This week, we finally got to watch everyone's This I Believe videos. It's really interesting to see everyone's beliefs and how it makes them who they are. I thought that every single video reflect who the person was and I found that fascinating. Now that we have an insight of that person's belief, we can look past the obvious and see them with a different angle. This is an important lesson to learn because humans can be so narrow minded. When we have a certain idea implanted into our brain, we tend to think that that is the end all idea. By opening our minds to look at things through another's eyes, we can get a better understanding of the subject. The This I Believe Project is a good way to look at things in another light as well as to see and understand the beliefs of the people in the class. This is an important project to do and I feel that I learned a lot about myself as well as my classmates through this project.
This week we continued on with our This I Believe project. We worked on the video aspect which is kinda harder than I expected. I still haven't found music and finding pictures is harder and taking longer than expected. But I still really like this project. It forces us to tell our beliefs and in a conventional way. The video will really help hit home on what our belief is. Reading an essay is nice but when you hear the author's voice and how they tell their story. It forces you to really put thought in and not just half-assing it. You really have to put thought into what music you pick and what pictures you want to pick. They have to help create the mood of your belief. I've been working hard on this project because I am putting a lot of thought into the details. Even though I am only 45% done, I feel what I have is very solid. This week, we continued on our This I Believe project. We transitioned from writing these essays to making the video. I have a little knowledge of video editing so that part isn't hard at all. Honestly, the hardest part of this project is putting myself out there. I like to think that I am a really open. But I do have a problem with being vulnerable. I hate being vulnerable and would much rather be confident in everything I do. With this project and the Social Excellence talk, I realized that being vulnerable doesn't mean showing weakness. Being vulnerable is showing the quieter side. It means showing the things that you aren't exactly proud of, but understand and accept because they make you you. This is exactly what my essay is about and I think through this project, I have learned more about vulnerability. I may not feel completely comfortable with being vulnerable, but isn't that the point of vulnerability? If we weren't afraid of showing the ugliness of ourselves, we wouldn't be human. |
Chloe MastersonSenior at MHPS Archives
March 2015
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