Monday, March 23, 2009

crazy toys :)


One day some girls, whose names are Annie and Marie, were at the park playing around just having some fun. They were walking by the sidewalk when they suddenly come up to a table full of toys. A woman behind the table says "hi girls! I'm selling some old toys to gain money to buy a present for my daughter, to any of these call your attention?" Annie and Marie looked carefully at the toys, but none of them caught their eye except for one. There were these two little yellow rubber duckies, they were so cute. So the girls bought both duckies, one for each.

At home the duckies were just sitting in the bathroom with the rest of the other toys like rubber frogs and fishies, barbies and dolls. The difference was that these duckies weren't like the other toys, these duckies talked and listened and moved and everything you could imagine. The rubber duckies would sit on the bath tub and talk and talk for ours with each other and with the girls everytime they washed their teeth or bathed. And sometimes they would be in their room watching TV and laughing.

After a while the duckies began to talk and laugh less. They also wouldn't watch TV as much. They were much quieter and the girls noticed. They thought it was weird but they didn't say anything just yet. Annie and Marie started to miss the old duckies so they decided to talk to them. When they asked the duckies what was going on they answered that they were so different from the rest of the toys that they felt appart from the crowd. Because the other toys didn't talk or move or laugh, the duckies thought that they shouldn't either becuase it was the right thing to do.

Annie and Marie were very surprised at their answer. They quickly responded that there was nothing wrong with being original or different. They told them that just because the other toys didn't talk or laugh, it didn't mean they shouldn't either. Annie and Marie said they loved them just the way they were before and that they were perfect and there was no need to change. They also said that they missed the old duckies and wished they were back.

The duckies took the advice a little too seriously and went to the extreme side. Since the other toys didn't do anything at all, they decided to do the contrary. One of the duckies suddenly screamed his lungs out and laughed and laughed for ours. As for the other duckie, it jumped and ran around the whole room until it got tired. The old duckies were back and Annie and Marie were very glad.


"Bici Day"


Roxanne, James and Jessica were very close friends who enjoy a lot to just have a good time doing whatever was on their way. One of the thing the really enjoy was riding their bike, on weekends was the best time. They used to have kind of a “bici day” and have a nice day from morning till noon. Having a good time was the point.

They didn’t have specific place to go, it was just exercise during the day, maybe visit some friends or some they knew, go through the city and explore. The city had beautiful places to visit such as the forest, full of nice big, green trees they went on bike to their on the forest and had a special place they always went were was a valley. Sometime James, Roxanne and Jessica took their pets their and spend the day there and their dogs who also enjoy the day a lot. Their dogs were one per person Jessica’s dog who’s name was Sparky , Roxanne’s who’s name was Lucky and James’ named Rambo ,they were house trained an very obedient ,they are used to that kind of activities and enjoy them so much with their most of the city knew this guy because was like a tradition from them to go and had a blast at the forest or city whatever they choose to do, they never repeated their route, sometimes they did picnics, others get in to the valley and was a swim, plenty of things.

But nothing was pretty colored every time. When they went to the forest, there were animals, not pretty familiar with their presence. As Jessica and James were on their way to the forest, Roxanne was slowly because she used to take pictures, she love to take nice picture with her best friend her camera, but as Jessica and James knew that, they used to wait her and stuff, one of this times, they lost of sight Roxanne and they couldn’t find her. Both were screaming for Roxanne to hear her but no answer was heard. They started to freak out; Sparky and Rambo were helping to search by smelling everywhere but nothing. As they were searching the sun was coming down so no light will be there to help them, strange noises were starting to be heard and the fear was running trough them.

By the other hand, Roxanne wasn’t lost at all she was the one who knew the forest very well and knew how to get into the forest in and out, but she feared for her friends since she knew that they were getting lost without her. Roxanne and Lucky were searching for them, Roxanne screamed as she could and she heard nothing but the nature sounds. She didn’t stop and she wouldn’t until she find them.

