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January 19, 2006
Week #2 Assignment: Personal Item Reflection
My three items were:
* Favorite thing: Lord of the Rings: Two Towers soundtrack
* Favorite project: Final paper ("Comps") for History BA at Carleton
* Inspiration: Card created by my youngest brother
Since my personal reflection was lengthy, rather than posting all the text here's the file: Download file
Just for a taste, here's the last section - my synthesis of the implications of all three objects:
These three items have to do with my self identity and my self confidence: I love The Lord of the Rings and am unashamedly in love with those movies and their music, I am a history nut and am incredibly proud of my comps project, and I value personal exploration and family support more than ever. They all have to do with immersive experiences of being transported to another time and place, with the result of greater self-reflection and analysis. They all have connections to learning – about how to realize a creative vision, about national scientific history, about solving mysteries (in both fantasy and reality) and seeing their larger implications. And they all have to do with love.
These objects differ in their areas of interest (fantasy, history, exploration), their medium of expression (music, prose, picture), and their varying emphases on the emotional and analytical aspects of my personality.
The strongest message I feel from this exercise is not to ignore my love of immersive experiences, whether they be inspired by music, a film, a book, a picture, or an artifact. Also that learning, human connection, and memory are really important to me. I have a great love of poignancy.
Now I just need to figure out what kind of project can help me not only express that, but create the same feelings in others.
Posted by rosenblj at January 19, 2006 10:52 AM
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