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.