Category: Awareness
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Can L’École du Micro d’Argent Teach Us About Inequality and Change?
Read more: Can L’École du Micro d’Argent Teach Us About Inequality and Change?How does Nés sous la même étoile challenge our perception of fate? I AM is a French hip-hop band, and I deeply appreciated their best-selling album, L’École du Micro d’Argent (The School of the Silver Mic), when it was released in 1997. Some pop culture references, like Star Wars and Dragon Ball, made my 12-year-old…
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Prisoners: Can We Break the Cycle of Hatred and Revenge?
Read more: Prisoners: Can We Break the Cycle of Hatred and Revenge?What does Prisoners teach us about morality and justice? Prisoners is a 2013 American thriller film, directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski. Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal take on the leading roles, delivering performances that are both remarkable and deeply unsettling. Jackman portrays Keller Dover, a father whose daughter goes missing—presumably kidnapped—while…
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Sakanaction’s 怪獣: Can Knowledge and Future Generations Break Society’s Chains?
Read more: Sakanaction’s 怪獣: Can Knowledge and Future Generations Break Society’s Chains?Sakanaction just released its MV for the song 怪獣, which serves as the opening for the anime Chi. The anime’s broadcast concluded this Sunday in Japan. Since watching Chi, I have enjoyed this song, its rhythm, and, most importantly, the message conveyed through its music video. The MV aligns perfectly with the lyrics and the…
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Diablo 2: A Reflection on Addiction, Cooperation, and the Dopamine Loop
Read more: Diablo 2: A Reflection on Addiction, Cooperation, and the Dopamine LoopDiablo 2, along with its expansion, Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction, is undoubtedly one of the games I’ve played the most. Released in 2000 and 2001 by Blizzard, these games captivated me so deeply that I spent as much time as possible playing outside of school hours. In retrospect, it made “sense”: the game offered…
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Can ER Teach Us About Mentorship, Empathy, and Responsibility?
Read more: Can ER Teach Us About Mentorship, Empathy, and Responsibility?What Can We Learn from the Dynamic Between Carter and Benton? ER was an American medical drama television series created by Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. With such an extensive run and a vast array of characters,…
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Orange Days: What Can We Learn About Communication and Empathy?
Read more: Orange Days: What Can We Learn About Communication and Empathy?How does disability impact social interactions? Orange Days is a drama series that aired in Japan on TBS in 2004. I watched it while still living in France, during a period when I became particularly interested in Japanese dramas. I had already seen the actress Kou Shibasaki in Battle Royale and wanted to explore more…
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Can Music Help Us Reflect on Time, Love, and Regret? Exploring Si Maman Si and Évidemment
Read more: Can Music Help Us Reflect on Time, Love, and Regret? Exploring Si Maman Si and ÉvidemmentHow Does Music Shape Our Memories and Emotions? France Gall was a French singer who sadly passed away just a few months after my mother. I don’t remember exactly how or why I started listening to her or developing an appreciation for her songs, but I do know that some of her lyrics resonated deeply…
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Pinky and the Brain: What Does True Progress and Happiness Look Like?
Read more: Pinky and the Brain: What Does True Progress and Happiness Look Like?Does Success Require Others or Can We Achieve It Alone? Pinky and the Brain was one of my favorite TV shows when I was a kid. I first discovered it on Canal+, a French channel that was usually paid but could sometimes be watched freely. This American animated sitcom, created by Tom Ruegger for the…
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Can Nodame Cantabile Teach Us About Balance, Relationships, and Personal Growth?
Read more: Can Nodame Cantabile Teach Us About Balance, Relationships, and Personal Growth?Nodame Cantabile is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya, serialized from July 2001 to October 2009. It was later adapted into a drama in 2006, which is the version I watched, as well as an anime. The story follows the evolving relationship between two students at a college of music: Chiaki,…
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Barbarians at the Gate: War, Awareness, and the Fate of Our Planet
Read more: Barbarians at the Gate: War, Awareness, and the Fate of Our PlanetHow does history repeat itself through war and ignorance? Patrick Rondat is a French guitarist known for his virtuosity, influenced by legends like Al Di Meola and Yngwie Malmsteen. He has performed alongside Joe Satriani and Steve Vai at a G3 concert. The reason I’m writing about him today is not just his music but…