Worksheet 3
1.)
Proposal 1: Deja vu
Déjà vu, The experience of having déjà vu and theories as to what causes it.
Déjà vu: A Mysterious Occurrence, Déjà vu: Scientific or Paranormal?, Documented Experiences of Déjà vu?
Proposal 2:
Achieving physical perfection through medical means
Scientifically Perfect, Cosmetically Perfect? What does this mean? , Medically Altered Perfection, Perfection vs. Individuality in the Laboratory
Proposal 3:
Symbols of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and in particular how Israel is a symbol for each.
Symbols of Israel, Israel as a Symbol for Three Major Cultures, Israel: a land full of symbolism
2.)
Proposal 1: Deja vu
Déjà vu is going to be project that informs people of the different theories of what déjà vu really is. This will also incorporate other people’s experience’s as well as my own. This will be told from many points of view: scientists, philosophers, theorists, and ultimately my own. It will ultimately be my own because I will be the one making connections and highlighting what I think is most interesting and important to share.
Proposal 2: Perfection
Medical Perfection is a project that will inform people about the different ways people try to achieve physical and sometimes mental perfection through scientific venue. It will also pose the question whether all of this is worth losing personal identity. I will be sharing the point of view of scientists, people who have gone through some of these procedures, and people who oppose them. Ultimately thought I will be posing the question of identity.
Proposal 3: Israel
This project will be taking a look at the 3 cultures through symbols that they value. I will be comparing and contrasting my findings investigating how similar or different they are. I will then look at the land of Israel as a symbol and evaluate how each culture uses it similarly. This will be from my own point of view.
3.)
Proposal 1: Déjà vu
The tone of this project I suspect will be a little science fiction-y, yet interesting. It will be scientific, yet paranormal and dreamlike. I was hoping to in some way incorporate surrealist art into it.
Proposal 2: Perfection
This would have more of a scientific feel to it. It wouldn’t be scholarly but more scientific in an uneasy type of way. I will make you want to question science and look into your morals.
Proposal 3: Israel
This would have a religious tone and maybe controversial. It would be delving into three major religions of the world while displaying the beauty in their symbolism and meaning behind a holy land/place.
4.)
Proposal 1: Déjà vu
Some specific resources I may use:
Book: The Oxford Companion to the Mind by Richard L. Gregory Second Edition (Section on Déjà vu)
Article: New York Times “Déjà vu, Again and Again” By Evan Ratliff
I would continue my search for theories and personal experiences of déjà vu.
Proposal 2: Perfection
Some specific resources I may use:
Article: Washington Post’s “Plastic Surgery’s Allure Cuts Both Ways” by Robin Givhan
Article: Biotech Business Week “ Genetic Engineering” recent studies by Schering Plough Research.
I would also research further about the need to be perfect and these procedures.
Proposal 3: Israel
Some specific resources I may use:
Book: Jewish Symbols in the Greco Roman period by Erwin Ramsdell
Book: The Atlas of mysterious places: the world’s unexplained sacred sites, symbolic landscapes, ancient cities, and lost lands edited by Jennifer Westwood.
I would also research more about symbols and meaning in religion.
5.)
Proposal 1: Déjà vu
I feel that for any three of these proposals a book could definitely be appropriate. A time-based project I think could work for this going through each theory and tying to recreate the experience of déjà vu. An interactive website with animations might also be very feasible.
Proposal 2: Perfection
Again a book might be appropriate, a book that explains the different procedures that one might do but in a editorial format in order to express the underlying themes. A poster series may be appropriate in order to initially contain the viewer’s interest and then draw them in to read the more tedious information. Lastly and interactive piece may be a good idea giving people choices to express identity, while learning about how people use procedures to conform.
Proposal 3: Israel
Again this could be a beautiful book displaying symbols and pictures of Israel and informing about each group of people. It could be a great interactive piece also having different sections talking about symbol linking to different symbols and then ultimately ending in the same place, Israel.
6.)
Proposal 1: Déjà vu
I envision this project being very strange feeling to make the viewer feel very uneasy. I would try to explore element that would make people have a feeling similar to déjà vu. This would include: unpredictable text arrangements, and exploration in opacities and repetition, surrealist imagery, repeating imagery, and just jolting strange imagery
Proposal 2: Perfection
This project would have a medical feel to it using medical imagery, imagery of cells and scientific equipment with almost a cold feeling to it. I would use type that is a little less expressive of the body and maybe something more expressive for pull quote about individualism.
