Hi everybody,
The time has come. I am a senior in high school, and graduation is just around the corner. However, to be able to graduate, every senior must complete a cumulative project. This project is the basis for how you are remembered at the school, and it also aims to provide a snapshot of your life at the school. It is called the Senior Mastery Project. Don't worry, the following is not me asking for you guys to do my homework for me...
The main concern of the project is to address Human Rights, by answering one or more of the following
?What does it mean to be human?
?What does it mean to have human rights?
?What are my responsibilities and duties to others?
?Is the human condition changing?
?Have we become more or less civil?
?What is truth?
?What is beauty?
?What is morality?
?How did we get here and where are we going?
There are two routes to take with this project. You can either do the Traditional project, wherein you type a 10 page research driven paper, and do a 30 minute presentation. OR you can do the Non-Traditional project wherein a student creates/performs an original work (for example, an art portfolio, original film, or musical
composition) in addition to a written paper. Non-traditional SMPs still must include a written,
research-based paper (although not necessarily a 10-page, thesis-driven paper) which must
include connections to the course's essential questions and a presentation.
So here is where I would like some input. I plan to pursue a non-tradtional project where I use magic to show how it can enrich others. I aim to answer the third question, by asserting that it is my responsibility to help and enrich others using my talent. I feel as if it is my duty to do my best to ensure people an optimal quality of life, and instill in them a positive outlook on life by using magic. I spoke with a teacher the other day, and she mentioned that it would be great for my project if I went into places where people are disadvantaged in one way or another, and performed magic. This includes performing at a children's hospital for kids who are not in the best of health. Senior living homes (Certainly not to say that all senior citizens living in homes such as these are disadvantaged!), and possibly homeless shelters as well. My goal would be to show how magic can brighten the day for people in bad situations, and that by doing this I am exercising my responsibilities as a human.
What do you think of this idea?
Also, for this, I would need to perform research on this topic. I'm sure magicians have used magic in ways like this for ages-- communicating a positive message with magic, or "giving back" by performing magic. I would appreciate anyone who could point me in the right direction of some sources on this topic. Or if you know of any magicians who are notable for doing things like this.
THANK YOU!
This is something I'm very excited about, and I appreciate all of the help I can get!
-JP
The time has come. I am a senior in high school, and graduation is just around the corner. However, to be able to graduate, every senior must complete a cumulative project. This project is the basis for how you are remembered at the school, and it also aims to provide a snapshot of your life at the school. It is called the Senior Mastery Project. Don't worry, the following is not me asking for you guys to do my homework for me...
The main concern of the project is to address Human Rights, by answering one or more of the following
?What does it mean to be human?
?What does it mean to have human rights?
?What are my responsibilities and duties to others?
?Is the human condition changing?
?Have we become more or less civil?
?What is truth?
?What is beauty?
?What is morality?
?How did we get here and where are we going?
There are two routes to take with this project. You can either do the Traditional project, wherein you type a 10 page research driven paper, and do a 30 minute presentation. OR you can do the Non-Traditional project wherein a student creates/performs an original work (for example, an art portfolio, original film, or musical
composition) in addition to a written paper. Non-traditional SMPs still must include a written,
research-based paper (although not necessarily a 10-page, thesis-driven paper) which must
include connections to the course's essential questions and a presentation.
So here is where I would like some input. I plan to pursue a non-tradtional project where I use magic to show how it can enrich others. I aim to answer the third question, by asserting that it is my responsibility to help and enrich others using my talent. I feel as if it is my duty to do my best to ensure people an optimal quality of life, and instill in them a positive outlook on life by using magic. I spoke with a teacher the other day, and she mentioned that it would be great for my project if I went into places where people are disadvantaged in one way or another, and performed magic. This includes performing at a children's hospital for kids who are not in the best of health. Senior living homes (Certainly not to say that all senior citizens living in homes such as these are disadvantaged!), and possibly homeless shelters as well. My goal would be to show how magic can brighten the day for people in bad situations, and that by doing this I am exercising my responsibilities as a human.
What do you think of this idea?
Also, for this, I would need to perform research on this topic. I'm sure magicians have used magic in ways like this for ages-- communicating a positive message with magic, or "giving back" by performing magic. I would appreciate anyone who could point me in the right direction of some sources on this topic. Or if you know of any magicians who are notable for doing things like this.
THANK YOU!
This is something I'm very excited about, and I appreciate all of the help I can get!
-JP