Imaginative Essay Topics

ImaginativeDreams

Althougheveryonehasgreatimaginativedreams,oftentheydon'tcometrue,whichisquite disappointing.ThroughoutthenovelOfMiceandMen,Lennie,George,Curley'sWife,andCandy allexperienceddisappointingdreamsAllthecharactershadunfinisheddreamsofthingsthat factoredintothecharactertheybecame.Forexample,ifCurley'swifewasamoviestar,she wouldn'thavebeenmurderedbyLennie.Withtheunfinisheddreamsofambitionandaspirationin OfMiceandMen,dreamsasawholeplayanimportantroleinthecharacterslives.Lennieand George'sfarminspiredCandywiththedreamofjoiningthemontheirfarm,evenwillingtoputmost ofhismoneytowardsitAsCandyexpressesinthenovel,"theygavemetwohundredandfifty dollars'causeIlosmyhand.AnI...Icouldcookandtendthechickensandhoethegardensome. How'dthatbe?"(59).Togeorgethiswasagreatopportunity,soquicklyGeorgetookCandyupon thisofferThisshowshowCandyhadastrongdesiretojoinLennieandGeorgeontheirfarmAlot ofthemenonthefarmaren'tverywealthy,soCandysayinghewouldputthreehundredandfifty dollarstowardsthefarm.Althoughthefarmwaspleasantdream,itwasneverfulfilled.George, Lennie,andCandyallhadfaiththatonedaytheywouldbemenoftheirveryownfarm.Candy's dreamofafarmallstartedfromGeorgeandLennie,Georgehasthemasterplanforitall,and LenniekindlyfollowsinhisfootstepsLenniefollowsGeorge

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Artisanimaginationofanartistic,itisaninnovationalthinkingofanartistic.Artcancomeinmany formssuchaspainting,drawing,music,theater,andmuchmore.Ineveryusableobjectthatan humanbeingmadeonthisplanet,somewhereartisinvolvedinit.Ineverythingthereisartfor examplelikeancarwetravel,bedwesleepin,evenacellphoneisadesign.So,everypossible objectanhumanbeingusingthereissomekindofartinvolvedinitManygreatartistshadsome kindofspecialitylikecreativeskills,differentimagination,theyusetheirimaginationintheirartto createsomethingreallyuniqueandtheydescribedtheiremotionsthroughart.Artcanbeusedto experiencetheworldaroundusArthasbeenusedbyhumanssincemanyagestounderstandlife, emotioncommunications,andcreativeideastocreatesomethingobjective.Functionsofartcanbe likecommunication,itmayhelpusimaginethederine,glorifiesthestate,celebrateswarand conquest.Manygreatartistslikepicassowhousedvisualarttookittoanotherlevel,modern sculpturewhichheactuallyfoundeditatthattime,hewasanimportantfigureinthe20thcentury andPicassoconsideredasthemostinfluentialartistofthattimeAnothergreatartistlikeLeonardo daVincionethemostallroundartistwhodidalmosteverykindofartlikepainting,architect, engineer,sculptor,andhewasconsideredastheRenaissanceMan.Musicandtheatercanbeseenas aformofart,

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AnessaywrittenbyGaryJ.Kornblith,themainfocusisonapurelyimaginativesubject.Theuseof thiscounterfactualapproachiswidelyacceptedasamethodologyinresearchofcausation. AccordingtoKornblith,counterfactualexercisesarenecessaryto"thinkmoreclearlyabout causationandtodistinguishbetweenessentialfactorsandcoincidentaldevelopments"(79).Heuses thecounterfactualmethodtopresenttheideathatifHenryClayhadbeenelectedin1844,whichhe goesontoproveasplausible,wewouldbeinamuchdifferentcountry.Thethesisasawholeis statedas"...Myfocusisonadifferentpairofwars:theMexican–AmericanWarof1846–1848and theAmericanCivilWarof1861–1865Ratherthanprojectadifferentmilitaryoutcome,Ipositthe absenceoftheMexican–AmericanWar...Thekeytopeaceinmycounterfactualscenarioisavictory byHenryClayoverJamesK.Polkintheveryclosepresidentialelectionof1844...AsaresultTexas wouldalmostcertainlyhaveremainedanindependentrepublicin1845,andtheUnitedStateswould nothavegonetowarwithMexicothefollowingyear.Basedasitisonahighlyplausibleturnof events,thiscounterfactualscenariopromisestoadvanceourunderstandingofthecausesoftheCivil War"(77).Hethenaddsthefactthattherearetwoviewpointsthatcomefromthiscounterfactual exercise;Revisionists,whobelievethattheCivilWarcouldhavebeenavoided,despitethesectional differences,and

