke

Reflection: I completed the goal for todays research. I learned who John Locke was and what
his political ideas were. I mostly agree with Lockes idea because they were reasonable. The
websites I used were very resourceful and easy to understand. For the next class, I will do some
research about Thomas Hobbes.

Date: August 30, 2017

Goals/Questions: Who was Thomas Hobbes and what were his ideas?
Notes:
Thomas Hobbes was a philosopher in the sixteenth century. He believed that in the state
of nature the society resembles a civil war. He believed that people are naturally bad and selfish
and peace only exists if there is an absolute power. He also believed that theres no God-given
rights and that government is the one who gives the citizen rights, thus they can be taken away
and people have no rights to revolt.
References:
- http://www.iep.utm.edu/hobmoral/#SH4d
- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes/

Reflection: I completed the goal for todays research. I learned who Thomas Hobbes was and
what his political ideas were. I mostly disagree with Hobbess idea because they were too
pessimistic. The websites I used were very resourceful and easy to understand. For the next
class, I will compare Lockes and Hobbes idea to see what are the similarities and differences .
 Date: August 31, 2017
Goals/Questions: To compare Locke's and Hobbess ideas to see the the similarities and
differences
Notes:

John Locke Similarities Thomas Hobbes

- believed that in the - They both agreed on - believed that in the

state of nature the
society is mostly
peaceful
- believed that children
are born tabula rasa,
which means blank
slate, and that
experiences shape
them.
- believed that men are
naturally born with
rights that cant be
taken away, which are
life, liberty and
property
- the government exists
to protect those rights,
if the government fail
to do so, people will
have the rights to
overthrow the
government.
having governments state of nature the
society resembles a
- Government protect civil war.
people and their rights
- believed that people
are naturally bad and
selfish and peace only
exists if there is an
absolute power.
- believed that theres
no God-given rights
- government is the
one who gives the
citizen rights, thus
they can be taken
away and people
have no rights to
revolt.

References:
- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke-political/
- http://www.nlnrac.org/earlymodern/locke
- http://www.iep.utm.edu/hobmoral/#SH4d
- https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes/

Reflection: I completed the goal for todays research. I noticed how different Lockes and
Hobbess ideas were, even though they both agreed upon having governments. I personally
agreed with Locke more than Hobbes because he was less pessimistic than Hobbes. I believe
that no one is born naturally bad, I dont think people need to be forced to follow the laws,
people have common sense. For next class, I will begin researching about the French
Revolution.

Date: September 6, 2017

Goals/Questions: To understand about the French Revolution
Notes:
French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. Like the American
Revolution before it, the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals. The reason
why it happened is because King Louis left France in bankruptcy after meddling with the
American Revolution. French people live in poverty for 20 years as a consequence. The taxes
were high and even breads were expensive. The citizen overthrew the monarchy and took
control of the government. The darkest period of the French Revolution was called the Reign of
Terror. It was a period where a man named Robespierre was in charge of t he National
Convention and the Committee of Public Safety. He introduced a law that said anyone
suspected of treason will be executed by guillotine and thousands of people were executed. It
ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took the power and replaced the Directory with the Consulate
on November 9, 1799. The French Revolution put an end to the French Monarchy, the feudal
system and took over political power from catholic churches.

References:
- https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution
- http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution

Reflection: I completed the goal for todays research. I learned about French Revolution, how
it happened, what was the cause, how it ended, and how it affected modern days law. I didnt
have a hard time finding information at all, everything was clearly written in the websites. It was
a bit of a challenge to summarise the French Revolution in my own words, though. For next
class, we will start writing the lyrics for the music video.
 Date: September 8, 2017
Goals/Questions: Finish at least half of the lyrics
Notes:
Original
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go, little high,
little low
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter
to me, to me
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Project
French Revolution. French Revolution.
Children is born tabula rasa
Knowledge derived from experience, John
Locke said
Im just philosopher responsible of new
theories
Because I believe that rights of man- cannot
be- taken away *Life, Liberty, Property*
Purpose of government is to protect these
rights, if not, people will
overthrow.*overthrow*
Science can find the laws
Reasonable, humans are equal
political power is a state of freedom
John Locke change is in the air. *ohhhh~*
Colonies borrowed Lockes idea and change
for the better
John locke, ooh, *power for protection*
believes that humans are equal
people should help each other If there are
confliction
 Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters

Too late, my time has come Science, can find the laws

Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching No mans knowledge here can go, beyond his
all the time
experiences

Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go

Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooh, I am Thomas Hobbes
Mama, ooh, I don't want to die

I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all Society cannot exist without a government

References:
- https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/bohemianrhapsody.html
Reflection: We managed to finish half of the lyrics. It was not an easy task at all. I actually
respect songwriters and singers more because of this. Writing song lyrics is a challenge in itself,
but to make it sounds as less ridiculous as possible? A whole another story. We also have to
make the lyrics comprehensible or at least semi. So this was very challenging.

