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Can you define your life in just six words?
This is the challenge Larry Smith presented to his online community, SMITH MAGAZINE, in 2006. His quest was inspired by the legend that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a novel in just six words. His heart-breaking result: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Giving the form a personal twist, Smith reimagined the six-word novel idea as the Six-Word Memoir, challenging contributors to create a half-dozen words of self-reflection. The constraint, it turned out, fueled rather than inhibited creativity: "Sometimes lonely in a crowded bed." Inspired by the form's popularity in schools, Smith recently called for submissions for illustrated Six-Word Memoirs, in which he asked students, whether in grade school or grad school, to create a piece of artwork that enhanced their memoirs. The voices in Things Don't Have to Be Complicated are younger than typical, but no less profound:
"Big Dream, Big Heart, Big Mouth"
"I'm a Muslim. not a terrorist."
"Life is better with headphones on."
At its core, the Six-Word Memoir offers a simple way for anyone of any age to try to answer the question that defines us all: Who am I?
Here's an excerpt of the book in the Washington Post:
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Jane McDee
Jan 11 2013: Be like a tree, just be.
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Alan Russell
Jan 11 2013: So far, so good. What's next?
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Don Anderson
Jan 11 2013: Despite hardships, living by noble virtues.Jan 11 2013: Turn Right Here; No Wait, LeftJan 15 2013: Be the Hero of your storyJan 11 2013: Surrounded with opportunity, striving with optimism.
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Lena Gorska
Jan 11 2013: Head in stars, feet on EarthJan 11 2013: Unwritten stories speak volumes over time.
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Jan 15 2013: This reminds me of " Mute thing that speaks wisest words" by Neil MacGregor :-)Jan 11 2013: looking to the future, with hope
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Arno Franz
Jan 11 2013: i feel slightly to young to leave a memoir yet. so today it might be:
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curiosly optimistic about this fast-changing worldJan 15 2013: There is something, somehow positive about this exercise... I was struck by how a gravestone gives the details of the day we are born, and the day we die... but the rest of our live is relegated to a hyphen... 6 words at least fits on our stone and tells everyone something more personal about us.Jan 15 2013: Gratitude is the best attitude, always
Manoj Mistry
Jan 15 2013: Lots of comments on how life cannot be simplified into 6 words - whilst this is true and life is too big to sum up in 6 words - one commenter stated "How very American" - I can only surmise that this may be a reference to how fast life is becoming - fast food, fast love, fast friends (social networking), fast definition of life etc. - and whilst the intent of the question may have been to get a fast summary of life - there is something (even if unintentional) very good about this question. What I like about it, is that it drives us to simplify our life into 6 items - and that is very valuable. Because our lives are becoming too complex and noisy. We cram too much into our lives and we forget about the basics that make our lives worthwhile. Paraphrasing from the movie Dead Poet's Society - "Medicine, law, business, engineering - these are all noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love - these are what we sustain life for" This question is important in its capacity to drive us to think about simplifying our lives - to drive out the chatter and the noise and get back to what we sustain our lives for - why we exist. Is it to make more money than we need or can take with us, or to gain power that cannot save us from our last breath? Or is it to simplify our lives and learn once again to embrace that which we truly live for - and that is evidenced in the words of the contributors here - words like, "Goodness", "Laugh", "Learn", "Love", "Passion", "Inspire", "Give" - we can only remember to do these things when we simplify and go back to the basics of life.
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Jan 15 2013: Think Good. Speak Good. Do Good.
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Jan 15 2013: Yours is a good piece of advice. It makes one live quieter and feeling Good. I like it.
John Frum
Jan 14 2013: Not now. I'll do it later. :'(Jan 12 2013: Life is a state of mind
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Gail .
Jan 12 2013: Kate, I disagree
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Fritzie -
Jan 11 2013: Love hugely, serve tirelessly, absorb, reflect.Jan 11 2013: Looking for the fervor called livingJan 11 2013: Born and dreaming myself awake since.Jan 11 2013: What a wonderful life I have!Jan 15 2013: Jokes apart,who am I reallyJan 15 2013: I'm using the six words to define each day, by the way. It's an efficient way to journal!
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Jan 15 2013: Lots of people on SMITH, and ever moreso on SMITHteens.com really treat six-word memoirs as their daily journal. Some have done thousands of them. And it's pretty cool to then look back at where you mind/life was (in six words) when you scroll through your earlier mini-memoirs.
Jan 15 2013: It's a crazy mix of minutiae and spiritual development!
Michael Berg
Jan 15 2013: With no beginning, there's no ending.Jan 15 2013: Don't settle for less, continually improve.
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Faisel Butt
Jan 15 2013: What? When? Where? Who? How? Why?
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emaan rdx
Jan 15 2013: i believe in humanity, Pursuing dreamsJan 15 2013: Keep moving forward, Don't give up!!!Jan 15 2013: Make a diffence where you can.Jan 15 2013: I am only one of many.
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This is what I keep realizing over and over again in my life. Although we all have our unique tastes and talents, in the end, we are all human beings with the same basic needs and the same hunger for love and truth.
(Very good question by the way!)
Chris Brown
Jan 15 2013: Always looking for my next opportunity.
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Musaat Reed
Jan 15 2013: Loving life in it's natural expression!Jan 15 2013: Listen carefully. Speak kindly. Love passionately.Jan 14 2013: Love fearlessly, fight relentlessly, feed joyously.
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Sean Brother
Jan 13 2013: Learning to listen to the peopleJan 13 2013: Want less than you can have.
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Mandeep Caur
Jan 13 2013: Enjoy giving your best each dayJan 13 2013: Live now and appreciate the world.
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shahram ch
Jan 13 2013: love the world in my mind.
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Ed Schulte
Jan 12 2013: I Am that I Am I
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Jan 13 2013: You are still here, so... not at " I " , not yet, but it's where you came from.
I , I am that, I am
You may not believe it, but i had exactly this ' story ' in my mind yesterday :)
Ed Schulte
Jan 13 2013: Hi "i"
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so no not surprised at all!! :-) That is a good working example of the Noetic level. ref'd in the material I sent to you.
