Monday, March 29, 2010

Is ignorance a bliss or a suffering?

In this blogpost, I am going to give my opinion on the question "is ignorance a bliss or a suffering?". To a large extent, I think that ignorance is a bliss. When Charlie was ignorant, he thought he had friends and was not lonely. He also enjoyed his life and work, never complaining about his job. But to a certain extent, I think ignorance is suffering. Charlie felt inferior to everybody and had always wanted to grow smarter when he was ignorant.
When Charlie was ignorant, he thought that he had friends. He thought that Frank Reilly and Joe Carp were his friends. Instead Joe carp and Frank Reilly played cruel pranks on him but he was ignorant of that fact. When Joe and Frank asked him to demonstrate how he cleaned the toilets and he thought that they were laughing with him and not at him. This made him feel that he was accepted and not feel alone. When his intelligence gradually increased, he found out that his so called "friends" were actually laughing at him and that made him more lonely than ever. Hence I think that ignorance is a bliss.
When Charlie was ignorant, he had always enjoyed his life. He went to Miss Kinnian's adult night school with the enthusiasm to learn and desire to become smarter. He enjoyed his job at Mr Donnegan's company. He took pride in his work and his life was very enjoyable. When his intelligence gradually increased, his co-workers except Fanny signed a petition to get him fired and he eventually quit his job. He had the desire to know more and gain more knowledge. His life after his intelligence increased was very stressful and he could not find the joy he had in the past when he was ignorant. That is another reason why I think ignorance is bliss.
But, to a certain extent, ignorance can be a suffering. When Charlie was ignorant, he had a very strong desire to become smart and he had always felt inferior to other people. This inferiority complex made him feel sad and ashamed of himself behind his strong, cheerful facade. This is why ignorance can be a suffering.
In conclusion, I agree to a large extent that ignorance can be a bliss as Charlie, when he was ignorant, thought that he had friends and was not lonely unlike after he became smart. He also enjoyed his life and work. But to a certain extent, I think that ignorance can be a suffering as Charlie had felt inferior to his friends and co-workers.So this is the end of this blogpost. Bye!

Monday, March 1, 2010

Answers for Elearning

We think Charlie would like to read up on world class cuisine as he had been neglected in terms of food when he had an IQ of 68. He had not been eating well before the operation and even cherished the box of candy the nurses gave him before the operation to wish him good luck. Whats more no matter how smart a person is, he still needs to eat. So, we think that Charlie would read up on world class cuisine. Hunger will come to all man. Charlie will read up on world class cuisine so even when he feels hungry, he would know where to find good food. Before the operation, Charlie did not know how to drink beer. By reading up on this topic, he would be better appreciative of beer or wine and improve on a flaw he had in the past.

Avatar

Hi! This is my first blog post and I would be talking about the movie--Avatar. I personally have some doubts about the movie and here I will list ten of them:




1. Why did the Nazis like their environment that much?


2.Why did the army want to attack the Nazis and how did they discover such a place?


3.Isn't it funny why the creators respect a tree than a statue of some kind?


4.How did the Nazis survive in a planet without the same qualities as Earth?


5.Why is there no benefit for a soldier injured in battle in the future?


6.Could the attack of the Nazis been avoided?


7.Why do the Nazis respect the white jellyfishes?


8. If the Nazis liked nature so much, how could they use animals to help fight war?


9.Why did the army officer, Sean Wallen, want Jake to pretend to be a Nazi instead of himself as he can make sure nothing goes wrong?


10.Why can some Nazis talk while others can't




Here are my reflections:




I feel that this movie has certain flaws in it, but it is really a thriller. It is really very interesting and action-packed, which gives people a sense of jumpping out of their chairs. It is quite lifelike despite the nature(surroundings) around being totally fake. Even though it is a thriller, I believe it also gives people a sense of ease as there is a lot of nature surrounding them(in the screen).