I have gone to a place called Kanakuk Kamps every summer for the past few years. This year, I received a tribal charm, and this represents me in several ways. The first is it represents my faith in God. Kanakuk is a Christian sports camp, and I go not only to connect with others and have a blast, but to grow my faith with God. When you're at camp, you just feel God's love and presence all around you! Second, at camp we live in teepees. This represents the nature side of me. Most people think that living in a teepee would be the worst thing ever, but it is one of my favorite parts of camp. Finally, the tribal charm. You are randomly assigned a tribe, and we had one day where we had tribal competitions. I grew so much closer to the girls…
While Siddhartha’s journey is uniquely his own, it is also everyone’s journey. What connections to Siddhartha’s journey toward shaping and understanding his identity can you see within your own?…
How many people sit down and think about what symbolizes their lives? A symbol is a person place or thing that suggests something other than its literal meaning. In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” Elisa Allen lives on a ranch with her husband Henry in Salinas Valley. Henry is off talking to men about the livestock on the ranch while Elisa is tending to her garden. A tinker comes up to their yard and begins to talk to Elisa about his work and all of his travels. He tries to get Elisa to let him work, but she does not feel that she needs any work done. The tinker notices the garden of chrysanthemums, and tells Elisa that he knows a woman that wants to grow them. Elisa develops a short lived attraction to the tinker as she is offering him the flower and giving him careful instructions on taking care of them. Steinbeck uses symbolism throughout this short story. Things such as the wire fence around the garden, the changing of Elisa’s clothing, and the chrysanthemums themselves mean something beyond their literal meaning. Everyone has an item or person that symbolizes their life.…
symbolize the family's emotions and the way they act. The inside of the house's physical…
The main emblem of the Jain religion was decided upon in 1974 on the 25000th anniversary of the nirvana of Mahavira, the last Jain Tirthankara. The emblem is a composition of many different symbols, all with specific meanings. The emblem’s outline represents the universe and can be divided into the three parts with the upper part representing Devlok, the heavens, the middle part representing Manushyalok, the Earth and planets, and the lower part representing Naraki, the seven hells. The curved arc at the top of the emblem represents Siddhashila, which is where the Siddhas, or the liberated souls go to rest. The dot represents a Siddha. The three dots below the curved arc represent the three jewels of Jainism: “Samyak Darshan (Right…
These represent me because one of my top hobbies is to Bake. I was taught by my mom, when I was only 5 years old. And ever since then i’ve opened up a whole new world of possibilities. Then after my mom taught me the basics my Aunt introduced me to more of the higher levels of the art of baking. And now I have had many new traditions passed down to me like making the holiday cookies for our easter celebration, also for making the blueberry, cherry, and meringue pies for my family's Fourth of July party.…
Walt Whitman's poetry is relatively formless and his random patterns have a significant effect on the meaning evoked from the poems. Whitman has a constant theme of the link between nature/natural experience and humans. He expresses his emotions and opinions through his poems. Some of his poems are very personable, which makes them very easier to understand and more enjoyable to read.…
In my life I have been lucky enough to travel to striking places around the world. I believe that this assignment allowed me to express some of my experiences on the canvas. Specifically, traveling to Whistler Mountain with my family in previous winters I saw very distinguishable pieces of land that where intruded by humans. One piece of nature that stood out in my mind was a single tree that survived in the middle of the barren land. I believe my painting represents the change that we experience. Moreover, the more change we experience the stronger we become as a result of the experiences and hardships we face. The clear-cut land shows severe change; furthermore, the strong solemn tree represents how change can make us stronger. My painting also holds meaning of solidarity. Every year I travel to Whistler Mountain with my family. Every year since I was twelve I have lived away from home. Moreover, this yearly trip to Whistler Mountain was a getaway to spend time with my family and cherish these memorable moments. This trip was one of the only moments I got to spend commending time with my family. Since these trips are such a rarity, they hold a prodigious meaning to me, and as a reflection so does this painting. This painting and assignment holds many personal attachments within my…
The butterfly represents change, hope, and new life. The Sun represents energy, power, and provides heat necessary for life. The tree symbolizes eternal life and strength. All beautiful and important parts of nature. This particular themes background is red. The color red representing the power and strength of simply one life and the impact and lasting effect it has on others.…
These are the top ten self concept aspects that represent me. I choose these aspects because these are the things that impacted my life the most or how I believe myself to be. For example, the most obvious one for me was that I am a Californian, I lived there most of my life and just recently moved to Splendora. However, I do still consider that my home because that is where I became who I am and it impacted my life the most. Also on that note, when I lived in California, I spent most of my time or vacations with my relatives, these people taught me important things I needed to…
A mandala, a concentric structure that offer balancing visuals, symbolizing unity and harmony. Each individual mandala can have different meanings, but its goal is usually to symbolize something or someone. For example, my illustrations on my mandala represents a basic concept of who I am. In my mandala, it looks similar to Yin and Yang ; One side portrays me while the other side shows my opposite. Using the symbols of an animal, a plant, a color, a number, weather, a shape, and a phenomenon, I drew pictures that I thought would represent me strongly.…
The study of yoga and the purifications aspects of life that is the ultimate goal that so many try to achieve. In the yoga class, when they brought their hands down to Anahata and gave gratitude for bringing them back home within their body. A place that they considered to be filled with joy, serenity, truth, strength and power. All of these things that were mentioned is the representation of Anandamaya. The ability to integrate one’s natural true self in life while feeling complete and bliss. The chanting OMMMMMMMMMMMM to help center your spirit, purifying your mind and concluding with Namaste. Those are one of the many true reflections that so many try to reach when in pursuit of each layer that represents…
I believe this painting shows a loss of identity. This is the reason I chose this as my favorite piece of art, because I can relate to it. There came a time in my life where I was struggling with my own identity. In today's world it is very significant to identify oneself with at least one thing (ones ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or a particular belief). Many people still grapple with the notion of identity in many countries, regions, and various ways in order to fit or adapt into any environment (social, economic, cultural, political, etc). One’s identity determines ones position or situation in society wherever one lives. However, finding the right type of…
LIGHTS OF THE RAYS – it symbolizes bright life, bright future and also guidance from almighty God.…
In every dot begins a stroke. In every stroke begins a figure. In every figure begins an image. And in every image creates a masterpiece. Like a painting, our world is full of dots and strokes, and through those dots represents us people that though we may look like insignificant points, we, if taken as one body, can define the world. This shows that no matter who we are or what we are, what race or nation we came from, and how young we are and what role we stand in the society, each one of us is an important piece of puzzle. And us youth, like dots, are precious and has a purpose in filling up the world.…