RJ Emerson
English 1102
Josh Sewell
3/10/15
Some People Are So Poor, All They Have Is Money
In his 2005 film The Island, Michael Bay explores the science fiction of cloning as well as the repercussions of big businesses capitalizing on such technology. The film features Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan Macgregor) and Jordan Two Delta (Scarlet Johansen) as the main protagonists through their journey of living in a sterilized community where the monotony of life goes un-noticed by the average Joe within the community. Michael Bay paints the picture of utopia with his vivid use of color and imagery in the community, but he also portrays the evil truth that the citizens within the realm are being used as literal products in an insurance policy that provides
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He always wants to understand why and how things happen in his life and his community and because of this, Lincoln also helps the audience answer its questions by his curious mindset. His motives are fueled only by curiosity, a trait found predominantly in children. With the stated fact, you can rationalize that Lincoln truly symbolizes the mind of an innocent child, full of questions and not tainted by the cruelty of the world. Around the 13:20 in the film, Lincoln is summoned by Dr. Merrick, the CEO of Ethercon, for questioning. Dr. Merrick shows a small bit of concern in a parental way as Lincoln begins to ask the defiant questions that plague his conscious. He is irritated with his dreams, the food, the clothing that is given to him and he holds nothing back when addressing Merrick when he states his irritations. He shows his first main hint of defiance towards the organization and this further fuels his thoughts, showing his childlike characteristics—a longing for more answers and pure of wrongful …show more content…
These traits separates us so exclusively from other species. They are the defining features of a human being. But what defines a person’s true self? Spontaneity is our ability to express ourselves without any hindrance or influence from other things. As stated before, Lincoln possesses childlike characteristics such as being pure, but also having spontaneity in that he freely expresses his emotions and intentions. This supports the notion of Lincolns true self remaining unadulterated. He expresses himself freely, without hesitation to ask questions, to his peers and ones above him. He admits that he “wants to know more answers” on how things in his life are controlled, and he wishes there was “more than just waiting to go to The Island.” (14:10) But, there is a difference between one’s true self, and one’s false self. True-self does not have a drive, or intention. In its whole, it is sense of integrity, or a connected wholeness to a person. A false sense of self can be explained as an ego—driven by wants and desires. A person’s ego can be defined as the identity center that runs our lives in the here and now. When a person has internal issues, the ego affects the way he or she may conduct themselves in a certain matter. How they go about that depends on the situation faced with. Michael Bay does a good job symbolizing which characters possesses true-self
What does sense of self-mean? It means what that person sees when they look in a mirror. Whether it is a decent, awful or an indifferent image. Everyone’s self-image is different, and that’s acceptable; normal even. No one person is exactly the same. The authors explain how a sense of self is like internal conflicts and the decision to lie in order to gain approval.
Williams gives us insight into Lincoln’s thought process into who Lincoln really was. Williams superbly supports this with various examples and...
Abraham Lincoln is perhaps one of the most interesting characters to have ever graced the American political arena and presidency. He is most noteworthy, obviously, for his role in saving the United States from its own destruction and the eradication of the vile Southern tradition of slavery. However, upon deeper inspection, one finds there was much more to Lincoln than his political achievements. Throughout his years as a politician, there's a noticeable shift in terms of his character, and political persona. He seems to go from ambitious and boisterous to being more solemn and reserved. Also, it should be noted that some remark that Lincoln was, quite ironically, both America’s most democratic and autocratic President to have ever held office. However, it seems that though there is abundant evidence for his democratic values, there are little to suggest his autocratic intentions. As though some lines revealing such intent can be found, many are also directly rebutted by powerful democratic rhetoric. All of this can be found in Lincoln’s four main speeches; “A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand”, his Inaugural Addresses and the Gettysburg Address. Basically, in order to properly analyze Lincoln it may be best to look at Lincoln’s personal and political changes within the terms of his antebellum and Civil War “personalities”, as well as to examine his democratic and autocratic leanings; all through scrutinizing Lincoln’s major speeches.
...ator.’ Rather than to view Lincoln as a man who sought emancipation as a primary goal, which is misleading, we should remember him as a man who rose above the prevailing prejudices of his time to cast away a morally corrupt institution
In writing Lincoln, David Donald set out to do two things: one, to provide an in-depth explanation of Lincoln’s decision-making process, and two, to highlight the “essential passivity of his nature” (14). Unfortunately, he succeeded in only one of these.
