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Collective Censorship?

dianangelika0607

14/03/21

The world is in constant change and transformation and at the same time the ideologies to perceive it change too.

Lately I’ve felt surprised and perhaps upset about some news focused on censoring some Tv shows and movies because those are a bad influence and promote negative messages. That is the case of Pepe Le Pew a character from the Warner Brothers which was canceled because promoted rape culture”(https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6239335745001) or Speedy Gonzalez due to “whose friends helped popularize the corrosive stereotype of the drunk and lethargic Mexicans.” (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pepe-le-pew-cancel-culture).

There are other cartoons like Peter Pan or Dumbo which were canceled too. In Dumbo, for instance, “the crows and musical number pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where white performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved Africans on Southern plantations.

While in Peter Pan, the “film portrays Native people in a stereotypical manner that reflects neither the diversity of Native peoples nor their authentic cultural traditions.” (https://www.newsweek.com/disney-plus-dumbo-peter-pan-restrictions-spark-conservative-outrage-1575372)

About all that situation, I believe it’s a delicate issue that can have two-coin sides. One side shows the new generations which are more critical and try to avoid behaviors like xenophobia, racism, chauvinism, sexism, etc. Promoting constant equality and respect for their rights. On the other hand, those Tv shows were recorded many years ago and many of us grew up watching them and nowadays we don’t have aggressive, violent or discriminatory behaviors because many of us had the support of someone at moment to see them or simply the messages of these shows were not so negative to introject offensive behaviors.

I really wish for a better world where the rights are respected, and we have equality and wellness but I believe the way to cancel and censorship every program isn’t the way. Every day I hear that a new program was censored or the story of a movie will be changed but at the same time as a paradox new songs or movies are released an many of them have negative and inappropriate messages but contrary to all prognostics, they have many followers.

Then, we’re living in a world of contrasts and divergences. I respect the different points of view but to cut with everything that was part of my childhood dramatically and drastically is disappointing, overwhelming and inconceivable. I believe that not just a TV Show shape your personality there are many other factors that influence us like family, school, friends, community and your own system of values and beliefs. As I said I don’t want to generate controversy. This writing is just to give my opinion about the way that the new generation is facing their reality.  If you have an opinion about this topic, I would like to know about it.

DARR.

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The Recipe For Recuperating From Extreme Heartbreak

dianangelika0607

29/09/2020

Taking the determination to end a relationship is an important decision because it’s to close a period and starting a new life alone and with new expectations.

There are different motives to break up with someone, for example people can idealize their couple or the relationship becomes toxic or merely the infidelity appears. Meanwhile, a bittersweet flavor and in many occasions the extreme heartbreak are the main character in this history and then the pain in the chest and the absolute sadness are a consequence of this heartbreak. Then, I ask the question: What’s the recipe for recuperating from extreme heartbreak?

First of all, the heartbreak is a loss like a mourning and therefore each person needs time to recover. If the person wants to cry and get the feelings off the chest that’s healthy. However, having constant isolation and being alone for a long time isn’t the best way. The most important thing is to fill in the mind with new activities and that depends on the interest of each person: listen to music, read books about resilience, motivation or self-improvement, for example, exercise, go to the movies or hang out with friends. There is a proverb which says: “One nail drives out another”. From my point of view the proverb applies not just with starting a new relationship but having an open mind and turning over a new leaf.   

Another recommendation is holding the head up, no matter what was the motive of this heartbreak, but all the time trust in yourself and having a high self-esteem. Some people believe that they had the fault and responsibility of that situation but if a relationship doesn’t work it’s due to both.

Finally, all people are different some of them are emotional other are rational and therefore the way to face a problem (in this case a heartbreak) is different because that depends on the resources of each one. The most important thing is remembering that “The darkest hour is just before the down”.

DARR.

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YOLO

dianangelika0607

15/09/2020

Life is not predictable and suddenly something can happen and you’re not prepared for those changes. Therefore, it’s important to act in the here and now and make decisions and not wait for “the best time”. Sometimes people procrastinate and to start something new for example studying, working, doing exercise or starting a new project they have an excuse to avoid taking the first step. At the same time the opportunities are lost because it is better to chill out but the time passes and people grow old.

So, enjoying life and everything that is part of is a marvelous therapy that feeds the soul: “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”. Sad moments happen and suddenly our beloveds can become sick or perhaps pass away and we never express our feelings to them and just regret remains.

Nowadays, people long  for the time with their relatives, friends or fellows and they wish to come back to their life before pandemic time but when they had the possibility to take advantage of their environment, they ignored the little and special things of the life as celebrating a birthday, drinking or eating something at restaurant, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, walking at park and all things that now are unlikely because of the pandemic.  