Jess and James with their pets were too afraid to keep the track they just try to go to they valley and they knew Roxanne will follow. Both with their dogs hungry and tired as hell, nothing but a bottle of water no more strength now. Suddenly they heard a very strange noise, they couldn’t recognize what was it so they went chill, they didn’t move at all, the fear ran through their veins and they knew it was time for the animals go for dinner time, so they were scared as hell, Rambo and Sparky didn’t fear much they were more planning to defend they owners. The plants were moving they thought of a bear or something that would eat them, maybe a wolf something that didn’t make noise during their hunt. It was night already, Jessica and James couldn’t see well and they fear that was something they couldn’t recognize, they fear that was a dangerous animal and they even couldn’t see well at night. The strange sound was nearer every time, the bushes moved faster and faster, both didn’t move to pretend there was nothing but the forest and maybe the strange noise would go away.

The sound was out, no more moving bushes, they moved slowly so that no noise would be perceived by the unknown animal they thought it will be. Suddenly something jumped in James leg, he screamed like a girl with fear. He begged and screamed as nothing ever will be heard in his history he felt a pair of legs, hairy legs and an intense breath breathing to near… licking in his legs started he couldn’t see well but he knew it wasn’t danger at all, he felt kind of relieved as he turned to see what was it Jessica and James saw a shadow a huge shadow. James recognized Roxanne’s dog, which was licking his leg happier than ever. The strange noise came out again form the shadow, a very particular laugh came out from that, it was Roxanne laughing out loud of James and his screamed she’ll never forget. Everyone was relieved to find each other and went home.



After the huge adventure they had those they everyone got home and had a nice hot meal for dinner with their dogs. A nice hot bath in the hot tube until their toes were all wrinkled, they were tired. Jessica just took a quick bath had dinner and went to sleep. James first he ate with Rambo a nice hot meal and took a nice bath with hot water and some music on. Finally, Roxanne after all she had to do to find her friends, she was so tired that she had her meal at dinner with Lucky and prepared her tube with bubbles and some nice music to relax herself , she enjoy it a lot.

Unexpected



- The Latner’s seem a perfect family, all with their long blonde hair swinging over their shoulders, their bronzed skin shining with the sun and their light blue eyes dazzling everyone’s gaze. They played tennis every day and got excellent grades. I repeat, they seemed like the perfect upper class American family, but there was Amber, the black sheep, the ugly ducky, you name it.

- She was a sweet sixteen year old with a long life ahead of her, but it just took one night, one bottle of vodka and adolescent hormones to change her life completely. Elisa was pregnant. What would she say to her parents? They would freak out. They care a lot of what the other rich families say. Amber was going to be the subject of all next social gatherings.



- She was going to have that kid, she just knew that. Even though it was her mistake, she said she’d be responsible of that kid inside of her.She was very scared, but she told her parents. They got really annoyed; she was always getting grounded because she was a very wild girl, very spontaneous too. They knew something like this would happen to her if they didn’t take care of her.

- She didn’t care a bit of what they said.Amber thought of that kid as a blessing to her. She never asked for it, but now that she had it, she loved it. She will miss a lot of other stuff teens do, but she had to take care of the baby.. Everyone makes mistakes, she said. If she had to learn the bad way, well, it’s just the way it goes.

- Her nine months were very rough. She had to go out of school and stay at home. Her family didn’t like the situation, they still believed aborting or giving in adoption would be better solutions. When the kid was born, everything changed. It felt like the kid softened the family’s hearts. They loved the kid so much, they regretted everything they said. Maybe things go wrong and something unexpected comes along, but you just have to flow with it.


