http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/boston-bomb-suspect-eyed-connection-2011-triple-murder/story?id=19015628#.UXW577VvPzp
This is a story related to the Boston bombing but it goes into the history of one of the suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Back in 2011, there was a murder of Brenden Mess who was Tsarnaev's sparring partner. Then the article goes into more of Tsarnaev's past troubles with his girlfriend and brother.
Perhaps Tsarnaev was also another person who was testing his limits. If he got away with the 2011 murder, he might've wanted to see how far he could've gotten without getting caught. In another article, it said something about Tsarnaev and his accomplice having a lot more homemade bombs at their arsenal and that they were planning to bomb more places. This could be him assuming he'd be able to get away with the bombing and planning to try to further push his limits with the murders. However, since the reasons for the bombing haven't been released, this is only speculation at the moment.
We can compare this to "The Man Who Walked Through Walls" in that Dutilleul committed crimes like Tsarnaev. Although he never killed anyone, Dutilleul robbed banks over and over and escaped prison time after time. If Tsarnaev was given the opportunity, he might've continued to murder as much people as he could. Robbing banks made Dutilleul feel a feeling of ecstasy and special. Whether or not the murders made Tsarvaev feel the same way remains a mystery.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Perfection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paVED2TFvEk
In the video, a baby is brought to play the game of Perfection by her parents. As she grows older, she is pushed into excelling in school and in violin. She then enters contests and gets trophies for her violin play. All the while through, she still plays the game of Perfection. Then she becomes an adult and enters the workforce. She exercises to maintain her weight. Eventually, it all becomes too much for her to handle. As the game of Perfection pops with all the pieces flying all over, she mentally breaks down. At the end, she is seen playing the game of Perfection as an adult. Right before the timer goes off and all the pieces jump off the board, she turns the game off.
The theme behind this video is that if you strive for perfection, you'll never reach it. Perfection is something you have to keep striving for if you want to stay caught up to it. However, you'll break down if you don't take breaks here and there. In the video, it shows her being the bridesmaid which could mean that she has to suffer watching others be happy while she struggles in her own life to be perfect. Perhaps, in the video, she spends too much time trying to be perfect that she has no time to be happy or doing things that she wants to do.
Another message is that you have to be who everyone sees as someone who does things perfectly in order to be accepted as a perfect person. There's barely any room left for you to do anything that you may want to do if you want to pursue perfection. It also means pursuing the interests of others and sacrificing your own interests. In the video, her boss throws a stack of papers on her desk. It gives the thought that even though she tries so hard to be as perfect as she can, she can never be as perfect as others may want her to be even if they themselves aren't as perfect.
In the video, a baby is brought to play the game of Perfection by her parents. As she grows older, she is pushed into excelling in school and in violin. She then enters contests and gets trophies for her violin play. All the while through, she still plays the game of Perfection. Then she becomes an adult and enters the workforce. She exercises to maintain her weight. Eventually, it all becomes too much for her to handle. As the game of Perfection pops with all the pieces flying all over, she mentally breaks down. At the end, she is seen playing the game of Perfection as an adult. Right before the timer goes off and all the pieces jump off the board, she turns the game off.
The theme behind this video is that if you strive for perfection, you'll never reach it. Perfection is something you have to keep striving for if you want to stay caught up to it. However, you'll break down if you don't take breaks here and there. In the video, it shows her being the bridesmaid which could mean that she has to suffer watching others be happy while she struggles in her own life to be perfect. Perhaps, in the video, she spends too much time trying to be perfect that she has no time to be happy or doing things that she wants to do.
Another message is that you have to be who everyone sees as someone who does things perfectly in order to be accepted as a perfect person. There's barely any room left for you to do anything that you may want to do if you want to pursue perfection. It also means pursuing the interests of others and sacrificing your own interests. In the video, her boss throws a stack of papers on her desk. It gives the thought that even though she tries so hard to be as perfect as she can, she can never be as perfect as others may want her to be even if they themselves aren't as perfect.
God-like Figure
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22244337
Born in North Korea, Kim Hyun-Hui was ordered by Kim ll-sung to bomb a South Korean plane. She succeeded in the bombing which killed 115 on board but got caught. She was sent to South Korea where she was interrogated. Eventually, she broke down and told them everything. She was sentenced to death but was pardoned by President Roe Tae-Woo. She then sought the forgiveness from the families of those she has killed.
In North Korea, the Kim family seem to be regarded as gods. The people who work with them are supposed to be willing to die for them. Quite recently, North Korea has been developing bombs and other weaponry as if to increase their military power. This is similar to the story of Icarus who pushed his limits by flying too high and melted his wings which caused him to fall to his doom. Kim Jong-un in North Korea seem to be pushing his limits by amassing a great amount of nuclear power to gain control of South Korea as well as threatening the United States with it.