No one knows what one has, until one loses it. Why do we need to wait for something special to happen? Remember YOLO “You only live once” and the best things in life can be free, life is what you make it and while you decide if it’s better to leave your comfort zone and take risks at the same time you could be loosen opportunities.

DARR.

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The Decision To Choose A Career

dianangelika0607

1/09/2020

Choosing a career isn’t an easy decision because the person will be linked to this profession their entire life.

The most important path for those students is choosing their career by themselves. It’s a big mistake by parents to generate pressure on their children and force them to study something that they don’t like. In those cases, frustration and demotivation appear as response to that pressure and desertion and abandonment of their studies is the result.

Another point is to state updates about the labor market and answer the question Which area has more opportunities? According to Forbes Magazine which at the same time was based on information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the jobs are expected to grow in demand in the near future are: Mathematicians, Software Developers/Applications, Physical Therapist Assistants, Statisticians, Nurse Practitioners, Personal Care Aides, Physician Assistants, Home Health Aides, Wind Turbine Service Technicians and Solar Photovoltaic Installers. Obviously, that list of jobs might be changed according to the market needs. So, it’s important to read and investigate it.

On the other hand, the skills are essential to take that decision. For example, the theory of multiple intelligences explains that each individual has specific skills and capacities, some of them develop over time and others can be innate. The point is answering the question What am I good for?

Lastly, another strategy is to talk with people that have experience in the career that you are interested in and those persons can tell you about the pros and cons. It’s useful to learn about the experience of others. By the way, you can consult with a psychologist who has experience in professional orientation. They have some instruments and assessments which can help you too.  

To conclude, choosing studies is a momentous decision and that depends on multiple factors but the most important is feeling satisfied with that decision and taking advantage of it.

I share the link of the Forbes Magazine article https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5a009ede4bbe6f37dda1ceb7/fastest-growing-jobs-of-t/#24b975cc34bd 

DARR.

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What If I Believe In Destiny?

dianangelika0607

17/08/2020

I would like to do my writing of this week answering this question: What’s your opinion on fate?

Just a few days ago the RealLife English You Tube Channel shared a scene of the movie Matrix where Morpheus asked Neo if he believed in fate and Neo answered “No, because I don´t like the idea that I’m not in control of my life”.

In my case I have lived some experiences that have been odd. For example, meeting someone at a specific hour, date and place. Why? Did that situation depend on me or was it merely written in my destiny? From my point of view, I believe that we have to do actions to build our way. If I want to reach a goal, I’ll have to take action to achieve that target.

Life has opportunities and options where each person is free to choose them. That depends on the priorities and preferences. At the same time personality, beliefs and behavior play an important role.

If we think about our present: Is global warming part of our destiny? Or maybe people have been taking actions that make them responsible for the problem? I think we are the architects of our lives and we drive our path according to our feelings, emotions and thoughts.

On the podcast that I heard on this week Chad and Justin spoke about destiny and they said “If you´re really inspired to do something you can achieve that” it’s like to take the bull by the horns. Life is unpredictable like the quote from the movie Forest Gump “Life is like a box of chocolates” that means that “You never know what you’re going to get”. The most important thing is to take advantage of those opportunities that life gives us and learn with them.

DARR.

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Of The Eagerness Only The Fatigue Remains

dianangelika0607

07/07/2020

At present the world is living a hard and challenging situation with the presence of the Covid 19. In fact, when I watch the news, I feel very sad and disappointed with the leaders of some countries like Brazil or the USA. Today I realized that Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president was diagnosed with the virus, but in the first months of the year he didn’t believe in the complexity and gravity of the virus, he actually was skeptical and said that Covid 19 was a just little flu.

On the other hand, the statistics in the USA are discouraging due to the curve growing and the number of cases is higher compared with the last months. However, people continue going to gatherings, they go to the beach and bars and many of them don’t follow the rule of social distance. At the same time the USA’s President Donald Trump manifested “that 99% of coronavirus cases are totally harmless and ruled out a national mask wearing mandate”.     

As well, according to media leaders from Mexico and the UK also had a late reaction with this pandemic and Boris Johnson, UK’s Prime Minister was victim of this virus.

I’m aware our situation nowadays is really challenging and sometimes our leaders don’t take the best decisions to drive their countries but the responsibility doesn’t just depend on them. In fact, each person has to adopt the best practices and avoid taking risks and following indications.

It’s clear that countries and people need to come back to their lives again, they need to reactivate their economy. I see the countries in the rush to return to normality very quickly. Nonetheless, there is a popular Colombian phrase “Of the eagerness only the fatigue remains” if we run and make wrong decisions in the future our panorama won’t be the best.

DARR.