Tse Tsz Chung 1106826 ( Gladiator)

My favorite scene from the movie “Gladiator” is Maximus is going to be executed. He was forced to become a gladiator; Maximus must battle to the death with Commodus’ gladiator for the amusement of paying audiences.

Describe of the scene

During the battle, Maximus (Russell Crowe) defeats another of Commodus’  (Joaquin Phoenix) gladiators and tigers meant to ambush him. But Maximus has give mercy on the loser's life.

Reason I love the scene

The scene was started a crucial battle between Maximus and the Commodus’ gladiator. Maximus only has simple weapon (swords and shield); but Commodus’ gladiator is handing two aggressive and great attacking weapons (axe and a sword).  The interesting part in this movie is the Commodus’ gladiator is wearing a silver-made mask with a crying male facial structure and a helmet in lion shaped, which we can’t see through how the Commodus’ gladiator looked like, we even can’t see the face expression from him whether is he afraid and fear or not during the battle, which he shouldn’t let the competitors know it by face expression and also for the sake of the protection. It’s a pre-arrange battle to let the Commodus’ gladiator to win every battle, Maximus and the other prisoner are a scarification in every battle. With the existence of tiger ambush the scarification not only created a tension during the match and also indirectly slashed down the scarification attack abilities, ease for Commodus’ gladiator to get victory in the battle.  It’s a perception and conspiracy set during that century actually projected by nowadays wrestling show in U.S bringing the entertainment to the audience with pre-arrange and untrue design for the battle.

In this movie, accidentally Maximus won this battle due to his great abilities of defending and attacking, technically defeated the Commodus’ gladiator by throwing the shield to his face and stabbing in the foot with the axe after slaughtered a tiger.  The audiences were screaming to kill the Commodus’ gladiator (might be it was the first time get defeated has bringing a refreshment watching experience, which out of the planning.)  Even though the Commodus command Maximus to slay his gladiator, Maximus failed to do so but spared the defeated a life, which is totally disobey the battle’s rules, defeated must be dead, otherwise it was not counted. 

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1.Try to figure out what is beautiful about beauty--boil it down. 

2.Figure out what your group finds beautiful and why. 

3.Beauty and ugliness is on the surface of representation (photos, paintings video, design) or is it in how the images are used? 

4.Is it the ethical effect of the images that causes the beauty or the ugliness? 

5.Can ugliness be beautiful? Are they opposites? 


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1.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.The Greeks said that all beauty boils down to math, and for ages, philosophers, sociologists, biologists and mathematicians have searched for a common quality in all attractive things that might explain our perception of beauty. 


2.The characterization of a person as “beautiful”, whether on an individual basis or by community consensus, is often based on some combination of inner beauty, which includes psychological factors such as personality, intelligence, grace, politeness, charisma, integrity, congruence and elegance, and outer beauty (i.e. physical attractiveness) which includes physical attributes which are valued on a subjective basis. 


3.The television sitcom Ugly Betty portrays the life of a girl faced with hardships due to society's unwelcoming attitudes toward those they deem unattractive. However, a person may also be targeted for harassment because of their beauty.The documentary Beauty in the Eyes of the Beheld explores both the societal blessings and curses of female beauty through interviews of women considered beautiful.So,that have no any standard to say that an image is beauty or ugliness depend the people who read it and gain the information through it. 


4.Yes.A difference value of the beauty and ugliness will affected by the ethical effect.This depend for the difference society and community.

5.Sure can.Nothing is perfect in this world.

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1. Most people think that beauty revolves around such things as lipstick or sweet eyes all those things that we can see in the mirror. Beauty, in fact, is really about your health and happiness. Being beautiful the owner's manual is looking to your inner and outer.

2.Beautiful is having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about because studies have shown that people who are perceived as being more attractive also appear more competent and successful.

3.Both, beauty and ugliness is on the surface of representation and is it in how the images are used. Beauty or ugliness is a quality of a person, object, place. They both are the quality present in a thing or person that give intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind.

4.Ugliness is the expression of disorder and a lack of rational proportions.In contrast, beauty was thus considered an objective expression of cosmic truth.

5.Yes,Well the person might be ugly and turn out to be beautiful later in life. It depends some people might be pretty but later on they might turn ugly. Because of beauty is just in the eye of the beholder so I guess anything can be interpreted as beauty. We simply decide to follow conventional theories of beauty in slim bodies, symmetrical face structures, and lush hair. Conversely, some parts of the world define gaining weight or piercing your body endlessly as being beautiful.

