Sunday, April 1, 2018
Week 9: Project Action Plan
For my project I want to write about the short poem "To the Stone Cutters" and reflect upon the reading and how it connects to my life. "To the Stone Cutters" has the central theme about leaving behind a legacy and having the memory of you be passed down through the ages. Whether it be through your actions, your writing, or in this case, carving a statue that will stand the test of time, leaving behind a material piece of yourself that will stay around through ages is one of the greatest accomplishments I feel you can have in life. Writing a poem or a book to leave behind may get lost, but it can always be reprinted or remade and the words themselves will always be yours. The same goes for a statue, a statue is usually made out of rock, and that rock has been aged for thousands, possibly millions of years, and will continue to stand there as whatever you make of it. This is important for me and my life because I feel it is extremely important to leave behind a legacy of my own. It is a driving force for me to accomplish my goals and to be remembered, maybe not globally, but by my peers and possibly by the next generation those peers bring up. There are many people who live their lives and do nothing remarkable, which is okay but not doing anything out of the ordinary and not living life to its fullest capability to me is just a waste. For me I want to be remembered and I want this short life that I live to have meaning and purpose in this huge world. "To the Stone Cutters" resonated with me a lot, even though I never plan on writing a timeless piece of poetry or carving a statue of myself, I think the message the author portrays about leaving behind a legacy can be achieved also through action. Being a good person and helping others, especially those who severely need help is so important and you leave behind pieces of yourself that will be carried on through memory. This is one of the many reasons I want to become a police officer, and I hope to accomplish my goals and have an impact on others that will resonate with them and carry ono my legacy throughout the future.
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Hi Jaylen,
ReplyDeleteYou don't have a comment page so I am just going to leave my feedback here. I enjoyed reading your project submission! I liked your thoughts on leaving a legacy and what that means to you. I like your point that a legacy does not necessarily have to be some grand invention or accomplishment, but it could also be passing on something to someone else that will improve their life and others they come in contact with. One piece of advice that I would give you is to make it a little more clear that you are discussing this theme of leaving a legacy and how it relates to your life in your project, because I didn't really know which prompt you were responding to until I opened this page and saw your plan. I would also like to see you use a few more quotes from the story, and get your thoughts on them and how they relate to your own life. There were also a couple of typos that you could go back and fix, but other than that I think that you did a very good job, and I really enjoyed your topic, because it was very different than the other project submissions I have read. Good job, and I look forward to reading more of your work!
Hi Jaylen,
ReplyDeleteI didn't see your comment page so here are my comments on your Project: You have a very nice project, it was a very good read. I could get a better view of you as a person and what motivates you, which was very nice. I like that you related the poem by Robinson Jeffers to the legacies that people leave behind. You also tied this poem nicely into the hard work put in by Kobe Bryant and one of the reasons you are driven to be a police officer to create a positive impact on the world. One comment though, is that you should always include at least a simple bibliography at the end of your projects, with the author, title, and pages. Otherwise I don’t have any critiques for your piece, it was a really great read and very relatable. I believe you are correct that all humans want to leave some kind of legacy for the future. I look forward to reading your next project.
Best,
Corine