MOBILE PHONES AND ROAD SAFETY

MOBILE PHONES AND ROAD SAFETY

Despite statistics that show it is dangerous to drive while talking on a phone,
people continue to gab while driving down the freeway.Why? Mobile phones are
one of those rare inventions that alter our lives so immediately and so completely
that, despite the drawbacks, suddenly we cannot imagine life without them.We are
only starting to experience the profound changes mobile phones will have on our
relationship to our work, to each other, and to our natural environment.

Cell phones are one type of mobile phone. As a result of cell phone technology,
commuting is no longer considered “dead time”; instead, travel time is an extension
of the workday. Despite the fact that some people are worried that the proliferation
of cell phones in the “workplace” lessens their time for reflection and relaxation,
owning and carrying a cell phone is quickly becoming a job requirement. Some
companies even give employees cell phones. Because of this, the notion of leaving
work behind at the office is becoming obsolete.

Mobile phones are also transforming the way people socialize. No longer does
the girl “wait by the phone” for the guy to call. As a result of the mobility of cell
phones, for example, she can slip her phone in her purse and go out with her girlfriends.
In addition, as a result of the effect of cell phones, people now just hook up
instead of calling in advance and making dates to meet. Unquestionably, mobile
phones are transforming our ways of socializing.

Some newer types of phones are even changing our relationship to our environment.
These mobile phones use satellites, rather than radio waves, to allow us to
communicate not just within a pre-marked “cell” but from anywhere on the earth to
anywhere else on the earth. Historically speaking, people have trekked to the North
Pole, to the Himalayas, and through the Sahara Desert for the experience of being
far from human contact. Satellite technology is beginning to make this kind of
isolation an anachronism.

Cell phones are clearly here to stay. They will continue to proliferate because
they meet the needs of a fast-paced and mobile twenty-first-century society.
Because of this, we can expect the workday to expand, social life to become more
fluid, and the universe to seem ever smaller. Despite the many benefits of the new
technology, it remains to be seen what price we may have to pay for always being “in
touch” with each other.

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MOBLIE PHONES: SHOULD THEY BE BANNED FROM CLASS?

MOBLIE PHONES: SHOULD THEY BE BANNED FROM CLASS?

Do you think is anything worse than a phone interrupting you every five minutes, especially when you are at school, you're having your lesson , you're trying to explain something the best you can and when you're about to say something you hear J Lo's latest hit and the idea flies. That moment you'd surely want to see the phone flying through the open window.

Teachers have reached the point in which they can't stand mobile phones anymore. I don't say that children should be kept from having a cell-phone in school but during classes the phones should be put on silent or switched off. Imagine what would happen if you heard thirty or forty phones ringing at once? The class would be turned into chaos and school would look more like a disco rather than a place where you go to learn.

The rule should also be applied to teachers because there are cases when they also don't turn off their phones and they may have the surprise and hear their own phone ringing. This is one of the reasons for which some students let their phones to ring, because they consider that if the teachers do so they are also allowed to do the same thing.

My honest opinion is that everything depends greatly on the education of each person, or on what they understand by mutual respect and co-existence is a small community , like a class of students, where if one of them makes a mistake they all have to stand the consequences.

To sum up, every one of us has the right to hold a property and use it as he considers the best but you must take into account the fact you are not alone and what to you also affects other persons. Students and teachers should try to get to an agreement that would suit both parts so as to avoid future misunderstandings.

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FAMILY PROBLEMS

FAMILY PROBLEMS

There are many problems that can occur in a family, no matter how tight the relationships between its members are. Infidelity, trust or money issues, these all have their roots in the lack of communication in a family.

Before going any further in our analysis, there is a thing we will have to agree upon from the very beginning. I am speaking about the fact that the relationships between the members of a family are the closest ones possible. This is what the word family implies! It is all about the blood bond, which is said to provide a higher level of communication between related people. Sometimes they do not even need words to express their feelings or their intention. The members of the same family can actually understand and predict each other’s future actions.

Well, this is the ideal situation. I am not saying that this is indeed happening with every normal family across the world. What I am wishing for is a communication level which somehow aims towards this goal.

The reality has showed us that too many families end up splitting up because they
did not talk about each other’s problems. Chances are that things would have gone differently, had they been open and shared their worries. Human kind has not been designed to lead a solitary life. We are always seeking companionship and cannot be happy without other people around us. We are also designed to be open-hearted and interested in helping our family members. The truth is that there is no problem that cannot be sorted out when there is a specific intent of doing just that.

My advice is to try and speak out your mind when you are faced with a difficult situation. You will see that, no matter how big a problem may seem, you will find it easier to solve after discussing it with your closest relatives.

You must always keep in mind the fact that your family is the one to care about you and your troubles, no matter who you are or what you did wrong. Your relatives will always love you .

