Sociology Project
In humanities, we focused on primarly on society for our most recent project. It was not only educational but significant to our place in society. I learned the importance of valuing my spot in this large world and realize how our nation is turning into an abundance of robotic people. This cycle is consuming the minds of the youngest members in our society and gradually gets worse as we age. We find our status in this cycle at a very young age and remain oblivious to the obvious issues that society is faced with. When we started the final project, we gathered all the negative and positive effects that society has had on us and wrote an essay and designed a mask. The mask was made out of paper masc-he. For my mask I gathered black and white photos from a young age to show the social stigma that I was placed into at a young age. I continue to be raised in a family with a lot of money therefor i have many opportunities. I put a mask around the eyes to show how i have remained unaware of society's norms and duct tape over the mouth to show the little say that I have had in all of them.
Project Feedback
My mask is a visual representation of how I have been socialized since day one. I wanted to show the importance of society and what effects it has had on me. I think the most significant symbol on my mask is the painted duct tape over the mouth. It represents the little say that I have had in all these identity categories. The fear of constantly being ostracized has gradual become heightened as I have aged. My mask was a way to gather the positive and negative effects that society has had on me and put it into one piece. I am proud of what I have accomplished and the different elements that i put into my mask.
In my essay, I stated “Our society creates an image of discrimination and stereotypical thoughts that continues over generations. We take actions based on our peers and societal messages also known as the cycle of socialization. Often times this cycle guides my actions simply to blend in or obtain approval. It turns our society into an abundance of faceless people with no individualization, all due to the messages socialization sends out.” I believe that these sentences were simply a basis for the rest of my essay. My entire essay was focused on how my actions have been guided by society and how I have had to follow the norms and rituals that it has set. These sentences clearly showed this and they set the tone for my essay. Our society has become so robotic and overwhelmed in this continuing cycle and I brought most of my paragraphs back to this idea which is why it was important to include this in my into.
This project was so significant to my education and how I view society. It made me second guess my place in our society and how I have become socialized over time. My generation is following these norms more than ever before and without this project, I strongly believe that I would have remained oblivious to the issues and continue to remain an anonymous bystander. Writing the essay was my favorite part of the project because it was easy to relate to society and it allowed me to go into depth about my spot in this ridiculous cycle. Our role in society is more important than most of us gather. If we refuse to change our behaviors, this cycle will be an ongoing process that is passed on through generations.
In the process of completing my project, my essay was my top priority and I did not shine enough light on finalizing my mask. Although I advocated with Sara about my essay, I did not with my mask. I now presume that I should have asked for ideas and been open to changing my mask for the better. In the next project I will make sure to split my work up evenly and make sure that I talk to sara about her ideas on my mask. I shouldn't assume that it is acceptable without the proper feedback from my peers and teacher. I believe that I did demonstrate the other habits of heart and mind throughout my project very significantly but there is always room for improvement. Next time, I will also think about the Habits of Heart and Mind through my project instead of putting them off to the side.
My mask is a visual representation of how I have been socialized since day one. I wanted to show the importance of society and what effects it has had on me. I think the most significant symbol on my mask is the painted duct tape over the mouth. It represents the little say that I have had in all these identity categories. The fear of constantly being ostracized has gradual become heightened as I have aged. My mask was a way to gather the positive and negative effects that society has had on me and put it into one piece. I am proud of what I have accomplished and the different elements that i put into my mask.
In my essay, I stated “Our society creates an image of discrimination and stereotypical thoughts that continues over generations. We take actions based on our peers and societal messages also known as the cycle of socialization. Often times this cycle guides my actions simply to blend in or obtain approval. It turns our society into an abundance of faceless people with no individualization, all due to the messages socialization sends out.” I believe that these sentences were simply a basis for the rest of my essay. My entire essay was focused on how my actions have been guided by society and how I have had to follow the norms and rituals that it has set. These sentences clearly showed this and they set the tone for my essay. Our society has become so robotic and overwhelmed in this continuing cycle and I brought most of my paragraphs back to this idea which is why it was important to include this in my into.
This project was so significant to my education and how I view society. It made me second guess my place in our society and how I have become socialized over time. My generation is following these norms more than ever before and without this project, I strongly believe that I would have remained oblivious to the issues and continue to remain an anonymous bystander. Writing the essay was my favorite part of the project because it was easy to relate to society and it allowed me to go into depth about my spot in this ridiculous cycle. Our role in society is more important than most of us gather. If we refuse to change our behaviors, this cycle will be an ongoing process that is passed on through generations.
In the process of completing my project, my essay was my top priority and I did not shine enough light on finalizing my mask. Although I advocated with Sara about my essay, I did not with my mask. I now presume that I should have asked for ideas and been open to changing my mask for the better. In the next project I will make sure to split my work up evenly and make sure that I talk to sara about her ideas on my mask. I shouldn't assume that it is acceptable without the proper feedback from my peers and teacher. I believe that I did demonstrate the other habits of heart and mind throughout my project very significantly but there is always room for improvement. Next time, I will also think about the Habits of Heart and Mind through my project instead of putting them off to the side.