Tse Tsz Chung 1106826

1. Most of the Beauty has a flawless, nice looking physical appearance. And yet, a nasty shit cover with fancy wrappers. Will it be sweet and tasty? Yes, visually it did attract you at the first sight and yet when we are approaching to it, then started to realize that it wasn’t a pleasant thing, apple of Sodom. A real beauty is emitted and cultivated from the inner. If you having a bad/ insidious hearted, no matter how perfect you are in the outside looking, you are uglier than the normal appearance with a big kind heart. The real beauty will not communicate with you by his/her appearance but the heart itself.
2.What is the most ideal beautiful in your mind?

There is no such a standard or judging scale for beautiful about beauty. It is subjective, personal, stereotyping, conceptual mindset circulate from an early stage until now what is beautiful and what is ugly. Inner perception, personal background, common sense, cultural influence, mood and other factors determine the definition of beauty. Dated back to dynasty Ming, lady in a heavy weight and white is actually considered, as the most beautiful lady at that period, now is totally an opposite way of judging a beauty. We also can be told by the ancient mold up (a ladylike sculpture with an exaggerated breast and bottom; large ceramic and wooden plates are held in the mouth to stretch out the lips, the bigger lips, bigger the desirable) which indicating abandon and fertility. In Africa, woman’s obesity is desirable (and even women of Southeast Asia like to place metal rings around their necks to increase desirability). If all these concepts or perceptual of beauty bringing into our cultural and the way we looked at a beauty, its totally unacceptable and even worse we would categorize it bizarre or ugly category. If bringing our Asian concept (slim is beauty) to those countries, they will be giving the same feedback as we did. A beauty might be beautiful. An Ugly, might be ugly. It depends of an individual's perspective.

3. A beautiful design, photos, video which are hidden an ugly message is an interesting and bringing a great impact to the public audience. People enjoy looking at aesthetic subject, willing to pay attention on aesthetic thing rather than ugliness thing. The most beautiful thing will be transmitting the ugliness message with a lots of beautiful package will giving audience a stunning impact and let them to rethink what is the real beauty that has been circulated from the past until now and start to judge again the senses on how to redefine a real beauty and ugliness.

4. Ethical effect can be transmitted by the ugly facts, bringing a greater impact of mindset conflict rather showing some fancy and aesthetic substance. Ugly is the substance that we often experience visually from the society in our daily life and also which we are not willing to look at it, try to avoid it possibly. Actually, in the bottom/inner part of ugliness breeding a beauty and in beauty also having ugliness behind it.

5. Instead of saying opposite, I would more likely to say it is a transformation of the relationship between beautiful and ugliness. An obvious example: an unpleasant looking caterpillar transform into a fancy and elegant butterfly. Determination and perseverance is a must in the transformation.

Ugly< ------> Beautiful.

Beautiful thing could be ugly too. Example: Human.
When you are getting old, wrinkle increased, senile plaque appeared, and muscle started to prolapse. Beauty and ugliness will be expired (ended) one day.

There is no perfection in this world, but there are a lot of people out there are pursuing for perfection and flawless beauty.

There is no ugliness in this world, but there are a lot of people out there are pursuing for the hidden truth and magnificent the ugliness.

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1. The beauty. Don’t ever judge it by appearance. Physical beauty will fade over time, but true beauty( virtue) is timeless. Everyone, everything has its, he or she beauty but not everyone will sees it.

2. Beauty is just not a visual and physical experience, it is a characteristics that give a perceptual experience to eye, heart, or the moral sense and it give pleasure and meaning to the something.

3. Beauty is an essential for actual applications, one cannot properly classify between beautiful and ugly objects without knowing what beauty is. Everything has its own beauty side.

4. Ethical effect images will bring the image beauty or ugliness. There is no perfectionist in this world, there’s always a story hidden behind of the images.

5. Yes, of course. None of this is to deny that beauty and ugliness are objective exception which we, as human beings, are created to understand and to feel. To be either pretty or ugly is behaviour and characteristic of human.


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1.Beauty is an idea. Everybody's idea of beauty is unique. Beauty is a function of culture also. When ideas about beauty make powerful impacts, they can become beauty ideals.

