Sunday, May 8, 2011

~* SYLLOGISM *~



Friends, Romans, countrymen lend me your ears!!


* Caesar is a good friend, an ambitious men is not a good friend, therefore Caesar is not an ambitious man


* Caesar love Brutus the honourable man, an ambition man loves no one, and thus Caesar is not ambitious.



  * The ambitious man holds no friends
     Caesar is a faithful and just as a friend
Ambitious men are not faithful and just as a friend

     Thus, Caesar is not an ambitious man.

^_________^



~* METAPHOR & SIMILE *~


~Metaphors~
* A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable



THE examples of METAPHORS.. à


* Difficulties are obstacles

* Achievements are landmarks
* Life is precious possession  
* Purposes are destinations
* You are the sunshine of my life
* I'm not an angel, but I wouldn't behave like that.


~simile~

* A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid



THE examples of SIMILE... à


* Her presence warmed the room like the sun
* Love is like chewing gum
* Keep holding into broken relationship is like drowning in   your own feeling
* They fought like cats and dogs
* They ran as if for their lives.
* She sings like an angel


PLATO'S MYTH

- Allegory of the cave -

Socrates describes a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them, and begin to ascribe forms to these shadows. According to Socrates, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to viewing reality. He then explains how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall do not make up reality at all, as he can perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners. The Allegory is related to Plato's Theory’s of Forms, according to which the "Forms" (or "Ideas") and not the material world of change known to us through sensation, possess the highest and most fundamental kind of reality. Only knowledge of the Forms constitutes real knowledge. In addition, the Allegory of the Cave is an attempt to explain the philosopher's place in society: to attempt to enlighten the prisoner



 This is the example of Plato’s Myth based on my understanding.. J

MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT

The prisoners

* Malaysian citizen turn out to be the bait. They are being used and manoeuvre by irresponsible individuals


The chains:

* The strategy and tactics that have been applied by the ‘shrewd’ individual which brings a lot of misery to the citizens


 The fire: 

* The dishonest and deceitful politician which enthusiastic in achieving the goal although they have to manipulate people around them  


The shadows and the images: 

* The propaganda made by the politician in order to attain trust from the citizen such as their fake manifesto and their pledge towards the society is just counterfeit


The Puppet players
 
* The government plays the role as the puppet player as they unite in order to attain success by manipulating the citizen. There is also some hidden conspiracy between the government and the corrupt politician




 The old man:

* People who are conscious about this ‘conspiracy’ and they will thwart this matter from getting worse by taking several prevention in the future.

EUPHEMISTIC LANGUAGE ...


 Basically, euphemistic language draws on polite, pleasant or neutral words and expressions to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about. Regularly, it was about sex, physical appearance and also fatality. additionally, these words are to prevent an individual from getting offended 


george carlin 


Example of euphemistic language




Senior citizens who consume a high dietary intake of carotenoids, nutrients found in coloured fruits and vegetables such as carrots, peppers, mangoes and kiwi fruit, are able to walk 'longer and stronger' than those with a low dietary intake, suggest the results of a new study published by the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Ageing.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Centre used blood tests to measure levels of carotenoids in 687 older adults aged sixty-five and over and subsequently assessed the results against the physical walking performance of the trial participants.
Results showed that a higher dietary intake of fruits and vegetables, as indicated by a higher blood carotenoid level, was associated with a significant protective effect against physical degeneration over the course of three years, as measured by a strong or weak walking performance.
The latest findings are the second such study to examine the connection between these dietary factors and sustainable physical performance in aging. Previous research, also carried out by Johns Hopkins and forming part of the larger Women's Health and Aging Study, revealed that "low serum carotenoid levels, an indicator of low intake of fruits and vegetables, are independent predictors of the progression towards severe walking disability among older women living in the community." 

Prior to both studies, the link between a low carotenoid intake and poor muscle strength had been established, as had a more general correlation between fruit and vegetable consumption and functional disability in senior citizens. 
Researchers in the current study felt that their results may be particularly important given that such mobility assessments can be accurate predictors of future disability and even mortality, and that the findings could help senior citizens in maintaining independence and quality of life with aging.
Lead author Dr Alipanah and colleagues suggested a number of explanations for the findings, including that the antioxidant properties of the nutrients could protect against the progression of aging and may help to dampen down a type of inflammation unique to muscle weakness and physical decline. The research team also suggested that physical degeneration may on occasion simply be related to under nutrition and that an increased intake of fruits and vegetables could be indicative of consuming enough calories to lend to a strong physical walking performance.
According to the US Department of Agriculture, the highest levels of carotenoids are found in collards, sweet corn, tomatoes, watermelon, pink grapefruit, pumpkin, butternut squash and carrots. Guidelines recommend an intake of around 6mg each day, or equivalent to eating three portions of carotenoid rich foods.