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1.Sociologicalimaginationisusingimaginativethoughtsandprocessestoanswersociological questions.Thisistothinkyourwaytoadifferentperspectivetoachieveabetterunderstandingof somethingSociologyisthestudyofsociety,culture,andhumannatureThegoalistounderstand whatmakesandchangessocieties.Manifestfunctionsareconsequencesthatareknown,suchas punishmentsforbreakinglaws.Latentfunctionsareconsequencesthatarenotknown,likea consequencethatispositiveornegativebutnotexplicitlyrecognized

2.ÉmileDurkheim'sstudyofsuiciderevealedthathumansaresocialcreaturesandthathowa personinteractswithothersshapeshowtheyact.IamtakingthisclassformyminorbecauseI believeditwouldbeappropriatetominorinsociologywhilemajoringinpsychology.A"deeper" reasoncouldbebecauseIintendtoworkwithpeopleandwhileIamlearningabouttheindividual,I feelaneedtolearnabouthowsocietyaffectstheindividualaswell

3.ThetheorythathasbeeninfluencedbyComte,Spencer,andDurkheimis

4.ToMarx,capitalismisaneconomicsystemwheretheupperclassexploitsthelower,working classandconflictisinevitableThealienationoftheworkingclasswascausedbytheirlaborAll theyweretotheupperclasswerejustpeoplewhowantedtobefedthatwouldworklonghoursand beseparatedfromtheirfamiliesandeachothertodosoTheideatode–alienatetheworkingclass fromtheupper

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Thenotionthateveryonehasthepotentialtobecreativedoesn'teffectivelyincreasecompetitionand makeithardertoberecognizedasaprofessionalcreativeindustriespractitioner.Eventhough everyoneisinsomewaycreativeorimaginativedoesnotmeanthattheywillbesuccessful.Thisis becauseofthreemainreasons.Somepeoplehavegreaterabilityatbeingcreativeandimaginative thanothersSomepeopledon'thavethetimeorresourcesnecessarytoreachtheircreativepotential Andotherssimplythinkthatcreativityisnotsomethingthattheycanmakealivingfromand thereforedon'tembraceordeveloptheirimagination.

Creativityistheprocessinwhichapersondiscoversnewideasorconcepts,ornew associationsshowmorecontent

Thesameconceptappliestocreativity.Ifyoushowsomebasicabilityinbeingcreativedoesn't meanyouwillbesuccessful,itispossible,buthighlyunlikely.Thestudymentionedabovereveals thatwearenaturallycreativeandaswegrowupwelearntobeuncreativeThismeansthatlike almosteveryotherindustryintheworld,itisonlytheonewhoexcelintheirindividualfieldthatare mostlikelytobenoticedandbecomesuccessful.Althoughtherearesometechniquestoimprove yourcreativeability,thinkofthemassoccertraining.Itwillimproveyourskills,buttoplayatthe top,apersonisgoingtoneedacertainamountofnaturaltalentaswellasyearsoftraining. Althougheveryoneisbornwithsimilaramountsofnaturaltalent,thatwhichisleftatthebeginning ofadulthoodisfarmoreimportant.Itisduringourjourneytoadulthoodthatiswhereweloseitall. Throughoutourchildhoodwearetaughttobelesscreative.Inearlychildhood,wereachapoint whereourparentsgiveupandtellustostopaskingsomanyquestionsDuringourschooling,we aretoldtoconformtotheapprovedpracticesandtoautomaticallyaccepteverythingthatissaidby theteachersasabsolutefact.Sociallywelearnthattobeacceptedwemustabandoncreative activitiessuchasartandwritingasitisconsidered"uncool".Andsobythetimewereach

