Humanity and Beasts of The Southern Wild

The beasts of the southern wild, may seem to have many philosophical undertones to it, I feel that the film's ideology is more strait-forward and concrete.   When the Director,  Benh Zeitlin, explained the themes of his film to Oprah, I realized that the message was a lot simpler than the philosophical, thought-provoking  discussions we had in class.  As my opinion on the movie, I felt that it was a great way of describing the devastating natural disasters, and how it effects human relations.  I really liked how the director portrayed how the character(s)' will was unaffected by the storm.   In fact, It even showed how the characters grew stronger after the storm.  One of my favorite parts of the movie is when the Director portrays Hush Puppie's mother as a small blinking light at the end of the horizon.   It got me thinking deeply about the symbolism associated with that light.  One other thing I liked is Ben Richardson's natural cinematography,  which I felt captured the essence of the Bathtub.

I feel that this film fits in well with our humanity unit because this film portrayed the problems of humans very well.   One example was the refusal of Hush Puppy and Wink to leave their homes.   It was a sort of natural emotional connection they had with their home place.  That was an example of being human.   Similarly, the death of Wink showed the Human quality of rising from tragedies and being stronger.  In conclusion, I feel that this Movie tied in with our humanity unit very well.   

Passion Project Progress

While working on my passion project, I rather surprisingly, realized that I had come a long way in my passion project.   But, I am still on my research stages and I still have a lot to do.  As of now, I am still compiling information.    I did a lot of research on the history behind important, yet unrecognized inventions.  I have found several interesting items, such as an explanation to why products such as the Internet and touch screens are given no importance.  My obstacles I face are the lack of research info from websites.   However, Some sites such as online encyclopedias will help me out.  In conclusion, I would have to say that I made some significant process in the research area, but I still have a lot to go in terms of organizing and presenting the information I have compiled.  I will eradicate this obstacle by investing more time on weekends for this project.        

My Personality Type.

My personality type was a ENFP.

These are the traits of a ENFP:


Warmly enthusiastic and imaginative. See life as full of possibilities. Make connections between events and information very quickly, and confidently proceed based on the patterns they see. Want a lot of affirmation from others, and readily give appreciation and support. Spontaneous and flexible, often rely on their ability to improvise and their verbal fluency.


When I first looked at this description, I thought that this does not match very well with me.  I was really confused.  However, now that I looked at it, It really does match me.   I feel that I am very enthusiastic and imaginative.  It may not seem that way to others, but I truly feel this way.   I also seek a lot of affirmation from others. I will ask a lot of people before proceeding.  I can also improvise a lot.

This Knowledge of personality types helps me understand others because I will stop Judging people.  I realized that different people have different approaches to doing things, and I will not criticize their approach.
I learned that our differences, not similarities bring us together.

This information can help us tackle our question "What does it mean to be Human?"  I learned that being human means being different.  These differences allow us to be ourselves, and develop our own personalities.  These personalities bring different emotions. I have concluded that Being human means, being yourself.       

Joyas Voladoras is a rather mysterious piece of writing.  the reason I think it is mysterious is because there is a philosiphical, and deeper meaning to it than the imagery.  In the piece, the author describes the different sizes of hearts and compares the two sizes and relates it to being human.  My favorite line is "so much held in a heart in a lifetime."   This touched me because the human heart really does a lot more than pump blood.  It can hold and many emotions and memories.  It means that even though animals have different heart sizes, it still holds many emotions and memories.  This gives an explanation of what it means to be human because being human has a lot more than having a heart.   It means to hold memories and emotions together in that heart.  It tells us that being human cannot be described by physical characteristics, but can be explained by memories and emotions.  Memories and Emotions to me are the most important thing that makes up a human being.  This is because emotions are what sets us apart from trees and bacteria, emotions make us feel ourselves and be ourselves.  We can express character.  We are humans.

What does it mean to be human?

