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Post by barryallen on Mar 10, 2015 4:38:42 GMT
Christian Allen 765 Test 2 Question 1: I believe I do in fact live my life as fully as I know how to. I fully realize every moment of my life isn't full of satisfaction, but the purpose of my life isn't for self-satisfaction. I do the best I can with the tools available to me, and though I am not perfect, I consciously live trying to please my God. It is full of sacrifices and failures and struggles, but none of those disappear because someone decides they want a better life. Instead, getting through them and reveling in the joys and peaces in life should be our focus. Question 2: I'm usually very humble but I am very intellectual and school many times becomes boring to me. Whether it is a lack of interest in the information being given, or most of the time a lack in practicality in why I need this information, my interest is peaked less and less frequently. It is a shame though because I thoroughly enjoy the pursuit of knowledge and refining my skills in logic and challenging various concepts. Schooling just doesn't do this. Instead we take "general" classes that have no practicality for our respective careers and are forced to memorize numerous data for tests to fake as though we possess a knowledge of the subject. Remembering information is not equivalent to having knowledge of that information. Though that is the equation used for education. Question 3: Myself and my friends are probably most attached to first our phones and second our computers. Since our phones can function as a communication device in various ways: texts, calls, e-mails, social media, and apps. Our phones can also function as entertainment systems in music, movies and tv shows as well as podcasts, books and audiobooks. A computer is simply a bigger screened phone and serves many of the same functions. They are both amazingly convenient and have become essential to life in our culture and society but they also serve as distractions from person to person interaction and in every day acts. There is a reason why texting and driving is currently such a big issue as was talking on the phone while driving. These devices as our society encourage immediate actions and satisfaction which have been shown to be unproductive values while maturing through life. But I pose this question: is it better to communicate with more people or fewer people but deeper? sites.google.com/site/barryallenphil5/
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Post by barbara on Mar 11, 2015 17:45:29 GMT
Code 765: Question #1: The idea of eternal return is not at all appealing to me if I were aware that I had lived this same life over and over for eternity. If I were not aware that I had lived this life over and over then it would be fresh every time and that is a different debate as I could currently be in my eighteenth life and not even know it. But the idea that I am aware of it every time is painful to contemplate as I have made large mistakes and have paid for them dearly. I am a believer in reincarnation, which is also different from this question. I do believe that a persons soul can start over in a new body. I believe souls come back in a new body to live life over and over until they learn the lesson they are meant to learn is achieved. The definition of karma is "the sum of a persons actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences" (Google) I agree that the accumulated karmic tendencies, inherited in the course of previous lives, at times play a far greater role than the hereditary genes we inherit in our current body. This our present mental, moral and intellectual are due to our actions from past and present lives.
I struggle with kindness. Kindness towards myself and others. As far back as I can remember I have woken up annoyed with humanity and I often have dreams of being angry at family and friends. I have struggled my entire life with adapting a kinder more accepting attitude towards the world. I have studied various forms of meditation, I have read hundreds of self-help books, been in therapy and have even had extensive hypnosis therapy, travelled to other countries in search of answers as to what has caused my anger that keeps me in a state of unhappiness. It has only been in recent years that I have practiced actually stopping my thought pattern and shifting it entirely to pray for people that I am angry at. A real simple "God please keep me from being angry at this person" or "God I pray that this person gets everything I want". But this change in my thought pattern has helped me and time again to stop my anger and change my attitude towards one of compassion and understanding and kindness and acceptance. I can now claim that I less angry mornings and more grateful mornings. Grateful for those friends and my family; grateful for my life; grateful for all I have (most of it undeserving).
If I were to change one thing in my life, and early on, it would be to grasp this understanding that we are all fighting some sort of battle and to be kind to the world. Extend an offer to help unsolicited (like holding the door open for a stranger). I studied with monks in Japan a few years ago and was invited to breakfast with the chief monk and there was a at the breakfast and so I asked the monk if there was one thing I could take back to m life in America what could it be and he said "Smile". I was like....what? I came back to the states and started smiling and thought "Gee...he wants me to smile at people so they smile back and everyone is happier for minute." but then I realized a year into it...this genius wanted me to smile to change ME, and my attitude! What a great gift that has been for me and I believe a large contributor to my peaceful state that I now wake with. If I were to live my life over and over ad infinitum what I would want to change would be this gift of changing my attitude from the inside out...at the very core of who I am as a human.
