Tropic Thunder was easily the best movie of the year. There were alot of very good actors in the movie. All the actors were funny, but Tom Cruise definately stood out. The entire movie was funny and there weren't any boring parts. The movie literally went from one funny part to another, and it kept me lauging the entire time.
Robert Downey Jr. was incredibly funny and i thought he played the part perfectly. Jack Black is funny in every movie he has ever been in, and the same with Ben Stiller. I thought the storyline was good and it was a very intense movie. I mean how can you go wrong with a movie that is hilarious and action packed. I mean even the action parts were funny.
I could see this movie over and over again because its just so perfect. I mean what more could u want in a movie. Its funny, it has great actors, and it has alot of action. It was so unlike any other movie and the storyline was just so different. It must've taken alot of time to get all of the top-tier actors, and it was surprising to see all of those actors working together
Thursday, January 22, 2009
new era . new responsibilty
President Obama made the statement that "this is a new era, with new responsibilities". In my opinion Obama is absolutly right about this. Life is changing and so are our responsibilities as a nation. But not only just as a nation, but also as a community. As a community we need to come together, make smarter choices. Personelly, we need to do whats best for us. save the money we need. The way life is going right now, we need a change. Obama believes that with change, comes new responsibilty.
As a nation, the tasks that we need to take on are large. We need to change our lifestyles. Large businesses are having to close their doors because they can no longer make payments. They cant pay their employees, so they are having to lay people off. As nation, this effects us largly. We need to stop using money we dont have. Thats what got us in this situation in the first place.
This effects our community in just the same way. Most bussnisses in Cottonwood are locally owned. When you go into a store, the chances of you knowing the people working there are pretty high. Everyone knows everyone. And before, we could go into a store, buy stuff from them, and give them business. But now the way our economy is, people cant spend as much money, which means the stores cant make money, so there letting people go, and some are closing their stores.
Personnely what this means to me is that the chances of me being able to find a job thats hiring is pretty low. People are having to lay employees off, they dont want to hire anyone new. So when i leave for college, it will be hard for me to find a job, so i wont have extra money. This problem effects everyone. The new responibilities we need to take on to be able to get through this are important. We need to save the money we have. Make it spread out so when we actually need it, we have it. We shouldnt drive extra because of gas prices. And most of all we need to stop spending money we dont have on things we dont need. If we follow these rules as a nation, community and just as an individual, will be able to get through this tough time. Its time for a change, and we need to be the ones that make it happen
As a nation, the tasks that we need to take on are large. We need to change our lifestyles. Large businesses are having to close their doors because they can no longer make payments. They cant pay their employees, so they are having to lay people off. As nation, this effects us largly. We need to stop using money we dont have. Thats what got us in this situation in the first place.
This effects our community in just the same way. Most bussnisses in Cottonwood are locally owned. When you go into a store, the chances of you knowing the people working there are pretty high. Everyone knows everyone. And before, we could go into a store, buy stuff from them, and give them business. But now the way our economy is, people cant spend as much money, which means the stores cant make money, so there letting people go, and some are closing their stores.
Personnely what this means to me is that the chances of me being able to find a job thats hiring is pretty low. People are having to lay employees off, they dont want to hire anyone new. So when i leave for college, it will be hard for me to find a job, so i wont have extra money. This problem effects everyone. The new responibilities we need to take on to be able to get through this are important. We need to save the money we have. Make it spread out so when we actually need it, we have it. We shouldnt drive extra because of gas prices. And most of all we need to stop spending money we dont have on things we dont need. If we follow these rules as a nation, community and just as an individual, will be able to get through this tough time. Its time for a change, and we need to be the ones that make it happen
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Life's Lessons
I understand exactly what Douglas Soccio is saying. I mean most of the people who go though school don't care. Everyone is just happy with C's and it isn't right. They see school as a place to see their friends and not a place to learn, they simply just "put up with" school. This isn't true for me though, my parents have been on me since kindergarden about my grades and it's a very important part of life. Without smarts what can you do? Nothing. There aren't many jobs that don't require some thought so why not get ur time's worth while your at school and actually take advantage of the opportunity we have here as Americans. I mean other less fortunate places would die to go to school. It just makes sense to me to take advantage of every day.
