...I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. Certain illusions about freedom plague them both. (1.4.14) 1. I chose this quotation because currently, the world has the problem where people are now pointing to a certain race or religion to target. In zoos, the animals are trapped in cages and if one is deemed as an aggressive animal, all animals within that species are deemed as aggressive and isolated from their natural habitats like humans within a certain religion are deemed as terrorists due to a certain few that calls themselves a representative of that religion allowing people to believe all humans of a certain religion are terrorists. 3. I believe that currently where i am at in the novel, Pi Patel’s story is honest because his thoughts are seemed as genuine. Maybe at a later point in the novel, his story will become coloured by hindsight or skewed by the narrator. 2. Growing up in this century where the government is telling us that everyone is viewed as an equal, but in reality we are not, has made me come to the realization that although some countries are talking about having lots of freedom, we are all isolated from the truth. I got to this point of awareness that no one will ever be viewed as an equal in the eyes of the law when people started getting stopped at airports due to their skin colour, and the culture origin of their clothes. I believe that religion has always been a problem with the...
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...THE TRUMAN SHOW “We are the villains, victims, and hero of The Truman Show. And, ultimately, the only illusion we have to escape are the ones we create ourselves.” When you watch The Truman Show, a satirical social science fiction comedy-drama starring Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, you’ll get to know how powerful media is, of how it affects individual ideology and of how are you going to relate it on the issues in our society. The movie was directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. It was all about a man who unknowingly lives his life as a reality show-star until he notices. that his environment is not what it seems to be . The cottage at 31 Natchez Street served as Truman home, from where he greets his neighbors with his famous line: “Good morning…and in case I don’t see you, good afternoon, good evening and good night!” The show's creator and executive producer Christof is able to capture Truman's real emotion and human behavior when put in certain situations. He was able to control every aspect of Truman’s life to prevent from discovering his false reality. Until there’s such time that Truman desperately want to leave Seahaven. He overcome his fear in water and sailed away in the town with a small boat. Christof, the creator of the show did everything just to make sure Truman would not leave the town by giving order to the show’s crew to create a large storm to capsize the boat but Truman overcomed it. As Truman recovers, he reaches the edge of the...
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...wind that blows in every night, slamming on doors and windows. The mansion represents the American Dream, a goal or hope for a better future. The loneliness of the mansion represents the result of someone who tries to escape reality in a never ending search for something greater. It has been common today to dismiss the life people currently live in and focus on the future that many believe will be better. At first glance, many might say the American Dream is beautiful. But on a closer inspection, depicted by Kimberly Hearne, The American Dream hides the truth of reality. Based on a Marxist view of “The Great Gatsby,¨ F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the American Dream as a false hope that people seek to obtain in order to escape reality....
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...actually directed by Oliver Stone who is, in fact, a Vietnamese War veteran. The film is about a young boy, Ron, who is full of enthusiasm and wants to go to Vietnam and fight for his country. He is very patriotic at first, but he is later tormented by physically and mentally wounds, which he got from the war, from which he suffers. Ron is developing throughout the film and you could easily say that the first phase is before the war, the second is during the war and the third is after the war. The film is not only trying to tell the viewer the personal development of Ron Kovic but also the director, Oliver Stone, wanted to show what is was like to be a part of the Vietnam War, seen from a war veteran´s point of view. Ron Kovic is born of the 4th of July - the day The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, which to the Americans is a symbol of freedom and nationalism. The film is opening with a scene that shows Ron Kovic, whom is celebrating his 13th birthday and New York celebrating Independence Day with a parade of World War 2 veteran. His family is very caught up by the patriotic theme of the day, and they are very proud to have a son who is born on the 4th of July. The film takes place in the 60´s where the young boys are told that they shall be willing to fight for their country, because it shows their manhood, patriotism and national love. Furthermore they should do it in honour of their granddads that fought in the World War 2. You could say that their generation...
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...propaganda, falsehood and illusions.” I completely agree with this statement. I see this happen very often specially in the social media. People readily accept information regardless of where it came from or whether it’s real or not. It’s because the people have forgotten their ability to think critically therefore accepting all information as it is and not even looking for concrete or real explanations behind such information to prove its authenticity. We have lost the desire to seek the truth, we became so overwhelmed with the type of living we have now that we became lazy to even think pass our judgement based on false assumptions in making conclusions and decisions thus, becoming an easy prey to purveyors. A good example is that of politician campaigns. The effort they put through this has made it a good example. Why? Just go search it on the web and you’ll see countless number of lies they feed the people with. They tell us that they can change the whole government system by removing corrupt officials, that they have been serving the nation since forever. I may be exaggerating but the effect of these campaign speeches, slogans, commercials and so on and so forth is no laughing matter. People still believe in them although some have learned but the majority lacks the critical or questioning attitude. So where does the Philippines end up now? Yet again, we fall into continuous corruption in both local and nationwide government systems. I suggest people should clean up their act...