Question #2: I love to learn. Love it. I attended Northeastern University straight out of high school and attended University of Connecticut after I had my children. I took safe subjects to earn my Early Childhood Degree...a degree I have never used as I went into the business field and have stayed there. I enrolled in Mt Sac in 1998 for a variety of reasons but the main one was to learn technology. In 1984 when I graduated high school we didn't even have computers and as I worked I only used the programs that I need to use for my career. I became aware of how limiting I was in using technology so I started with the microcomputer classes. I have taken almost all the business classes this school offers and have branched out from there. I always thought I was no good at math but it turns out I have gotten A's in my math classes. I have taken whatever subjects I find interesting and the only obstacles I have are not in my mind and what I think I can handle but in getting into the classes I want to take. I have been trying to get into the Animal Science classes and would love to take Marine Biology at some point. Mt Sac frequently sends me letters letting me know they would like me to move from their fine institution so they can give my slot to someone who wants to attend full time but I have no intention of doing so. I love to learn and there are so many subjects that I am interested in! I understand the math incompleteness theory that states consistency of the system cannot be proven within the system and I love that challenge...I would love to continue with math and test my brain to the limits of my mind and try to work out a problem that can't be solved. I never thought about physics but the idea that the more certain we are of an electrons position the less certain we are of its momentum I can totally get behind! I have taken astronomy before and thought that was a great subject but to take some physics classes and then take the astronomy class again sounds like a great mind challenge. I am not afraid of trying any subjects, although many are at the bottom of the list because the largest obstacle in my education challenge is time.
The question I have is this: if there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day how can I develop more hours so I can get everything done that I want to get done so I have more time to add other subjects to my schedule? Perhaps if I never look at a clock again the theory of time will not apply? Perhaps if I apply the Copenhagen Interpretation where in this world I am taking one class a semester in an alternate reality I already know everything without ever having taken a class and therefore have all the time I need to do my job, spend time with my family and friends and have another hobby besides attending college?
Question #3: We are an Apple family: iPhone, iPad, Apple tv....my whole family! I personally am addicted to my iPhone6. I am so addicted to my phone that I designed a cloud computing system for my company so that I can store all the information in a secure site that all my employees can access from their phone...this allows me to travel wherever and whenever I want without it affecting production. Literally we can run our entire company off of it and never need a laptop or PC again. I use an app called "We Chat" for free international texting so I can keep up with my company when I am out of the country. All of my coupons are to my favorite stores are on my phone. I store all the tickets I buy on the Ticketmaster app I buy in Passbook. I use ApplePay at any stores that accept it. I store all my thoughts and all my errands in my Notes. I take picture of everything on my phone and then upload them into an app called "Groovebook" and have 100 pictures printed, bound into a book and mailed to me for $2.99 a month. I keep up with my friends on Facebook and my clients and colleagues on LinkedIn and Twitter. I use the Maps app to get me everywhere!!! I watch movies on Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, and Hulu plus. Unless I want to watch Downton Abbey...then I log into the PBS app. I do all my reading on iBooks or the Kindle app. I book my travel on Hotels.com (unless I am using my time share then I log into the "Interval" app). Hotels.com keeps the reservation on file so if I have a problem when I check in I can just pull up my confirmation. I use this to travel day by day when touring other countries as well. Sometimes I use my hostel app but mostly use Hotels.com and earn free rooms every 10 nights. This also allows me to stay as long as I want in a city I fall in love with and move at my own pace. All my music is on my phone...all of it! I have a meditating app on my phone that allows me to customize my meditation to wherever I am and what I am doing at the time. I Face Time with my grandkids...they love for me to walk around the house and let them see what all the animals are doing at the time of their call. (My boys used to play chess with their cross country cousins on Face Time growing up). My sons actually attended online high school on their phones. I am fairly addicted to Pinterest and love to send my quilting friends pins of quilts I think we should make together. If there is anything in my life I don't know how to do I You Tube it....all the time! My husband is having an affair with Siri (who calls him "His royal highness"...I'm okay with it).
The pros of being addicted to my iPhone is that I take my entire life with me wherever I go...and although most people would argue that being attached to their phone keeps them from dealing with reality and socializing I argue the opposite. I communicte much more with my children and friends because of text message. As a headhunter I am talking all day long and the last thing I want to do is speak to my 8 adult children all night; however, with group texting I can keep up with everyone and schedule family dinner with just one message. The cons: I am horrible about backing my phone up and I regularly drop it or lose it so I am constantly having to get new phones and reload my life. Recharging the battery is constant as my phone is on 24/7 and I am not faithful about closing out all the open Apps so I drain the battery fairly quickly. I am also addicted to Wifi and get frustrated when my phone is on the LTE mode. Sometimes we lose our WIFI connection at home and I find I have been using all these apps in the LTE mode which brings us to the worse con of all: cost! I share a business plan with my family and employees so we try to be on Wifi whenever possible. I have been a victim of identity theft a few times because I am pretty careless about leaving all my info everywhere on the internet but that's not my issue to conquer anytime soon. All of these app use the interfacing discussed in the film and the only redeeming comment I can make is I don't use my phone during family dinner. It's the one hour a day I put it down.