' Once upon a time their was a girl name Jenny. She was a blond pretty girl who loved making faces. She had alot of friends who loved her by her way of being. She always hang out with diferent people, she was never at home. She also loved taking pictures and dancing. Jenny was the tipical popular chick in school.
' But One time she had a car accident and her face had a big scared. She was destroyed and depress. She missed school for a month, all her friends where worried because they had no clue of where she was and how she was. They were really concerned. She didn't answer phonecalls and never got online. The whole family decided to move to an open place where she can get better, but that was a bad idea. She felt alone and sad.
' Two months had happened and she felt lonely. The things weren't going too good to her family. Her dad had lost his job and her mom couldn't find no work at all. They decided to move back to the city. She didn't agree with that but she had no choice. She wasn't happy with that idea because she knew she had to go back to school.
' They have already get into the city when is dad recieved a phonecall, it was his old boss. All of the family members where entusiasm because his dad may get his older job back. It was true he get it back and Jenny was very nervous. The next day she went to school with sun glasses but still everyone of her friends recognized her because she was the only one that had that petty hair and used those sunglasses. Her friends went running through her and she was so nervous she runned away. Her friends followed her untill they catch her.
' After talking with her friends she realized that they didn't liked her because she was pretty but because she was a nice person. That maked her feel full of love and with alot of friends. Finally she accepted the fact of having a scared in her face and live her life peacefully. Since that day she nevered worried about her apperience but her friends.


The shore love


Once upon a time it was a girl called Lorena that was always sad. She was very popular at school, also she have a lot of friends. The strange part was, why if she has friends, she is popular and very pretty, she was sad? No one can explain it. Some of her friends try to make her happy, with a surprise party, but it doesn’t work.
On day she was walking by herself, by the shore. Lorena sits down on the sand looking to the beautiful stars of that night. She notices that another guy was doing the same by himself. The guy saw Lorena and come to her and asks her if he can sit with her and she accepted. In that moment Lorena stay quiet, she noticed that the guy was handsome and very sympathetic.
The next day she went to the same shore and does the same. 5 min later Lebron the handsome guy of the other day appear and sat with her. He started talking with her and Lorena answered back and all the night they were talking and having fun. That night Lebron invited Lorena to a date. For first time Lorena was happy and Lebron noticed that he likes Lorena.
The date day Lorena was anxious to meet with Lebron she wear the best dress she have. In the night when she meet with Lebron at a restaurant she was incredible happy. They get dinner and talk all the night, but Lebron have bad news to Lorena he told her that his family was moving to the next town, also he told her how much she likes him and gave her an amazing white flower, showing her his love. The next day Lebron move to the next town, Lorena was sad but Lebron promise her 5 min before he went that he will come back. Since that day Lorena never again feel sad, she was always happy waiting for Lebron at the shore.

Monday, March 16, 2009

How to make a sandwich.

How to make a sandwich?
Brainstorming:
· Bread
· Jam
· Lettuce
· Tomatoes
· Mayonnaise
· Dishes
· Knife
How to make a sandwich.
First of all you need to go to the supermarket to buy the next items: bread, jam, lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise, cheese and bacon. In your home the first thing you have to do is to wash all the vegetable and cut them in slices. Next you get to slices of bread and put them on a dish. Another way is to toast a little bit the slices of bread for a better taste. After this you open the mayonnaise and put some of it on both slices of bread.
In this moment you are ready to put the jam on a slice of bread if you prefer you can heated a little bit to for a better taste, but its up to you. On top or at the bottom of the jam you can put a piece of yellow cheese. After this you have to put the vegetable you choose in my case I loved tomatoes and lettuce. Also you can use onions, avocado and peppers. These ingredients are the one you liked the most so you liked your own sandwich.
After this you have to make some bacon on oil so it toast. Then you get them and put it into you sandwich. In this step you finished your sandwich. The only think that is missing is a delicious drink. Also eat it in front of your friends so they get jealous.
From this you can see that a sandwich can be prepared in a million ways it depends on your taste. It can be toasted or normal. You can used vegetable or just the jam and cheese. The main point is to prepared with the ingredients you like the most. Finally just eat it and enjoy it.

How to make muffins


How to make muffins

Brainstorm:
put the flour, eggs, water, buttermilk in a bowl
put chocolate inside the mixture
mix ingridients
turn on the oven
put frosting on the muffinswait 30 mins.
for the muffins to cool

To make make muffins is easy when you follow this instructions. Get all the ingridients, then you put them in a big bowl. Then you mixed them very carefully with out leaving any balls. After mixing them, you are going to put the cups in the mold. If you have allready put the cups, add the mixture. Turn on the oven and wait until it gets hot.

