Category: Brain
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Unleashing Potential: Lessons from Memento on Memory, Awareness, and Action
Read more: Unleashing Potential: Lessons from Memento on Memory, Awareness, and ActionMemento is the kind of movie that often requires multiple viewings to fully grasp its intricate narrative. The protagonist, suffering from short-term memory loss, wakes up each day with no recollection of his actions beyond a certain point in time. Through tattoos inked on his body and Polaroid pictures with cryptic notes, he embarks on…
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No Remorse: The Price of War and the Need for Global Awareness
Read more: No Remorse: The Price of War and the Need for Global AwarenessNo Remorse, the eighth track from Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All (1983), captures the harsh and unrelenting nature of war. Its lyrics portray soldiers who kill without remorse or repentance, encapsulating the brutality and dehumanization of conflict: “Another day, another death, another sorrow, another breath… No remorse, no repent, we don’t care what it…
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Gunnm: A Reflection on Humanity in a Cyborg World
Read more: Gunnm: A Reflection on Humanity in a Cyborg WorldIn Gunnm (Battle Angel Alita) by Yukito Kishiro, we are thrust into a dystopian future where Gally, a cyborg girl, is rescued by Doctor Daisuke Ido. Ido, a doctor who also leads a secret life as a bounty hunter, hides his darker side from Gally. Their lives unfold in the Scrapyard, a place where scraps…
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Mastering Life: Lessons from Final Fantasy V’s Job System
Read more: Mastering Life: Lessons from Final Fantasy V’s Job SystemIn Final Fantasy V by Square Enix, players experience an RPG (Role Playing Game) built around a unique “job system.” This system lets you unlock various jobs by progressing through the story or completing side quests. Each job comes with its own abilities, strengths, and weaknesses, offering a fresh gameplay dynamic. The first jobs are…
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Actions speak louder than words.
Read more: Actions speak louder than words.Gladiator tells the story of Maximus, a Roman general who is betrayed by Commodus, the son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. After his family is murdered, he is reduced to slavery. Sold into the life of a gladiator, Maximus’s experience as a general, his strength, and his leadership soon begin to shine through. Until the famous…
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Escape the Matrix: Break the Chains of Consumerism and Choose Change!
Read more: Escape the Matrix: Break the Chains of Consumerism and Choose Change!We can argue all day that The Matrix is just a movie. However, how is it that the message from it still feels relevant? I watched the film as a teenager, around 14 years old. Twenty-five years later, the society we live in is driven by money-hungry businesses and increasingly aggressive marketing that exploits human…
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Everyone Falls the First Time
Read more: Everyone Falls the First TimeWhen Neo first wakes up in the real world, Morpheus believes he has found the One. Neo undergoes a short training session and is loaded into a program to test his awareness: the jump test. He fails miserably, and Cypher, a member of Morpheus’s crew, remarks, “Everyone falls the first time,” while the others grow…