Proposal 3: Israel
I might experiment with typefaces that express my three different cultures or something that has a ancient feel to it to express how these cultures have been around for a long time. Using symbol and lettering from each culture, Hebrew letter, Muslim characters. The symbols would bee a big part of the Imagery and photographs of Israel.
7.)
Proposal 1: Déjà vu
I might be able to use some scientific diagrams of brain activity for the dual cognition theory, or any other diagrams that might show what some people believe happens when you have déjà vu.
Proposal 2: Perfection
I might be able to use pictures or footage of people doing some of these procedures. Maybe some graphs or table about the success rates in these procedures.
Proposal 3: Israel
I might use maps of Israel or the Middle East.
8.)
Proposal 1: Déjà vu
For this project I may need a video camera to document people’s experiences. Fortunately I have one but if that is not good enough then I could barrow one for UArts. I also might need a screen to play my time-oriented piece for the final viewing but I’m not sure how that would play out.
Proposal 2: Perfection
Maybe I would want to see if I could shoot some photographs in a plastic surgery room or genetic testing equipment however I think that may be hard.
Proposal 3: Israel
I’m not sure I would need any additional equipment.
9.)
Proposal 1: Déjà vu
Some other students have said that there is a teacher at Uarts, Benjamin Olshin that I should talk to because they have heard him talk about a theory on déjà vu in his class. I also might want to talk to a psychologist about memory and the brain.
Proposal 2: Perfection
A discussion with a scientist on their opinion about research for genetic engineering may be helpful.
Proposal 3: Israel
I’m not really sure who I could talk to about this. Maybe some religious figures in the area or someone who has visited Israel many times.
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Sitting in my jewelry box tangled in thick and thin chains of gold, large dangling earrings, and silver watches, is a small engagement ring fused to its matching wedding band. With a modest sparkle of a diamond on top, it is a small humble remembrance of a time before mine. It was my grandmother’s ring and now I have it, with its warm golden shine reflecting memories that transcend any ordinary superficial possession.
It reminds me of summers when we would see my mother’s parents, my Mommom and Poppop. They would arrive with their little rolling suitcases, which they took up to my room where they stayed for few weeks. Early in those summer mornings, while we were still sound asleep, my Poppop worked out in the garden digging huge holes to plant bushes that my mom would later forget to water. Late in the evenings my Mommom and Mom did laundry and talked for hours and hours. I used to feel jealous, complaining “Mom, you never pay attention to me when Mommom’s around.”
I am also reminded of when we traveled to Florida for Christmas. My brother, Jared and I took all of our blankets and pillows and turned the car seats into beds. Once we got there, we’d help set up a small artificial tree, stringing on rainbow colored lights and red shiny ornaments. The tree, white in color, reflected light across the entire room creating a warm ambience that these days I associate with the holidays.
Another night that resonates in my memory is when my grandmother, my mother, and myself went to Christmas Services. We sat high in the back mezzanine so that we had view of the entire church. When the preacher was done his sermon, the lights dimmed and everyone lit candles. Tiny flames flickered over a huge auditorium while the church choir sang Christmas carols. Songs echoed through the massive room of people, each of us holding a candle to create a sea of lights. I held my own candle; my Mom glanced down at me, smiling, and we were all together.
Short vivid memories float through my mind. Sitting on my Poppop’s lap while he sings “I love you a bushel and a peck,” listening to my mom on the phone late at night asking for Mommom’s advice, a large hibiscus flower sitting on the kitchen counter, which my Poppop would pick every morning, the chickity birds that gathered outside that Mommom watch and so would my Mom.
One memory I will never forget, the look in my Poppops eyes the day of Mommom’s funeral. At the time I was young and numb to what was going on but it has stayed with me, what it looks like to loose your soul mate.
During the funeral while people spoke, I envisioned my Mommom smiling. People talked, cried, sang, and laughed, about who she was, her loving soul. She sparkled with her own special kind of light. Every time someone spoke, I saw a new side of her.
And she had always planned on giving me that ring.