Humans are special beings.   It is definitely far more than having a brain and having organs.  To me, the thing that makes us the most human is being able to convey emotions.  It is the ability to be happy,  sad, and mad over something.  While animals do have the ability to have emotions, they are rather primitive when compared to human emotions.  Another thing that makes us human is to have complex relationships with others.   The way we our bonded with our parents, friends, etc.  The human bonds make us human because we share a tight relationship.  The way we communicate with others also makes us humans.  We talk with great intelligence, making language on of the greatest engineering feats of all time.   High levels of intelligence are are characteristics of humans.    In conclusion, Humans are are composed of something far more than DNA.   These things are non-physical, they cannot be touched.   Only humans can understand these things.  

20% Project

When I grow up, I want to be a director.  I want to make good movies and hilarious movies.  So I decided for my 20% Project I will direct a short film.  My film will be a comedy that will appeal to the teenage audience.   The possible obstacles I foresee is glitches in the screenplay of the film and budget problems. 

I want to experiment with different camera angles and comedy.   Right now I have no one I can consult about.  I am determined to be a director when I grow up and I will definitely make good movies with an innovative story.  

Saketh Narahari,

Cricket is my Religion

Terri Schiavo Case

I believe that the decision to disconnect Terri Schiavo was right because of several reasons.  First we will discuss about this issue.  This issue has sparked many debates over the last few years.  Her husband wanted her to be dead while her family wanted her to be kept alive.  During this time, the Democrats were in favor of  "pulling the plug" and the Republicans were in favor of keeping her alive.  George Bush favored keeping Terri Schiavo alive.  This debate has been with a national topic for a couple of days.  The debate is still a widely discussed matter today.

In my personal opinion, the plug should have been pulled by Terri Schiavo.  This is because of several reasons.  The first reason is because Terri Schiavo was not in a state of response to external stimuli.  Other-words, she could not respond to everything.   This would be a bad condition because she is just a constant depression to everybody.   One other reason is because she is a constantly taking money away from her family members. When I say this, I do not mean that money is more precious than life.  What is the point of living anymore if you are not "living life to the fullest?"  Also another reason to "pull the plug" is because there is no way she will get back to a normal state.  If you know that there is no way to bring her original form back, why not pull the plug?


To me, Terri Schiavo is still a person.  But she is not the same person.  Her heart is beating, but her brain is not working.   In class we had a debate in which most people agreed that DNA is what makes us a person.   I personally disagree with this.  This is because DNA is basically information.  If we just had information inputted into us, there would be no difference between a robot and a human.   This is what makes humans so special.  They have emotions.  And emotions are not written in DNA.   It is what makes us special.  It is what distinguishes us from robots and plants.

Sources
http://www.wnd.com/2005/03/29516/
http://www.nndb.com/people/435/000026357/
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/25/schiavo.qa/index.html?_s=PM:LAW

Saketh Narahari,
Cricket is my Religion

DNA Dilemma

The time article we read in class was both interesting and thought-provoking.    I felt that this was a great ethical dilemma.  It tested my opinion because I was not sure which side i should be on.  If I supported DNA  testing, it would feel immoral.  If I did not, I would feel weird.

In the end though, I made a decision to support DNA Testing.  I feel that it may lead to more benefits in the future.

If one gets DNA testing early, many diseases can be spotted and treated early.  The one trade-off to this is that there might not be treatment for all diseases found and this might ruin the mood of life.  But technology and medicine are improving and there will be a cure to most diseases in sometime in the future.

Another opinion of mine is that since there is no treatment to all diseases, DNA testing should be held off into the future.

If a genetic trait runs through the family, genetic testing may be beneficial to figure out if the person has that trait.  

If I was a doctor, I would tell the patients everything. If I don't this would be considered lying.  As a patient, I would want to know everything.  As the geneticist/genetic counselor, I would tell everything the patient wants to know. As the parent, I would want to know everything.  As the child, I would want to learn only things that I wanted to know.

In conclusion, I support DNA Testing.

2012

In 2012 I learned about my true religion.  (I made the right decision by converting.)  I learned that the world is much better off with liberals and I learned that English Spin bowlers can bowl better than Indian Spin bowlers on Indian Pitches.  I learned from the India vs Eng series that anything is possible and with West Indies clinching the T20 Final in Colombo to never underestimate anybody, especially the West Indies bowling attack.  (Of course, beside Sunil Narine.)

This year I  resolve to play in a cricket team or Start one here at Northern. I also  I resolve never to betray my religion by watching Manipreet Gony bowl.