Research for project/ Interviews:
http://vimeo.com/9307752 (Patty)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/livingold/interviews/strongin.html#5 (Estelle)
Main Question:
Does the occurrence of an illness effect your outlook on life?
Major claim/ Argument:
We all know that when we acknowledge our mortality is when we appreciate life the most; and for people who have dealt with illnesses and injuries, the thought letting them know they could die at any moment is very prominent. What this project dares to ask is how the time of diagnoses or injury effects the outlook on life. I personally believed that younger people will have an eagerness to live and experience as much as they can before they die, while older people focus on regrets and the experiences they could have had.
Conclusion:
Both Patty and Estelle share appreciation for their lives but I did notice some key differences between the two. Patty was glad with the experience heart disease has given her at such a young age because it shaped her perspective and made her a stronger person. She was willing to take the experience gained from that part of her life to influence her choices in the future. Estelle, on the other hand, was very happy to be alive and still working at 94, but she seemed to be working against her illnesses rather than embracing it. Even when the technical aspect of her sicknesses were brought up in the interview, she didn't want to go into specifics because she wanted to avoid the topic.
"I personally believed that younger people will have an eagerness to live and experience as much as they can before they die, while older people focus on regrets and the experiences they could have had." I think that you are great at stating you opinion in an interesting attention grabbing way. I think that both of these paragraphs are very well thought out and convey your ideas clearly.
ReplyDeleteAmhara,
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize how similar our ideas were until i read your blog. I really liked how you addressed how people are afraid of death because they don't want to die with regrets or missed opportunities. I think you did a very good job of picking videos that represent what you are looking for because after watching a few minutes of the first and second videos it becomes more apparent the real divide between dying old and dying young. It makes me think more into the issue which means that you have a good topic but i think that what you have written doesn't do it the full justice it deserves.
It was still very good non-the-less
Sam
Amhara,
ReplyDeleteYou're blog was really insightful, I really enjoyed the opening statement where you talk about what younger and older person would think about when knowing that their mortality is very slim. And I agree with what you said, a younger person would feel like they haven't done enough with their lives and need to experience life to it's fullest, and someone who's much older would regret about things that they wish they did or did. Which i found interesting because they're both regretting that they haven't done enough, which gave me a question. When does one live life to the fullest? I personally think that the answer to that question would be hard to answer, considering that everyone has their own way of living their life, but I'd like to hear your answer, because i can see that you have a lot on your mind which again I'd to like to hear, so nicely done.
Rigel.