Virtual time capsule - Assignment Example

?Virtual time capsule The 20th and 21st century is considered as a life of global technological advancements. It has made the life of people easier and convenient by the new technologies, ideas and ideals of life. Our daily life is much influenced by the technological advancements. Moral values, respect, love, culture traditions are all taught by our forefathers and we follow them by our own will. It is, however, debatable to question the imposition of any idea on us. We live in the age where laws, regulations and rules are made to protect our independence (i.e. it also includes freedom of speech, acts and expressions). We experience some irrational activities, violence, over exposure to negative aspects of life and gather knowledge via media basically. It is one of the popular advancements available to the people of our age. Media is the best source of information for people around the globe. We experience the role of technologies, education, social interaction and political agendas in our daily life which affects us in one way or the other. However, our families help us in every possible manner and protect us. We have a strong relationship with our family members and friends. Socialization, either face to face or over internet, is one of the activities that we carry out on a daily basis. Physical activities usually include involvement in some sport like football, table tennis, cricket, swimming etc. Our habits are all influenced by the people we are associated to and the society at large. We respect our elders and tend to help them wherever possible. Our customs are affected by other people’s customs as the concept of globalization and diversity has merged the people of different ethnic backgrounds. Decisions in our age are greatly influenced by the moral teachings by our families, educational teachers, friends, media and society. We are given the opportunity to live the way we want after we step in our adulthood. We have certain legal duties as well as some moral responsibilities to follow. The decisions we make are all affected by these factors discussed. A decision to start an awareness program to uphold the sustainability of environment is ethically and morally correct for the people of our age. The decision to stop using products which are made at the cost of the life of any species or the environment is also morally correct and fair. Our values, hence, weigh how the environment, society and other creatures are affected by our decisions to judge them to be morally or ethically right and acceptable. Happiness is the feeling of being mentally relaxed and satisfied keeping the comfort of others in view. I reached to this definition as I moved on with my life and realized that I feel happy or contended only when things, people and environment around me is stable, in order and sound. Happiness, hence, lies in the greater good of the society. If the society or people around us are stable and the environment is not at risk, we feel comfortable, relaxed and happy. Having read this poem “Lost sister” I realized the importance of moral values, culture and tradition. Here the poet describes two types of women. Both are brought up in same culture but one of them chooses her life to spend in her native culture but the second chooses American disrupt culture. the stone that in the far fields could moisten the dry season, could make men move mountains for the healing green of the inner hills glistening like a slice of winter melon. In my opinion the well cultured and traditional women desire more respect and honor than the one who is running in the social race of life with man because cultural lady can be seen but cannot be heard. On the other hand, the other women prefer freedom over respect. This poem enhances our traditional inclination towards the traditional and cultural ladies, who spend their whole lives for the sake of family. This poem will be of help in exposing the views and cultural priorities of our age to the future generations. The most important thing is the reputation and overwhelming distinction given to Leonardo’s work. Mona Lisa is one of the first art works that appear in people’s mind when they think about art. Having heard about Leonardo’s artistic abilities, I chose writing on his art work. His placement of objects, color choices, expertise of giving prominence to one object and making less prominent the other, his ideas and knowledge of color art provides a deeper insight of his work. His art cannot be categorized in purely impressionism, art nouvea or any other. The distinct qualities of his works can be identified by simply analyzing two extremely different pieces of his art like ‘Vitruvian Man’ and ‘last supper’. Leonardo’s works are, hence, a source of good information for the likes, tastes and abilities of today’s artists. They may be able to understand the sophisticated yet mindful priorities of people in the arts field. Dear Mr. President is a song by P!nk which is not only marvelous in term of music and composition but the lyrics are the real portrayal of how public and their needs are neglected by the officials. The people after 100 years will get to know about the problems of today as mentioned in the song about the poor, unequal distribution of wealth and luxuries, inappropriate wage distribution, child labor, insufficient educational facilities and so on. The people of that era may or may not face the same problems. However, they will definitely find the lyrics touching and will feel the misery of people today. The movie ‘back to the future’ should be added to the time capsule in order to develop awareness in the people of that age about our expectations and beliefs. This movie is based mainly on the high expectations of our society in terms of technological advancements. The movie is based on certain events, machines and advanced equipments which are far from reality today. However, future generations may possibly generate some ways of achieving them. The movie portrays flying cars, hove skateboards, time machines and many such nonexistent technologies. It’ll also help the future generation understand our mental levels and acceptance levels for the new technologies. The possible technologies that they will have might be unbelieving or overwhelmingly surprising for us in the present age. The popular culture theme which would best describe our culture, habit and values to the future generation should be the modern television shows. TV shows like “Gossip girl” help in understanding the current environment available to us, the fashion, priorities and expectations that college students or society have in the present time. Gossip girl is the show which clearly illustrates the reputation slogans for the younger generations; promote brands and restaurants by mentioning or capturing them during the show. The show exposes the value of wealth in our lives. It portrays how competition may harm us and how fashion and trends affect our abilities to comfortably reside in the society. It reflects the present day importance on identity and portrays events where past affects the present of a person. Hence it is a good source of information and understanding for the future generation of our society and culture. Read More