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Post by carrillo664 on Mar 12, 2015 19:05:41 GMT
Alejandro Carrillo Test #3 722 22-2 Philosophy 5 M/W 8-9:25
Question 1: the conception of a multi-verse makes me feel wondrous, just knowing that i am made up of atoms and tiny particles makes me wonder how i became the person i am today. i also think of how much data can be stored with in ourselves. logically it doesn't make sense how we are able to learn almost anything we put our mind to. it amazes me hoe scientist say we only capable of using 15-20% of our brain, also make me wonder how life would be if everyone was able to use 100% of their brain.
Question 2: a deep probability of understanding of chance and how it alters your life's philosophy. i think every choice one makes in life is essentially vital to how your life is planned out. just imagine if you were to not decide and make a choice for yourself to never have kids, how much different will your life be. something so simple of not making a healthy choice and working out will change your mood and behavior towards people therefore people will see you and also act different. life's choices are imminent but one can makes his/her best judgement and make the best choice for themselves.
Question 3: Relating to "feyman's flower" science broadens my appreciation of life and beauty by being so mystical and unknown. Life makes one appreciate everything down to the soil, or at least it should. on a simple day to day basis people should take in the ambience of earth's natural beauty. One does not know when something or someone so valuable to them can vanish from earth. in my own life science made me appreciate vehicles and the way they function. i also awknowledge how basketball or sports in general has so much influence in ones life. science studys sports and how it affects the mind. i belive sports are more mental game than physical, the reason being is because for a person to perform at a high level your mind must be right and one must maintain control of emotions and since the brain tells the body what action to do it is mostly a mental game.
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Post by alondra7 on Mar 13, 2015 2:10:20 GMT
Alondra Avila Question 1 If i had to relive my life over and over again, there is not many things that i would change, but there is things that I would start doing differently. One thing that I would change though, are the choices I made when I was in high school. When I was in high school I was very careless and neglected my education. If i could do it all over I would pay more attention to my school work and work harder than I did. I would have applied for scholarships and gone to a great university. What I would start doing differently is that I would start taking more risks and enjoying my life.
Question 2 In my life the biggest obstacles I am confronted with in my educational career, are the availability of the classes and the way that some of the professors teach. There are some teachers that I have had that teach with power-points and endless lectures and reading from books. I'm sure that I am not the only one that cannot learn in that way. For me to learn I have to be taught with visuals, analogies and short lectures, otherwise I will forget what I was taught.
Question 3 Since the advent of hyper technology I have become most "attached" to my phone. The reason that I am "attached" to my phone, is because I like to keep in touch with old friends. It it how I communicate with them and make plans to meet up. I do believe, though, that our society is consumed with technology and would not be able to socialize without it. We have all become so accustomed to being around technology, that we prefer to be checking our social media than to have social interactions with actual people. It is very ironic how with today's social media, we have become anti-social.
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Post by panda243 on Mar 13, 2015 3:10:47 GMT
Film Code: 765
Question # 1) In Nietzsche's myth of eternal recurrence, he states that there is a possibility that life is constantly replaying itself. In other words, the lives you and I are living, we have lived them before, therefore; we experience the same joy, satisfaction, pain and suffering etc. If I had to live my life over and over again, I would change myself mostly. At a young age, I was curious, spontaneous, very open and outgoing, but that is what got me into a lot of trouble. I did not listen to the guidance of my parents as much as I should. Instead of being submissive to authority, I sort of went with the flow of what was cool and fun to do. When my parents go divorced, my spunky attitude diminished slowly, more so when my father got a girlfriend who at first I became attached to and later let my mother influence my views about her and how I should treat her. I ended up treating “the lady” (my dad’s girlfriend) with so much disrespect and disdain that she later returned the feelings back. This whole dynamic of who to listen to and see properly crushed me, I ended up hurting myself. If I could go back, I would change those years of anger and mistrust I had towards the lady and not let my mother influence my decisions of who I decide to enter my life. Those 3 years would have been better for me emotionally I’m sure, and my relationship with my dad would have been spectacular.
Question # 2) In the film Limits of science, it basically explained how we do not know where we are at and what are we. Science questions a lot to get to the biggest picture but even then the result has more questions. In my educational path, my limits were not knowing what I should pursue career wise, I thought If I entered the medical field, my weak stomach to view gruesome images or dissect animals or humans would get the best of me, so I avoided that path for quite some time, It was difficult for me to even learn anatomy terminology without cringing. My limitations kept me from understanding the Importance of broadening my subjects and try my best to learn even if I can’t handle or understand certain subjects to their entirety.
