My motto was to live life to its fullest, for me my motto came very naturally and was logical. my motto came to me when I realized that following rules, and doing what im told is something that is not a part of my nature, so I thought that the only thing that I should put my focus toward is living life to its fullest, I know I cant tell what tomorrow brings, so why not just live every moment like its your last. I think my motto is a great one, because it is logical and easy to follow.
Motto
The adults that we watched these movies with felt like Mean Girls potrayed teenage character quite accurately, of course they thought that the steps the teenagers took to get revenge was a little too extreme, but the emotions that the teenagers felt were all very real and accurate, these movies reminded them of their childhood, and they agreed to an extent that at one time they were rebellious as well, and also said that some people were provoked by these films to engage in rebellious activity.
Parent opinion
So on our second movie night we watched a teenage rebellious movie post 1980, we decided to watch “Mean Girls”, a modern look at teenage rebellion in 2004, I believe that similar to Rebel without a Cause”, mean girls also had a believable situation but partially unbelievable characters….i felt that it was an accurate portrayal of teenage girls….although they illustrated this through an extreme, parts of it were true. It is obvious that the audience for this film would be for middle schoolers because this movie would deliver a complete guide on how to act like a highschooler, the message of this movie is to act like yourself…because when you start acting like someone your not, it wont help you in the end. The speaker of this movie was also an experienced adult. Ultimately there were no huge differences between both movies, except for the setting, and sometimes that can make a huge difference.
Movie night # 2
This was our (me, craig and abby) movie night! It was awesome…so we started our movie night by watching “rebel without a cause”, it was an interesting movie but very far-fetched. I felt like the situation was more believable than the actual characters, because they over-reacted, but then again maybe thats how people acted in the 50’s and 60’s. Either way I believe that this movie was targeted for teenagers, and their parents at the time, its main purpose was most likely to address the consequences of rebelious behavior, and the speaker was definitely an adult. Because most movies are based off of an experience, or mistake.
A day we look forward to, and for some a day we dread. Either way picture day is a day that we see anually, we follow a basic routine and get our picture taken the problem arises when….everyone is forced to look the same, similar to a military group. We all have the same poses, in addition we are even told how to smile a certain way, how much to smile, and how to angle our faces. If that is not a command I dont know what is. School pictures take out the originality of a child and prevent him from expressing ones self, I think its not a good system and should change so that people understand each other better. Because a picture speaks for itself and if its not portraying what you want it to…that can be a problem.
Picture day! (Taleah Ahmad)
We have all seen teenage rebel movies such as sleepover, mean girls, and many others, but have you ever tried noticing what they all have in common….yes! Their stereotypes, almost all movies consist of a blond barbie who all the guys fall for, a jock that wouldnt be able to pass a drug test and last but not least.the nerd that falls for the blond barbie but know he cant have her. Although these stereotypes hold a common role in most movies, they are not as realistic in actual highschool settings while the emotions may be there, the exact characters might not. We all feel like we neex to fit in no matter where we go, and we also feel compelled to be bossy and mean in order to get our way….but ultimately in all movies the people who are themselves, end up successful in achieving their goal, while the people who fake it fail epically.
Highschool stereotypes! (Taleah Ahmad)
I understand how you feel, I really like the way you expressed your ideas. I feel the same way too sometimes, like what I can do one day will hopefully make a difference in someones future for the better. Medicine is a great field and can definitely help you feel like you have accomplished something. I think something very important that you addressed in your blog is about emotions and how important it is for them to be expressed. You are also really lucky to have outer influences from your sister, and how she can help you make the right decisions. Overall this was a really interesting blog.
I would be lying to you if I said that I wanted to be a doctor. That I wanted to save lives. That I wanted to be someone who changed the face of medicine. The truth is, sometimes what we want to do and what we need to do are not always the same.
Entering AP Lang at the beginning of the year, I stilled lived in the illusion that I wanted to be a doctor. It was easy for me to except that I wanted to be a doctor because no ever asked what my motives were or why I wanted to be a doctor. It wasn’t Kreinbring “called us out” on our motives or reasoning for choosing a career that I realized that I did not want to be a doctor. I needed to be doctor. When I look at pictures of sick patients, I do not people; I don’t acknowledge their suffering, or their parent’s pain. Instead, I see the solution. I stray away from my emotions and focus solely on the problem on hand. This is how wanting to be something and needing to be something differ. To want to be something means to want be that thing. To want to be a doctor means to want to be emotionally invested in patients, to uphold a standard of quality, to have integrity and honesty.—to want to be happy. Yet, to need to be something means using your resources where they will be used the best. Money and respect are just perks while integrity and honesty are just prerequisites. Happiness is not a factor. It sounds cynical live a miserable life just to improve someone else’s. But to me, it’s normal. I have not been genuinely happy for many years. I do not find any value in my happiness. Some may say that someone is passionless is not good at their job.
