My Thought:What makes you who you are? Is it what you feel, or think inside? What you consider your self worth? Or is it how other people label you? What stereotype you fall under?
The mind works by stereotypes. The brain does not have the time to organize and completely analyze things, and for this it stereotypes objects. Depending on factors such as self-esteem, morals, or social status, emotional markers (or a persons “status”) corresponds directly to how the brain stereotypes incoming information. So instead of “seeing” a person with black cloths an makeup our brain automatically puts him under a group called “goth” or “emo”. Depending on what a person's “status” is, dictates how this person may feel towards the other person.
Will this feeling be hostile, indifferent, or contentment? It all corresponds to the emotional markers a person has made for this stereotype. For example if a child only sees disgust shown by authorities of influence (parents, television, friends) emotional markers of this feeling will be made. These emotional markers are like “quick references” so a person does not actually have to “feel” (which involves far to much time) a response instead a “fake” emotion is produced. If the majority of a persons markers are of “disgust” he feels disgusted, or if the majority is of “contentment” then he is content and etc. etc.
The above example of the apple is very good. If the person has been brought up around an environment full of signs of disgust and/or hostility towards fruit, exponentially against apples then this person has “learned” that particular stereotype for apples. Now, later on if this built in stereotype can be overcome this person may actually find the apple very enjoyable!
But what happens when this stereotype is overcome and the person is put in the same environment that promotes his original markers? If he has not produced enough “enjoyable” markers than even if he knows its wrong he will most likely regress back to his original stereotype. This regression is caused largely by survival instinct of “belong or die”. We all want to be accepted by our peers in someway or another, and so will lapse in what they “know” and what they “learned”. It takes a person of admirable quality to stand when survival instinct says sit. People who dare to break their stereotypes and say no, this is wrong, or even just decides to change are true heroes in todays society. For many do not have the strength to forgo such adversity.
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Anecdote:Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) Austrian psychiatrist, founder of modern psychoanalysis.
Cigar smoking is often thought as a symbolic activity, the cigar itself frequently interpreted as a phallic symbol or emblem of masculinity. Freud himself was a inveterate smoker of cigars. One day a student asked him if a cigar had any particular meaning to him. Freud thought a while and finally answers with a puff of smoke; “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”
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Someone: Lucien Fabre (1889-1952):
The French author of Rabevel and critic of Einsteins theory of relativity.
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Cool Mobile Site:I'm on a website Fotochatter a lot! I have met some cool people and freaky people but its a cool mobile site to hit up when your bored and on the go!
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Go Green!Or at least a little closer anyway!Where does most electricity go in the average American household? Lights, idle appliances, and hot water! What to do what to do?? First off loose yesteryear's incandescent light bulbs! When first introduced in the mid-90s compact florescent lights had major drawbacks! Not quite producing a true white, short life span and lack of quality standards! Oh and don't forget the 20 dollar price tag for ONE! Now, however, prices have dropped dramatically, quality is not an issue, lifespan is close to 3 years, and they produce as good/better color than incandescent bulbs. Average annual savings for replacing a 60 watt bulb with a 30 watt florescent equivalent is close to fifty dollars! Times that by the average American home of 8 bulbs?? FOUR HUNDRED dollars! Think about the amount of coal that saves per year for replacing just one?? THat close to a half ton of coal a year or one car for a month!
Now what about that water heater? There are many options! first you can insulate your heating tank and your water pipes to prevent the heat from escaping! Second, you can turn down the thermostat a few degrees saving you around 30 dollars a month (360 dollars on average every year) The next option is to buy a tank less water heater that heats water as you need it! Or you could
DIY a solar water heater!
What about those appliances draining your electricity? There are adapter that can limit and/or eliminate ghost drain! While a problem it won't save you or the planet very much each month.
Even with the money barrier of solar panels you should look into it as an option! There are many competitive companies looking for business! While this is true the initial cost of a BASIC system can range past 10000 dollars! A cool alternative is that you and a friend can
DIY a solar project and hire your local electrician to hook it up for you (safty be first!!)
Here are the probable savings you could get:
Part Origin Cost
Solar Cells Ebay $74.00*
Misc. Lumber Homecenter Store $20.62
Plexiglass Scrap Pile $0.00
Screws & Misc. Hardware Already on hand $0.00
Silicone Caulk Homecenter Store $3.95
Wire Already on hand $0.00
Diode Ebay $0.20+
Jones Plug Newark Electronics $6.08
Paint Already on hand $0.00
Total $104.85
With something like this the main costs of your own system can be chopped down to two thousand! In addition to tax breaks you could have a dirt cheap system in no time!
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A TOTALLY DO NOT TRY AT HOME PROJECT:JUNKYARD JET
THIS LOOKS TOTALLY GNARLY HAHA!
