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INSPIRING PEOPLE TO CARE…..

BIG PICTURE. DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL

by Hannah Wolter, Dustin Tyler, Rachel Marks, Chandler Parrott, Ellis Sandler, DJ Johnson, Alexas Bradford, Ryan Moore Emilie Schumacher, Eric Rosato, Ben Roberts, Jordan Reese, Emma Brennan, Isabelle Blair, Cole Burkhart, Jorge Bush, Maya Caldwell, Jackie Mabry, Isabelle Park, Abby Rosato, Emily Scott, and Sarah Slay

Photography 2&3 presents the first issue of Big Picture, featuring stories in photographs and words.

You will see images based on the theme Inspiring People to Care…….

Cover photo by Chandler Parrott, 2019

Inspiring people to care about

NATURE

BY ELLIS SANDLER

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“We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.” William Hazlitt

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ð "The beauty of the natural world lies in the details."

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Inspiring People to Care!

Photography By: Alexas Bradford

“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.� ~Martin Luther

“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.� ~ Nelson Henderson

“Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the Light of Love.� ~Billy Corgan

“There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.� ~Minnie Aumonier

Inspiring People To Care About… Nature By: Abby Rosato

The experience of nature is one of

awe. The earth is meant to be enjoyed by its inhabitants. That includes keeping it in the pristine condition in which it was found. Everyone must help to keep this earth clean for years and years to come!

Inspiring People to Care about Nature Because…

Look outside, see the trees Watch the flowers in the breeze Things won't be like this in a year or two If polluting is all we do Seize the night Seize the day Things won't always be this way Thousands of people are dying In the night you hear children crying Let's stop the war Our people are sore The world can't help itself Who cares about your wealth Help me to help you Show the world what you can do. By Friend -Family Friend Poems

Nothing can be Compared to Nature As a child, I would sit and ponder, at the wooded areas, for their beauty relaxed me.

The sway of the branches and whistling of the winds, as if they were calling my name.

Then as I grew older, they were my retreat, for the woods became my own world.

A world full of imagination, creativity, resourcefulness, as well as inspiration.

I loved my domain, for no problems were too great, the woods protected me from everything.

The branches would open as to hold me.

The animals, in their busy ways, stopped to welcome me.

It was this place, my wooded world, that I lived for.

It is that place that beckons me now.

For it was only there, in them woods, I felt truly free.

As free as I would feel when your love would surround me.

-Family Friends Poems

Photography By: Rachel Marks

Animals!

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” -Anatole France “An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.”

-Martin Buber

Inspiring people to care!

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"Meow" means "Wolf" in cat George Carlin

“Animals don’t lie.

Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.” -Betty White

“Animals don't know as much about jealousy as people, but they're not ignorant of it, either.” -Stephen King

The relationship between a cat and dog is like no other -Dustin Tyler

Texting, reading, and viewing social media while driving are all too common nowadays with the accessibility of smartphones.

This lends itself to rising numbers of accidents from teens to adults. Thankfully, actions are being taken and awareness is being raised to counter the negative consequences of more distracted drivers.

Isabelle Blair

Technology… the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t have to experience it.

Despite text, instant messaging, & face-timing, technology has the power to separate society by eliminating face to face conversation. For example, technology has become a built in babysitter for most parents.

Not only does this ‘disconnectedness’ pertain to relationships. Technology has become a way for living in the world one wishes for instead of facing real problems and dealing with real situations.

Taking a closer look at “Disconnected” produces another layer involving the cons of technology. TV, along with many other forms of technology, have the tendencies to induce the exact opposite of productivity in daily life. It’s much easier to sit and watch TV instead of helping around the house, exercising, or doing homework.

Inspiring people to care about the effects of Technology.

Reading in poor lighting is difficult for many people, and it is no longer uncommon to see a smartphone being utilized as a flashlight to scan menus in a restaurant. That is only the surface of variety of uses for smartphones and tablets. From translator to movie theatre, there is very little that a smart phone can’t do. The versatility of technology has been able to continue to reduce the annoyances of common problems, but is that a good thing?

Though technology has the power to divide, it can also be used to bring families and friends together. Whether living across the state or across the ocean, texting, emailing, snap-chat, and Instagram, to name a few, are all ways that friends/family can connect immediately.

The advancement of technology has helped with to increase the ability to access information. Searching through books at a library is no longer necessary and Google especially has helped with this. What would we do without the capability of accessing thousands of websites instantly?

Inspiring people to care about the effects of Technology.

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Inspiring People To Care About Nature

By: Cole Burkhart

This photograph shows how beautiful things in nature can be, for example the web in the tree makes this photo stand out from the rest because of the interesting lines and textures.

This photograph is unique because of the different colors and shapes on the bush. This picture shows how something simple in nature, like a bush, could be beautiful.

