1. Curiosity
1.1. Could be one of the things that stimulate discovery
1.2. The ecstasy of curiosity
1.2.1. conscouness is obssessed with pattern, pattern is structure, structure omits chaos
1.2.1.1. COGNITIVE ECSTACY UPON REALIASATIONS/ MAKING DISCOVERIES
1.2.1.1.1. It is a part of human's innate nature to seek truth, to 'know' and understand.
1.2.1.2. We need to "create spaces to allow us to stay curious, to stay alive!"
1.3. Humans value ecstatic understanding
1.3.1. Develops process of self understanding
1.4. As children, curiosity evokes the discoveries we make; we seek to find meaning and connections in the world.
1.4.1. This plays an integral part is shaping identity
1.4.2. Some individuals may still be curious as adults, curiosity motivates individuals to 'get out of their comfort zones' and strive to make a discovery, especially if the form of discovery conflicts with accepted social norms.
1.4.2.1. Figuratively, "when we connect the dots, we experience cognitive ecstasy."
1.4.2.1.1. THE IMPACT OF DISCOVERING
1.4.2.1.2. THE IMPACT OF REALIZING THE IMPLICATIONS OF AN OBJECT, EVENT, PHENOMENON, PLACE, etc.
1.5. LINK TO THE TEMPEST?
1.5.1. upon arriving to the isalnd, Gonzalo and Adrian appear quite optimistic. They envisage idealised perceptions of life on the island
1.5.1.1. "Here is everything advantageous to life"
1.5.1.1.1. "The air breathes upon us here most sweetly
1.5.1.2. Perhaps they are curious in discovering what the true standard of living is at the island
1.5.2. When tinculo discovers Caliban: "what have we here- a man or a fish?
1.5.3. The use of questions heightens this notion of curiosity. For example, "what a strange drowsiness posses them?"
2. Discoveries can be sudden and unexpected, or they can emerge from a process of deliberate and careful planning evoked by curiosity, necessity or wonder.
3. HISTORICAL DISCOVERIES
3.1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/9055053/Remarkable-discovery-could-shed-new-light-on-Mona-Lisa.html
3.2. Discoveries of the past may come about through the use technology and modern scientific methods
3.2.1. PHYSICAL DISCOVERIES
3.3. They may provide us with an insight to historical civilizations and social and cultural values within particular contexts.
3.3.1. For instance, in the above news article, the discovery of the earliest copy of the 'Mona Lisa painting' can alter our ideas and speculations on the implications of the painting. We are given an insight to societal conceptions of beauty in the 15th century.
3.4. LINK TO THE TEMPEST?
3.4.1. Miranda rediscovers her past life
3.4.1.1. Although this form of discovery may be closely linked with self-discovery, the rediscovery of her past state enables Miranda to, perhaps, engage in thoughts on her future.
3.4.2. We, as readers, discover the social and political situation in England during the late 16th century and early 17th century
4. DAVID FOSTER WALLACE-'This is water ' http://www.metastatic.org/text/This%20is%20Water.pdf
4.1. There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys, how's the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?”
4.1.1. Anecdote: gives the speech an intriguing effect
4.1.2. Analogy heightens the way youth may misunderstand their reality.
4.1.2.1. LINK TO "THE TEMPEST"- Miranda could not fully understand her reality if it was not through Prospero's education
4.1.3. FOSTER=PROSPERO They both direct youth to making a particular discovery. However Prospero does it in a more forceful and controlling way, whilst Foster invites his young audience.
4.2. "The exact same experience can mean two totally different things to two different people.."
4.2.1. Individuals we discover and find value in different things in one experince
4.3. "It is our default setting, hard wired into our boards at birth.Think about it: there is no experience you have had that you are not the absolute center of....Its a matter of my choosing to do the work of somehow altering of my natural, hard-wired default setting.."
