Friday, August 19, 2011

Is the media blamed for the unhealthy paparazzi culture.

No. The media should not be blamed for the unhealthy paparazzi culture. The recently case of Rupert Mudoch phone scandal is a typical example of what happens when media looks for interesting news to attract customers. Actually, i think that it is the reader's fault. If the reader have a healthier mindset, the media would not need to do so much just to please the public. Besides, the media needs to survive in the media world and they have a lot of competition. I am not trying to say that the media did the right thing by hacking into other's phone just to get interesting news, in fact, what they are doing is absolutely wrong. The unhealthiness in the paparazzi culture is a chain effect from other paparazzi. When a certain media uses some certain unhealthy method to attract customers, the other media will follow suit and the culture will spread, spreading the "virus".


Is true justice and achieved at the end of the trail scene

Yes, true justice is achieved at the end of the trail scene, however, not mercy. At the end of the trail scene, Shylock is forced to give up all his fortune to Antonio for attempting to take his life, and Shylock is also forced to convert to Christianity, and all of these is according to law. besides, although Shylock signed a contract with Antonio on getting his pound of flesh, there is nothing written about taking his blood and so it is perfectly legal for Portia to take advantage of the mistake to attack Shylock. However, although true justice is given to Shylock, there is no mercy given. Although Portia knew about the fact that Shylock wanted revenge for the humiliation and disgrace Antonio gave him, she charged him mercilessly, taking all the evidence possible to land Shylock in a really bad situation. However, Antonio may have given Shylock some mercy by promising to give Shylock's fortune to Jessica after Shylock's death, however, it is Antonio's personal will and Shylock did not get any advantage, so true mercy is not really present.
P.S
There may be true justice given to Shylock, however, Portia is breaking some rules herself. In those days, women were not allowed into the court, and Portia broke the rule, thus making whether true justice is present variable. 

Friday, August 5, 2011

Is money important in a relationship? In your opinion

It differs from people, religions and countries. In some countries, money is important in a relationship, especially India. The female side of the family have to pay an large amount of money to the male side for an marriage and this kind of arranged marriage is usually for the sake of money and will most likely not end happily for either of the couple. In Afghanistan, a nineteen year old girl had her ears and nose cut off by her husband and it is the result of an arranged mirage to settle a family rivalry. In my opinion, i feel like a relation only matters when there is love and when the main reason is for money, it is no longer considered as a relationship. Some parents still have the mindsets that their son of daughters should marry a rich person for a better life, however, a marriage without love is meaningless. 

Evolution of war

As time changes and technology improves, war becomes different from what it used to be, however, it still exists for the reasons like more land domination, resources and the need to prove a country's power or defend its country. In a nutshell, wars are now fought with more powerful weapons, evolving from swords to guns. The war machines also evolved from wooden machines to tanks and aeroplanes. Even chemical are being used in war, and nuclear bombs are being created. The latest invention are mostly invented for the sake of war, such as the internet. Although war did change drastically over time, the damage and sorrow caused by it will never change no matter what age it is.