O.K. I have a new least favorite Holiday...it used to be Valentine's Day (Cooperate Holiday imo) now it's Halloween.
The reasons for me started in high school and have run over into college as well.I have three major complaints about this holiday.
1. We are told old to be dressing up.
Alright don't you think that it's a little creepy for 17-22 year-old to be dressing up and either going around asking for free candy or going to a party? I do...a lot actually especially with some of the costumes people wear. THERE ARE CHILDREN OUT keep it clean. It's not cool for a guy to be a priest with an erection or anything of that nature and lady's cover up please.
2. Just because it's a holiday doesn't mean that there is no decency.
I don't care really if you want to dress up but if you do just keep it at an appropriate level. Why do ALL women's costumes have these two words that make me very mad; "Sexy" and "Little". Let's start with the first, why do you need to dress up in a sexy outfit that pretty much tells guys "Hey look at how little I'm wearing and that it's OK for you to look and ask me really inappropriate things about my private life". You are just asking for trouble and possible harm to yourself. I HATE that everything has to be little, that's just reinforcing the notion that if you aren't perfect or small that you aren't good enough. Trust me you are fine. All that the costume companies care about it your money and they know that if you look sexy you'll feel better about yourself so they make these costumes that say little and show pretty much everything and then you as a consumer are supposed to feel good about yourself? All because of a change of clothes for a night? Then people start to worry about their weight and that causes all other sorts of problems. If that is a ll a guy cares about leave him without any thought.
3.Why must you party on Halloween?
There are kids out that night and they have a tendency to be really excited and run onto a street with out looking for cars and if your out partying and not paying attention to whats going on someone is going to get hurt. If you are going to party do it in walking distance of your place of stay and please for the sake of children don't be drunk in front of them...if you re you're an idiot. Be a freaking role model.
There deal with it
Monday, November 8, 2010
Force Powers
Today while I was sitting in my philosophy class someone asked me what I was listening too, it was before the class started, and I answered "Star Wars", he said that was cool and asked if I had played Force Unleashed 2 yet. I told him that I hadn't yet and then his next statement prompted a discussion that continued as the professor entered the room and eventually joined in.
"I think the force powers are a little unrealistic."
Here was his main point, that in the video game Starkiller seemed a little too powerful and that there are no real instances other than the games of such power in the Star Wars Universe. He did however, mention that the EU expanded on some of the Jedi powers through the adventures of Luke and his family. I began to explain a few of the theories I have one why this is one of the only instances of such power.
My main objection to his argument is that George Lucas never stated that the force was a meek and tame thing. The most telling evidence that the force is very powerful is from the line by Darth Vader in episode 4 "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force." That is a very strong statement, could the force be used to do more damage than the Death Star? Quite possibly, but it has never been documented to my knowledge.
In thinking about this I realized that it could be a very very powerful and destructive thing. Yoda says that the force binds everything together and that size does not matter and that for example that moving the X-Wing is no different from moving the rock. If that is the case then wouldn't someone be able to cause enormous things to be destroyed?
To this he replied "Isn't Yoda more powerful than the Emperor? Why did he not use those powers to defeat him?" My reason was that the Jedi only use the force for defensive purposes never as a way to attack like the Sith do. I also said that the Jedi are taught to use self control and would never use the force to harm someone where the Dark Side is all about using your emotions and power for personal gain. So Yoda even though he could have easily defeated the Emperor he chose to do it in the fashion of the Jedi Order as to not go against all he trained for...also that it wasn't his destiny to bring balance to the force by riding of the emperor (I have thoughts about the balance of the force but that is for another time).
Then we had to start class.
"I think the force powers are a little unrealistic."
Here was his main point, that in the video game Starkiller seemed a little too powerful and that there are no real instances other than the games of such power in the Star Wars Universe. He did however, mention that the EU expanded on some of the Jedi powers through the adventures of Luke and his family. I began to explain a few of the theories I have one why this is one of the only instances of such power.
My main objection to his argument is that George Lucas never stated that the force was a meek and tame thing. The most telling evidence that the force is very powerful is from the line by Darth Vader in episode 4 "The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force." That is a very strong statement, could the force be used to do more damage than the Death Star? Quite possibly, but it has never been documented to my knowledge.
In thinking about this I realized that it could be a very very powerful and destructive thing. Yoda says that the force binds everything together and that size does not matter and that for example that moving the X-Wing is no different from moving the rock. If that is the case then wouldn't someone be able to cause enormous things to be destroyed?
To this he replied "Isn't Yoda more powerful than the Emperor? Why did he not use those powers to defeat him?" My reason was that the Jedi only use the force for defensive purposes never as a way to attack like the Sith do. I also said that the Jedi are taught to use self control and would never use the force to harm someone where the Dark Side is all about using your emotions and power for personal gain. So Yoda even though he could have easily defeated the Emperor he chose to do it in the fashion of the Jedi Order as to not go against all he trained for...also that it wasn't his destiny to bring balance to the force by riding of the emperor (I have thoughts about the balance of the force but that is for another time).
Then we had to start class.
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