Compassionate Science

The media is a strong tool that allows us to see many of the things around us. Through social networking, I have seen the things that are possible through hearing aids. From a baby's smile, to a woman's tears, this technology has strongly changed the lives of many people. At UCI there is a center designed specifically for hearing research and there are many students working hard to develop new technologies for hearing aids. I was able to see the improvements that this technology has gained over the years, moving from vague, hard to hear background noises, to clearer, more concise word forms. To be able to think of something this advanced and refine it with so much detail, a person has to have a lot of dedication. I believe that to go through with a precess as tedious and time consuming as this one, a person will usually have a passion for completing the task they have at hand. I think compassion in the medical field is what allows people to not only be successful in the field, but allows them to contribute to it. There are many prevailing issues in the medical field, some being cancer, diabetes, and HIV.  These are all issues that have no cure. However, through hours of hard work and determined research, i believe that one day one person will be able to overcome the obstacles that plague our communities and be able to help people all around the world.

My Thoughts On Bullying

I believe that every single person you meet at one point in their life has been a victim of bullying. Everyone experiences bullying in a psychological way, and i believe that it reaches us through propaganda. We see it on television, the internet, ads, billboards, the radio, and even by word of mouth. People are bullied every day into purchasing different things, starting new treatments, and meeting new people. "Get thin quick!"and "Be the best in the best car!"  are only some of the slogans that manipulate people into psychological disorders, and an overall feeling of despair. Why is it that so many people care so much about the way the look? think? act? It is because we are bullied into behaving certain ways and believing certain actions are more correct that others. We all must learn to realize that our indirect comments, and sometimes even the way we act can have powerful impacts on others.  We can help people feel better about themselves and their peers by supporting them in their decisions and teaching them that they are above bullying, a petty way of making themselves feel better than their peers.

The Future

In 100 years, the economic and technological aspects of our community will have been steered towards battling pollution and the destruction of our plant. Oxygen generators and methods for reforestation will be in full bloom. Perhaps creatures that where once extinct will be reappearing due to DNA engineering. Perhaps the way we get our electricity will be different- only from wind power. Materials used in construction shall be pro-green and our communities will be healthier places to live in. Or, perhaps they wont. Perhaps the cutting down of trees, pollution of water sources, wasting of paper, electricity, and many other things will continue to occur without end. We will slow asphyxiate in our own poisonous emissions and, due to the lack of trees will also lack oxygen. Animals will begin to go extinct due to the lack of homes. Our lands will become infertile and we will no longer be able to obtain the fruits and vegetables we need through farming. The ocean will have become a poisonous, oily mess the cannot give fish or any other type of food source and the human race will parish. We have become our own plague.

Good Laugh

One time, my little brother and sister wanted my mother and I to watch the movie Nanny McPhee with them. So we all sat down in the living room and put the movie on. It was such a ridiculous movie. At several points within the movie, My mother and i shot disbelieving glances at each other from across the room. Many of the things in the movie were absolutely ridiculous! When the movie got to a point where pigs from a farm were doing synchronized swimming in a lake, my mother looked at each other and bust into hysterical laughter. We laughed so hard my siblings turned the volume on the television nearly all the way. I laughed so hard I collapsed onto the floor for about fifteen minutes. My head felt like it was going to burst and i had started a small puddle on the living room floor from crying so hard. I finally had to stand up when i nearly threw up on the floor. I stood up, ran to the restroom, threw up and promptly continued laughing. I will never laugh so hard again in my life.

Modern Times

Modern Times is a realistic film that depicts the harsh reality of our society. Charlie Chaplin presents the setting in the future. What should be a perfect, harmonious, easy job setting turns out to be a harbor for oppression and hard labor. This is an ironic contrast to the title of the movie because America has seen this type of oppression throughout many years, yet it still has not been solved in modern times. The most impacting part of the film was when Chaplin presents the outside world to the viewers. It is a hard, cold place to live in with much poverty and hunger running rampant in the streets. The girl he befriends becomes a symbol of the innocence that is lost when her father is killed and her family is taken from her. This film has an excellent representation of the goals of hardworking people; simply a good meal and a roof to sleep under. My favorite part of the movie was when Chaplin finally achieved a job he was good at. However, even this part of the movie becomes a symbol when the police, the prevailing form of government once again pursues Chaplin and his friend, taking their only form of income and survival. The film contains a strong message about the purpose of survival and how not only is food and money important, but the need for the happiness given from a family will always prevail, even in the worst situations.