Question # 3) The devices I have become more attached to is my laptop. Aside from not owning a phone but an iPod touch, I enjoy the fact that my laptop is bigger and I can search the web a lot quicker. I also enjoy watching my shows on Netflix or YouTube, it is usually my background noise when I am doing nothing at all or even cleaning. The devices that I see my friends use constantly are their cell phones. The pros to having a cell phone are quite simple, they are useful to communicate with others, for homework, connecting to the web, playing games, using online dictionary and daily communication for work. The cons would be that you don’t get that personal interface with others, it is a disruption when in class or around other people, constantly on it affects your health, and it can be used abused as well. The use of technology helps one to expand their knowledge like it explained in the film Surfing the User Interface, but knowing when to use the devices and how to use them is key.
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Post by lxsander on Mar 13, 2015 3:17:27 GMT
A.E. 1) If Nietzsche’s myth of eternal reoccurrence was true and I had to live my life over and over, there would be things I would change. The first thing I would change is my incorrect moral actions that I decided to do after knowing what was right and what was wrong. The main actions to be changed would be the ones that cause me to look back at my life and question myself, such as not following education properly, decisions that affected my future in health, and things that were not correct in respecting myself. The reason would be because if I would have followed down the morally correct path I would be content not having to question myself for my wrongful action and looking back to things that I dislike now. 2) One of my biggest limitations that to expanding my knowledge is not being taught that it’s okay to question things as much as you need to and that its okay to not always understand everything. That would cause me to avoid any new subject; it would cause fear to experience something new because of not knowing or understanding the subject. A limitation that I have now is lacking the time and motivation to expand my knowledge on other subjects that I know very little of or nothing at all. Without the motivation there is no incentive to learn and without time there is no chance for learning. 3) The device that I have become most attached to is my iPhone. I think the reason is because it is the main device that allows me to do many of the things that are needed or are made attainable easily. It also allows me to communicate on a daily basis with distant people, I look up things through the Internet, and it has a lot of knowledge at my disposal without having to do things a longer way. I think I have become attached and even addicted to it because it is something that is presented to the population as whole to have things at your reach easily. Quoting the video, it entraps us to do things or use things the system wants us to. Its as if we are following this technological advancements because it is the way that life should be lived now a days. The devices that my friends are hypnotized into are mainly the cell phone, video games, and the computer. Almost everything can be done through one of these devices. Life is being lived virtually and I think that can bring both negative and positive outcomes. Some of the positives are that you can communicate quickly and to people that are distant, knowledge can be attained through these devices instead of physically doing it somewhere else, and not to mention it can allow for emergencies. Some of the cons to these technological devices are that it eliminates physical communication between people, some affect the health of people, and it causes the downfall to the purpose of things that are natural in life. Code: 765
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Post by swerve on Mar 13, 2015 5:23:37 GMT
Film Test 2: 765
Question 1: I don’t think I would change much about my life because I’ve had so many experiences that wouldn’t have occurred if I chose a different route. I would alter how I cared about the opinions of people that I don’t even associate with anymore. Life is a journey, and I never thought I would have ended up in California for college. I’ve met so many great people over the past few years from transferring to a new high school before I was a senior then going to college in Mississippi for a year. I then ended up at Mt. SAC with my best friend from high school, and now I’ve been all over the country trying to find a university to attend. I love the life I have lived even with the trials and tribulations that I’ve experienced.
Question 2: I sometimes lack the discipline to begin on my work early and end up rushing the day before trying to make up for lost time. I don’t like most science with the exception of biology and similar subjects that pertain to animals. I like more of humanities classes because there is more quantitative data instead of qualitative data. I also prefer when ideas and concepts mesh well together instead of being non-related.
Question 3: I would say that I’m only addicted to my phone. I rarely watch television unless a sport is being televised. I used to watch Criminal Minds and Law and Order, but my schedule fluctuates too much to consistently watch a TV show every week. My friends are addicted to playing Xbox One and listening to a stereo. Video games are the source of many arguments. Taking a loss in a game can reveal how somebody is really feeling inside. Personal insults are rampant after losing from a buzzer beater in 2K. Music is constantly played throughout the house at any time of the day. Getting ready for school? Plug in the aux cord. Cleaning the house? Plug in the aux cord. Rewinding from a long day? Plug in the aux cord. Watching a movie? Plug in the aux cord. Who really needs to hear what is going on in the movie? In all seriousness, music can be relaxing at times, but it is acceptable to have peace and quiet every now and then. These devices allow you to escape, but they can become addicting. I spend too much time on social media some days which can also cause me to stay awake late into the night which in turn leads to a lack of sleep. I can be on one of my friend’s pages and end up seventy-three weeks on his girlfriend’s sorority sister’s cousin’s page. As long as I can control my usage, then I can still be productive. It is also a good tool to see how somebody has been living and connect with them.
