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Wednesday 3 June 2009


Does electronic monopolized us?

Have you
got any other hobby, but sitting in front of computer or listening to music?

When you don't have to work or learn, what do you do? How do you spend your free time?

I have found out something special.
With a group of friends for few years we are tripping around Poland. It doesn't matter if we are traveling by bus, train, ridding bikes or walking. The place of our accomodation is also not important. It could be motel, hostel, tent or even train station.

The most significant thing is that we are together, spending great time and having fun. Every expedition brings new sensations. Besides sightseeing well-known and popular places we are also finding some forgotten or undiscovered wonders.

We always learn something about ourselves, improve and cross our capabilities.
I think there is nothing better than this. Memories caught on the photo will be with us our whole life, unforgotable time spent with people who means a lot for us. Every thought about this excursions thrills me.

I am curious if you have got something so special, some hobby that makes you feel like?
I am waiting for your suggestions...

Tuesday 19 May 2009

THE BEST FILMS

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects.


10 Greatest Films — The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer / 1928)

· Battleship Potemkin (Eisenstein / 1925) [my mini-review]

· Beauty and the Beast (Cocteau / 1946) [my review]

· Citizen Kane (Welles / 1941)

· A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick / 1971)

· Intolerance (Griffith / 1916)

· L'Amour fou (Rivette / 1968)

· L'Avventura (Antonioni / 1960)

· Man With the Movie Camera (aka The Man With a Camera) (Vertov / 1929)

· The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer / 1928)

· Tokyo Story (Ozu / 1953)

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10 Favorite Films — Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope (Lucas / 1977)

· Beauty and the Beast (Disney/ Trousdale & Wise / 1991)

· Bride of Frankenstein (Whale / 1935)

· Bringing Up Baby (Hawks / 1938)

· Chinatown (Polanski / 1974)

· E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial (Spielberg / 1982)

· The Godfather Parts I & II (Coppola / 1972 & 1974)

· Gone With the Wind (Fleming, Cukor, et al. / 1939)

· North by Northwest (Hitchcock / 1959)

· Shadow of a Doubt (Hitchcock / 1943)

· Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Lucas / 1977)


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THE BEST FILMS OF 2008

2. Revolutionary Road

3. Rachel Getting Married

4. The Reader

5. Slumdog Millionaire

6. Frost/Nixon

7. Milk

8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days

9. The Visitor

10. Good















Sunday 10 May 2009

Lifestyle

http://www.flickr.com/photos/senthil524/2810645782/

According to Online Etymology Dictionary "lifestyle" is from 1929, originally a specific term used by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler (1870-1937); broader sense is from 1961. In sociology a lifestyle is the way a person lives.

Style of life is concern individual, characteristic for every human a way of life: the whole of motives, features, interests, merits, behavior, and the metod what we observe the world and respond to it. It is depend on social norms, surroundings, where human identify with some kind of behavior, also a personal convictions and importances. It can depend on economical and political situation and social structure.

A lifestyle typically also reflects an individual's attitudes, values or worldview. Therefore, a lifestyle is a means of forging a sense of self and to create cultural symbols that resonate with personal identity. Not all aspects of a lifestyle are entirely voluntaristic. Surrounding social and technical systems can constrain the lifestyle choices available to the individual and the symbols she/he is able to project to others and the self.

Is the most general description of activity a determined social group or individual. Lifestyle is created and reached during all our life and undergo a transformation.

It is important, that our personality is changing under the influence our lifestyle.

We can to distinguish many type of our lifestyle, but the most popular are a consumer lisfestyle and healthy lifestyle. Here we have so modern types of life.

Consumer lifestyle:
This influencing factor relates to the way we live through the activities we engage in and interests we express. In simple terms it is what we value out of life. Lifestyle is often determined by how we spend our time and money. It is fact that exist a scince name consumer behavior- is the study of when, why, how, where and what people do or do not buy products. It attempts to understand the buyer decision making process, both individually and in groups. It studies characteristics of individual consumers such as demographics and behavioural variables in an attempt to understand people's wants. It also tries to assess influences on the consumer from groups such as family, friends, reference groups, and society in general.


I want to recommend you this web site





Healthy lifestyle:

Complete different type of life is healthy lifestyle- is tis generally oposition of consumer behavior. We hear a lot about living a healthy lifestyle, but what does that mean? In general, a healthy person doesn't smoke, is at a healthy weight, eats healthy and exercises. Better lifestyle habits can help you reduce your risk for heart attack- here are few exaples of healthy food and dishes: HERE





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Many people have excess stress that affects their health, happiness, and other areas of their lives. But while virtually all of us could benefit from adding healthy habits to our lifestyle, it’s harder to begin a new habit.One of many steps is start to creating a healthy new habit that will be a long-term staple in your lifestyle is to choose an activity that fits well with who you are and how you live.