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...Willie Loman died a Hero? Willie Loman has failed to live up to the standards of being a tragic hero because he neither accepts nor admits to his faults. Willy loses his dignity and one of his biggest faults is his failure to be a good father. Willy’s problems come from his own delusions, the American Dream and his misunderstandings of his job and family. All of this tells the story of everyday people in American Society. His environment is changing faster than his beliefs which are why he is in the dilemma that he is in. Willy Loman delusions are a result of his father to succeed in life. At age 63, He still believes he is a popular, respected and good looking, which is not the case. Willy s delusion was that there would be many people from across the country at his funeral. Nobody liked him that much and very few people attended his funeral. In the moments where he would realize the truth, his wife would support his delusions in attempt to make him feel better about himself. A tragic hero is someone who dies for personal dignity. Willy dies for his sons dignity . In act two, Willy reveals his desires to win back Biff’s respect by committing suicide. During one of his illusions, Willy says “Ben that funeral will be massive...that boy will be thunderstruck, because he never realized I am known”. In trying to persuade Biff that their father is a great man, Willy will not accept any challenge to his dignity. He refused to realize that the ideas he set for himself and Biff...
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...in place of "Jesus". Indeed there are many coincidences between the Egyptian Sun God and Jesus Christ. Horus was born on December 25th to the virgis Isis, He was adorned by three “kings” who followed an eastern star, He was deemed a prodigy at 12 and was baptized at the Age of 30 , He also traveled with 12 disciples and traveled around performing miracles , His alternate names included “Lamb of God”, “The truth, the light” and He was betrayed, crucified, buried from the dead and rose three days later. I think the point Peter Joseph is making here can somewhat be true due to the facts that he had shown. It is actually against religion and shows how religion is based off astrology and how people used the constellations to make up story of Jesus. The coincidences between the history of the sun and Jesus Christ is also very similar so maybe in the near future, religion will weaken if no one can come to disprove these things. The Second of Zeitgeist focuses on the conspiracy of the 9/11 World Trade Center incident. Joseph Robert attempted to let viewers know the truth behind the accident in 9/11. He quoted an unknown source stating that the collapse of World Trade Center is recognized as difficult to explain, in...
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...Summary Managing People in a Global Context Book: Managing across cultures by Schneider & Barsoux, second edition Chapter 1: The undertow of culture Converging cultures? Before the impact of culture can be assessed, two convergence myths have to be challenged: 1. The world is getting smaller… • On the surface, we appear to be converging: television, books, movies, internet, eating habits etc. • However, it seems that the pressure for convergence or integration may in fact create an equal, if not stronger pressure for divergence or fragmentation. o E.g. protests against learning English as second language in Switzerland, different neighborhoods in NYC (Chinatown, Little Italy etc.). o Executives across Europe are reading many of the same publications, but still more often they read national magazines and newspapers. Management is management • Management is management, consisting of a set of principles and techniques that can be universally applied. • However, different practices (such as management) are shaped by its cultural origins, and so is management. • Also, different notions of organizations (relationships vs. tasks) and different HRM practices based on motivations of employees (intrinsic vs. extrinsic). • Good management is culturally sensitive management: best fit between people’s motivation and tasks. • Sensitivity towards invasion of foreign companies and their business ideologies and practices. 2. Despite technological & economic forces for integration/convergence...
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..." "I think we should look at this situation the other way around," Ralph says."Up until now, nobody has shown that UFOs don't exist, so I think we should give those people who claim they have seen them the benefit of the doubt. We should believe in UFOs and extraterrestrials until the sightings are proven false." "Well, okay. Let's suppose,just for the sake of argument, that I admit the existence of UFOs and t~eir little green drivers. How are we supposed to respond to them? What are we supposed to do?"C1audia asks. "For starters, we should extend an open invitation to them," answers Ralph."They may come from a dying planet where millions of their compatriots desperately strug gle for survival.Their sun may be burning out, their water supply exhausted, and their soil poisoned with toxic chemicals. Surely they deserve a second chance on a new planet." "Maybe so," Claudia says in a patronizing tone."And now that you mention it, we probably have a legal obligation to let them in. Our current immigration laws say that we have to admit at least ten thousand applicants annually, from every major nation. If those aliens would just sign the right papers, we'd have to give them permanent resi dency. However, what worries me is, they may have the wrong intentions. After all, didn't they conduct experiments on those people they abducted?" "Yes, but don't we experiment on animals? If the animals don't complain, why should we? Also, medical experimentation often leads to wonderful new cures...
