Eventually, Everything Connects.

In English, I am currently learning about the connections between different films and books. The major theme we are studying is Personhood. Blade Runner, Ex Machina, Frankenstein and Black Mirror are the movies and texts that we have deeply analysed. However, the class is also reading about The Outsider. 

Below is a diagram and analysis of how each film or book connects with one another. 

Connections by Nidhi Prasad

Philosophy About The Self - English

 Philosophical Views Of The Self 

https://www.greekboston.com/culture/ancient-history/know-socrates/

What Do You Think Of When You Think Of 'The Self'? What Does That Even Mean?

When I think of 'The Self' I think of something that makes you, you. Whether it is your body or your consciousness "the self" is what makes you unique from everybody else such as your morals, ethics and experiences. I think the self means what defines you as a person involving your consciousness and physical appearance which are both apart of your identity. 

Socrates is a famous philosopher who has his own theory of 'the self'. He thinks that 'the self' involves our souls, not our reputation, what we own and not even our own body but just our souls. I do agree with this theory as the idea of the self is based on our souls rather than the materialistic things that we own. Since it is important to have a pure and good soul to be identified with rather than our reputation or what we own. 

The Bystander Effect - English

This is a short piece of writing that I have written while doing an English activity. It's about the bystander effect. If you do not know what the bystander effect is have a read:

Have you heard of the bystander effect? Probably not. This is when humans -like us- are given the opportunity to help somebody but instead, we sit there still relying on somebody else. 

Studies show that when there are more people in the room we are less likely to help somebody but as the number of people decreases the time we take to help somebody also decreases. Why is that?

We as humans show empathy, so why is it when comes to assisting others we back down? There are numerous reasons. One reason might include you are too anxious or afraid to stand up in front of everyone and assist the victim. Eventually, somebody will offer to help, but after a long time. 

Others include using the phrase “somebody else could do it”. This means relying upon someone else in the room when in fact they are doing the exact same thing. 

So have a think, have you ever been a bystander?

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