I attend a ward in Framingham, and you?

Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be in a ward? Well if you go to school then you might be attending one. There are surprisingly similar qualities in both a ward and a school. Realize how both institutions carry the same policies such as, no phones, one at a time, and no bullying. Essentially, both high schools and wards have almost identical rules; the only difference is the punishment and the attendees. It’s not only the rules that are the same, the organization of the how the institutions run uniform.
Although we don’t wake up and get ready at school, it’s a necessary role of attending school. The scheduling of FHS is classes for two hours and twenty-nine minutes lunch and repeat hours of classes. At a ward it might be (after getting up and getting ready and eating) free time for a couple hours, group(s) for an hour or two, lunch for fourty five minutes, and free quiet time. The only difference between the scheduling is the events that the attendees are participating in. Some wards, for teenagers, even have schooling available. Now what if you get caught doing something wrong at the institution, what rights do you have?
In school, at least our school, the feel and idea is that we have our (the students) rights stripped from ourselves. A new rule that is being enforced is that our phones can be searched with suspicions. That seems like a huge invasion of privacy to me. There might be private conversations that I feel shouldn’t be read but anyone but myself. It was already a suspicion that teachers and administrators did that anyways, but now it’s admitting it. The worst part about any place where there are higher “qualified” (for lack of better word) workers, there will be the lower ones that get disregarded. Complaints seem to go unnoticed when it’s a student complaining about a teacher or a patient complaining about a day keeper. It makes it seem like they are better than us, that their words mean more. I’ve been to a sort of ‘ward’ before and I can say from experience, that although the environments are very different, they are still more alike than you’d think.

The beginning of the end of the start of the old

Would you give your body up to science after death? How about when alive? After learning about lobotomies I am skeptical about doctors conducting new experiments on patients. I always thought of giving my body to science after I die, but the idea of being part of a new experiment frightens me greatly. I can’t really be sure of a decision thought because if I were dying and the only possible cure was still in the beginning stages, I might take that chance. But the truth of some experiments is, that not only can they be extremely dangerous or have fatal side effects, but the patients might also be manipulated into believing it’s a successful experiment.

In the horror movie The Haunting in Connecticut, the main character Matt has began a new treatment for cancer that is still in the works. With consent of both his parents and himself and knowledge of the side effects he was a great candidate. Now this is a scientific experiment I approve of. When people are aware of the risks of any sort of medical treatment that is still non-perfected and the doctors have consent, it’s more than acceptable to experiment on that human. Unless of course, what the doctor tells the family is false. But in history, doctors have lied to patients and parents and even without consent, performed dangerous experiments.

In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the patients in the ward have no say in what is done to them experimentally. During that time, it was common for doctors to perform lobotomies and shock therapy on patients even if there were many previous failures and deaths due to it. The fact that doctors, physicians, nurses, etc. could approve of such a terrible misuse of power. Doctors would perform these dangerous ‘surgeries’ on children that haven’t even fully developed yet. Children that could be naturally going through a phase were subjected to being lobotomized. It’s a disgusting thought in my mind. I’m glad that science evolved into realizing the rights of their patients/experiment subjects. I just wish they also thought about the rights of animals.

Top 10 favourite movies.

My favourite top ten movies are mostly occupied by the Harry Potter series. As all of you know, Harry Potter is the biggest part of my life, so it’s not really a surprise. Although I must say, the sixth movie, Harry Potter and the Half Blood prince, is on the bottom list of my favourite HP movies. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1 is currently number one, while Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix is number two.
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1
This is my favourite because to me, it is the most intense and interesting movie made from the books. Of course, I prefer the books to the movies, but this movie touched me in so many ways. I felt it was a good portrayal of the book and because it’s broken into two parts, it was easier to make it more accurate.
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix
I’m not too sure why this is second, but I am obsessed with this movie. I’m actually watching it right now. I think Order of the Phoenix is phenomenal and truly shows the dedication and strength of Harry and his friends. Also, Sirius Black is one of my all time favourite characters in the HP series and it was the most touching and hurtful death to me and as I’m watching him die right now, my eyes are filled with water and my heart is shattered all over again.
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
6. Harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
8. Inception
Inception is my favourite movie outside of the HP series. I think Inception is absolutely sensational; it is so well directed and filmed. The idea of the movie is original (I haven’t seen a movie like it) and very intruiging. It takes a couple times for some to really understand the movie, but I fell in love with it the first time.
9. Greenstreet Hooligans
This is one of my favourite movies because I think it really caputres the idea of brother hood, never backing down, and being there for one another. Although it’s not famous, it’s a great movie and I recommend it. I’m not a fighter or into violent movies, but this one is an exception.
10. Never Back Down
Aside from being a huge Sean Faris fan, since this movie came out, I’ve been in love. I own the DVD and have watched the movie countless times. There’s something about it that just lures me in. I don’t know if it’s all the beautiful, shirtless guys, or the good acting, but I love this movie and always have.

