Thursday, February 12, 2009
Question 5. Should science be used to artificially improve someone's intelligence or external appearance?
Personally i feel that science should not be used to improve someone's intelligence or external appearance. Everyone is unique in their own way and scientists should not try to control people and artificially improve their intelligence or external appearance. I feel that we all should be happy the way we are created by God(sry all non-christians).
Sean Seewent down at
4:28 AM
Question 4. Which Charlie do you like the best- the one with an IQ of 68 or the one with an IQ of 200? Why?
I think I prefer the Charlie with an IQ of 200. He is more sensitive to people's feelings and emotion s, for example, the dishwasher incident. Charlie was very indignant when the people ( and himself) laughed at the mentally challenged dishwasher. His indignation and protectiveness was heightened by the fact that he was once like that dishwasher, and that he had been laughing at the boy too. Still, the downside of the Charlie with an IQ of 200 is that he is really intelligent and hence becomes more arrogant and starts to look down on people like Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur.
Sean Seewent down at
4:14 AM
6.The daughter does not have my sympathy.
i feel that she should not have upset her father, who worked so hard for her sake, to save money for her studies. yet, she was so ungrateful and while her father worked consistently, she just deceived him and had fun with her friends all day.
Sean Seewent down at
1:18 AM
5.Do you agree with his lamenting?
Yes, i agree with his lamenting. he must have developed a very strong prejudice against young people as his daughter was once one of them.
Sean Seewent down at
1:17 AM
4. Sympathy for the taximan
I sympathise with the taximan tremendously. it must be very hard for him to accept that his daughter has been hanging out with other people while he drives his taxi all day to save money for the university.
Sean Seewent down at
1:14 AM
3. How realistic Is the story?
I think this is a common scenario in Singapore, and hence I find that it is very realistic. it is true that young people do these vile things just for the sake of money. Hence i feel that what the taximan spoke was true and that he was not making it up.
Sean Seewent down at
1:10 AM
2. The Themes Raised In The Story
I think that one of the main themes raised in the story is the greed of humans. I feel that greed plays a very big part in this story. The taximan has quite a strong dislike for young people but he likes them for they pay him handsomely. This is obviously due to his greed.
Sean Seewent down at
1:05 AM
1. Irony In The Story
I feel that the irony in the story is that the taximan dislikes young people who make themselves "cheap". This dislike might have been heightened by his daughter falling in this category. However, he gets much more money from these young people who just keep on paying him and not bargaining, as compared to adults who bargain and bargain with him. Hence, the irony in the story is his dislike of young teens who make themselves cheap, becoming a sort of "liking" for them as they pay him a lot of money.
Sean Seewent down at
12:57 AM
