Answering the questions: Which of the poems had the most meaning for you personally? and What ideas or feelings seem most significant to you and why?
The song by Francesca Battistelli, Free to be Me, is most meaningful to me because this song expresses how even though some things are already handed to you, it is up to you to change the circumstances and make it for the better, even though I do not always see what the big picture is, I have to trust that there are “great plans for me”. This song also talks about all the troubles along the road and how even though you may be hurt, it is an opportunity to rebuild yourself as a stronger person, just like when a bone breaks, it grows back stronger. This song also relates to me because I am a clumsy person and Free to be Me directly addresses the fact that it is alright to lean on somebody for help and to be yourself around them. As well, on those cold, dreary mornings when it does not seem like I can make a difference or change anything, this song reminds me that I have what it takes within me and that I am perfect, just the way I am. Because things will never be perfect, making mistakes will only aid in “[trying] to fit the pieces together.”
The idea of being lonely, has surely crossed everyone’s minds at one point or another, however, it is almost impossible to be truly alone. One can be alone in his own head but physically there are too many people surrounding him. People may be there physically but the cause of loneliness is most likely from being an outsider or just not connecting with the people around him. Although it is almost impossible to be physically alone, it is very possible to be mentally or emotionally alone, after all no one knows the inner workings of anyone’s hearts. Being alone is very significant because everybody has days when they just want to be by themselves and our world makes it very hard to be able to sit down in a quiet place and simply think. Another idea that is very significant to me is the idea of magical moments resurfacing from memories. Everyone has memories, some more memorable than others. Memories serve as our life story, drawing up images of the magical moments we have had in our lives and I firmly believe that everyone is entitled to these magical memories.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Free to be Me- Francesca Battistelli
I chose this song because this song clearly shows the change in identity and self confidence of the person being portrayed. This person is able to take the circumstances around her and change it to make it so that it is a part of who she is. The line "‘Cause I got a couple dents in my fender Got a couple rips in my jeans Try to fit the pieces together...On my own I'm so clumsy But on Your shoulders I can see I'm free to be me" shows that even though you lean on somebody for help it doesn't mean that they are controlling your identity and controlling who you are. This song also shows the audience that when you are teared down that you will only come back stronger because 'whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.'
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Journal response #1 -Revised
Respond to the following Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes.
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius."
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
"To believe your own thought," it seems as though since childhood, children are told to believe in themselves and to not be afraid, to express everything they feel. However, it is as though one only takes that thought in for the early stages of life. The approaching of adulthood seems to send everything in to chaos, it poses a threat to all understanding formed in earlier years. No longer is one “[believing] [his] own thought, [believing] that which is true for [him] in [his] private thought is true for all men.” This period makes one question his morals and what his heart is telling him. One starts to just ‘go with the flow’ and live by cliché ideas. It is as if he is having struggle of power within him, struggling with what will end up consuming his life: conforming to what the world and his peers want, or doing what his heart feels is most comfortable. Emerson’s words are very wise and true. He sees life very clearly, whereas others see life through a film, it is as if he has figured out a way to penetrate the film and inform the world of what is beyond it. He knows that the heart is the truest of all places, in it lay secrets, regrets and the inner workings of our identities. Believing in one’s heart is the best advice he can give to those of younger generations, the message is to believe that everyone is feeling just the same way. Everyone lives within a shell that protects them from confrontations and from being different. What Emerson is promoting is free thought, to not be teared down by what others say, rather he believes that one should be much more interested in what he is feeling inside his heart and to have confidence that everyone is going through the same type of issues and are feeling the same way.
“Trust thyself,” those two words seem so easy to follow, however, modern day culture has aided in hardening into us that ‘going with the flow’ and gaining confidence through numbers seems to be smarter. Contrary to that thought, one’s natural instinct is to believe in himself. One’s heart tells him what to think, say and do, it is the center of the body, the thing that keeps the whole body functioning healthy, so why is it that one abandons his nature, the thing that wants to help him and tries to find a loop hole to escape from his own thoughts and feelings?
