Research suggests that our moral senses are deeply tied to our worldview. Through publications of relevant publications of sort of stories on my website, I believe, the Human experience to global matters, like climate change, water scarcity, food insecurity, poverty, endangered cultures, and sustainability, can be improved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ9M8XfhwUY Stories provide opportunities to examine global themes that emphasize our ...
Rally for Rivers / Rally für Flüsse / Rally para Rios / Rally para los Ríos
Our rivers are dying. We can no longer turn a blind eye as we stand on the threshold of the gravest crisis of our times. Water scarcity affects every continent and around 2.8 billion people around the World at least one month out of every year. More than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tg1OaK_JzM Rally ...
1997-08-31 Paris, France / Candle in the Wind / Kerze im Wind / Vela no Vento / Vela en el Viento
On 31 August 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales, died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. Her boyfriend and the driver of the Mercedes were pronounced dead at the scene; the bodyguard of Diana was the only survivor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21KKmOhKuaU Although the media blamed the paparazzi that have ...
2003-08-30 Los Angeles, USA / Harmonica say Goodbye / Harmonika verabschiedet Sich / Harmônica diz Adeus / Harmonica dice Adiós
Charles Bronson was born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, in a Roman Catholic family of Lithuanian descent as the 11th of 15 children. He learned to speak English when he was a teenager; before that, he spoke Lithuanian and Russian. Charles Bronson worked at many odd jobs until joining a theatrical group in Philadelphia. He made several appearances on television ...
1982-08-29 London, UK / As Time goes By / Wie die Zeit vergeht / O Tempo Passa / Como pasa el Tiempo
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. When she was two years old, her mother died. Her father, who was an artist and photographer, died when she was 13. In the years before he died, he wanted her to become an opera star, and had her take ...
1972-08-29 Vienna, Austria / Girl under the Lantern / Mädchen unter der Laterne / Menina sob a Lanterna / Chica bajo la Linterna
Kurzfilm zum Lied 'Lili Marleen' von Anton Schütz, Soldat im 2. Weltkrieg, liebte die Frauen und das Lied 'Lili Marleen'. Vor allem aber stand er leidenschaftlich gerne hinter der Kamera. Was dabei herauskam, entdeckte sein Neffe Gerd Schütz rund 70 Jahre später auf einer der 9,5mm-Filmrollen. Man könnte behaupten hier befindet sich eines der weltweit ersten Musikvideos ...
Are we Alone? / Sind wir Allein? / Estamos Sozinho? / Estamos Solo?
The chance of us being the only living organisms in the universe is extremely small and that the necessary ingredients for life as we know it are extremely common all over the universe. We are not likely alone in the universe if you look at how common the ingredients of life are. Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon is ...
Overpopulation / Überbevölkerung / Superpopulação / Superpoblación
Overpopulation refers to the relationship between the Human population and its environment, the Earth, or to smaller geographical areas such as countries. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births, a decline in mortality rates, an increase in immigration, or a depletion of resources. Scientists suggest that the Human impact on the environment as a result of overpopulation, profligate consumption ...
The Call / Der Anruf / A Chamada / La Llamada
War is a state of armed conflict between societies. It is generally characterized by extreme aggression, destruction, and mortality, using regular or irregular military forces. While some scholars see war as a universal and ancestral aspect of Human nature, others argue it is a result of specific socio-cultural or ecological circumstances. The earliest recorded evidence of war ...
Racial Preference / Rassenpräferenz / Preferência Racial / Preferencia Racial
Having racial preferences is nothing new, nor is it scandalous. Having a racial preference of your partner might simply mean you find that particular race more attractive or it is simply the only race you have ever been actively exposed to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjSh_esW9W4 Mixed racials, despite being raised in equal measure by black and white parents, had to admit ...
1975-08-27 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Lion of Judah / Löwe von Juda / Leão de Judá / León de Judá
Rastafari is an Abrahamic religion developed in Jamaica during the 1930's. Central is a monotheistic belief in a single God, referred to as Jah, who partially resides within each individual. The former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, is given central importance. Many Rastas regard him as an incarnation of Jah on Earth and as the Second ...
A Space Odyssey / Eine All Odyssee / Odisseia no Espaço / Odisea del Espacio
A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science-fiction film followings a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient computer Hal after the discovery of a mysterious black monolith affecting Human Evolution. The film deals with the themes of existentialism, Human Evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life. A Space Odyssey contains no dialogue for the first and last 20 minutes giving the spectature a primarily nonverbal experience but in which music would play a vital ...
2004-08-26 New York, USA / Self Control / Selbstkontrolle / Autocontrole / Auto Control
Self-control is the ability to regulate one's emotions, thoughts, and behavior in the face of temptations and impulses. Self-control is a cognitive process that is necessary for regulating one's behavior in order to achieve goals. One of the most common Self-control dilemmas involves the Desire for a unhealthy lifestyle and drug or alcohol consumption versus the Desire ...