For seventeen years, I lived under the illusion that I wanted to be a doctor. That I wanted to be the “medicine man.” I convinced myself that becoming a doctor was my decision. When, in reality, my career was decided before my birth. I have spent the last 17 years at sea. Stranded and alone on a ship guided by the waves of my family. I was powerless against them. Though it was my ship, I never commanded it. I accepted whatever my family wanted me to be. It was not until this year that I finally had the guts to take command of my own ship; to finally accept that I do not want to be happy and that I needed to be miserable. The fact is I don’t want to be a doctor. I need to be a doctor. People need me to be a doctor. People need a doctor who is fully committed and incredibly intelligent at what they do.
My sister has always been a major influence on my life. Like the rest of my family, she too is becoming a doctor. When I was reading her paper in the Journal of Neuroscience, I was generally interested in medicinal science. The interest and curiosity for the Medical Field is there. But the passion to be a doctor is not. This is not true. I have taken and will take classes in high school I absolutely do not care for. But I take them because I can; because I know that I will be successful in those classes. I have this gut feeling that I need to be a doctor even though I may not be happy. For me, working for Pokemon would be the happiest thing in the world—But, what a waste of talent that would be though. After 17 years, I finally have the courage to admit that “I do not want to be happy. My happiness means nothing. I do not want to be a doctor. I need to be doctor. If I could change someone else’s life at the expense of my own, I absolutely will.”
Personal growth is something that occurs within, it can take a long time to develop, but when it does it makes a huge impact on your personality, and who you are as a person. Personal growth happens as time progresses, when people are shaped through experiences. In the essay “What are homosexuals for? “ Sullivan talks about how “once he found the strength to be himself he had no need to act himself.” Sullivan illustrates how he has gained the self-confidence and strength to accept his sexual preference. Likewise I have also gained self – awareness and have grown personally with the circumstances and problems that I have had to deal with. Many parents feel the need to pick their child’s career, without thinking about their child’s happiness, my parents were also similarly glued to the idea, that my dreams would be similar to their dreams. They wanted me to be a doctor. Although I still have a long pathway before I start making career choices, I am resilient to the idea of doing anything other than something that will help me feel happiness. Being a doctor is not a bad job, as a matter of fact I wanted to be a doctor when I was seven years old (only because my parents wanted me to). When I got older I was exposed to more information about the possible careers that I had a chance to pursue. I could be anything that I wanted to be. Deep inside of me there was always this longing for creativity, passion, and desire, something that I could only discover in artwork. After a few years when I started noticing that I was taking an immense amount of interest in art, and other things related to it I decided to find a career that would help me partake in the emotions that I was dying to let out. Soon enough, my parents started noticing that I was more interested in colors and interior design, than I was in math and science subjects at school. Math and science were not bad subjects, but they didn’t allow me to be me. After reading Sullivan’s essay I found many similarities between his situation and mine. It is hard to be yourself when outer influences are forcing you to do otherwise. I found the strength to be myself when I realized that I wasn’t happy. (this image is shaped like a bird…symbolizes my freedom). I wanted to be able to express myself freely, and share my ideas with others. Similarly the article “censorship in the age of anything goes”, talks about how society should not be able to force your decision making, when it comes to your personal beliefs. You can be anyone or anything you want to be…you should have no obligations. For me the only thing that allowed me to do that was art…particularly architecture. I feel that art is one thing that allows me to be myself, I can do whatever I want and I can be assured that I will be able to express myself to its full potential. Ultimately it all comes down to what you are willing to put in, in order to make sure that you are happy, and are able to be yourself. When you can be yourself without trying…that is a feeling that I believe everyone deserves to have. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/20/arts/censorship-age-anything-goes-for-artistic-freedom-it-s-not-worst-times.html?src=pm
Personal Growth? (Taleah Ahmad)
Yes, I agree with the assertion that Tannen makes in her concluding paragraph which basically states that a women will remain marked for eternity, because there are always going to be labels for the female species, they are considered “natural” and ordinary due to the roles that many women carry out. For example whenever I go somewhere im referred to as “cute” or “lovable” when actually im not so much any of those characteristics, I feel underestimated when people use words like that….just in using those two words men imply that I may be weak or vulnerable. When actually none of that is true, I was given a role within two minutes, a role of a cute innocent young lady. Tannen aims to point out this same assertion that people have for women, and I totally agree with her.
Marked Women? (Taleah Ahmad)
I feel that fashion is all about roles, and people deliver those roles in various ways. Sometimes I feel that people advertise themselves, in order to make a statement. Whether it is about their wealth beliefs or artistic sense. Whatever the reason may be it is true that people notice your role in society through the clothing you wear. For example people like barbara walters and diane sawyer are known for their unique sophisticated styles, for which they are appreciated and greatly respected.
Fashion police!
