What are your "plans for death" (do you want to be buried, cremated, etc?)
If you could chose a new profession, what would it be?
What was your favorite subject to study in school? is there a connection between this subject and being a mortician?
Why do you think people are so unforgiving about your profession? How do you justify your profession?

This video was basically TOK in a nutshell!! As I was watching, I couldn't help myself from taking notes. When I was in New York this summer at Sarah Lawrence College my professor, Tom, told us to always pay attention and take notes because they might come in handy when you least expect them too. So, some of the few things that stood out in this video were:

1) "sharing the benefits of life is the benefit of life" (15:32) I think that this quote is extremely powerful because it has the ability to teach a lesson and also make you think. Personally, I think that being able to teach and tell other people things you have learned is one of the most beautiful things a person can do. Why would we go to school and learn a bunch of things to just sit at home and let it fuster in our brains when we can tell other people about the weird fact you learned in science or something you hated in math? The things we learn everyday are meant to be shared or else there is no point in learning them.

2) "power comes from open inquiry" (17:24) One his main points was the thought that we must all test things, and most importantly question things. He states that "authority comes from the validity of testing information" thus the most powerful people are people that have the ability to test and warp information and knowledge until they are truly satisfied with the results. Because, as we all know "Knowledge is Power."

Finally, something that has really stuck with me after this video was over was when Stephen said, "Never stop saying why". Deep down all of us have the short bursts and tendencies to want to ask a question, even if it is stupid or feels childish, but none the less, asking questions is so incredibly important (as Stephen suggests) and it is crucial to never loose that childish, five year old persona of thinking "why is the sky blue?"

... I dont know if I am doing this right, but our group read the section about Brand Loyalty. I thought that this chapter was so relevant and true that after reading several different lines, I couldnt help but think to myself "that is so true." I thought the most interesting part of this chapter was the section about "Fanboys" and how "Fanboys" are created and why they are such a big part of Brand loyalty. Also, when my group was discussing the experiement done about Pepsi vs. Coke I thought it was hilarious to listen to Tara rant about how Coke is better than Pepsi (Proof that Brand Loyalty is really) All and all, we learned that really, we are not so smart.