Throughout school I have realized that the friends I make through sports and school are very important. I mean during football we do all this work, basically year 'round, and in the end it may have seemed like it was all for naught, but when you look deeper you realize that the season was more than just wins and losses. It was friendships and bonding, and coming together not only as a team, but basically brothers. I mean we will share that forever, I mean no matter what happens you will always have memories, and friendships are just something that should be cherished forever.
I have also learned to show up and perform everyday no matter what happens. It's the same in school and in football. No matter how bad i feel or how tired i am i know that when i go to school, or step onto the football field that i have to do well. Its not really an option, it's what i have to do. I know that in order to succeed you have to do your best all the time. I mean when somebody takes SAT's they aren't thrilled about it, but its the people who just start selecting answers who won't make it in life. People must perform in undesirable circumstances, bar none, it just has to be done, and through school i have learned the importance of this.
Throughout school I have realized that the friends I make through sports and school are very important. I mean during football we do all this work, basically year 'round, and in the end it may have seemed like it was all for naught, but when you look deeper you realize that the season was more than just wins and losses. It was friendships and bonding, and coming together not only as a team, but basically brothers. I mean we will share that forever, I mean no matter what happens you will always have memories, and friendships are just something that should be cherished forever.
I have also learned to show up and perform everyday no matter what happens. It's the same in school and in football. No matter how bad i feel or how tired i am i know that when i go to school, or step onto the football field that i have to do well. Its not really an option, it's what i have to do. I know that in order to succeed you have to do your best all the time. I mean when somebody takes SAT's they aren't thrilled about it, but its the people who just start selecting answers who won't make it in life. People must perform in undesirable circumstances, bar none, it just has to be done, and through school i have learned the importance of this.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Hamlet's Character
Hamlet is a victim of circumstance, I mean after his fathers death he was alone. He resented his mother for marrying his uncle, King Claudius. Hamlet had a right to be weary of his uncle and his spies, I mean things happened so fast I'm sure he was very confused. Then when he finally learned that his uncle had actually killed his father he wanted nothing but revenge. He had nothing else to do, he had nothing really to live for. He needed revenge.
I don't really see how Hamlet was just a power hungry prince. He didn't kill his own father and he didn't want to kill Claudius for the power. He just wanted to kill Claudius for revenge. Hamlet is a man of intellect though. I mean how many people would think to act mad as a diversion. I believe that was a very smart move. That being said he did push away the one he loved in order to fullfill his revenge. Truthfully Hamlet is a man of many sides and throughout the story he changed and evolved.
I don't really see how Hamlet was just a power hungry prince. He didn't kill his own father and he didn't want to kill Claudius for the power. He just wanted to kill Claudius for revenge. Hamlet is a man of intellect though. I mean how many people would think to act mad as a diversion. I believe that was a very smart move. That being said he did push away the one he loved in order to fullfill his revenge. Truthfully Hamlet is a man of many sides and throughout the story he changed and evolved.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Step-Parents
Stepparents. Sometimes they are depicted as being evil and corrupt, but in other instances they are seen as being the savior. I personally dont have any experience with stepparents, but it seems that if you truly saw them with respect, that they could truly replace your birth parents. I mean love doesn't just appear because your related through blood, it comes from respect and trust. It seems as if it would be even easier to talk to stepparents, since in some instances you may see them more as friends than parents.
Sometimes in fiction you see the stepparents as just terrible people. Where they punish you for anything or they make you do all the chores, and other things like they where they are just depicted as being hard to live with. In other instances you can see them as life changing. Where they change the childs outlook on life and change his dreams. Nobody can really tell what it would be like to have stepparents from these fictional stories, the only real way is through personal experience.
I have very little experience with stepparents, and it was just my friends stepdad. Personally i liked him alot, and so did my friend. They were really close and he would always take us out on his boat in stuff. He was never this mean evil person and my friend and I respected him. Over the years my friend and his step father became really close and now you could barely tell they aren't blood related. It just goes to show that stepparents aren't all bad. I'm sure that there are some bad stepparents, but with that being said there are bad people too.
There are some positive aspects of having a relationship with you stepparent. He or she could be another role model in your life, or maybe even a parental figure. I mean another parent that cares about you and helps you out really isnt too bad. These relationships might also feel more like friendships. You could feel like the stepparent is there more as a friend and could be easier to talk to. This really isn't something i would know much about, but from the little experience I have a stepparent is really just one more person looking out for. It might be hard sometimes to listen to your stepparent because he or she isn't really your mom and dad. But eventually, overtime a relationship and trust is bound to grow. If not out of necesity, just the pure fact that you will be spending more time with this person.