While she was sick, and slowly drifting away from cancer, she was prepared as everyone else was trying hard to hold on. Before our last trip to Florida she told my Mom that she wanted her wedding ring to be mine. She knew that it was something that I would always treasure. Years later I still have it and as I wear it on a chain around my neck, close to my heart, as connection to her spirit and to all my memories of her and my family.
Titles
True gold
Gleaming rememberance
Circle of illumination
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worksheet #2
Since the last worksheet I would say that my ideas have changed…. a lot
1.) Rooting off of my “feminity” bubble on my mind map, I have narrowed this down to how women are viewed in society.
Overveiw
From the very beginning with Adam and Eve, women have been viewed as the evil and power hungry. This is seen in Greek and Roman mythology and Christian theology. A little later the view of women was changed a little but by female leaders such as Queen Elizabeth of England, Catherine the great of Russia, and Queen Victoria. Women have also been regarded as the “weaker sex” with their role of childbirth defining their role socially however with the invention of contraceptive and birth control, this has changed. Through out history women have strived to be seen as strong and independent joining the work force and taking high positions in international government and throughout time women have taken on different roles.
Framing
This Degree Project will not be a chronological history of women’s rights, but rather show a contrast between the different ways women are portrayed. It will not a debate on women’s rights, but rather a vehicle to get people to think about stereotypes that women have been, and are often given.
Audience
I think that women will be most interested in this subject. Older women specifically who have experienced some of the stereotypes discussed in the project.
I think that children would not really be interested in this project and some men who have cannot relate to this subject matter.
I hope that my audience would benefit by considering how society views this gender and form an opinion about it.
Titles
Female stereotypes
A Women’s Role
History of Women
Right now I’m not 100 percent sure what I want to say to people about this. I think that the topic is interesting but I’m not sure if educating people is really enough for a degree project.
2.) Israel, how a place can define a group of people.
Overview
Israel, a country in the Middle East, is considered a holy land to Jews, Muslims and Christians. It is the first ever Jewish state. Zionism began the relocation of the Jewish people to Israel. In 1948 this land was officially named the State of Israel and there has been war between neighboring countries ever since. Israel plays a huge role in the definition of the Jewish people. This is not only because in the Torah the Jewish people settled in Israel (the land flowing with milk and honey) but also because of the lack of refuge for the Jewish people during the Holocaust.
Framing
This Degree project will not be a timeline of the events taken place in the land of Israel but rather how the country plays into the identification of a group of people. It will not be an in depth analysis of the situation in the middle east but more of a overview of what’s going on and how it effects all of the different groups of people involved.
Audience
I think this topic will interest anyone who has ever been to Israel or the middle east, people who follow the politics regarding the middle east, and anyone Jewish, Muslim, or Christian.
I think that people who are not interested in international affairs and world religion would not be interested
I would hope that the audience would benefit by learning more about what is going on in the Middle East and how the identity of a person or group of people can be deeply effected by a piece of land.
Titles
The state if Israel and the Jewish people,
Jewish Identity,
Israel, a Holy Land for many groups of people
My struggle with this topic is definitely narrowing it down when deal with the situation in the Middle East. It’s also a very complicated topic. When I talk about Jewish Identity I know that I’m interested in this because of my experiences, but I’m not really sure if this is something other people would be interested in.
3.) Perfection, what does it mean to strive to be perfect, how far will people go to perfect themselves? If everyone actually was perfect then no one would be because everyone would be the same.
Overview
People are always trying to better themselves by changing who they are in order to get further in life. Many people do this by changing their appearance by using plastic surgery to be the ideal. Perfectionism is the psychological term for the belief that perfect can and should be obtained and has been seen to lead to negative effects such as no longer being able to be satisfied. While some people feel that being a perfectionist is necessary in order to achieve success, it may be doing the opposite by not allowing people to feel like they can ever succeed.
Framing
This degree project is not a list of what people do to make themselves feel perfect but rather questioning whether perfection is necessary.
Audience
People who might be interested in this are people who have ever felt the pressure to be perfect or who feel like they should be perfect.
People who would not be interested in this topic might be people who feel satisfied with the way they.
I hope that this project will benefit people by educated them in the dangers of going too far in the quest for perfection. I hope that this will also inspire people to think about what perfect means to them.