(PS yes still around a little... Harvey's "Is TED a cult thread caught my eye ...having a little fun with it)
Jan 14 2013: Hi, Ed !
I mean , you are here on Earth, not on TED :)
And obviously i am not ' I " , frankly , hope to be around in ' I am ' version for some more time.:)
Re : the material I sent to you.
I haven't received anything so far, but i would like to !Jan 15 2013: Hi nn
Not Received? .Hmmm
...I used your given e-address "nikolo4ka ...and I wont say the rest here ...is this much right ...if so your service might have a limiter on it size wise
I will bookmark this place and watch for your response
Jan 15 2013: Hi, Ed !
Still nothing , alas ! Have no idea why.Jan 12 2013: Always rapidly triumphing over exciting challenges.
Irida Balliu
Jan 12 2013: I am better describing in 6 words life I want to have:happiness,change in world,love,knowledge.Jan 12 2013: Journey, Purpose, Knowledge, Peace, Harmony, Truth
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Journey for Purpose & Knowledge for Internal Peace , cosmic Harmony to seek truthJan 12 2013: Live ,love ,dream ,thank ,serve ,forgive.Jan 11 2013: Life goes through me; i watch.Jan 11 2013: For myself and for others
Gina Danford
Jan 11 2013: Grateful cancer survivor, entrepreneur and mom
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Linda Taylor
Jan 11 2013: Follow my path, live, laugh, love.Jan 11 2013: Dreams are always proportional to hardwork
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Elizabeth Gu
Jan 11 2013: Making the most of every opportunity.Jan 11 2013: Left empty, with no appetite.Jan 11 2013: In the womb of Knowledge, Reborn.
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Larry Smith
Jan 15 2013: I would love to have Friday's featured Six-Word Memoirs on SMITH all come from TED chatters. We feature 10 a day, and one is "memoir of the day" that goes out to twitter, facebook, tumblr). Come on over to smithmag.net/sixwords and you can share these same sixes or write new ones there.
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Nicusor IP
Jan 15 2013: Finish college, be happy, find love.Jan 15 2013: Unique perception and utterly evident confusion.Jan 15 2013: In looking at the sample via the Washington Post, I was struck by how so many of the older students focused their tales on dreams and breaking free of rules and boundaries, pushing for themselves to be accepted for who they are, whereas the younger ones are very straightforward, dealing with life (afraid of bears, wanting to go to college). Is this typical of book?
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Jan 15 2013: That's a great observation. I think the younger kids, especially ones who haven't hit puberty, are in their own way more rational (that's not exactly the right word). But they're very much in the moment. Broadly (very) speaking older kids have more angst but also more dreams. And this is not only typical of this book but very consistent with what we see on SMITHmag and SMITHTeens, and what I hear when I do workshops or go into classrooms.
And I did a project with AARP Magazine a few years ago and the memoirs from older folks tended to be really positive ("Sixty. Single. Rich. Call me collect") and full of life lessons ("When cookies are passed, take one" "Sign the card, eat the cake").
Jan 15 2013: I suspect that part of the beauty of being a young kid is that you live in the moment. To a certain degree i guess the seniors do to some degree as well. In between we spend maybe too much of our time thinking of the consequences that our choices today might bring...Jan 15 2013: I learned something new every day.
Filip Fejdi
Jan 15 2013: Can't compress life into six words.
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Greg Etter
Jan 15 2013: Find my place in the sunJan 15 2013: Suffering makes me human to pain
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Paul Plante
Jan 15 2013: "I'm not sure what's happening next."Jan 15 2013: I'm walking an exciting, troubled journey.Jan 15 2013: Do what feels right, don't followJan 15 2013: Don't dismiss everything , think about it
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Alison Orr
Jan 15 2013: Daughter, mum, lover, teacher, carer, mournerJan 15 2013: Be kind. It's all we've got.Jan 15 2013: creator of images,sees miracles daily
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Jan 15 2013: Richard, are you an artist or graphic designer or other?
Jan 15 2013: a teacher. I like the idea of being able to show someone where to look but not what to see...
Jan 15 2013: That's a lovely way of describing what you do -- thank you.
Larry Smith
Jan 15 2013: Here's one this crowd will like:
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Yes, you can edit my biography.
– Jimmy WalesJan 15 2013: I share this book with my students each year (6th grade gifted students) and have them do this for characters in the novels we read. Such a great creative exercise!
Jan 15 2013: Thanks, Holly. Six Words are really popular in classrooms, and having your students do six-word memoirs for characters is really interesting. Would you share a few?
Judit Kiss
Jan 15 2013: Life is change. Watch me transform.
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Ankita Ghosh
Jan 15 2013: Always in the pursuit of Happiness
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Chris Munro
Jan 15 2013: My fears are also my dreamsJan 15 2013: Ran in darkness - walking in light.
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Steven Sikes
Jan 15 2013: Lust for Wander. Kind to Man.
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Petra Toth
Jan 15 2013: listening to know you - and me.
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Ann Lederman
Jan 15 2013: God's love is the greatest gift!
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Reine Azzi
Jan 15 2013: i love this idea! will use it with my students and my fellow organizers!
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My contribution
Memory: knowledge stored; beautifully fades away!Jan 15 2013: Tomorrow is gonna be much brighter! ^^Jan 15 2013: Love is all that really matters.
Mark Dodd
Jan 15 2013: I have always loved the Beatles!
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Rosemary Lin
Jan 15 2013: Busy like bees. Creative like Jobs.Jan 15 2013: I will try to do better! ....In 3 words!
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"Living constructively dissatisfied"
This isnt a life memoir in 6 words though but a mindset rather.
If ones life could be defined in 6 words..it shall take a novel to live it. Hemingways effort was great for an imaginative mind to say the least. But a memoir in 6 words is not "life" enough.
Parth Kohli
Jan 15 2013: Hello both, I do not really think so about my life, but it is the summary of the whole humanity: You live in a world where no one cares about you.
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Some people love you; they are the only one who do so. But you can't expect everyone to care. You do form social relations, but the most you care about is you!Jan 15 2013: give, travel, laugh, learn, experience, love
Aldous Blair
Jan 15 2013: Don't panic, persevere and play guitar.Jan 14 2013: Inspire, love, listen, strive for perfection!