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Post by jaelku on Mar 15, 2015 6:40:03 GMT
1. All my acquaintances and I are attached to modern smartphone and laptop, as I'm sure the rest of the world is as well, partially out of need and partially for preference. Obviously the pros to these devices are that they tend to be easy, fast, and convenient, allowing us to do more, with better quality, in less time, and that is the purpose of their being created. We are capable of creating better work, navigating with ease, and connecting with other people on a global scale, and the world is moving faster than ever before, with news and trends reaching the farthest corners of the earth in seconds. Yet because of these pros, that apparently are enough to allow these two devices to dominate the modern world, there is a downside to these devices in that there is now a need for us as a people to use these devices in nearly every waking moment. Jobs used to end after 5 pm, and not stray into weekends, but we are now expected to answer emails and phone calls at all hours. People become lazy in their learning because of how easily accessible any and all information is online from their phones. There tends to be a lack of personal communication as the world of digital communication grows at a faster rate that ever expected, and there has become a dependance on the virtual world within our screens. People feel comfortable losing their conscious thought to games, shows, and movies that can all be streamed for days within seconds, and our newest generation is being raised by these devices that often teach us to be less capable of common thought-though they are intended to supplement our capabilities to do, act, and think. The dangers and risks of radiation from these devices has not been fully researched and it may be a long time until it is, because people don't want to know about it. We have become far too dependant upon these devices that where meant to add to our capabilities, and being without them in todays world is nearly impossible as all jobs, education, and even relationships expect the computer and phone to be a vital portion of the what, when, and wheres of your everyday activities.
2. If I was placed in a situation like Nietzsche's myth of eternal recurrence, I would be like an actor that is in the same play day in and day out, so all I would aim for is to perfect my capabilities in acting my character, to be surrounded by fellow actors I value and who bring color to my life, and to be within a play that is so intricate and purposeful, that I could continually find new meanings and ways of considering it. I think that I myself am a goal driver person, as everyone has different motive of the heart, different things that "make them tick." So for me to live aimlessly, or without a goal in mind is for me to live at my lowest. I am happiest surrounded by people I enjoy and/or care about, doing things that I find interest in and that challenge me, so if I would spend the rest of eternity doing a set of things, it would be these. I would therefore aim to have a purpose driven life-setting a goal to spend my life bettering myself as well as pursuing and becoming well versed in all the areas I find interest in, while generating enough of an income to live comfortably surrounded by people I value. There are so many things I grew up having an interest in, and often even having the means to learn and grow in those areas, yet I found myself too unmotivated, too much of a procrastinator, too stubborn, and too shortsighted to truly invest myself in learning them. I cared more for plain everyday comfort that to have a life of learning and that is one thing I greatly regret and would definitely change. I would also aim to surround myself only with the people that help me to grow, learn, and change into the person I would hope to be, even if that results in a time of more difficult learning. In viewing things objectively it is easy to see that surrounding myself with such people would bring more growth, color, and purpose to my life.
3. This question is for me more of a social issue, as people all learn and absorb information in different ways, for different subjects, at different times in their lives, and we should live in a world and environment where each of these learning methods is encouraged to thrive. Yet I find that the society we live in today has created a one-size-fits-all method of teaching, which just like the one-size-fits-all of the apparel industry, never, ever fits all. I find that our modern society has created a system where students are taught more lessons on how to get by with the least possible effort, to get good grades while absorbing as little as possible information, and to set their aims not on receiving an education in subjects that they value and are passionate about, but rather to get good grades in various subjects they have no intrest in, to get into a better school to learn about more things they do not value, to ultimately get a job they can stand, because it pays them enough to do what they do not hate to do, when we should be raising generations of people who invest themselves most into what range of things they are passionate about, and what they can do to the best of their ability. Another educational obstacle I have found within our society, and perhaps this is more of a problem in America than it is in other countries, but as our education system has lost its will to drive students to learn, and has instead created a system of pushing students aimlessly from one section of their lives onto the next, higher education has also become more of a for-profit institution than ever before. Higher education should invest in the profit they will gain in producing a generation of students that can give back to the world all they are capable of, yet instead they raise tuition prices beyond what a majority of students can afford in their entire lifetimes. Students are so laden with debt they take on jobs they do not enjoy, careers they aren't passionate about, to pay of loans that accumulate into adulthood and on. Current students spend so many hours in part-time jobs, worrying about paying for their day-to-day and debt that they cannot invest themselves in that education they are slaving away to pay for, while colleges raise tuition again and again, far above what the global average tuition is worth, far more than they need to, to spend on things students do not need or benefit from, and many students will graduate and go on for the rest of their lives laden with a debt they can never escape from that keeps growing with the years they do not pay it off. Getting an education should not be dependant upon income or capability to pay, but rather on passion and a students capability to invest themselves and do well at what they do.
