2013년 12월 10일 화요일

What is the meaning of art?
             Topic of the today’s blog is “What is the meaning of art to you?” Art is most important subject that we have to learn. Art is involves in everything such as game, painting, fashion and movie etc… They all include little bit of art which means art is important for everything in the world. We commonly associate art in terms of a painting or a sculpture we see in a museum or an art gallery, nonetheless, art is everywhere around us in many forms and holds a significant value in our lives. This article would talk about Art and its importance in our lives.I respect all the artist in the world. It is difficult to describe “Art” in literal terms, but broadly it is understood to be a form to express one’s feelings through any object or medium like paper, music, colours, technology, magic, photography etc. It could be abstract, realistic, naturalistic, conceptual, and inspirational. It is agreeable that we are surrounded by Art and also rely on it in our daily routine. When we enter someone’s home, it is difficult to stop ourselves to appreciate the way the living room is decorated. You would find rhythm and harmony in the way furniture are placed; photographs adorn a wall, paintings hung above the sofa or any particular artefact placed in a corner or centre piece on a coffee table etc. This is also art, one doesn’t have to be a painter to be an artist, how an individual expresses him/herself, uses imagination and creative energy to embellish and decorate the surrounding. Arts have many forms like visual and performing arts are the ones that could be related easily.
Like Picasso he drew a lot of paintings that has symbol in it. Born in Málaga, Spain, in 1881, Pablo Picasso, became one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century and the creator (with Georges Braque) of Cubism. A Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage designer, Picasso was considered radical in his work. After a long prolific career, he died on April 8, 1973, in Mougins, France. The enormous body of Picasso's work remains, however, and the legend lives on—a tribute to the vitality of the "disquieting" Spaniard with the "sombrepiercing" eyes who superstitiously believed that work would keep him alive. For nearly 80 of his 91 years, Picasso devoted himself to an artistic production that contributed significantly to—and paralleled the entire development of—modern art in the 20th century. Though he was a relatively poor student, Picasso displayed a prodigious talent for drawing at a very young age.
According to legend, his first words were "piz, piz," his childish attempt at saying "lápiz," the Spanish word for pencil. Picasso's father began teaching him to draw and paint when he was a child, and by the time he was 13 years old, his skill level had surpassed his father's. Soon, Picasso lost all desire to do any schoolwork, choosing to spend the school days doodling in his notebook instead. "For being a bad student, I was banished to the 'calaboose,' a bare cell with whitewashed walls and a bench to sit on," he later remembered. "I liked it there, because I took along a sketch pad and drew incessantly ... I could have stayed there forever, drawing without stopping." Like this, Picasso is really great painter in the world and he describe well about his feeling with his paintings.


2013년 12월 9일 월요일

Meaning of life
             Today’s blog topic is “What’s meaning of life to you?” Mostly people want to be a pleasure seeker and they are likely to find success and happy life. To me, happy life is finding everlasting love for my whole life. So I can say that meaning of the success is finding love from the world. Love can be find everywhere and especially from my family. To success my life I have to do good behavior for my parents and my goal is make my whole family to be happy forever. This year, I decided my mind that I will never complain to my mom for anything as possibly I can. I know that my parents spend a lot of time to raise me since when I was baby and until now, and I really appreciate that. When I grow up, I will make them happy forever and that thing will be difficult but I will try best for making my parents happy. Right now, I’m student and my job is study hard and behaves like a student not like adult. To make my parents happy will be study hard in high school and try to not behave badly for now. And my goal is go to good university and make my whole my family happy and not only that but also don’t make them worry anymore when I became an adult.
             If I can, I just want to live happily all the time in my life. However, getting happy life is hard and difficult because, there is a lot of an obstacle around the world and a lot of dangerous problems in the world. You can choose to be happy, they say. You can chase down that elusive butterfly and get it to sit on your shoulder. How? In part, by simply making the effort to monitor the workings of your mind. Research has shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined by your genes. Psychology professor David T. Lykken, author of Happiness: Its Nature and Nurture, says that "trying to be happier is like trying to be taller." We each have a "happiness set point," he argues, and move away from it only slightly. The first step, however, is to make a conscious choice to boost your happiness. In his book, The Conquest of Happiness, published in 1930, the philosopher Bertrand Russell had this to say: "Happiness is not, except in very rare cases, something that drops into the mouth, like a ripe fruit. ... Happiness must be, for most men and women, an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort, both inward and outward, must play a great part." 
If you stop doing these things people can be happy. People make mistakes.  Employees don't meet your expectations. Vendors don't deliver on time. So you blame them  for your problems. But you're also to blame. Maybe you didn't provide enough training. Maybe you didn't build in enough of a buffer. Maybe you asked too much, too soon. Taking  responsibility when things go wrong instead of blaming others isn't masochistic, it's empowering—because then you focus on doing things better or smarter next time. And when you get better or smarter, you also get happier. Plus, control is short term at best, because it often requires force, or fear, or authority, or some form of pressure—none of those let you feel good about yourself. Find people who want to go where you're going. They'll work harder, have more fun, and create better business and personal relationships. And all of you  will be happier.

