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Individual task 4

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:59:18 +0000

The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatzso is the 14th reincarnation of the Buddha. He is the head of state and the Tibetan people’s spiritual leader. He was born on the 6th of July, 1935, (with his original name Lhamo Dhondrub) to a farming family in the village of Takster in northeast Tibet. He was renamed ‘Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso’ meaning Holy Lord. He was recognised to be the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama at the age of two. A group of Tibetans monks were seeking out to find the new Dalai Lama had travelled to the village of Takster because of a vision recieved by one of the regents searching for the new Dalai Lama.

His actions would be regarded as an exemplary moral integrity because of his selfless actions to try and help his people. He said that if the troubles worsen then he would step down from his position as leader. This proves that he is a very noble person, he is willing to give up his position for the well being of many people

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jul/dalailama.html

http://www.tibet.com/DL/biography.html

http://www.the-dalai-lama.com/

Journal 15

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:26:33 +0000

Roger’s conscience is telling him to no help save the drowning boy and just keep on moving. This decision was most liekely made by his ‘bad side’ of his conscience.

“To be like salt, like a city on a hill and like a light that would light the way for others. His followers were to be a good influence on others and try to get other people to do the right thing”, is one of Jesus’ teachings.

I believe that this teaching will help people with their decisions, especially decisions on which side of our conscience we should follow.

Journal 14

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:50:15 +0000

Beatitudes:
1. How blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of God is theirs.
2. Blessed are the gentle; they shall have the earth as their inheritance.
3. Blessed are those who mourn; they shall be comforted.
4. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; they shall have their fill.
5. Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy.
6. Blessed are the pure of heart; for they shall see God.
7. Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called children of God.
8. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Beatitude Values:
1. Putting trust in God not things.
2. Humility in all we do; non-violence
3. Patient suffering and enduring hardships reap their reward.
4. Getting involved, helping the downtrodden; working for the equality of people.
5. Mercy and forgiveness.
6. Loving God with one’s whole heart, whole mind, whole soul.
7. Peacemaking; loving those who are hard to love.
8. Being willing to suffer for the right thing even if abused verbally or physically; accepting the consequences of living a good life.

Beatitudes for today:

1. Blessed are you in your poverty; you are not shut in the false world of convention, riches, and human security.
2. Blessed are you because you are gentle; you refuse violence and aggressiveness.
3. Blessed are you because you mourn for shall you be comforted.
4. Blessed are you because you hunger and thirst for justice; your heart beats in the rhythm of the heart of Jesus.
5. Blessed are you because you are merciful; you attach your heart to misery; you will receive mercy.
6. Blessed are you because your heart is pure; you do not accept compromises.
7. Blessed are you because at all times and at every moment you want to be an instrument of peace; seeking reconciliation above all things.
8. Blessed are you because you have allowed your own conscience to develop; you have accepted persecution; you have not been afraid to proclaim the truth.

Journal enrty 11

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:42:57 +0000

‘Interactive TV’ refers to people being able to ‘interact’ with the TV. They intercat by adding channels that they enjoy to watch to favourites and being able to watch TV through a broadband connection.

The reason why interactive TV is called TV 2.0 is because this is current and more modern type of television.

Positives of interactive TV: being able to watch TV when you’re out and about , if they have a laptop and a broadband connection they are to watch TV pretty much anywhere and people are able to make your own modifications to suit their likes.

Negatives of interactive TV: If a person’s internet is capped their speed will drop down a lot and may even drop to around dial up speed which wouldn’t allow them to download programs as fast.

Apple TV didn’t enable direct access to iTunes, it had to be accessed using a sepearte device which had access to iTunes to get the content. Now it allows direct access to iTunes and its access to iTunes allows it to stream music and videos directly to the device.

Journal 12

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:13:14 +0000

The Ten Commandments:
I, the Lord, am your God who brought you out of slavery. You shall have no other gods except me. C
You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain. D
Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. F
Honour your father and your mother. H
You shall not kill. J
You shall not commit adultery. B
You shall not steal. E
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. I
You shall not covet your neighbour’s spouse. G
You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbour. A

Journal 13

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:48:28 +0000

1) Being in a relationshiop with God requires me to: knowing and responding to the love of God has for you, loving and respecting yourself as made in God’s image and showing love and respect towards everyone else who God also loves.

2) You would not steal what belongs to your neigbour and you should show your respect towards them

Journal 12

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:40:19 +0000

The 10 Commandments

You shall have no other Gods except me. C
You shall not take the name of the lord, your God in vain. D
Remember and keep the Sabbath day holy. F
Respect your father and mother. H
You must not kill. J
You must not commit adultery. B
You must not steal. A
You must not give false evidence against your neighbour. I
You shall not be envious of his wife. G
You shall not be envious of anything that belongs to your neigbour. E

Journal entry 10

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:19:41 +0000

People and companies can upload their own advertisments as digital videos. It’s quite an effective way to advertise their products or services because Youtube is popular and have many users. This way, millions of people can view the video and advertisments. Youtube also have seperate advertisments but youtube will charge a fee for this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkS2DJ6VX_g

Jounal entry 8

ple03 — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:09:31 +0000

I would go and call the security gurads or the police to deal with the youths. I would do this because I don’t want make the situation any more worse. I don’t want to interfere with anyone because they group of youths may go after me. I am only doing this because I’m following my own conscience.

I would try to suggest something else to do instead of causing a riot. If they did not agree, I’d just leave them. I think its the best option because I don’t thnk its right to start a riot just for entertainment.

Individual task 3

ple03 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:13:47 +0000

To me, moral integrity is to make selfless decisions or actions whenever facing a moral dilemma. An action that is made because of pure belief or just following the your conscience, whether if it is right or wrong regardless of the consequences that will most likely to follow.

Maximillian Kolbe is regarded as a Christian of great moral integrity. Whilst in prison at Auschwitz, he was often beaten by soldiers if he ever became tired and just stopped working. He was a priest and despite being torchered and being constantly beaten up soilders, he still managed to comfort the other prisoners and taught them the way of God. Kolbe continued his duties as a priest and heard confessions from the other prisoners. He even volunteered to move the corpses of the prisoners who had been torchered and died. He had many times smuggled bread and wine and celebrate mass, obviously secretly so the soildiers won’t see. During the time he spent in prison some people had escaped from prison. As a consequence, people had to be killed to make up for the punishment. Ten men were chosen to die, one of which had a family. Kolbe begged the soldiers to swap places with this man. He convinced them by telling the soldiers that he was a catholic priest, old and useless.

I think Kolbe decided to sacrifice himself for the man because he believed that it was the right thing to do, he might have even followed in the footsteps of Jesus, as Jesus sacrificed himself for the world. As Kolbe saw himself as an aged priest and had no family, and the young man had his own family to raise. The young man may perhaps one day return back to his family.