Cassandra was a person in Greek mythology. She was not just any person, she was a cursed person hence the term, Cassandra’s curse. She was gifted with being able to tell the future. That’s really cool, right? Like you could bet on football games or become a pro gambler. No, not when your in ancient Greece because first, there’s no football, and second, you can’t actually predict things in a normal language for other people to understand. You would mostly talk in riddles. Like if there’s a tsunami coming you would say something like “I see the earth’s plates moving, water rushing.” Well even if people could understand you, there was a curse to this gift. No one would listen to you. Also, you couldn’t see the future always. It would be a sort of a random event, like a seizure but less harmful to you. Specifically you. People like Cassandra exist today. Of course, not the 100% future predicting part but the part where they can tell something is going to go badly. Like people who predicted something in Sudan would go badly, only when the person is in high rank or has a connection is s/he listened to. Like a commoner saying to the president that Sudan would go to crap compared to like a general saying it. Only the high ranking people are listened to. Kinda shows the social division in our world right? Powerful people have all of the voice. You could try it if you don’t believe me. Research something that is not widely world known and post it on social media. Is it seen or even noticed?
This is a link for a CNN 10 video for the challenger explosion.https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2013/06/03/vault-backstory-1986-challenger-disaster.cnn
This is a link for a CNN 10 video for the challenger explosion.https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2013/06/03/vault-backstory-1986-challenger-disaster.cnn
I like how you added examples about Sudan and the differences between how much authority people have. I also liked the quote "People like Cassandra exist today" because that is an actually true statement that I believe. There are things on social media that aren't really being considered as important even though it's staring us right in the face. Do you think you're one of those people?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on how the social division affects who listens to us. I believe that if I was to have a Cassandra moment and posted it on social media, No one would listen to me. But sometimes, people post fake news and other people believe them. Then what happens? Would you believe them?
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