Is it silly to be afraid of change?

I guess a more suitable question would be is it silly to be afraid of something that is inevitable? Realistically, things have to change. If human society wants to progress in any manner whatsoever, then change needs to not only be tolerated, but welcomed. People need to keep an open-mind to all options. Just because something that has not been done before, does not mean that it will not work, and I think it's necessary for people to open up to that idea. I mean, things change all the time. Your age changes, time changes, the date changes. I mean, people are usually proud to say that they change their clothes, since its just a societal expectation. I mean, a lot of other things have greater risks, but changing clothes has done wonders for the smell of people, so I think that changing other things can also do wonders for other things. In short, that is why I think it is sill to be afraid of change.

The Matrix

So we just watched The Matrix in Theory of Knowledge, and although I will be writing an essay on it, I think there is enough to write about to write a journal on it too. "The matrix is, in a sense, the perfect movie; it contains love, action, religion, philosophy and a deep plot."- Mr. Wilcox Now, if you are into chick flicks, I do not think this movie would be a perfect fit; however, I think it is one of the better movies made, simply because of how much variety is within it. The kind of philosophy assessed in the movie is extremely deep, and provokes much thought, while the special effects are unprecedented. The love is deep, and is one of the key factors of the protagonists success at the end of the movie; the love between him and Trinity basically revitalizes him from death. Although some of the actions scene seem ridiculous, it is convenient that that is explained in the movie, because when one is in the matrix, they can defy the laws of physics as long as they believe they can. In short, it is a great film with a lot of things to offer to any movie-watcher, and is a movie I recommend for anyone

Jealousy and honesty

So where is the line drawn between jealousy and honesty. Are people ever just truly honest, or does our true human nature make us envy what other people can do better than us, so we just put them down. For example, when Kanye told Taylor Swift she did not deserve to win, it is funny that he said Beyonce should have won. I feel like he was just jealous that a new artist won, and he did not even get a nomination. I mean, it is not her fault that he is a dying artist and basically no one listens to him anymore. Also, when kids who do AP and hate IB, talk poorly about IB, is it because they are jealous that we can handle a hard class in every subject, and have grade point averages through the roof, or do they just honestly think AP is better? Well I think they are jealous, since AP is specialization, and I thought that was what you are supposed to do in college when you pick a major. In conclusion, I think that our human nature causes us to be brutally honest when we are truly envious of someone else.

Tiger and Elin Woods

So yeah... everyone has heard about this. It prompts talking about marriage, cheating and divorce. So... what was Tiger Woods thinking? He had everything going for him. His wife is beautiful, he has two kids, is the best golfer of all-time, and is worth like one billion dollars! I guess everyone has their skeletons in the closet, but I just cannot believe he had so many mistresses. I think he was quite an idol for many young athletes, but I think he destroyed a lot of respect that people had for him. I can respect him as a golfer, but that is it. He's a total sleaze. It reminds me of the Bill Clinton scandal. He was a great President, and was a very smart man, but a lot of people did not respect him after the scandal, with good merit. I still respect him as a President, but not as a person- that sort of act is just wrong. Furthermore, it upsets me that a man and a woman can marry, cheat and remarry as many times as they want. Yet people want to preserve that, something that fails fifty percent of the time. It just does not make sense to me, but I guess there will always be selfish people in the human race.

Choosing A Career...

This is something that I am always thinking about, it's such a hard thing to decide what you want to do for the rest of your life. At first, I wanted to be a lawyer because apparently I like to argue, but that just does not interest me anymore. Then for a while, I wanted to be an international businessman, but business just seems like unless you are someone, you are no one. Then for a while I wanted to be an english teacher, but most of my friends did not like that profession idea with good merit. They think that becoming a teachers is too easy nowadays, and that the teachers who are actually good are not widely recognized for what they do, and are under-compensated, and I may be losing jobs to people who are less qualified than I am. So conclusively, there are pros and cons to every job, which makes it hard to decide what I want to do. Lately, though, I have noticed that I most enjoy helping people, so I want to do something with that aspect, whether it be a teacher, a doctor, or even some sort of therapist. There are a lot of options out there, and I just want to make sure I pick the right one for me.

Let's rate my teachers

This may not be legal, but I seriously don't care. This will be a discussion of teachers for the core subjects. So bio- Miss Pavicic does a wonderful job of preparing us for the internal and external assessments. She grades the labs as they will on the internal assessment, and she makes us do syllabus statements which will prepare us well for the external assessment. Mrs. Walker teaches math, and has successfully made it the most fun math class ever, while we still get the material we learn. Mr. Price teaches History. He does a great job of keeping the class conversational, yet keeping it at the high standard of a higher level IB class. Mrs. Hilston teaches english. I have learned so much about writing this year, and I see literary aspects everywhere. She's making us read books that appear on the test for IB and AP, and has continued to fuel my love for english, that Mrs. Lindley started last year. Mr. Horvath and Mr. Peters are both great guys, but they go over material much too slowly, and I feel as though we should move at a faster pace. Now, the substitute teacher for chemistry... In this class period, I've touched my shoe to my foot. And yes, I'm getting away with writing this journal in chemistry. So far... people have been texting and swearing... and it's ridiculous. Maybe I should pay attention to these presentations before I have to give mine. In short, I have some great teachers, some good teachers, and one horrible substitute.