2013년 12월 3일 화요일

What do you think about justice?
Topic of the today’s blog is “What do you think about justice?” I firmly believe that justice is most important thing in the world. Without justice there will be a lot of criminals around the world and it would be dangerous. Every people want a peace society not a dangerous society. That’s why there is police station and court in our world. Justice is symbol of fair and police and court use this word whenever they arrest someone or punish bad people. Justice is often used interchangeably with the word "fairness." In any situation, be it in a courtroom, at the workplace or in line at the local bar, we want to be treated fairly. We shouldn't be judged more harshly because of our skin color, we shouldn't be paid any less because of our gender, and we shouldn't have to wait longer for a drink because of what we're wearing. We feel we deserve equal and impartial treatment. The word "justice" appears in many of the United States' most important documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance. But for a word that's used so often, its precise definition is still a topic of debate for philosophers, theologians and legislators. 
we have this desire for equality and fairness, the assurance of justice is usually a prerequisite for a good society. For a leader to have legitimacy among his or her constituents, he or she must find ways to ensure that the laws of the land are just and administered justly. Of course, history is littered with examples of governments that were unjust to some citizens. One such example would be the era of slavery in the United States. Black people weren't afforded the same rights as white people, and it took many years for the government to recognize black people as whites' equals.
However, Such an example raises the question of what's to be done when an injustice is committed. Over the years, many black people have asked the government to make restitution for the years of unequal treatment that their ancestors received. When any crime or abuse is committed, we want justice, both for the offender and for the victim. For the offender, justice means that crimes don't go unpunished, but also that the punishment fits the crime. We treat a 13-year-old who stole a pack of gum differently than we treat a grown man who commits homicide, so justice has some flexibility in its administration. For a victim, justice may be seeing a criminal put behind bars, or it may be monetary -- the goal is to make the victim feel equal again.
The importance of justice is not only to let the bad reap punishment and the good reap rewards it is making sure that the person who did the crime get the help he or she needs. Criminal Profiling is a method of identifying the perpetrator of a crime based on an analysis of the nature of the offense and the manner in which it was committed. It most notably can be traced back to work done in the later part of the last century, and possibly even earlier in a variety of forms. There has been a definite growth since this early work, with many individuals doing a great deal of both research and practical work in criminal profiling. The investigative technique has recently risen in popularity both in practical use and media portrayals. 



2013년 12월 1일 일요일

What do you think about truth?
Today’s blog’s topic is “What do you think about the truth?” Truth is essential thing for people. People who have truth are usually good people and other people can trust those people. Whenever people talk each other, they should have truth in their conversation. Like this truth takes important role in relationship between person to person. Even in the tale in United States, Washington story is really famous with discussing about the truth. In this story, Washington cut his dad’s favorite tree and his dad got mad. Washington’s dad asked Washington that did he cut or not. Washington was honor guy and he told the truth to his dad that he cut his dad’s tree. His dad didn’t criticize him. He did even said complement to Washington and he said that he’s so thankful about telling the truth.
Like this even before, truth was important and it will be important forever, because we could'nt live without trust. Trust is important because you cannot get close to and maintain friendships or relationships of any kind if you don't trust anyone. Some people, of course, cannot be trusted no matter what. We all need someone who we can trust, to confide in, talk to about things that are personal or that bother us so that we can get input and work through them.
Trust in each other gives strength and vitality to our relationships. It gives us inner happiness, which is priceless. It brings joy all around and life appears brighter and brighter. Its fragrance spreads far and wide. Trust keeps us in a positive mental framework. When you trust each other you feel self-confident. The feeling of believing others is electrifying. It not only provides sense of security but provides us new zeal to fight the vagaries of life. Trusting each other gives us a sense of deep bonding. It signifies that we are united to fight the battles ahead. 
Building up trust is not easy. A lot of conscious effort has to be made in this direction. We need to nurture our relationships with care. We should not let our ego destroy our relationships. This requires making constant efforts to know each other fully. The more we explore each other the more we can handle each others contradictions well. After all most of the problems in relationships occur because we do not want to open up. As a result we tend to look at others with doubt. We live in our own world of likes and dislikes, as we are not able to create a right balance. No doubt, people tend to view us with suspicion. If we are balanced and mature in our thoughts and action, people will trust us. For this we must shed the habit of finding fault with others even on a slight pretext. Instead we should identify and make others aware of their positive traits and strengths. This will enhance our credibility, which will lead to building trust. We must not indulge in unhealthy competition by trying to outwit each other. Instead we should master the art of rejoicing in the happiness of others. Good performance of others should spur us to act in a positive manner. Being jealous and competitive will be of no use as it will lead to destroying trust. People have to have trust each other to make peace world and better society.


