I tend to be a realist most of the time, which can have it’s upsides, although it can easily become demoralizing. I find that it’s helpful to have people in my life that can teach me to see things in a more optimistic light, which is something that my six-year-old family friend Aage does excellently. Whether it’s creating a new language, putting on a puppet show with toy cars, or just simply questioning the way something works, Aage never fails to motivate me to be a happier and more creative person. Aage embodies idealism in all of its aspects through his vibrant imagination and youthful innocence that is characteristic of a child his age. As most young children do, Aage has an intense imagination that never stops working. He’s constantly
inventing wild tales of dragons, dinosaurs, pirates, and so on, which is one of the many things I love and appreciate about him. Of the countless stories he creates, his favorite, and most commonly told fantasy is about a character he created named The Dinosaur King. The Dinosaur King is a giant T-Rex who rules over all the dinosaurs in the world, and is in charge of keeping them safe. If there are any bad guys around, The Dinosaur King will stop them. In addition to this, Aage is also building a time machine made from a refrigerator box and tin foil. Once this time machine is complete, he’s planning on going back in time to play with dinosaurs, and then to the future to take a spaceship to Mars. It’s stories and scenarios like these that are what truly inspires me about Aage. His idealistic sense of creativity reminds me to foster a sense of imagination within myself as well, which is something I, as a realist, often neglect to do. Aage’s sense of innocence is another feature of personality that makes him idealistic. His trusting naivety gives him no reason to think twice about his belief in Santa Claus, or that his dad is the strongest man in the world. He’s very open to the world as a result of the fact that he has yet to be hurt by it. One example of his innocence is in his curious nature and his desire to know how the world around him works. I remember going on a hike with him a few months back where he spent nearly the whole time asking me questions such as ‘Why is the sky blue?’, ‘What do squirrels eat?’, and ‘Why are the leaves changing colors?’. His sense of wonderment in the world is something that few people are lucky to hold onto throughout their lives. Something often shifts as people grow older that causes them to lose this inquisitiveness. When I see Aage gasp in awe at the sight of an elephant at the zoo, I am reminded of how I used to see the world as a child. To him, the zoo is a new and exciting experience no matter how many times he visits. I, on the other hand, usually take little interest in the orangutans on my 5th visit to the zoo with him that year. But there are moments when I see his face light up while looking at the animals that I can almost feel glimmer of his excitement as well. These moments remind me of how interesting and adventurous life is when you are eager to learn more about the world.
All students, and children especially, have tremendous talents, which are forgotten when their minds walk through the school door. Their forever developing talents and favorite interests are left for an uncreative school environment. I, for one, have always been taught and believed in an education, or following the guidelines of another, was essential in achieving wealth and success later in life. However, after listening to Robinson’s argumentative speech, I realize creativity and a valued education coincide with each other. To justify myself, creativity and thinking outside the box has led to many of the world’s advancements. Therefore, when teaching future leaders, and future generations of employees and employers, teaching creativity in a forever rapidly changing and unpredictable world would have benefits. At last, I believe that the educational system puts too much emphasis on a substantial, everyday American future over one’s happiness in a later life. Every human being is already born a unique artist, never made into one; constantly growing into a more talented
His demonstrated the childhood of a kid who replicates similar characteristics as myself. We were both energetic creative adolescents; our minds would soar to heights beyond the average ten-year-old. With that being said, our childhoods did in fact contrast through what we each experienced. While I had an adamant parental involvement during my life, Timmy had little to none. I was giving the opportunity to stay home alone, Timmy was forced with an evil babysitter. Nonetheless, what I did find interesting was that having our childhood experiences be orchestrated differently, profoundly embellished our analogous personalities. It was Timmy's neglection from his parents that made him this vigorous imaginative kid. It was the affection from my parents that triggered this spirited visionary of a child I
There are many ideas about the way things are suppose to be, they guide people in the way humans approach life and how people go about achieving our goals. Unfortunately people do not always accomplish these ideas they have for ourselves but the truth often times is what we really need. In the Shakespearean drama, Macbeth, he writes of a once cherished leader, Macbeth who is approached by supernatural being and acts out erratically to fulfill what prophesies he desires which lead to his eventual demise. Macbeth has difficulty perceiving idealism from the truth, in other words what he thinks should happen and what actually happens. The prophecies are the catalyst for his irrational thinking and from then on Macbeth becomes addicted to knowing what his future could be and taking it to the extreme of needing to create it then and there. Down this path he also has his wife Lady Macbeth who pushes him further to act on these prophecies to achieve the ultimate goal of the crown. She too has an obsession with doing whatever it takes to be Queen and have that authority to her name. These two characters take to the extreme what it means to need truth but desire their idealism and how this leads to their eventual demise.