2.For me is Money!  Major factor that has influenced our idea of beauty is money. Because im lack on this, so $$ is the beauty.

3.Either a photo, painting video, or design also can represent the beauty and also the ugliness. And it just depends on your view.

4.Yes, beauty and ugliness are a function of culture, and ethical is come from a culture, so that both of this can change the ethical which influence us everyday.

5.Yes, just like the color of black and white which are opposite meaning and if lack on either one of them also cant. Every thing have both side.

Group Search

What does it mean to follow you bliss
Joseph Campbell's "Monomyth" from his book The hero with a thousand faces
Myth= deep symbolic truth that crosses between consciousness and uncounsciousness
Caril Jung's Theory of archetypes
Archetypes=
Who is the hero?
What is it the hero's journey?

How does the the shift from a hunter-gathering economy to an agricultural change human society?
What does it means about daily life?
And how does that show up in the representative technologies employed by the two group?
And what would be the difference we might expect in the shelter where people live?
What other aspect of culture would we expect?
How would it be represented in their beliefs?

In a well-known quote from the introduction to The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Campbell summarized the monomyth:

“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.”

Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth (Hero With A Thousand Faces) The standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented in the rites of passage: separation--initiation--return: which might be named the nuclear unit of the monomyth.Stages of the hero’s journeyBirth: Fabulous circumstances surrounding conception, birth, and childhood establish the hero’s pedigree, and often constitute their own monomyth cycle.

Call to Adventure: The hero is called to adventure by some external event or messenger. The Hero may accept the call willingly or reluctantly.

Helpers/Amulet: During the early stages of the journey, the hero will often receive aid from a protective figure. This supernatural helper can take a wide variety of forms, such as a wizard, and old man, a dwarf, a crone, or a fairy godmother. The helper commonly gives the hero a protective amulet or weapon for the journey.

Crossing the Threshold: Upon reaching the threshold of adventure, the hero must undergo some sort of ordeal in order to pass from the everyday world into the world of adventure. This trial may be as painless as entering a dark cave or as violent as being swallowed up by a whale. The important feature is the contrast between the familiar world of light and the dark, unknown world of adventure.

Tests: The hero travels through the dream-like world of adventure where he must undergo a series of tests. These trials are often violent encounters with monsters, sorcerers, warriors, or forces of nature. 

Each successful test further proves the hero's ability and advances the journey toward its climax.

Helpers: The hero is often accompanied on the journey by a helper who assists in the series of tests and generally serves as a loyal companion. Alternately, the hero may encounter a supernatural helper in the world of adventure who fulfills this function.

Climax/The Final Battle: This is the critical moment in the hero's journey in which there is often a final battle with a monster, wizard, or warrior which facilitates the particular resolution of the adventure.

Flight: After accomplishing the mission, the hero must return to the threshold of adventure and prepare for a return to the everyday world. If the hero has angered the opposing forces by stealing the elixir or killing a powerful monster, the return may take the form of a hasty flight. If the hero has been given the elixir freely, the flight may be a benign stage of the journey.

Return: The hero again crosses the threshold of adventure and returns to the everyday world of daylight. The return usually takes the form of an awakening, rebirth, resurrection, or a simple emergence from a cave or forest. Sometimes the hero is pulled out of the adventure world by a force from the daylight world.

Elixer: The object, knowledge, or blessing that the hero acquired during the adventure is now put to use in the everyday world. Often it has a restorative or healing function, but it also serves to define the hero's role in the society.

Home: The hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.


Who is the hero? What is it ? 
Describe 3 examples how they fit the pattern of hero ?
How about the cave egypt and mesopotamia?

The ideas in THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES are often described as Jungian.The book is based on Jung's idea of the "Archetypes" constantly repeating characters who occur in the dreams of all people and the myths of all cultures. Jung believed that these archetypes are reflections of the human mind -- that our minds divide themselves into these characters to play out the drama of our lives.
The repeating characters of the hero myth, such as the young hero, the wise old man, the shape-shifting woman, and the shadowy nemesis, are identical with the archetypes of the human mind, as shown in dreams. That's why myths, and stories constructed on the mythological model, are always
psychologically true. Such stories are true models of the workings of the human mind, true maps of the psyche. They are psychologically valid and realistic even when they portray fantastic, impossible, unreal events.

