My Plan
"The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality." ~ T.S. Eliot ~
Maps and life are two things I never really understood. Therefore, to map out my future life seems like even more of an enigma. I am more of a throw the map out the window, hope the truck doesn't break down and see where the road takes you kind of girl. However, I do know the general direction I am aiming for and a couple of stops I'd like to make along the way. So while the map of my upcoming life is not exactly drawn to scale, I can offer a rough draft of "spontaneously planned" sites and goals.
The personal me wants to fly and to skydive. She wants to master the art of driving a manual vehicle uphill and then move on to motorcycles. By 2008 I will have seen my first opera and the original The Kiss painting by Gustav Klimt. And I will go to the art museums of every city I travel through and reside in. I will learn how to play the drums, regardless of the fact that I am a girl. I may also continue to sing, which, because I was a girl, became the childhood replacement for playing the drums. I learned how to coo, not pound, and I appreciate it but I still plan on pounding. I also hope to figure out my spiritual disturbance and become a consistent walker. Not only because I do not have a reliable vehicle but also because, why not? I'm young and healthy and people don't walk enough. I personally will revive walking.
In terms of traveling I want to see it all. Not only because I believe that this will enhance my skills as a teacher but also because I know that this will always positively benefit my students. If I get to hear the bells that tolled for Hemingway I will have a better perspective on the literature and can cement the setting more strongly in students' minds, hopefully inspiring them to go see these places firsthand. In the United States, San Francisco, New Orleans, Savannah and New York City are at the top of my list. However, first I have my heart set on Italy, Spain and the Latin American countries. For clarification's sake I do not desire just to see these places but rather to live them.
After reading McKibben and Hurst’s articles in the book Food Matters, both authors present arguments on “industrial farming”, and although Hurst provides a realistic sense on farming, McKibben’s suggestions should be what we think about.
Mark Twain’s book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, educates high school students on how the Southern society operated at that time. When analyzing the novel, one can see that Twain’s writing clearly does not endorse slavery or the use of derogatory language toward African-Americans. In a petition to remove this book from a high school required reading list, a school board in New Jersey concluded, "the literary value of the book outweighed the negative aspect of the language employed.” (2) Huckleberry Finn is a satirical novel that was written to show the flaws of 19th century American society. It shows how people thought and acted back then, and points out what was wrong with the white supremacy mindset of many Southerners during these years. “The book itself is a great testament that...
There is a major argument among literary critics whether Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is or is not a racist novel. The question boils down to the depiction of Jim, the black slave, and to the way he is treated by Huck and others. In the 1950s the effort to banish The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from required classroom reading lists came publicly to the floor again, not chiefly on the grounds that its depiction of black characters and the use of the word “nigger” were demeaning to African-American students. Many feel that Twain uses the word too loosely. However, many believe that Huck Finn should be taught in schools on the grounds that the novel’s racist theme accurately depicted what life was like for a slave in pre- Civil War times.
The thought of traveling sounds so fun, interesting and spontaneous. The two places I hope to travel to the most are Puerto Rico and Germany. I would like to travel to Puerto Rico because I would love to learn more about the place I was descended from. My reasoning for wanting to travel to Germany is because it’s outside the U.S. I have never been to another country, and I’m curious to see how different it is from here. I also picked two places that are very different from each other, so I could have a total different experience on each trip. These two places have some similarities, but they are more different then not. Overall, I would just love to explore and see a place that is so different from the customs, traditions,
Lauded by literary critics, writers and the general reading public, Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn commands one of the highest positions in the canon of American literature. On an international level, it is “a fixture among the classics of world literature” (Kaplan 352). It “is a staple from junior high . . . to graduate school” and “is second only to Shakespeare in the frequency with which it appears in the classroom . . . ” (Carey-Webb 22). During the push for school desegregation in the 1950s, however, many parents raised serious objections to the teaching of this text. These objections centered around Twain's negative characterization of Jim and his extensive use of the term “nigger” throughout the text. Many people felt this characterization, along with the most powerful racial epithet in the English language, were insensitive to African Americn heritage and personally offensive in racially mixed classrooms.
