Whoever coined up the term “this generation is going to hell” must have been thinking about our current one. There are so many crimes done by teenagers. Shoplifting, violence, murder; these are just some of the crimes that kids these days are doing. There has even been a person as young as 10 charged for rape. I, being a teenager, can personally see how much the future generation is changing. When I started high school, everyone had respect for themselves and others no matter how mean they act. But in my senior year of high schools, I noticed that all the freshmen and sophomores who had enter the school were discourteous towards everyone. I was shocked to see that there were reports of a group of freshmen violently bullying a senior who was well known for being a jock.
The thoughts of people attacking someone who was 4 years their senior was shocking. I cannot imagine how I would be if I were a freshmen in this time period. I do not think I could have survived unscathed. I am glad I was started school during a better time. I think that all of this negative behavior must have stem from the media. All this modern rap that appears on the TV and the internet is a disgrace to human kind. Rappers these days rap about vulgar topics such as sex and making money through organized crimes. To make it worse, these songs are all directed towards the younger population. Monkey see monkey do and we humans are as close to monkeys than any other species. I can only imagine how the future generations will turn out. At this rate there will be no hopes for new innovations.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi story, War of the Worlds was thrilling and remained exciting to many people throughout the 20th century. In 2005, people decided to revive this classic and put it in the theaters. This was a mistake. The director of this movie was the legendary Steven Spielberg. Granted, most of his movies are above average but this movie was not part of his greater works. With such a great plot, director, and actors such as Tom Cruise in this movie, one would expect it to be a great movie.
War of the Worlds will be a unforgettable event in literary history. It was broadcast on the radio for the first time in October 30, 1938. The events from the original War of the Worlds was so frightening that it literally scared people out of their houses; the most that the film War of the Worlds provided was an occasional loud boom that shocked people. An original voice recorded episode of War of the Worlds easily beat a film production of the novel which cost 132 million dollars.
The movie begins with a dull and gloomy mood and it quickly introduces an average American man as the protagonist. The film quickly lays out the main character’s back story and then lets the invasion begin. This is where the movie climaxes but also plateaus. The remaining plot of the story could easily be inferred. The plot climaxes once again towards the end of the film but once again, it sharply plateaus when a bad ending emerges. Due to such the film having such a great variation from the novel, one may expect a different ending but unfortunately, one was not given. The protagonist in the novel had a strong motive to survive; to see his love once again. The protagonist in the film however had a much less significant goal; to return his kids to their mother.
War of the Worlds was a legendary classic to both the new and old generation of readers. Because of this, when one watches this film they have high expectations, expectations that this film failed to meet. For starters, the actors in this movie were, to be blunt, bad. The reactions that they put on during the action sequences and emotional sequences were fake and unnatural. Viewers cannot relate to such performance. The fact that they used a skilled actor such as Tom Cruise to act with other inexperienced actors was another mistake. His skills dwarfed their acting skills and made it plainly visible how bad the acting was.
Honestly, the movie is not so bad, the first 60 minutes were tolerable and maybe even exciting but the final 73 minutes were horrible. The effects were overdone and cheesy. Perhaps expectations for this movie were set to high, a level that it simply could not meet. After one hundred seventeen minutes of watching this movie, anyone who has not read the novel will not read the novel.
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War of the Worlds will be a unforgettable event in literary history. It was broadcast on the radio for the first time in October 30, 1938. The events from the original War of the Worlds was so frightening that it literally scared people out of their houses; the most that the film War of the Worlds provided was an occasional loud boom that shocked people. An original voice recorded episode of War of the Worlds easily beat a film production of the novel which cost 132 million dollars.
The movie begins with a dull and gloomy mood and it quickly introduces an average American man as the protagonist. The film quickly lays out the main character’s back story and then lets the invasion begin. This is where the movie climaxes but also plateaus. The remaining plot of the story could easily be inferred. The plot climaxes once again towards the end of the film but once again, it sharply plateaus when a bad ending emerges. Due to such the film having such a great variation from the novel, one may expect a different ending but unfortunately, one was not given. The protagonist in the novel had a strong motive to survive; to see his love once again. The protagonist in the film however had a much less significant goal; to return his kids to their mother.
