Art Reflecting Society In the Renaissance

On January 16th, 1632 a body was dissected by Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. It was painted, and was called “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp”, an oil painting on canvas. This painting was created by a man called Rembrandt. This painting was a reflection to society, by telling us that people in the Renaissance were eager to learn more about life, and the human body. In the painting you can see people in the background observing the body. There are even a few people in the background taking notes on what is happening in that time. This painting tells us that there were many people interested in finding facts about life. They did this to fulfil their knowledge about living figures, and its surroundings. Doctor Tulp broke the rules of the church, as these surgeons were only aloud one dissection a year, and that only of an animal. People in the Renaissance were very confident in themselves to find out new things about the world, including, the life forms living in it, and the people, would even break certain rules to do so.

The Driving Forces of The Renaissance

The rediscovery of ancient knowledge was an important driving force. It not only created the Renaissance, but kept it going as well. The scholars found out more about the past, and wanted to add on the knowledge. The scholars were curious about the world, so the scholars went to travel the oceans to find answers, thus creating trade routes. By traveling the oceans, they created new technology as they found out more information about the world.

I Believe

Happiness, a feeling, that makes us feel joy inside us. A feeling that makes us feel we can do anything in the world, but… there are many ways to retrieve happiness. Many people say that money can’t buy happiness, well I say “Why not”. If you buy something that makes you smile, for example a comedy movie, and you laugh at the movie that brings you happiness.
An old man and his wife are losing their dear son. He is in the hospital. He suffered from cancer, but the parents payed a lot of money to the hospital to cure their son. So in the end the child wakes up and the family is able to see their son again, through the great workmanship of the doctors, but this all had to be payed for. So in the end the mother and father of the child were so happy. The fine facilities and technology used to cure their beloved son were all through money. What brought this family back together, to let their son see the light of day again, to let him live, and lead an extraordinary life, was afforded it. These people had the money to cure their son of a disastrous disease, thus giving money to the hospital, to making them try their hardest into fixing their son, resulting into happiness for the family, as their son was finally cured.
On the Malaysian holiday, Hari Raya, my dad, my brothers, my uncles, and I, go to the mosque to pray. After praying, when walking to our car we see beggars who are begging for food, some of these beggars have no legs, no family; some are even children, who are alone. So my father, when he sees this he will give money to them and after that, the beggars will buy themselves food, in order to make them happy.
When we were in Penang, we were staying in a great hotel, with a pool and a water slide. So we went out to eat Nasi Malayu which just means Malay food, this restaurant which has Nasi Melayu is not a five star restaurant with air condition or fine marble tables. So we eat the delicious food, and my dad spots a poor person who has no money or home, who is probably starving standing outside the restaurant begging for some food. So my dad, being as kind as he is, buys that poor old man food, and not standard food, my dad buys him a mountain full of rice and put on gravy like that mountain of rice is having an avalanche. That beggar is so grateful to my dad, and is happy that my dad had bought the food for him.
Money can by happiness to a certain extent. Sometimes money can be a little pain but it still can by you happiness, but will be a pain if you abuse using the money buying things that make you happy but are illegal. So finally I believe that money can buy happiness.
To a certain extent!!

Boy in Striped Pajamas

An individual should stand up for themselves when he/she is being accused for something they didn’t do, but people are afraid to do this as the consequence might be death, or being tortured. It might benefit the individual by making other bystanders join the individual and start asking questions until there is a group of bystanders to force the people who are threatening to stop what they are doing. For instance the Jews were scared to stand up to the Nazi’s as they were afraid of the Nazi’s reign and power, they knew that they could stand up, and new this was wrong, but if one of the Jews had enough courage to stand up for the rest and say this was wrong, the others might find the strength to stand up too, and force the Nazi’s to stop what they are doing. You shouldn't accept the situation that you are in. You should ask questions, and start asking the Nazi's, why? Why are they doing this to us. We are all human. We should not be accused for something we did not do. We should fight back. These are questions and statements that people, during the holocaust should ask. Eventually, people will start catching on, and start to force the Nazi's to stop this madness.

Choir: The Power of The Void

The International School of Kuala Lumpur provides (Silence) an exceptional education that challenges each student to develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding to become a highly successful, spirited, socially responsible global citizen.

I chose to put the 'silence' after "provides" because it would leave the reader thinking "what does ISKL provide"?. "is it good or bad"?.