When the oven is ready, put the muffins in the oven. After 15 minutes you must take the muffins out and check if they are done. To check if they are done you must introduce a toothpick into the muffin. If the toothpick comes out clean they are ready, but if they are not ready the toothpick is going to come out with some mixture in it. If the muffins are not done yet, put them back in the oven. Wait 5 more minutes.

When they are done, leave them in the molds for 10 minutes. After the 10 mins., take them out of it and leave them another 15 minutes to cool. Then you put the frosting in top of the muffins. Then if you want to add more things to decorate it you can. You must add the decorations before the frosting dries.

You can make them of diferent flavors, colors, and combine the flavor of the muffins with the frosting. You can also make muffins with chocolate inside. To make them have chocolate inside you must add the chocolate in the middle of the mixture before putting them in the oven. If you want to sell them you can buy the transparent boxes with holes for muffins. You can also buy different kinds of cups, bigs, smalls, etc. and in diferent colors for a special occation.

Assignment # 2

How to house train your dog



Brainstorm

You need a dog
Patience
Rewards for the dog (his favorite food or something that really attracts him)
Authority (that no pretty face your dog does convince you of stopping the training)
Wonder that your dog learns something from this
Space for training him

Process

1. Pick your dog
2. Take some process
3. Get the attitude, patience and the wonder
4. Show him how
5. Let him do it by his own by orders
6. Give him a price
7. Repeat the steps until he gets it , practice it

How to house train your dog?

First of all, you need a dog, your dog, he will be so happy and anxious so you need to chill him out, let him calm down to get used to the place you select for the training, let him smell everything for him to get use to were he is and that no smell he perceive distract him. Now, your dog is calmed ready to learn, you as the owner need to get an attitude of authority no too much you are not in a military school, make your order with decision and DO NOT change your tone either louder or lower just keep your volume; too loud will make him think that he did something wrong so he won’t get it, and too low he’ll think that you are giving him some love.

Then,
choose what trick you want him to learn, either sit or find a piece of bread, to lie down and fake a dying position. Let’s say you want from easier to harder one, let’s start with the basic one the famous “sit”. If you want your dog to sit, you choose one same order to your dog knows that when he hears that sound of the word he’ll get it and be sited (recalling: dogs don’t understand the words, they get the sound only and that makes them understand) the key word is “sit” so you show (let him smell) the dog a piece of the price and make him know that if he obeys you he’ll get that price, and you be honest if he obeys you DON’T cheat because then he won’t believe you ,he obeys he’ll get the price.

Now he knows that you have something that he doesn’t so, he’ll do what ever you say to take it, there is the moment when you present him the order “sit” you say his name and the key word. For example: Bruno sit in a authoritary tone for Bruno to know that you are not playing, that is a serious time, try to not laugh of him because he won’t take it seriously. If Bruno doesn’t sit down you’ll show him how, take his collar and pull it up and with your other hand you’ll press in his hip down and he’ll take position and tell him to stay there repeat the key word and give him a price for doing it right. Repeat it until he do it by himself, don’t give him a price just because he try it , give him a price because he did it correctly talk to him, show you emotion that he is right and it he do it again whenever you tell he’ll do it because he knows Bruno will be rewarded.


Repeat the steps if you want to teach your dog another trick, remember the key is to get your dog, reward him when he is right and show him when he is wrong do not get mad with him because he made a mistake , just continue tell him no when he is wrong and patience a lot of patience. In case that your lesson is all done and you are on the street and you want him to sit the rewards might not be a price a food price but you should reward him any way with a nice “good boy” or “nice Bruno” something like that with a nice pet on the head just to make him notice that he did the right move.

Assignment #2

How to make a hamburger :)

meat, bread, cheese, burger king, delicious, juicy, hot, soft, lettuce, ketchup, barbeques, etc.

