The end of the world. First of all, has anyone ever thought that maybe the one Mayan writing out all the years just had a hand cramp? Even if this was a prediction, how viable do you think the word of a native american civilization from the 1500s is? The western world from even the 1790s, 200 years ahead of the civilization, thought bleeding patients dry was a good idea, so why would a prediction for over 500 years have any impact at all on what was actually going to happen. And what about that guy who convinced everyone is would happen on May 21? He must feel pretty stupid right now. People sold their houses anticipating the world would end on May 21, so how do they feel now? I can say I really don't feel sorry for them. Their own giulibility and down right stupidity was their own downfall. Even if the world was going to end, why would selling your house have to do with it? Did you want more money because the world was still going to end, so why the heck do you think having more money would impact your impending demise? Good job America, once again you have proven why we are 25th in science. But diabetes is still going well, have fun eating those b
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I hear this word way to much: Apathy. With so many people are concerned with the state of being unconcerned, I feel it important to define it. Apathy: 1. The lack of feeling or emotion. 2. The lack of concern or interest. Merriam Webster Dictionary I don't really have a formal, organized thought on apathy, so I ask that you sort through this jumble; I am pretty sure there is something I am trying to voice.
The first thing about Apathy that bothers me is that it is normally associated with us, teenagers, we are to adults, lazy.Well, I am lazy, but I am not apathetic. First, I am pretty sure that all of us have feelings and emotions. In fact, I could argue that High School is one of the most emotionally driven places. And second, we are interested. It may not be about what they want us to be interested in. But each one of us has an interest. Sometimes I hear that we do not stand up for issues enough, like they did back in their days. I know this is a little bit older then us, but anyone remember the Occupy movement? And do we not everyday manipulate social media to communicate our thoughts, like this post? I consider ourselves on the front ground of a war. In the Schools we face stress, doubt, judgement, pressure. Everyday we go to school and have our work graded, our mind's molded. We are all making our own decisions for the first time and battling expectations. How dare they call us lazy. Everyday we are discovering a new emotion, finding something else we are interested in, strengthening the voices that will soon stand up. Frankly, I do not have the time to be apathetic. Point 2. I think one of the problems with apathy is our Heroes. Now, I have nothing against Harry Potter or Superman. That's a lie. I do. The heroes we read, watch, and worship all have one thing in common. They are special. Now, that doesn't sound bad. But name three movies where the hero does not have a special power, gift, destiny. In many heroes are the "Chosen ones." Someone goes up to them and says you MUST do this. They go questing because someone told them, because they had that one trait that made them special, that made them important. Superman, is, well, super. Harry Potter- the one who lived, Jimmy Neutron- a genius. Though that is what we read, that is not who we are. We are not the super, the chosen. We are the people, and the message these books are sending is that there is something wrong with being human. They produce this global epidemic of apathy caused by the pure thought we cannot do it. Because no one told us we were the chosen ones. So, litmag reader: You are the chosen one.
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Jazz. Pop. Rock. Alternative. A bunch of other genres I don't feel like listing. Even classical! All of these help your learn, study, and remember, so why can't we listen to our iPods at school? A survey by Mashable stated that nearly 30% of respondents reported to listening to music while they study, and I know from my own circle of friends at least half of them do, too. Studies have shown that listening to music while you study helps to cement the learning in your brain, which, because we're in school, is probably a good thing. Take classical music for example. In 2007, Stanford published an article about the beneficial power of classical music in concentration. Their results showed that certain parts of the brain that have been linked to paying attention were active as music played. In this specific case, researchers found that participents paid the most attention during the time in between the music. Yeah, studies like those are talking about classical music, but even weird pop music (One Direction, I'm looking at you) can help you learn. Let's take me as a scholarly example because why not? For a class, my group wrote a parody of the One Direction song What Makes You Beautiful (Yes, the one that plays a dozen times during gym) but replaced with lyrics describing elements, and it has been the only way that I remembered that it was Sir William Ramsay who discovered neon. By matching up boring facts about elements with the terribly catchy lyrics, I was able to remember the facts. Even if you don't have way too much time on your hands like I probably have to write parodies, music definitely helps concentration. Everybody listens to music, so why is it band in study halls. We have all heard the stories, the green, slimy, octopus like, red eyed, increasingly intelligent, large headed, controlling, all "take me to your leader," brainwashing, creatures who roam the sky in their round spaceships looking for a fight. But in my opinion, which is a very uninformed one, this is not true.
First, I should make it clear, though I am not a conspiracy theory believing, space ship hunting, learn a alien language type of person, I do believe in Aliens. And, as you have probably figured, here is why: Think about it, we, who inhabit Earth, are the only ones in the whole entire universe, which is infinite and constantly expanding (which doesn't make sense to me, if the universe is everything, what are we expanding into?) and we, the, shall I say, chosen few, are the only things, beings that are alive? Honestly, with all the planets and stars, how could we be the only life? How does that make any sense? Why, with every planet that could possibly house life including the ones we have not discovered, would we be the only living things. I am not saying they are your stereotypical alien, but I am staying that they are real, that they are alive. Or rather I am saying they were. This brings me to my second opinion. Now, I need you to imagine the universe, all of time. And then, imagine the Earth. With all of time, the Earth is just a speck. After Earth was formed, it took millions of years for the Lava to cool, for the world as we know it to form. So, in Earth, life has not always existed. So, if we are just a percentage of Earth, and Earth is just a percentage of time- what does that make us? A blip. Now, what are the chances of one blip finding another blip. I am sure there will be, or was another blip, but I don't think it is logical to assume that they are here in the same time period of us. How is that for science fiction opinion? Ok so there are many fears in the world, right? I am one of the
most fearful people out there so I should know. Now, since I have nothing better to do I am going to list 10 of them. - Hairless rats -Being yelled at -Stepping on sharp objects -Being pressured -The video game character Mario when he says "Lets a Go" in an Italian accent -Old Woven Baskets -Feet that look orange -The scent Vanilla -Walking across the busy street -Metal beams |
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