Titles
The psychology of perfection
The cost of perfection
What it means to be perfect
Struggles that I’m having with this topic are just trying to get together this theory. It was hard to find research on this topic and I’m still not really sure what I want to say.
4.) Symbols and their history. How they gain meaning and relate to identity
Overview
The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality. This first started when Christopher Columbus landed on the island known as Guadeloupe and was given a pineapple. Ever since people have used the pineapple it to decorate their homes in order to welcome guests. Other symbols are used to represent religions, relationships between people, and even identity.
Framing
This Degree project is not a display of many symbols and their meanings but focus on a few symbol that have deep meanings embedded in different cultures. This project will show people’s passion for symbols that have meanings that transcend the original image.
Titles:
How Symbol generate meaning,
What symbols mean to people,
Symbols that define identity
Audience
I think that this project will interest people who believe in these social symbols. I think that this will also interest designers who work in creating icons for different symbols.
I think this will not interest anyone who does not find any meaning in symbol.
I hope that people will benefit from this project by better understanding where symbols come from and how they gain meaning.
Issues with this topic are that I need to find a way to narrow down the types of symbols that I want to look at and how to further narrow down this subject so that it is still interesting.
5.) Déjà vu
Overveiw
Déjà vu is the eerie feeling that you get when a new situation feels familiar, even though you know you have not experienced this situation before. As early as 1884 theories were developed to explain this phenomenon. One early theory suggests that one hemisphere of the brain receives information a split second before the other. Another theory says that it is the subconscious mind registering information before the conscious. Some other explanations include, reincarnation, paranormal experience, astral projection or out-of-body experiences, and telepathy. The term “déjà vu” is French for ‘already seen.”
Framing
This Degree project will not be a timeline of the theories about déjà vu, but rather an exploration of the theories. It will not be a documentation of my experiences with déjà vu but more of general experiences that many people have had.
Audience:
I think that people who have had strange occurrences of déjà vu will be interested in this. I also think that people interested in the human brain and science will enjoy it.
People who have never experienced déjà vu however I don’t think will be able to relate and may not be interested.
I hope that people will benefit from this project by learning more about this mysterious feeling and gaining incite into something that happens to many people yet has no explanation.
Titles
Déjà vu, an eerie feeling
The Déjà vu theory
Double Cerebration
I actually really like this subject and find it interesting but I think that a challenge that I might have is finding a point of view to express in this project. It also might be a challenge further on to visually express a feeling.
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revised narrative
Sitting in my jewelry box tangled in thick and thin chains of gold, large dangling earrings, and a few silver watches, is a small engagement ring and thin gold wedding band that were later fused together and made into one ring. With a modest fleck of diamond on top, it is small and humble. This ring was meant for someone with fingers much smaller than mine yet waits among my belongings until the next time I wear it around my neck for a special occasion, or just for a day when I need some comfort. For many years before I was even born, it was worn by my grandmother and now that it is mine its worm golden shine reflects memories that exceed beyond a superficial possession.
When I was younger, summers meant that my mother’s parents, Mommom and Poppop, were going to visit from Florida, or we were going to take a 22 hour road trip down there. When my they came to visit us in New Jersey they would arrive with their little rolling suitcases which they would take up to my room where they stayed usually for two weeks. This meant that I sleep on a tiny cot in my parents room but they had television in their room and so I was allowed to stay up late with my parents. When my grandparents stayed over it seemed like everything was a little different.
Early in the morning, when usually nothing got done, my Poppop was out in the garden digging huge holes to plant bushes that my mom forgot to water once he left. Late at night my MomMom and mom would did laundry and talked for hours and hours. I used to say “You never pay attention to me when Mommom’s around. ” I was jealous, but now that I’m older I understand.
In those summers when we went down to Florida, my little brother and I took all of our blankets and pillows and turned the car seats into beds. They were like our mini mobile homes for a few days. Sometimes our trips would coincide with Christmas. We’d help set up the small artificial tree, stringing on rainbow colored lights and red shiny Christmas balls. The tree was actually white in color that the reflection from the lights and metallic ornaments would fill the whole room with light. The warmth and glistening light given off by this tree is the same gives me the same feeling that I get when a wear my grandmothers ring. It reminds me of this night that my brother and I shared exclusively with my grandparents.