Truth and idealism can lead individuals onto an enlightened path, however, with questionable ideals an individuals life can be persuaded inaccurately. In the Shakespearean Drama, Macbeth, the main characters experience misguidance from their own mislead ideals, which created significant disorder among themselves and the country of Scotland. Ambition combined with the unrighteous forces of Macbeth and Lady led them predominantly to deadly consequences. Macbeth and his wife are engrossed by the witches prophecies which directed them both to irrational thinking and absurd actions. These actions defined both characters throughout the play and impacted their demise tremendously. The ideals of the powerful couple, along with their overbearing ambition, lead their reality into an unconscionable future and their eventual death.
The Intuitionist, a novel written by Colson Whitehead, illustrates many aspects of society through the parody of a detective novel. Since elevator inspectors have no detective talents, the idea is just a cover, underneath which lies a myriad of the author's opinions on society. The book, published only in the year nineteen-ninety-nine, is filled with miniscule clues that pilot one toward substantial metaphors. Among these are racism, politics, one's place in society, and so on and so forth. This novel is an ocean of allegories in its youth, its depths waiting to be explored.
The talk is about the importance of overcoming obstacles, enabling the dreams of others and of truly enjoying every single moment of life. The talk follows a sequence of events starting from the childhood dreams of Dr. Pausch reflecting his self-awareness as he talks about various life lessons learnt, and how one’s life is shaped and molded by various life experiences both good and bad. Dr. Pausch lists his childhood dreams and takes the audience through what he learnt from each of those in dreams in either achieving them or failing to achieve them while trying. Some of his dreams include experiencing zero gravity, publishing articles in the World Book Encyclopedia and winning stuffed animals in theme parks, which he does achieve in life and talks about the sense of accomplishment and the pride one takes in achieving something you always wanted as a child. For example when his research team submitted a proposal for the ‘Vomit Comet’ project at NASA , Dr. Pausch discovered that only students are allowed to experience zero gravity part of the program. Nevertheless he relentlessly pursues to challenge the process while ensuring innovative ...
Pausch’s presentation was extremely inspirational; it demonstrated that no matter how big your dreams are they can be achieved if you put your mind to it and work hard for it. One of Pausch’s childhood dreams was to be a Disney Imagineer. When the opportunity arose for him to make his dream become a reality he took the opening. He was willing to take a six month leave of absence from his job without pay in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a Disney Imagineer. The later portion of his speech entailed wanting to help others achieve their dreams and inspi...
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Creativity is a very significant part of who she is. It always has been, and always will be. Kianna is a very artistically-inclined person, for she enjoys dance, music, art, and design. When she was about 7 years old, she constructed a table-top pinball machine. Using cardboard, tape, and whatever could be found lying around the house, she finished it before her mother woke up that morning. It was a last-minute gift for her mother’s birthday, and though it did not work...
One can’ t help but be inspired when Esquith states, “If we ask great things of our children, we must show them we believe great things are possible” (Esquith, 2007).
August Pullman, from the book,“Wonder”, written by R.J. Palacio, is 10 years old and lives with his mother, father, sister Via, and dog Daisy. August was born with an abnormal face which led him to be made fun of. Because his mother wanted to protect him, she homeschooled him through 4th grade. Now at the age of 10, going into 5th grade, August, otherwise known as Auggie, would be attending public school for the first time. Auggie, has many important traits including his sense of humor, bravery, and kindness.
Much older now, I still can be anything I want to be. Some may call me naïve for thinking this, but I don’t identify this quality as such at all. Sure, idealistic images fade away. My college experience does not even begin to match up with what I imagined. Why is this unimportant? The ideal I still hang on to is not influenced by external factors. My ideal is and will always be my dream of becoming the best version of myself and doing what I know I can do best in. The readings and the illustrations demonstrate that college is a journey. There may be obstacles, but there is still a finish line. There may be discrepancies of real life to what you imagined, but that is the beauty in it all. There are a few things only time can teach you and only through experience can you remember. My true ideal? I will never forget. It’s my driving force. I will hurdle mountains, swim oceans, and tightrope miles to reach it: becoming who I always dreamt of
Here I sit five years later, at the age of seventeen dreaming of becoming an architect. If it wasn’t for that specific day I don’t know if I would ever have realized one of the reasons I hoped to become an architect. I want to be an architect for many reasons, but I am very driven to in order to break that gender stereotype of boys being architects. I wish that when I was sitting in that chair next to seven boys, listening to a male architect tell me about his job that I would have remembered that society does not tell me what I can and can’t do. If you have a passion for something and you put your mind to it, you can achieve it. I will always remember this lesson throughout my future. I don’t want my children to have to be scared to be who they are because of what society believes is
I’m just a 21-year-old girl named Andre’a Anderson that was born and raised in Cleveland, OH. Every single day I make it my goal to push myself beyond who I was yesterday, so I can continue to make my dreams come to reality. Growing up I was raised by a single mother due to the passing of my father from Lung Cancer. At the time of this tragic event, I was only nine years old in which it didn’t make much sense to why all this was happening. However, as time went on I learned how to evaluate the phases of life.