Does Perception Shape Reality

Jose Chung said "truth is as subjective as reality." So what is reality? Is it truth to all, or is it different to every person perceiving it? Can something untrue to one person be truthfully true to another person? When someone refuses to believe something, what they are not believing will be their reality, whether it happened or not. 

Throughout the episode of "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" you are challenged to think of what really happened to a young couple while listening to several very conflicting point of views. 

Agent Scully can be considered very close minded in this situation. There was a possible alien abduction of a young boy and girl named Krissie and Harold, and Agent Scully is the most skeptical, she would rather play this off as a story meant to cover up for the truth the teenagers do not want to tell.  Every time that something is brought up in the case suggesting that the couple was abducted by aliens she has a counter act to suggest the opposite, she refused to except it could even be a possible conclusion. Agent Scully had an odd experience in this situation. She experienced an amount of elapsed time that she had no recollection of, this is common for supposed alien abductees to experience but since she is so set in her mind that that could not happen there is no way her mind would let her think that could be a possibility of reality. There was even a witness to tell her everything that happened, she would think he is off the wall for what he has to say before she could ever come to terms with the denial she has of that even being possible. To her, her reality is quite more ordinary then a couple of men erasing her memory. 

Agent Moelder on the hand believes that not only is it extremely possible that the young boy and girl were abducted but that it most certainly did happen. Being a believer that an alien abduction is beyond just a possibility it is almost as if he wants it to be true. Everything that happens he can back up immediately by evidence that he has seen in similar cases in the past that he of course believes really happened. For example immediately after interviewing Krissie he knows that she has 'Post Abduction Syndrome' though in context most of the questions he asked her could be common for someone going through a dramatic situation to experience. When told about the 'men in black' by a witness named Rocky, Agent Moelder immediately said that it is common for people who have a close encounter to meet these men who warn them about talking. With ever step in the case Agent Moelder's reality is shaped by what he believes can and has already happened in the past.

This episode really shows you how this can  happen in every day life. When people have beliefs it is hard for them to see past them, as if past experiences condition the way certain situations are perceived therefor multiple people could see one thing completely different then the other. When this happens and those people have conflicting points of view it can be hard for the human mind to except that reality to them might have been slightly altered because of what they already believe. 

For Those with Keen, Young Tastes

"More vintage tobacco makes PHILLIP MORRIS naturally gentle and mild"

"More delicate in flavor, too.. for those with keen young tastes"

This looks like an add that was featured on paper, as a sign or as an add in a magazine. It was published in 1955. A young girl is the center of this add, she has the look of what would have been considered very popular and attractive at that time. She has short hair, high cheek bones, long eye lashes and full sexy lips, beautiful features that come with being young. The add is colorful, but in a very classy way. "for those with keen, young tastes" this add is meant to give one the feeling that if they are smoking PHILLIP MORRIS they will look younger, feel younger, or maybe just been seen as having the taste of what someone in the prime of their youth would have, being young and beautiful is something that is admired. In the description of the cigarettes it reads "...with it's qualities of gentleness and delicate flavor. These qualities tell why PHILLIP MORRIS has made so many friends among young smokers- with their fresh unspoiled tastes" So the company is saying that not only will these cigarettes taste good to you if you are a young person but that young people have already jumped on the band wagon and began smoking these cigarettes by finding out for themselves. It is a bit creepy but this add can definitely pull in both young and older people. Young kids could use this add as an excuse to try cigarettes or to justify smoking them at a young age - and then of course to older people, they want to be young, they want their youth back - so here is how.

What stands out about this add to me is that the first thing you read is that ".. makes PHILLIP MORRIS naturally gentle and mild" - "naturally" - giving the idea that the tobacco naturally tastes gentle and it naturally tastes mild - it naturally tastes different then all the other brands. 

Like most of the other adds featured the name of the brand is in BOLD to make it stand out even when you are reading other words. Also, like in the other adds the model in the picture looks as if she is in a very blissful content state of mind, and it focus's on one reason multiple times in the add as to why you should smoke these - in this case because that is what young youthful people do. 

The difference that i notice in this add from the others is the colors that they are using. They remind me of colors you would see in a little kids bedroom. They seem to me like they are playful colors, colors of a young persons outfit, another thing to give the feel of youth when looking at it.