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Yash Jain
Jan 14 2013: Too tough to analyze, simply living!
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Stuart Woods
Jan 13 2013: Understanding leadership is performance not position
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Thom Nieste
Jan 13 2013: I never give up.
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Manoj Mistry
Jan 13 2013: Improved life of at least one.
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Jovan Jones
Jan 12 2013: My opportunity to see it all!
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Barry Palmer
Jan 12 2013: I think, I feel, I choose.
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Navjot Aujla
Jan 12 2013: People innovations boost my present future
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Jan 12 2013: Think Be Work Love Golf Rest
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greg dahlen
Jan 11 2013: Do your bestJan 11 2013: Too Busy Too Worried Enjoyment LimitedJan 11 2013: Love and hopeJan 11 2013: Stories involve more than six words.
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Maybe more than eight syllables.
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No great need to be four lines long.
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For five innings Sunday afternoon, the Montgomery College baseball team could not record a clutch hit. The Raptors threatened to score a couple of times, but Prince George's Community College starting pitcher Andrew Byrd was able to escape unscathed on the scoreboard with several timely strikeouts.
But in the bottom of the sixth inning, Montgomery College designated hitter Sam Stefanelli did something rarely experienced on the baseball diamond. The St. Vincent Pallotti High School graduate led off the inning with a well-hit single to center field. Later in the frame with the bases loaded, he tripled to center field to drive in three runs.
Stefanelli's single sparked a seven-run rally, and the Raptors went on to win the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division III Region XX championship, 10-2, over visiting PGCC at Gryphon Park in Germantown. It is Montgomery College's seventh region title in eight years, and the Raptors earned a berth into the College World Series in Texas, which is scheduled to begin May 25. The win also established a new single-season record for victories (40-15) for the fifth-ranked team in the nation.
"Our goal was to get to Texas," said Stefanelli, who did not play in the postseason last year due to a head injury "Our mission is to win it all. Hopefully we achieve our mission."
Added Raptors coach Dan Rascher: "I've never seen [a single and triple in the same inning], but Sam has been doing it all year for us."
For five innings on Sunday, Montgomery College's batters were uncharacteristically flustered by the right-handed Byrd, a Henry A. Wise graduate. He allowed three walks, hit three batters, surrendered eight hits, but was able to pitch around his mistakes with 10 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings (131 pitches).
Trailing 2-0 in the sixth, the first three Montgomery College batters reached on two singles and a walk. Following a strikeout, Byrd then hit Nick Kuczarski (Urbana) to force in a run. Ian Velez (Col. Zadok Magruder) then hit a soft ground ball back to Byrd, but Byrd's throw to home sailed to the backstop. Byrd, who was visibly frustrated, did not cover the plate on the play, allowing two runs to score.
The Raptors fourth run was scored by Kuczarski on a successful safety squeeze by Max Heldman (Gaithersburg).
Three batters later with the bases loaded, Stefanelli hit the RBI triple.
"That was the first time," Stefanelli said of recording a single and triple in the same inning. "I don't know if that will happen again.
William Lopez then came on the relieve Byrd on the mound. Lopez later allowed three runs in the bottom of the eighth, but finished the game.
"Things just didn't go our way," PGCC (13-32) coach Buddy Foster said. "We made a couple mental mistakes."
Raptors starting pitcher Jack Souder (Pallotti), meanwhile, had a strong and efficient outing by scattering four hits, three strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. Reliever Jameson McGrane, a Winston Churchill graduate, held PGCC scoreless to finish the contest.
"Jack kept us in the game," Stefanelli said. "It was overcast and windy and I don't know if it had anything to do with us not hitting early, but we knew our bats would get going and we eventually had a big inning that decided the game."
PGCC took the lead in the top of the fifth when Chris Brown, who led off the inning with a double, scored on a wild pitch. Sharukh Ali put the Owls up 2-0 with a RBI groundout.
"PG baseball is on its way up," Foster said. The Owls split a pair of games with the Raptors during the regular season and lost 2-1 during the double elimination tournament on Saturday. "We play a lot of Division I and II teams in the regular season to prepare for the Division III playoffs. Montgomery knows we are on the map now. They aren't going to underestimate us anymore."
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A while ago a friend of mine asked me why I thought werewolf movies havent really enjoyed the recurrent spikes in popularity that other monsters, such as vampires or zombies, have enjoyed. I pshawed him at first, surely he was mistaken. However, as I tasked myself to list good and/or successful werewolf movies since the heyday of the Universal monsters, I began to see the truth in his claim. There has almost always been a dearth of werewolf films. The lycanthrope did have a brief resurgence in popularity (or filmmakers enthusiasm, at least) in the early 80s with
The Howling
An American Werewolf in London
. One of those is an inarguable classic, one is an arguable one, and one is a solid genre film that just falls short of greatness but none of them inspired as many clones, copies or follow ups the way slasher films of the same period did.
I guess thats why I was so looking forward to the announced
remake. I was doubly excited when the cast was announced and when I learned that Rick Baker was going to be involved in creating the make ups. Then the delays set in. Original director Mark Romanek walked due to creative differences with the studio. The new director, journeyman Joe Johnston, encountered his own problems from studio ordered re-shoots to rumors that he walked out during the editing process. The release date got pushed back by six months, then a year, finally arriving in theatres three years later than originally planned. By that time, nobody really expected much from
The Wolfman
, and they were absolutely right not to. The film is a massive disappointment on just about every possible level.
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Upon learning of the untimely death of his brother Lawrence Talbot (
Benecio Del Toro
), a successful American actor of Welsh and Spanish parentage, returns home to his family estate of Talbot Hall in the English town of Blackmoor. After the death of his mother and a subsequent stay in a London asylum, Lawrence left to pursue his fortune in the United States. Angered by his father, Sir John Talbots (
Anthony Hopkins
) seeming indifference to the death of his brother, and moved by the heartbreak of his brothers fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (
Emily Blunt
), Lawrence takes it upon himself to investigate. His inquiries lead him to a gypsy camp. While there, the camp is beset by angry villagers convinced that the gypsys trained dancing bear is responsible for the recent mutilations, although any potential violence is interrupted by the appearance of a werewolf that immediately begins to wreak carnage. Lawrence takes up arms to protect the camp and, although he manages to kill the beast, he is severely wounded by a vicious bite in the process.