Death of a Salesman.

Willy Loman is an overworked and underpaid salesman who is confused about his life and the life of his sons. Willy has been a salesman for many years, but is still working ridiculous hours for pay as low as seventy dollars weekly. Being a father, Willy is concerned for his sons. He Biff and Happy to be successful in life and thinks that the only way of doing so is by being manly, or masculine. Biff, according to Willy, is an attractive man who should be going to great lengths because of his good looks. He applauds the fact that women throw themselves at him, which he shouldn’t do. I don’t think Willy is teaching his sons valuable life lessons that will truly help them succeed. He is trying to get his sons to be arrogant and proud although they don’t have much to be proud of. He should be teaching his sons to strive for accomplishing their dreams, whatever they may be. Willy is trying hard too get his sons to live the life he wanted to live.
Willy’s inconsistency shows us that he is unsure about his own life. He doesn’t truly believe that what he is doing with his life is what he really wants or that he will never surely succeed. Willy also seems to become senile. He doesn’t understand the extent to which his actions impede his success. Willy doesn’t see the entirety of his life; his sons failing just like him. As for Linda, she puts aside Willy’s problems. She doesn’t acknowledge the problems Willy is having such as dazing off mid driving. Linda harms Willy because she lets everything that happens with Willy happen. She doesn’t try to stop him or to really convince him otherwise of his decisions. She’s a pushover, which is not what Willy needs. He needs someone strong and willing to tell him that he is going to drive himself off the brim.

Distress Part II

Today marks the day of Jack's passing, RIP.

Distress and sadness

            As my followers and teacher may have noticed, this blog is a day late. It was not out of pure neglect that I forgot to do this blog, but I have been distracted this weekend with terrible news. Although this might not have much to do without class, it’s a touchy subject that I think people should know more about. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive motor neuron disease that deteriorates a person’s motor skills such as movement and speaking. Lou Gehrig's disease has no known cure. Approximately 1 in 250,000 or 0.00% or 1,087 people in USA suffer from this disease and I’m sad to say I know of them.

            After my parents got divorced when I was five, I went on to live with my mother. At age nine, my mom began dating this wonderful guy whose name is Jack. For the next four years, Jack was the fatherly figure in my life that I never had. I great very attached to him and developed a close relationship to him. He provided my mom and me with financial support as well as emotional support. At age thirteen, they ended their relationship and I was devastated. He still made sure to make an appearance in my life, but over time, the amount in which I spoke to him and saw him decreased.

            No, I do not suffer from this disease in-case that is what you were assuming. Several months ago, Jack was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and he unknowingly had it for a year. When my mother broke the news to me, I had no idea what Lou Gehrig's disease was. After she explained it to me and I looked it up online, I understood that it meant he was slowly dying. The rate for each person varies and he was doing okay until recently. He lost his mobility completely and had to move in with his brother in the course of a month. The disease was taking its toll hard and quickly.

            This weekend, my mom was informed that Jack is in the hospital at his death bed. He is in critical condition. I haven’t seen Jack in about two months and couldn’t believe the news. I’m sitting here writing this with tears in my eyes trying not to cry. I am extremely devastated and can’t focus on anything. It took me endless hours to completely homework because the only thing on my mind is that the closest person to a father I have is dying and there’s nothing that can be done. This blog along with some other assignments completely slipped my mind. I’m afraid that I’ll be distracted for the next couple of days, maybe even weeks as I receive information about Jack’s current condition. This blog is all over the place because I'm having trouble collect my thoughts.

            The only thing I have to say after writing this blog is be thankful for who you have because not only might other’s not have that, but they could be gone in the blink of an eye without any warning at all.

statistic source: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis/stats.htm?ktrack=kcplink

Pressure

            Now a days being a teenager is a task of great strength. Me, being a teen, know what it’s like to live under society’s pressure. But imagine living in a time where what we go through now was only ten times worst. Imagine living in a world like that of which The Scarlett letter was written. Would it be easier or harder?

            In today’s society, we are much more lenient on teens compared to the society in The Scarlett Letter. Premarital sex is now an opinion no longer held as strongly as before. It is more acceptable and normal for teenagers to be having sex now a day as apposed to in the earlier times. Teenage females are wondering around with their children that were either planned or unplanned. Before, that was completely unacceptable, but it’s different now. It’s still a faux pas, but the stigma and harshness of society’s judgment is less than before. But does the decrease of these kinds of pressure make up for the pressure brought on now a day by education?

            Although teen promiscuity is much more accepted, the pressure for a good education has increased.  It is harder in this time to build you into success without a high school education and even some college. There are always the exceptions of people who are able to live a well-relaxed, stable life without high school or a higher education, but it is statistically proven that more education provides for a better life. So does that mean the pressure from back then and now are the same, just focused on different things?