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EYE31–4.1Describebenefitsof:

physicalplay

creativeplay

imaginativeplay

sensoryplay

Playcanbeofseveraltypesandaspractitionerswemustplanandincorporatedifferentkindsof playsothatchildrencanbenefitfromdifferentkindsofdevelopmentPlaycanbebroadlyclassified asphysicalplay,creativeplay,imaginativeplay,sensoryplayandheuristicplay.Itisimportantfor settingstoprovidetheresourcesrequiredtoenableallkindsofdifferentplay.

PhysicalPlay:

Physicalplayisakindofplaythatinvolvesphysicalmovementsthatdevelopachild'sgrossmotor skillsandfinemotorskillsItinvolvesmovingactivitieslikejumping,running,climbing,hopping, throwingetc.Playingwithblocks,connectingtoys...showmorecontent...

Makesthemfeelliketheyhavecontrolovertheiractionsandallowsthemtoshowavarietyof emotions.

SocialDevelopmentTeacheschildrentotaketurnsandassumedifferentrolesandresponsibilities.

SensoryPlay:

Sensoryplayisakindofplaywherechildrenareallowedtoexploredifferenttexturesandmaterials andgetafeelofitTheseincludewaterplay,sandplay,playdoh,foametcThesekindsofplay allowsthemtoexpressthemselvesandalsoteachesalotabouthowdifferentthingsfeelandchange whentheyaretouched.

ThebenefitsofSensoryplayare:

PhysicalDevelopmentHelpsthechilddevelopfinemotorskillsandhandeyecoordinationasthey playwithdifferentsandtoys,pourthings,shapethingsusingplaydohetc

Alsopromotesgrossmotorskillswhenchildrenaregivenlargerobjectswhichtheyhaveto transport,rollpushetc.

CognitiveDevelopmentChildrenlearnaboutdifferentmaterialstextures,colorsandtheirproperties andhowtheychange.

LanguageIfthechildrenareplayingwitheachotherthenitprovidesscopeforcommunicationand allowsthemtoshare

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OsazuwaOsayomwanbor

200345160

Sociology/SocialStudies

ReadingSummary(SOST801)

Topic:BeyondDisciplinaryConfinementtoImaginativeTransdisciplinarity

INTRODUCTION

Thesocietytodayisfacedwithvariousproblems.Somehavealwaysbeenthere,othersarenewto us,yetothershaveevolvedfromtheiroldermodesandtakennewdimensions.Forexampleweare notstrangerstoissuesofdemocratization,butcertainlyarefacedwiththechangingmodeofwar andterrorism.Andthen,newissuesmayincludeclimatechange.Whateverthecategory,man's eternalstruggleistobeabletoresolvetheissuesthatconfrontorthreatenitsexistence.Todothis mandependsonknowledgegainedfromstudyingtheproblemsHowever,asproblemsevolve,they seemtobecomeresistanttoexistingapproaches,oratleast,weseemnottobeabletoresolvethem usingexistingapproachesThusthoseproblemsbecomewickedproblemsInthischapter,we discusshowsuchproblemscanberesolvedusingtransdisciplinaryapproach.

WHYTRANSDICIPLINARITY?

Therelevanceofthetransdisciplinarityapproachisseeninthenatureoftheproblem.Since problemsarenowmultidimensional,thenweagreethatasingleapproachwillnotsufficiently resolveit(Brown2010:16).Henceweneedatransdiciplinaryapproach.