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Post by dearkarina on Mar 15, 2015 8:00:29 GMT
Code 765
1)If I could live my life all over again, I don't think i would change anything because up to this point my life has been blessing me with many amazing things. I have a great family, my own place and a nice car, but if i could do it all over again, Id probably try and be a better person and b more thankful for what I have instead of wanting more at times. Of course, as far as school goes, I wish I would do better in school and get better grades and pay more attention but sometimes life happens and you cannot change the way some things work our or maybe you shouldn't. I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason and thats is the beauty of living.
2)Math, definitely math is my weakest subject. I try ton understand it but the formulas just don't seem to make sense to me. I think I do well in other subjects, just not math. I will always try and better myself at it, but i just don't want to promise my full success in the field.
3)My cell phone is one thing that is with me 24/7. I know it is totally stereotypical and materialistic but it has become a part of me. I do everything with my phone,literally, even my homework. Technology has corrupted me but I am absolutely thankful for it no matter attached I am to it.
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Post by mirv42 on Mar 15, 2015 18:13:31 GMT
Mirvat Mohamed: Week 2 Film Questions Code: 765
1. If I was ever given the chance to go back and change any aspect of my life, I would not. I firmly believe that because of the series of events in my life, they have allowed me to become conscious of things I simply would not have if anything in my life changed, even in the slightest way. This slight change can ultimately snowball into much more drastic changes overtime and thus making my life completely different. Aside from all of this, I would not be aware of the fact that I’m reliving a previous life anyway. Technically, I could be experiencing Nietzsche’s myth of eternal recurrence right now and have no idea because I’m not conscious of anything before or after this life at this point. Everything we experience happens for a reason. Things happen for us, not to us, to grow, to learn, to move forward. This idea of eternal recurrence does not make me feel as though I need to make any changes in my life, just because I would never be aware of these changes in any life after that.
2. In studying certain subjects, I believe that my biggest limitation is that I over analyze and question almost everything. In essence, my limit is that my sense of questioning is limitless. For example, history is something I do not enjoy learning about, especially when it comes to political history. History is what it is, it cannot be changed and in some instances hard to question and actually achieve finding out the truth, and that bothers me. The answers are generally straight forward sometimes with little proof to show why the answer is real, especially in politics. I just do not like it one bit.
3. The device that I have become most addicted to since the advent of hyper technology has to be my mobile phone. I have a lot of family and friends living overseas, and social media is the only way we can communicate, so I’ll be on my phone more often than not and it is very distracting. I would say the majority of my friends are more attached to their laptops more than their cell phones. The pros of having such an attachment can be that you are always aware of what friends and family are up to, surfing the web and reading articles about new research in any field, it’s convenient and you have the world at your fingertips, and these devices can be used for help for a school assignment or anything of that nature. The cons of this are that it can be distracting, staring at an electronic device with lights burning into your eyes causes strain and long term vision trouble, and while there are benefits of the endless use of apps and access to the world wide web, some people use it for the wrong reasons causing interpersonal and intrapersonal issues.
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Post by artstone on Mar 15, 2015 21:57:42 GMT
1) If I had to live my life over and over again, exactly how it's been, I would lose my mind. There have been so many ups and downs, happy and sad moments, however, if the chance to undo any of my mistakes ever arose, I would jump at the opportunity immediately. For starters, I would fix my general attitude and outlook towards life, at an early age. I would remove any teenage angst I had and make life 100x easier on both of my parents. I would change my work ethic within the classroom, and take my education seriously. I would try harder at my personal relationships, whether it was with my family, or friends. I would also work harder on and off the field for baseball during high school, and continued to play in college.
2) In my life, not much has limited my educational career much other than myself. I’ve been lazy in the classroom, and I always find ways to procrastinate and putt of my assignments. If I buckled down and did things when I have the time, I know I would be much further along with my educational career. Apart from my poor study habits, math has also slowed my education. I have always struggled with math, whether it is memorizing formulas or solving the equation, I’ve always had trouble.
3) Since the advent of hyper-technology, I’ve become more addicted to my phone and computer. My friends are also addicted to their phones, tv’s, computers, and video games. The technological device I am most attached to is my iPhone. I had previously had cheap phones, that did nothing fancy but dial and receive calls, so when I finally got an iPhone, my whole world changed. It handles anything from my schedule, to my finances, to my projects with music and work, and it is an addiction I don’t see myself shaking for quite some time.