Summary
1) THE HERO IS INTRODUCED IN HIS ORDINARY WORLD.

Most stories take place in a special world, a world that is new and alien to its hero. If you're going to tell a story about a fish out of his customary element, you first have to create a contrast by showing him in his mundane, ordinary world. In WITNESS you see both the Amish boy and the policeman in their ordinary worlds before they are thrust into alien worlds -- the farmboy into the city, and the city cop into the unfamiliar countryside. In STAR WARS you see Luke Skywalker bored to death as a farmboy before he takes on the universe.

2) THE CALL TO ADVENTURE.

The hero is presented with a problem, challenge, or adventure. Maybe the land is dying, as in the Arthur stories about the search for the Holy Grail. In STAR WARS again, it's Princess Leia's holographic message to Obi Wan Kenobi, who asks Luke to join in the quest. In detective stories, it's the hero accepting a new case. In romantic comedies it could be the first sight of that special -- but annoying someone the hero or heroine will be pursuing/sparring with the remainder of the story.

3) THE HERO IS RELUCTANT AT FIRST.

Often at this point, the hero balks at the threshold of adventure. After all, he or she is facing the greatest of all fears -- fear of the unknown. At this point Luke refuses Obi Wan's call to adventure, and returns to his aunt and uncle's farmhouse, only to find they have been barbqued by the Emperor's stormtroopers. Suddenly Luke is no longer reluctant, and is eager to undertake the adventure. He is motivated.

4) THE HERO IS ENCOURAGED BY THE WISE OLD MAN OR WOMAN.

By this time many stories will have introduced a Merlin-like character who is the hero's mentor. In JAWS it's the crusty Robert Shaw character who knows all about sharks; in the mythology of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, it's Lou Grant. The mentor gives advice and sometimes magical weapons. This is Obi Wan Kenobi giving Luke Skywalker his father's light sabre.
The mentor can only go so far with the hero. Eventually the hero must face the unknown by himself. Sometimes the wise old man is required to give the hero a swift kick in the pants to get the adventure going.

5) THE HERO PASSES THE FIRST THRESHOLD.

He fully enters the special world of his story for the first time. This is the moment at which the story takes off and the adventure gets going. The balloon goes up, the romance begins, the plane or spaceship blasts off, the wagon train gets rolling. Dorothy sets out on the Yellow Brick Road. The hero is now committed to his journey... and there's no turning back.

6) THE HERO ENCOUNTERS TESTS AND HELPERS.

The hero is forced to make allies and enemies in the special world, and to pass certain tests and challenges that are part of his training. In STAR WARS, the cantina is the setting for the forging of an important alliance with Han Solo, and the start of an important enmity with Jabba The Hut. In CASABLANCA, Rick's Cafe is the setting for the "alliances and enmities" phase, and in many westersn it's the saloon where these relationships are established.
The tests and challenges phase is represented in STAR WARS by the scene of Obi Wan teaching Luke about the Force, as Luke is made to learn by fighting blindfolded. The early laser battles with the Imperial Fighters are another test which Luke passes successfully.

7) THE HERO REACHES THE INNERMOST CAVE

The hero comes at last to a dangerous place, often deep underground, where the object of his quest is hidden. In the Arthurian stories the Chapel Perilous is the dangerous chamber where the seeker finds the Grail. In many myths the hero has to descend into hell to retrieve a loved one, or into a cave to fight a dragon and gain a treasure. It's Theseus going into the Labyrinth to face the Minotaur. In STAR WARS it's Luke and company being sucked into the Death Star where they will rescue Princess Leia. Sometimes
it's the hero entering the headquarters of his nemesis; and sometimes it's just the hero going into his or her own dream world to confront his or hers worst fears... and overcome them.

8) THE HERO ENDURES THE SUPREME ORDEAL.