2013년 11월 28일 목요일

How do I connect to others?
             “How do I connect to others?” is a topic for the today’s blog. In society, people have to connect to each other to communicate well and make better society.  I guess connection between person to person is really important, because it can make them to have better communication and good communications lead world to become stronger and having less problems. I also need a lot of communications with friends and parents whenever I have problems that I can’t solve very well on my own. Serious communication can really connect to other people and me. Whenever I have problems, I usually use serious communication with friends or parents. This serious communication can relive my mind and sometime some advices from them can really help to solve my problems.
             To meet people, connection is also take important role from it. Making new relationship with another like new friend or group, I can tell connection is good key for making new relationship. It’s awkward when you meet the new person at first time. So connection which means it’s like being of one mind together and understands each other very well. To make this happening, good connection have to be come out itself and make people understands each other with good mind and thinking. To make good connection in relationship, the person has to meet another person with proper and good manner. Complement is also good way to approach good relationship with another.
There is a step to get good communication from relationship between person to person. First one is speak warmly. If you drop the pitch of your voice and talk more slowly, the listener will respond with greater trust. When we are angry, excited, or frightened, we raise the pitch and intensity of our voices, and it varies a lot in speed and tone. On the other hand, a warm supportive voice is the sign of leadership and will generate more satisfaction, commitment, and cooperation between members of your team. Then Be brief. Limit your speaking to 30 seconds or less. Our conscious minds retain only a tiny bit of information. If you need to communicate something essential, share it in even smaller segments— a sentence or two— then wait for the person to acknowledge they’ve understood. If the person remains silent, say another sentence or two, and then pause again. It also helps to write down major points before the conversation.
Also, Listen deeply. Stay focused on the person who is speaking: their words, tone, gestures, facial cues— everything. When they pause, you’ll need to respond to what they just said. If they go and on, then just study them and watch how your own inner speech reacts, without worrying about what you may remember or forget. You’ll actually be practicing a form of meditation that is neurologically enhancing and emotionally relaxing— a far cry from what we usually feel when we are bored by someone speaking.

Besides that, Slow down. Slowing down your speech actually helps people understand what you are saying and deepens their respect for you. It's not as intuitive as it may seem, and as children we automatically speak fast. But you can teach a child to slow down by speaking slowly yourself because they’ll match you. A slow voice has a calming effect on a person who is feeling anxious, whereas a loud, fast voice stimulates excitement, anger, or fear