Another night that resonates in my memory is the night we went to church, just the three girls: my grandmother, my mother, and myself. We sat all the way in the back mezzanine so that we had view of the entire church. When the preacher was done with his sermon, the lights dimed and everyone lit their candles. Tiny little gleaming dots flickered over a huge auditorium while the church choir sang Christmas carols. The songs echoed through this massive room of people, each and every one with their candle lending to the sea of lights. I had my own candle and my mom looked at me, smiling, and we were all together.
There are a lot of short vivid memories that float around in my head. Me sitting on my Poppop’s lap and him singing “I love you a bushel and a peck.” Or of listening to my mom on the phone late at night asking my Mommom for advice. Large red Hibiscus flowers grew outside their house in Florida and every morning my Poppop would pick one and leave it in the kitchen for my Mommom. Often chickity birds would gather outside and my Mommom would watch them, and later so did my Mom.
There is one memory that I will never forget, the look in my Poppops eyes the day of her funeral. Family was so important; and even though at the time I was young and numb to what was going on it has stayed with me. My Bubbe and aunt on the other side of my family were there and I remember thinking that it was odd to see both sides of my family in one room. But they were all family and linked in a way that I never realized before.
All funerals are sad but for some reason that’s not how I look back on it. People talked, cried, sang, and laughed, about who she was, the kind, sweet, loving soul of my Mommom. The entire funeral while people spoke, I pictured her smiling and listening. In my mind she was happy to be hearing all of these things. I didn’t know her the way other people did and every time someone got up to speak it was like seeing a different side of her. And she had always planned on giving me that ring.
While she was sick and skinny, and slowly drifting away from pancreatic cancer, she was prepared. She knew what everyone was going to get, and even bought her funeral dress without anyone even knowing. Before our last trip to Florida she went through her all of her things and told my mom that this wedding ring would be mine. I had actually never seen it before because her fingers had grown and she was no longer able to wear. It’s even too small for me to wear but she gave it to me knowing that it was something that I would really appreciate. And now I still have it years later as a connection to her spirit and to all my memories of us and the family.
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Narrative Image List and Diagram
Themes: Family,Summer: Warmth, sunlight, Florida,Memory, Collage, Connection of past and present, Connection between two different place, Nature, Travel
Photographs:Necklace with Ring,An Artificial White Christmas Tree, Christmas Ornaments,Old Family Photographs, Suitcases, Tropical Flower
Photograph/Image Treatment(Manipulations):Collage, pieces,Brightened, Blurry, Darkened
Symbol: Ring, Cross, Flower, telephone
Icon:Bird, Airplane, Car
Index: The ring in my jewelry box, Plants growing in my garden, Car tire marks, A dying plant
Analogy for memory: Molds, Fossils, Old photographs, Old letters, Footprints
Image Combinations: Picture of an older had and younger had with a ring, Many lit candles and Christmas lights, Overlapping family pictures, Dripping wax and tears, The sun and Christmas lights, Wrinkled skin and flowing fabric
Type Treatments: Fading type, Weaving type, Dialogue used as image,
Drawing gestures: Entangles lines, Fading lines, Crossing lines
Textures:Dirt, Wrinkled skin, Soft white hair
Historical Reference: 1950s: small engagement ring, cooking, house wives, fashion
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Revised Narrative
Sitting in my jewelry box tangled in tiny chains of gold, large dangling earings, and a few silver watches, is a small gold wedding band and engagement ring. They are fused together with a modest fleck of diamond on top. This ring meant for someone with fingers much smaller than mine yet waits in there until the next time it is to be worn around my neck for a special occasion, or just for a day when I need some comfort. Most of my life I knew nothing of this ring or that it would become more of a memory then just possession.
When I was younger, summers meant that either my grandparents were going to visit from Florida, or we were going to take a 22 hour road trip down there. When my Mommom and Poppop came to visit they would arrive with their little rolling suitcases and would take them up to my room where they stayed for usually 2 weeks. This meant that I was to sleep on a tiny cot in my parents room but it was nice to have a change of pace. When they stayed over it seemed like everything was a little different. Early in the morning, when usually nothing is getting done, my Poppop would be out in the garden digging huge holes to plant bushed that my mom would forget to water once he left. Late at night my MomMom and mom would do laundry and talk for hours and hours. I used to say “You never pay attention to me when Mommom’s around. ” I was jealous, but now that I’m older I understand.