This is the moment at which the hero touches bottom. He faces the possibility of death, brought to the brink in a fight with a mythical beast. For us, the audience standing outside the cave waiting for the victor to emerge, it's a black moment. In STAR WARS, it's the harrowing moment in the bowels of the Death Star, where Luke, Leia and company are trapped in the giant trash-masher. Luke is pulled under by the tentacled monster that lives in the sewage, and is held down so long the audience begins to wonder if he's dead. E.T. momentarily appears to die on the operating table.
This is a critical moment in any story, an ordeal in which the hero appears to die and is born again. It's a major source of the magic of the hero myth. What happens is that the audience has been led to identify with the hero. We are encouraged to experience the brink-of- -death feeling with the hero. We are temporarily depressed, and then we are revived by the hero's return from death.
This is the magic of any well-designed amusement park thrill ride. Space Mountain or The Great White Knuckler make the passengers feel like they're going to die, and there's a great thrill that comes from surviving a moment like that. This is also the trick of rites of passage and rites of initiation into fraternities and secret societies. The initiate is forced to taste death and experience resurrection. You're never more alive than when you think you're going to die.

9) THE HERO SIEZES THE SWORD.

Having survived death, beaten the dragon, slain the Minotaur, the hero now takes possession of the treasure he's come seeking. Sometimes it's a special weapon like a magic sword, or it may be a token like the Grail or some elixer which can heal the wounded land. Sometimes the "sword" is knowledge and experience that leads to greater understanding and a reconciliation with hostile forces.
The hero may settle a conflict with his father or with his shadowy nemesis. In RETURN OF THE JEDI, Luke is reconciled with both, as he discovers that the dying Darth Vader is his father, and not such a bad guy after all.
The hero may also be reconciled with a woman. Often she is the treasure he's come to win or rescue, and there is often a love scene or sacred marriage at this point. Women in these stories (or men if the hero is female) tend to be SHAPE-SHIFTERS. They appear to change in form or age, reflecting the confusing and constantly changing aspects of the opposite sex as seen from the hero's point of view. The hero's supreme ordeal may grant him a better understanding of women, leading to a reconciliation with the opposite sex.

10) THE ROAD BACK.

The hero's not out of the woods yet. Some of the best chase scenes come at this point, as the hero is pursued by the vengeful forces from whom he has stolen the elixir or the treasure. This is the chase as
Luke and friends escape from the Death Star, with Princess Leia and the plans that will bring down Darth Vader.
If the hero has not yet managed to reconcile with his father or the gods, they may come raging after him at this point. This is the moonlight bicycle flight of Elliott and E.T. as they escape from "Keys" (Peter Coyote), a force representing governmental authority. By the end of the movie, Keys and Elliott have been reconciled, and it even looks like Keys will end up as Elliott's father. (The script not the final cut, guys).

11) RESURRECTION.

The hero emerges from the special world, transformed by his experience. There is often a replay here of the mock death-and-rebirth of stage 8, as the hero once again faces death and survives. Each ordeal wins him new command over the Force. He is transformed into a new being by his experience.

12) RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR.

The hero comes back to his ordinary world, but his adventure would be meaningless unless he brought back the elixir, treasure, or some lesson from the special world. Sometimes it's just knowledge or experience, but unless he comes back with the exlixir or some boon to mankind, he's doomed to repeat the adventure until he does. Many comedies use this ending, as a foolish character refuses to learn his lesson and embarks on the same folly that got him in trouble in the first place. Sometimes the boon is treasure won on the quest, or love, or just the knowledge that the special world exists and can be survived. Sometimes it's just coming home with a good story to tell.

THE SHORT FORM OF THE HERO STORY:

The hero is introduced in his ordinary world, where he receives the call to adventure. He is reluctant at first but is encouraged by the wise old man or woman to cross the first threshold, where he encounters tests and helpers. He reaches the innermost cave, where he endures the supreme ordeal. He seizes the sword or the treasure and is pursued on the road back to his world. He is resurrected and transformed by his experience. He returns to his ordinary world with a treasure, boon, or elixir to benefit his world.
As with any formula, there are pitfalls to be avoided. Following the guidelines of myth too rigidly can lead to a stiff, unnatural structure, and there is danger of being too obvious.

The HERO MYTH is a skeleton that should be masked with the details of the individual story, and the structure should not call attention to itself. The order of the hero's stages as given here is only one of many variations. The stages can be deleted, added to, and drastically reshuffled without losing their power.

The values of the myth are what's important. The images of the basic version -- young heroes seeking magic swords from old wizards, fighting evil dragons in deep caves, etc., -- are just symbols, and can be changed infinitely to suit the story at hand.