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Post by artstone on Mar 15, 2015 21:59:51 GMT
1) If I had to live my life over and over again, exactly how it's been, I would lose my mind. There have been so many ups and downs, happy and sad moments, however, if the chance to undo any of my mistakes ever arose, I would jump at the opportunity immediately. For starters, I would fix my general attitude and outlook towards life, at an early age. I would remove any teenage angst I had and make life 100x easier on both of my parents. I would change my work ethic within the classroom, and take my education seriously. I would try harder at my personal relationships, whether it was with my family, or friends. I would also work harder on and off the field for baseball during high school, and continued to play in college.
2) In my life, not much has limited my educational career much other than myself. I’ve been lazy in the classroom, and I always find ways to procrastinate and putt of my assignments. If I buckled down and did things when I have the time, I know I would be much further along with my educational career. Apart from my poor study habits, math has also slowed my education. I have always struggled with math, whether it is memorizing formulas or solving the equation, I’ve always had trouble.
3) Since the advent of hyper-technology, I’ve become more addicted to my phone and computer. My friends are also addicted to their phones, tv’s, computers, and video games. The technological device I am most attached to is my iPhone. I had previously had cheap phones, that did nothing fancy but dial and receive calls, so when I finally got an iPhone, my whole world changed. It handles anything from my schedule, to my finances, to my projects with music and work, and it is an addiction I don’t see myself shaking for quite some time.
code: 765
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Post by ashleynmay on Mar 15, 2015 23:09:09 GMT
Week 2 Film Test: 765 Question #1: Nietzsche’s myth of eternal recurrence suggests that the lives you and I lead today have been led over and over again without us consciously being aware. If this is so, that means that we have experienced the angst, joy, heartache, and other emotions that we can recollect. If I somehow became conscious of this eternal cycle of life, there are two specific aspects that I would change about how I have been living. The first thing that I would change would be my reaction towards the little things that life instills. I am a perfectionist, so even the slightest alteration in what I envision causes me extreme anxiety that is quite difficult to cope with. I would change this aspect of my life because it would teach me not to stress over the small things in life that I cannot change. Being able to cherish the small things and accept alterations to them with open arms would impact me entirely - mentally, emotionally, and physically. The second thing that I would change would be my overall perspective on life and all it has to offer. For as long as I could remember, I have always seen life as a pessimistic, terrible thing. Changing this aspect of my life would be a definite action because it would allow me to see both life and the world in a more beautiful and optimistic way; it would affect the manner in which I live for the better. Question #2: My educational career could be compared to a roller coaster. There have been any ups and downs throughout it, but there has been a heavier weight on the downs than ups. By this, I simply mean that there has been a tremendous amount of obstacles that I have had to overcome. Of them all, two of the biggest obstacles of mine have been misunderstanding and limitation. Einstein once said that “educations is not the learning of facts, it’s rather the training of the mind to think.” I have always been one to think about things a bit harder and longer than most of the students in my class. I was also one of the few students who tended to question everything we were being taught at the time. Most of my teachers did not understand my way of thinking or seeing, which resulted is immense confusion and hostility. I have always known that questioning everything was an key part of life, because it got you thinking about how and why things happen and how they work, but this habit has actually affected me. My questioning things had no limit, which in the end was one of my biggest limitations. I did not necessarily like to accept information being taught to me most of the time because a lot of it was not as concrete as I would have liked it to have been. Question #3: Since the advent of hyper technology, I have become most attached to my iPhone. I would not go as far as to say I am addicted to it because I can leave my house without it, but it definitely has become a key part of my everyday life and functioning. My iPhone is almost everything I need all in one device. It allows me to contact family and friends and access endless amounts of information. My phone has also built continental and oversea bridges through the form of social media that have allowed me to befriend individuals that I would not have ever even known to exist. My friends and family are also attached to their smartphones for many of the same reasons that I am. When it comes to technology, there are always going to be an endless amount of pros and cons. Some of the pros of such devices as cellphones are that they provide almost instant communication with others who may not be in the same location as you. Another pro is that cellphones have made many things more convenient for people. On an iPhone, for example, not only can you call and text, you can also video chat, access the Internet, create presentations and written assignments, keep track of stocks, and listen to music. Cellphones today do more than what they were once capable of, which is a pro all itself. Pros aside, there are also several cons. One con is the lack of personal connections that results. People are no longer concerned or interested in talking face to face, or even on the phone. Many people would much rather send a text message, which in a sense defeats the purpose of communication and connections with others. The second and one of the biggest cons is that being attached to your cellphone causes distraction which could have tragic aftermaths. Many individuals are so involved in their phones that they pay little to no attention of what is occurring in their surroundings. Such lack of awareness can result in tragedies such as car accidents. sites.google.com/site/psychepathways/
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Post by Noah Yoon on Mar 15, 2015 23:16:11 GMT
Q1 I wouldn't change too much since my life is pretty great. I'm not an Ethiopian woman that has to drag gallons of water miles away nor am I an underaged Chinese sweatshop worker. I guess I might have started my Art education sooner to get a head start in college, but knowing me I wouldn't even do that because I rather enjoyed being a layabout, miscreant teenager.
