John Pugsley

I agree with a lot of what Charlie said. This episode does show how smoking and other things can be addicting and hard to quit. But I think another thing that this episode shows the pressure of peer pressure. Also shows how addictions can become part of your life and even take over your life. 

First this episode shows the pressure of peer pressure. Peer pressure is something as Christians we are always saying not to fall for, However we rarley realize is just how hard it is to say no when put in the situation. This is much like of life’s with Christ we are always fighting off the devil(peer pressure) or sin but we realize how hard it is to say no to something that really tempts us.

Second this episode does a really good job of showing just how addictions become part of you. For example it becoms part of brushing their teeth and part of their work schedule. Addictions are much more than being addicted they become your life and can if not handled right away they can overcome your life. Again as christians we could relate this to us living in christ and the devil and sin. If were not careful we can let sinful acts take over or even ruin or life’s. Which is why we are taught at a very young age to repent instantly after commiting a sin.

That’s what I beleive this episode of How I Met Your Mother r can be related to our fight as christians and to the real world which I believe is a very unique thing to find in T.V.

The T.V. show friends is all about these six frineds who all end up living next to each other and live out their lives in the vilage area of Mahattan. The Pilot is the first episode and basically introduces you to all the characters.  It also gives you little pieces of their past to better understand why they say and do the things they do.

In this episode we are introduced to all the characters. Ross who just got divorced from his wife that turns into a Lesbian. Joey who is portryed as a no intelligence only has his great looks kind of actor. Also he’s intalian. Monica who is Ross’s little sister who has trouble finding good relationships, also is a chef at an area resturant. She also happens to be a big control freak. Than there is phoebe who is the wild crazy character that randomly blurts out things that make little to no sense. Her job is shes gives massages. Then we are introduced to Rachel who id daddy’s little girl who gets what ever she wants and never has to do things on her own. She has no job and is at the end forced to cut herself off by her new found friends. In this episode we are shown how close they all become. Also in this episode we also see all the different personalities that are in the characters. Proverbs 18:24 talks about a man who has friends must himself be friendly.

This episode shows many beliefs and values that are similar to what we believe. First it brings up the whole belief in the bible that words frame reality. When Ross says he wants to be married again and rachel walks through the door in a wedding dress. Yes it’s more for humor but it does show that concept. Not only does it show that concept thats in the bible but also in a way brings up the parable that Jesus told about a man who has friends must himself be friendly. We see this because not everyone knows rachel yet they all take her in and treat her like they’ve been friends forever. The phrase “leap of faith” is something that in christinanity we bring up a lot and in this episode that’s what is shown when rachel has to beleive that she’ll be fine when she cuts herself off. Just like sometimes we have to take a leap of faith in trusting our finances with God espicailly in these hard times.

I agree with Seth that this movie is about finding something. Also that he gains so much by the end. He becomes a whole different person by the end of the movie. I also think that this movie is about learing about and gaining responsiblity in life, because in the begininng of the movie Larry has no job and no life really. He learns that to support his son he needs to get a job so he takes a “leap of faith” you coulod say and starts as a night security guard for the Museum of Natural History in New York. Larry really starts to learn about what it means to be responsible when he learns that he is the only one who can stop the old janitors form stealing artifacts from the museum. This is the turning point for Larry you see his lack of responsiblity disappear and responsiblity appear. In the bible in first Samuel  22:14 it says “…who is so faithful among thy…” In the movie Larry is faithful that he can stop the janitors from stealing the precious artfiact which to be faithful you need to be resposible because you need to keep yourself faithful. So in all Larry becomes more responsible and more faithful in himself I believe.

    The main plot in the movie Hitch is how you just need to be yourself and the right person for you will come. Don’t pretend to be someone your not. The movie takes place in New York City, and Hitch (the main character) helps people find their “soul mates” by showing the good sides and having the clients be themselves.