InchaptertwoofBrown(2010:16),therearesomeotherreasonswhyweneedatransdiciplinary approachtowickedproblemsTheyare:

1.Existingscientificapproachesaretospecializedor

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sychChildren'sImaginativePlay:ADescriptivePsychologyApproach

CharlesKantor,Ph.D.Abstract

Thesignificanceofchildren'simaginativeplayispresentedfromtheperspectiveofDescriptive PsychologyandinparticularOssorio'sDramaturgicalmodelofpersons.Thefluidityofimaginative play,theimitationofandcreationofsocialpracticesandoptionswithinplayaswellasthe opportunitytoswitchrolesandactaccordingtoreasonsofanother,contributetothedevelopmentof judgment.Theobserver–criticroleemergesduringimaginativeplayaschildrenproduce,direct,and enacttheirdramasWithinthesescenarios,childrendevelopcompetenceandeligibilitytobenot onlystatusassignersbutalsoselfstatusassigners.During...showmorecontent...

TheselfandselfconceptThepsychoanalytictheorists(Freud,Erikson)seechildrenplayingout negativeemotionsinasafecontext.Childrenareattemptingtoregaincontrolinsituationsof conflict.Meadstressestheimportanceofroleplayinginchildren'splay,whichactivitycontributes toachild'ssenseofself(Verenikinaetal,2003)Erikson(1963,p240)indescribingayoungclient strugglingwiththewartimedeathofhisfather,apilot,illustratesthehealingvalueofplay:"...he wasobservedswoopingdownahillonabicycle,endangering,scaring,yetdeftlyavoidingother children....Inwatchinghim,andhearingthestrangenoiseshemade,Icouldnothelpthinkingthat heagainimaginedhimselftobeanairplaneonabombingmission.Butatthesametimehegained inplayfulmasteryoverhislocomotion;heexercisedcircumspectioninhisattack,andhebecamean admiredvirtuosoonabicycle."

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Thisdescriptionofayoungboyplayingimaginativelyillustrateselementsthattheoristsoverthe yearshaveattributedtothevalueofplayHisroleplaywasdistinctlysocialasotherswitnessedhis attack,andhisactionsincreasedhisstature,hisprestigeamonghisfriends.Hisabilitytohandlethe bike,hiscognitivestrength,"circumspectioninhisattack",asheswoopsdownthehill,isnotedas wellHisselfesteemincreasedtotheextentthathe

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HigherEnglishImaginativeWriting

TheYoungGladiator

MarcusanxiouslyawaitedhisturntofightThecrowdwascheeringandroaringastwoslaves foughteachotherinthearena.Eventhoughthiswasjustapreludetothemaineventthecrowdwas enthralledtheaction.Hewatchedonnervouslyastheyslashedandstabbedateachother.They weren'tinflictingseriousdamageoneachotherbecausetheywerebothfastandwaryoftheother's attacks.Therewerenomajorwoundsinflictedyetbutafterafewminutesofdancingaroundeach otheroneofthemmanagedtojustcatchtheother'slegandtheyfelldownintothesand.Thesoon tobechampionstoodabovehim,swordpointingattheirneck.Helookeduptothecrowd;awaiting theirverdict.AtthispointitwastheEmperorandthecrowd'sdecisionwhethertheysurvivedor notThecrowdshoutedtohavehimkilled,pointingtheirthumbsdownasthesignalfordeathWith onequickstab,itwasover.Someoftheguardswalkedovertodragthedeadbodyoffasthe championwalkedaroundthearenabaskinginthecrowd'scheers.Thereweretensofthousandsof peopleinthecrowdexcitedfortheupcomingfightTheEmperorwasoneofthemHewassittingin amuchlesscrowdedarea;surroundedbyhiselitepraetorianguardandhisservants.Hewaswearing hismostlavishtogaandwasdrinkingsomefineItalianwineThefightsinthearenawerea fortnightlyeventbutitwasrarefortheEmperortoturnuptoviewone.