* Senior citizen = old people
* Longer and stronger = healthier or in a good health

Saturday, May 7, 2011

JACK THE RIPPER ! !


He is the most notorious ‘murderer’ of all time… J.T.R 


"Jack the Ripper is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer that was disseminated in the media. The letter is widely believed to have been a hoax, and may have been written by a journalist in a deliberate attempt to heighten interest in the story. Other nicknames used for the killer at the time were "The Whitechapel Murderer" and "Leather Apron"Attacks ascribed to the Ripper typically involved female prostitutes from the slums whose throats were cut prior to abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from at least three of the victims led to proposals that their killer possessed anatomical or surgical knowledge.
–source from wiki-


         


Based on my point of view (and the investigation that has been made :P)  I think the most probable suspect to be Jack the Ripper is……?




Dr Thomas Neil Cream !!

Premise 1
The execution appears to come from a doctor (The Modus operand)

Argument
The killings seem to be from someone who is specialized in anatomy      

Sub Argument
Incisions made towards victims are clear-cut and neat which might give the clue that the murderer is a well experienced person.     


Premise 2
     Dr Thomas Neil Cream is expert in abortions

Argument
     He is obsessed towards female genitals as it is associated mostly with his job

Sub Argument
     Jack The Ripper assassination methods somehow resembles Dr Thomas Neil Cream area of expertise, which is the removal of female genitals, thus it shows that he is the most probable suspect to be Jack The Ripper


Premise 3
He confessed that he is Jack the Ripper when he is almost died

Argument
Ordinary human being would only tell the truth when approaching death

Sub Argument
Without sense of hesitation, he confess that he is Jack the Ripper because he discern that he is going to ‘kick the bucket’ very soon and he will not get any punishment for his inhumanity conduct

ThiNKiNg PoSE ! ! ^____^


 My very own ‘thinking pose’.. J

Friday, April 22, 2011

My impression regarding on the articles ~~**~~

Thinking Folly


The Degree of Happiness 



The Jews and their Deceits


Man and Women Merely Players

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..My impression regarding on the articles..


: thinking Folly by Eckhart Tolle


From this article, it is clearly shown that the author want to convey that thinking is not required in an individual’s life as it will only cause misery. However, I opposed his view as I think that thinking is very important in one’s life. In addition, thinking is essential in order to make up decision whether it is right or wrong. Based on the author view, he also stated that thinking will cause disease. This is absolutely intolerable. In one’s life, thinking process is needed for an individual to continue living as it is part of their life. Islam also encourages the followers to think in order to make sure that they are not being too far apart from conviction and belief. Therefore, this article is nonsense as it only discuss on the drawback of thinking process although it is necessary to think and it brings a lot of benefits to an individual particularly. 









: The Degree of Happiness by Bertrand Russell 

Based on this article, the author claims that there is level of happiness in one’s life. Additionally, he argues scientist is happier and contented than the farmer. Nevertheless, based on my personal view, individual level of happiness differs from one another. This is because they might have different sight and indulgent of the happiness itself. For instance, if the scientist have done outstanding job by their research, then they will be pleased as they have contribute to the people. Thus the author said that this group of people are happier than the farmer. However, the farmer also attains happiness using their own way. Even simple things can make they feel contented because that is their own approach of flaunting happiness. Therefore, happiness is abstract because ones happiness is altered from others based on their technique in conveying contentment.







: The Jews and Their Deceits by Adolf Hitler


The excerpt from the article The Jews and their Deceits are absolutely adequate as it portrays the vindictiveness of the Jews towards the Nazi. I agree with the author as I think that the Jews should be abolished from this world as they are shrewd and totally untrustworthy. The Jews should be diminished from the world as they force the Nazi to live in a desolation situation. Plus, Jews also have shown vindictiveness that has been executed in order to achieve their goals. Besides, The Jews carries out various methods in order to take reward from the Nazi drudgery just for their own importance. This shows the evil side of the Jews as they are only manipulating others and take advantage of the misery of others. They are pretentious and can be considered as “poker face” particularly when it deals with their feelings. 








: Man and Women Merely Players by Robert Greene

This article is coinciding since being naïve and descent at all times leads to nowhere land and will contributes in nothing but failure. Personally, I do agree with the author as man and women are the players in theatrical life. Besides, this particular article also emphasize on the individuals approach in order to expand their status in a society and to achieve power in the authority. In addition, not everyone obtain similar vision of life and their intention might differ. These days, it is not relevant to completely trust someone as they might possibly harm other individuals in the future with their appealing action. Furthermore, they are more harmful to individuals since they secretly draft all the plans to topple you down secretly. These kinds of people are hiding their agenda and we might not even know that they are one of the enemy. It is clearly stated that man and woman pretend and have the intention to be dominant in society which makes them the real ‘players’.