What is justice? What is the right thing to do? Do we always have to put moral and ethics in front of us? The video explains a Harvard Professor lecturing students about what the right things are for certain scenarios.
You don't need to watch the whole thing, but just go through 10 minutes of it. After watching the 10 minutes, come back here and post what you would do in the scenarios that were provided.
Personally, there would be 1 scenario I would do differently to everybody else in the lecture. If the cart could be stopped by me pushing a big (no offense intended in anyway) man to say 5 other people, I would certainly push the man down. My reason being would be, because if I could save 5 man for sacrificing 1 it saves more people. But if I save the man who is next to me, I would feel guilt for knowing I could have saved more lives if I pushed him down.
Whereas on the other hand, if you were to ask me to do the same thing in the doctor's scenario, I would not possibly do that. I would be violating the law to take one healthy person (who is only here for a checkup)'s life, to save 5 others' I would not be able. Unless the one healthy person agrees to sacrifice his life to save the other 5.
Comments are appreciated.
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Appreciating Music
Lots of modern day teens like to listen to music such as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Beyonce etc. And that is truly not called music. Music has changed from a wonderful art to something that is garbage (not trying to offend or insult nowaday music but it is just my opinion). I have a music example of what true music is, and not only is the song a work of art, but the way Larry Carlton plays the guitar with such emotion. It almost feels like he is playing the guitar and making sounds that feels like he is crying.
Hope you enjoyed the music of the 70's-90's era!
Hope you enjoyed the music of the 70's-90's era!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Shakespeare
In English class, we are constantly getting assessments (approximately 1 every week or so...). This time, we had to research about Shakespeare. Before starting any type of assessment or any piece of work.
You always have to consider the PAF. PAF stands for purpose, audience and form.
In this case, the P was to inform.
Audience - was Y6-Y8 school children who had no understanding of Shakespeare whatsoever.
Form - we were asked to present our work in the form of a poster.
You always have to consider the PAF. PAF stands for purpose, audience and form.
In this case, the P was to inform.
Audience - was Y6-Y8 school children who had no understanding of Shakespeare whatsoever.
Form - we were asked to present our work in the form of a poster.
Born April 23 1564
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire, England
Died April 23 1616 (aged 52)
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire, England
Occupation Playwright, poet,
actor
Spouse Anne Hathaway (m. 1582-1616)
Children Susanna Hall
Hamnet Shakespeare
Judith Quiney
Relative John Shakespeare (father)
Mary Shakespeare (mother)
Summary Born in 1582, there is no primary evidence revealing his life until he was 18. Neither is there any evidence of his existence. Many say he is a playwright, poet and actor. Writing 37 plays, and over 154 sonnets.
Did you know?
•Shakespeare was 3 of 8 siblings. But he was considered the oldest because the 2 before him had died.
•Based on textual evidence in the sonnets and some plays, some believe that Shakespeare was bisexual.
•More than 80 spelling variations are recorded for Shakespeare's name, from “Shappere” to “Shaxberd.”
•Shakespeare never spelt his name as “William Shakespeare” in his signatures
Shakespearean Themes:
Envy
Jealousy
Perverse jokes
Romance
Hatred
Macbeth:
The three witches tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of Cawdor, Glamis and the king. Soon after, he becomes the Thane. He and his wife decide they need to kill the king. Macbeth kills the king, his wife frames the guards to the murder by leaving the daggers Macbeth used in their hands. The kings sons run away in fear of Macbeth. Macbeth gets crowned king then hired murders to kill his threat, Banquo. Macbeth is haunted by Banquo’s ghost at his party, he then goes back to the witches for help and he sees three things...
1. a bloody baby saying "beware Macduff"
2. a bloody helmet saying that he cant be killed by anyone born of a woman
3. a child with a crown and a tree branch saying that he does not need to worry till the Birnam woods moves to Dunsinane.