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CreativePlayObservation

Duringmyobservation,Icouldperceivethatuseofmaterialincreativeformatsatisfytheir cognitiveandsocialdevelopmentduringtheirimaginationinplay.Theleadteacherhelpstobuild theirconfidencewiththeirexperienceswithothers.Thecreativeformathelpschildrentodiscover andunderstandabouttheirenvironment.Icanseethatwhenchildrenareinanimaginativeplay, theyareusingdifferentmaterials,theycanexpressthemselvesverballyandnon–verbalTheyalso act,interact,react,andpretenddifferentroles.

Theleadteacherexpandsthechildrenlearningabilitieswhentheyreceiveopportunitiesto participateincreativeplaywithcostumes,cookingutensils,vehicles,tools,blocks,rocks,dolls, cardboard,bags...showmorecontent...

Thiscontributetoaverbalinteractiveactivityandcaninspireandnurturecreativeminds.Atthe sametime,theseactivitiesbuildvocabularyandhelptothechildrenlearnphonics.Icouldhear childrensingingthewheelsonthebusduringtheypretendtoplaythattheyareinthebus.Itwas verycuriousseethechildrenpretendingbethedriver,theparents,thebabyandthepeopleThegirl whopretendtobethemotheruseapurseandnecklace.Itoldher"youlookbeautiful,Ilikehowyou dressyourself"shetoldme"mymommydressalwaysbeautiful.

Einsteinsaid,"Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge."Imaginationisthedoorto possibilities.Itiswherecreativity,ingenuity,andthinkingoutsidetheboxbeginforchild development

Reflection:Teacherneedstimulatecognitiveandsocialdevelopmentbyimaginationplay. Imaginationplaycontributetochildrentotheirintellectualandsocial–emotionalpotential.Theyca usetheircriticalthinkingskillsandcreativeproblem–solvingabilitieswhicharegoalsforchildren's development.Teacherhastogiveopportunitiestochildrenforimagine,tryingnewwaysofdoing things,andtoexperiment.Imaginationandcreativityarealsoskillsthatourchildrenwillneedin their

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Thewordimaginative,inallwaysofitsuse,carriesapositiveconnotationwithit.Being imaginativeresolvestobeinginventive.Taketheword'sdefinitionforexample:havingorshowing creativityorinventiveness.Beinginventive,orimaginative,ismorebeneficialtosocietythanbeing fanciful.Fanciful,bydefinition,meansexistingonlyintheimaginationorfantasy.Howwould thinkinginafictionalwaybringanycontributiontodaytodaylife?Thisisthereasonfancifultends tocarryanegativeconnotationwithit.

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WhatIsImaginativeCriticalThinkingAptitudes?

Imaginativecriticalthinkingaptitudeshaveincalculableemployments.Timeandagainindividuals relateinnovativecriticalthinkingwithmanagingemergenciesorchallenges,orconsiderit somethingthatisutilizedforamusementsandriddlesoruncommonsortsofoccupations.Inany case,inventivecriticalthinkingaptitudesarerequiredforaccomplishingextraordinaryexecutionin manyoccupations,andallthesteadyemploymentsThewordissueessentiallyalludestoany inconsistencybetweenthepresentcircumstanceandacovetedfuturecircumstance.Alongthese lines,figuringouthowtomisuseanopendoorisatypeofcriticalthinkingsimilarlyasadaptingto anemergencyseemstobeLater,anychancetoenhanceworkproceduresor

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ImaginativecreativeactivityWritewhatthepurposeofanimaginativecreativeactivityis.Whatis imagination?Whatisanimaginativeactivity?Whatisthepurposeofanimaginativeactivity?Why areimaginativeactivitiesimportant?Whywouldpeopletakepartinimaginativeactivities?Who wouldparticipateinimaginativecreativeactivities?Giveclearexamplesofhowtheycantakepart (giveanexampleofanactivity)andexplainwhytheyaresuitableandwhyserviceuserswillbenefit fromtakingpartintheactivities.E.Gchildren,adults,olderserviceusers.Imaginationispreforming newideas,imagesorconceptsofobjectsthatarenotalreadypresenttothesensesCreativeactivity Paintingshowmorecontent