Beauty Standards / Schönheitsideale / Beleza Ideal / Ideal de Belleza
The Feminine Beauty Ideal is the socially constructed notion that physical attractiveness is one of women's most important assets, and something all women should strive to achieve and maintain. Feminine Beauty Ideal are rooted in heteronormative beliefs, and heavily influence women of all sexual orientations. The Feminine Beauty Ideal, which also includes female body shape, varies from culture ...
1900-08-25 Weimar, Germany / Thus Spoke Zarathustra / Also sprach Zarathustra / Assim Falou Zaratustra / Así habló Zaratustra
Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, poet, philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on Western philosophy and modern intellectual history. He resigned his work on art, philology, history, religion, tragedy, culture, and science due to health problems that plagued him most of his life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfsU_p5yqUc At age 44, he suffered a mental breakdown and a complete loss of his mental faculties. He lived ...
Make a Difference / Mach einen Unterschied / Faça a Diferença / Hace la Diferencia
Some of the things that is going to happen when you look out and see, 'What can I contribute to, what can I give?' I guarantee you, you're going to have a voice that is saying, 'It's just no use … it's out of control now.' There will be a voice telling you that you are wasting ...
Fear, Anger or Indifference / Angst, Wut oder Gleichgültigkeit / Medo, Raiva ou Indiferença / Miedo, Ira o Indiferencia
Islamophobia is defined as intense dislike or fear of Islam, hostility or prejudice towards Muslims. Islamophobia is a response to the emergence of a distinct Muslim public identity globally, resulting from the September 11 attacks. Others have associated it with the increased presence of Muslims in the United States and in the European Union. Anti-Muslim hostility is seen ...
Moving Beyond / Darüber Hinaus / Mudar para Além / Cambiar más Allá
The Matrix draws from and makes reference to numerous cinematic and literary works, and concepts from mythology, religion and philosophy. The Matrix also makes reference to the ideas of Budhism, Christianity, Gnosticism, Hinduism, and Judaism. The Matrix premise resembles the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax2bQOZy6Sc Interpretations of The Matrix often reference Baudrillard's philosophy to demonstrate that the film is an allegory for contemporary experience ...
2017-08-22 Natal, Brazil / Monthly Birthday Party / Monatliche Geburtstagsfeier / Festa de Aniversário Mensal / Fiesta de cumpleaños Mensual
Rio 2016 war toll, aber 2017 hat das Potenzial, noch besser zu sein. 2017 ist ein Jahr, in dem Sie alles haben können! Lieben Sie sich für das, was Sie sind, haben Sie Vertrauen und Mut. Holen Sie sich, was Sie wollen! Es ist okay, etwas egoistisch zu sein und sich um sich selbst zu kümmern! Am 22. ...
Only Breath / Nur Atmen / Só Respire / Solo Respire
Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu - Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion - or cultural system. I am not from the East - or the West, not out of the ocean or up - from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not - composed of elements at all. I do not exist, - am not an entity ...
Turn off your Television / Schalte Dein Fernseher aus / Desligue sua Televisão / Apague su Televisor
We're in a lot of trouble!! - Because you people and 62 million other Americans are listening to me right now. - Because less than 3% of you people read books. - Because less than 15% of you read newspapers. - Because the only truth you know is what you get over this tube. - Right now, there is a ...
Symphony of Time / Symphonie der Zeit / Sinfonia do Tempo / Sinfonía del Tiempo
Our experience of time is an illusion; there is no clock out there in the World.No Clock, keeping time!No Clock, out there in the World! - Space and time are tools of our understanding. - Time is just a concept, an illusion, a construct of the mind. -The concept of the time, creates what we call the ...
We are the Savior / Wir sind der Retter / We are the savior / Nós somos o Salvador / Somos el Salvador
We may be quick to blame secret organizations, greedy corporations and corrupt politicians for the state of the environment and economy. The harsh truth is that the World is in its current state because humanity, as a World-wide population, is evolving and taking the World with it. We all now stand at the precipice of the greatest ...
1988-08-20 Yellowstone, USA / Black Saturday / Schwarzer Samstag / Sábado Preto / Sábado Negro
On August 20, the single worst day of the Yellowstone fires of 1988 and later named Black Saturday, more than 150,000 acres (610 km2) were consumed during one of many intense fires. The Yellowstone fires of 1988 together formed the largest wildfire in the recorded history of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. On that single day, more land ...
A furtive Tear / Eine verstohlene Träne / Uma Lágrima Furtiva / Una Furtiva Lagrima
Nemorino, a poor peasant, is in Love with Adina, a beautiful landowner, but she is not interested in a relationship with an innocent, rustic man. To win her heart, Nemorino buys a Love potion with all the money he has in his pocket. That Love potion is actually a cheap red wine sold by Dulcamara, but when ...