In conclusion, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, although very controversial, is a novel where learning is inevitable. Whether it be learning from the overall message that the beautifully crafted story promotes for others, or discovering all of Twain's indirect lessons taught, it is a very prestigious piece of literature. Although many of the novel's critics base their ideas solely on Twain’s diction incorporated, most specifically his use of the word “nigger,” the novel does not become any less valuable. The meaning and purpose behind all of Twain's choices withheld in it, only reveal truths and openness concerning America, what it used to be back in the 1800s, and what it is now. Therefore, if it is to be taught in schools, it should
The Rage to Master: The Decisive Role of Talent in the Visual Arts was a chapter in the book The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice by Scott B. Kaufman. This chapter was written by Ellen Winner and Jennifer E. Drake. In the chapter, the authors attempt to separate hard work (commonly referred to as deliberate practice in the literature, but they prefer the term: “rage to master”) from talent. They argue that talent is innate, and therefore exists prior to hard work. A rage to master leads to hard work, and hard work within a domain leads to increasing levels of achievement. They propose four possible groups combining hard work and talent. Using children and drawing as an example, the first group consists of the majority
Expecting the worst, the author of this article visited an industrial farm to see a tomato operation. The Bruce Rominger's farm was different than many other industrial farms. For instance it grows more than just corn and soybeans. Instead it grows 6,000 acres of tomatoes, wheat, sunflowers, safflower, onions, alfalfa, sheep, rice and more. So on this industrial farm there is a diversity of crops, crop rotation, cover crops (crops that are planted basically to maintain the soil), and (mostly) real food. The crops that are grown here are not meant to be junk food, animal feed, or biofuel. That's what crops should be grown for. Tomatoes cover the ground for hundreds of yards in every direction on an 82 acre field. Water and fertilizer are supplied equally to all of the plants through underground tubes, this reduces the amount of waste and run
The world in which the human race lives in relies heavily on factory farming to provide food to over seven billion people. This method of food production is deemed normal and efficient in today’s society, yet has minute advantages. If we took the time to learn the conditions and technicalities of how factory farming actually operates, we would discover that the overall effects to the environment and human health are detrimental. Realistically, people are not going to stop consuming animal products, so instead, people should be conscious of how their food is being produced so that they may be informed in order to make changes in their dietary habits to better their own well being, as well as that of the environment’s.
... dedication put into each little carving and sculpture; personally (my artist self) gives up if a project is taking too long because then I over analyze the piece and over work it, or I simply just get bored.
I do not want my future to be realistic because I want to do the things that hope to do, not just say it. I would like to travel around the world just to be adventure and for charities work. I hope one day I get to visit Paris, Russian, and Italy because I want to experience different cultures. I am hoping people will stop looking at the color of my skin or gender to identify me instead of asking myself that question. I hope to be successful in my career field and more ambitious about what to come later on. I am optimistic I will find a significant other who will understand and live me for who I am. I do not know what the future holds for me, but I am hoping that it is something I will be satisfied with. I want to be finances stable and not have too much student loan even thought that is unlikely to happen. I know I might be heading down the right path, but I convince I reach my destination even when it takes ten years to
I will face many more personal struggles and obstacles as I try to accomplish more. The fear of failure that has always permeated my every thought, the idea that I have placed in my mind since young; the futility of life, the fear that no matter what I do it will have no meaning. My fear is a prison that binds me with chains of futility, and the more I struggle the more rigid the chains become. But I believe that if I set a plan to work towards these wishes, and if I succeed in making this plan effective, then it will start a domino effect on my mentality. I will be showing myself that I can vanquish this beast imprisoning me in my own mind, this beast known as anxiety; then I will be able to move confidently towards a future that I wish for. So my plan for the present will be to work on being an excellentist instead of a perfectionist, fixing my poor time management skills, and mending my poor habits. To do this I will try and log how I spend my time and plan accordingly, try different kinds of anxiety and stress relief, such as meditation and exercise, and cut back on the hobbies that I find
Throughout my life, I have been surrounded by the arts. Ever since I was little, the world of the arts captivated me to the extent of me getting into the arts today. The role that my art plays in my life is that it helps me express my emotions, dreams, views of the world, along with my voice. With Studying Fine Art at the Academy of art University, I can get the right to “be yourself” in a way, that gives me, the artist, the freedom to paint/draw what-what I please, in me own creative way. But to me personally. I feel that I still need to find 'myself ' ', to figure out what makes me unique and different to the other artist in my field.
Just like one of my favorite art educators said in his book: genuine artist are lonely and solitary. To be specific, you should better learn to how to make friends with “loneliness” before becoming a qualified artist. From my perspective, this idea is easy to comprehend that is if your work is similar to your counterparts and every one can easily grasp your meaning, why on earth not everyone could obtain success. Therefore, being detached from most people to some extent is also belonging to innovativeness. The fact shows that most great artists become famous even after their death, like Van Gogh, Dali, Bach, Schubert. Take Van Gogh for instance, he even never sold one art work during his lifetime but after his death, his works increasingly be regarded as masterpieces like his portraits, Starry night, Sunflower, etc. In addition, as one of the most representative artists of surrealism, Dali has created tons of excellent but extremely eccentric work, some of them even make people uncomfortable and disgusted after watching them. However, all these difficulties do not hinder them to become a great artist in history and nowadays, the auction price of Van Gogh’s works is utterly high and almost every collector is pride of owning one of his works. Therefore, whether an artist’s work is understandable to most people or not is not merely standard to measure an artist’s
One of my greatest hobbies is travelling the globe and I love to see new places. I enjoy experiencing new environment and culture. There are many countries to visit around the world and each country has something unique to offer. In every country, there are many beautiful places to see and tradition to learn. However, the country I have always wanted to visit is Italy. Italy is located in Europe and it is famous for its ancient history, architectural heritage, culture and even food. It is my dream to visit Italy with my family one day.