* Eat heart-healthy foods
* Do not smoke or use tobacco
* Make exercise a habit
* Manage stress
* Maintain a healthy weight
* Monitor your blood pressure
* Get adequate sleep
* Take medications as prescribed
* Limit alcohol intake

what type of lifestyle you prefer? Are you a coach potato and spend your days to buy and eat or maybe you active and resonabe person?


Thursday 7 May 2009


EMO subculture

I think everyone have heard (and have seen I suppose) about Emo subculture. But do we really know what it is and where does it come from?

According to the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Youth Culture « Emo, short for “emotional music”, is an evolving and complex youth subculture that listens to a specific genre of music, which is characterized by feelings of vulnerability and a willingness to express heart-felt confessions about adolescence ».

This music is supposed to draw from various genres of contemporary music including rock, rap, punk, indie, pop, and heavy metal by artists such as Finch, Taking Back Sunday, Atmosphere, Slug, Coheed and Cambria, Snow Patrol, and Dash Board Confessional. It has his origins in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. The mouvement changed and developped during the years to the actual forme.

picture: http://th.interia.pl/30,b5fb250713570412/emo-girl.jpg




If you would like to hear an example of Emo group:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVsma5E3llg

Appearance

Early on, emo fashion was associated with a clean cut look but as the style spread to younger teenagers, the style has become darker, with long bangs and emphasis on the colour black replacing sweater vest.
Caracterisctics:
  • Long bangs and hair, that is covering one side of the face.
  • Black clothes, with vibrant colors mixed in like neon green or pink, even rainbows.
  • Spiked belts and checkered wrist bands with possible skulls or rainbows.
  • Females with a bow in their hair or weird sketchy hair cuts.
  • Guys that wear eyeliner and mascara to define their eyes.
  • Hair dyed black or blonde sometimes bright colors that look observed.
  • Weird spiky hairdos for both male and females.
http://republika.pl/blog_zj_3893406/5075211/tr/para_emo.jpg



Do you know how to make an Emo haircut?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqSfftnSgzs&feature=channel

Critics
Emos began to be marginalized due to their style and beliefs. As certain fashion trends and attitudes began to be associated with “Emo”, heavy criticism fell upon those who followed the “music genre” and now confusion exists between those who follow the Emo music genre or the Emo sub-culture.
Here are some exemples of opinions about Emo kids:

"Emo is really about being emotionally depressed and talking about your depression and showing your depression, even using the black eyeliner. It's really about life is not worth living."
http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Emo-Subculture/156850


picture: http://zsygab.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/480px-emo-bullshit.jpg


“It is often very difficult to identify the gender of an emo, and even the emo themselfs may not be entirely sure of their sex. Many of the emo kind express this by saying they are bisexual. Contrary to popular belief, this is not just a fashion trend; they just cannot decide whether they are male or female.“ http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Emo

“Many enjoy taking pictures of themselves with one side of their face showing, as if they are ashamed of being them. This, like the haircut, further leads people to believe that emos have only one eye. Smiling in pictures is rare, and it is common to give the peace sign sideways for no apparent reason. “ http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Emo

“It is 100% absolutely true that being "emo" constitutes committing self-harm, writing poetry, being depressed, and identifying one's self as bisexual. http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Emo

Defense
However, there are some people who defend Emos:

“According to CNN, EMO kids enjoy to hurt themselves and they also have major depression that tends to not go away. However from all the EMO kids that I know I don’t know any that actually injure themselves. I understand some kids may look/dress EMO but that doesn't mean that they are or committed to such a lifestyle. I personally think people that do harm themselves have their own issues that have nothing to do with EMO. I’ve noticed that people often misjudge EMOs and half the time media gives information that is not true, sensationally alarming for parents, adults but not accurate at all. I don’t think it’s fair.”https://www.teenink.com/raw/Opinion/article/48094/The-Emo-Subculture/

"Just consider the thought that not every teen that listens to My Chemical Romance and The Used is EMO. The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. Everyone should be treated equally, no matter what they wear, what color they are, how they look, and who they are, everyone in this world is equal."
https://www.teenink.com/raw/Opinion/article/48094/The-Emo-Subculture/


"For many youth, Emo subculture facilitates identity formation, social interactions and emotional involvement. It is a place where many adolescents share their experiences about the world and express their feelings about life through music." http://wber.monroe.edu/EmoECYC.pdf

picture: http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs23/i/2008/008/d/0/Cute_Emo_by_djwedo.jpg


And you, what do you think about Emo subculture?