For my group's innovation project, we want to paint our school's parking lot with inspirational messages on each parking space. It won't look exactly like this, and we probably won't use this quote, but here's an example:
Here is one that a group member posted on our Facebook page that I found simply amazing:
The purpose of this project is to help improve our student's attitudes towards the school day ahead of them. Many who drive to school, such as myself, need a slight mood lifter before starting six hours of nonstop sitting and trying to pay attention to their teacher's lectures. I'm not exactly a morning person, and yet I have to wake up every morning at 6 AM. My mom is used to me being grumpy and not wanting to talk at all during breakfast. During zero period through second period, I am usually still a walking dead. It's tough being a student, but a small gesture or a few words can always bring a smile to someone's face.
In addition, our school doesn't really have anything artsy or unique about it, and so something like this would be a great addition. So far we've gotten approval from our school principle and are working on a proposal for our school district. In addition, we've counted how many parking lots to makeover (100 total), measured the height and width of each space, and decided how and where we will paint the messages/drawings on the lots.
No ghouls, no witches here to scream and scare them
Oh ensnare them, only little cozy things
Secure inside their dreamland
What's this?
The monsters are all missing
And the nightmares can't be found
And in their place there seems to be
Good feeling all around
Instead of screams, I swear
I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies
Are absolutely everywhere
The sights, the sounds
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
This empty place inside of me is filling up
I simply cannot get enough
I want it, oh, I want it
Oh, I want it for my own
I've got to know
I've got to know
What is this place that I have found?
What is this?
Christmas Town? Hmm...
Instead of answering questions that the teacher asked us, we were told to generate our own questions based on Frankenstein. The challenge was that it couldn't include anything about style analysis. Sounds easy, right? Wrong. Style analysis includes anything from themes, comparisons, organization, unusual , and even specific details. That covered so many of the potential questions I came up with. In addition, they all had to be open-ended questions, that could lead to further discussion. However, this experiment really helped me to understand how teachers feel while writing up tests. It's almost as bad as taking the tests...
Why has asking become so difficult? It's not because curiosity, the thirst for knowledge, is less prevalent. The problem is that people don't know how to voice their questions. I have noticed in Socratic seminars or brawls that many people have ideas that they want to declare, and confuses that with questions they want to ask. Instead of asking questions that are likely to enhance the discussion, most people only bring details that they want to point out. When someone asks a question, most people just continually add on to a previous commentator's ideas. Not many people are willing to be the first to move on from the topic. Instead, the conversation goes round and round in circles. In extreme cases, some classes will talk about some ducks for forty minutes.
Begin your question with the traditional interrogatory words: who, what, where, why, when, how. A concise, clear question is an important contribution in its own right. This link might help readers better understand the book they're reading, and help stimulate discussions:
What must I do for me to be able to smile brightly like you?
I'm getting angry again, why can't I ever be perfect
I simply put the blame on my ugly appearance in this broken mirror
Don't look at me, I hate this feeling right now
I want to hide away somewhere, I want to escape
This world is full of lies
I think I'm ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don't lie to my face tellin' me I'm pretty
I think I'm ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don't lie to my face cuz I know I'm ugly
Don't tell me that you can understand me so easily
My ugly and crooked heart may even come to resent you
Don't force me to talk, I'm not right for you
The cold thorns inside that patronizing gaze suffocate me
Don't come closer, I don't even want your concern
I want to leave away to somewhere, I want to shout out
This world is full of lies
I think I'm ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don't lie to my face tellin' me I'm pretty
I think I'm ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don't lie to my face cuz I know I'm ugly
All alone
I'm all alone x 2
There is no such thing as warmth
There is no one by my side
All alone
I'm all alone x 2
I'm always alone
There's no such thing as warmth
Next to my side, there's not even anyone to embrace me
I think I'm ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be prety
Don't lie to my face tellin' me I'm pretty
I think I'm ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don't lie to my face cuz I know I'm ugly
I watched this video and absolutely fell in love with Lizzie Velasquez's strength and realized how motivational she is. "I've had a really difficult life, but that's OK," she said. "I'm going to let my goals and my success and my accomplishments define me, not my outer appearance." In today's society, many people define beauty simply by looking at people's physical appearance. Many websites, videos, blogs, et. cetera are dedicated to help people become "pretty" by teaching them ways to apply makeup, dress their hair, or recreate nail designs. In addition, plastic surgery is common among celebrities and therefore in the news, so it is no longer as controversial as it once was. However, people focus so much on physical appearance that they ignore the flaws in their personality and what's inside. Changing their perspectives of beauty is important, as it would help them to accept what nature endowed them with and focus on self-betterment.