     I strongly believe that the thesis of this movie is be yourself, and don’t pretend to be something your not because you just get burned. I say this because in the movie all the advice that Hitch gives is things that show people how great they are. For example he decides to help a guy named Albert Brennaman who likes Allegra Cole. In the long run he helps Albert show Allegra how great he is. This reflects socities viewss because we see stuff like this everywhere. For example e-harmony a dating website that matches you with people similar to you. Also match.com does the same thing. Also with those PSA’s that you see on T.V. about courage, love, and being unique. So i think as a society we welcome the fact of just being “me” and being unique.

     If we go more indepth with this movie we find it teaches us many chritsian/Godly views. First it teaches us to love one another for who they are not for who they aren’t. As christians I believe that  this is something we tell each other more than we think. We tell each other things like, “I love you just teh way you are”, or “Don’t change I like you the way you are”, and “be you.” This movie strongly promotes those things. Second this movie also promotes relationships which as christians we are “addicted” to. We have so many realtionships. We have relationships with God, pastors, friends, teachers, missionaries, etc.. So this is also kinda a Christ in the Common example, because God wants us to have good, healthy realtionships. Another example of Christ in the Common is how Hitch never turns people away. Just like God never turns us away, but welcomes us with open arms. In the bible God mentions love three hundred and six times in the bible. Now to me that shows that God really wants to teach us about love. The real question is though will we accept what he is teaching us or will we turn it down. Or simply will we love people no matter who, or what they are or should we love people for lying.

I Strongly agree with Jenny’s annalyis of the song “Man in the Mirror”

Subject

This song by Michael Jackson is all about change.  I also can see how this song has many christian beliefs, and morals. As christians we are taught to help people and share God’s Word with others to change this world, and them.

Content

Right from the begining you can tell that this song is all about him wanting to make a difference in this world, and how he feels good about wanting to make a difference.

“I’m Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . .”

In the second verse we really start to see the christian values start to come out. With him talking about not just walkling past people in need but be a good samaritan and help people who need it.

“As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin’ My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs”

Also in the seoncd verse of this song  the line “Who am I to be blind? Pretending not to see” really makes me think and wonder how we as humans sometimes try not to see other humans that need help. Just because they are less fortunate than us.

Evaluation

I am really happy that Michael Jackson someone who has untold power to affect what people think wrote a song about something so wonderful and something that as chrsitains we are alsways trying to get other’s to do. To help change the world for the better or “Change the Man in the Mirror” you could say to be a better person. This song really makes me wonder how often I have past by people and done nothing. However this song also inspires me to help change the wolrd by helping others, spreading God so these people know that somebody loves them and that there are saved from eternal death. This song also is one of the simpliest examples to me at least of Christ in the Common. Helping people just like God helps us through hard times. I hope that the next time someone heres this song and has thought about helping people but got scared. Gets empowered and changes thier community for the better.

This song talks about September 11th and how Will Smith has to explain what happened to his kids.  He gets really upset because his kids keep asking him why. Than he realizes that he wants to know why? So than he goes on a screaming tangent about how society does all these things, and then he asks why do we do this to ourselves.

The main point of this song is to get us to think about how we do all these terrible things, and rarely ever wonder or ask why. We just do it without thinking about who we are really hurting. In this song Will Smith talks about bombs exploding and little kids having to inhale the fumes and see the effects of this because of war between countries. Than he also wonders why people get arrested when they are only trying to help their family. This song really overall reflects the values of our country in the year or so after September 11th when we all went around wondering why us? That’s why I think Will Smith came out with this song.

When I listen to this song I start to wonder how  many things have I done that hurt other people and then later wonder why did I do this, and come up with an answer like “Well it seems like everybody does it so it will be okay.” However this is not right and I think this is the point that Will Smith is really trying to get at. That we should treat others with kindness and love, which as christians we call this the golden rule treat others the same way you want ot be treated.  There’s another verse Matthew 19:19 “and You shall love your neighbor as yourself. This also shows that this song teaches us to love, respect, and love each other in a way that could stop all the injustice and violence that hurts or even kills innocent people everyday and just gets forgotten about because it happens so much. To me this song really opened my eyes about how sometimes we don’t notice when we aren’t following the golden rule when we should be.