The Tragedy Project
For the tragedy project, we paired up with a partner of choice. Grace and I choose abortion has the social issue that we would explore throughout the tragedy. We did extensive research from both perspectives of the argument. Both grace and I believe in giving women the opportunity to terminate pregnancy to avoid financial struggles, inability to raise a child, or for any other logical reason. After researching and watching documentaries, we cae up with a theme based off of one statistic that read "in 1977 illegal abortion was the leading cause of maternal death." Giving women the right to have a safe procedure is a significant factor in freedom and choice. We wrote our play about a 15 year old whose boyfriend left her after getting her pregnant. Abortion is illegal at this time but she still does not want to live with a mistake for the rest of her life. She has school and other teenage responsibilities that she has to attend to. She decides to try a procedure that is illegal and completely unsafe to her health. Instead of the abortion working, it leads her to death. In our tragedy we were trying to portray the idea of keeping abortion legal because whether or not it is, women will always try, so why not make it a safe procedure?
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What are you most proud of about your project?
The social issued that I addressed in my tragedy was the most significant factor in completing the project. I believe that the right to your body belongs to no one else but yourself. A fetus that has no constitutional rights should not have the ability to control what happens in the future. Terminating an egg is the eloquent conclusion to make if your inability to raise a child persists. In our tragedy, Adaline, the 15 year old who has conceived a child, is forced into keeping a baby that she does not want to raise to she flees to an unsafe procedure that ends her life. Without a safe available procedure for women to be available too, they, as well, will bolt to illegal horrifying mechanisms. Im proud of this project because the message that we explored was clearly identified in our play. We clearly expressed the momentousness of being pro-life. I also learned both perspectives of the issue to assure which side I stood for. The importance of knowing what you are fighting for is extremely significant.
What advice would you give a student next year about haw to be successful with this project? Be specific. Include in this answer what you would have refined about your project.
The advice I would suggest to future students in this project is to use your time to your advantage. Grace and I cranked out the project in very little time so we wouldn't have to stress with everything else that is going on. Sara helps map out your time and gives you specific deadlines that help keep you caught up. Do not fall behind because it will only have negative effects. After completing our project, Grace and I realized that we should have put more effort into the chorus of our tragedy. In our movie everything was uploaded correctly and it all blended together, however, our chorus was imported without being edited first. We used a voice over instead of video recording it like the rest of the movie. If there was one thing I would change it would be that.
How do you feel working in partners went? Did it work out well? In what ways? What was challenging?
Working in partners went smoothly and made the work load more durable. Grace and I are best friends and know how each other think so it made it easier to make connections and agree on a social issue that both of us had strong beliefs about. The only struggle that grace and I have was which way to take our play and what the storyline would be. We both had decent ideas so instead of arguing about it we compromised and conjoined thoughts and brainstormed ways to make our tragedy cathartic. We formulated certain notions to help make the play the best it could possibly be. I would suggest continuing the project the way it is right now. It was a good experience and did not overwhelm me.
What proved to be the most challenging task for you personally and how did you work to overcome it? Be specific.
Since we choose the visual component part to be a movie, I struggled with the acting engagement and being able to make everything sound realisti. Its obvious that we are not broadway stars, but i was flustered after recording each scene 50 times and trying to find the one that looked the most pragmatic. After realizing that it was not going to be perfect and extremely cathartic, I beveled down and dealt with what we had. This proved to be what I struggled with the most because my OCD kicked into full gear and took over my emotions. That was the most stressful part of the project, but otherwise everything went smoothly.
The social issued that I addressed in my tragedy was the most significant factor in completing the project. I believe that the right to your body belongs to no one else but yourself. A fetus that has no constitutional rights should not have the ability to control what happens in the future. Terminating an egg is the eloquent conclusion to make if your inability to raise a child persists. In our tragedy, Adaline, the 15 year old who has conceived a child, is forced into keeping a baby that she does not want to raise to she flees to an unsafe procedure that ends her life. Without a safe available procedure for women to be available too, they, as well, will bolt to illegal horrifying mechanisms. Im proud of this project because the message that we explored was clearly identified in our play. We clearly expressed the momentousness of being pro-life. I also learned both perspectives of the issue to assure which side I stood for. The importance of knowing what you are fighting for is extremely significant.
What advice would you give a student next year about haw to be successful with this project? Be specific. Include in this answer what you would have refined about your project.
The advice I would suggest to future students in this project is to use your time to your advantage. Grace and I cranked out the project in very little time so we wouldn't have to stress with everything else that is going on. Sara helps map out your time and gives you specific deadlines that help keep you caught up. Do not fall behind because it will only have negative effects. After completing our project, Grace and I realized that we should have put more effort into the chorus of our tragedy. In our movie everything was uploaded correctly and it all blended together, however, our chorus was imported without being edited first. We used a voice over instead of video recording it like the rest of the movie. If there was one thing I would change it would be that.
How do you feel working in partners went? Did it work out well? In what ways? What was challenging?
Working in partners went smoothly and made the work load more durable. Grace and I are best friends and know how each other think so it made it easier to make connections and agree on a social issue that both of us had strong beliefs about. The only struggle that grace and I have was which way to take our play and what the storyline would be. We both had decent ideas so instead of arguing about it we compromised and conjoined thoughts and brainstormed ways to make our tragedy cathartic. We formulated certain notions to help make the play the best it could possibly be. I would suggest continuing the project the way it is right now. It was a good experience and did not overwhelm me.
What proved to be the most challenging task for you personally and how did you work to overcome it? Be specific.
Since we choose the visual component part to be a movie, I struggled with the acting engagement and being able to make everything sound realisti. Its obvious that we are not broadway stars, but i was flustered after recording each scene 50 times and trying to find the one that looked the most pragmatic. After realizing that it was not going to be perfect and extremely cathartic, I beveled down and dealt with what we had. This proved to be what I struggled with the most because my OCD kicked into full gear and took over my emotions. That was the most stressful part of the project, but otherwise everything went smoothly.