When we went down to Florida, me and my little brother would take all of our blankets and pillows and turn the car seats into beds. They were like our mini mobile homes for a few days. Sometimes we went during Christmas. We’d help set up the fake white tree, putting on rainbow colored lights and red shiny Christmas balls. This was always fun and different because being Jewish, my brother and I still got to celebrate both holidays. Christmas morning we would wake up in our pajamas and go to the tree and my brother and I, open would presents. It was a hot sunny day in Florida but it was a special Christmas.
One time we went to church, just the three girls. We sat up top in the back and as the preacher spoke and I began to get more and more tired. Then the lights dimed and everyone in the Church lit their candles. Tiny little gleaming dots flickered over a huge auditorium while the church choir sang Christmas carols. The sound echoing through this massive room of people all together lending to the light. I had my own candle too and my mom looked at me, we were all together.
There are a lot of short vivid memories that float around in my head. Me sitting on my Poppop’s lap and him singing “I love you a bushes and a peck.” Or of late at night listening to my mom on the phone asking my Mommom for advice. The large red tropical looking flowers that grew outside of their home. My Poppop would pick one every day. Chickity birds that she liked watch out the window.
And then one memory that I will never forget, the look in my Poppops eyes the day of her funeral. Family was so important and even though at the time I was young and numb to what was going on I has stayed with me. My Bubbe and aunt on the other side of my family were there and I remember thinking that it was odd to see both sides of my family in one room. But they were all family and linked in a way that before I never realized.
But even now its not so much of sad memory. People talked and cried and sang and laighed, about who she was, the kind, sweet, loving soul of my Mommom.
The entire time I just pictured her smiling and listening and happy. She would have been so happy to know that in her life she touched to many people. I didn’t even know her the way other people did but everytime someone got up to speak it was like seeing a different side of her. She was happy. And she had always planned on giving me that ring.
While she was sick and skinny, and slowly drifting, away she was prepared. She knew what everyone was going to get, she had even planned her own funeral. Before our last trip to Florida she went through her all of her things and told my mom that this wedding ring would be mine. And now I still have it years later as a connection to her spirit and to all our my memories of us and the family.
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Writing Comp 1- Mom Mom
I remember my grandmother, or Mom Mom my brother and I called her. Everyone else called her Gram, or mom, but she was my Mom Mom. She and my Pop Pop lived in Florida and they used to come and visit every once in a while. When I was born and my brother they came here to visit for 2 months. But whenever they came to visit I knew that I had to give up my room. They would come with small suitcases with wheels on then and they would drink coffee in the morning. My Pop Pop would put us on his lap and sing “I Love you a bushel and a peck,” and my mom and Mom Mom would do laundry and talk for hours. I used to be jealous, because being a little girl I always wanted my moms attention but now that I’m older and I’m so close to my mom I understand. Not only would they come and visit but we would go down there to florida and stay in the guest room. We’d go on Christmas and set up the fake white tree, putting on rainbow colored lights and red shiny Christmas balls. This was always fun and different because being jewish, my brother and I still got to celebrate both holidays. Christmas morning we would wake up in our pajamas and got to the tree and my and my brother, being the only kids in the house would open would presents. It was a hot sunny day, in Florida but it was a special Christmas. Then my Mom Mom got sick unexpectedly I must have been around 14. My Mom Mom had never been sick, it was always my Pop Pop with the problems. She took care of him for so long and now she was the one in need. My parents left I remember for 2 weeks to take care of her. Everything was off. When she was really sick it was time for us to make our last trip to Florida. I didn’t know what to think or expect. When I saw her she was thin and had soft white hair. This was a little strange because she had always had her hair dark. But she still had the same old smile on her face. She loved my brother and me so much. In her eyes we could do no wrong. She used to be on the phone with my mom late at night talking about whatever was going on in our lives and she would always be there for a advice, she’d always be on our side. My PopPop would always say “I don’t care what your parents say, I think your great.” So at the funeral when I saw his face it was heartbreaking. To know you have lost the love or your life must really be horrible
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Writing comp 2- Running
Running, I’m out running on a cool summer morning. My dad has been bugging me to go out and run for weeks now but this morning I go out because I want to. I might not even tell him that I did. Most of the time I don’t like to run but this particular morning my legs need to break free. I begin slow with in a brisk rhythm. All alone the sun shines on my back. After a short time I am so focused, my mind is somewhere else as I just go. I run by trees and houses but all I hear is my sneakers on the pavement. My face begins to burn but in a warm familiar way. I start to get tired but I must finish it out. My house is close, just a few more minutes. Faster and Faster, just to get there. I collapse on my front lawn. A cold glass of water washes down my throat.