1. Grab bread for hamburgers, meat, yellow cheese, lettuce, ketchup, mayonaise, mustard, a pan, a spatula, and whatever other ingredients you would like to add.
2. Heat up the pan on the stove.
3. Make a ball with the meat and then pat it until it's flat, but not too flat.
4. Put the meat on the pan and begin to cook it.
5. Turn it over as you see that's its done on one side and put the yellow cheese (optional) on top.
6. Toast the hamburger bread.
7. Spread mayonaise and mustard on the toasted hamburger bread and place the meat on the bottom bread.
8. Put ketchup on top of the meat, then lettuce and whatever other ingredients you wish.
9. Put the other bread on top.
10. Enjoy your delicious hamburger.

How to make a hamburger

Everyone loves the juicy and delicious taste of a hamburger. Who wouldn't want to learn how to make one? Learning how to make a hamburger is a good idea because then you can start making barbeques at home and get togethers. It's also good because you'll learn how to make a new type of food for next time you feel hungry. To make a hamburger you just have to follow some simple steps that will be mentioned next.

First you will need hamburger bread, meat, a pan, a spatula and the usual ingredients such as lettuce, yellow cheese, mustard, mayonaise, ketchup, etc. but these are optional. Then start heating up the pan on the stove. When it gets warm, roll up a ball of meat and pat it until it gets flat and put it on the pan. With the spatula turn over the meat when its cooked and put the yellow cheese if you wish on top of the meat.

While the meat is getting cooked, toast the hamburger bread. After the meat is done grab the toasted hamburger bread and spread mayonaise and mustard on it. Then put the meat on the bottom bread and squirt some ketchup on top of the meat. After this, grab some lettuce, tomatoe, onions or whatever ingredients you would like to add, and put them on top of the meat as well. Then put the other bread on top of all of this. Finally enjoy your delicious hamburger.

These easy steps are all it takes to make a juicy hamburger by yourself. So now you can make your very own barbeque! You can change the ingredients if you wish. But its good that you learn how to make a hamburger because they are very yummy and easy to make. So enjoy all the next hamburgers you make and make sure to follow the steps.

How to dye your hair pink (Assignment #2)



Brainstorm

Rubber gloves, toner, hair dye, a tinting brush, soft toothbrush, Vaseline, comb, old towels, an old shower-cap, dying your hair in brilliant colors, pink, green, blue, striking, messy, odd, awesome, you have to take good care of it, retouch it, your hair becomes dry afterwards you have to use conditioners and stuff, last year I dyed my hair pink twice

How to dye your hair pink (or whatever other rather striking color)

Last year, I had a mania of dying my hair pink. I love that color and I wanted it on my hair. I had to beg my mom a lot, but I won every fight, so I got my hair colored pink twice last year. I search for a lot of information and stuff, I wanted to get it right, so I will provide you all I know about this subject.

Depending on the color and the intensity you want, you need to bleach your hair. For example, I wanted my hair pink, but my natural hair is dark brown. I had to bleach it to a very light yellow so the color would be bright. My personal opinion is that you get it bleached with a professional, but it is very simple to dye your hair if you follow these steps.

First of all you’ll need rubber gloves, hair dye of your favorite color, a tinting brush or a soft toothbrush, a bowl, Vaseline, comb, old towels, and an old shower-cap. Before you start, try to have everything in hand when you start. Now is the time to put on your rubber gloves. Afterwards, squeeze on your hair dye in a bowl and stir it up with the brush. Then, put on Vaseline on the edges of your face and on your ears so your skin doesn’t get messy.

Okay, so your hair is yellow now, remember it because in a few moments later it will turn the color you always wanted :D. Apply the hair dye, with the toothbrush, tinting brush or even your fingers. Make sure the dye it’s all over the place, from the roots to the ends of your hair and comb it through. Next, put on the shower cap, the heat and moisture helps the color sink in better. Wait for a little more time than the one that says on the box of the hair dye. Then, go in the shower and rinse until the water runs clean and shampoo. Finally, just dry your hair, see yourself in the mirror and smile to the cutie in front of you.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Slumdog millionarie questions

1)What does the title mean? How does the title and the contrasts within it provide symbolic summary of the film?