Date: September 9, 2017

Goals/Questions: Record the first half of the song
Reflection: We recorded our voice for just the first half of the song because we werent done
with all the lyrics yet, so we decided to just get on with what we have. We went to a legit
recording studio for this as well. We had some trouble with how to fit the lyrics into the melody
and we had to modify some of the lyrics when we actually sang. Overall, it was a success.
 Date: September 9, 2017
Goals/Questions: Finish the second half of the lyrics
Notes:
Original
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality
Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go, little high,
little low
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter
to me, to me
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooh, didn't mean to make you cry
Project
French Revolution. French Revolution.
Children is born tabula rasa
Knowledge derived from experience, John
Locke said
Im just philosopher responsible of new
theories
Because I believe that rights of man- cannot
be- taken away *Life, Liberty, Property*
Purpose of government is to protect these
rights, if not, people will
overthrow.*overthrow*
Science can find the laws
Reasonable, humans are equal
political power is a state of freedom
John Locke change is in the air. *ohhhh~*
Colonies borrowed Lockes idea and change
for the better
 John locke, ooh, *power for protection*

If I'm not back again this time tomorrow believes that humans are equal

people should help each other If there are

Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters confliction

Too late, my time has come Carry on, carry on as if nothing really matters

Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching Science, can find the laws
all the time
No mans knowledge here can go, beyond his
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go
experiences
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go

Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth

Mama, ooh, I don't want to die

Mama, ooh, I am Thomas Hobbes

I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all

Society cannot exist without a government

I see a little silhouetto of a man

Purpose of the government is to prevent the

Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the state of war
Fandango
Human rights, Human rights, no such thing as
human rights

Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very

fright'ning me
Government and leader, give the rights to
men
(Galileo) Galileo, (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo
figaro magnifico
Take them away, Take them away, Take
(I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me) them away, Take them away
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go
(Let him go) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let him go) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Let me go) Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
(Oh mamma mia, mamma mia) Mama mia,
let me go
Be/el/ze/bub has a devil put aside for me, for
me, for me
So you think you can stone me and spit in my
eye?
So you think you can love me and leave me
to die?
Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby!
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta
here!
Men are against men, in the state of na/ture
People are selfish, no one helps each other
The state of nature would be a chaotic world
*Hobbes* Peace only/ exist if/ we enforce the
rule.
*Locke*Oh my lord no! People have common
sense
(*Hobbes* people have no rights) Oh god no!
People are born with rights
(*Hobbes*People cant revolt) Oh my lord no!
People can revolt
(*Hobbes* enforce the rule) People know
right and wrong.
(*Hobbes* humans arent equal) humans are
all equal
(*Hobbes*) Ah, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
(Oh mamma mia, mamma mia) Mama mia,
hear me out!
The monarchy was overthrown by the french,
with Lockes idea, idea, idea
So now France can exist without a monarchy.
So people can be healthy and not be starved.
Oh baby, Scotland is with Locke, baby
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta
here!
 Nothing really matters, anyone can see
Nothing really matters
Nothing really matters, anyone can see
Nothing really matters to me
Nothing really matters
Nothing really matters to me

References:
- https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/queen/bohemianrhapsody.html
Reflection: We finished the second half of the lyrics. So we thought the first half was a pain to
get done? It got nothing on this part. It was the hook of the song and it was extra hard to write
the lyrics. The choice of song was actually brought up at one point in our discussion. But we got
it done anyway and we are quite proud of it.

Date: September 10, 2017

Goals/Questions: Record the second half of the song
Reflection: We were done recording our song. Even though the lyrics are a pain to write, we
still got it done in time. When we actually sang, like the day before, we had to cut out and add in
some words in order for it to fit in with the melody. We also recheck the whole song to see if
there were some parts that we needed to re-record. So, our first half of the project is done.