Man of the Century

I would say the man of the century to me is Walt Disney. He has certainly created a dramatic shift in human Entertainment. He created Mickey Mouse and produced the first full-length animated movie. He invented the theme park and originated the modern multimedia corporation. For better or worse, his innovations have shaped our world and the way we experience it. And most notably, he is a nominee for 48 Academy Awards and 7 Emmys and also holds the most record for Oscar nominations. That shows how much he has contributed to motion-pictures and to peoples’ enjoyments of television programmes and how his programmes were received by the masses. At a time when parents were looking for programmes that were safe for their children, Walt’s motion pictures provided a good source of entertainment, never crossing the boundary. What about him that impresses me the most is that he was a twenty-two time Academy Award winning American film producer, screenwriter, director, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, visionary and philanthropist.His name is a household word among people who have little or no knowledge of American film. It is even familiar to children. He had earned a good name for himself in the face of huge challenges and hurdles. Being born in a poor family and having a feckless father who turned into sour failures amidst few success, Walt was determined to escape from his father’s poor state of life and to strive for success. Reduced to living in his studio and eating cold beans out of a can, Disney endured the hard times any worthwhile success story demands. Disney was the first to add a music and effects track to a cartoon, and that, coupled with anarchically inventive animation, wowed audiences, especially in the early days of sound, when live-action films were hobbled to immobile microphones. He was also a great risk taker when he risked everything for his production ‘Snow white and the seven Drawfs ’ and it won him so much of accolades. Although he was a poor animator, he proved to be a first-class gag man and story editor. Even in the face of critics who hectored him, he proved to be a fascinator. I admire him most for his contributions to making people’s world happier and enjoyable. It is not an easy task to make someone feel happy. Walt has done beyond that and had been an extraordinary man in the field of Entertainment.

Sources :http://www.time.com/time/time100/builder/profile/disney3.html
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney

Global Warming

G-L-O-B-A-L w-a-r-m-i-n-g. Recall the technical term? This is the latest term that appears atleast once a month in our newspapers nowadays. It’s a fact that just two decades ago people do not even know what is Global Warming and now you have people all around the world, even in developing countries, concerned over this issue. It is really phenomenal that this kind of change can happen. Lets look at who are our major contributors of Global Warming. USA gets the gold award for being the largest producer of greenhouse gases all in the name of industrialization . China is just behind and is catching up fast with USA. While these countries and many more are contributing to global warming at one side, on the other side, we have crazy ideas from scientists to reduce global warming. This is certainly a sign of their fears over this issue. How crazy could their ideas get? Lets take a look. First suggestion is to dump tons of iron dust into the ocean. The iron dust would grow planktons which will absorb carbon dioxide from the air. Although this sounds innovative and interesting but it has aroused a caution about the ecological consequences of large-scale fertilisation of the ocean. Second one is to use jet engines which would shoot tons of sulphates into the air. Next suggestion is to build a ‘sun shade’ in the space using Frisbee-like spaceships that go between the Earth and the Sun, and act as an umbrella to reduce heat. Finally , large filters could be made to grab carbon dioxide from the air using chemical absorbers and then compressing the carbon dioxide into a liquid or compressed gas that can be shipped elsewhere. These suggestions sure do costs a lot of time, effort and expenses too. Man had affected ,and is still continuing to do for that matter, the planet negatively that now he is desperately looking for ways to reverse it. While some effects can be reversed, global warming is something that does not decline fast. It would take many years of constant efforts to stop the burgeoning global warming and it’s a doubt even if it would save the world!(358 words)

Introduction

Hey!!Thanks for visiting my Blog.My name is Syed Fathima.I prefer to be called Fathima.I am from class 14/07.
I hail from India.I came to singapore about 10 years ago to study.Basically I am just like any ordinary person with so many dreams and wishes.I used to be a very sensitive girl a few years ago but the challenges and adverse conditions I faced over the years have changed me into a sensible,mature and practical girl.I do not have an idol or role models.I respect my individuality so much so that I do not like to follow others in any way.I do admire some extrodinary people such as Mother Theresa.I love playing in the rain and hate all the creepy crawlies!!I hate the cockroaches especially..My favourite subjects are Maths,maths and maths!I love Biology too.I am very facinated by God's Creations.I have a passionate interest in running.When i get tired of studying I go for a run to get refreshed.Well my ambition is to start a charitable organisation for the poor in Nepal first and in other parts of the world too.Ultimately I want to contribute as much as I can to deplete poverty from this world.My personal motto is 'Never let victories to get into our brains and failures to get into our hearts'.I hope I will be able to whet my interests and hone my talents at AJC!