Lady Macbeth kills herself because of guilt. Macduff and the army head for Macbeth's castle. Macbeth is killed by Macduff who was born by C-section which was not considered to be born of a woman fulfilling the witches predictions. Macbeth dies, order was restored when Malcolm was crowned as the new King of Scotland.
Time Era (Elizabethan Age):
Food - Depending on whether you are upper of lower class person. You eat different sorts of foods.
Breakfast, Dinner, Supper
Lower class: Porridge, bread, beer, ¼ lb of meat. Beer is low alcohol.
Upper class: The difference between the 2 are simply the richness of the ingredients. Not in terms of the money, but in terms of quality and quantity. The upper class would be served with more food. They mainly ate spicy dishes, or very sweet dishes.
Life: The Elizabethan Age was ruled by a monarchy.
•There was no schools for girls. They were only allowed to be home schooled
•Women could not become doctors or lawyers.
•They had no political power (apart from Queen Elizabeth), and could not vote.
•They were not allowed to act in theatres
•Every family is expected to attend Church every Sunday
Entertainment: Entertainment to people of the Elizabethan Age was key. Entertainment was something they celebrated. Entertainment didn’t necessarily have to be some fancy stuff like watching movies (they don’t have movies theatres), it could simply be attending someones wedding.
Feasts, banquets, fairs, plays, festivals, dancing, tournaments, games, sports, animal sports, hunting, hawking, etc.
Modern Shakespeare:
Shakespeare is a giant impact on our modern day life, he’s everywhere! Even if he was alive over 400 years ago, he has influenced and formed the world we live in today. Shakespeare contributed to our modern day English, he came up with creative words and phrases, and was known as the master manipulator of language.
Othello
What is the Globe Theatre?
The Globe Theatre is an Elizabethan theatre built in London 1599 by Shakespeare’s playing company/The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The Globe has a capacity of 3,000 people with seating for the High-Class to the groundlings/low class.
Why is it called ‘The Globe’?
'The Globe' was said to be a reference to the fact that the actors create a different world for their audience.
Where is it?
On June 29 1613 the Globe theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth. A cannon was misfired during the performance resulting in the wooden beams lighting on fire and burning down the place. A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre was built and opened in 1997 about 230 meters away from the site of the original theatre and it was then closed 28 years later in 1642.
Why was it popular?
The Globe Theatre is popular because of William Shakespeare and his theatre group’s involvement. In England, acting wasn't recognized as a profession until 1572 because the theatre was considered disrespectful.
How is the theatre different from today?
The Globe Theatre is the oldest theatre to be made. Nowadays, theatres have changed completely. Theatres now are sheltered, and don’t have the possibility of getting wet by rain. During the Elizabethan Era, theatres did not have electric lights to light up the stage, they had to use natural light from the sky to light up the theatre, making it more special than it is today. This mainly is because of the evolution of technology. As I have related before from the Elizabethan Era, women were not allowed to take part in acting. But nowadays, the law has changed and women have their rights.
Bibliography:
http://library.thinkquest.org/25592/shakespe1.htm
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/timeline.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQGATTeg1Os
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/summaries/macbeth/macbeth_summary.htm
http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/01/11_shakespeare.html
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-daily-life.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-entertainment.htm
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/whystudyshakespeare.html
http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQGATTeg1Os
Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwickshire, England
Died April 23 1616 (aged 52)
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire, England
Occupation Playwright, poet,
actor
Spouse Anne Hathaway (m. 1582-1616)
Children Susanna Hall
Hamnet Shakespeare
Judith Quiney
Relative John Shakespeare (father)
Mary Shakespeare (mother)
Summary Born in 1582, there is no primary evidence revealing his life until he was 18. Neither is there any evidence of his existence. Many say he is a playwright, poet and actor. Writing 37 plays, and over 154 sonnets.
Did you know?
•Shakespeare was 3 of 8 siblings. But he was considered the oldest because the 2 before him had died.