The myth is easily translated to contemporary dramas, comedies, romances, or action-adventures by substituting modern equivalents for the symbolic figures and props of the hero story. The Wise Old Man may be a real shaman or Wizard, but he can also be any kind of mentor or teacher, doctor or therapist, crusty but benign boss, tough but fair top sargeant, parent, grandfather, etc. Modern heroes may not be going into caves and labyrinths to fight their mythical beasts, but they do enter an innermost cave by going into space, to the bottom of the sea, into their own minds, or into the depths of a modern city.

The myth can be used to tell the simplest comic book story or the most sophisticated drama. It grows and matures as new experiments are tried within its basic framework. Changing the sex and ages of the basic characters only makes it more interesting, and allows ever more complex webs of understanding to be spun among them. The basic characters can be combined, or divided into several figures to show different aspects of the same idea. The myth is infinitely flexible, capable of endless variation without sacrificing any of its magic.

Summary of situation of Egypt

Highlights of Egyptian Political History 1500-1981
In the 1500’s, Egypt was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Egypt remained a semi-autonomous country until the French invasion in 1798. In 1805 the French were expelled by an Ottoman military commander. In 1852 the British invade Egypt and made it a defacto protectorate of the UK. In 1922 Egypt gained independence. In 1952 the King was overthrown in a revolution as they blamed him for their poor performance in the 1948 war against Israel.

In 1953 Egypt is declared a republic and Nasser introduced socialism and ruled well, being loved by his people until his death in 1971. Saddat then succeeds Nasser as President of Egypt. Sadat’s liberalisation of the country saw the reinstitution of due process and the banning of torture. Internationally, he made peace with Israel through the Camp David Accords which saw an increase in US aid but a growing enmity from other Muslim nations. Nationally, Sadat introduced greater political freedom and a new economic policy, the most important aspect of which was the infitah or "open door". This relaxed government controls over the economy and encouraged private investment. While the reforms created a wealthy and successful upper class and a small middle class, these reforms had little effect upon the average Egyptian who began to grow dissatisfied with Sadat's rule. Riots began as subsidies were removed from basic foodstuffs. In the last years of his life, Egypt was wracked by violence arising from discontent with Sadat's rule and sectarian tensions, and it experienced a renewed measure of repression including side stepping the judicial process when dealing with anti-government activists. Sadat was assassinated by Islamic extremists in 1981.

Recent Political Summary

1981 Hosni Mubarak (former Vice president) is elected President.
1989 Egypt readmitted into the Arab league and international relations with Muslim nations become better.
1990-2005 Economic reforms saw an extension of the private sector and a decrease in inflation. Mubarak’s rule has been beneficial and popular, although his continued popularity has been in part due to undemocratic poll results. Opposition has been weak and disorganised. However, beginning on 25 January 2011, a series of street demonstrations, protests, and civil disobedience acts have taken place in Egypt, with organisers counting on the Tunisian uprising to inspire the crowds to mobilize. The demonstrations
and riots were reported to have started over police brutality, state of emergency laws, unemployment, desire to raise the minimum wage, lack of housing, food inflation, corruption, lack of freedom of speech, and poor living conditions. Protestors say that 44% of population under the poverty line due to corruption in upper class which have involved both sons of the president. Some also claim that Egypt allows a CIA torture camp to run in the country in return for the US funding the Egyptian military. Torture and violence against the poor by the Govt has been alleged. The protests' main goal is to oust President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

Current events

- 6 days of riots - Removal of press licences in Egypt inhibiting freedom of expression and openness to the rest of
the world - Entire cabinet sacked by Mubarak - Vice president installed and new Prime Minister - Pledges about reforms have been made but deemed “too little too late” by protestors - 100 + ppl have died - Prisoners have broken out of jail (particularly from religious extremist groups) - Road blocks set up by citizens to reduce crime - April 6 movement (largely online youth movement) calls for mass protest on Tuesday 1 Feb.
In situations where it is unclear who is right, or there are right values on both sides of the argument we must pray for God’s will to be done in the situation. We must pray for the eyes of those in positions of power, both the President and the leaders of the protests, to be opened to the good which comes from the other side and the hurt that causes their actions and reactions. We must pray for them to have warm, not hard, hearts and to have compassion for their opposition as human beings. We must pray for protection of the innocent, and the upholding of God’s justice. In the end we need to pray for an outcome which will breed stability and justice for the Nation which necessitates better living standards for the average Egyptian.
We also pray for our brethren in Egypt. We pray for their ministry to he lost around them, because in times of pressure and strife, Christians are given opportunities and are forced to make hard decisions for the Kingdom.

