Humanity's Goodness

The person I use as proof that humanity is good is Dr. Seuss.  He is an example of many things including determination, inspiration, and happiness. He used all of these aspects in his life and in his writing.

First, he is an example of determination because of what happened throughout his life.  He struggled a lot when writing his books and getting them published.  Theodore Seuss Geisel was a perfectionist so books could take him a year or two to write, but he never gave up on a book and that is why he has 46 children's books today.  The first book he tried to get published (And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street) was rejected 27 times before he signed a contract to publish it with Mike McClintock.  This shows how Seuss would not give up on his book and on his career.

Secondly, Dr. Seuss is an example of great inspiration and creativity.  He was one of the first to show that you are never to old to be a kid and he did this through his writing.  Kids loved his books because it was something they could understand and connect to and believe in.  Through his books Seuss was doing the opposite of killing creativity, he was nurturing it! There is a seed of creativity in every child's head and Dr. Seuss was helping it blossom.  

Finally, Dr. Seuss is an example of happiness or joy.  He had to go through some pretty hard things in his life, but he always remained happy.  He took much joy in helping others with their problems and making kids happy with his stories such as Cat in the Hat and Horton Hears a Who. These stories were not only making kids happy, but they were teaching them a lesson.  In every book Dr. Seuss has written, if you look real close, there is an underlying life lesson.  For example in the Lorax he teaches kids how deforestation is evil and how we should preserve animals natural habitat.

All in all Dr. Seuss is a perfect example of the goodness in humanity.  He is not the only one, but he certainly had a big impact on the world and will be remembered  and cherished through his writing forever.

Waste Land

I think that the most memorable and most surprising part of this movie was the fact that those people actually had families and homes just like normal people.  They are normal people, just like you and me, but they seem so different because of what they have to struggle through everyday of their life.  They have to support family members and kids all on what little money they have and in such horrible conditions.  Sometimes I think that I have to struggle and my life is hard, but when you put it into perspective I have a paradise life.  I learned that the people in this movie, the pickers, are truly very peaceful because peace is not being in a place without any noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart.
 

If I were a picker I would think nothing of all of the trash at first.  That is all it is to me, trash. It is just worthless junk that people don't want so they throw away. However, after Vik Mumiz showed me what he can do with this trash, how he can transform it into art, I would look differently about everything else that I previously thought was useless. So overall I think that the pickers were feeling that they were part of something big and more important than just picking trash.  They knew they were inspiring millions of people.

I think that if I were the subject of this art it would not be as speacial or meaningful because I have a relatively normal life.  These people had to struggle through life everyday while most like me don't have a hard time getting our next meal.  If I were the subject of this kind of art I think I would deffinetly want to include me involved with my youth group.  Mostly because in April I participate in something called the 30 hour famine.  This is a program we do to help rasie money for third world countries through World Vision.  For 30 hours the youth group fasts at my church while learning about third world countries and what the people have to deal with.  The waste land pickers are a lot like the people in these third world countries that we learn about come to think of it. So that is one thing that I am passionate about and would be included in the art work.

Delicate Picture

 

 

For my delicate picture i decided to take a picture of an raw egg because it is very delicate and I love them.  It is delicate because it will break or crack if you drop it.  This is not the defenition of delicate, but it is still an example of it.

Outside Picture Day

 

These are two of the pictures that I took outside in Roget today.  I like them both because they both show life and at a different angle.  The first one is looking up at the sun through a tree and the second one is almost like the world at a ant's perspective with all the towering buildings.

 

Looking In

 

For my picture I decided to do looking into my junk drawer.  This is a collection of very different items in my room that I don't really need or use anymore, but I still want to keep them.

Color Picture

 

For my picture that represents color I decided to do my mom's sea shell.  I especially like this shell because of its texture and beautiful neon colors.  This shell was obviously painted, but I think the radiant colors fit it well.



Texture

 

For my picture I decided to do one of a bike wheel.  I like the rubbery grooves that mostly mountain bikes have so I wanted this to become my image of texture.  It worked out even better because this is actually a picture of my sisters new bike that she got today because it is her birthday.