•Based on textual evidence in the sonnets and some plays, some believe that Shakespeare was bisexual.
•More than 80 spelling variations are recorded for Shakespeare's name, from “Shappere” to “Shaxberd.”
•Shakespeare never spelt his name as “William Shakespeare” in his signatures
Shakespearean Themes:
Envy
Jealousy
Perverse jokes
Romance
Hatred
Macbeth:
The three witches tell Macbeth that he will become Thane of Cawdor, Glamis and the king. Soon after, he becomes the Thane. He and his wife decide they need to kill the king. Macbeth kills the king, his wife frames the guards to the murder by leaving the daggers Macbeth used in their hands. The kings sons run away in fear of Macbeth. Macbeth gets crowned king then hired murders to kill his threat, Banquo. Macbeth is haunted by Banquo’s ghost at his party, he then goes back to the witches for help and he sees three things...
1. a bloody baby saying "beware Macduff"
2. a bloody helmet saying that he cant be killed by anyone born of a woman
3. a child with a crown and a tree branch saying that he does not need to worry till the Birnam woods moves to Dunsinane.
Lady Macbeth kills herself because of guilt. Macduff and the army head for Macbeth's castle. Macbeth is killed by Macduff who was born by C-section which was not considered to be born of a woman fulfilling the witches predictions. Macbeth dies, order was restored when Malcolm was crowned as the new King of Scotland.
Time Era (Elizabethan Age):
Food - Depending on whether you are upper of lower class person. You eat different sorts of foods.
Breakfast, Dinner, Supper
Lower class: Porridge, bread, beer, ¼ lb of meat. Beer is low alcohol.
Upper class: The difference between the 2 are simply the richness of the ingredients. Not in terms of the money, but in terms of quality and quantity. The upper class would be served with more food. They mainly ate spicy dishes, or very sweet dishes.
Life: The Elizabethan Age was ruled by a monarchy.
•There was no schools for girls. They were only allowed to be home schooled
•Women could not become doctors or lawyers.
•They had no political power (apart from Queen Elizabeth), and could not vote.
•They were not allowed to act in theatres
•Every family is expected to attend Church every Sunday
Entertainment: Entertainment to people of the Elizabethan Age was key. Entertainment was something they celebrated. Entertainment didn’t necessarily have to be some fancy stuff like watching movies (they don’t have movies theatres), it could simply be attending someones wedding.
Feasts, banquets, fairs, plays, festivals, dancing, tournaments, games, sports, animal sports, hunting, hawking, etc.
Modern Shakespeare:
Shakespeare is a giant impact on our modern day life, he’s everywhere! Even if he was alive over 400 years ago, he has influenced and formed the world we live in today. Shakespeare contributed to our modern day English, he came up with creative words and phrases, and was known as the master manipulator of language.
Othello
- A Double Life (1947)
- All Night Long (1962)
- Catch My Soul (1974)
- A Thousand Acres (1997)
- King of Texas (2002)
- Ran (1985)
- Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Yellow Sky (1943)
- Kiss Me Kate (1948)
- Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)
- Strange Brew (1983)
- Men of Respect (1991)
- Scotland, PA (2001)
- My Own Private Idaho (1991)
- Romeo Must Die (2000)
- West Side Story (1961)
- She’s the Man (2006)
- The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
- Tower of London (1939)
- Were the World Mine (2008)
- Authors borrow plots (Mama Day by Gloria Naylor)
- Children’s TV reworks his ideas (Duck Tales)
- Adult TV alludes to his work (Star Trek and Frasier)
- Cartoonists play with his words (Calvin and Hobbes and Garfield)
- Referred to in films (Clueless)
- Advertisements borrow his snappier phrases for captions and voice-overs
What is the Globe Theatre?
The Globe Theatre is an Elizabethan theatre built in London 1599 by Shakespeare’s playing company/The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The Globe has a capacity of 3,000 people with seating for the High-Class to the groundlings/low class.
