If I had the world's attention for ten minutes, I honestly think I will have a hard time getting my message across. I have always been shy, specially in front of a large crowd. I tend to get very nervous when speaking in public. My artistic vision would be through pictures and videos. I would probably use this opportunity to raise awareness of breast cancer. Other beliefs, such as religion, would manifest themselves through my art. I will want this to motivate people to take action, in particular women.
Through photos and videos I would inform the entire world of the causes, effects, and increasing rate of breast cancer in our world. I would speak about this topic because it is something that has affected my family. At the beginning of this year my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Three weeks afterwards she went through surgery. She experienced several long months of recovery and treatment.
Through videos I can possibly share with the world my mother's own experience. I would hope this would motivate women to have an annual check up. It can happen to anyone and it is very important to be checked. My religious belief would be manifested in this. Through this experience I have become closer to God. However, this is more evident through my mother. Her faith in God became stronger in these past nine months. After being diagnosed she began praying and reading the bible on a daily basis. He has been one of her motivations to continue with her life. Her faith has motivated to battle against this cancer and overcome the challenge that was put in her past. Eveything happens for a reason.
In general all artist say something meaningful in whichever their artistic vision may be. However, not everyone interprets art the same way. In regards to censorship there should be some censorship imposed to artist. Certain art pieces should be directed to certain age groups. The purpose of art is to provide a way for one to be able to express their feelings and thoughts through various forms of arts, whether it is through writing, photography, music, or dance.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Karen Gutierrez
My name is Karen Gutierrez. I am a freshman at NJCU. I live in Jersey City and I graduated from Saint Dominic Academy. At a very young age I pictured myself becoming a teacher. Therefore, I plan to major in Early Childhood Education. I consider myself to be very family oriented and spend a lot of time with them. I also enjoy playing sports and listening to music. In regards to writing, I do not spend much time doing it as I should. Hopefully with this class I will be able to improve a lot in my quality of writing.
For a person my age, I do not do much on my spare time. As some of my friends say, I pretty much do not have a life. I spend much of my time, if not all, at home with my family. However, that is not by choice. My parents are very strict and old fashioned. Despite that, I do love being with my family, specially with my two younger sisters. They mean the world to me. On my free time, at home, I can always be found listening to music. I listen to a lot of Spanish music and I absolutely love to dance. I also enjoy playing sports. In high school I played volleyball for three years. Even though I am not very good at it, I also enjoy playing soccer. When possible, I spend time with my friends. I like trying new things and learning from them.
When asked what my dream was and what I wanted to become when I grew up, my answer was always to become a teacher. I lived in Honduras for about five years. During my time there my mother was a teacher. Her experience has inspired me to follow her footsteps. I plan to major in Education, mostly likely Early Childhood Education. Through community service in high school, I had the opportunity to volunteer at a school. I was surrounded by young children, most of them 3 years old, and my experience there was wonderful. I had a lot of fun and loved the environment. Five years from now I hope to be teaching, having a great group of students, and loving my job.
Writing has never really been my favorite thing to do. When it comes to writing and essay, I tend to procrastinate. It usually takes me a while to gather my ideas and write them down. I have difficulty organizing them and being able to expand and analyze them. On a daily basis, I avoid writing paragraphs. The most writing I do is through texting and instant messaging. I do have a Facebook and MySpace, but I do not do much writing on them. I could spend hours texting or instant messaging with my friends.
Five years from now I hope to have reached that dream of becoming a teacher. Through this class I hope to learn and retain many useful skills that will improve my writing. I also expect these skills to become helpful for the rest of years in college and in my future career. I am ready to learn and improve.
For a person my age, I do not do much on my spare time. As some of my friends say, I pretty much do not have a life. I spend much of my time, if not all, at home with my family. However, that is not by choice. My parents are very strict and old fashioned. Despite that, I do love being with my family, specially with my two younger sisters. They mean the world to me. On my free time, at home, I can always be found listening to music. I listen to a lot of Spanish music and I absolutely love to dance. I also enjoy playing sports. In high school I played volleyball for three years. Even though I am not very good at it, I also enjoy playing soccer. When possible, I spend time with my friends. I like trying new things and learning from them.
When asked what my dream was and what I wanted to become when I grew up, my answer was always to become a teacher. I lived in Honduras for about five years. During my time there my mother was a teacher. Her experience has inspired me to follow her footsteps. I plan to major in Education, mostly likely Early Childhood Education. Through community service in high school, I had the opportunity to volunteer at a school. I was surrounded by young children, most of them 3 years old, and my experience there was wonderful. I had a lot of fun and loved the environment. Five years from now I hope to be teaching, having a great group of students, and loving my job.
Writing has never really been my favorite thing to do. When it comes to writing and essay, I tend to procrastinate. It usually takes me a while to gather my ideas and write them down. I have difficulty organizing them and being able to expand and analyze them. On a daily basis, I avoid writing paragraphs. The most writing I do is through texting and instant messaging. I do have a Facebook and MySpace, but I do not do much writing on them. I could spend hours texting or instant messaging with my friends.
Five years from now I hope to have reached that dream of becoming a teacher. Through this class I hope to learn and retain many useful skills that will improve my writing. I also expect these skills to become helpful for the rest of years in college and in my future career. I am ready to learn and improve.
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