Relationships with stepparents can be good or bad, just like relationships with true parents. I mean in movies they usually look like the bad guy, but that isnt always true. I mean my friend respects and cares for his stepdad. At first it might be hard to listen to or care about your stepparent, but eventually a relationship will be formed and something good will come out of it. You never know, they could become the person you trust most.
Sometimes in fiction you see the stepparents as just terrible people. Where they punish you for anything or they make you do all the chores, and other things like they where they are just depicted as being hard to live with. In other instances you can see them as life changing. Where they change the childs outlook on life and change his dreams. Nobody can really tell what it would be like to have stepparents from these fictional stories, the only real way is through personal experience.
I have very little experience with stepparents, and it was just my friends stepdad. Personally i liked him alot, and so did my friend. They were really close and he would always take us out on his boat in stuff. He was never this mean evil person and my friend and I respected him. Over the years my friend and his step father became really close and now you could barely tell they aren't blood related. It just goes to show that stepparents aren't all bad. I'm sure that there are some bad stepparents, but with that being said there are bad people too.
There are some positive aspects of having a relationship with you stepparent. He or she could be another role model in your life, or maybe even a parental figure. I mean another parent that cares about you and helps you out really isnt too bad. These relationships might also feel more like friendships. You could feel like the stepparent is there more as a friend and could be easier to talk to. This really isn't something i would know much about, but from the little experience I have a stepparent is really just one more person looking out for. It might be hard sometimes to listen to your stepparent because he or she isn't really your mom and dad. But eventually, overtime a relationship and trust is bound to grow. If not out of necesity, just the pure fact that you will be spending more time with this person.
Relationships with stepparents can be good or bad, just like relationships with true parents. I mean in movies they usually look like the bad guy, but that isnt always true. I mean my friend respects and cares for his stepdad. At first it might be hard to listen to or care about your stepparent, but eventually a relationship will be formed and something good will come out of it. You never know, they could become the person you trust most.
Unwatched Madness
Nearly everyday somebody can turn on their tv and find out about some important leader doing some ridiculous and disturbing thing. I mean even now in the time we live in where people believe everything is perfect when evil, corrupt people are being given the opportunity to run city's and sometimes even entire governments. I mean usually things are kept pretty tight and the people in the government here in the US, but even here knavish people make it into the US government. Just think about how easy it is for someone to take power in other countries. In other places power isn't always given, it's taken and most of the time taken by a unprincipled, terrible person. That's why checks and balances are so important, and here in the US they are used righteously, and it is the UN's job to try and take care of torn down countries, and be their checks and balances.
"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." This is true for any age. If people of power don't have to adhere to any set of rules there is a chance that they will commit awful crimes. Between 1967 and 1998 Mohammed Suharto embezzled about 35 billion dollars and nobody was there to stop him. I mean throughout time there have been bad people who happen to have power and its still the same today. It really doesn't matter what time period we look at. There will be a ruler who has power and abuses it.
Suddam Hussien is another great example. Hussein's regime killed, tortured, raped and terrorized the Iraqi people and its neighbors for over two decades. Hundreds of thousands of people died because of Saddam, he even killed his own relatives. Suddam had even been known to use chemical agent on Kurdish villages. Suddam had had some kind of power in Iraq's government since 1963. It took 40 years for him to finally lose his position of power, even though everyone knew he was a terrible man. This all occured because the checks and balances were unused. Eventually he was brought to justice, but it just took way too long.
Even the governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, has been under investigation for taking bribes and giving up state contracts. The federal investigators recently began wiretapping his phones and he was heard taking bids for Obamas vacant senate seat. He has also witheld funds to a childrens hospital until he donated to his campaing. This just goes to show that it can happen in any circumstance and even though we do have checks and balances people fall through.
The US government has their three branches which is how nobody really gains too much control. In other countries power is split up in different ways to make sure nobody ever has more power than anybody else. But in some places there are no checks or balances or the balance is skewed by a certain group taking control. In these instances death and hardship usually follows. It just goes to show how truly important it is for the "great ones" to be looked over and watched carefully.