Rescued by the townsfolk and patched up by the gypsies, Lawrence soon finds himself recuperating at Talbot Hall. While resting, Lawrence is plagued by monstrous nightmares and experiences unnaturally quick healing. When Scotland Yard detective Abberline (
Hugo Weaving
, channeling Agent Smith from
The Matrix
, right down to the cadence of speech) travels to Talbot Hall to take a statement he, too is taken aback, by Lawrences rapid healing. He also makes it abundantly clear that he is skeptical of Lawrences claims.
While hes healing, Lawrence begins to bond with Gwen. Soon fearful of the changes overcoming him, and in fear of her safety, Lawrence sends Gwen back to London. News of Lawrences healing spreads quickly and it isnt long before a lynch mob winds up on the grounds of Talbot Hall. Sir John drives them off but their fears are far from allayed. Hysteria continues to build in the village. During a late night visit to his mothers tomb, Sir John reveals to Lawrence a devastating, and utterly predictable, secret. Lawrence transforms for the first time. The villagers, feeling that their fears were justified, apprehend Lawrence in a field full of mutilated sheep. He is shipped off to London to spend time in the asylum where he was committed after the death of his mother. There he is forced to endure the inhuman tortures that passed for Victorian era psychiatry. During a demonstration of how deluded Lawrence is, he transforms, escapes and wreaks havoc in London. He hurries home afterwards to settle a score, followed by Gwen, who has learned what she needs to do to free Lawrence of the curse. But will she have the strength required to do it, and can she do it in time?
There are a lot of problems with
The Wolfman
, fundamental problems that it is never able to overcome, chief among that is a glaring bankruptcy of concept. Vampires and zombies have something that werewolves dont have: subtext. In the age of AIDS, its not hard to see why an unabashedly sexual creature that feeds on blood would provoke anxiety in the audience. Moreover, its not hard to see concerns about ethics and science or blind consumerism in a zombie film. But what kind of psychological baggage does the lycan come with? Its not hard to see a Freudian aspect to the mythology, with the wolf representing unfettered id, but our understanding of psychology has matured quite a bit since Freuds time and were not quite so terrified of the unconscious mind.
Zombies have the benefit of being blank slates on which we can project our fears, whether its fear of virus (
) or fear of technology (
28 Days
). The vampire is a complex character, so he can work on multiple levels. While his unabashed sexuality would have been confrontational in Victorian times, nowadays the AIDS/blood metaphor is his domain. Werewolves, however, are a bit of both and thusly not as compelling a character. The Werewolf is generally portrayed as weak and pathetic, and usually afraid of his latent power.
Ginger Snaps
addresses this somewhat with its menstruation metaphor and Mike Nichols
also tried to make Jack Nicholsons werewolf a symbol for midlife crisis. The problem is that neither subtext makes the core story any scarier. This is probably a big reason why both films, while generally well regarded, never found large audiences and will never be raised to classic status like
American Werewolf
The Howling
have. If werewolves are used at all these days, they are used as a weaker or inherently inferior foil for vampiric main characters (see the
series). The problem is with the creature himself: hes no longer scary. Hes quaint.
The Wolfman
needed wasnt a remake but a wholesale re-imagining of the mythology that taps into contemporary fears. Just transplanting the creature into modern times isnt enough to do it and telling yet another werewolf tale set in Victorian England certainly isnt even to breath life into the moribund, flea bitten corpse. Ive heard it suggested that the 2010 version of
The Wolfman
is a metaphor for the cycle of domestic abuse. I dont buy it, but even granting the filmmakers that much could there be a more hackneyed subtext? You may as well say that the message is that love conquerors all. Oh, wait. They did that, too. Its not good enough to simply invoke those old clichés, dust off your hands and call it a day. You really need to bring youre A-game to the table, especially when the creature is as thematically bereft as werewolves are. For a point of comparison look at Cronenbergs
, and how drastic a reinvention of the vampire genre that was, and youll get an idea of how radically the werewolf genre needs to be rethought.
Okay so, on a conceptual level,
The Wolfman
is a failure before it even starts. Weve established that. That doesnt mean that it cant work on some low level, meat and potatoes genre level, right? Thats correct, in theory. The sad reality is that years of studio fuckery sap
The Wolfman
of even the faintest sparks of imagination. I cant recall ever seeing quite so much time, talent and technology so thoroughly wasted. The lead cast seems listless, as if years of re-shoots had drained them of their last creative spark. Benecio Del Toro can be a master of subtlety but he undershoots subtlety and goes comatose except, maybe, when hes jerking wildly while in a straight jacket (thats the kind of energy that the rest of the picture so desperately needs). Anthony Hopkins will always be a genre luminary but it will be due to his work in films like
The Elephant Man
and the Hannibal Lecter films, not his hammy performance here. Hugo Weaving completely phones in his performance as Aberline and Emily Blunt is far too talented and beautiful to be stuck in a nothing role that doesnt let her be beautiful or show off her talent.
Fans were outraged when Rick Baker was reportedly shut of contributing to the transformation sequences. They are all digital and blatant fanboyism aside: theyre spectacular and easily the highlight of the film. Bakers work on the other hand, doesnt come off quite so well. While the craftsmanship of his work is second to none, as always, his Wolfman makeup concept is just a bit too easy. In the supplements Baker talks about his reverence for the Jack Pierce make up of the original
film, and I can understand the desire to pay homage while updating the creatures look, but I kind of expected a bit more than just making the hair longer and the teeth bigger. Its not that its bad it just shows a curious lack of imagination from the man who pretty much defined the craft as we know it today. Theres also been much ado about the gore in this film. While it is plentiful, after films like
pushed the envelope, it feels a bit quaint.