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FILM REVIEW : BRAVEHEART

FILM REVIEW : BRAVEHEART

Long before The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson directed another cinematic masterpiece, Braveheart. Filmed against the backdrop of majestic mountains and rolling meadows, it tells the historically-based (yet not entirely accurate) story of William Wallace, a common man’s warrior who led the Scottish people in rebellion against King Edward I, also known as “Longshanks”. Written by Randall Wallace, an American tourist fascinated with a Scottish statue of his namesake, the script collected dust in Hollywood for over a decade before Gibson made the brilliant decision to put it on the big screen. Just like The Passion, it’s a decision he would not regret…

Set in the 11th Century, Braveheart catalogues the struggle of Scottish serfs who labor under the brutal oppression of English occupation forces. Amidst these terrible conditions, William Wallace (Mel Gibson) falls in love with Murron MacClannough (Catherine McCormack). Insistent on not sharing his wife (a proclamation by the king gives local rulers “first-night rights” to new brides) Wallace secretly marries Murron. Nevertheless, an English knight assaults her, sparking a fight with Wallace. Fleeing the village, Wallace believes Murron has escaped and will soon meet him at a secret rendezvous point. But Murron is captured and executed by the king’s emissaries.

Angered by his wife’s murder, Wallace instigates a local rebellion, slaughtering all the king’s loyalists in his village. As his rebellion grows, a distraught Longshanks (Patrick McGoohan) dispatches his fabled Northern Army to destroy it. But the heroic Wallace delivers a stirring speech to rouse his men, while deploying an ingenious battlefield trick to defeat the king’s cavalry.

With the power and legend of Wallace growing day by day, Longshanks relies on his daughter-in-law, Princess Isabelle (Sophie Marceau) to broker a truce. But Isabelle’s power is limited, and Wallace realizes his people can only win freedom if backed by the Scottish nobles. Their appointed leader is Robert the Bruce (Angus MacFadyen) who vacillates between his own idealistic views and his father’s pessimistic pragmatism. Will the nobles join with Wallace? Will the Scots win their freedom? Only history tells us the answer…

With elaborate costumes, vivid battle scenes, and a noble hero as its focal point, Braveheart is more than your typical run-of-the-mill action movie. Part history, part Hollywood heroism – its timeless idealism strikes a cord with every viewer. In fact, the movie itself led to a revival in nationalistic pride that fuelled the successful Scottish independence movement of the 1990s. It’s a testament to the strength and character of the real life William Wallace. A thousand years later, his enduring legacy continues to transform the European landscape, and Mel Gibson captures the noble warrior’s passion with an awe-inspiring Academy Award-winning masterpiece…

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FILM REVIEW : FINDING NEMO

FILM REVIEW : FINDING NEMO

Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Finding Nemo continues the Disney tradition of producing high-quality, blockbuster films that entertain audiences of all ages. Featuring the wonders of the Pixar animation technology, the film is a breathtaking window into the future of animated pictures, with borderline
3-D visual effects and the introduction of original animated film techniques certain to influence future masterpieces. Boasting a slew of talented voiceovers such as Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, and John Ratzenberger, Finding Nemo is certain to maintain a place in the hearts of children of all ages for generations to come…

The epic story begins somewhere in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Australia. A clown fish named Marlin (Albert Brooks) lives a wonderful life in a peaceful underwater colony of fish and other fascinating sea life with his wife. However, that serene setting is demolished when a vicious predator attacks their home, killing his wife. Distraught, Marlin takes comfort in the egg left behind which grows into his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould).

Because of this early trauma, Marlin is extremely overprotective when it comes to Nemo. He follows a step behind everywhere his son goes, makes Nemo stay in the house whenever possible, and remains quite apprehensive about his son going to school. Marlin’s fears are realized when Nemo is captured on his first day of school and taken away to live in a fish tank on land. Intent on freeing his son, Marlin sets out on a bold and daring quest to retrace the path of the abductor’s boat.

Wandering through the ocean depths, he meets up with Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) – an absent-minded, yet friendly – fish who remains determined to help her new friend recover his lost son. Together, they encounter a pack of sharks and a countless array of diverse and fascinating underwater creatures.

Meanwhile, Nemo is plunged into a dentist office fish tank overlooking Sidney Harbor where he meets a number of new and exciting friends. The other aquatic life, long confined to the tank themselves, initiate Nemo into their fraternity, revealing the history of their attempts to escape. Enlisting Nemo as their point man (or fish), they concoct a number of schemes such as clogging the tank’s filter so they can make a break for it when they’re taken out for the tank cleaning. With the threat of the dentist presenting Nemo as a present to his nerdy niece, the stakes are raised for our young hero and time is of the essence…

Sporting one of the best written animated screenplays of all-time and a breathtaking original score by Thomas Newman, Finding Nemo is a pleasurable affair for both parents and children. The writers pull off an admirable job of combining adult and kid humour throughout the script in such a way that it doesn’t detract from the experience for either age group. With a number of likeable characters, the audience will find itself rooting for Marlin, Nemo, and all their friends to accomplish the task before them. Overall, this is a must-see film for all age groups, not only because of the great story and artful performances, but if anything, simply because the animation is a wonder in-and-of itself…

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