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Lisa Polera raises awareness to the unaware

Lisa Polera takes a stance to discuss a topic in which no one has discussed before. She argues how much communication has been lost in the world of hospice as well as the ethics involved in the field. While trying to raise awareness on a topic that many people are unaware about, she also will enlighten and help others to enlight on the subject of hospice and ethics.

WATCH THIS!!! Surrogates Trailer Link!

http://www.moviefone.com/movie/surrogates/29481/video/the-surrogates-trailer-no-1/25345095001

Surrogates: The Novel to Film Adaptation

I've always been an avid reader. I can usually finish a pretty big book in about 2 days. Nerdy huh?! I've also always found that 10/10 times I enjoy the novel better then the movie. Sometimes, if I enjoy a book a lot, I won't see the movie because I liked the book so much and I don't want to ruin what I think happened by watching the movie. I know.. even nerdier! As for the Surrogates, the movie let my expectations down. A book like the Surrogates is different from what I usually read. I like to read biographies and fiction but I never read comic books. Although I was a little hesitant at first to read it, it exceeded my expectations. Because I usually don't read books in comic form, it was a little hard for me to follow at times, but in the end I really enjoyed it.

As for the movie, I was a little disappointed. I always like books better so I knew I would be a little disappointed when I watched the movie. In my opinion, books are always better then the movie and I felt like the novel portrayed the story-line better then the movie did. Although the visuals throughout the movie definitely helped me to picture what the surrogates and the people would actually looked like, I like to use my imagination. Because this story-line deals with technology so much, I was actually looking forward to seeing the movie because I did want to see what these surrogates would look like and how they would act and move. Overall though, I did like the novel better.

For the Surrogates, the novel to film adaption was interesting. There were both many similarities as well as many differences. The biggest difference between the two was that in the movie, the wife does not kill herself. Also, the book left out a major part; in the movie, the reason that the couple is obsessed with their surrogates is because they had lost a child. This was not mentioned in the book and I was very surprised because this was such a big part of the story-line.. or so I thought! Another difference between the novel and the movie was that in the novel, it seemed as though all the characters were fat and ugly. I don't know if it was just my imagination of if this was really how the characters were supposed to be portrayed but I felt like they were a lot better looking in the movie then I imagined them to be. Another difference between the book and the movie was that the movie did a better job of showing how the people with the surrogates actually became their surrogates. An example of this would be the people putting on those "goggles" when they were taking the part of their surrogates. This was something that I did look forward to seeing on film because I wasn't sure about how it was supposed to be portrayed in the novel. A novel to film adaptation is good for a novel such as this because it is so good to visualize it.

Another difference between the novel and the film was that there were a lot more aestics in the movie. Again, it is a lot harder for a book such as this to portray exactly what the people and surrogates are supposed to look like and how they are supposed to act. Overall, I felt like although I always do enjoy the novels more, due to the fact that this particular movie had a lot or technological characters, it helped to visualize things by seeing the movie. I did enjoy the novel better but it helped for me to see the movie. Although the main story-line was mostly similar in both the book and the movie, there were some differences. Overall, although I did thoroughly enjoy the movie, I enjoyed the novel more because I like to use my imagination :)

Humanity: Continued

Here's a video for Habitat for Humanity...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m96pO6A8_Fc&feature=PlayList&p=3FAFC82BD9D7A1A9&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=14

Humanity: What It Means to be Human..

When I think of humanity, I think of the Jesuit ideal- Men and Women with and for Others. As corny as that may sound, it is what first comes to mind. Throughout college, many people get caught up in themselves- they get caught up in their own lives and forget about others. Although it may be easy to get caught up in the enormous amount of schoolwork that college demands, we must not forget that we were put on this earth for reasons beyond the benefit of ourselves. I feel that I have given my time to help others in need. Each semester at St. Joe's, I have volunteered in various locations. Although I know many people that give their times to help others, I know many people that do not. No matter how busy a person is, 3 hours a week aren't a lot. It may sound like it is, but in reality, these 3 hours can be made into something that is very worthwhile. Honestly, this is not to put myself nor others up on a pedestal, but yet to raise awareness to others.

Humanity to me is helping out our fellow humans. Again, I know it sounds corny but if you really think about the qualities that make us human, helping others should come to mind. Maybe it's because I've always done service or maybe it's because I always liked to help others but this is what humanity means to me. To Bruce Schneier, humanity is definitely being lost in today's society. Everything revolves around technology and this is not a good thing. We are losing our sense of self through this technological revolution and before we know it, all sense of communication will be lost.

Humanity also means accepting people for who they are (at least to me). In today's society, it seems as though everybody judges everybody else, and everybody feels as though they are getting judged by others. Although it may sound cliche, it is true. Society puts such a burden on people to be this "perfect" person. Life is not as perfect as we may want it to. Everyone is different and we must accept these differences. Whether it be the color of our skin, our socioeconomic class, or whatever it may be, we must accept everyone for what they are. I am so against plastic surgery and altering what God gave you. Humanity means to accept others for what God gave us as well as opening up our eyes, ears, and hearts for others.

Humanity is being open. Humanity is helping others. Humanity is accepting those for what and who a person really is.