"Mankind Is No Island" Reaction

The way the video was created, was interesting and creative. The video sent a really important message to the world, and doing so using New York and Sydney as an example. They took pictures of words from signs and boards to create sentences out of them. This technique was extremely affective in sending the message. Both this video and Matt Harding's video were created with a lot of work and time. They both send strong messages through a video.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozczecho/76551785/

Matt Harding Video Reaction

When I watched the video of Matt Harding, I immediately thought that, that was one of the coolest ideas for a video. Although it must have taken years and a whole lot of work to complete the video, It was important that he did it. This video can connect and bring people from different nations together. This video shows how music and dancing is a universal language which can create peace and friendship between people across the world.

http://www.edapple.net/catalog/MusicUniversalLanguagetb.jpg

Wishes, Hopes, Dreams and Inspirations.

I thought that Susan Boyle was amazing on Britain’s Got Talent. Her performance shows that everyone has a gift or talent, weather it is to sing, dance, play sports, act… The only thing left for us to do is to find it and get the chance to show it. As Susan Boyle said, the only reason she has not become a successful singer after forty-seven years is that she has not had the opportunity to show her talent to the world. I was amazed and surprised after watching that performance because like it has happened so many times before we judged her by her age, appearance and size although now I know it is so wrong to do so. At the beginning, everyone in the audience was laughing without taking Susan seriously. This was because of her appearance, but when she started singing, everyone stood up clapping loudly, all shocked and surprised by her voice.

I believe that when you have a talent, you are born with it. If you have a dream and believe in yourself, I believe that your dream will come true with some hard work. The You Tube video I watched of Susan Boyle had thousand of hits and in my opinion this is because people like Susan give hope to others. This clip is watched around the world not only because Susan was amazing, but also other people watch it to give them hope in accomplishing their dreams. I found Susan as an inspiration.

There are so many similarities between the clip and the poem written by Langston Hughes. The Dream Keeper explains the importance of dreams, while Susan Boyle’s dreams had just come true. The fact that Langston Hughes wrote “that I may wrap them in a blue cloud-cloth” suggests that dreams are precious and extremely important. Susan got onto the stage confident and sure of herself even when everyone else was laughing at her. This takes courage, but in the end she was an inspirational hero.



Langston Hughes poem - http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-dream-keeper/

Susan Boyle video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Picture - http://www.writespirit.net/inspirational_talks/political/martin_luther_king_talks/martin-luther-king2.jpg

I Am Fire

I Am Fire

Glittering and glowing

I guide others

on dark winter nights.


Active and lively

I twist long streams of smoke

upward into the misty air.


Burning and crackling

I sprinkle small warm sparks,

upon my surroundings.


Once I am disturbed

I crackle and hiss with fury,

blue and white flames

turning all to ashes.


As the sun rises

I slowly burn out into white, hot ashes,

waiting to be fanned back to life.


I am fire.

I chose this painting because it shows the liveliness of both m e and the fire. The shape and flow of the picture shows the calm and soft side, while the color of the fire shows the dominace and destructiveness of it.This painting mainly represents the first stanza, when i wrote "I guide others on dark winter nights."

References:
Painting by Scott Nellis
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