Wow, it seems like it was just yesterday that I walked into Mr. Allen's humanity class for the first time. Now, it's almost the end of first semester, and I'm stunned how differet I am, yet the same. I still have my curly hair and am the same person on the outside, but my mind has rapidly developed.
After almost completing my first semester in humanities I've realized that I've learned an incredible amount, and all of this information I've learned has changed the way I think and view things. Two examples really stick out at me when I think back on how my mind has changed.
The first difference is I appreciate and can see beauty with more appreciation and deph. The other day we were watching a video that Yo Yo Ma put together with Mark Morms. They designed a dance, a story to go along with Suite #3 by Bach. If I watched that at the beginning of the semester, and then if I watched it at the end, I would have thought it was two different videos. The reason being, now after two quarters, I am able to see and appreciate beauty in a greater light.
Beauty is a word that encompasses a wide variety of things and can be found in literally, anything. However, that is if you have the eye to see it. After watching many videos on products of creative minds, I've realized that creative people, creative minds, and creative thoughts can produce things that are all so engaging and intelligent-they are beautiful.
I've also learnd to appreciate beauty in a greater light, to realize how precious it is. Whether I'm playing my instrument or watching a commercial, beauty is there, and I've learned to be so grateful for this and appreciative.
Beauty isn't the only thing I've learned to appreciate. In fact, I've learned to appreciate creativity. Everyone has the ability to be creative, it's just a matter of finding their creativity within themelves. I know that taking humanities has helped me explore and find my own creativity. The mindbook is a good example of my mind experimenting with creativity.
Mr. Allen has introduced us to a lot of different forms of beautiful art that is extremely creative. By looking at exceptionally creative art, it has allowed me to realize that it's necessary to try to be creative with everything you do. You need to constantly think outside the box, be creative, incorporate and see beauty in everything.
Humanities first semester has made me realize that to be successful you need to be able to create beautiful and creative things in whatever profession you go into. In fact, if you look at all the successful people, they have and are using beauty and creativity to grasp the attention of the human mind. Google, IDEO, Yo Yo Ma, and Marianne Wiggins are just a few examples that we've learned about in humanities that use beauty and creativity in a way that grasps the eye.
To add to all of this, humanities has taught me that it isn't one thing that will lead you to success and happiness, but it is a combination of things. No one way is right or wrong. What is right is what makes you happy inside, within your heart. We've learned about a lot of different paths people have taken to achieve happiness and success. I am really excited for my future, for me to discover what I will do to help change the world. This semester in humanities has given me inspiration to create my own path and not go on the trail already created.
I think all these extremely intellectual people that Mr. Allen has introduced us to have one thing in common, they followed their heart, created beauty, and made this world a more breath-taking and enjoyable place to live in.
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