Blog 1.4 Welcome to TRUMANIA

Welcome to Trumania

I sit here in front of the computer watching the screen having just seen the “Truman Show”. I believe it was my second time watching it and I don’t remember it being so funny and sad at the same time. I don’t even remember it making me think so much. I’m starting to wonder if the screen I’m looking into as I type has a camera looking back at me. I sit here and wonder what could happen if everything around me wasn’t real but I was the only one that was. I would hope that I’m wrong cause I have a very creative mind and it takes off to high at times and I end up in space, and it’s very hard to get back down to reality. While I was thinking about everything that is possible from me watching this movie I came up with a question. What would you do if you discovered that you are in the same situation as Truman? Would you stay in that fantasy or decide to run to the exit? I feel that the “Truman Show” relates to everyone in many different ways. It definitely relates to me in a lot of ways. I feel we are all being watch by God and this world was just created for us but there is a world far bigger than the one we are in. And our minds are sometimes trapped in our own little world that doesn’t really allow us to see the bigger things.

Throughout the movie I feel that Truman been began to open up his mind to a bigger picture that was far greater than the little one he knew in Seahaven. He wanted to be free even before he knew that he was trap in a town where he was constantly being watched, and everything around him wasn’t real but orchestrated just for him. He wanted to be an explorer but was being held back by what he believes to be coincidence but truly was the god of Seahaven. One thing that was funny to me was his neighbor that always held the Garbage bin up to record him. That had me laughing every time I saw it because they could have gave the old guy a simple camera but I guess he ate his spinach. But let me get back to the essay, I could imagine everything that he went through probably would have drove me crazy.

If I was going by each day of my life in the same routine waking up, freshening up and heading into the world that I loved so much. And then it turns out that I was being watch and my hole life was a scam, I honestly would stay in that world that I was use to. Only because I was use to it and I would be afraid to see what’s in the outside of the world I knew. I would also love the fact that everything revolves around me, that every body basically have to treat me nice and my wife have to do what I want. I’m starting to like the thought of me being in the Truman show. But this isn’t a movie of me being watch as a show this Is real life so I will do my best to live it to the best of my ability.

Blog 1.3 My place in the Cave

I recently read the story of "The Allegory of the Cave" written by Plato one of Socrates students. The Parable was told to a man name Glaucon by Socrates himself. As I read the parable it was very confusing in many different ways but it made me think a lot so that was a good thing. As I read the parable and even saw a short film acting it out, it began to pump the juices in my brain. This short story that Socrates creates so well had me thinking about my own life and how it compared to his weird description of the cave or den to put in his words exactly. At times in my life I feel chained and bond to what’s in front of me, even if it’s something better for me I still might just stay in those shackles. Mainly being that I am use to them and might be afraid of change. But yeah let me get back to the questions at hand which are, at what stage are you? Still chained? Looking around in amazement at the shadows that are created for us? Walking out into the light? Trying to help people get free?
It took me a while to decide what stage I felt that I was still stuck in. But I choose to believe that I am walking out into the light. Because I was once chained into seeing many things in a plain or ordinary way, to better explain what I’m trying to say I will use my education and the level I feel I’m in. From kinder garden all the way to the twelve grade the education system taught me a watered down peace of nothing. So at that time in my life I would say I was still chained while looking around in amazement at the shadows that the school created for me to learn. Not knowing that there was so much more to what my beautiful mind could accomplish to what it could learn. Then when I finally got freed from my chains and walked into the light meaning that I graduated from high school. I learned that there was so much more there was a higher education out there for me at a hefty price (L.O.L) but that’s when my eyes were open to the world that I’m hoping is real this time. I would like to reach the next stage and try to help as much people get free and feel this wonderful knowledge that I now obtain, but that’s another story.
And to answer the last questions “how do you know where you are?” “What evidence in your life supports your claim that you are where you are?”  I feel no one truly knows where they are in there life only God can answer that question. But I can give it a try, I think I’m walking out into the light because there are many people that were like me that graduated high school but never went or made it to College which is the higher education I’m talking about. Just the fact that I’m in college writing this blog is evidence itself that I am where I am. I truly feel that Socrates story tries to make the reader think and not just conform to what is always in front of you, you should go out of the cave and seek knowledge.
This is Luis speaking representing "ARTISTIC ROYALS" so please stay safe stay beautiful.

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blog 1.1 The role of Technology in my life

The role of Technology in my life

As I sit down with my cell phone in my hand, I tend to think about technology. What's the role of technology in my life? If I had to answer immediately I would say not a big role in my life. But that's not the case, even though I feel that way it plays a major role in my life.
The reason technology has such a major role in my life is due to the things I do. And my surroundings like the stuff I use daily. If my love ones wants to get in touch with me they would have to call my cell phone. Not only because of the distance between us, but mainly cause my family and friends are lazy when it comes to traveling. When it comes to school I most likely have to do research online for home work. But if I didn't have to bother with all that research stuff and doing home work like math online. I probably wouldn't be on a computer as often as I have to be.
The type of technologies I interact with every day are to much to write down in so little amount of time. So the ones I write are those that I use a lot. I use cell phones, my ipod, my desktop computer, printers and scanners, my automobile, calculators, watches, my USB drive, vending machines of many sorts. The list goes on with the technologies that I interact with on a daily basis. Even though in the beginning of this essay I started it off by putting technology down in some way. I would shutter with fear of the thought of it all being gone if I woke up the next day. My life would change dramatically if I was suddenly without these devices. I would have to go see my girl friend everyday and since there is no technology that means no trains, so that means me walking a lot of miles. Don't get me wrong I would try to do it but that would be very hard. I like writing poetry and performing it as a spoken word. I usually write it down on my ipod, so that I don't forget. So it would be hard for me to write with out it.
Lets say there wasn't technology out here the way it is. Picture me wanting to chill and play ball with my friends. I would have to send a missive on some one with a horse and a back pack just to relay the message and date. So hopefully they get it and be there, and I wouldn't even know if they got it. I believe that I am very dependent on these technological devices and it is a bad thing to me cause I don't want to always be dependent on one thing. But what can I say people this is what is needed in the world now just like how money makes the world go round we can say the same for technology. This is Luis from "ARTISTIC ROYALS" as I like to say stay safe stay beautiful.