The ego lies within the conscious and unconscious realm and seeks to satisfy the id’s
We created our ego self in our attempt to protect ourselves from the losses we fear loss of self, loss of other, loss of security, loss of face. As children, when we didn’t get the love we needed, we decided that our true Self must be unlovable. In our attempt to feel safe, we buried our true Self and created the false self the ego, our wounded self. The ego self then went about learning how to feel safe through trying to control others and outcomes. The ego believes that having control over how people see us and feel about us, as well as over the outcome of things, will give us the safety we
In The Real Lincoln, Thomas J. DiLorenzo argues thematically throughout nine chapters about the misconception of Abraham Lincoln. He opens each chapter with an argumentative main body, and then provides sources and examples to back up his argument. In chapter two, the belief that Lincoln was the man who fought solemnly against slavery is questioned. DiLorenzo says that, “… Lincoln stated over and over that he was opposed to racial equality” (11). Before his reign as governor of Illinois and presidency, Lincoln ...
From society to family to media, external influences never seem to disappear from everyday life. These outward forces tend to leave a lasting impression on us for as long as we live. Because they are so prevalent in our daily lives, exterior factors will have a significant influence on us, specifically our sense of self and happiness. When defining our sense of self, it eventually comes down to how we interpret our individual self-image. In most cases, we do not truly know who we are from our own mindset. Therefore, we take into account the reactions that those around us have an influence on our actions and decisions. From these external effects, we create the persona of who we are. In his article, Immune to Reality, Daniel Gilbert explains
...l, our self-concept is multi-dimensional. We have three ways of perceiving ourselves, the private me, the ideal me, and the public me. The private me, is the way that we believe ourselves to be. The ideal me, is how you desire yourself, who you wish you were. Lastly, there is the public me, the way that we present ourselves in public, the face that we try to show others. Ego boosters and Ego busters affect us in everyway possible and affect the way we perceive ourselves to the world we live in.
In the book “Think and Grow Rich,” the author, Napoleon Hill, provides a set of principles that he calls the key to financial success. The idea at the center of these principles is that one becomes what he or she frequently thinks about, in this case success (i.e. rich). Hill lays out a method he created to translate one’s thoughts into reality, creating an insatiable hunger and drive within an individual to succeed. Using the examples of his son and some of America’s legendary iconic business leaders, of which Hill studied and interviewed, including Edwin C. Barnes, he demonstrates that anything one puts his or her mind to can be produced and conceived.
The concept of the term “self” is a topic that has been analyzed for many years by many people. The self is the whole part of the being that contains the person. This is a very broad topic and although the term is simple it holds a vast amount if information. One of these people is a man by the name of Sigmund Freud. In the paper “The Dissection of the Psychical Personality” written by Freud, uses the term “Psychical Personality,” to explain the human thought processes, thinking and feelings that make up concept of “the self ” part of the person’s personality (Freud, The Dissection of the Psychical Personality, 2004, p. 70). The concept of the structural model of the psyche contains the Id, Ego and Superego, as developed by Freud tries to
Our ideal self is who we wish to be, and the real self is who we are. When there is an imbalance between who we want to be and who we are, a person can develop defense mechanisms to try to alter the real self (McLeod, 2007).
A self is some sort of inner being or principle, essential to, but not identical with, the person as whole. It is that in a person that thinks and feels. The self is usually conceived in philosophy as that which one refer to with the word “I”. It is that part or aspects of a person that accounts for personal identity through time. In spite of all the ways one can change with time, the self is invariably same through time. A self is what is supposed to account for the fact that an individual is same person today as he/she was at the age of five, given that all his characteristics have changed over time. For instance, compared to his childhood, this individual is stronger, taller, and smarter; he has different aspirations and dreams, different thoughts and fears, his interests and activities are remarkably different. Yet, he is still the same ...
The first feature, the id, feature of personality is the most common and everlasting element that exists since birth. It is completely unconsciousness and consists of natural and original behavior. As it is the main element of personality, id is considered the main source of psychic energy. According to Freud id is compelled by pleasure principle, which attempts for immediate satisfaction of desires and needs. It will result in a state of anxiety or strain if the needs are not satisfied immediately. Secondly, the ego is a component of personality in charge of dealing with reality. As stated by Freud, the ego progresses from Id and confirms the desires of the id, articulated in an acceptable manner in real life. The main function of ego is to handle conscious, preconscious and unconscious mind. It helps to satisfy needs of id in a socially suitable way. Besides, it supports to release tension with assistance of a process where an object found in reality is created by id’s p...