...The movie Inside Out showed the inner workings of a girl’s (Riley’s) mind. The writer/s packaged the movie in such a way that it would show the audience how and why a person acts in a certain manner in such an entertaining way. It used whimsical representations showing how the brain receives, processes, and lets out responses, how memories fade, and how humans develop our personalities. Expressing Riley’s consciousness are five characters, which determine her actions and thoughts: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear. These five characters are embodiments of five emotions voicing the complex workings of the human brain. It was, for me, one of the best movies Disney Pixel has ever created. There have been, however, reactions from neuroscientists regarding the metaphors or representations used in the movie. The movie according to them, though cute and entertaining, was not a neurology lesson and some important elements of the functions of the human brain were misplaced, if not missing. Hence, I am going to try and discuss the comments of some neuroscientists regarding the representations used in the movie. First is the control panel being the center of commands. There does not seem to be a control panel similar to that of the movie in the actual human brain. The consciousness, however, does not reside on a single command center but rather distributed, with each part of the brain contributing its little bit. The nearest thing the human brain has to a command center...
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...My ecological footprint is 6.1. 43% of my footprint was used for food. I eat a lot of meats and processed food mainly because I’m a college student and I can’t afford to eat like I need too. 33% percent of my footprint was used for services. 10% of my footprint went to mobility because I drive a lot. 9% of my footprint went to goods and 5% went to shelter. Because I’m guilty of eating a lot of processed food and meats I know that didn’t help my footprint but I recently stopped purchasing cases of water to cut down on the impact that I have on the use of water bottles and I now use a reusable sports water bottle I purchased a couple months ago, so I know that help my footprint decrease a little. When it comes to the amount of electricity I use, it’s a very large amount. I know that’s a big reason why my footprint is 6.1. These are the reasons why my footprint 6.1. To reduce my footprint the steps I need to take are: reducing the amount of processed foods and meats I eat, investing in a bicycle to cut back on my driving time and unplugging all electronics in my room. When it comes to cutting back on the amount of processed meat I consume I could instead only eat meat twice a week instead of everyday and make sure the proportions I eat are reasonably sized and not too much. I could then purchase a bicycle and instead of driving everywhere I could bike more. In order to improve my footprint these steps are necessary. We all have a social responsible to take care of our environment...
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...Inside Out is a 3D Disney Pixar animated film released earlier this year on June 19th, directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen. The film is about an 11-year-old girl named Riley, whose life completely changes as she moves from Minnesota to San Francisco, while simultaneously following the story of the emotions inside her mind – Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, and Anger – as they guide her through this drastic change in her life. As the story progresses, we follow Joy and Sadness as they attempt to return back to Headquarters, after Sadness and Joy squabble with each over Riley’s core memories; ultimately leaving Riley only with Disgust, Fear and Anger to guide her, eventually allowing her to slowly fall into depression. The film is quite...
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...Colegio de San Juan de Letran Niceforo Vince A. Balbedina III Midterm Requirement General Psychology Movie Reaction Write-up Disney’s Pixar’s Inside Out Born in the 21th century, I was blessed enough to grow up in the luxury that is modern animation in entertainment. I remember the first animated movie I saw was DreamWorks’ Prince of Egypt. From then on, my fascination over animation and cartoons ran like water. I was five years-old when my mother let me watch my first Pixar film which was “Toy Story”. From that moment on, Pixar never failed to fascinate me. Last Wednesday, cinemas nationwide premiered Pixar’s latest work, Inside Out. I already saw the movie trailer before I went to watch the movie itself. The movie teaser was very intriguing. In the 4 minute video, they showcased all of their classic movies and the emotions that they threw towards the audience. After the memory montage, they introduced five characters each symbolizing the five root emotions of man; Joy; shown as a yellow figure that resembles the shape of a star, Sadness; shown as a blue character that resembles the shape of a tear-drop, Anger; the red fellow in the shape of a box, Fear; the purple figure that resembles the shape of a question-mark & Disgust; shown as a green character that resembles the shape of a broccoli. The plot of the story was as simple as it was intricate. It was about the struggle of a young girl, named Riley Andersen, as her emotions meet a dilemma...
