Category: Society
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Show me how to live: how do we forget that our own existence influences the behavior of others?
Read more: Show me how to live: how do we forget that our own existence influences the behavior of others?“Show Me How to Live” is a song by the supergroup Audioslave, released in 2003. This piece tells the classic tale of Frankenstein’s monster. As with all poetry or song lyrics, interpretations are as varied as the minds reflecting upon them. In Frankenstein, after bringing the creature to life, Dr. Victor Frankenstein flees, abandoning the…
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Pay It Forward: Can this simple concept be adapted to truly work in real life?
Read more: Pay It Forward: Can this simple concept be adapted to truly work in real life?Pay It Forward is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by Mimi Leder, based on a novel by Catherine Ryan Hyde. I was recommended this movie by a friend, as its story shared certain similarities with the goal of One Daily Tale: making the world a better place. The story follows Trevor, a seventh-grade…
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My Boss My Hero: a cute and funny story about the role of education throughout a lifetime and the influence of the place we live in
Read more: My Boss My Hero: a cute and funny story about the role of education throughout a lifetime and the influence of the place we live inMy Boss My Hero is a Japanese television drama broadcast in 2006, adapted from a South Korean film of the same name. It follows Makio, a 27-year-old yakuza gangster, who must return to high school and graduate in order to succeed his father as the next head of the gang. What begins as a comedic…
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Does the sad story of Secret of Mana reveal the tragic outcome for the younger generations and the state of our planet?
Read more: Does the sad story of Secret of Mana reveal the tragic outcome for the younger generations and the state of our planet?Secret of Mana, originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 2, is a 1993 action role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sequel to Final Fantasy Adventure (Mystic Quest) released on Gameboy. The game allows three players to play simultaneously, following the journey of a boy,…
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Dogma: can a controversial movie be a wake-up call by raising questions about blindly following religions?
Read more: Dogma: can a controversial movie be a wake-up call by raising questions about blindly following religions?Dogma is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The film’s irreverent treatment of Catholicism and the Catholic Church triggered considerable controversy, even escalating to the point of death threats against Smith. A satire of the Catholic religion, the plot could easily be extended to encompass any of the major…
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Serial Experiments Lain: Should we be frightened, sad, or optimistic about a world so close to the WIRED?
Read more: Serial Experiments Lain: Should we be frightened, sad, or optimistic about a world so close to the WIRED?Serial Experiments Lain is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. It was first broadcast in Japan in 1998. The show features surreal and avant-garde imagery and explores philosophical topics such as reality, identity, and communication. Its content is highly experimental,…
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Can “L’Hymne de nos campagnes” Still Awaken Us in the Age of AGI and Environmental Collapse?
Read more: Can “L’Hymne de nos campagnes” Still Awaken Us in the Age of AGI and Environmental Collapse?Are we listening to messages, or just playing the music? I first heard about Tryo when I was in engineering school back in France. While at that time I was not quite self-aware on many aspects, I found it deeply ironic that many of my fellow students admired this band promoting environmental consciousness, even though…
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What Can Les Trois Frères Teach Us About Society, Family, and Emotional Awareness?
Read more: What Can Les Trois Frères Teach Us About Society, Family, and Emotional Awareness?Can humor reveal the deepest flaws of our society? Les Trois Frères is a 1995 French comedy film written, directed by, and starring Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan alongside their Les Inconnus partner Pascal Légitimus. Three brothers meet each other for the first time after their mother’s death. Believing they will inherit her fortune, they…
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Can Whisper of the Heart Guide Us Toward a Life True to Ourselves?
Read more: Can Whisper of the Heart Guide Us Toward a Life True to Ourselves?What if fiction could awaken our true calling? Whisper of the Heart is a 1995 Japanese animated coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Aoi Hiiragi’s 1989 manga Mimi o Sumaseba. The movie inspires a profound love for art, literature, and the courage to follow one’s own…
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Can Rhapsody of Fire Help Us Rethink Identity, Society, and the Power of Stories?
Read more: Can Rhapsody of Fire Help Us Rethink Identity, Society, and the Power of Stories?How can music inspire philosophical thinking? Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre. I was still in high school when I first started listening to them, after being introduced to…