1984 Quote:

WHAT IS CONCERNED HERE IS NOT THE MORALE OF THE MASSES, WHO’S ATTITUDE IS UNIMPORTANT SO LONG AS THEY ARE KEPT STEADILY AT WORK, BUT THE MORALE OF THE PARTY ITSELF.

Meaning or quote:
On this quote, the author mentions and recognizes that the morale of the party or the people governing a group of the population is not concerned about the welfare of the people they govern. When the leaders are not concerned about the morale of their people, resentment, anger and objections are going to be made. Work can be a distraction to the people to wage their discontent but eventually, they would realize that their well being, a need has to be satisfied. What is the meaning of morale? It is an attitude of a group of people who want to accomplish a common goal or objective.
How its applied to life:
A worker has to have a goal to focus, but if the goal is not the same with his objective or it would not benefit him, then he will become unhappy. This is when leadership of the party has to understand the needs of the workers.

1984 Quotes:

"WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH."

The first phrase would provide us an idea that war would bring peace. The fear of retaliation, death and destruction of a nation would depend on the reaction a country would receive if at war. War is a deterrence. It is amazing how many countries are confined within their boundaries because any movement would cause a war because that the country loses part of their territory.

Freedom is slavery, is a true statement because one has to work hard to earn pay, position, authority or even respect. This would enslave people to work harder to attain more in life. Why would people want to achieve status, wealth and position were in the process they are enslaved by their actions rather than the gains they get from hard work? All a slave has to do is to follow the order of his master. He has a free place to stay, free food, and a job he could do well. A slave has no stress, knows his position in society and assured of his basic needs daily.

Ignorance is strength, the fear of the unknown would make us better. Would a person make a mistake if he is scared of the unknown? A person would do the right thing if he or she is not aware of the consequences. Ignorance is not an excuse but a motivational or even an inspirational factor for a person to search for the truth, knowledge and most of all experience to become better. Acknowledging ignorance would be the first step to gain strength and to over come this fear would strengthen our goal or objective in life.

Reflection On Jin Jingzhi's Interview

Dear Ms. Jin Jingzhi,
I believe the pain and treatment you endured is mean and not right. Being at your stature I think you upheld your stance well considering your husband going to jail. You had a lot on your plate and I am amazed at how you handled it all. With the invading and searching through the houses. Did you have trouble living with those inspections? Have you ever regretted anything that has happened and if so why? How did you learn about Mao Zedong? and Did you want to learn about him?

Sincerely,
Sheryl

MUN Reflection

The MUN was a very interesting experience which I would like to do again because it got us involved and fun. I represented the Philippines and was in the UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme) committee. We first talked about the Chlorofluorocarbon emissions and made about two resolutions. I voted for both because each had a good idea to better our countries like educating the children of the problem of CFC emissions and the other talked about was trying to clean the air and pay any scientist that finds a solution to an alternative for CFC’s. Each solution had a good point but only one of the two passed. We caucused many times to figure out the solutions and became successful.
For the second topic, which was the Green Industry, we did the same thing but this time there were more disputes between the countries. There was at least three resolutions but all pasted. This was a wonderful experience and it would be a privilege to do it again.

Siddhartha Quotes Part 2:

Quote Three:
You are a quick learner, Siddhartha, so learn this as well: Love can be won by begging, it can be bought, received as a gift, found on the street, but it cannot be stolen.
~Meaning:
I believe Kamala meant that love could be found any way in life but it can not be forced or stolen from another. It must be given willingly.
~How it is applied to my life:
Someone could find love anywhere it just depends if you notice. It is applied to everyone’s life already. You do not find love, Love finds you.

Quote Four:
“Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better.”
~Meaning:
I think it means when you write you should think about what you are saying and understand what you would be talking about like what I am doing right now. Patience is better then cleverness because being able to wait is better then trying something you’re not sure how to do just because you believe you are smart.
~How it is applied to my life:
Writing is good when I think; I already do that when I put my efforts towards my papers. Patience is important in your life because you have to be able to wait for things that may take time to achieve.

Quote Five:
He took it out, weighed it in his hand for a moment, and then threw it away, out into the lane; and, at the same moment, he received a terrible fright, and his heart ached as if he had cast away everything valuable and good from himself together with that dead bird.
~Meaning:
It means that he threw away his life or anything that mean something to him. He became someone that went against the Samana’s beliefs, and when he threw the bird the realization became clear to him that he has changed his ways.
~How it is applied to my life:
It could mean that we shouldn’t change who we are or become greedy or else it will consume us like what happened to him. We should be able to realize what we are doing to our self and others.

Quote Six:
Now, he thought, that all transitory things have slipped away from me again; I stand once more beneath the sun, as I once stood as a small child. Nothing is mine, I know nothing, I possess nothing, I have learned nothing...when I am no longer young, when my hair is fast growing gray...now I am beginning again like a child.
~Meaning:
It’s like he is starting over or a new beginning. A spiritual re-birth of ones younger self. Renewing our minds and out spirits to resemble a child of our self.
~How it is applied to my life:
It is trying to start over even with something simple like saying sorry if you have done something bad to harm another. Apologizing refreshing or starting over the relationship with the other person you may have hurt.

