My Sailor's Creed
Project 1
In this project I took a look at the military and reflected on how I would fit into this system.
English & Self in the modern world
For english and self in the modern world (social studies) I combined on the product to write a spoken word. I did a lot of research on spoken word and how to write poetry free verse. For me this was very personal because all of my poetry I keep to myself. Each word I write, each stanza, and every letter is a part of me I'm leaving on a page. Self in the modern world is about how I fit in the world while maintaining myself and what identity really means. For english I really kept that same theme going while trying to figure out the direction of my poem. I did multiple rewrites and at first I didn't feel like it was working. I researched more about the psychology of the military and about military culture. I found that women were more likely to be depressed in the male environment. During my interviews I also found that race isn't that important to a lot of them what is important is the unity of the military. Social status and financial status don't matter. Things like that don't matter. Everyone starts of on the same level and it's up to you how you rise. They are there to form you into the soldier or (in my case) sailor they need. Most important thing is mental strength to be able react and stay strong under pressure. While being a teenager finding who you are and want to be tends to be one of the bigger issues with teenagers. It is difficult for everyone in one way or another I think your identity is a mixture of your experiences and morals along with goals and interest. In the end for me it boiled down to how I could contribute to this world. It boiled down to a girl raised by a single mother who was very strong and a great role model. Really I think no one ever settles into their identity I feel like we're always changing and evolving so there's no real way to stay the same.
Art
For art I took this thinking skill literally along with my writing portion contextualising myself in a world different from mine. I molded my face and casted it to direct the center of attention on me. This piece was very odd for me like I said for my english and social studies I like to stay away from topics pertaining to myself. I struggled to find the direction of this piece and how I could contextualize myself and use symbolism to make it meaningful. I ended up going with a mixed media piece to represent my path into the navy as an aviation mechanic. The piece is sort of a fight between my individuality and what I believe in versus what I am going to be transformed into as a part of the military. It is me trying to keep being myself even though I know I'm going to go through a lot to be a part of something bigger than myself. The tools are whats building the wall that's wrapping around me also showing my job as a mechanic. The negative space represents my growth as a person that I can still grow around what I am being molded into. It is me versus the person I am going to become and I think this was a great project to really reflect on my decision.