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I agree with the idea that the way one expresses one's self through speech, gestures, likes and dislikes among many other things depict his/her personality. I got further evidence of this as I skimmed through the portfolios of many of my fellow members here. Just looking at the type of pieces they create and the titles they assign, we can guess a lot about the writer. Of course, the style of writing and narration gives many hints too. Thus, this makes our writing a part of who we are. This is just a passing thought I had just now. 
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| My ambition is to become a counselling psychologist, for which I did a degree in Psychology and currently pursuing a Master's degree in the same. However, I was not at all clear about my career when I was young. When I was five (as told by my mother), I used to say that I wanted to become a teacher. As I started going to school, I must have realised that being a teacher and controlling unruly students was not an easy task, given my soft nature. By the age of eleven and twelve, I had passed through many more ambitions, which were scientist (I had a good science teacher at that time), artist (I loved to draw), athlete (I was one of the good runners at school), astronomer (I had a momentary interest in stars and space). By the time I was fifteen, I had lost all interest in science and related fields. I knew athletics and sports are not an easy goal, especially in my country, India. I decided to become an animator. I had developed a craze for anime cartoons in my early teens and most of my drawings resembled the typical big-eyed anime characters, with weird hairstyles and heart shaped faces. I was convinced that Animation was my future. However, one question from an advisor set me thinking: Was I capable of generating continuous originality under pressure? I had an instinctive answer – No. Nor was I the one who drew a variety of pictures. I was very good at drawing people, while I sucked at drawing animals and disliked drawing landscapes. Then came the time where I had to choose a stream for my further education: I had to choose among Science, Commerce and Arts. Science was definitely ruled out (Science labs scare me). I was not so much interested in History and Geography to take up Arts. I didn’t mind Commerce. Therefore, Commerce it was. After two years of commerce at pre-University level (At the level of sophomore and Final years of High School), I was fed up of Commerce too. I was at loose ends about what to take up at the Under Graduate level. A session with a career counselor made me realize my potential in Psychology. Thinking on those lines, I also realized that I had been drawn to Psychology before and coupled with the fact that my friends (sometimes even those whom I was just acquainted with) tended to share their problems with me, though I could not do anything but listen Precisely at that moment of realization, all dreams of animation flew out of the window, permanently. Now, I’m convinced that Psychology is my field of aptitude, and I believe, I can do a lot to help people through Psychology |
| For our college fest on 7th February, one of the programs we will be performing is a shadow dance. In a shadow dance, the audience can only see the shadows of the dancers on stage. So there is extra emphasis on their movements. Shadow dance is not easy to perform as it involves a lot of formations using a mix of art and illusion. The dancers have to use the light and shadow efffectively to their advantage for the dance to come out well. It is a first time experience for me and my teammates. We all are very excited to make it perfect.  |
Who has not heard of the popular cartoon series Tom and Jerry, created by Hannah Barbara? It was my most favourite TV show during my childhood  ; The naughty mouse, Jerry and The cunning cat, Tom have captured the hearts of everyone, age no bar, time no bar! Jerry's antics and tricks to annoy Tom, and Tom's never ending and fruitless attempts to make a meal of Jerry never failed to amuse me. Usually I sided with Jerry, because I found him lovable and witty. However, there were a few times when I felt sorry for Tom in a few episodes. The best part is Tom and Jerry not only shared the typical cat-and-mouse relationships, but also friendships and agreements. It truely was fun to see them miss each other when the other is absent.  In my childhood, I watched Tom and Jerry for entertainment. But now, I watch it to marvel at the creativity of its creators. The episodes just involve simple, sometimes random events, but the clever animation and appropriate music, make it the most enjoyable and light show.  Tom and Jerry will reside in our fond memories forever! |
| #29 Prompt of Blog Harbour's Winter Blogging Challenge Which is a more powerful emotion: love or fear? Why do you think so? I think Love is a more powerful emotion. Though fear drives a person to do unimaginable things, true love can conquer fear. If a person really loves another, he would do anything to help the latter, even if it means facing his fear.Some may say love leads to fear; fear of losing the loved one. That is always there but we cannot consider fear as more powerful because of that fact. Love brings out the best of a person, from the heart. While fear also brings out the best, but it is in desperation. Moreover, love is a positive emotion. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| #27 Prompt of Blog Harbour's Winter Blogging Challenge Which is worse: accidentally killing another human being, or fully intending to kill another human being and failing (i.e. by screwing it up, not by having a change of heart)? Why? I feel accidentally killing someone is worse. I would like to explain this by putting myself in that situation. The horror of being the cause of someone's death without intention would seriously hamper my sanity. It would be worse than the other alternative because, in the latter you may get a second chance to carry out the murder, but in the former, it is unintentional; once a life is gone, it is gone forever. The person who commits such a gory mistake, he may not be able to come out of the guilt ever! ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
