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Brian Buckley  

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A Critical Essay Concerning...

A Critical Essay Concerning Itself  (In Seven Parts)   
 
Part I: Overview   
 
The primary subject of A Critical Essay Concerning Itself (hereafter called simply Essay) is its own self-analysis; hence it is a deeply introspective work, and it is in this light that we must consider it. Indeed, some might argue that Essay is concerned with nothing else, though deeper inspection reveals this is not quite true. (Consider, for example, the section on Critical Reaction, which deals with a response to the essay rather than the essay itself. That these two constitute the same text should not be held against the aut

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The Meteor ParadoxSuppose there is a distant planet inhabited only by three people. Each of these three people is perfectly rational. Each lives in a separate room, totally unconnected to the other two. They cannot communicate with each other. However, each knows that the other two live on the same planet, and each knows that the other two are also perfectly rational.   
One day all three people learn that a huge meteor is coming toward their planet. If it hits, it will destroy all life on the planet, including them. All three people want very much to preserve both their own lives and the lives of the other two.   
The planet has a missile The Meteor Paradox
in Philosophical on 2/16/06
Two-thirdsTwo-thirds  Of a knight  Sits unmoving under burnished steel;  His sword, or someone’s, extends vertically  From a nearby shadow, pitted brick-red,  Similarly lifeless.  There are others -  Just as, on first sighting two leaves in the forest  So too are there “others.”  But the leaves, early fallen  From a blood-red autumn,  Are scarcely discernible through the surge of crows  Ebbing and roiling, black on black on black  In the lengthening twilight.   
The vision dims halfway to reality.  The prophet is yet new;  Her eyes, still white with shock,  Have n Two-thirds
in Open on 2/6/06
Descending VectorsThe stars are falling - his first thought, upon  The sight of snow, before today unseen;  Descending vectors, fractal-point are drawn  Across the vision-scope of the machine.  The robot’s palm extends; his pixeled eyes  Record, by frames, what metal cannot feel  And neural nets unbidden analyze  The sight of frozen water over steel.  Behind him stands the conference hall, whose door  Projects inviting warmth on salted stairs -  And here, in laughing groups of two and four  (And wrapped in coats of other mammals’ hairs)  The first distinguished scientists arrive  To argue over wh Descending Vectors
in Sonnet on 2/6/06
AustromenockToo young to fear, though not yet brave  We chanced the arbitrary wave  And scorned alike both home and shore  Disdaining legend’s wiser lore -  That beast of idle sailors’ talk:   Austromenock!   
The flashing night cascaded grim  On heaven’s flowering diadem;  We watched the sea uncoiling whip  Resurgent bellows past our ship.  Whose visage caused our craft to rock?   Austromenock!   
Omniscient eye! Serrated claw  And barnacle-encrusted maw!  Unnumbered arms - a panoply  Of suckered limbs beneath the sea  And thickened plates that interlock Austromenock
in Fixed on 2/4/06
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Journal Entry: Wed Nov 30, 2005, 11:02 PM
Welcome!

My name is Brian Buckley, and I'm a 20-year-old third-year student at the Ohio State University. I write both poetry and prose, although my stuff here is mostly poems. Read, enjoy, and above all, comment! Nothing makes a writer's day like getting input from a reader.

About those comments, by the way - be harsh. You'll notice all my writings are marked with "Advanced Critique Encouraged" - this is an understatement. If I could I would turn on an option that says something like "Rip This Poem Apart Into Ragged Shreds For My Benefit." I am pretty serious about this whole writing business, and if you notice a problem, tell me - there is no such thing as too nitpicky. I may not agree with you, but I still want to hear about it. (Of course, the occasional "you are awesome" comment is also appreciated. :-D )
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Devious Information

  • Current Age: 20
  • Current Residence: Columbus OH
  • Interests: Math, languages, writing, programming
  • Favourite movie: Return of the Jedi
  • Favourite band or musician: The Beatles and/or Beethoven
  • Favourite genre of music: Classic rock
  • Favourite artist: Dale Chihuly
  • Favourite poet or writer: Percy Bysshe Shelley (poetry), J.R.R. Tolkien (prose)
  • Favourite photographer: My dad
  • Favourite style or digital art: None
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: Windows Media Player
  • Shell of choice: None
  • Wallpaper of choice: None
  • Skin of choice: None
  • Favourite game: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • Favourite gaming platform: Nintendo 64
  • Favourite cartoon character: T-Rex of Qwantz Dinosaur Comics
  • Personal Quote: "And this, too, shall pass away..." (Unknown)
  • Tools of the Trade: Keyboard, pencil, pen

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~frostcrystal:iconfrostcrystal: Mar 12, 2008, 7:28:27 PM
Return of the Jedi?

Yes! Yes! I'm so in love with you. :heart:

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Critics will grumble. Of course they will. That's one of the functions of critics. As an artist it's your job to give them ulcers, and perhaps even something to get apoplectic about. -- Neil Gaiman
!jessicamadison:iconjessicamadison: Mar 1, 2008, 5:04:17 AM
Wow! You really are a brilliant poet, aren't you?

Why don't you join the poetry contest from [link] ?


It's free and every nitwit such as myself who enters gets a small gift

but someone like you might win one of their $10 000 or $100 000 prizes.
~Albus-flavored-bean:iconAlbus-flavored-bean: Oct 13, 2007, 4:25:54 PM
I LOVED your Atlantis poem- I thoroughly intend to look on more of your work! Fantastic. ^^

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~yeatsgrave:iconyeatsgrave: Jul 3, 2007, 9:30:51 PM
Wow. Some of the works on your page wow me! I hope that you are still active here!
~jesusofsuberbia:iconjesusofsuberbia: Dec 22, 2005, 10:09:53 AM
thanks for the fav! you are an awesome poet...keep up the great work n__n

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~Queen-of-the-Equator:iconQueen-of-the-Equator: Dec 9, 2005, 12:22:34 AM
Hey there Brian, welcome to DA!

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"Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
~bbd127:iconbbd127: Dec 3, 2005, 5:31:16 PM
Thank you!

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Brian
~Metalhead71:iconMetalhead71: Dec 1, 2005, 2:40:12 AM
I wish I could do your poems justice with decent comments. Sadly I'am far far too tired.I do quite enjoy your poetry though,It's so rare I find someone that uses old english let alone writes very well with it.Keep up the very good work.I love your poetry on the cosmos.

P.S. I noticed you also use correct grammar in poetry and how you write.Forgive me of my very incorrect grammar,I'am a sadly uneducated fool.

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~bluekitten729:iconbluekitten729: Nov 18, 2005, 10:30:56 PM
Hey Brian, welcome to deviantART! I can't wait to be in your writing loop again :)

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"A rational person will not expect the world to conform around their ideas. They understand that they must conform to the conventions of the rational world. Therefore, all the important breakthroughs are accomplished by irrational people."
--Kabuki
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