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...Inside out movie is one bizarre, imaginative and authentically psychedelic animation as anything produced animation directed and co-written by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen as a co-director. This 102 minutes story is about a girl named Riley Andersen who was born in Minnesota. The headquarters in her mind automatically installed as she was born. In the headquarters, there are five emotions such as Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Fear and Anger in her mind that created over time. As she grows up, all her experiences become memories which are saved in the crystal balls with different colours. Different colours of crystal balls indicate the different five core of emotions. All the crystal balls of memories will be sent to the long term memories every...
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...Emotions and feelings can play a big role in one's life, allowing one to function, and fit within social and cultural norms. It gives one a sense of belief, as well as a sense of personality. An example of how emotions can play a role in ourselves is a film called Inside Out. Inside Out is an animated film produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Ronnie del Carmen, the film is about a young girl named Riley Anderson who is going through big changes throughout her life. The film, set in the mindset of Riley, tells a story about her through the perspective of her five emotions, joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust. The film itself is a wonderful masterpiece with an excellent sense of...
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...Once a parent becomes incarcerated there are a vary of services and resources available. The Parenting Inside Out is an evidence-based parenting skills program that was developed for parents involved with the criminal justice system. It is a prison parenting program which suitable for both incarcerated mothers and fathers who are parenting from prison (Parenting Inside Out, 2018). This program has assisted thousands of parents reconstruct their relationship with their children and families. This program is based on the social learning and cognitive behavioral theories to create change with criminal justice involved persons. The program includes a complete curriculum manual with lesson plans, parenting coach manual, materials for participants, and a webinar-based training program. The topics covered are communication skills, problem-solving skills, emotion regulation (anger management), child development, nurturing children through reading and play, family dynamics, giving effective directions and using positive reinforcement, child guidance and non-violent discipline techniques, adult development and parenting role, and transition planning and family reintegration (Parenting Inside Out, 2018). Evaluation of the...
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...Jamie McDowell October 27, 2015 “Loving yourself inside and out” Maleeka Madison, an eleven year old, in the seventh grade was having problems with students making fun of her. Not being appealing enough to her peers with very dark skin and homemade clothes was the start of her troubles. Very smart, however, being made fun of distracted her from her work. Other’s words helped develop her insecurities and low self-esteem which made her not see anything good about herself. Often feeling alone when with people, she was isolated to herself. The detachment of her favorite person in the world, her father, was the worst of all her problems. The person who was always there, always ready to talk, and always checking up on her: Gone! Do you know who Maleeka reminds me of? She reminds me of myself. Getting called ugly by my peers, although not because of my facial features, but because of my attire and the fact my hair was never done was the start of me being a target by other students in the poor, urban middle school I went to; only having one floor and two long hallways. Always wearing two matted puffy pony tails classified me as ugly. Now don’t get me wrong I didn’t always get defensive nor did I get upset, some of things said were funny. Bullying at times could be exaggerated, although there were serious bulling situations. Nevertheless, not always a person is trying to hurt you by telling you what you look like or how they feel about you. However, in Main Street Middle school...
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...“Inside Out” by Francisco Jimenez is a realistic short story about a ten or ten year old kid who goes to a English school and he only knows knows Spanish. In the beginning Francisco parents move to America not knowing any English. In the middle when he goes to school he had know idea what anyone was saying because they all spoke in English. In the end people didn't know what he’s saying but they didn’t care just because he only knew Spanish. This story shows that it is not what's on the outside like only knowing Spanish it is what's on the inside which is being nice and thoughtful. One way Francisco is getting bowled is when the class made fun of his Spanish because everyone spoke English. For example, in paragraph ten, the author says, “some of them looked at me and giggled.” The example shows that he is getting laughed at because he speaks a different language and he is a different race. This is important because Francisco is scared because he doesn't understand English. Francisco was humiliated when kids were laughing at him....
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...Ha, like many refugees around the world has to face challenges that cause them to feel inside out, such as danger and fear. In the book Inside Out & Back Again, Ha says,(Lai,63) “Everyone knows the ship can sink.” Consequently, the amount of people on the ship is making the amount of danger and fear rise. Still, the author is giving a sense of fear and danger when he writes,(Shapiro) “The Kirk would be headed into hostile territory by itself.” In fact, the Kirk is alone and headed into uncharted waters, and the chances of getting demolished by the communists is going up by the second. A different perspective from Ha was, (Lai,63) “Bodies cram…” My analysis of the quote is, the amount of bodies aboard the ship is making the chances of getting...
