Beasts of the Southern Wild

I think that the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was over all a good movie. All though it seems confusing at times, or you might not understand it, by that's all part of what makes it better. The movie was able to get heavy messages across, ones that aren't touched on that much today, where most people judge happiness on the amount of wealth you have, or the class of society that you live in. But this movie was able to get across that life can be enjoyed and valued even in low class areas, by families that don't have much money, and by people who don't have the best opportunities available to them. Also, this movie also taught a lot about a sense of community, something that most of us no longer have. The people in this movie love their town, and stayed behind during the storm because of that. They worked together to rebuild, and help each other mourn the deaths of family and neighbors. We can learn a lot from this movie, about community, empathy, and appreciation for what we do have, not what we wish we have. We can live like the people in The Bathtub who "have more holidays than anyone else in the world". But more importantly we can take what Hushpuppy said to heart. We are all just "tiny pieces in a big, big universe". No one is that more important than anyon else. We all have our roles to play in the world, and we all need to do them.
I think this movie ties in perfectly to our unit, Humanity. When we are asked  "What does it mean to be human?" I think our answers can be influence by this movie. Because of this movie, I can think part of being human is to have empathy, a sense of community, and to be grateful for what we have. These are all important things that if people live by them, we could all have a better life.

Passion Project Update

So far, my passion project is at about the mid way point. I've been working on researching the parts of the brain that automatically correct mistakes, or allow us to see things the way we do. The obstacles i find are not understanding most of the solid research that i can find, and needing to look up more, to just understand the first thing. What i need to do over the next 8 passion project days is really push my self to work diligently on finding and comprehending my research, and finding a way to present it. I also want to find examples of things that our brain automatically corrects, to show the class. i think i will be able to accomplish this all on time.

Myers-Briggs Personality Test

Recently our class took a personality test, the Myers-Briggs one to be specific. My results tell me I am an ESTP type. The ESTP type bears this description:

 "Flexible and tolerant, they take a pragmatic approach focused on immediate results. Theories and conceptual explanations bore them – they want to act energetically to solve the problem. Focus on the here-and-now, spontaneous, enjoy each moment that they can be active with others. Enjoy material comforts and style. Learn best through doing."

I think this is very accurate. I cant learn well if I'm just sitting at a desk listening to a lecture. I find it easier to do it, as well as have a fun, laid back environment. I also like to enjoy the moment, and hate when i have to think ahead and worry about things in the future.

The information i could get from the test can help me understand others, because i can have access to how their personalities blend with mine. Since there are 16 personality types, that means there's at least 16 ways to interpret or do something. I could learn about the different personalities so I could interact better with more people.

This can also help answer the question "What does it mean to be human?". This makes me believe that there might not be a specific answer to this question. If there are 16 different personality types, then there are 16 different types of people and they all act and think differently. This just farther proves how humanity is natural diverse and how everyone is unique.