Overall I think this was a very good and possibly could have been quite affective in trapping minds of both a young and a old crowd into the nicotine world.

Observe and Report

Observe and Report

The farmers Market Saturday September 11, 2010 10:05 a.m.

Standing kitty corner, past the cars waiting for me to cross I could see many people congested between white topped tent covers, I could hear faint blue-grass type styled music coming from what sounded like a live band. I often times leave the Farmers Market with nothing but a smile, I love going there to see what there is too see, there are always interesting people and so many things to see, it can be different every time.

When I first entered the “market” I had to make a very serious decision, what do I look at first? There was someone selling every thing you could think of. Jewelry, cheese, paintings, books, hats, homemade salsas etc.

The first thing I looked at was very interesting jewelry, jewelry I am sure that only very interesting people would wear. Big and gold, Gaudy as hell, there was very large charms to go on necklaces, with hands, dragons, and bleeding hearts even all in one. The lady selling the jewelry had long dark hair and dark eyes, she was wearing multiple rings on each finger. She had what looked like ten different gold chains on her neck with one large charm. The charm looked like a tree branch growing out of her neck, it had a hand coming out of the end of it holding what I supposed was supposed to be a crystal ball. 

The next stop, an area surrounded by people in blue shirts that red “Best Friends Animal Adpotion,” there were all these puppies and even full grown dogs socializing with little aprons on their back that read “adopt me”. They’ll make you think about what it would be like to have them in your family. One in particular caught me because he was almost bigger then me, a gold colored mastiff mix with slobber coming out of both sides of his mouth, his eyes were drooping downward but he still looked like he was smiling. He was adorable. 

MMM the darkest red cherries I have ever seen, thanks for the sample, give me more. Home grown and well worth the 99 cents a pound. When I bit into the cherry it was so juicy that the dark purplish juice seemed to temporarily stain my fingers. You could almost smell all the natural fresh picked food around, the most delicius homemad salsas I have ever had it was hard to only pick 2 to buy. You could tell by the deep color and soft texture that the tomatoes were very juicy and flavorful, just as juicy as the cherry.

I came apon a tent with books, in the very front, the first book most would see was bright copper colored cover of The Secret, because I am rather fond of this book I immediately drew my attention to it. The lady selling the books walked up, she was wearing warm and calming colors- burgandt - chocolate browns and large earings in the shape of leaves, she began to praise it, it was almost if you could feel the positive energy coming off of her. She did not stop smiling one time through our conversation. She talked about how the Law of Attraction is life changing and that no one should ever have to go through a day in a n unhappy state of mind.  I was glad that I came in contact with her.

Continuing to explore before I can control myself I am reaching my arms out screaming “ awww no wonder people buy you!!!” I am a ‘large dog’ person but these were the cutest little bull dog puppies ON THE PLANET. of course that is my opinion but oh my gosh, if their natural noiseyness wasn’t so annoying I would have marched over to the pet adoption area and demanded a bull dog puppy. They were still as wrinkly but the wrinkles were puppy sized, their annoying noises were very quiet and they just seemed so huggable. One of the best parts about this place was all of the animals around to fall in love with.

The entire place was filled with entrpenuers with all different talents in making, and growing; all around creating. Very good vibes coming from everyone, a social environment where people just want to share what they can offer and you can really feel that. 

Overwhelmed by colors you can get any piece of fabric in tye dye, with too many colors too pick a favorite.  There was a beautiful Bob Marly blanket hanging up, it was dyed with green, yellow, and red and it had gold flake like looking paint around the edges with sort of sparkly black fabric behind it. It was very eye catching, there were 3 other people looking at it at the same time as me. One of them mentioned to their friend how stoned Bob looked, his were rather red.

It was hard to concentrate on one thing in this environment because there was just that much you want to see and experience. Walking away I can still hear feel the very social and worry free vibe of the Farmer's Market, I can't wait to go again before the season is over, even if it is just to see "what's going to be at the Farmer's Market today?"

Observe and Report

The farmers Market Saturday September 11, 2010 10:05 a.m.

Standing kitty corner, past the cars waiting for me to cross I could see many people congested between white topped tent covers, I could hear faint blue-grass type styled music coming from what sounded like a live band.

When I first entered the “market” I had to make a very serious decision, what do I look at first? There was someone selling every thing you could think of. Jewelry, cheese, paintings, books, hats, homemade salsas etc.

