Looks Aren't Everything. A Model's Insight.

City of Rio de Janeiro

Eduardo Paes is the mayor of Rio de Janeiro and he has a great vision for his city.  His city was even awarded the 2016 Olympics due to him.  He sounds like the best mayor ever!

And then I click on a nearby link...

And another...

Now I'm not sure what to think of him.  And then I read this article, which is a relief to read after so much eviction.  The article basically states that Eduardo Paes was pressured into signing a decree giving the poor within their favelas a chance to fight back.  The reason I have conjured in my head for Paes evicting so many people was that the people living in the favelas had no deeds to their houses because they had built them so long ago.  What a dirty trick...

Technology Used As A Crutch

Storytelling

Such good advice on storytelling.  So simple.  I like how he encourages the storyteller to leave room for the audience to use their imagination.

Introversion

I agree that this needs to be talked about.  I personally claim to be an extrovert, but I secretly am a introvert.

Dreaming through Technology

This just makes me smile.

Not as Many Dinosaurs As We Thought Went Extinct

We now have identified baby dinosaurs!

Happiness

Creating positive change:

- 3 gratitudes/positive experiences a day

- journaling

-exercise

-meditation

-random acts of kindness

Such good advice!

Spoken Poetry

I watched Sarah Kay on TED and I have been inspired.  Spoken poetry sounds amazing!  There is something about the spoken word so different from the written word.  The written word has room for interpretation.  This is why texting sometimes drives me a little nuts.  You never know if someone is being sarcastic or not.  The voice of a person carries an emotion along with the words.  Taking speech class and being around a ton of actors has taught me the importance of inflection on certain words.  The same phrase can mean many things if said differently.  Poetry has had a reputation on being very emotional.  How can it not be when the people who write it are so damn emotional?  An English teacher of mine recommended reading poems out loud in order to understand them better, and not just once but many times.  The more I said the words out loud, the more I understood them.  Sarah mentions within the clip from TED that spoken poetry incorporated her two loves: poetry and theatre.  I live in the world of theatre every day and know firsthand how people can be influenced by what is said on stage.  I don't claim to know everything about theatre, because who can fully know an art that dates all the way back to the Greeks?  Though I believe that a catharsis happens to the audience when they both hear and see.  Shakespeare is universally known as an amazing playwright by those in the theatre profession to those who have no knowledge of the master except, "to be or not to be, that is the question."  The flow of poetry has a wondrous effect on people.  A person will remember poetry.  This is why I find spoken poetry so fascinating.
Anis Mogjani is one person who I have somewhat familiarized myself with and I find rather amazing.