2013년 11월 25일 월요일

It is better to live in the city or town than to move from one place to another.
             Today’s blog’s topic is “It is better to live in the city or town than to move from one place to another.” Some people believe that staying at one house would be better idea, because if people stay at one place only they are used to know more about that one place and very friendly at one place. However, it is limited to have more diversity of people and culture because staying at one place can be described as staying at prison. Prisoners can know about their prison a lot but they can’t know about outside life in order to stuck in the prison which means staying at one place. If people travel around and meet a lot of new people can be more helpful. Therefore, I firmly believe that traveling or moving from one place to another would be the better idea than staying at one place only.
             Traveling and moving around one place to another gives us the opportunity to disconnect from our regular life. You get to forget your problems/issues for a few weeks, it can also help you figure things out that you would not have understood without the distance traveling can give you. We all have crazy schedules, work and a family to take care of, going away alone or with some friends can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are for you. Like the saying says: we never know what we have until we lose it. Also, another great benefit is the relaxation you get to do. It’s nice to live life to its fullest and enjoy a stress free time with yourself. Going on vacation lets us recharge our “batteries” by disconnecting us from our regular life. When we come back we feel invigorated and we are happy to be back in our day to day routine. It’s a very good stress remover that has a lot more to give than most people are willing to accept. When traveling with friends or family it creates memories for a lifetime. These memories will create a bond that nothing can erase no matter what happens with the friendship/relationship. It can also give a new perspective on the relationship and cement the bond forever. It also gives nice stories to tell people afterwards, you can create photo albums about your trips and when you feel nostalgic you can take an hour of your life and experience the trips again by looking at your pictures. 

             When we move around very much, we can meet a lot of people and in order to this, we can make a lot of new friends than only staying at one place. If we stay at one place only, it is limited to meet new friend because there is people already we know and they are the friend that we already made. Which means there is limited numbers of new friend to meet. The benefits of having a good friend in your life can be endless. A good friend can be closer than a brother or sister. Nevertheless, never underestimate the power of good friends. Good friends are there for you through good and bad times, they comfort you when you're sad, calm you down when you're angry about something, Give advice when you need it and they make you laugh when you need a good laugh. As we’ve seen above moving or traveling around is much better idea than staying at one place only. 

2013년 11월 20일 수요일

Ten quotes
             Today’s blog’s topic is ten quotes that I live by. The first one is "My Mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get." (Forest Gump) Forest Gump left a lasting impression with this famous quote. I've loved this quote since I was a little child, and well, life is like a box of chocolates. Leave it to forest to figure out life! Tom Hank smastered Forest's awkward sensibility in this film, and delivered this quote in a way that humorous and thought provoking. The second quotes is "You had me at  "hello." (Jerry Maguire) This quote perfectly describes love at first sight! I've encountered people who I knew I would have a connection with from the moment I met them. I'm not the biggest fan of Renee Zellweger, but her role in this film was pretty good, and this quote alone made her a star.The third quote is "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."(The Wizard of Oz) We all feel lost. This quote personifies curiosity, and innocence. This movie made Judy Garland a star. She was Dorothy! Dorothy realizes she will have quite an adventure ahead of her. When I went to college, I realized I wasn't in high school anymore!
The fourth quote is "Hello, Clarice." (Silence of the Lambs) Is there anything creepier? Only Hannibal could make a simple greeting this chilling. Well, I can come pretty close. I can make everyday sayings awkward, but don't worry, I won't eat you. I'm sure Anthony Hopkins gets asked to repeat this line all the time. The fifth quote is "Find a truly original idea. It is the only way I will ever distinguish myself. It is the only way I will ever matter." (A Beautiful Mind)This is another quote that gives insight to life. When someone is different and original, there legacies are all the more special. I hope to have an original idea someday. Russell Crowe was brilliant in this film. He delivered a touching portrayal. The sixth quote is "Here's Johnny." (The Shining)Nobody has mastered crazy onscreen the way Jack Nicholson does! Period! I've been told I'm pretty crazy as well, just not this crazy.The seventh quote is "I feel the need - the need for speed." (Top Gun)This was back win Tom Cruise was cool. No he's just crazy! I always feel the desire for adventure, Like most young people, I am a thrill seeker. We all want to experience fun and excitement.

The Eighth quote is "I'm king of the world. "(Titanic)True love leaves one feeling like they can do anything. Its unfortunate when that is brought to a tragic end. Leonardo Dicaprio's character had to die. I have felt like I am the top of the world before, then I come crashing down back reality.The ninth quote is "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." (The Godfather II)This is every gangster's key to success! I can't count how many times I have heard this quote. It has become a cliché. Few film quotes manage this feat. Well, I'm no gangster, but I take this motto to heart as well. You just never know who to trust. This is one of the many great quotes Marlon Brando delivers in this film. The last tenth quote is "Remember George, No man is a failure who has friends. ... You see, George, you really have had a wonderful life" (It's a Wonderful Life) This is one of my favorite quotes of all time! Love is the key to happiness, not possessions.As long as you have someone, that's all that matters. Jimmy Stewart is brilliant as George