War of the Worlds was a legendary classic to both the new and old generation of readers. Because of this, when one watches this film they have high expectations, expectations that this film failed to meet. For starters, the actors in this movie were, to be blunt, bad. The reactions that they put on during the action sequences and emotional sequences were fake and unnatural. Viewers cannot relate to such performance. The fact that they used a skilled actor such as Tom Cruise to act with other inexperienced actors was another mistake. His skills dwarfed their acting skills and made it plainly visible how bad the acting was.
Honestly, the movie is not so bad, the first 60 minutes were tolerable and maybe even exciting but the final 73 minutes were horrible. The effects were overdone and cheesy. Perhaps expectations for this movie were set to high, a level that it simply could not meet. After one hundred seventeen minutes of watching this movie, anyone who has not read the novel will not read the novel.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Great Steps of College
College and high school is two separate experiences. Originally, I assumed college was just a slightly more intense version of high school but I was wrong. In high school, I could easily receive an A or B grade in a class with minimal effort, but upon entering college, this assumption led me to doing poorly the first half of my first semester. By the time I caught up to this, it was too late to get the 4.00 I dreamed about.
In high school, there was plenty of work and tests a year so catching up was no problem, but in college, failing one assignment may determine whether you make an A in the class or not. There is a saying among high school students stating, “You will do fine as long as you show up to class and do the work” but apparently this rule is only true to high school classes. Amongst all the classes I have taken so far, I have came to notice that just showing up and doing the work has an extremely small effect on with how well you do in class. What is important is showing up to participate and doing well on the assignments.
In college, there are too few assignments given out, it is a big gamble to decide to miss one of the assignments. Also, the amount of information you need to build up in one semester is greater and more detailed than what you need to learn in high school. For example in high school bio, all we knew about the cells was that it was like many eggs which bonded to each other to form an organism, in college bio, we went into details such as how cells bond to each other and what cells are made of. High school barely scraped the surface of the topics that I have been learning in college.
I have recently begun to notice my lack of good sense in high school. I regret not trying my best to learn and follow the advice of the teachers that cared about my future. It was a shock to be faced with failure after taking my first step into the scholastic field. I feel the high school does not do enough to prepare students who aspires to go to college.
In high school, there was plenty of work and tests a year so catching up was no problem, but in college, failing one assignment may determine whether you make an A in the class or not. There is a saying among high school students stating, “You will do fine as long as you show up to class and do the work” but apparently this rule is only true to high school classes. Amongst all the classes I have taken so far, I have came to notice that just showing up and doing the work has an extremely small effect on with how well you do in class. What is important is showing up to participate and doing well on the assignments.
In college, there are too few assignments given out, it is a big gamble to decide to miss one of the assignments. Also, the amount of information you need to build up in one semester is greater and more detailed than what you need to learn in high school. For example in high school bio, all we knew about the cells was that it was like many eggs which bonded to each other to form an organism, in college bio, we went into details such as how cells bond to each other and what cells are made of. High school barely scraped the surface of the topics that I have been learning in college.
I have recently begun to notice my lack of good sense in high school. I regret not trying my best to learn and follow the advice of the teachers that cared about my future. It was a shock to be faced with failure after taking my first step into the scholastic field. I feel the high school does not do enough to prepare students who aspires to go to college.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Time isn't Money anymore,, Money is Status
In this day and age, one can easily notice how money is spent so scantily in the economy. There are many people who are rich in wealth but spend money very poorly. People often buy expensive goods that are well above the price they should be sold. The purpose of a pair of shoes is to keep a person’s foot safe and warm while they are walking or running. An average pair of shoes can cost about $35 but there are many people who will voluntary spend $100 or more on a pair of shoe because it “looks” good. Perhaps this is materialism and consumerism at its finest.
