Compassionate Science

In a world where technology is taking over rather rapidly, it is of great importance that some of this technology is for the benefit of others too. In order to do this, one must under take a career in the science and engineering fields. It is very difficult, however, to create something for the benefit of others without being criticized or judged for it hurting others as well. Every new piece of technology causes an ethical dilemma between many people. If there were one thing I could do without causing any controversy, it would be finding a way of creating stem cells. Nowadays, the only way to obtain these is through the fetus of an unborn child. Many people detest this idea because the only way to get these is through fetuses of babies that have been aborted. It would be wonderful to find a way of, maybe not creating, but rather discovering where else these cells could from. If we had access to these and could implant them in other people, then those who have been paralyzed could walk again, talk again, and eat again. They will no longer depend on wheel chairs to get around or tubes to feed them. I would do anything I can to figure this out

The Future

I think that the future carries much hope for us in many aspects but mostly in technological advancements. It seems as if nowadays instead of coming up with new inventions, engineers are just improving the already made ones and giving them a higher number. If this trend continues, in ten years there will be an iPad 20 and a Samsung Galaxy S38. If there is such things as these, they better make new features available like having a hologram of the person while you are talking to them on the phone, or being able to send a text message and take it back if you regret sending it. On phones they should make an actual thumbprint reader to unlock it to assure only you will ever be able to access it not those fake ones that count seconds for how long your thumb has been on it. I also hope for a closet organizer where you input a picture of every shirt, jeans, jewelry, shoes and basically every piece of clothing into a computer. The computer will then tell you what outfit you should wear and keep track of how many times you have worn it. In order to help save the earth and reduce the need for gasoline, car companies should make cars that can power solely on air. Every person should also be able to have their own clone so that they can perform the tasks we are too lazy to do or to get multiple things done at the same time. If there are not clones we should at least have our own robots to perform simple, daily acts.

One Time I Laughed Really, Really Hard

One time I laughed really, really hard was last year in my auto mechanics class in sixth period. I was with a group of about six people and we all found ourselves cracking up by the end of the period. Everyday for about two weeks one of our friends, Efrain, was telling us a lot of dumb jokes. We were getting tired of hearing the same old jokes like "What's a fish's favorite color? Bloop, Bloop, Bloop!" and others just as ridiculous. Every time Efrain would tell the joke he would start laughing like it was the funniest thing he had ever heard in his life. After having told him we were tired of these same jokes, he pulled out his phone and went to his browser to a website he had tabbed. the website was called dumbjokes.com We didn’t know whether to laugh at the fact that the jokes were so stupid or rather because he had to look up jokes because he couldn’t think of any on his own.

My Review on Modern Times

Having been my first silent, black and white movie, Modern Times did not disappoint me. I always had this idea that these movies were boring and never something that I would enjoy watching, yet I did. At first it was a little difficult for me to understand what was going on in the movie, for I am used to the voices being what the movie make sense to me. As the movie went on, I started to understand the story and got the hang of reading the actors' lips if I needed to. Because the movie was silent, I noticed myself paying more attention to the little details in the scenes. The silence also made it impossible for me to get distracted because I knew that if I did, I would not understand what was going on in the movie. My favorite part of the movie was the end where Charlie Chaplin’s character tells the gamin to Smile. The 1930’s were a time full of hardships not only for Americans but for people all over the world. With the Great Depression in place, many found themselves in the same situations that the gamin and Charlie Chaplin did. This last word tried to assure them that everything would be fine and it was important for them to smile and stay positive. Similarly, this year being my last one in high school, may be filled with many hardships. However, by smiling I can maintain a positive attitude and accomplish what I have to.