Whether North Korea will succeed or fail if they were to engage in conflict with South Korea and the United States remains a mystery. However, if Kim Jong-un fails because he attempts to test too much of his power, this would much be like Icarus who failed when he pushed the limits of how high he could fly. Also, Icarus was also warned about not flying too high or the sun could melt his wings. Similarly, Kim Jong-un was warned not to test nukes or missiles by both China and the United States or actions would have to take place.
Born in North Korea, Kim Hyun-Hui was ordered by Kim ll-sung to bomb a South Korean plane. She succeeded in the bombing which killed 115 on board but got caught. She was sent to South Korea where she was interrogated. Eventually, she broke down and told them everything. She was sentenced to death but was pardoned by President Roe Tae-Woo. She then sought the forgiveness from the families of those she has killed.
In North Korea, the Kim family seem to be regarded as gods. The people who work with them are supposed to be willing to die for them. Quite recently, North Korea has been developing bombs and other weaponry as if to increase their military power. This is similar to the story of Icarus who pushed his limits by flying too high and melted his wings which caused him to fall to his doom. Kim Jong-un in North Korea seem to be pushing his limits by amassing a great amount of nuclear power to gain control of South Korea as well as threatening the United States with it.
Whether North Korea will succeed or fail if they were to engage in conflict with South Korea and the United States remains a mystery. However, if Kim Jong-un fails because he attempts to test too much of his power, this would much be like Icarus who failed when he pushed the limits of how high he could fly. Also, Icarus was also warned about not flying too high or the sun could melt his wings. Similarly, Kim Jong-un was warned not to test nukes or missiles by both China and the United States or actions would have to take place.
The Traveling Onion by Naomi Shihab Nye
http://inwardboundpoetry.blogspot.com/2008/03/626-traveling-onion-naomi-shihab-nye.html
If you read this poem for what it literally sounds like, it's about an onion that originates from India. The writer then seems to think about the onion and enjoys the extra flavor that it adds into her food. She also adds that she could never hate the onion no matter how much the onion made her tears fall.
Reading this poem more closely, I interpreted it differently than how we had discussed in class. I feel the poem is much like a mother and child relationship. In the first line where it says that the writer thinks about how much the onion has traveled, it's much like how she could be thinking about how much a child as grew. With the second line, it's a little more different. Much like the onion is entering her stew, the child is entering her life giving her that feeling of being willing to forget all the other small forgotten miracles. The next lines that describe the onion can also be somewhat descriptive as a child. An onion has has crackly paper all around it and reveals pearly layers when it is done being peeled. A child has layers of skin but deep down, the child holds a heart of pearls and so much more. With the last line, a history is revealed when an onion is cut. A child's history would be revealed if he or she was asked questions.
The writer could never scold the onion for making her tears fall much like a parent could never scold a child who didn't know right from wrong. It's okay for the tears to fall since neither the onion nor the child never meant any harm. When the writer sits at a table commenting about the texture of the food but never about the onion itself, it could be like how a parent sits at a table with a child and explains about what's right and what's wrong but never about why it's right or wrong. For the sake of others, the onion disappears with the food much like a child will disappear when the child grows up to start his or her own life as an adult.
If you read this poem for what it literally sounds like, it's about an onion that originates from India. The writer then seems to think about the onion and enjoys the extra flavor that it adds into her food. She also adds that she could never hate the onion no matter how much the onion made her tears fall.
Reading this poem more closely, I interpreted it differently than how we had discussed in class. I feel the poem is much like a mother and child relationship. In the first line where it says that the writer thinks about how much the onion has traveled, it's much like how she could be thinking about how much a child as grew. With the second line, it's a little more different. Much like the onion is entering her stew, the child is entering her life giving her that feeling of being willing to forget all the other small forgotten miracles. The next lines that describe the onion can also be somewhat descriptive as a child. An onion has has crackly paper all around it and reveals pearly layers when it is done being peeled. A child has layers of skin but deep down, the child holds a heart of pearls and so much more. With the last line, a history is revealed when an onion is cut. A child's history would be revealed if he or she was asked questions.
The writer could never scold the onion for making her tears fall much like a parent could never scold a child who didn't know right from wrong. It's okay for the tears to fall since neither the onion nor the child never meant any harm. When the writer sits at a table commenting about the texture of the food but never about the onion itself, it could be like how a parent sits at a table with a child and explains about what's right and what's wrong but never about why it's right or wrong. For the sake of others, the onion disappears with the food much like a child will disappear when the child grows up to start his or her own life as an adult.
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