Definition for Beautiful and Ugly pictures

Both of these are the most beautiful and most ugly photo we chosen from our group's member previous post !

The most beautiful picture is 

These are our opinion towards this picture.

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You've been waiting for this day for months. Finally a newborn baby is coming. Having a baby is a major, life-changing experience. It is a good news with the world. Is time to make calls to close friends and family members, and ask them to pass the news along to other friends and relatives to share the happiness feeling. Nothing is more lovely to parents than a newborn baby.

OOI HUI XIN

The baby is our blessing and the precious gift from God. I wish happiness in every way, good luck God bless, I say and many blessings and wishes, to welcome baby into your life today.

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A new born indicated an initial/ starting point of life. You are given a precious chance by your creator to be brought to this world,then the rest of your life is depending on your own decision and destiny. That's why life is interesting! You will never know what is going to be in next step or the day after. But bearing a strong, tough and optimistic attitude to deal with problems we encounter in our life, our life will be greater and meaningful. Never abandon and give up on our self.  Destiny is controlled by our own hands.

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A new born baby is represent new starts, happiness, purity. Babies are such a sweet and nice way to start people. A new baby is like the beginning of all things-wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit. A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, home happier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for. I believe that having a baby is the most wonderful thing that can happen to a woman.

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A mother's joy begins when new life is stirring inside...when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone. A little child enters your life and fills a special place in your heart... a place you never even knew was empty! Babies are blessings from above that fill our hearts with lots of LOVE !

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 A new born,a new life.This the 1st picture to start a long journey.He/she will faces many things,likes happiness,sadness...God bless.They are ready to come this world!!

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The baby is the gift that our god give it to all human in this world, after he/she was born he/she will start their new journey life with full hapiness with their parents.


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Every years of my birthdays, i will give my mom a kiss for thanks her for bring me to this wonderful world. 

If i became a mother of someone i would very appreciated with the newborn---my baby.

The most ugly picture is 

These are our opinion towards this picture.

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War has happened from the barbarian way of resolving conflict. We cannot imagine what war brings to us so many people died our homes, destroyed our plants and our animals all will be destroyed, the beauty of nature will all gone, all left is the agony of people who has a remaining life and the scattered dead bodies of the living creatures. Peace, No war.

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Once the Pandora box has released the all kind of evils of mankind. Men are not anymore pure and naive but keep on provoking war to conquer other's country land and harming each other. War is a mirror that reflected on how ugly, awful and disgraceful a mankind behaving. The development of weapon is a catalyst to provoke the deepest and darkest inner personality of a human being, avaricious and selfishness also leading people to provoke a massive war to achieve what they desire.

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Many people had been slaughtered in the war, it reflects the humanity of the cruel and heartless against each other. And now the world begins peacefully. Say no to war.

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In order to get some of the things to fulfill his demand , he has to kill those people.
This reflects the ugly side of human beings.

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The fear of war is worse than war itself. War does not only destroy lives and property, but also destroy the human spirit. Everyone knows that the world has experienced wars, famines, plagues and earthquakes for millenniums. Air, water, and soil are polluted, man and animal are killed, and numerous health affect occur among those still living. War destroys our environment! War is an ugly thing !

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World without war is assuredly most desirable.And it has been made all the more desirable by the events that have occurred since the end of the Second World War: not only is a war-free world desirable; it is now necessary, it is essential, if humankind is to survive.

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War is a thing that make the world ugly. Human are not to take a judgement and kill the person and make this world ugly. We need to develop by thinking and decrease the uglyness that we do it in daily life.


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War happening in all around the world, and the beginning of war will implicate many of the innocent! this is not fair for them, rude and moral-less !

CHEN SOR LING ( 1200545)

History

What is history? It sounds such a simple question doesn't it?
Whatever they think about the usefulness of history most people will, however, I agree that history is the study of the past. What consequences flow from the fact that all the events and processes in 'the past', are 'turned' by the historian into that narrative we call history. Understanding the present configuration of society is not the only reason to study the past; history also provides unique insight into human nature and human civilization. The analysis and interpretation of history provide an essential context for evaluating contemporary institutions, politics, and cultures.

Art 

Art is such the use of skill and imagination in the creation of aesthetic objects, environments, or experiences.Art is a something skilfully constructed by human artists and take part in making our lives infinitely rich.It also gives us a way to be creative and express ourselves.