The London sequence seems to exist for no other reason than to have a rampage in London. If thats what you want to so bad, then why not just set the picture in London? Why all the script contrivances to get Lawrence there and then credibility stretching to get him back to Blackmoor? It just complicates the plot with out adding anything of substance. If youre set on having a London rampage, and youre not worried about getting a PG-13 rating, then why not go balls-out and make it a true set piece rather than a gas light rip off of
The Crow
, only with
The Wolfman
jumping from rooftop to rooftop to avoid police instead of Brandon Lees stunt double?
The final showdown at Talbot Hall strays the film into pure camp but by that point its far too little, far too late. The hastily, and unconvincingly, set up romantic relationship between Lawrence and Gwen is dropped from the picture at midpoint so the final scenes of the picture have exactly zero impact. What were left with an elaborate film with the fingerprints of studio interference obscuring even the faintest hint of passion or artistry.
The Wolfman
is the very poster child of soulless studio product.
Image Quality
The Wolfman
boasts handsome production design and visual style. Unfortunately, the transfer doesnt always represent them they way youd expect from a new film. Ive never seen a transfer thats so variable in quality. For the most part its fantastic as befitting a movie that was in theaters barely more than three months ago. The transfer is, however, marred by awful looking interior scenes that, no exaggeration here, would be shamed by the quality of some DVDs. Director Joe Johnston employs a de-saturated visual style, so its expected that the colors arent exactly going to pop off the screen. High contrast exterior and CG aided scenes are extremely sharp. However, the interior scenes, many of which are filmed by candlelight and obfuscated by an omnipresent haze, are muddy and visual detail is completely obliterated by noise and black crush. I dont want to give the impression that the video quality of
The Wolfman
is a total disaster, its not, but it has some serious and glaring deficiencies that might be forgivable in an older film but not in a recent big budget studio release.
The Wolfman
is on a BD-50, yet less than half of that is allotted for the video quality. I know its a point of pride when studios offer their supplemental materials in HD but, if given the choice, Id prefer the picture quality of the featurettes is sacrificed rather than that of the feature.
At least the audio, while not spectacular, is more befitting a recent film. The English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track is nice and atmospheric with nice range and good panning effects in the action scenes. LFE is nice and bassy. Dialogue is generally well presented though during the busier scenes it tends to get drowned out by the surround. Its a good track. Not mind blowing but certainly respectable enough to stand up to the standards of other modern films.
Supplemental Material
Theres a fair amount of supplemental material included though its not as substantive as would seem upon first glance. To the shock of no one at all theres not even a hint of
The Wolfman
s troubled production. Those looking for perspective or a look behind the scenes of a runaway production should look elsewhere.
First we have the Directors Cut version of the film. While it certainly is an improvement over the theatrical version it fails to address any of its serious deficiencies. Theres an additional 16 minutes of added footage reinstated into the film proper. What it really needed was a head-to-toe re-cut. The additions clarify some of the relationships and slow the pace of the first act down (which is a good thing), but it doesnt fix the redundant nature of the second half nor add anything to give the film additional resonance.
Next are two alternate endings. Both are slight variations of the theatrical ending, and both are slightly better than the happy-ish ending that was shown in theatres.
A collection of 5 Deleted and Extended Scenes is also included, presented in high definition and running a total of 11:17. Unlike the usual chaff that was deleted for obvious reasons the majority of these are good scenes and their deletion is puzzling. My personal favourite involves the Wolfman inadvertently crashing a costume ball in London and then chomping some heads when hes asked to leave. Its goofy, gory and over the top fun. If only the rest of the movie has such reckless abandon it may not make it the werewolf masterpiece Id been hoping for, but it would have been a hell of a lot more fun to watch.
The first of the featurettes, a general behind the scenes featurette, The Return of the Wolfman (12:20) is the expected back patting studio puff piece. One spark of interest comes from the principal cast discussing the script and their roles in it: they seem to have a pretty good handle on their characters and some interesting ideas on deeper themes. Too bad none of their insights come across in the final film.
Next is a makeup effects piece called The Beast Maker (12:05). Its well produced and Rick Baker is always an engaging personality to watch but it doesnt break any new ground and Im sure even the most casual DVD viewer is pretty burnt out on these types of featurettes. How many times do we need to learn about life casting or that elaborate makeup takes hours to apply and remove? There is a point where Baker talks about his concept for the make up and goes a bit into the influences and themes of his designs. That would have been a far more interesting area to explore than this nuts-and-bolts feature.
Transformation Secrets (15:15) looks at the films CG sequences. This is a bit more interesting since the effects are so well done that often I couldnt tell what was CG and what wasnt. The speakers seem genuinely enthusiastic when they talk about the hair growth algorithms they programmed for the film, and their enthusiasm is infectious. Still, theres a lack of perspective and the controversy with Baker is never mentioned.
The Wolf Man Unleashed (8:45) details the stunt work that went into the film. While I applaud giving the stunt performances, often a genre films unsung heroes, a chance to take a bow they deserve better than this entirely cursory look at their contributions.
All of these features can be accessed during the movie by using Universals U-control interface. Its an interesting idea but Ive always found U-control unintuitive and clunky to use, especially when compared to Warners In-Movie Experience. Id much rather watch the film, and then the features anyway. Still, its there for those who want it.
Ive saved the best feature for last. For a limited time this Blu-ray gives you the option to stream the original
The Wolfman
in HD to your TV, PC or smart phone. The 1941 version is presented in AVC with DTS 2.0 audio. One caveat is that the quality of the stream is determined by your connection speed, so those without a high-speed Internet connection and/or a Blu-ray Profile 2.0 player wont be able to take full advantage of this feature.
Final Thoughts
Ive seen a lot of parsing going on trying to downplay
The Wolfman
s awfulness. I will grant that given the films enormous production difficulties its a small miracle that the film is watchable, even if just barely. Given the time, talent and tremendous resources expended on the project I think audiences are well within their right to expect a bit more than that. The more we settle for compromised studio swill, the more will be thrown our way.
Ive made it a vow never to recommend a bad movie just because it had great special features but the ability to stream the original
in HD is almost a game changer. That an HD master exists, however, suggests an eventual Blu-ray release of the original film down the road. Even if you liked the Wolfman remake, give the purchase serious consideration; with lackluster video and supplements, and a steep SRP, youre better off waiting for a possible re-release or to pick it up second hand.
