“Film Chapter and their Effects on Thinking”
All three films, “Ecology of Mind,” “Epistemolgy,” and “Difference” had an impact on my views of life. However, “Ecology of Mind” definitely had the most impact on me, personally. I was extremely intrigued by how the tribes used the behavior of the land, versus the animals, to survive. One tribe would check the health of the animals in an environment to ensure that they could feed their cattle on the lands. They did so even if food was in abundance. I would have never thought of this. To me, I can relate this to the quality of food in an unknown area. By this, I mean that the weight of a population can display how healthy the food is in that area. As I traveled to Oceanside areas in California, I found that people here are not as obese as people in Arizona. This could be due to a number of reasons, such as the fact that California has much fresher foods like seafood. Before this movie, I would have never thought to look at the inhabitants in an area. When in fact, the inhabitants tell the whole story. Another idea that struck me, in “Ecology of Mind,” was the concept of Finn. Finn is described as “everything depends on everything.” This same tribe was also quoted saying that “the past teaches us, it makes the desert bloom.” In this quote, the tribe is relating the past to the present. It is using Finn. I would relate Finn in my life through soccer. In soccer, everyone on a team depends on each other. My team lived off of two concepts. One, a team is only as strong as its weakest link; two, you live and die as a team. The idea of Finn is shown in both of these. Every player must not only depend on their own team, but they must also depend on the actions of the opposing team, the weather, the crowd, their coaches, and most importantly, the ball. In the game of soccer, everything depends on everything.
“Multiple Kinds of Knowledge”
- People focus too much on the quantitative perspectives of life and in studies.
- Not many people focus on the qualitative observations, even though they are important.
- Example: The biologist was recording the number of successful/failed trials over the observations of the dolphins’ behavior.
- People cannot find “equivalency.”
- Ex: We look for a dollar amount to satisfy payment.
- The trading of goods is more equivalent, because both consumers are satisfied.
- Everyone interprets things in their own way
- Ex: The biologist thought the dolphin was making noises to “snicker” at her.
- Ex: When people highlight a book, that is THEIR interpretation of what is important.
“Lessons of 9/11”
- The phrase “Everything is Different” should not be taken literally in regards to everything. It simply means that our perspectives on life have changed.
- Example: We felt more vulnerable.
- Compared the effects of 9/11 with other disasters.
- “Everything is different” could be a way of understanding.
- Many people take things for granted, until disaster forces them to open their eyes.
- The world is full of differences, and without understanding these differences can either make or break relationships.
- “Everything is different” can be viewed in multiple ways, from a different perspective on life to a way of understanding.
Relations to Articles and Life
The concept of Finn relates to the “Lessons of 9/11.” In this article, it is told that the world has differences, and the world must work together to find a common ground. Everything in the world depends on everything else. This also relates to my future career of possibly being a forensic scientist. In this field, Finn is visible everywhere. The cause of death relates to the injuries found on the body. The injuries found on the body are related to the weapon used to kill or the accident that occurred. The weapon used to kill is in relation to the actual killer. The concept of Finn is a useful idea that occurs almost everywhere.