Why is it called ‘The Globe’?
'The Globe' was said to be a reference to the fact that the actors create a different world for their audience.
Where is it?
On June 29 1613 the Globe theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth. A cannon was misfired during the performance resulting in the wooden beams lighting on fire and burning down the place. A modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre was built and opened in 1997 about 230 meters away from the site of the original theatre and it was then closed 28 years later in 1642.
Why was it popular?
The Globe Theatre is popular because of William Shakespeare and his theatre group’s involvement. In England, acting wasn't recognized as a profession until 1572 because the theatre was considered disrespectful.
How is the theatre different from today?
The Globe Theatre is the oldest theatre to be made. Nowadays, theatres have changed completely. Theatres now are sheltered, and don’t have the possibility of getting wet by rain. During the Elizabethan Era, theatres did not have electric lights to light up the stage, they had to use natural light from the sky to light up the theatre, making it more special than it is today. This mainly is because of the evolution of technology. As I have related before from the Elizabethan Era, women were not allowed to take part in acting. But nowadays, the law has changed and women have their rights.
Bibliography:
http://library.thinkquest.org/25592/shakespe1.htm
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/timeline/timeline.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQGATTeg1Os
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/summaries/macbeth/macbeth_summary.htm
http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/01/11_shakespeare.html
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-daily-life.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-entertainment.htm
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/whystudyshakespeare.html
http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQGATTeg1Os
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Ancient Greek - (Greek Mythology)
As you know, in Humanities we have recently been studying the topic Ancient Greek. And a subject that we spent a long time discussing and debating about was Greek Mythology. - And how the Greek population/ citizens believed and worshipped multiple Gods.
But before knowing about Greek Mythology you have to know a little about the history of Ancient Greece and the different city-states and different citizens:
According to research from now, it is said that Greek had many different city-states (nowadays, we call this different states), and 2 main city-states in Greece were Athens and Sparta. Athens was a place of wealth. A community that was very rich, powerful and wealthy. They had speciality in many different areas consisting of; architecture, art, drama, literature, philosophy, medicine, politics and science. The food that was served were mostly consisted of luxuries.
- In Athens there were 3 different types of people.
There were the Citizens, who were the people born in Athens and only consisted of men (as in the old times only men had political power.)
Metics were people who were born outside of Athens, were free people but had to pay taxes, and could not own any land in Athens.
And last but not least the Slaves. The Slaves were people who were the captured people from war. The population of the Metics and Slaves put together made up half the Athenian society.
In Sparta, there are also 3 different types of people.
Equals - They were the people who controlled Sparta.
Half citizens - free people, but had to pay taxes. They served in the army, but had no political power at all.
And the Helots. - The Helots are same as slaves, but just called differently in Sparta. And they had no rights at all.
Sparta was a very small populated city-state. And most of the men who were born in Sparta were sent to Military barracks at the age of 7, as they needed to be well-prepared for war at anytime, anywhere.
Despite the differences between both city-states. They all were entailed to believe and worship Gods. The commonly known God in all of Greece was Zeus, (God of all Gods). And every God lived in a mountain by the name of Mt. Olympus. And any citizen who dared to visit the Mt. Olympus was never to be found again. And that made citizens of Athens and Sparta, to Macedonia, and the whole entire Greece believe in Gods.
Here is a video regarding the God Zeus :
The video explains how Zeus grew up, and became the "leader" of all the other Gods, and the challenges he had to over come.
But before knowing about Greek Mythology you have to know a little about the history of Ancient Greece and the different city-states and different citizens:
According to research from now, it is said that Greek had many different city-states (nowadays, we call this different states), and 2 main city-states in Greece were Athens and Sparta. Athens was a place of wealth. A community that was very rich, powerful and wealthy. They had speciality in many different areas consisting of; architecture, art, drama, literature, philosophy, medicine, politics and science. The food that was served were mostly consisted of luxuries.
- In Athens there were 3 different types of people.
