Movie Review

Inception is a mind blowing movie that kept me entertained from the beginning to the end of the movie.  Leonardo DiCaprio plays Dom Cobb, a skilled thief who has the rare ability of stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable.This skill has made him an international  fugitive and cost him everything that meant something in his life, including his wife. Cobb is offered a chance at redemption through inception. Cobb and his team of specialists have to plant an idea into someone's mind through inception, this task is extremely dangerous and Cobb's memory of his wife often interrupts the mission. The concept of inception is so mind blowing and the way the movie portrays this rare skill is quite unbelievable. The cinematography of the movie was very captivating and the actors performed exceptionally well.

Art Review

The artist that I have chosen to review is Claude Monet and his painting called Fishing Boats Leaving the Harbor, Le Havre.

I chose Claude Monet because he was a founder of French impressionist painting which I find beautiful and I wanted to see what kind of art pieces he created. As I look at this piece, my eyes wander from one end of the painting to the other. I am completely absorbed in Monet's use of color in this painting. The different shades of blue and green work so well together its almost unbelievable that one man could conjure up such a great mix that feeds the viewers eyes with awe. The people in the painting make it come alive because of  the way that they are positioned, some walking to a destination, others gazing as the boats and the water. The boats also make the painting come alive because they all seem like they have a mission that needs to be accomplished at the end of the day. Claude Monet is a true artist in my eyes because he took such a simple, everyday sight and turned it into a masterpiece which people can enjoy. This painting would definitely be my definition of art because of the colors, creativity, and emotion that it holds.

We Have the Right

Living in the United States, we are granted many rights that allow us to live out our lives the way we want to within certain boundaries of course. One of the many rights that we posses is the right to choose. We posses the freedom to choose where we want to go to school, what religion we want to practice, who we want to associate, and so on so forth. These decisions that we make impact our entire lives and we do not realize that there are a lot of nations that do not allow their inhabitants to make these decisions for themselves. We also have freedom of speech which allows us to be informed on what our government is doing, even though at times the information that the press has is not always complete. The ability to express our opinions without getting into too much trouble is one thing that we should appreciate because some societies do not let their inhabitants express any negative opinions about the state that they are living in because of fear of centrifugal forces. We also have the right to vote which a lot of people do not even want to participate in, but hey who can blame them...the government is not too popular among U.S. citizens these days. Living in a country with unlimited rights (sort of) can be a good thing and we should take advantage of those rights.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYY !!!

Happy Birthday Mr. McCarthy

I sincerely hope that you have an awesome birthday and that you spend it with your family and friends! Thanks for being a great teacher filled with insight on great books and movies that have entertained me and educated me this year. I am so glad I took philosophy this year. Well all I have to say now is:

This is a Polish version of Happy Birthday....it is called STO LAT :) enjoyyy.

Sto lat, sto lat,

Niech żyje, żyje nam.

Sto lat, sto lat,

Niech żyje, żyje nam,

Jeszcze raz, jeszcze raz, niech żyje, żyje nam,

Niech żyje nam!

Translation: 

A hundred years, a hundred years,

May he (she) live, live for us.

A hundred years, a hundred years,

May he live, live for us.

Once again, once again, may he live, live for us,

May he live for us!