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Writing Comp #3- Thanksgiving
I remember one year during thanksgiving my mom got sick and we really didn’t have any plans. My dad was at work and I still wanted there to be a holiday dinner. My mom already went shopping and everything was ready to be made for a holiday dinner for four. I was all up to me. My mom sick in bed would give me all of the instructions in between blowing her nose and sneezing. I would have to be her “body.” I started with the turkey. I had to take it out of all of its packaging and then clean it. I had never done this before and I was sure that I was going to mess it up. I pulled out all the giblets and ran the cold meat under the faucet. At first I spilled water all over the floor, but after a while I actually got it. I think moved on to the stuffing and other side dishes. After a couple of hours I was done. I had done it, I officially saved Thanksgiving and the four of us sat and ate.
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Degree Project- Worksheet One
1.) I am passionate about a few things. One thing that I have recently become passionate about is Israel. This past May I took a trip there with Birthright and it had a huge impact on me. Not only was it a beautiful country, but I got a better perspective on what is going on in the Middle East and the culture there. It also had a big impact on me concerning my Jewish identity.
Women’s rights are also important to me. I actually already did a project on women’s right to choose, but that was something that I was really passionate about. Feminity is also a theme that has been in some of my work, mostly in my photography. So I’m not sure if I can do anything with that.
Health is something that interests. I may sound strange but I often watch the Health Channel. All of the rare diseases and surgeries really fascinate me. The plastic surgeries, and how people change their physical appearance intrigue me.
In high school I was very involved with theatre and I still love to go to plays, see movies, and watch tv. The entertainment industry in general is a topic of interest.
I also have a lot of little craft hobbies that I enjoy, such as knitting, sewing, sculpting, and ceramics. I like art in a lot of different mediums.
I am also very passionate about shoes. If I had a lot of money and strong feet I would wear designer shoes all the time. I like fashion, but mostly accessories such as bags, jewelry, and of course shoes.
2.) The audience I would like to address with my degree project would probably be a broad one. I would like a large group of people to be able to relate to my topic. I think it would probably, just judging by some of my ideas be aimed more towards adults then children.
3&4.)
Situation in the Middle East – Although I think this would be a very difficult topic to do, it is something that is going on currently in the world. I am also interested in this because it directly effects the people that I met in Israel.
Holocaust- I have now been to both the holocaust museum in Washington and also in Israel. When I was younger and learned about it in school it was a lot for me to handle. It is an important part of my culture and heritage
Art using all different kind of media- Art comes in so many different forms. This interests me because I really like to create things with different media, mostly just as a hobby. But I think this could be fun to explore.
Plastic surgery – The idea of plastic surgery really interests me. If everyone is trying to change themselves to be perfect then soon everyone will be perfect and how this effects society. How Society effects plastic surgery and the need to not to be ugly. The lengths people go for vanity. Although why wouldn’t someone want to look their best?
Celebrity Culture- I like to watch Vh1 and about celebrity culture. The lives of various celebrities and the elements of their real lives vs. what people think interests me. People view celebrities as perfect people when really they are just ordinary.
Israeli culture- I think it is very interesting how Being Jewish is not only about religion but it is a culture and then there is Israeli culture and it all is connected to each other. For instance Shabbat is observed throughout the country, whether jewish or not, conservative or not.
Diseases and cures- I’m not really a science person, but I am fascinated with medical things. Diseases compromise people’s lives everyday and
Fashion as art- I’m interested by fashion because I like to go shopping.
5.) I guess to narrow it down into five, probably more vague subject topics I would have to say: Israel, Entertainment Industry, Different forms of expression, and Health.
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