GoodforfightingagainstconditionssuchasAlzheimer's,becauseitmakestheirmemorystronger. Memoryloss–Paintingwillboostsimaginationsotheythinkmorewidelyandoutsidethebox.Also strengthensthememoryandexpressesthebraintoexploreandwillencouragethemtobemore imaginative.Willbehappierthattheyrememberthings,makingthemmoreconfident.Hearing impairment–Willgetthemmoredeep–thinkingaboutthingsandtheywillhaveagoodstrong concentration.Feeljoyfulwithpeoplereactionsandjoyfulwhendoingtheirpainting.Thiswillhelp themgainself–esteem.Andtheywillbethoroughlyemittedtopainting.Andtheywillthinkofitas theirhobbysotheyarenotboredandfeelalone.lackofmobilitysensory–ThiscanIthelpfocus energysoyouarementallystable.Introducingyourbodyintoacalmer,morefocussedstateof awareness,alsohealthyforthebrainbecauseithelpsthemexpresstheirfeelingthroughapainting piece.ItwillhelpthembeLessanxious,relaxedandnotself–conscious.Impairment–Willboost self–confidence.Paintingmakesusmorehuman,Thiswaytheywillbemoreconfidentbecausethey willfeelliketheydon'thavenothingwrongwiththemTheylearntocommunicateindifferent ways,willbenefitpeoplewithlackofcommunicationorpeoplethatareshyandhaveautismor otherdisabilities.PhotographyPhotographyiscapturingamomentandfulfillingalifetimeof memories.It'saboutcapturingthemoncein

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ImaginativeJourneys

Animaginativejourneycanbedefinedasanextensionofrealitythattranscendsphysicalbarriers. Throughtheuseofabstractnotionsandanelementofsurrealism,animaginativejourneycanresult indistortionoftheboundariesbetweenimaginationandreality.Thistypeofjourneyinvolves readersbydrawingontheirimaginationandcanthereforeresultinthetransformationofperceptions andattitudes,whichmayalsostimulateasenseofenlightenmentforboththecharactersandthe responder.ThesecharacteristicsareevidentinthethreetextsIhavestudied,"TheTempest"by WilliamShakespeare,VictorFleming's,"TheWizardofOz"and"SkyHigh"byHannahRobert.

In"TheTempest",WilliamShakespeareleadsthereaderintoan...showmorecontent... Initially,Dorothylongsforaplacewhereshecanbefreedfromtheallthestrugglesofhercurrent life,andtheworldthatsheandhercompanionsaretakeninto,isaworldwhichwillaideachand everyoneoftheminajourneyofself–discoveryandawakening.Foreachofthecharacters,their radicaltransformationsarestimulatedthroughthehindrancesandlimitationsfacedbythecharacters withintheimaginativejourney.Theuseofcolourisimportantin"TheWizardofOz"asithelpsto distinguishrealismfromidealism.TherealeventsoccurringinKansas(Dorothy'shometown)are portrayedinchromaticcoloursandprovidemeaningandemphasisontheimaginativejourneyinthe landofOz,whiletheuseofextremelybrightcoloursduringthemajorpartofthefilmisimportant asitcreatesanatmosphereofsurrealism,especiallywhencontrastedwiththeblackandwhiteAlso, thecombinationsoftwogenres–musicalanddrama–generateadreamlikeenvironmentthrough theuseofjuxtapositionandcontrast,emphasizingtheconceptoftheimaginativejourney.

