I Shot The Albatross

     Before Albatross was killed by the Ancient Mariner, it did help him. Once, the Ancient Mariner was troubled by the snow storm, so his ship was unable to move. Albatross seemed a good luck at this point to help the Mariner to move the stuck ship. Mariner treated him well because was able to provide benefits for the Mariner. However, the Mariner’s ship was lack of the wind that the ship was unable to move again. The Mariner associated with that Albatross brought bad luck to him and his men. Therefore, he shot the Albatross. I think that there was no clear reason for why the Mariner killed the Albatross because he just thought Albatross was usefulness.

 

Coleridge: Imagination

     According to lots of troubles in Coleridge’s lifetime, I think that they seem to strengthen his imagination, especially on his writings. When he was a student in Cambridge, he was troubled by discussions about the nature of society and the idealism of the French Revolution. In addition, Coleridge’s marriage was collapsed, and his friendship with Wordsworth was ended in his later life. Due to these troubles, this might be the turning point to show how Coleridge became an idealism and imaginative writer. In other words, I strongly think that his troubles led him to be a poet because it might be a good way for him to express and release his pressures. He might think that he didn’t have many good memories during his lifetime, so he chose to be a poet. He seemed to create a world that only he could understand what was going on, and he was the only person who could control his world.

 

Paul Gilding-The Earth Is Full

     According to the video, the speaker, Paul Gilding, talked about his opinion of the relationship between our environment, natural resources and population, and the improvement of technology. There were two main points in his speech-have we used up all our resources, and have we filled up all the livable space on Earth. He emphasized that we should think about the consequences when we did everything and made each decision. At the end of the speech, he said that it is necessary for us to keep protect a better environment for our later generations. To me, I did agree with his idea that resources are going to be used up and a continuous population growth might fill up the livable space on Earth. I think that the biggest reason is the invention of medication because people can live longer and longer. However, Earth doesn’t have enough space, and resources are unable to provide all needs from human beings. Therefore, it is time for us to think about the consequences seriously.

Philosophy of Life-How Can Dying Inform Living?

     Many people might be afraid dying because they don’t know where they will go and what kind of lifestyle they will have after they die. I think that death is not that scared. The one who is afraid of it probably he/she hasn’t prepared to face that day. People might choose to react differently when they know that their lives are close to be end. To me, I would choose to do things I haven’t done yet, and stay with my family and friends. The most important thing is to be happy everyday until I the day of death. Dying does inform living because it is the time for people to reflect themselves. Sometimes people hesitate about to do or not to do because we always think too much. However, if death is coming, we know that we don’t have another choice-we have to do. I think that this moment is to show the real side of a person.