The Top 10 Originally Disturbing Fairy Tale Classics
I stumbled across this interesting article from That Guy With Glasses, who deconstructs popular Disney movies, vocalizing the truths behind the fairytale. While you can venture over to his space and read the detailed descriptions, here are some interesting points:
1. Princess & The Frog: The spell wasn’t broken with a kiss, it was originally broken when the Princess cuts the frog’s head off with a rusted sword.
2. Beauty & The Beast: The Beast is really turned turned into a Beast because he seduces an Orphan.
3. Snow White: Snow White was originally a 7 year old, and her step mother a cannibal, who wanted to find Snow White so she could eat portions of her. Yuck.
[thanks to nerdlike.com]
ScienceDaily (Nov. 26, 2009) — For a considerable time already there has been discussion within scientific circles about whether knowing and using multiple languages could possibly have positive effects on the human brain and thinking. There have been a number of international studies on the subject, which indicate that the ability to use more than one language brings an individual a considerable advantage.
The report of the research team appointed by the European Commission, "The Contribution of Multilingualism to Creativity," presents the first known macro analysis based on the available evidence, which has been conducted by searching through several studies and giving particular attention on recent research on the brain.
David Marsh, specialized planner at the Continuing Professional Development Centre of Jyväskylä University, who coordinated the international research team behind the study, says that especially the research conducted within neurosciences offers an increasing amount of strong evidence of versatile knowledge of languages being beneficial for the usage of an individual's brain.
"The research report brings forth six main areas where multilingualism and hence the mastery of complex processes of thought seem to put people in advantage. These include learning in general, complex thinking and creativity, mental flexibility, interpersonal and communication skills, and even a possible delay in the onset of age-related mental diminishment later in life," Marsh relates.
One of the central cerebral areas highlighted in the research report is the one responsible for memory function. People rely especially on the short-term memory when thinking, learning and making decisions
"It is obvious that enhanced memory can have a profound impact on cognitive function, says David Marsh. -- This may be one reason why the multilingual shows superior performance in handling complex and demanding problem-solving tasks when compared to monolinguals. They seem to be able to have an advantage in handling certain thinking processes," March continues.
It was assumed earlier that differences in the brain would only occur if a person is bi- or trilingual, that is with a very high command of different languages. The recently published research suggests, however, that changes in the brain's electrical activity may occur already in the beginnings of learning a new language.
According to Marsh, there is also room for improvement in language education, since children should be encouraged to engage in higher order thinking about meaningful content that fires up the brain.
"Learning a language strictly as a separate subject in the curriculum does not work as effectively for a broad range of young people as compared to embedding second language learning into other subjects. Thinking about numbers, for example, does figure naturally in a lot of school learning as well as in real life outside the school, which supports learning and knowing mathematics. The same may not always be true of foreign languages," Marsh argues.
The results of the recently published study show that even though it is difficult to prove the existence of a direct causal link, it is likely that multilingualism produces a special advantage in utilizing a person's brain capacity as creatively as possible.
YouTube - An anthropological introduction to YouTube You Tube has become a real free medium in the sense a 50 year old in his living room can make a video blog about his life or view points; having a deep profound moment and then someone on the other side of the world comment on it, giving reassurance and simply connecting with another person. This ability to build a digital community is so amazing and even more amazing is how it then transends to what we know as the "real world".
For example, the FREE HUG campaign: Click to here to watch What is amazing is how the internet or more specifically Web 2.0 is changing the way we not just look at the world but how we think about it; interact with it and through it, we connect while still being free to be whatever we want to be, if only on a 445x364 screen.
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Walsall New Art Gallery, Mohammed Ali artist talk on Vimeo
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This is a talk about a young muslim street artist and his work, which is attempting to shange the world for the better.
If you are reading this before Sat 29th Aug 09 then Mohammad Ali will be doing a public display on green street, upton park and poets will be there 2.
Peace Out Readers n keep it real!
A few months ago I talked about a game I was playing on Brick Lane one Friday nite. That game was Capture the Flag and on the playmakers website they have a video of what happened.
The video is a general discussion of the need for more urban games with a guy from UCL ( University College London) discussing the social importance. Plus if u c a brown guy with a stripy pink top, thats me.
