Spirited Away Reflection

In When We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-Leeds it says that “comparison can block compassion both for others and for ourselves.” I agree with such statement; I think that listening is a skill you learn throughout time. One can pretend to listen without really getting anything out of the conversation that one is having with that other person. In the Compassionate Listening workshop, I got to do it with Rachel Kurland and I sit and listened to her talking about the moment her friend treason her. I tried to understand her plight, why would she not cut that friendship off, I understood she loved her friend, however, I could not resist bringing my biases to our conversation. I asked myself, why is Rachel, such a good, loving, and smart person,

Chris McCandless, the subject of Jon Krakauer in Into the Wild, was not insensible or ill-equipped, but rather he was going out into the wild to locate the genuine importance of life and to perceive what it resembled to live out in the wild all alone. Chris was an incredible good example for children the whole way across the nation; since he was attempting to experience his fantasy and do what he believed was appropriate in the wild and would not tune in to what anybody instructed him to do. Chris McCandless was an adoring and minding individual who esteemed for all creation and needed to make tracks in an opposite direction from the general public and live allowed to locate the significance of life.

justice system on the black community. The film opens with the harrowing statics spoken by

I do not recall learning about reflective practice in my undergraduate studies. Reflective practice according to Barbour (2013), “is the cyclic process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which creates and clarifies meaning in terms of self, existing knowledge, and experience; resulting in a changed conceptual perceptive and practice” (p. 7). According to Barbour (2013), reflective process has many positive outcomes to help guide the nurse to become an expert nurse that can make on the spot decisions that do not interrupt patient care. I feel that reflective practice would have been beneficial to help guide me from a student nurse to a practicing nurse with critical thinking skills.

In Hayao Miyazaki’s breathtaking film, Spirited Away we are introduced to 10-year-old Chihiro and her parents who stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father turn into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku, who explains the park is a resort for the supernatural beings who need a break from the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents. Our young protagonist is shown to be a childish, easily-scared, and whiny girl. But after her experiences at the bathhouse and the Spirit World, she will mature into a capable adult. Chihiro’s growth into a capable individual is a core factor to the movement of Spirited Away’s plot.

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

The Outsiders novel written by S.E. Hinton continues to be A literary influence on the lives of many teens. This novel has been translated into 30 languages, and people find personal connection with either the plot or the characters themselves. I connected to this novel differently than most this book takes place on the lower end of the hierarchy and I sort of grew up in this type area I didn't live in such a bad neighborhood but I live very close to one and my dad works in the bad areas of church Hill and I went along with him there was a lot of dangerous stuff in a lot of places and things a kid my age shouldn’t of seen. “You get hardened in jail. I don't want that to happen to you. It happened to me. . .” This quote was said by Dally to Johnny on their way back to the church. This quote was important because it was the first and only time that he got emotional, he was trying to convince Johnny not to go to jail.

Spirited Away tells the story of a young girl, Chihiro, discovering a world full of spirits while fighting an evil sorceress, Yubaba, who stole her identity away from her. Chihiro must fight Yubaba in order to save her parents that were turned into pigs from being eaten. She meets allies, such as Haku and Kamaji that help her along the way while also being followed by a spirit named No- Face who begs for her attention. Chihiro’s parents eat the food that represents the greed and desperation that people possess that is ultimately their undoing. Her parents turn into pigs after they consume an insane amount of Japanese food, thus creating the image that their greed blinded them to the point of their death, until Chihiro saves them.

This is the first time that I watched the movie “Monsters Inc” if not for the given task for us to write a reflection utilizing McKinsey 7S Model of Strategy. The story is both touching, entertaining and interesting.