Design

Design is everywhere.Design can described as creativity and innovation to make something better for people.Design is that area of human experience, skill and knowledge which is concerned with people’s ability to mould his environment to suit his material and spiritual needs.

What do you want from this course ?

Increase knowledge and enable us to have more ideas in the design,not just concerned with the history and theory of art,and also with the analysis of a diverse range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, film and video art.

What do you want to be doing in

5 years : Done my degree in 3 years .Then, after graduated i will start my new journey to find a good career and gain an experience.

10years : Become a professional designer either web designer or advertisement designer and design many creative art work for clients.

20years : Hopefully can build my own bussiness and studio ,so that can earn more money and for better life.

What do you hope to get from this particular class?

I hope that I can enhance my knowledge and learning the past as well as guided us to specific of interest in the designer and to its works of art. And also appreciate the works of many outstanding designers.

Is history of art and design necessary do you think for your larger goals?

Yes,of course.I can know the behind story of art and design and learn many ideas from this, making more sense to process my art work.

Image of the most beautiful thing for me.

A vibrant orange sunrise brightens the sky as ocean spray mists off the waves at the beach. What beautiful scenery with a palate of warm colors to captivate the eyes and the soul that morning was. It is the natural phenomenon that the whole world enjoys. Sunrise is the moment that the leading edge (sometimes called limb) of the sun first breaks above the horizon. That's mean every Sunrise Brings New Hope for us. So, i think the sunrise is the beautiful thing for me .

Image of the most ugly thing for me. 

Cockroaches are generally rather large insects.Cockroaches have a broad, flattened body and a relatively small head. Cockroaches have six legs with hair and brown in color. Whenever I see this picture, I think it is disgusting.I totally hate them!!  Especially the flying cockroaches, they always give you a surprise that is flying to your hair or your face. Finally i think cockroaches is the most ugly thing for me.

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WONG CHIOW VUNN 1201120

HISTORY

Why do people hate HISTORY? Because some people dont like wat happened in the past. People tend to forget that the word "history" contains the word "story". History is who we are and why we are the way we are. People are trapped in history, and history is trapped in them. History studies not just facts and institutions, its real subject is the human spirit. And history teaches us the mistakes we are going to make.

ART

Art has different meanings depending on a person’s perspective. Art can be viewed as mastery of a certain skill or talent. It can also be viewed as a piece that appeals to people’s emotions and senses. Well,I like arts because its sort of a hobby for me. I just love being able to express myself without speaking. It can really show things about your personality. Art can speak my truths and it is often more human to me than humanity is.

DESIGN

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. A process of creating an object or anything else where we use our creativeness to make the object beautiful.

DESIGN is the most beautiful things in the world. It pleases my soul, which feels good and feeling good, makes life great. Its fun for me, because I enjoy starting out with nothing but paper and coloring objects.

Yap Chian Wen

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What do you want from this course?

Able to think creatively and maturely, and get more knowledge from this class. 

Hopefully, the knowledge that i learn from this subject will be useful in my future.

What do you want to be doing in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years?

5 years

Become a profession (maybe) and my salary is about RM3000++ per month 

life for life, but not work for life.

10years

Give my dearest mother and uncle 25k for them to take a tour around their dream countries 

having my own studios, run it with a good management.

20years 

Have 10 branches of my studios 

my husband can love our family treat us with the best!

feel treasure with all in my life.

What do you hope to get from this particular class?

Absorb the knowledge form this class and become more mature and creative.

Image of the most beautiful thing for you

Have a nice family, and my husband can treat me as well as a princess  

can have a world tourism with my partner.

Image of most ugly thing for you

i really cant imagine it，not because im scared for it, just because of i wondered that every things also have the solutions to solve.








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History

In my opinion, history was not a good subject for me. Because the gate keeper always covered or filtered up the real and this problems happen in all around the world. Through the reason, we really cant know the true from history, unless we crossing to the past.
Dairy, a history books for ourself and we are the main character in it.

Art 

Art is a large part of our everyday life. It can be every where!
A table is art. A chair is art. The make up on faces is art. The way you talk is art. Everything!

Design

Design can be as your thinking/idea translate into a blueprint. Design like a big black hole, that we can
create our ideas into our real-life.