These quotes stand for unique thought and standing firm one’s belief and his goals, more importantly, for people who read this quote to see how it reflects in their own lives and for readers to create for themselves their own personal identity, that is as solid as a safe room for when the tornadoes and hurricanes of life strike, this identity is safely hidden and cannot be assaulted. To conform to this world is like willingly giving up one’s favourite dessert and instead having it replaced by the vegetable one hates the most, simply because everyone around him is doing so. Surrendering to the world will ultimately shred one’s identity to pieces, leaving no hope for it to be repaired. The only cure is to be confidant in what one feels and to make oneself feel worthy to have his own thoughts that are different from everyone else’s. To be able to create such an identity that is based on personal thought and morals and self empowerment, now “that is genius.”
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius."
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
"To believe your own thought," it seems as though since childhood, children are told to believe in themselves and to not be afraid, to express everything they feel. However, it is as though one only takes that thought in for the early stages of life. The approaching of adulthood seems to send everything in to chaos, it poses a threat to all understanding formed in earlier years. No longer is one “[believing] [his] own thought, [believing] that which is true for [him] in [his] private thought is true for all men.” This period makes one question his morals and what his heart is telling him. One starts to just ‘go with the flow’ and live by cliché ideas. It is as if he is having struggle of power within him, struggling with what will end up consuming his life: conforming to what the world and his peers want, or doing what his heart feels is most comfortable. Emerson’s words are very wise and true. He sees life very clearly, whereas others see life through a film, it is as if he has figured out a way to penetrate the film and inform the world of what is beyond it. He knows that the heart is the truest of all places, in it lay secrets, regrets and the inner workings of our identities. Believing in one’s heart is the best advice he can give to those of younger generations, the message is to believe that everyone is feeling just the same way. Everyone lives within a shell that protects them from confrontations and from being different. What Emerson is promoting is free thought, to not be teared down by what others say, rather he believes that one should be much more interested in what he is feeling inside his heart and to have confidence that everyone is going through the same type of issues and are feeling the same way.
“Trust thyself,” those two words seem so easy to follow, however, modern day culture has aided in hardening into us that ‘going with the flow’ and gaining confidence through numbers seems to be smarter. Contrary to that thought, one’s natural instinct is to believe in himself. One’s heart tells him what to think, say and do, it is the center of the body, the thing that keeps the whole body functioning healthy, so why is it that one abandons his nature, the thing that wants to help him and tries to find a loop hole to escape from his own thoughts and feelings?
These quotes stand for unique thought and standing firm one’s belief and his goals, more importantly, for people who read this quote to see how it reflects in their own lives and for readers to create for themselves their own personal identity, that is as solid as a safe room for when the tornadoes and hurricanes of life strike, this identity is safely hidden and cannot be assaulted. To conform to this world is like willingly giving up one’s favourite dessert and instead having it replaced by the vegetable one hates the most, simply because everyone around him is doing so. Surrendering to the world will ultimately shred one’s identity to pieces, leaving no hope for it to be repaired. The only cure is to be confidant in what one feels and to make oneself feel worthy to have his own thoughts that are different from everyone else’s. To be able to create such an identity that is based on personal thought and morals and self empowerment, now “that is genius.”
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Journal Response #1
Respond to the following Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes.
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius."
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
"To believe your own thought," it seems as though since childhood, children are told to believe in themselves and to not be afraid, to express everything they feel. However, it is as though one only takes that thought in for the early stages of one’s life. The approaching of adulthood seems to send everything in to chaos, it poses a threat to all understanding formed in earlier years. No longer is one “[believing] [his] own thought, [believing] that which is true for [him] in [his] private thought is true for all men.” This period of time from childhood to adulthood makes one question his morals and what his heart is telling him. One starts to just ‘go with the flow’ and live by cliché ideas instead of going where his heart is directing him. It is as if he is having struggle of power within him, struggling with what will end up consuming his life: conforming to what the world and his peers want, or doing what his heart feels is most comfortable for him. Emerson’s words are very wise and true. He sees life very clearly, whereas others see life through a film, it is as if he has figured out a way to penetrate the film and inform the world of what is on the other side. He knows that the heart is the truest of all places, in it lay secrets, regrets and the inner workings of our identities. Believing in one’s heart is the best advice he can give to those in younger generations, the message is to believe that everyone is feeling just the same way. Everyone lives within a shell that protects them from confrontations and from being different. What Emerson is promoting is free thought, to not be teared down by what a friend or teacher says, rather he believes that we should be much more interested in what we are feeling inside our hearts and to have confidence that everyone is going through the same type of issues and are feeling the same way.