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...Zachery Yates English 103 Dr. Stephen Clifford 10 March 2011 Educating a Child Inside and Out “Just say NO!” This is an exclamation that we begin teaching our children in an attempt to keep them safe from harm. “Say no to drugs!” “Say no to strangers!” Our attempts in protecting children from any of the evils of the world usually fall back to having them, “Just say NO!” But, how does this protect them from the pitfalls and dangers of childhood obesity? How can we teach them to say “no” to unhealthy food or habits that are instilled upon them from their school meals, education or classmates’ influences? How can we protect their self-esteem from being damaged from childhood teasing? How can we protect them from the onset of adult disabilities while at an adolescent age? The value of an education has always been deemed as “priceless” but our current education system is allowing one of the key components of a healthy life, inside and out, to be overlooked. The missing piece in our children’s education system is the emphasis being placed on physical fitness. Today’s children are required to proficiently pass certain benchmarks in the areas of Reading, Writing and Math. But, these components are not enough to protect our children and educate our children for the eventual road to adulthood. Physical fitness needs to be recognized as one of the essential areas of childhood growth and education. It must be treated with as much importance as the current mental benchmarks of Reading...
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...People from all over the world have had to become refugees because of war, natural disasters, and many other hardships. In the novel Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, ten year old Ha has endured things no child should ever have to deal with. Ha’s experiences are similar to some other refugees’ experiences while fleeing their homes. In the article, ¨Refugee Children in Canada” by Ana Fantino and Alice Colak, they describe some of the things children from Canada have gone through. Even though Ha and her family are refugees from Saigon, Vietnam, the refugee children from Canada also experienced most of the things that Ha went through. In addition, refugees have many struggles and hardships in their transition to a different country, but...
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...All around the world, refugees’ lives have been crushed and heartbroken due to many catastrophic, events. These people when they flee leave behind almost all their possessions in search of a new,fresh life in another country. These asylum seekers flee due to war, persecution, and natural disasters. Abandoning their items and loved ones can be heartbreaking and can turn refugees’ lives “inside out”. Fourchantly, they can turn “back again” by resettling adequately with the support from the people around them; which is the same situation for Hà in Inside Out & Back Again. Back in Hà’s home country of South Vietnam, she used to be the normal, cheerful girl growing up in a time of war. She used to often delicious foods either through special occasions or by her being very cunning and selfish; also, everyday Hà observed her beloved papaya tree that she did not even intend to plant. However, with her mother making the bold, life...
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...Chief Terry Mangan of Spokane, Washington took an “Inside-Out” system approach to identify elements that may complement and refine the Spokane Police Department. Chief Mangan knew community oriented policing would be challenges when he took the position as Chief of Spokane because he did not have a plan, but he knew the organization had a purpose. However, Chief Mangan’s goals for Spokane Police Department was a step-by-step move towards increasing resources and improving community relation. (Cordner, 2016) Even if the system approach had its share of stress; Chief Mangan decided to create a police organization that was community oriented. Chief Mangan knew for community policing to be successful; he needed the community partnership, problem-solving, and a change management. Chief Mangan, first step to improving the department of Spokane was upgrading the equipment to boost the morale. (Cordner, 2016) The Spokane Police Department was understaffed and working in poor conditions. Chief Mangan saw those circumstances as a safety issue. The Spokane Police Department personnel was too small for the population of Spokane, to even operate a...
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...Kelsey Franklin English 1106 Mr. Royal Rhetorical Analysis February 15, 2015 Zoo Cages How would you feel if you were locked in a cage, made of cement with nothing to do or no way to look out and see the world? If you were constantly being pointed at by people starring down your every move, through a 12 inch glass? Well zoo animals go through this everyday of their lives. The radiolab called, Inside Out Cage, by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich and the scientific article, Transfer and Acclimatization Effects on the Behavior of Two Species of African Great Ape (Pan troglodytes and Gorilla gorilla) Moved to a Novel and Naturalistic Zoo Environment, both discuss the scientific discovery and the effects on gorillas in different type of cages...
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