Movie - D- (Theatrical) / D+ (Director's Cut)
Image Quality -
Sound - B
Supplements - B-
*Because of the quality of the HD format, the clarity, resolution and color depth are inherently a major leap over DVD. Since any Blu-ray will naturally have better characteristics than DVDs, the rating is therefore only in comparison with other Blu-ray titles, rather than home video in general. So while a Blu-ray film may only get a C, it will likely be much better than a DVD with an A.
Technical Info.
Running Time - 1 hour 43 minutes (Theatrical), 1 hour 59 minutes (Director's Cut)
Rated R, 18A
2 Discs (1 Blu-ray, 1 DVD Digital copy)
Chapter Stops
English DTS-HD MAster Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Spanish DTS 5.1
English Descriptive Video Service
English SDH subtitles
French subtitles
Spanish subtitles
Theatrical and director's cuts
2 Alternate Endings
Deleted Scenes
The Return of the Wolfman behind the scenes featurette
The Beast Maker makeup featurette with Rick Baker
Transformations Secrets CGI featurette
The Wolfman
Unleashed stunts featurette
Bonus movie: 1941 version of
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Couldn't disagree more about the movie or werewolves in general. Although this isn't a great movie, it is very entertaining and one of the best werewolf movies of the last 10 years. And I will always be more interested in a new werewolf movie than a new vampire or zombie movie, no matter how much subtext they throw around.
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The movie was disappointing- although Id put it more in C to D+ range myself. I havent seen the directors cut.
When I saw it in the theatre I found it watchable and somewhat enjoyable- but as Ive said before a great setting and some pretty good special effects along with a great choice in casting for the wolfman are wasted on a poorly written script, surprisingly ho-hum acting from the cast and a movie that just doesnt flow well at all. It seemed like it should be exciting yet somehow ended up being kinda boring.
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I think you're a bit harsh on this movie and I don't think quaint is the word you're looking for (unless the Twilight wolves is what you had in mind). Passe' seems to be more fitting to how you think the public feels about werewolves. However I think that the movie itself is ok. It's not a train wreck but it's not a home run either. I do agree the abuse angle is a bit hackneyed and I also agree that it's the rare case that it's worth buying because it looks so insanely nice and it's by far the best CGI werewolf I've ever seen. I'll probably get it just for that. Who knows when we'll see another werewolf movie of that quality again.
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I gotta disagree with your review, Chunkblower. Sure, the film isn't the gothic, compositional masterpiece many we're hoping for, but it certainly doesn't shit on the Wolfman legacy either. There have been FAR worse werewolf films since
An American Werewolf in London
The Howling
. Del Toro nails his role and the sequences in which he wreaks havoc as the titular beast are tooth-hurtingly sweet pieces of horror geek candy.
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I thought this movie was hella better than what was said about it on here!
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I wanted to love The Wolfman as much as anyone did so I completely understand the urge to bend over backwards to meet it half way. Seriously, though, I can hear your spines snapping from here. Wolfman had every opportunity to be great and squandered all of its assets at every turn. Its not just a bad movie but a supremely disappointing one, as well. That its not the worst werewolf movie since the lycanthropic heyday of the early 80s is scant praise and, given the dearth of werewolf films in that time frame, saying its the best is hardly any better.
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Given the budget, talent and intentions of this reboot, the fact that it became such a micro-managed studio shitpot is in retrospect not entirely surprising, but it's certainly disappointing. Honestly, I just have no patience for Hollywood's take on the genre anymore - there are so many hands the film has to go through to get approval you just know that any bit of subtext, subversion or just overall edge is going to be bled dry by the time it hits theaters.
If anything, comparing the two films illustrates just how bloated and ineffective Hollywood proper has become. Back then directors like Tod Browning, James Whale or George Waggner had something to prove in having a voice in a medium that still didn't have much of a conception for the "artist". We live in a world that recognizes the individual artist in film now and Joe Johnson is just cashing cheques. I think wholeheartedly Chunk is right on the mark here.
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I saw this last night and was expecting it to be awful after reading this review but that wasn't the case. The film wasn't great but it manages to be entertaining, gory and rather well acted.
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It's beer time.
I would probably give it something like B-minus or a C.
I thought del Toro was miscast, he just seemed pretty flat. I like the look of the film and thought the story was decent with some sequences standing out more than others [although I saw the identity of the other werewolf coming a mile away] but I agree, it was ultimately disappointing.
I have to disagree about werewolves lacking subtext, they are one of the oldest archetypes out there. Stephen King's DANSE MACABRE had a lot to say about the subtext of werewolves, and it seemed like by the end that the Werewolf ends up having some of the deepest subtext and cultural resonance of all of the monsters.
Too bad more isn't made of it here, though.
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Would US schools be better off adopting the educational systems of our contenders?
A sound educational system will, in most cases, augment a superior and thriving nation. With each country racing to claim that title of being superior, every developed nation has implemented their own unique form of public education. Being an American junior in high school, I am greatly perturbed at the statistics, and being a Texas junior in high school whose state lags behind almost every other state in the academic fields of science and math, I would go as far as to say I am disturbed. With that being said, the topic I offer up for debate is simple. Should the United States integrate the educational systems of places like Singapore and Taiwan in order to address one of the many problems our nation is facing right now, an inferior academic program?
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Apr 5 2011: The "system" is more than the curriculum and actions of the school. A major part of the failure of US education is what happens outside the school. Studies show the effect of family and peer groups plays a major role in student success. These influences, particularly in certain race peer groups, are negative toward education. Most families would say they support education, but older children are inundated with sibling-rearing responsibilities which take away time for homework. The attitude in many families and peer groups is that education only takes place in school.