“Trust thyself,” those two words seem so easy to follow however modern day culture has aided in hardening into us that ‘going with the flow’ and gaining confidence through numbers seems to be smarter. Contrary to that thought, one’s natural instinct is to believe in himself. One’s heart tells him what to think, say and do, it is the center of the body, the thing that keeps the whole body functioning healthy, so why is it one abandons his nature, the thing that wants to help him and tries to find a loop hole to escape from his own thoughts and feelings?
One is always told to have goals and to believe in those goals, however, he always seems to second guess them when he is being questioned about what he wants to achieve. These quotes stand for unique thought and standing firm for his own belief and his own goals, more importantly, for people who read this quote to see how it reflects in their own lives and for readers to create for themselves their own personal identity, that is as solid as a safe room for when the tornadoes and hurricanes of life strike, this identity is safely hidden and cannot be assaulted.
To conform to this world is like willingly giving up one’s favourite dessert and instead having it replaced by the vegetable one hates the most, simply because everyone around him is doing that. Surrendering to the world will ultimately shred one’s identity to pieces, leaving no hope for it to be repaired. The only cure is to be confidant in what one feels and to make oneself feel worthy to have his own thoughts that are different from everyone else’s. To be able to create such an identity that is based on personal thought and morals and self empowerment, now “that is genius.”
"To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius."
"Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string."
"To believe your own thought," it seems as though since childhood, children are told to believe in themselves and to not be afraid, to express everything they feel. However, it is as though one only takes that thought in for the early stages of one’s life. The approaching of adulthood seems to send everything in to chaos, it poses a threat to all understanding formed in earlier years. No longer is one “[believing] [his] own thought, [believing] that which is true for [him] in [his] private thought is true for all men.” This period of time from childhood to adulthood makes one question his morals and what his heart is telling him. One starts to just ‘go with the flow’ and live by cliché ideas instead of going where his heart is directing him. It is as if he is having struggle of power within him, struggling with what will end up consuming his life: conforming to what the world and his peers want, or doing what his heart feels is most comfortable for him. Emerson’s words are very wise and true. He sees life very clearly, whereas others see life through a film, it is as if he has figured out a way to penetrate the film and inform the world of what is on the other side. He knows that the heart is the truest of all places, in it lay secrets, regrets and the inner workings of our identities. Believing in one’s heart is the best advice he can give to those in younger generations, the message is to believe that everyone is feeling just the same way. Everyone lives within a shell that protects them from confrontations and from being different. What Emerson is promoting is free thought, to not be teared down by what a friend or teacher says, rather he believes that we should be much more interested in what we are feeling inside our hearts and to have confidence that everyone is going through the same type of issues and are feeling the same way.
“Trust thyself,” those two words seem so easy to follow however modern day culture has aided in hardening into us that ‘going with the flow’ and gaining confidence through numbers seems to be smarter. Contrary to that thought, one’s natural instinct is to believe in himself. One’s heart tells him what to think, say and do, it is the center of the body, the thing that keeps the whole body functioning healthy, so why is it one abandons his nature, the thing that wants to help him and tries to find a loop hole to escape from his own thoughts and feelings?
One is always told to have goals and to believe in those goals, however, he always seems to second guess them when he is being questioned about what he wants to achieve. These quotes stand for unique thought and standing firm for his own belief and his own goals, more importantly, for people who read this quote to see how it reflects in their own lives and for readers to create for themselves their own personal identity, that is as solid as a safe room for when the tornadoes and hurricanes of life strike, this identity is safely hidden and cannot be assaulted.
To conform to this world is like willingly giving up one’s favourite dessert and instead having it replaced by the vegetable one hates the most, simply because everyone around him is doing that. Surrendering to the world will ultimately shred one’s identity to pieces, leaving no hope for it to be repaired. The only cure is to be confidant in what one feels and to make oneself feel worthy to have his own thoughts that are different from everyone else’s. To be able to create such an identity that is based on personal thought and morals and self empowerment, now “that is genius.”
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