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That is Rosetta's premise in simplest terms. From the opening hectic sequence, we learn that Rosetta has been fired, for no apparent reason, from her job working at a factory. From there she attempts to secure other forms of work, but is continually turned down. The search continues, eventually becoming an obsession in her young life, to the point that Rosetta loses touch with her mother, her best friend, and eventually herself. Fortunately, in examining the minute details of this deplorable world, the narrative begins to extrapolate beyond mere plot points, and becomes a searing indictment of the system...
...They may range from a former President to a neighbor next door, but the ailment is always the same: it clutters the brain with tiny bits of protein, slowly robbing victims of their mental power until they are no longer able to do even the simplest chores or recognize their closest friends and kin. So far, medical science has been stymied, unable to treat the disease or slow its fatal progression...
...upcoming Cambridge City Council elections make us question America's electoral politics, already dearly deserving scrutiny. Municipal elections in Cambridge operate on a system of proportional representation, which in its simplest conception dictates that representation in elected government should reflect not merely the majority will, but a portion of the vote in proportion to its size. Cambridge relies upon a particularly intricate system to achieve this end: candidates are ranked by voters and their preferences tallied in a number of successive counts. Those candidates who surpass a predetermined quota are elected, and the votes are redistributed appropriately for subsequent counts...
Damasio cites the case of a young woman who at age 30, shortly after the birth of her second child, entered a netherworld of nonstop epileptic seizures. The seizures damaged a region of the brain called the hippocampus, so that afterward she could no longer recall the simplest things, like having put clothes in the washer or having given her kids permission to visit friends. For six years she has lived in a free-floating present, unable to form new memories or envision the future. Her extended consciousness has been sadly diminished...
...find beauty in the simplest things. Actually, I was thinking last night; I was looking at the title of the movie when I was at the party last night. "American" makes me think of things that are simple and plain, whereas "beauty" is more alluring, and exciting. When I think of "American Beauty," maybe it's this idea: finding the simple beauty of life, finding beauty in the plainest things, and in just being alive...