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Adopting an approach from somewhere else is not enough. For schools to succeed in whatever approach, these family and peer group attitudes need to be adjusted or countered.Apr 5 2011: A new curriculum based around the Technological Revolution would be a dramatic change from the industrialized model that is currently in use. A new technological curriculum would abandon the current textbook-driven, teacher-centered, paper and pencil curriculum that has proven to be unsuccessful and inadequate in preparing students to solve 21st century problems. Experts agree almost unanimously that young people aren't receiving the necessary skills to flourish in the 21st century marketplace. As Robert F. Duvall, President and CEO of the Council for Economic Education says, "We teach things, subject matter, but we don't teach how to think, that is, to analyze and synthesize novelty." Education will continue to fall apart if students, teachers, and parents don't stand up and take action. Taking action is leadership and thinking outside of the box is divergent thinking. Psychologists have proven that divergent thinking is more crucial than useless learned knowledge. Students can't be taught how to think. Rather, students need to think how to learn. Schools have an archaic curriculum that focuses on memorizing facts and forgetting them instead of learning. We need to get rid of the rigid rules, restrictions, and requirements that are discouraging creativity and allow students to create their own curriculum. Every individual thinks differently and should learn meaningful information in a way that is easy for them to comprehend and attain. Technology is the future and should be utilized in the classroom. Additionally, course titles need to be changed to fit today's global marketplace. Students don't need to learn about the history of feudal Europe in 3rd grade, 7th grade, and 10th grade. The problem with the current curriculum is that information is constantly repeated (and most of it is useless anyways). Learning how to create a product that utilizes technology through the sharing of ideas is far more important. I suggest reading Outliers and The World is Flat.
Apr 5 2011: I have to ask. What has led you to form such a well established opinion on the matter? I completely agree with you and have found your comments, to my delight, rather enjoyable. Are you employed in a field where these concerns rear their ugly head on a day-by-day basis? Or are you just a citizen concerned about our future as a nation? And another thing... What is your opinion on having trade schools near every public school? For instance, in my town there is a few big oil refineries. Well I think it would be a splendid idea for kids who don't really want to learn arithmetic and language arts to be put in these trade schools. I've always thought that idea would be great for a few reasons. I go to school with some people whom I'd rather not, people who don't want to be there and really shouldn't be. Well if they are put into these schools, by their own choice, they would get hands on training and could work for the refineries during the summer and have a steady job as soon as they graduate. I honestly can't see how it would be a detriment to society in any way, shape, or form. Your view?
Apr 5 2011: I am a frustrated High School Junior who realizes the material we are learning is useless. Through student, parent, and teacher feedback I have come to realize that no one approves of the current system in use. I have read an abundance of articles by scholarly faculty as well as renowned authors and entrepreneurs. Through my readings and observations I have come to realize that discipline problems are common, diversity in students is ignored, and grades are assigned based on test performance rather than knowledge displayed or improvement made. Doesn't this sound irrational? Do employers assign grades to workers? Are workers completely ignored by employers? Is diversity in the global marketplace ignored? Is collaboration with fellow employees discouraged? The current school system is in dire need of remodeling and only active students and teachers can lead the charge. Students are responsible and adept enough to create their own curriculums. I have researched several experimental schools that have implemented many 21st century ideals and concepts into its curriculum. Additionally, I have read about Private schools offering digital media enhancement classes and TED talk evaluations. Have you heard of such? Where do you go to school? What are your thoughts? I suggest reading Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers and listening to Ken Robinson's TED talks. Outliers (also known as successful people) differentiate themselves from the rest of the world. Outliers are creative, passionate, personable, and divergent thinkers. Does school teach you how to be creative? Has Ancient Roman history taught you how to be passionate? Has your math teacher taught you how to be personable? Has your principal taught you how to be a divergent thinker? Have you tried coming up with a 100 ways to use a paper clip lately?
Apr 5 2011: It's people like you who allow me to see hope for us as a species. The logical thinkers, the believers, the problems solvers. I feel that my abilities as a young mind seeking knowledge are being suppressed. I attend a school on the Gulf Coast that, I'm disappointed to say, does not academically excel. We have some teachers who care about as much as the unwilling students they are trying to teach. I honestly feel that I have been hindered by my school career. I don't feel like I have been pushed. I don't feel like they have forced me to be a logical thinker. I'll definitely check out "Outliers." However, I disagree on a part of what you said. I don't believe that students, as a majority, are "responsible and adept enough to create their own curriculums." Students like you, yes. Students like me, yes. But a majority of the students at schools are not like you or me. I believe this lack of thirst for knowledge is something that has been bred into the minds of todays youth. That remains, for now, an impasse. You can't help those who do not want to be helped. So to fix the resultant you must fix the problem augmenting it. Which brings us back to trade schools. Separate the students. This separation could lead to schools(academic) improving. More kids would be there to learn and not because they had to be. This may come off as senseless rambling because, against my instinct, I am not going back and proof reading, but I'm just throwing ideas and thoughts out there.Apr 5 2011: I have a feeling America is going to go green pretty soon. Therefore, your friends who are going to work in oil refineries will need to have more skills. For the time being, working for the oil refineries is a fine job. However, I already see the U.S. turning green. You should read Thomas L. Friedman's The World is Flat, Hot, and Crowded. Friedman talks about the future of the green economy and how it will shape infrastructure. Being a native of Texas, I am sure many of your classmates desire to work for the oil refineries. However, at least in my humble opinion, the Middle East is so unstable the U.S. is going to turn away from oil and become energy dependent. I know the U.S. has plenty of oil. However, as my AP U.S. teacher was telling me, the U.S. wants to be the last country on the planet with oil so they control the global market. The reason the U.S. isn't energy dependent already is because the U.S. is rich in petroleum.Apr 5 2011: My trade school theory is below.Apr 4 2011: A Global Education addresses political, social, and economic issues through different forms of online communication. Online communication allows individuals from all over the globe to connect and share ideas and information. More minds= more contributions= more innovations= more thought-provoking questions= more answers= more thinking= more innovations= more contributions. The Global Education ensures new ideas are always being presented and improved upon by others.Apr 4 2011: The U.S. educational system has many flaws. However, adopting another countries educational system is not the answer. The U.S. needs to develop its own educational program. Every country plays a different role in the world economy and therefore needs different skills to complete different tasks. America, and other developed countries, need a new curriculum based around the Technological Revolution. A new technological curriculum would allow U.S. students to utilize technology they use at home to learn in the classroom. American education in the 1800's promoted creativity within the industrial system. Contrary to England, where students had very little autonomy, U.S. students were allowed to generate new ideas in classrooms. School was less structured and students were able to share ideas with fellow peers. However, education in England consisted of apprenticeships were students learned trades, but weren't encouraged to think outside of the box. The U.S. needs to redefine education and put the student back in charge. With the emergence of new technologies students are now the creators. Learning how to create websites, applications, and technological devices if far more important than learning about ancient history. Classes need to consist of groups of kids who are passionate and self-motivated. The U.S. should use a TED based model of learning to attract passionate and enthusiastic kids back to the classroom. Students should share ideas and theories they are passionate about and explore other areas of academics by skimming other blogs. 21st century learning is collaborative and informative. In a global world, more ideas are able to be shared and pondered. The U.S. needs to create what I call "The Global Education".Apr 5 2011: On a side note: Where do you want to go to college? I have considered going to UT Austin. It looks like a school with stellar departments and there seem to be job growth in Austin? Am I right. I don't live in Texas so I have no clue. But, I have read Businessweek articles that give UT Austin and the city itself high marks.