The Bible gives us the first love poem in creation in Adam’s response when he first sees Eve. In Genesis 2:23, Adam says, “This is now bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man (KJV).” Milton in Paradise Lost goes into a deeper description of Adam’s first glimpse of Eve, saying that he saw her creation in a dream while he was asleep, then woke, and was “left […] dark,” and he thought he would “find her, or forever […] deplore / Her loss (VIII.478-479).” Once he sees her, and she is brought to him, Milton expands further on the Biblical account. Eve, however, has a different version of their first meeting. According to Milton in Book IV, when Eve is first given sentience, she wanders a bit and finds a pond that shows her reflection. She is rapt by her own beauty, and seems that she could easily slip into a Narcissus-type episode, if left to stare. But, God tells her it is her reflection, that it is not permanent, but that there is someone corporeal waiting for her. She follows the voice and sees Adam, whom she finds “fair indeed and tall, / […] yet methought less fair, / Less winning soft, less amiably mild, / Than that smooth watery image (477-480).” She then turns away from him. Milton gives his readers two obviously different characters, the question becomes whether these two proto-married people even seem to love each other, and why Biblical submission is established as it is in Genesis and Milton.

Miyazaki uses the parents of a 10 years old girl, Chihiro, to illustrate the misleading power of wealth in the animated film, Spirited Away. The film begins with Chihiro's father swinging his Audi automobile through an open forest to get to their newly purchase house. He is demonstrated to be "smug as a self-satisfied bourgeois" (Shiro 259) to steer a "four-wheeled drive" (Spirited Away 2001). Within the five-minute entry into the film, it is apparent that Chihiro's family is better-off as they can afford a German vehicle and a new, spacious living space for a mere family of three. Likewise, Chihiro's family symbolizes the successful survivor of the social devastation in Japan. This middle class family is presented as an affluent member during the period after the collapse of Japan's bubble economy in the late 1980s (Shiro 258). Having a small fortune brings the family a misdirecting belief that their wrongdoings will not face any consequences because they have "credit cards and cash" (Spirited Away 2001). With money in their pocket, this family has differentiated itself

In America, around twenty out of one hundred teenagers struggle with depression, and almost thirty percent will go untreated. J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye shines light on a young adolescent named Holden, calling awareness to his inner turmoil. Holden Caulfield might appear as the typical pessimistic teenager, however, he has a bad past that thrusts him into adulthood he never wanted. After the death of his little brother Allie, Holden fell into a dark hole and only keeps falling down further. Without any true role models, Holden is unequipped to handle his grief and refused to accept the past, depending on others for emotional support they are unable to give. Throughout the book, Holden's grapples with Allie’s death and searches for an eventual escape from his depression, causing him to grow as an individual. JD Salinger uses the symbol of rain to represent Holden's past, revealing that his journey through depression is rooted in his inability to move forward after Allie's death.

The Giver is a morally driven and thought-provoking story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, sadness, pain, death, music, color and love. The story follows Jonas as he receives the memories of the past, good and bad, from the current Receiver, who is called the Giver. The Giver transfers memories by placing his hands on Jonas 's forearms. The first memory he receives is of a thrilling sled ride, which he will remake in the end of the movie. Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community 's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, which he knew about from memories (Ways of Knowledge), Jonas realizes that he must release all the memories to the community to allow them to feel

Have you ever experienced a time in your life where you wanted to copy the exact life as a television show character? Almost a few months ago, I went through one of the most life-changing experiences in my life -- all by watching Stranger Things 2. Yes, for some, this may sound odd and silly, but this show has immensely impacted my mindset (on not only today’s generation, but life itself). As a result of of Stranger Things 2, all I wanted to do was attempt to incorporate the 1980’s style into my life -- which was a time where perming your hair was popular, colorful clothing and meaningful music actually existed, and children were actually seen playing outside (which is extremely rare today). To achieve this goal, I attempted to change my clothing

Ever since watching Hayao Miyazaki’s film, ‘Spirited Away’, I was enamoured with the art style aesthetics, smooth animation and storytelling. His work in Studio Ghibli had played a major part in my desire to work in animation and to create artistic and compelling stories. But it’s not just me he has influenced and inspired, and it’s in this essay that I will discuss how this illustrious individual has influenced and placed his mark in the animation world.