"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." This is true for any age. If people of power don't have to adhere to any set of rules there is a chance that they will commit awful crimes. Between 1967 and 1998 Mohammed Suharto embezzled about 35 billion dollars and nobody was there to stop him. I mean throughout time there have been bad people who happen to have power and its still the same today. It really doesn't matter what time period we look at. There will be a ruler who has power and abuses it.
Suddam Hussien is another great example. Hussein's regime killed, tortured, raped and terrorized the Iraqi people and its neighbors for over two decades. Hundreds of thousands of people died because of Saddam, he even killed his own relatives. Suddam had even been known to use chemical agent on Kurdish villages. Suddam had had some kind of power in Iraq's government since 1963. It took 40 years for him to finally lose his position of power, even though everyone knew he was a terrible man. This all occured because the checks and balances were unused. Eventually he was brought to justice, but it just took way too long.
Even the governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, has been under investigation for taking bribes and giving up state contracts. The federal investigators recently began wiretapping his phones and he was heard taking bids for Obamas vacant senate seat. He has also witheld funds to a childrens hospital until he donated to his campaing. This just goes to show that it can happen in any circumstance and even though we do have checks and balances people fall through.
The US government has their three branches which is how nobody really gains too much control. In other countries power is split up in different ways to make sure nobody ever has more power than anybody else. But in some places there are no checks or balances or the balance is skewed by a certain group taking control. In these instances death and hardship usually follows. It just goes to show how truly important it is for the "great ones" to be looked over and watched carefully.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Thinker or a Doer?
This question is very similar to the question, which came first the chicken or the egg? I mean truthfully you can't have a doer without a thinker, but a thinker is worthless without the doer. Unless doers are just incredibly stupid wouldn't the doer at least have to think about what he or she is doing. Take this for example. A thinker is sitting around thinking and all of a sudden he was like lets build a bridge all the way to the moon, obviously he was not the best thinker, probably should've just been some other thinkers doer. But just like the usual thinker he was like, "NO way I'm going to do that'. So he found a doer. The doer looked at his plan and was like wow your dumb, jackass. So you see this doer actually had the ability to do both, think and do. And that will take me to my next paragraph.
You see I believe I'm actually a thinker and a doer. I mean i think about a lot of things and sometimes i actually do it, I'm what some call a double threat. I mean truthfully it depends on the situation I'm a thinker. I like to really think things through and make sure I'm making the perfect decision. But in times of need like lets say a football game, I'm simply a doer, I dont really make too many decisions I just do exactly what I am told.
Truthfully I would rather be a thinker. I hate when things aren't perfect, or for example, I hate having to listen to someone explain something to me, when i could explain it better myself. I would rather be the one thinking something through then telling other people what to do. I want to be a leader rather than a follower, and I want to control what happens.
There are many times though where I just do. I don't look at the consequences and I just go with the flow. Sure its not the smartest thing, but its not so bad if you learn from the mistakes you make. I mean if you do something dumb dont do it again, or find a way to not get caught. That's when the thinking side comes in. Really everyone is a doer sometime in their life, whether it be when you hit your brother in the head with a rock, or when you play on an athletic teams, there will be a time when you can't or just act on impulse. And at that time you will be a doer.
You see I believe I'm actually a thinker and a doer. I mean i think about a lot of things and sometimes i actually do it, I'm what some call a double threat. I mean truthfully it depends on the situation I'm a thinker. I like to really think things through and make sure I'm making the perfect decision. But in times of need like lets say a football game, I'm simply a doer, I dont really make too many decisions I just do exactly what I am told.
Truthfully I would rather be a thinker. I hate when things aren't perfect, or for example, I hate having to listen to someone explain something to me, when i could explain it better myself. I would rather be the one thinking something through then telling other people what to do. I want to be a leader rather than a follower, and I want to control what happens.
There are many times though where I just do. I don't look at the consequences and I just go with the flow. Sure its not the smartest thing, but its not so bad if you learn from the mistakes you make. I mean if you do something dumb dont do it again, or find a way to not get caught. That's when the thinking side comes in. Really everyone is a doer sometime in their life, whether it be when you hit your brother in the head with a rock, or when you play on an athletic teams, there will be a time when you can't or just act on impulse. And at that time you will be a doer.
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