4.3.1. Innate state of man= egotistical, self centred
4.3.1.1. "Good wombs have borne bad sons"
4.3.1.1.1. As Foster suggests, individuals are able to alter their ego through knowledge
4.3.1.1.2. Antonio
4.3.1.2. Egotistical, self-centered = evil Antonio, Sebastian. Contrasted with Miranda + Prospero who are selfless.
5. 'Invictus; By William Ernest Henley
5.1. "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. "
5.1.1. We have control over the discoveries we make and the meanings we extract from them.
5.1.2. SELF DISCOVERY
5.2. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/182194
6. THE TELL TALE HEART- By Edgar Allen Poe
6.1. "TRUE! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. "
6.1.1. near-discovery sensations are heightened through vivid sensory imagery
6.2. "I think it was his eye! yes, it was this!"
6.2.1. DISCOVERY that is perhaps psycological?
6.2.2. Discoveries are confronting and provactive
6.3. This text heavily focuses on the desire to NOT be discovered by the characters in his world, yet the speaker is determined to 'proving' his vanity to the reader.
7. The tempest
7.1. William Shakespeare
7.2. Self discovery
7.3. "Good wombs have borne bad sons"
7.3.1. Realisation of the potential of man to be evil
7.4. rediscovery
7.4.1. Miranda rediscovers her identity; it was first brought about through recollecting past memories which were "rather like a dream than an assurance"
7.4.1.1. This heightens the idea that memories discovered can be episodic and vague. Further discoveries need to be made so that one can fully understand and recognise their identity and their past.
8. Adrenaline Hack
8.1. "Scary movies and skydiving are examples of metacognitive hacks of the human operating system, allowing us to transform our adrenaline-fueled fear response into a a source of aesthetic and intellectual pleasure."
8.1.1. This concept is brought about through modern culture
8.2. Emotional Discovery: "Experience biochemical signature "
8.2.1. Experience anxiety and fear
8.2.2. "Experience the surging multiplicity of emotions"
8.3. WHY DO WE EMBRACE SUCH CULTURE?
8.3.1. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF DISCOVERY THROUGH 'THE ADRENALINE HACK'?
8.3.1.1. Modern societies are dependent on technological and industrial advancement. The indulgence individuals may have to their technologically dictated world may limit true life changing experience.
8.3.1.1.1. Numbness: feeling robotic
8.3.1.1.2. The desire to 'live'
8.3.1.1.3. We may want to experience emotions such as fear, anxiety so as to remind ourselves we are ALIVE.
8.4. 'The impact of these discoveries can be far-reaching and transformative for the individual and for broader society. '
8.5. LINK TO 'THE TEMPEST'?
8.5.1. Prospero orchestrates a "tempest" that was "so safely ordered, that there is no soul/not so much a perdition as a hair/ betid to any creature in the vessel"
8.5.2. Prospero 'hacks' into the 'fight or fight' system of the individuals on board. He ensures they are within a safe context so as to ensure they truely experience the emotions associated with survival.
8.5.2.1. SHAPE DISCOVERY PROCESS
8.5.2.1.1. Some charcaters (e.g. Gonzalo) are grateful and acknowledge the odds of suviving the dangerous storm.
8.5.2.1.2. Other characters take advantage of this opportunity, and upon landing the island, they begin plotting on what their next actions are to be. e.g. Sebastian and Antonio are premeditated on this idea of seizing the throne and killing the king.
9. Creative discoveries
9.1. The ecstasy of art
9.1.1. "You have to die, and be reborn, and when you are resurrected, then you're like wow! look at what I brought back!"
9.1.2. "Our paintings, our songs, our stories, they're maps for where we went"
9.1.3. "The art is what we brought back, what we transmuted, from the other dimension to share with everyone else, to share with ourselves"
9.1.3.1. SHAKESPEARE = ARTIST
9.1.3.2. We are able to discover the messages embedded in Shakespeare work
9.1.3.2.1. At the end of the play in the epilogue, Prospero (rep. Shakespeare), says "now my charms are o'erthrown/ and what strength I have is mine own...let your indulgence set me free."
9.2. Discovering through art
9.2.1. SONGS, PAINTINGS, STORIES, POEMS, ETC
9.2.2. We embark on personal journeys and the realizations we come to make about ourselves are projected in various forms of art.
9.2.2.1. Through observing the art of other, we discover their stories and the personal messages embedded in them.
9.2.2.1.1. Contextual links can also be made