Q2 I need to understand light better. Apparently, all humans could learn about light more. Specifically pertaining to art education, I don't feel like I was taught very well the mechanics of light as we observe it. I was taught the form principle aka chiaroscuro but its a limited system that only applies to matte, hard surfaces. I wasn't taught anything about reflective surfaces, clouds, luminescence, incandescence, caustics, etc. It isn't too much a problem when observing objects from life but the minute I try to create something from my imagination it all breaks down because I don't have a fundamental understanding of the mechanics of light. I would have to go outside the teachings of art and seek understanding from the sciences in order to gain this type of knowledge.
Q3 I'm most attached to my desktop PC because I use many demanding programs like CAD modeling programs and the Adobe creative suite. My friends like their smartphones because its the Swiss army knife of computers. You can go anywhere and do anything with it. Its not going to beat a specialized tool in a specific task but its good enough to get most stuff done in a compact, convenient form. I don't mind having to be stationary at my PC because I don't need to go anywhere anyway. My friends don't mind to performance loss because they don't use any applications that need the horsepower. We both, mostly, only explore the user interface level. Sometimes I'm forced to program scripts and sometimes my friends mess with the firmware to jailbreak their phones but for the most part we don't need to explore any deeper to get what we need out of our computers.
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Post by evelinalove on Mar 16, 2015 0:31:52 GMT
CODE:765 1. If I had to relive my life and was able to change any parts of my life would I? Absolutely not! I know that I have been through hell and at times wish I never felt anger and depression from what I have gone through but at the same time if I did not go through any of this adversity I would not be the person I am today. At times I do question’s to why I had to go through the trauma that I did as a child that have yet to be answered. Yet I sit here and see the person I became out of it. Now if I had not needed to work at 13 because my family was poor, felt what hungry was when I had nothing but school food to eat, to the abuse of my cousins leaving me black eye’s, and the depression as I felt the world was out to get me would I still be this grateful person who wishes nothing but the best for any one and views the beauty in life. Would I still give every homeless person I encounter a dollar and water because I know what it’s like. Would I still be the recommended nanny people call upon due to the fact that they consider me nurturing and humble? And alas would I still be the same person who looks at my struggles and actually notice that I have been through a lot; no matter what life throws at me I will have the strength to encounter it. I am re reading the prompt and I am picturing the life I have now, the adventures I go to every other week, the new people I meet on a day to day basis, how grateful I am to live another day and lastly the love I have for my family. I have had depressing moments but I have also had really good ones that I would not trade for the world.
2. The goal I have set for my educational career is to get a Masters in Animal Science, as I have always wanted to become a veterinarian since the age of 14. Now I know that I would have to go to Med. School and know it is not cheap and I am far from rich. I what obstacles I encounter at times are the lack of resources I have such as my own car, printer and money to buy books or materials needed in my classes. But what I feel that I lack the most in attaining my career is the support I mean I know my parents believe in me yet they rarely ask how I am doing at times I feel like that’s all I need when I am stressing about my career and the reassurance that they believe I will make it despite my limitations. I guess the only reason I say this I because my older brothers are already making it. As my oldest is already a mechanic and the other one is almost done with his education to become a Civil Engineer and my parents hold so much pride in them as they are always the topic of conversation at family gatherings. Maybe it’s just jealousy but who knows.
3. Since this is the era of technology I am constantly surrounded by electronics and social media anywhere I go and it is really hard to avoid temptation. Yet what I feel that I have been more attached to lately would be my phone as it is literally my personal assistant. I make calls when I’m bored or need to get in touch with someone, I have my social networks installed as apps, emails and personal memories saved in the gallery of my phone. I feel naked at times if I don’t have my phone connected or when it is dead am I am bored if I am not out doors or doing something productive. Can I live without a phone? Yes but I find myself asking people to let me borrow their phones just so I can check my social media preferably Instagram and snap chat. I really do not know why or how this connection even started thinking about it is actually kind of freaky so I would say that is a complete con; as sometimes I feel anxious just to see nothing. What I have noticed my friends or really the majority of society is that they too are attached to their phones heavily. It’s kind of rude and annoying when you are talking to someone and they are texting or on something on their phone. The way to talk to a person is less face to face and less meaningful even if we have “emoji’s” we still can’t completely view ones emotional state through via text.
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