Slumdog Millionarie is like a millionarie that comes from a poor family.
That Jamal was a poor guy that pass for a certain series of cruel evnts and that at the last he become millionarie in a game.

2)Early in the film we see the young Jamal dive into a latrine pit to steal a glimpse at a visiting movie star. How does his single-mindedness to see this movie star reveal his determination?
What other examples do you see in the film of his determination?

That he do what neccesary to obtain what he want in that case the autograph of the artist. Another example in the movie is that he always do everything he can to see Latika and try to rescue her.

Slumdog Millionaire questions

In the film, the theme of destiny is a central theme. What does it mean that all Jamal desires are just out of his reach? (The prized autograph, Latika, his brother, the answers, etc.)


I guess he had the bad luck to have to work much harder to get what he wanted than other people. I’ve seen people that get what they want when they want, it’s just the way it is, but Jamal was all the other way around, he did have to work for everything he got. Or maybe he just had to live past through that to become what he is now. It’s just matter of your criteria, if you believe in destiny or not.


Compare and contrast three pivotal choices or decisions made by Jamal and Salim. How do their choices affect their respective paths in life or “destinies”?


These boys went through a lot of things that may seem like little stuff but really changed their lives. For example, Jamal helping Latika when she was in the middle of the rain, who would've think that they would fall in love after. Also, when Jamal and Salim ran away from the bad guy to be finally free and when Salim made Jamal go away because he wanted to be with Latika, and Jamal had to survive by himself but later he found them. Everything happened for a reason, and every little thing that happened to Jamal helped him in some way to become a millionaire and be with Latika <3


Is ethical decision making possible when one must make choices based on survival? Do seemingly “bad”choices make a person bad?


When somebody’s life is at risk, I think everything is possible. “Survival of the strongest” is the real deal. I don’t agree with that, that a person is a bad one, if he takes a bad decision. We all make mistakes, or do something wrong, but it really depends on the situation. For example, in the movie that Salim kills the guy that made them ask for money when they were young. I think it was okay, because the guy would be still treating like that the other poor kids, so he may have done a very drastic thing, but it was all for the better.

slumdog millionaire questions

What do you think the film is saying about globalization of culture through media? We see the game show “Who wants to be a millionaire?” adapted in the Indian culture. Is this a sign of progress? Why or why not? What is this film saying abut the effect of money on culture?

When we think about India, we think that they are dumb and poor and that they don’t have much money because that’s the idea we have about India, but that’s not really true, we just haven’t seen the good thing there are in India. I think is a sign of progress because we can see in the film that there are rich or smart people in India; there are also nice buildings and houses and other new things. India has improved through the years. The effect of money on culture is pretty strong. If we see a country or city with a lot of money, we will think good things about their culture, but if we see them with little money, than we will automatically think that they have a poor culture and bad habits or things like that.

In one exchange of dialogue in the film during the interrogation of Jamal, the police inspectors discuss the impossibility of what Jamal knows.
Police Inspector: Doctors... Lawyers... never get past 60 thousand rupees. He's on 6 million. [Pause]
Police Inspector: What can our slum dog possibly know?
Jamal Malik: [quietly] the answers.
Discuss the irony in the film that Jamal “knows too much” and is suspected of cheating. Discuss the irony that in the end, his poverty may make him rich. What point is the film making? What is real wealth?

Since Jamal was a poor boy when he was young, and know he works as a tea boy, how could he possibly know so much? That is the irony. Where did he learn everything to be able to answer every single question at the game show? Jamal knows too much to be just a tea boy and that causes many to think that he is cheating. Jamal didn’t go to school or didn’t study college or anything; he didn’t really have an education. So he didn’t learn all these things from there.