Apr 6 2011: I am actually looking into UT at Austin. They are ranked number 9 in the nation in aerospace engineering which is the career I am wanting to pursue. I've only been to the city twice, but it's a very beautiful city. I don't know all the specifics b/c I live about 5 or 6 hours away.
Apr 5 2011: Having a standardized American educational system would require two things that are just not political viable.
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First we would need to take the power of education from the states and local government, eliminate elected school boards and all of the other little bureaucrats out there, and announce a new national standardized educational system.
Second, along with that, we'd need to restructure our educational financial system, which would cause everyone's tax bill to roughly come out the same, but any time Washington raises taxes, people act like the world is about to end.
I would blame the majority of the income disparity in this country on those that are without STEM skills. Calculus was invented over 300 years ago, but probably fewer than 10% of the public know it. The size of the population that doesn't know algebra is embarrassing.
If I could give a recommendation, use the Khan Academy and if possible see if you can get your local or school library to order materials from the Teaching Company (or see if they can order those courses for you). If you look at the curriculum of the nation's most elite private schools, almost all of them design their teaching strategy to encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning. For example, check out Phillips Exeter Academy's Harkness Method.
My recommendation for now is don't be afraid to make others feel stupid. Being in high school sucks sometimes because of the peer pressure to conform, but don't yield to it. Try to get into AP classes and challenge yourself.
Drew Bixby
Apr 6 2011: I agree on most of your points, but restructuring education does not necessarily mean higher costs (i.e. increased tax bills). There are ways to change the system with little to no cost. I am sure there are many approaches (e.g. Khan Academy as you mention) which might actually be instrumental in lowering costs.Apr 5 2011: Re-opening trade schools is a great idea in theory. However, economically it would kill Universities and change the global marketplace. Universities make thousands of dollars off students each year. With this money, they pay thousands of faculty members and employees. Losing thousands of kids to trade schools each year would not only kill Universities revenue (which is used to pay not only faculty and employees, but also to fund athletic teams) but would also destroy test evaluation and tutoring businesses who make millions of dollars off apprehensive High School students. The College Board would be put out of business and test preparation centers would be abolished. Teachers who oversee or proctor these tests would lose money and Universities would lose not only tuition money, but also application money. Universities, would miss the 50-100 dollars they charge to read applications. Trade schools would allow more kids to go straight into the workforce. However, at least in America, the work force is really diminished. Most jobs have been moved overseas. Cheap labor overseas is much more economically affordable for entrepreneurs looking to grow their business. Why pay an American minimum wage when you can pay someone overseas a dollar a day. As a result, re-opening more trade schools is not the answer. The future job market for Americans is going to be based around the Technological Revolution and social media boom. Many Americans will be working for companies such as Apple and Facebook. The positions they will need to fill will include marketing, design, filming, and broadcasting. Basically, kids will be either engineers or social media junkies. That is why I believe we need to offer classes that revolve around social media. Many High School students will end up working for sites such as TED as bloggers and organizers. What do you want to do in the future? Medicine and engineering will always be lucrative careers. However, careers in social media are booming.
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Apr 6 2011: I understand your argument and agree with the part concerning cheap labor and Americans losing job opportunities due to this trend of companies using foreign workers. The University issue is what I disagree with. The trade schools would just be intended for the portion of high school students who have no aspirations of college anyway. The ones that want to just live off of welfare. The trade schools would not be a detriment to universities. If anything, the same students that would have gone to college will, except they'd know quite a bit more because the educational system would become noticeably better with the introduction of these trade schools. Take out all the bad apples, and the fruit salad will undoubtedly taste better. But like I said, I completely understand your point of there being a shortfall of available jobs. That's the problem with our country. In order to fix issue A, you have to fix issue B. And issue B can't be resolved unless issue C, which unfortunately is solely dependent on the improvement of issue A, is dealt with. The government can't look to fixing one problem at a time. You can't focus on education, fix it, and move on to the next problem. The fact that each problem fits hand-in-hand with the next makes them inseparable. Which, for lack of a euphemism, sucks.
Apr 6 2011: I understand your point. The problem with our capitalistic society is that it is very cyclical. Improving issue A affects issue B which affects issue C. I don't know how America should improve upon making sure everyone is satisfied in this money-making process. The problem is that the government can't be to active or to passive. I think everyone needs to come together and think about an option where everyone is going to successful. As you said in your response, many of your high school friends would be satisfied living on welfare. Who's pocket is welfare coming out of? The government can only tax hard-working individuals so much (and I consider myself more liberal on most issues). Taking money away from taxpayers is only going to hurt the American people more. I am not advocating the abolishment of welfare. However, capitalism relies on a perfect balance that allows company A, B, and C to flourish ( as well as the government). In our system the government is basically just a major company that acts as the middleman. Opening up more trade schools would hurt the middleman which would hurt companies fighting for business.


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See Harold McGee's article from yesterday's New York Times about the various flavor compounds and how they affect taste.
I would be very careful about this. As a cook, I'm generally very careful with cilantro for anything but fresh use. If I knew that my drinkers were cool with cilantro flavor, I'd only "dry-hop" with fresh cilantro, and only for a day at most.