The impact of an end (in a movie)

How To Lose Friends & Alienate People (from now on mentioned  as "the movie" for the sake of convenience)  is an interesting movie whose basic summary without spoilers can be found here.

The odd thing with this movie is that the comes so surprisingly fast and with so little reason that the once charming and pleasant tale to something that felt rushed and confusing at the end. 

A strange thing happened a few days later though, the ending of the movie became irrelevant to me and whenever I look back at the movie I remember it for what it was, a pleasant light comedy. Such a forgettably bad ending then takes a movie and allows it to sit in my mind as a good experience.

This small revelation led me to contemplate the real effect the endings of movies have on me. After a few minutes though I decided that the end of a movie can leave a bad last impression, but not enough to ruin the experience for me.

Thats my two cents...

"Will this be on network access?"

Often during the school day I am surrounded by PowerPoint presentations and more and more I am realizing that this program is not nearly as helpful as I first thought. 

What I notice most is that this program is gradually becoming less of a learning tool and more of a "lesson in a box". What I mean by this is that it decreases the amount that a teacher's personal ability affects the effectiveness of the lesson. While this can be a lifesaver to inexperienced or less skilled teachers, more experienced or skilled teachers may be losing more chances to truly stand out. 

But, since I am not a teacher I will focus more on the effects PowerPoint presentations have on me as a student. Most notably I notice a very negative reaction among my peers and myself whenever we find out that the whole lesson will be included onto network access. This mainly consists of the amount of notes taken being decreased significantly followed by a significant lack of attention.

Of course this doesnt apply to every situation and often whenever a teacher can make a PowerPoint interactive and untilized as a learning TOOL I find it is a very useful program indeed, unfortunately though many cases of PowerPoint dependancy are also seen every day.