The first thing I looked at was very interesting jewelry, jewelry I am sure that only very interesting people would wear. It was very large charms to go on necklaces, with hands, dragons, and bleeding hearts even all in one.

The next stop, an area surrounded by people in blue shirts that red “Best Friends Animal Adpotion,” there were all these puppies and even full grown dogs socializing with little aprons on their back that read “adopt me”. They’ll make you think about what it would be like to have them in your family.

MMM the darkest red cherries I have ever seen, thanks for the sample, give me more. Home grown and well worth the 99 cents a pound. You could almost smell all the natural fresh picked food around, the most delicius homemad salsas I have ever had

it was hard to only pick 2 to buy. You could tell by the deep color and soft texture that the tomatoes were very juicy and flavorful.

I came apon a tent with books, in the very front, the first book most would see was The Secret, because I am rather fond of this book I immediately drew my attention to it. The lady selling the books walked up, she was wearing calm pretty colors and large earings, she began to praise it, it was almost if you could feel the positive energy coming off of her. She was all smiles and I was glad that I came in contact with her.

Continuing to explore before I can control myself I am reaching my arms out screaming “ awww no wonder people buy you!!!” I am a ‘large dog’ person but these were the cutest little bull dog puppies ON THE PLANET. of course that is my opinion but oh my gosh, if their natural noiseyness wasn’t so annoying I would have marched over to the pet adoption area and demanded a bull dog puppy. One of the best parts about this place was all of the animals around to fall in love with.

The entire place was filled with entrpenuers with all different talents in making, and growing; all around creating. Very good vibes coming from everyone, a social environment where people just want to share what they can offer. 

Overwhelmed by colors you can get any piece of fabric in tye dye, with too many colors too pick a favorite.

It was hard to concentrate on one thing in this environment because there was just that much you wanted to see and experience.

Memory Grove Sunday September 12th 11:00 a.m 

Memory Grove gives out a sense of peace when you experience the sound of the water and the beautiful green foliage, it’s evem more amazing on days like these, 75 degrees, beautiful sun, baby blue skies with light cloud designs.

Looking ahead your eyes do not find an end point in the trees. Walking along the man made brook and looking at the large fountains, it’s almost as if you are looking at a scene on television.

Wedding pictures are being taken in front of a large Weeping Widow tree which in context is very ironic. 

You could almost play some of these scenes off as a paper background in a photo studio.

There are many paths to take. We came accross a concrete bridge poorly structured over a very pretty creek. There was a peace signed tagged in spray paint and I sat directly on it.

This is another place where a lot of people bring their dogs. It's rather entertaining to analyze their individual personalities. After we left the concrete bridge we walked back towards the fountains and found the perfect shaded spot sit and view the active area. 

Memory Grove has a lot of old buildings and myths surrounding it, one of which is the myth of the ghost at Memory Grove who was reportedly Murdered in one of the buildings, and there is also a very interesting "Meditation Chapel" which is not always open to go inside.

There was a very happy playful and a bit antagonizing young black dog. Not sure where is owners were as he was everywhere, he would go up to every dog on a leash and pounce around it almost as if he was tempting the other dogs to chase it even though they were leashed. We watched and laughed as he went from family to family getting a response from every furry member. The climax of his adventure was when he encountered a Great Dane, very large in comparison, he stopped dead in his track when he realized what he was about to endure as the large dog stood his ground he flinched at him and the small black dog used all the energy he could run about 300 feet away and it seemed as if he did this to give himself time to think of a plan because he did the sharpest turn around and darted directly back at the Great Dane. Despite his efforts he was again scared off and then chased by a fat dog even littler then him.

Analyzing this little guy definitely put a humorous ending to the walk at Memory Grove.

Monster in Ryokan

1. Immediately by saying that a monster is a relative thing, she gets you thinking about different ways something called a monster could be used in context. I think it was very effective.
2. I think she does this to remind the reader to consider the differences in the 2 cultures, which of course leads up to her being considered a monster to the Japanese.
3. Her dialogue is conducted in a very forward yet casual personality. This would engage the reader because it is almost as if you are speaking to someone you know.
4. Most people love traveling and wish that they could travel more then they do, it would make sense that one would want to learn about a place that they can not go to.