Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Militainment Inc....?
Well...Watching this video made my head spin. It's not that I was unaware of all the media hype about the war, but I think seeing how much it has escaladed was what hit me. I know that we were only instructed to watch 5 parts of the video, because of how long it was, but i couldn't help but watch the whole thing. The first chapter's title 'War as entertainment' hits the spot dead-on. It's amazing how familiar and disgustingly 'normal' war has become to us. It's on TV, on the Internet, in magazines, newspapers, and billboards...War is everywhere! One part of the video that hit me quite hard was when a TV news clip was shown and the reporter switched from talking about sports to all of a sudden talking about the war so nonchalantly.... It just seemed as though it was a normal everyday thing, and as though it is easily viewed and talked about...This is not right. But like the video said, there's 'clean' war (although no war is clean) and there's personal war. Personal war hits the heart a lot harder than 'clean' war, I mean could you imagine being exposed to things like the photo I've posted below every day?!?! That's not typically the type of thing that the news shows on TV, and this is good, but just because the stuff we see on TV isn't as heart hitting we shouldn't take it so lightly. Even though we're not usually shown the tragic happenings of the war doesn’t mean we should be so blind to what's actually going on. War has even turned into 'fun'! There are war video games, action figures and even board games! Militainment Inc. talked about how video games are now being used to train people for war? I seriously can't believe that.... War is nothing like a video game, in real life there's adrenaline, fear, excitement and all of these other emotions running though your body that are unexplainable and can't be felt through a video game! At the end of the movie there was talk about how peacemakers are seen as enemies... I've learned about many war protests that have turned violent but isn't that what they were supposed to be fighting against? I don't agree with the whole peace makers = enemies side of things but I think there are better ways to approach doing a protest so that it doesn't turn into violent shenanigans! All n all I really enjoyed the video... It showed me how exposed to war we really are and that everyone should be more aware of what actually happens at the war and how much we being exposed to such nonsense.
Monday, February 23, 2009
In your blogger journal post a response to 3 or more prompts below.
1.Were there any differences in the amount of information you were able to fill in on each list?
It was much easier for me to fill out the war and violent side of the two lists. Although I got more answers for the peace side i whizzed through the war side barely even having to think about it, but when it came to filling out the peace side of the lists I was stumped and actually had to put a lot of thought into it.
4. Do you think that all students should study peace and the underlying causes of violence in school? Why or why not?
Yes, i think that along with Social Studies and History through out high-school there should definitely be a part of the course or a totally separate mandatory part of high school. In Social Studies 11 there is a lot of learning about the world wars and very little about what people did that was good, and that helped in the world and if there was it definitely wasn't the main focus of the course because otherwise it would be the things that people remember.
7. Are we a naturally violent society?
I beleive that we are all naturally violent in some sort of way. You hear much more about violence happening around the world than acts of peace, it's actually quite sad.
It was much easier for me to fill out the war and violent side of the two lists. Although I got more answers for the peace side i whizzed through the war side barely even having to think about it, but when it came to filling out the peace side of the lists I was stumped and actually had to put a lot of thought into it.
4. Do you think that all students should study peace and the underlying causes of violence in school? Why or why not?
Yes, i think that along with Social Studies and History through out high-school there should definitely be a part of the course or a totally separate mandatory part of high school. In Social Studies 11 there is a lot of learning about the world wars and very little about what people did that was good, and that helped in the world and if there was it definitely wasn't the main focus of the course because otherwise it would be the things that people remember.
7. Are we a naturally violent society?
I beleive that we are all naturally violent in some sort of way. You hear much more about violence happening around the world than acts of peace, it's actually quite sad.
WAR vs PEACE
WAR
1. Name a movie about war or violence: 10 000 BC
2. Picture a war uniform: camo, weapons on the body, protective gear...etc.
3. Name a high-school course where you study war: Social Studies 11
4. Picture a war painting: bodies, weapons, fear...etc.
5. Name a television show about war or violence: Battle 360
6. Name a war hero:
7. Name a video game based on war: Halo
8. Picture or name a war toy: GI Joe
9. Picture or name a war memorial or monument: National War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario
10. Name a poem, book, or story about war: Two Sides of War (All Wars) by Grantland Rice
PEACE
1. Name a movie about peace: Into the Wild (personal peace)
2. Picture a peace uniform: The typical outfit of an angel
3. Name a high-school course that studies peace: PYCS 12
4. Picture a peace painting: Smiles, appreciation, natural beauty...etc.
5. Name a television show about peace: Animal Planet (all of the shows)
6. Name a peace hero: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
7. Name a video game based on peace: Animal Crossing
8. Picture a peace toy: Yo-yo
9. Picture or name a peace memorial or monument: Shrine Peace Memorial in Toronto, Ontario
10. Name a poem, book, or story about peace: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
1. Name a movie about war or violence: 10 000 BC
2. Picture a war uniform: camo, weapons on the body, protective gear...etc.
3. Name a high-school course where you study war: Social Studies 11
4. Picture a war painting: bodies, weapons, fear...etc.
5. Name a television show about war or violence: Battle 360
6. Name a war hero:
7. Name a video game based on war: Halo
8. Picture or name a war toy: GI Joe
9. Picture or name a war memorial or monument: National War Monument in Ottawa, Ontario
10. Name a poem, book, or story about war: Two Sides of War (All Wars) by Grantland Rice
PEACE
1. Name a movie about peace: Into the Wild (personal peace)
2. Picture a peace uniform: The typical outfit of an angel
3. Name a high-school course that studies peace: PYCS 12
4. Picture a peace painting: Smiles, appreciation, natural beauty...etc.
5. Name a television show about peace: Animal Planet (all of the shows)
6. Name a peace hero: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
7. Name a video game based on peace: Animal Crossing
8. Picture a peace toy: Yo-yo
9. Picture or name a peace memorial or monument: Shrine Peace Memorial in Toronto, Ontario
10. Name a poem, book, or story about peace: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
My name is Jacey, I've got blonde curly locks and big blue peepers. I have two cats and their names are Samson and Delilah. I live in possibly the smallest town on this planet, but it is beautiful.... My family consists of My mom and dad and I have a younger brother and an older sister. I love the outdoors, if I could I would live outside. Of course I don't know where I would be with my wonderful boyfriend of three years, he's great! I'm really intrested to see what PYCS 12 has in store for me, and I'm excited to get started!
I decided to take PYCS 12 because I'm really intrested in helping people that are less fortunate than myself and trying to understand who they are and what they are going through better than I already do. I would love to travel around the world to help others, I actually have a friend that is in Kenya right now building schools and helping out with other things there. Hopefully one day I will be able to do that myself.
I decided to take PYCS 12 because I'm really intrested in helping people that are less fortunate than myself and trying to understand who they are and what they are going through better than I already do. I would love to travel around the world to help others, I actually have a friend that is in Kenya right now building schools and helping out with other things there. Hopefully one day I will be able to do that myself.
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