There are some people who can afford to lead this type of life style but there are also others who cannot. They may decide to buy a $40,000 BMW .when they can’t even afford to pay their bills. They don’t want to be known as “penny pinchers” so they spend lots of money to show off the wealth they don’t have. To freely spend money without thinking about the consequence is a foolish thing to do. Money you might not need now may come to use later. A great penny pincher once said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” If everyone lived according to Benjamin Franklin’s philosophy, our economy will not be as flimsy as it is now.
Spending money appears to be a status symbol. When you look at someone wearing the same clothing brand as someone else, you are less likely to judge them financially, but if they are wearing brands you do not see anyone else wearing, you will be intrigued to find out rather they are either poor or really rich. People are like animals, animals they seek out friends and mates that are in good condition with excellent plumage. In the case of people, we seek out those who are attractive and wealthy. We spend more money on things because we feel money can buy happiness and respect.
There are some people who can afford to lead this type of life style but there are also others who cannot. They may decide to buy a $40,000 BMW .when they can’t even afford to pay their bills. They don’t want to be known as “penny pinchers” so they spend lots of money to show off the wealth they don’t have. To freely spend money without thinking about the consequence is a foolish thing to do. Money you might not need now may come to use later. A great penny pincher once said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” If everyone lived according to Benjamin Franklin’s philosophy, our economy will not be as flimsy as it is now.
Spending money appears to be a status symbol. When you look at someone wearing the same clothing brand as someone else, you are less likely to judge them financially, but if they are wearing brands you do not see anyone else wearing, you will be intrigued to find out rather they are either poor or really rich. People are like animals, animals they seek out friends and mates that are in good condition with excellent plumage. In the case of people, we seek out those who are attractive and wealthy. We spend more money on things because we feel money can buy happiness and respect.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The government has advocated for the “going green” policy for years. Recently, the government has been putting more effort in an effort to make citizens go green. Coincidentally, they started advocating again as soon as the United States entered a recession. Could this “going green” policy from the government be a “making green” scheme to revive the economy?
A nation usually enters a state of depression or recession when the government or bank is low on funds. Towards the end of the Bush administration, the nation was in a bad economic state. This was also around the time that green methods were being broadly advertised. The use of buses, warnings of global warming, pollution, recycling, and the list goes on and on.
Green products are not something everyone could afford, they tend to cost much higher than regular products. Contrary to what most people may think, something like a recycled notebook can cost up to a one dollar higher than a regular notebook. A water efficient washing machine can cost hundreds more than a normal washing machine and with the higher prices comes a higher tax which goes to the government.
The past will always repeat itself. Around twenty years ago during the Bush Sr. administration, the country was in its biggest debts in its history. At the same time, warnings concerning global warming and environmentally safe products surfaced. As soon as the matter of the national debts died down, nonbiodegradable products such as swiffer mops and disposable contacts were release to the public.
The knowledge of the future of global warming has been around for quite some times. The government only seems to appeal to helping the environment when they find it is convenient for them. Although they are killing two birds with one stone by helping the economy and environment at the same time, they should be more consistent with helping the environment. Perhaps after our recession has ended, new products such as disposable one time use electronics may be released to the public.
A nation usually enters a state of depression or recession when the government or bank is low on funds. Towards the end of the Bush administration, the nation was in a bad economic state. This was also around the time that green methods were being broadly advertised. The use of buses, warnings of global warming, pollution, recycling, and the list goes on and on.
Green products are not something everyone could afford, they tend to cost much higher than regular products. Contrary to what most people may think, something like a recycled notebook can cost up to a one dollar higher than a regular notebook. A water efficient washing machine can cost hundreds more than a normal washing machine and with the higher prices comes a higher tax which goes to the government.
The past will always repeat itself. Around twenty years ago during the Bush Sr. administration, the country was in its biggest debts in its history. At the same time, warnings concerning global warming and environmentally safe products surfaced. As soon as the matter of the national debts died down, nonbiodegradable products such as swiffer mops and disposable contacts were release to the public.
The knowledge of the future of global warming has been around for quite some times. The government only seems to appeal to helping the environment when they find it is convenient for them. Although they are killing two birds with one stone by helping the economy and environment at the same time, they should be more consistent with helping the environment. Perhaps after our recession has ended, new products such as disposable one time use electronics may be released to the public.
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