| #26 Prompt of the Blog Harbour's Winter Blogging Challenge Do you believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life? Make your case, either for or against it. Extraterrestrial life brings to mind flying saucers and green aliens speaking an unknown tongue. Are they real, or a figment of one's imagination? A hard question to answer. I don't have much to say. Being a fantasy loving person, I would answer this question with a yes. Won't it be lonely if we earthlings were the only living creatures in the whole wide Universe? I do not have solid evidence however to go for this case. |
| #25 Prompt of Blog Harbour's Winter Blogging Challenge At what point does a for-profit company have an obligation to the social good? If your job as a CEO is to maximize profit, at what point could you justify cutting those profits to accomplish something else like lessening environmental impact, keeping jobs local, etc.? I do not have much knowledge in this field to answer the first question. But I will say what I feel. A for-profit organisation can maximise its profits as long as it does not harm the society and environment or take advantage of it. There are numerous cases where the labour and the environment have been unduly exploited for the greed of a handful number of people. In general, there is one thought I believe in - We have to give back to the society whatever good it has given us. As CEO, once I make enough profits, I would like to contribute to the well being of the society by providing training and some jobs to enthusiastic and hard working young people who are unemployed or not much educated. I would select them on the basis of their aptitude alone, rather than their qualifications. Nowadays, too much emphasis on qualifications and experience makes needy and willing youngsters unemployed. |
| Yesterday, in my Biological Psychology class, my teacher recounted a couple of strange cases of Aphasia. Aphasia is a language disorder caused due to damage to the areas of the brain responsible for language. The person with Aphasia finds difficulty in speaking, reading and writing. In one case, the person who spoke in the usual Indian accent before the accident, began to speak in a foreign accent after the brain damage occurred!  In another case, another individual, after the brain was damaged , began to use sophisticated terms in simple conversation. For example, Let's get the room vacuumated (meaning Let us all go out of the room) Mind is truly a mystery  |
| #24 prompt of the Blob Harbour's Winter Blogging Challenge Are you an older sibling? Younger? Middle? Only child? How do you think your birth order has affected who you are today? If you could change it, would you rather have been born in a different order, as an only child, etc.? I'm older of the two, and people, who look at my brother and me for the first time, fail to recognise who among us is older  That's because I look very much young for my age...My birth order has affected who I am today slightly. In the sense, I have learnt responsibility. Though my parents have not shown any bias in treatment between my brother and me, I sometimes wish I was the youngest in the family. This was my wish from childhood. I wanted be free of responsibilities and spoilt. I think I got this idea when my friends who had older siblings recounted their experiences with me. Another reason why I want to be the youngest is because I want to have an instant solution to different issues. I mean, as an older sibling, I was the first one to explore new problems (especially in the computer games field) and I would provide my brother with the solutions, for which I would have toiled for a long time using trial and error method. My brother would receive them on a silver platter (figure of speech). However, I don't want to be the only child. It is kind of lonely. |
| #23 Prompt for The Blogging Harbour's Winter Blogging Challenge Do you believe in divorce? Do you think the present-day prevalence of divorce has made it easier for adults and/or children to deal with when it does happen? Regarding divorce, I stand neutral. In olden days, when divorce was not encouraged, couples who were mismatched had to live with each in tolerance, which caused certain kinds of problems. In the present times, divorce has given an option for such couples to opt out of marriage. But, this has brought along a fair share of problems. Divorce has cheapened the sacred union of two individuals. People tend to plunge headlong into a thoughtless marriage, thinking that if things don't work out, a divorce is always there to help them out. The concept of true love is lost as people generalise all love marriages to end in a failure, because of the increasing rate of divorces. I really don't know whether divorce has made it easier for adults and children to deal with a breaking home. I guess that is subjective to the context and the persons. |
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