UK: British-Muslim fashionThe Guardian interviews Sarah Elenany, who designs clothing for Muslim women. She wants to make clothing relevant to Muslims, but also appealing to non-Muslims.Towards the end of the interview, she's asked if she encountered any opposition. She answers that she had: from Muslim men who think her designs are not modest enough.See video interview here. h/t euroISLAMSome person made a comment about it as follows:The restrictions that Islam places upon women are to 'protect the modesty of women'. Another way of saying it: Control. Islam is VERY domineering. Not just over women. Islam has severe restrictions upon Muslim men as well. Not to mention infidels who live under Islamic rule.This is what i said bak:yes but for some it may assume domineering but when u actually find imaan it actually is freedom (if it was to exist)For example, a women wearing a scaft to cover herself is has more free then a women who doesn't. Why? Because whn a women covers' herself up she can not be judged on how big her arse is, how big her boobs are, what colour she is, what brand she wears. You can only judge HER on who she is, not what she wears. Plus, high heels and make up are not requirements for a women who covers up. It seems such a shame today that women are willing to both oppress themselves and oppress other women for not following the status quo, which coincidently is controlled by a capital force.MAKE A COMMENT N TELL US WHAT U FINK!Peace Out
Attention jammers, activists and cultural creatives:
THE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION OF NEOCLASSICAL ECONOMICS
Deep in a recession and with scary ecological scenarios looming, now may be the ripest moment we’ll ever have to power-shift global capitalism onto a new path. Adbusters #85 asks economics students around the world to join the fight to revamp Econ 101 curriculums and challenge the endemic myopia of their tenured neoclassical profs. Go to KICKITOVER.ORG, read a few texts, download the Kick it Over Manifesto (and other posters) and whack them up in the corridors of your campus. Make sure your university is at the forefront of the current paradigm shift from neoclassical to ecological economics. To subscribe visit www.adbusters.org/subscribe. If you’re an economics student, email kevin@adbusters.org to receive a free issue.
PHYSICAL VS. VIRTUAL REALITY
Have you noticed the contours of your life changing with every must-have technological innovation and minute spent on the Internet? Have you detected any differences in your once richly textured, wildly spontaneous way of being? Have you begun to suspect that the more interconnected you are, the flatter, duller and more predictable your existence becomes?
A specter is haunting the mind of the industrialized world – the specter of the virtual.
-Metaverse Manifesto, Orange Montagne
At what point did our computers go from being a tool to enhance our lives to a medium through which to live our lives?
-Alan Beck
As the physical world slips away and our culture flattens, the bluish glow of the virtual realm beckons … Suddenly humanity is faced with an existential choice. Will we take the plunge?
We’re brainstorming on Adbusters #86 – a vehement investigation of Physical vs. Virtual Reality. Tell us what you think. Send your wildest missives to editor@adbusters.org.
I BELIEVE IN MEDIA DEMOCRACY
Leonard Asper, Canada’s most pernicious media mogul is appealing our stunning recent legal victory against him. Our lawyers tell us he has close to zero chance of winning, he’s just trying to deplete our coffers and make us run out of money before we can finish the fight. Don't let him get away with it!
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that every human being has the right to communicate: to seek, receive and impart information without hindrance.
This freedom of speech battle is of tremendous importance for democracy in the dangerous times ahead … help us fight it … first in Canada and then in the US, the UK and Australia. We need to fill up our legal war chest right away: help us by donating.
Basically a guy in the midlle of central with a sign saying everything is ok and uses a megaphone to tell people this, however the police and private security companies do not seem to enjoy it as much.
A friend of mine showed me this video on the tube an it is very funny, especially when they get justice for incompetent police officers.
I'm not sure who the guy is but he is either a cop or a barrister.
PS Can any1 tell me where I can get a bright green megaphone from?
Plus do go through the other videos too espcially when the go to Camden.
Welcum 2 Camz Corner!!!! Prepare to be De lucified:
Only those that influence society can brainwash it!!!
U can chose to be a sheep tht simply follows or a wolf that preys on them, but dont forget you can be a shepard that scares away the wolves and leads the sheep to safety, because as a shepard you dont care for animal needs because your better then that, your HUMAN!!!!!!
Im tired of going out and tired of staying in!
When will my life begin?
Facebook is a bore, twitter is poor, Youtube is a bit of a lag and junk mail will always arrives.
What is a boi 2 do?
Take 2 up the bum and have sum fun, then go outside and eat flies
The work never stops
Peaches and pinapples taste good from the can, in the Garden on a summers day
But the world stil keeps turning.
It would be kool if a massive spaceship came down over Jerusalem and took control of the area. Then not let anyone in until both sides stop the fighting. Fantasies aside what is the world to do about the middle east? The true is will we ever defeat the evil in the world and most importantly the evil within ourselves.
Peace Out and keep it real.
The Top 10 Originally Disturbing Fairy Tale Classics
I stumbled across this interesting article from That Guy With Glasses, who deconstructs popular Disney movies, vocalizing the truths behind the fairytale. While you can venture over to his space and read the detailed descriptions, here are some interesting points:
1. Princess & The Frog: The spell wasn’t broken with a kiss, it was originally broken when the Princess cuts the frog’s head off with a rusted sword.
2. Beauty & The Beast: The Beast is really turned turned into a Beast because he seduces an Orphan.
3. Snow White: Snow White was originally a 7 year old, and her step mother a cannibal, who wanted to find Snow White so she could eat portions of her. Yuck.
[thanks to nerdlike.com]
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