Questions for reading

I really liked these readings this week because it actually made me think about all the things we pass everyday and don't even take a second glance at it. We see words all over the place and we obey to them like the reading said, like a sign that says STOP or Caution, and then we go about the rest of our day like it never happened. It's weird how we take things for advantage these days, like the sunset or bridges or even grass which is all around us. So my questions this week are....

1. Over the past couple of years that we have been at the U of I, take a look back and think of one thing that you see on a daily basis and never actually thought about it and describe how it makes you feel or what you actually think of it in general. It can be a building, the new bell or anything...

2. They're always those little games that people play where we have to count how many times we see the word "of" or another word, but we always seem to miss one or two of them hidden in the paragraph, why do we do that? Is it because we don't take the time to actually look in between the lines because we're always in such a hurry or do we just miss it on accident?

3. Lastly, when I was reading the two articles it made me think of the wall that is in Washington D.C. with all the names of past soldiers, veterans that have died in the many wars that we have had, do you wonder if people actually think about those names on the wall and think about those lives that have been lost for us or is it just a name on a wall?