Thethirdtext,"SkyHigh",composedby18yearoldHannahRobertin1994,isanotherexampleof animaginativejourney.Althoughwritteninprose,thistextcanalsobeviewedasareflective narrativeintheformofapoemduetothewayinwhichthenarratorthinksbacktoherchildhood memories.Inthistext,the

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ImaginativeCriticalThinkingAnalysis

TheimaginativecriticalthinkingprocessIlearnedinthisweeksaddresswasexceptionally enlightening.Ididn'trealizethatcriticalthinkinghadsuchhugenumbersofventurestoit.Itrust eachprogressionisextremelypowerfulonthegroundsthatitsseparatingeverythingintoless difficultperspectives.Ifigurethemosttroublesomeadvancewouldtakecareoftheissue.The reasonIthinktakingcareoftheissuewouldbethemostdifficultadvanceisonthegroundsthat you'veconceptualizedsuchhugenumbersofthoughtsandpickingthecorrectonecanbethetest. WhatstepIthoughtwouldbemostusefulformeasanunderstudywouldtheconceptualizing procedureIneedtogetsettledwithhavingaterriblethoughthowevergiving

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Ithinkitisimportanttoprovidechildrenwithfreetimetoengageinimaginativeandcreativeplay whiletheyareyoung.Thatshouldbethebesttimesoftherelifes.Theyshouldbeabletohave freedomandlettheremindswonderoff.Asakiditsgoodtothinkoutsideofthebox.Whenyour youngyouhavealotofenegryandyoujustwanttorunaroundcrazy.Youcannotdothatin organizedactiviesItisgoodtotrythingsyourwayandtobuildyourownthingsWhendoingthat youaremakingyourbrainstronger.Youhaveyourwholelifeaheadofyouforyoutobeinan organizedactivity.Onceyougetolderyoucandothosetypesofthings.Whileyouryoungyouneed toletyourmindrunfreeLetallofyourcreativity

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Perishing,isanimaginativerecountthatreliesonfactualknowledgeandexperiencesbeingapplied toanimageryrolesettingapictureandjourneyforthereader.Ichosetoproduceatextwitha purposeofentertainmentandwithanyluckleavingthereaderhungry,henceanimaginative recount.Perishingtargetedayoungaudienceof10yearsandbeyondasatthisage,childrenstrive andareinterestedinfoodwhilstoverexaggeratingonpettythingsjustliketheactionsofthemain character.Similarlytootherrecounts,theformwhichPerishingfollowedincludedanintroduction, bodyparagraphsandconclusionwhilstsucceedingtherecountgenrebyansweringthebasic questionsofwho,what,when,whereandwhyTheneedsandexpectations

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ImaginativeThinking:HowitLeadstoAuthenticandEffectiveLiving

OprahWinfreystatedthat"tobepresentistobefullyaliveAndthereisnotruelifewithout presence."Whilethiscanbearguablytrue,itcanalsobeprovenwrong.Therearedifferent perspectivesonwhatisconsideredtobetherealworldand"trueliving".Onemustask,whatdoesit meantobelivinginthepresent?Doesitmeantobefullyengagedinthecurrentmomentordoing whatbringshappiness?Therearedifferentopinionsonthisidea,onebeingthatitisharmfulforone nottoliveinthepresentandanotherbeingthattheuseofcounterfactualthinkingcanbenefitone's life.In"AloneTogether,"SherryTurklediscusseshowusingtechnologytoescaperealityis detrimentaltotheauthenticityofrelationships.Shestatedthatinordertohaveagenuine relationship,thereshouldbemoreinteractionwithintherealworldInthesamemanner,Janet Flammangin"TheTasteforCivilization:Food,Politics,andCivilSociety,"explainshowthe avoidanceofface–to–facecommunicationcancausealackofconnectionwiththerealworld.

However,in"PossibleWorlds:WhyDoChildrenPretend?"AlisonGopnikarguesthatwhile referringbacktocounterfactualscanbeharmful,itcanalsobehelpful.Counterfactualsallowusto liveinthepastratherthanfullylivinginthepresentFocusingonthepastcanbebeneficialtothe presentbecausepastexperiencescanhelpaidupcomingendeavors. ...Getmorecontent...