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The small things are what make things in nature so amazing, like a web on a tree.

Looking Through the Grass

A Bug that is eating on a bench. This is a very cool moment in nature and it amazing to see it.

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Why care about nature? Nature should be one of the things we care about the most not the least. Nature gives us the air that we breathe, the water we drink.

Nature gives us the necessities that we need to survive.

In a sense it gives us life. Without nature we wouldn’t be here, you wouldn’t be reading this. Care about nature because without nature you wouldn’t be alive.

Our project was to take photos of a subject to make someone care about the subject. I chose the beach as my subject.

By: Eric Rosato

Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.

-­‐ Psyche Roxas-­‐Mendoza

Inspiring People to Care About the Community

By: Emily Scott

In the Town of Davidson there are great places to meet people like the Summit Coffee shop. It has great character with the accents of

trekking and an antique feel.

A mountain

community has

a lot of character with the people and their jobs.

Prayer is a strong wall and

fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon. – Martin Luther

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.

-David Ogden Stiers

In every community there is

work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In

every heart there is the power to do it.

-Marianne Williamson

In every community there is

work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In

every heart there is the power to do it.

Candy is childhood, the best

-Marianne Williamson

and bright moments you wish could have lasted forever.

-Dylan L auren

Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.

-Paul Ryan

Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.

-Anthony J. D'Angelo

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

― Anatole France

A community is like a

ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

-Henrik Ibsen

INSPIRING PEOPLE TO CARE ABOUT EDUCATION “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

-Aristotle

Photos by Jorge Bush

“Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.”

- Albert Schweitzer

“Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can.”

- Arthur Ashe

“Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.”

- Robert H. Schuller

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”

- Gordon B. Hinckley

“Always do your best. What you plant now will harvest later.”

-Og Mandino

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”

-Sam Levenson

Inspiring people to care about family | by: Emilie Schumacher

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Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what

Inspiring people to care about family | by: Emilie Schumacher

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No family is perfect…we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end, Family is FAMILY The love will always be there.

Inspiring People to Care About‌ Zoo Animals

Isabelle Park

Inspiring people to care about‌ zoo animals

Zoo animals are fascinating to watch.

Not only do their actions amaze people, but also their interactions with us. For example, when I was at the Asheboro Zoo, my interpretation of the lions was that they had a unique, courageous outlook.

Humans have different interpretations of animal behavior.

Animals can appear to be bold, funny, scary, excited, scared, bored, proud or just happy.

People start to think of animals as more than just animals. They have feelings too.

Animals have cool adaptions that help them survive and make them successful. -Mrs. Brown

Isabelle Park

Inspiring People to Smile

“The world’s happiest friends never have the same nature; they just have the best understanding of their differences.”anonymous

-Photography by Maya Caldwell-

Keep Our Water Clean!

Photos by Sarah Slay

“Your machine chugs on, day and night without stop making Gluppity-Glupp. Also Schloppity-Schlopp.”

“And what do you do with this leftover goo?

I'll show you. You dirty old Once-ler man, you!”

"You're glumping the pond where the Humming-Fish hummed!

No more can they hum, for their gills are all gummed.�

“So I'm sending them off. Oh, their future is dreary.

They'll walk on their fins and get woefully weary in search of some water that isn't so smeary.” – Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax

Inspiring People to Care……Ball is Life

Photos by Ben Roberts

“I'm not playing for other people; if I start thinking in those terms I would put too much pressure on myself. I play basketball because that is what I love to do.”

Jeremy Lin

“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan

“Basketball, more than any other sport, is a team game…about the thousands of small, unselfish acts, the sacrifices on the part of the players that result in team building.”

— Dean Smith

Inspiring people to care about…

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”

–Dalai Lama

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Looking at technology from a different perspective

By Hannah Wolter

Purple is the best, better than every color, it makes me happy and makes me discover that I am so cool and I am so bright, purple is great and lights up my life.

Technology can be viewed in many different ways. I decided to take pictures of technology in a very contemporary and artistic way by putting it in a different environment, and using the colors of nature to bring out the subject. Colors, light, and creativity were the major things running through my mind when taking these pictures. Finding the perfect setting, colors, and lighting were very challenging, but I managed to capture the perfect moments.

The Distractions I don’t want to talk, I don’t want to play Please let me sit inside and watch Netflix all day.

The outdoors is so nice Thank god I’m alone But it wouldn’t be fun if I didn’t have my phone

Did you see this picture on twitter?

Did you see this new update?

Lets look at all these cool things, Who cares if we are late.

Nature vs. Technology Technology can be stressful, technology can be great Technology can be your friend, or a big distraction on your date Technology is cool, technology is fun It can tell us how many calories we burn while we run Technology does so much for us in our lives Without it, we would not have

Thank you.for joining us.

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