Author: Julieta

PR Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is my favorite play from Shakespeare. Reading Romeo and Juliet, watching the movie, and reciting the Prologue has been a deeply emotional experience for me. The story of these young lovers makes me feel sadness, admiration and frustration.

I love that Romeo’s and Juliet’s love is “prohibited”, it reminds me that we don’t get to choose how we feel, but we can choose how to act upon it. Their love was so strong it ended their lives, I think this gives two messages, firstly how powerful real love can be. Second is how vulnerable we become when we love someone, we don’t think straight and every decision is taken with the heart and not mind, as seen in the play.

While watching the end of the movie I realized that sometimes we, humans act as wild animals, we are so intelligent yet so primitive. For example, the war between Capulets and Montagues, they hate and fight each other for no reason, and the only thing that stopped this unreasonable war was the death of both of their children.

Overall, Romeo and Juliet is a strong reminder of the power of love and the destructiveness of hate. It makes me think about my own life and relationships, and inspires me to value love as well as thinking rationally.

IRJE #6

In the book limitless by Jim Kwik, the author shows several techniques for improving focus, developing a growth mindset, and optimizing brain health through nutrition and lifestyle changes. Through practical tips and exercises, Kwik encourages readers to overcome limiting beliefs and tap into their innate abilities to achieve success in various areas of life.

“So often the answers we want are there, but we are not asking the right questions to shine a spotlight on them”

I chose this quote because I think it remarks the importance on how we view things, if we always look for the negative aspects, life will show us the negative reasons, in other hand, if we change the way we think about our selves and our situations, the things that approach to us are positive. The solutions to many of our problems or the answers we seek are often present, but we fail to recognize them because we are asking the wrong questions.

IRJE #5 Julieta

Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik. The author, Jim Kwik, is discussing the power of mindset in achieving success and personal growth. “The truth is that we are all limitless. The only limits we have are the ones we impose on ourselves.” (Kwik, 2020, p. 27) This quotation shows the central theme of the book, emphasizing that our potential is not limited by external circumstances but by our own beliefs and mindset. It highlights the importance of overcoming self-imposed limitations to unlock our full potential and lead an exceptional life. The message is empowering and encourages readers to adopt a growth mindset, believing in their ability to learn, grow, and achieve their goals. Kwik’s assertion that our brains can be trained and improved is supported by scientific research on neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections. By emphasizing this point, Kwik challenges readers to take control of their own learning and cognitive abilities, empowering them to overcome challenges and achieve their goals. I like that this book is non fiction and provides facts to support the main idea. It challenges readers to rethink their capabilities, embrace a growth mindset, and unlock their full potential, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and exceptional life.

Brave New World & Amusing Ourselves to Death

In both Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman, the authors critique how technology and entertainment affect society. Huxley shows a future where pleasure and technology make life shallow. Postman warns that too much entertainment and trivial information can harm critical thinking. Both of the books remind us to think about how we use technology and media in our lives.

I think that the books have connections with our reality in different ways, in Huxley’s world they are based on pleasure, now a days we want to do everything as simpler and faster as we can, the less we think the better, we base our decisions on temporal pressure or satisfaction. In Postman’s book, we can relate on how TV and phones have affected our ways of learning, we can’t focus on things that are “boring” because we are used to the instant pleasure of scrolling and having all the information we want when we want. Both books have the same purpose just with different ways of developing it.

About me – #5

My name is Julieta Piña and I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the age of six I moved to Mexico with my family. I went to San Roberto International school until 9th grade and then continued my studies at Tec Santa Catarina. I like to hang out with friends and family, my favorite color is green, I love food and to travel. I came to Brookes West Shore for 6 months as an exchange student.