Blade Runner

The Blade Runner is similar to the concept of the Bicentennial Man. Deckard is responsible for the hunting down of replicants who are currently trying to delay their death. The film also rotates around the them of borrowed time which shows that one cannot always run away to what they are fated for.

Imelda

The documentary was skillfully made in order to achieve both sides of the story. That of which is Imelda, and the people surrounding her. It also goes to show that Imelda is oblivious to her economically challenged  (former) constituents. Her lifestyle of opulence still continues to this day, and it also gives light to the former first lady. That even though she made sure that when Marcos was running, she was also there to ensure that she should also have some of the limelight. Imelda is still famous, despite the atrocities (proven or not) that she has committed, which still makes it a mystery. That her charm can still permeate through the masses.

Radio Play of Isaac Asimov's Nightfall

Asimov's Nightfall, it portrays the last few moments a civilization will face before its new fate that is darkness. A group scientists discovered that when this darkness comes, people where forced to start fires or find a light source in order to drive away the darkness. They show that if this kind of darkness happens in the civilization, it shows that the civilization will be destroyed. Even with this darkness, civilization will still stand despite of this darkness, but it is also a reminder that this darkness can come anytime whether we are prepared for it or not.

The Rhetoric of Cancer

The nice thing about rhetorics is we can play around with it in order to convey the message across. Andrew Graystone tries to incorporate this into delivering the message across that he was sick. To get this across, he had to find a tone to say it. As he executed it, he used military metaphors and with this, his family and friends also responded with the same enthusiasm. The all boils down to, "You must be strong." It can be disheartening to think about living with cancer. Somehow Andrew Graystone, changes this with his positive thinking and manages to conquer living with cancer.

"Imelda" Reaction

IMELDA

by Nicole Santos

2012-63269

I come from a long line of Marcos apologists and admirers. I grew up in a household where “the Marcoses were the greatest leaders the Philippines has ever had” was the gospel truth, and for a long time, I believed it. It’s only now that I’m starting to think for myself that I’ve started to question that belief. Now that the University is opening my mind, I’ve realized that despite all the “good” that the Marcoses have done, none of that is enough to make up for the damage they have inflicted on our beloved country, and the documentary “Imelda” has only strengthened this realization.

As one who loves the arts and appreciates beauty in all its forms, I once thought that Imelda Marcos was somebody who has done our country a great service through her many projects geared towards the arts and culture. I’ve admired her attention to detail when it comes to interior decorating and architecture. I’ve looked up to her for how she expresses her patriotism through her manner of dressing and attitude. However, that is no longer the case, especially after watching that documentary.

I’ve come to realize that Imelda’s artistry and poise are nothing but manifestations of a narcissistic personality and illusions of grandeur. Imelda was not a patriot; in fact, she tried to change the Philippines into something it was not by expending funds for projects that were the least of the country’s concern in the face of poverty and injustice. Imelda put so much effort into creating beautiful buildings and beautiful facades because she believed that all that was a reflection of her as the self-proclaimed “mother” of our country. In the process of all this applied vanity, she and her husband doomed our country and plummeted us into extreme debt.

While there are some qualities of Imelda that are worth emulating – her confidence, diplomacy, and eloquence – I can’t help but feel disgust when I listen to her speak. What she possesses in confidence, she lacks in sincerity. What she expresses with eloquence, she loses with her lies. She may be a fragrant speaker and strategist, but she is not the leader that our country needs or deserves. Even if she left us with beautiful cultural buildings and medical institutions, she also left us with heavy debts and infrastructure that we have no funds to support and maintain.

Really, at the end of the day, even when she stood for everything beautiful and pure, she and her husband were largely responsible for the ugly mess our country is in today, and that is my gospel truth.

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Reaction Paper: Imeldific: Terrific or Horrific?

                “It is easy to be beautiful because it is natural.”

                One thing I noticed about Imelda: she is one vain woman. No matter how much she tries to tell stories about how she wants to help the Philippines in some way she manages to relate it to her beauty (although in my opinion she is not that beautiful). To Imelda Marcos, everything is personal. I could not help but think over the probability that she did not really love her husband, the late Ferdinand Marcos. Instead, she loved herself so much that she would not care about the country and care only about herself. Yes, I do understand the fact that girls need shoes and I am honestly jealous of all her “babies” but if you are someone trying to be a person of the masses, then I guess buying hundreds of shoes is not proper.

Her ultimate reason of dressing up is because she wants to be the lady whom everyone looks up to. She wants to be the “star”. And for her that is something that will help the country. For me, I believe that to be able to be the “star”, she must be a member of the masses. She must show them that she is just like a normal citizen. Not someone with a high position in the society.

I cannot help but notice her absurdness with the way she explained her philosophical beliefs. I mean, it was pretty obvious that the filmmaker was trying to make her sound funny because of the way the video was edited. She is smart. Or maybe she just knows how to look smart. Because if you are a woman who prioritizes the way you should be killed (and the design of the bolo) rather than her life, then there has got to be something wrong.

 I have to admit at first glance, there is really something about Imelda Marcos that makes me want to be just like her.  She is posh, and well-off, and very glamorous. But when I come to think of how she is supposed to register to my mind, I think what I have in mind is wrong.