Hum/111 Week 1 Assignment

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The assignment that has had the most impact on me was an assignment given by my acting instructor. Two other classmates and I were called to the front of the class. We were instructed to think of something we wanted more than anything in the world and imagine it floating just above our heads. It was also explained that with each attempt to pull it down, the thing we wanted more than anything in the world would move further out of our grasp. We only had two minutes to get it down and would be killed at the end of the two minutes if we did not succeed in getting it down. At the time I thought it was a waste of time to jump and reach for the something I knew would move further away with each attempt, so I began thinking of all of the ways I could get it down without having to jump for it. Instead of frantically jumping to pull it down, I took a few moments to come up with a plan. I decided to use a hanger from the prop closet to give my reach more length and to possibly throw at the object in an effort to get it down. Right as I was about to begin trying to get the thing I wanted most down, my time ran out and I was killed. One of my classmates didn’t try at all and the other tried but put little effort into it. …show more content…

I must admit I’d have to agree with her. She explained that life was a struggle and it required work. Often times in our lives our dreams and goals are in arms reach but seem to move further away the closer we get to achieving them. She wanted to see how badly we wanted what we imagined. She inferred, the way we approached the exercise is the way we approach life and thought we should take a moment to reflect before moving on to the next exercise. At the time I was going through a great deal in my home and work life and had an epiphany during that time of

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