There were the Citizens, who were the people born in Athens and only consisted of men (as in the old times only men had political power.)
Metics were people who were born outside of Athens, were free people but had to pay taxes, and could not own any land in Athens.
And last but not least the Slaves. The Slaves were people who were the captured people from war. The population of the Metics and Slaves put together made up half the Athenian society.
In Sparta, there are also 3 different types of people.
Equals - They were the people who controlled Sparta.
Half citizens - free people, but had to pay taxes. They served in the army, but had no political power at all.
And the Helots. - The Helots are same as slaves, but just called differently in Sparta. And they had no rights at all.
Sparta was a very small populated city-state. And most of the men who were born in Sparta were sent to Military barracks at the age of 7, as they needed to be well-prepared for war at anytime, anywhere.
Despite the differences between both city-states. They all were entailed to believe and worship Gods. The commonly known God in all of Greece was Zeus, (God of all Gods). And every God lived in a mountain by the name of Mt. Olympus. And any citizen who dared to visit the Mt. Olympus was never to be found again. And that made citizens of Athens and Sparta, to Macedonia, and the whole entire Greece believe in Gods.
Here is a video regarding the God Zeus :
The video explains how Zeus grew up, and became the "leader" of all the other Gods, and the challenges he had to over come.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Learning and 'Never Giving Up'
Have you ever wondered to yourself: What motives you to learn? I understand that it is a odd question to ask. But have you ever thought about it?
Just today, whilst at home doing my homework. I received a survey from a classmate, and there were only a few questions. But hard questions. Obviously, one of them including 'What motives you to learn?'
What makes me want to learn and become hardworking. Is simply the fact that I do not want to waste my parents money that they spend for me to go to school. If I don't try hard, that means all the money is wasted. So why not, be happy and appreciate what you have. This also brings me to the topic of appreciating. Many people do not appreciate what they have today.
People who can see this post by me should be thankful, not because I have made my blog, not because you are reading this. It's because you are lucky enough to have a laptop, and spend time to read my blog.
There are many people who are less fortunate than we are. Take a look at Libya, they are going on an outrage, they are fighting against each other. They are having war. But what about us? We our not in harms way. Therefore we should thank and enjoy every moment we have. Look at Nick Vujicic, he has no hands, no legs 'No arms, no legs, no worries'.
Just today, whilst at home doing my homework. I received a survey from a classmate, and there were only a few questions. But hard questions. Obviously, one of them including 'What motives you to learn?'
What makes me want to learn and become hardworking. Is simply the fact that I do not want to waste my parents money that they spend for me to go to school. If I don't try hard, that means all the money is wasted. So why not, be happy and appreciate what you have. This also brings me to the topic of appreciating. Many people do not appreciate what they have today.
People who can see this post by me should be thankful, not because I have made my blog, not because you are reading this. It's because you are lucky enough to have a laptop, and spend time to read my blog.
There are many people who are less fortunate than we are. Take a look at Libya, they are going on an outrage, they are fighting against each other. They are having war. But what about us? We our not in harms way. Therefore we should thank and enjoy every moment we have. Look at Nick Vujicic, he has no hands, no legs 'No arms, no legs, no worries'.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Edward De Bono On Creative thinking
Hi, this is my first video post on my Blog, this video is about Edward De Bono talking about Creative thinking. Please Enjoy
I chose to post this video because I found this video quite interesting about Edward De Bono talking about the Six Thinking Hats. I found 1 part especially interesting was when he said: "being creative is different from being different. For example making a door, and a triangular door is not being creative, its just being different. Being creative is being a risk-taker and making or designing things people have not done."
I chose to post this video because I found this video quite interesting about Edward De Bono talking about the Six Thinking Hats. I found 1 part especially interesting was when he said: "being creative is different from being different. For example making a door, and a triangular door is not being creative, its just being different. Being creative is being a risk-taker and making or designing things people have not done."
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