Siddhartha Quotes:

Quote one:
“One goal was Siddhartha’s and only one: to become empty, empty of thirst, empty of wishes, empty of dreams, empty of joy and sorrow.”
~Meaning:
To me it means to rid ourselves of want as well as need, to just become one with our thoughts and nothing more. It is to be a being of truth and morals.
~How it is applied to my life:
I could possibly rid myself of my wants but what I may need is important. The essentials are the important needs in life, like water and food; you would need those items to live.

Quote two:
“Siddhartha,” he said, “Why are you waiting?”
“You know why.”
“Will you go on standing and waiting until it is day, noon, evening?”
“I will stand and wait.”
“You will grow tired, Siddhartha.”
“I will grow tired.”
“You will fall asleep, Siddhartha.”
“I will not fall asleep.”
“You will die, Siddhartha.”
“I will die.”
~Meaning:
I think it represents how you should believe in what you fight for no matter what the road blocks may be. I also think is means to go for what you want and not what other people would want from you.
~How it is applied to my life:
It could apply to my life because this is like fighting for free speech or for the rights to do things. For example in this short section he is fighting for the right to go with the Samanas and practice their ways.

Feng Shui

Feng Shui is a practice of Chi energy. The Chi energy flows through out the room. Feng means, "Wind" and Shui means, "Water". Good Feng Shui is good luck, fortune and health, while if you have bad Feng Shui it's unlucky and misfortune. It is the balance of our natural elements of Water, Wood, Fire, Metal and Earth.
When I did Feng Shui in the living room I placed the five elements on the table and cleaned out the clutter under the table as well as fixing the couch with the pillows. I placed the Water and Wood together because Water nurtures Wood to grow. The elephant candle is Fire, the flower tree is Earth and the Metal tick tack toe set is Metal. I removed the small trays from under the table so the Chi could flow properly and it wouldn't be blocked. As well as rearranging the pillows to red which is Yang. After arranging the room it felt like it flowed well.

Reflection: Tao Te Ching Seminar

I think the participation was well and we contributed ideas and opinions. When we furthered into the seminar we gained more confidence in presenting the ideas and thoughts. Criticizing myself I would have to say that I should have given more thought into what they said and contributed to the conversation more. Overall, I’d have to say it was productive worked well.

I believe that the Tao Te Ching relates to our lives today because it is about being a caring person, and not just ignoring those who may need the help like in chapter seventy-one were it says, “Knowing ignorance is strength. Ignoring knowledge is sickness.” I believe it tries to state how if we ignore what we know and not do anything about the bad, that we aren’t being a good person and helping our nature progress, but that is only my opinion. With what we said in the seminar it got me thinking about all the possibilities of how we could help protect our environment and be the better person. If we don’t do anything about the bad now who will?

Five Elements

The Five Elements are fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. The main three I had gotten were water, earth and metal. I think I relate more to water and earth than to metal because metal is organization and simple. I am neither organized or contained, I am a little messy and scattered. The main Element I had gotten was Water. I have the features of a water element person and black and blue, which are the associated colors for water, are my favorite colors. I am calm and rapid like the rivers and flow like the oceans. For Earth I am warm, kind and very huggable. I also love to just get like little trinkets and things, but usually leave it around my house. So, Water is mainly me, but yet I could be both water and earth.

Qigong Reflection

Qigong was a practice of Buddhist and Taoist breathing. We worked on our breathing and relaxed ourselves. During this exercise I gained an interest to further my education on this workshop. We made energy balls and connected with our inner selves. The movements were exhilarating and fun! It made me focus on my own thoughts and be able to concentrate in the environment and what was around me. During that workshop I acquired control, sensitivity, and learned a new way to relax myself. I thought that it was a fun workshop to try. It was a privilege to be able to participate in the Qigong workshop. When I first felt the energy ball I immediately knew I wanted to try some more. When we got further into the lesson I found more interest and towards the end I knew I would like to try practicing it some more. Just learning how to practice it was such a privilege for me. It made me relaxed and energized.

Vocab Test "One"

The main idea of the article is just about how to make a building that can cultivate plants and provide food. They would need to be able to fertilize and irrigate the floors in order to provide the plants with the needed nutrients. With the plants living in the vertical farm we would need to domesticate them for the right seasons or time of the year. With the varied plants there is no need to import any crops out side of the United States.
I don't really think it is viable because it would take like energy to make and create the building in the first place. So making this would be beneficial in food but other than that it might be useless because we would be wasting water for the plants instead of what we may need on the outside. The determinant is just being able to create the idea of a vertical green house. The plants are sedentary because they wouldn't be able to move or be planted somewhere other then the city where the food is needed. The government should codify rules to sustain the plants in one area.
Overall I think that this can be a benefit to the city other then using the primitive way which is just growing plants on a field or importing and exporting the crops from other places.