Instagram Reflection Paper

Attached are two process recording from a client by the name of Donavon. One is from and early recording and the second from a later recording. Comparing both process recording I was able to identify how my skill developed.

August 28, 2017, the first day of my fresh and scary journey. My first day as a Colorado Christian University student, English composition online is my first class. Part of me is ready; part of me is ready to throw in the towel. I hadn’t even had a chance to turn a paper in, and the first assignment, a 5-paragraph essay had me thinking “you’re a crazy person for going back to school, it’s been 11 years since you had to write a paper. What are you thinking?” I told myself its 5 weeks (later I would realize actually 6) you can make it 5 weeks! Although I knew writing wouldn’t be my easiest subject, I knew I had to try my hardest. This class was condensed and hard, but effective and informative; I’ve learned so much, felt all sorts of emotions and know I can apply what I’ve learned in classes to come.

The reason I chose to go to the African Art Museum is because I have been there before and I enjoy my time when I go. The tours at the museum consisted of talks about certain pieces in the museum that fell in a category the tourist wanted to focus on. Nkechi Obi was my first tour guide and the title of her tour was “Docent African Arts”. Her goal throughout the tour was to show pieces of artwork that showed what Africans may have gone through in the past in slavery. One piece that she focused on that I want to highlight was “Southern Landscape” by Walter Williams Roots. In this piece there various things going on in the photo.

The main exhibit was filled with many beautiful paintings by Ernani Silva. These paintings were meant to portray African-American life in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. These paintings were unlike any other paintings I have seen. They sort of came off the display to the point where I wanted to touch them so badly because it was really cool. However, I thought it was best if I did not touch anything in there. My favorite painting in this room was the painting of the Jazz band playing music in the streets with a crowd around them. This painting revealed some of the Brazilian culture and how they were forced to practice it on the streets because they were people trying to suppress their beautiful culture. In the room next door, they had a nice exhibit of Rosa Parks that showed the role she played in the Civil Rights Movement with what she went through when she infamously would not give up her seat in the “white section” of the bus. It also showed how it ended up leading to the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. I thought the coolest part of this exhibit was the fact that it had the only known picture of Rosa Parks with her husband together. Not that it has any historical value, but I thought

My best friend, Chelsea and I went to the Dallas Museum of Art today. It was a long drive but we had finally got there. When we arrived at the entrance I was immediately entranced with the artwork that was on the concrete wall. It had a blue background with this robot lady shooting out a rainbow with the top half of her body, and a giant red hand that is bringing life to the plants that is in the ground. When we got in to the museum the first thing that I saw was the café. I was curious to what kind of food they sell but we did not go inside because we were on a mission. So, we immediately went over to the information desk to see which art galleries were free and if flash photography was allowed. We left there to take a picture by this marble sculpture of this woman sitting in a dress with her legs crossed. Then we wondered around until we got to the creative gallery. I attempted doing a sketch of the artwork that was displayed, but it just looked an intermediate

Last year, I set the goal that I wanted to pass the 2017 AP Studio Art 2-D: Design Exam. I wanted to prove my art ability. For the portfolio, I had to create 12 pieces that demonstrated a theme and 12 pieces that show experimentation. Sadly, I needed 6 pieces still. For a week before the exam, I worked on the other pieces everyday. Drawing, then adding Ink, then adding white out, then adding cutouts. The night before, I stayed up until 4am to finish. I was able to successfully finish my portfolio and I received a 5 on it. This year I submitted an application for the YoungArts competition and I hope to become a finalist.

After arriving and going through the security screenings, I proceeded to go down the stairs, entering the exhibit itself. Before even observing anything specific, it was immediately realized that this was no typical museum. Most people know that upon arrival, but only when you first enter the exhibit do you realize that this museum is not one that inspects the past, but one that reminds us of it.

Living in Idaho I have had the pleasure of being seen or shadowing optometrists who have attended the College of Optometry. Dr. Hopstad, a graduate and an Adjunct Clinical Professor at Pacific University College of Optometry spoke very highly of the program offered and how well they prepare their graduates to be successful in their own practices. While shadowing Dr. Hopstad it was impressive to watch his leadership, how he dealt with the diverse patients, and the expertise he held on all the ______ he attended to. Dr. _, whom I also shadowed, held the same professional expertise and abilities. As alumni they spoke highly about the program and the university sparking my interest to apply for acceptance. It was evident from my experiences and

Solution of cheating culture is honor codes and techniques for academic integrity which are important parts of the solution. It is the responsibility of students as well as faculty and administration to establish an environment where honest students do not feel that they are at risk or disadvantage. “Just as cheating can become normalized at a school, so too can academic integrity efforts move the pendulum in the other direction and create a climate where cheating is not cool” (Callahan, 2005). Academic integrity and

I have shadowed three physicians in a clinical setting, which have been unique opportunities to experience life in a healthcare setting. Currently, I continue to shadow Dr. Philip Kum-Nji, a general pediatrician who takes his time to review patient charts with me and elaborates on medical findings of patients before seeing them. Moreover, I observe the way he interacts with his patients and family members as well as other healthcare personnel. Similarly, I have observed him perform medical procedures such as infant circumcisions. On the other hand, I had the opportunity to shadow Dr. Nehemiah Thrash, an internal medicine/hospitalist in July of 2015. Similarly, he went through patient charts and described to me the medical findings and conditions

In my opinion, the weakest aspect of the exhibit was the blue photographs. I did not enjoy looking at them as much as I did with the other pieces. They looked like they were just printed out last minute and pinned up on the wall. All of the other pieces had a beautiful three-dimensional effect, while these were loosely attached to the wall. The pictures looked like they had been bent slightly due to the air and that made them look unprofessional. They also had far less detail than the other pieces, especially in comparison to the tiles that had a lot going on in one small piece. I also think that it would have been better to have them

Looking at a piece of art is a highly subjective process, in which the individual can find how to unjumble the puzzle of the Visual Image. All of this is improved my overall view and engagement with art works in a gallery. I feel as though something that relates first-person is easier to unpick than on social media, whether or not if I like and art work or think it terrible. I found this out when we were at the Wellington Art Gallery by the way people interact with an art work and how the study it is really interesting. I honestly think that not many people understand what makes a great exhibition and how to understand the work that fills a gallery. This was important with the Cindy Sherman exhibition I was able to look critically at her work. Today there is a completely different culture towards understanding art in a gallery, and it is so easy to see what people think of an art work such as Cindy Sherman. For me when we visited the gallery I had a feeling of disconnect around the room, as though people around me weren't fully with what was being put in front of

I was peering out my window on that gloomy winter day when I was reminded of the cultural log that I had yet to accomplish. After considering several options, I decided that that day, January 3rd, would be the perfect day to visit the Northville Art House. I had never been there before, so I thought it would be an ideal experience to start off the new year. Soon after that initial idea, my Mom and I drove to the art house in a quest for art and cultural experiences to bring with us into 2017.

My visit to the Nasher Museum of Art on Friday was quite entertaining to say the least. Each photo began to have a new meaning as my classmates interpreted their perspective on each image. I am sure that my interpretation of certain photos shocked a few people, however, it got them thinking.

In September 2005, I was praying for God to give me a name for my first granddaughter, because my daughter was closer to the time of giving birth to her. He instructed me to give her the last five letters of her mother’s first name, but to place a hyphen after the first two letters of the name, so that people will recognize their names to know they are mother and daughter, and I did just that. Before she was born, God also gave me scriptures to write down and speak over her life once she was born.