-This is who I am
I am the last day of school
Energetic and zestful
Impulsive and full of laughter
I bring the promise of an unforgettable summer.
I am the fox,
Watchful and sly
Running through the leaf filled forest
Hunting targeted prey, silent and unexpected
I am the sound of a saxophone
the sweeter I get, the more an audience appreciates
Although some may not hear the beauty at first
Once started, impossible to stop
I wrap the audience with my harmonious melody
I am a box of colored markers
Sometimes I blend in, creating new vibrant shades
Sometimes when mixed, the colors muddies the page
However alone, I stand out as the intense primary shade
I am a lion who roars with pride
Pacing through the savannah hunting for prey
I wait and rest for the sun to set
For then will be the time to strike
The time when the shadows of fear appear
The loud blast of music, the dance where all join in
I am your thumping heartbeat, everybody’s scream
I am the rushing excitement, the reason for your jumping
The air which is pushed out as you sing the last song
I am
Me
Exquisite Corpse
I have chosen the image of above titled ‘Exquisite corpse’ because I felt it was abstract, and it represented how there is more than one side to me. The picture doesn’t show just a picture of a solid human, however many parts of a painting stuck together to create a whole new image.
Cho Min Je
20/4/09
As I watched the video of Susan Boyle singing in the Tv show Britain’s got Talent, I was blown away by her amazing performance. When they introduced her, I didn’t think that she had much hope in her. Her looks didn’t seem like someone who would have a very bright future ahead of her, and I feel that the audience and the judges agreed with it too. People in the audience were laughing at her when she said that she wished to be a professional singer and shaking their heads. I could see some people rolling their eyes, but Susan Boyle staying persistent despite what the judges thought or the audience. There were sarcastic whistles, and underestimating looks of the audience. Singing a famous song, the judges and the audience had higher expectations, which Susan Boyle met. Her song choice also talks about dreams which too relates to her dream.
I could straight away tell that I had underestimated her talent just because of how she looked the moment she started. Her amazing voice gave me Goosebumps and a feeling which made me feel disappointed in myself. I was shocked and surprised, and I was wondering how I could simply judge her by how she looked. The facial expressions of the judges and the audience changed greatly, from laughter, to shock. Susan Boyle’s singing voice had such a great impact on everyone after everyone had not expected much from her. I could see that the people of the audience were regretting their choices, and how they thought of her. I myself have judged her wrong. Susan Boyle didn’t come out to the show, because she thought her looks would carry her to the top or because she thought that people would quickly like her, but because she knew that she had talent, talent which she wanted to show to the world.
The second singer, Paul Potts from the same show Britain’s got talent first came out as someone which again the audience and the judges didn’t expect much from. You wouldn’t think much would come from a phones salesman. But Paul was different. He specifically said before he started that his dream was to spend the rest of his life to do what he feels he was born to do. He didn’t care what others thought; instead he wanted to do what he knew he was good at. Paul wanted to pursue his dream and by going onto the show, he achieved his goal.
I believe this TV show is to emphasize the different types of talents which ordinary people that you see everyday, but underestimate have great talents. Both singers have dreams, which they wish to achieve, and they both succeeded greatly. I consider that society as we know today has made us to believe that people who are not similar, or have the looks of a singer do not have the talent to become a singer. People of today wouldn’t expect someone from a place where some wouldn’t know, or have jobs which don’t help contestants to achieve their goals. A mere television show helps for people who don’t seem to be anyhow special, different, and unique, helping them to achieve certain types of goals.
I chose the image above because i thought it represented achievement. Both contestants because of their dreams achieved their goal and suceeded. The image shows how when achieving something, it makes you feel great. Paul and Susan's responses of receiving three yeses on the show Britains got Talent shows that they were content with their achievements.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DelJrP3P7tA&eurl=http://breakingfrozenseas.blogspot.com/&feature=player_embedded
Paul potts BGT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBTVdnWj1hM
Susan Boyle BGT
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“A book should be an ice-axe to break the frozen sea within us”.
A quote from Franz Kafka explains that a book should be an item, which releases your creativity, allowing you to think outside the box. Kafka says that a ‘book should be an ice ax to break the frozen sea within us’. If you were to literally think of a frozen sea within you, it is like an immobile sea trapping knowledge, curiosity, and thoughts. A book allows you to think things through so you can see the true meaning clearly. Having a frozen sea within us shows that we don’t see and do things different and special, but all the same. A book, which is represented as a weapon, is what will allow us all to break from the prison of non imaginativeness.
Kafka’s quote also explains that a book should allow you to break yourself free from your lazy ego. Kafka states that many people only have one point of view on the world but a book is what allows people to see things differently and act in a different way. The Fire Thief trilogy by Tearry Dearry broke the frozen sea within me. The book had created on a story from 3rd person view of a whole new story involving the same characters of the Greek myth, Prometheus. The book made me think, what if time traveling was possible? What if we could know god of the ancient Greek myths which traveled into our time. The trilogy kept me busy over the summer, making me wonder about our world today.
I chose this picture by Maurits Cornelis Escher because it seemed interesting how there’s a drawing of lizards, and then there are the real looking lizards. There are half alive half drawing lizards. Escher’s drawing shows that having only one point of view will only show you one side of the picture. A book is what will allow you to see things different and clearly see both sides of the picture. How a book can unleash the creativity in you allowing you to see the drawing both alive and drawn.
Sources:
http://faculty.smu.edu/cwsmith/Escher_1.jpg
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