Jamal’s poverty actually made him rich. Maybe Jamal didn’t go to school and have a great education, but he sure learned a lot to be able to answer those questions. Jamal went through so many things as young, and those experiences are the ones that taught him everything. He didn’t need studying or a great school, he learned everything from what he had to deal with when he was little. So the film wants us too see that just because poor people don’t have education, it doesn’t mean they are dumb; they might know as much or even more as us. They have to deal with so many things in life, they get many rough times and rough experiences that teach them things about life and other things. Real wealth is not about how much money you have or where you live or where you go to school, it’s about what you learn in life without mattering how you learned.

The game show format brings into to focus the culture of meaningless competition. What does the spectacle of the game say about what people value today? What values do the media promote? Are they humanizing values?

Today, people are all about money; money is more important to them than most things. And in the film, since Jamal didn’t have money, everyone thought that a poor boy like him would know absolutely nothing and that’s why they thought that he was cheating. The media promotes the same values. That’s also why we are so into money, because the media fills our heads with stuff. They have gotten many to think that having money is EVERYTHING and that it makes you happy and makes you good, and that having no money is not cool or makes us losers, but it’s not true. Money is not everything, there are much more important things.
The chaos and the constant noise and motion of Mumbai at the center of the film, (supported by a fabulous soundtrack) are contrasted with a deeper silent seeking. Describe what each of the main characters is seeking.
JAMAL: first of all the thing he most wanted was to be with Latika, because he had been in a lots of thing for her and with her, most of what he did was for her and to be with her, it wasn't about money or cars or houses, it was only for him to be with Latika. He wasn't too much interested in money he only wanted peace and a nice life.
SALIM: he was more interested in the money, since he was a little boy he had wished money, wealth, but he never got it because of his life style, so when he grew up he did many thing including killing to get what he wanted.

In the final scene, we see Salim and the choice he makes - filling the bathtub with money, etc. Why does he make this choice?
Salim made this choice because after going through many bad thing in his life to get what he had, he knew he was gonna die so what he did was getting the most important thing he had which was money and put it into the bathtub and decided to die with the it. He knew that money was the reason for him to die, he was a poor child and know that he had money and was going to die he wanted to die with his money so he wouldn't be alone.

This film weaves together nightmare and impossible dream. What do you take away as the most important message or impression from the film?
I think the most important message of the film was that you should never give up, try till death and fight for what yo want. It also talks about beleaving in what you whated and being honest will make you a winner.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire Questions

*Greed, corruption and the misuse of power are highlighted in the film through a variety of characters. How are those who have money and power glamorized in this film? What happens to the victims?

The power ones in this film were the guys that had all these poor kids asking in the streets for money and that were rich with this huge chains of gold and every time with money available. They seem like killers and for example the kids, to make them ask for money they take their eye off, and that way people will be like aww poor kid and give them more money. They hurt innocent people just because of power and money. Or the girls when they grow up, the rich guys made them like dancers but not the normal ones…

*In one pivotal scene, the show’s host tells Jamal his own story about coming from the slums. He then gives Jamal the wrong answer written on the mirror in the rest room. Why did he give Jamal the wrong answer? What did Jamal do?

He gave him the wrong answer because he saw that he was winning one time and again and again, so I think he kind of wanted to stop it because the money was too much and he couldn’t handle too much power for Jamal, it might be jealousy or a way to prove that he was cheating or something of that kind. I think was because Jamal every question was getting it correct, with his experiences in life that make him think of the correct answer.

* Describe how loss, chance, luck, suffering, and street smarts are also characters behind the scenes. The film explores gain and loss side by side. Triumphs are tempered with loss. Where do you see this evident?

In every part of the movie I think there is loss, for example when the mother of Salim & Jamal dies. Chance when they just run for their life during all that scandal of killing people like animals. Luck that they weren’t kill or that they found the way out of their crappy life with the rich guy overpowering them. Suffering when Jamal was taken apart from Latika and they were likes really good friends well, more than just friends, so their suffering goes.
I mostly saw that all is combined from all the experiences of the kids, all the killing among their life when they separate and see each other again.