ImaginativeLandscape

ThepieceIwillbewritingtodayisajournalinresponsetotheprompt'Ultimatelyourtiestoour landscapeshapesouridentity'.Thispiecewillappearinananthologyofstudentwritingsonthe contextImaginativeLandscapepublishedbyVCAAinordertogiveotherVCEstudentsstudying imaginativelandscapeinsightintothewaystheycancreativelyapproachacontextprompt.The pieceisintendedtoshowthereaderthatourlandscapedoesshapewhowearebutwhatwemakeof ourexperienceiswhatultimatelybuildsouridentity.Lifeisgoingtohaveitupsanddowns.Going throughbadtimesorevengoodthingsinlife,itdoesn'tdefineyou,butwhatyouperceiveofit decideswhetheryougroworshrivelunderstressOurlevelofconnectednessshowmorecontent Herdomesticlandscapeshapesher.Herconnectiontohermothermakesherakinderand appreciativepersonwhileherdisconnectednesstoherfathermakesherrebelliousbutalsomore resilient.Thetonetowardshermumismuchmorepositiveandwarmwhiletowardsherdaditis colder.Thisshowsthedifferencethatthelevelofconnectednesscanmakeonanindividual's identityIwillcompareherstorytohercousins,whosefatherbeingtheolderbrotherofthedad grewupthesameway.Hisstoryishoweverdifferent,heperceivesthedisconnectednessasathreat, whereasthegirlperceivesisathingthatjusthappens.Eventhoughlivingwithasimilarfather figure,thewaysthattwogrowupisdifferent.Sheismoreoptimisticandlaidbackwhilethecousin becomesmoretimidandafraidofotherpeople.Thewayshewritesaboutisquiteincoherent, writinganythingthatpopsintoherhead,symbolisingthedisconnectednessshehaswithherfather Howeverwhenshetalksabouthermothersitssmootherandconnected.Thewayshethinksandtalk aboutherfathershowstherebelliousstreakshehasdeveloped.Inthesecondentry,Iwilldiscussthe impactthatthephysicallandscapehasonthegirlEverytimeshevisitsthelake,overa6year period,shediscoverssomethingnewaboutthelakeandherself.Shebeginstoconnectmoreoverthe yearsandthelakeendsupmeaningmore

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Theconceptofsubtextistheunspokendialoguethatliesunderneaththestory.Thesubtextusually expressesfeelingslikesexualtension,anger,hurt,sadness,andmorewithoutdirectlysayingthose words.Withsubtext,thereadersgettoexperiencethecharacter'sunspokenthoughtsandsometimes helpunderstandwhycharactersdowhattheydo.InImaginativeWriting,JanetBurrowaycomments ontheimportanceofsubtextinpage270bystatingthat,"Subtextisanecessaryresultandcostof civilization–Ifeveryonewentaroundsayingwhattheymeantallthetime,therewouldbefewer friendsandalotmorepain–butitoffersagloriousopportunityforart".Peopledon'talwayssay whattheymeanandalthoughthatcanmakethingsunclear,itisforthebestIfeveryonewent aroundsayingwhattheyfeltorthought,allthetimeproblemswouldarise.AmyBloom's,"The Story"isagreatexampleofhowimportantsubtextcanaddtotheplot.Theprotagonist,Janet, throughoutthewholestoryhasalmosttwocompletelydifferentpersonas.However,theother charactersdonotknowthis.Theothercharactersonlyseewhattheprotagonist,wantsthemtosee. Thisstoryisfullofsubtextwiththemaincharacterseeminginnocentandtrustworthytoothers ThroughoutthebookJanet'sactionsseemnobleshebefriendsSandrawhoconfideshersecretsto her.DespiteSandrabeinganawfulmother,acheater,andapersonwhotakesadvantageofher patientsherdemiseisinpartofJanet.

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