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...study from others’ experiences and being genuine and authentic, but not by imitation of someone else. A leader constantly can be describe through their real life story and reframing their life stories to recognize who they were at their fundamental. In doing so, they discovered the purpose of their leadership and absorbed that being authentic made them more effective. Authentic leaders are defined as people of highest integrity, loyal to enduring organizations. Leaders who have a deep sense of purpose and are true to there core values, ability to motivate. Things that authentic leaders do on a regular basis are; 1. They voice their truth. They being clear, being truthful and being authentic and would never reveal themselves by using words that are not aligned with who they are. 2. They lead from the heart. They are not scared to show their weakness. They honestly care about other people and spend their days emerging the people around them. 3. They have ironic moral character. Authentic leaders work on their character. They are polite and noble. And also, people belief, respect and attend to them. 4. They are bold. They don’t afraid to face challenges and they have the strength to face it by taking the road less...
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...has something to say about reality television. And of course why wouldn’t they? Reality TV has been around for a long time, and it would be unwise of me to believe that it will be going anywhere other than to its faithful viewers. Today I will discuss reality television as a negative stand point in our modern society. In terms of the value of entertainment, modern culture, and basic ethics of today; where I believe our society, and the society of other countries have put too much effort in making reality television what it is today. Professionals against reality tv: It is nonsense to say that broadcasters shouldn't set standards or be obliged to adhere to codes of behavior. We don't for instance allow them to promote racism or sectarianism or to incite violence. Reality TV is debasing and should be strictly controlled, if not banned altogether. Statistics: According to Medical Procedure News, reality television is attributing to cosmetic surgery procedures with more than 9.2 million procedures performed as result of people watching these shows Reality TV episodes have increased to 57% of all television shows that can be found on your screens Americans spend 1/3 of their free time watching television and of that 67% are reality shows Humiliation as entertainment: It is often cruel, exposing the participants to gross humiliation for our amusement. This makes it the modern equivalent of going to laugh at the lunatics in Bedlam. The present row over racism on Big Brother shows...
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...The current territories of Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan form the core countries of South Asia, while Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives are generally included, and Afghanistan and Myanmar often added. Hinduism Atman Atman means 'eternal self'. The atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. It is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence. There are many interesting perspectives on the self in Hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of God to the self as being identified with God. The understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies. The idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of Hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. Thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience. Reincarnation the Hindu knows that the belief in a single life on earth, followed by eternal joy or pain is utterly wrong and causes great anxiety, confusion and fear. Hindus know that all souls reincarnate, take one body and then another, evolving through experience over long periods of time. Like the caterpillar's metamorphosis into the butterfly, death doesn't end our existence but frees...
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...Performance treatment Tongtong Zhang I believe the play 1984 by George Orwell is representational. According to the definition of representational acting, representational style of acting provide audience an illusion of watching a representation of life. A representational set generally form a type of reality setting. We need a lot of actors, costumes and props for representational acting. For example, the scene should be happened in a hard, bare room. Therefore, the stage is set up like a room. There are tables, chairs, one telescreen, and lots of posters. All these setups are trying to convince the audience what they see is a hard, bare room where the story happened. Also, there are 12 actors to play 12 different roles. Moreover, the representational set is more suitable for a realism play. Representational acting doesn’t require interaction between actors and audiences. It is as though the audience doesn’t even exist; they are separated from the stage and the actor is unaware of the audience’s presence. In contrast of representational acting, presentational is a term which use to emphasize theatricality and acknowledges the theatre as theatre. In presentational setting there is no illusion. In presentational theatre, epic stories can be told with a minimum number of actors and a few costumes and props. There are several conflicts exist in this play and I want to talk about the central conflict first. The central conflict in a play is the main problem in the story. The...
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...He may well be wrong about other animal species; other animals may be a lot like us. But that doesn't mean he is wrong about human life.) Every time we externalize ourselves we change the environment, which creates a new set of choices to be faced. since the relationship between self and world is always changing, we are always "off balance." What we want more than anything else, according to this sociological view, is to be in balance--to have a permanent stable order in our lives, so that we can predict both the environment and the responses to it that we and others around us will choose. Society's main project is to create this sense of stable predictable order and to make all of us believe in it, although in fact it is always a false illusion. Society does this by "objectivating," which means teaching us (especially when we...
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...becoming an artist, and Lucy becoming an advocate in stopping the war. The emotional effect is this movie is love, because you see these people falling in love and that makes you want to fall in love, but you also see the war going on and that makes you sad. This movie has a lot of truth in human nature. It shows that war is really going to happen no matter how hard you try and stop it, and that can be sad, but it also shows that you should not give up. This movie shows an amazing example of complexity in human relationships. No matter how much Jude and Lucy love each other they cannot get their relationship to work out even if they want to, it is a complex situation. It shows the social problems that were happening back during that time. The war was happening and people were dying to save their country. Max was a prime example of loss of innocence. Since he dropped out of college so he was picked to go to war, so he went from being a carefree kid to and an adult in possible danger. The film Across the Universe has a unified plot making it a good story. The story has a cause and effect relationship, meaning it goes from one scene to another and the all have meaning. This film has the externally observable truth that not everyone is going to be nice to people around them. There is a war going on in this film where both sides are killing people who are...
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