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So I entered the movie theater thinking this is going to be another stupid action film, with no plot except for blood and gore. Well, I was wrong. Okay, it did have some action- involving blood/ deaths, but the lesson of the story was mind-blowing. The message- that we are inhumane, with no souls. We do everything to get to the top, instead of enjoying the simple things around us (such as nature, or even to an extent God). It made me feel so angry at those stupid people, laughing and enjoying the destruction of the soul of the people, the Big Tree- and so very happy when they were being killed, one by one. It is the movie, that like for many others, blew my mind away.

I noticed that (which others probably did, too)  the island, named Pandora, can be connected to the Pandora's Box. It's as if the humans opened up Pandora, and opened Pandora to both good (new technology) and evil (hunger for power and wealth). But unlike the humans, the Avatars did not let that affect them, but instead worked against it because (in my opinion) they had God.

Short and Sweet

This is something I had written, and it is a bit incomplete/ kinda sudden, but I wanted some feedback...

In  the darkness I lay, 

with only a gleam of light.

But how do I reach it? 

How do I grab it?

I need help from the one beyond.

I was getting ready to go to bed a couple of nights ago, and this came to mind...but i didn't want to edit it...I wanted to see how people would respond to it as is.

Coans

Hi Everyone! So the Saints won today....isn't that awesome? Anyways, the Coan Party, in my opinion was AWESOME! I had so much fun because on a daily basis, I tend to (involuntarily), I try to "pick people apart." And I don't mean it physically, but instead their personality and behavior. But to be able to sit down and actually write something on that, is the greatest feeling in the World- and luckily, in few cases, I kind of pinpointed it :). In my case, it was interesting to read what other people wrote about me...which was along the lines of "When will the World see the real me? But I felt that wasn't it....I felt that it should have been more along the lines of How do I know, who the real me is? therefore the closest one was Cassie's of " How do I find the balance in my life?" This has left me to wonder how do people see themselves? And how does that differ from others? (I guess everyone does at some point, don't they?) Plus, how can we attempt to answer our coans- how can we try to find the answer to our unanswerable questions?

P.S. I will be creating my new blog very soon....I finally got the book :)

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My Artistic Statement

Kadambari Suri

 If someone was to ever ask you, what would you use to define yourself as a person, what would your answer be?  In my case, this is EXACTLY what I have been asked to do, as well as connecting that to my art, so here goes…

I have been dancing for as long as I can remember- but began taking professional classes from age 7. The reason was not that my mother was a professional dancer and had pushed me, but instead because I had fallen in love with it, and the whole concept of telling a story through physical movements. On the other hand, acting was introduced to me. In my pre-school, an agency had come and interviewed us kids, from which I was chosen, and therefore able to discover what pleasure could be found from becoming somebody else.  

I dance and act because of the individuality I can include in it. In dance, I can follow my structure in which I break the music in to sections- to reach a certain level of organization, one of my core values. Furthermore, I can portray any expression through my hands, body language, and facial expression that my heart feels fit for a certain part, because not one dancer is created to dance like another or one actor to portray a role the same way.

My desire to feel a certain connection, also a core value is fulfilled. I wish for the audience to, say in acting, experience the emotions, or in dancing, feel that adrenaline rush I feel while performing- to make them get up in their seats, or have them WANT to clap. And on another level, to feel a connection with God (in the case of dancing). In my culture, we pray before we dance as an apology to the Mother Earth for “stomping” on her, as well as to show the Gods that what we will be doing is an offering for them.

My future goals. These include: spreading my knowledge on dance- learning other forms of dance, besides the ones that I have learnt or attempted to teach myself, and in acting, to learn how to act as one with the character, in the sense of not being uncomfortable doing that certain action.  

And therefore my answer can be summed up in two words. Dance. Drama.

Core Values and Issues (Updated)....

So I had actually completed my assignment a couple of days ago, but then today (with the help of many) I realized that I had gottten it all wrong, therefore this is the updated version...

Core Values:
1. connectedness and relationships BUT still being different
2. expression
3. organization/ perfection (according to my "expectations)"
4. doing the right thing

Issues:
1. expression
2. structure

What You Never Realize

So after a really long time, I sat down and made a birthday card for one of my best friends. I didn't realize till that moment how much I had misssed art. When I was younger, art was my life- either it being singing everywhere, going to dance or just doing something creative with colors and paper. So when I sat down, not only was I reminded of times when life was less stressful, but also of how much I missed doing this. I have a huge drawer and a place in my clostet for art supplies- and like a little child, I took half my drawer out, and started to experiment like I would for fun when I was younger. This has caused me to want to go back to it....like a lot of other things....which I wnated to present today:

• art (for fun): on a Friday night, instead of lazying around, maybe do somehting creative or new- experiment new techniques of art and see what I can come up with 
• dance: my parents and I have decided that for fun and a nice workout, I should just dance on a five minute song every week- not only so I have songs ready in case I need to ever perform it somewhere, but also so I can become a better dancer....and this includes practicing my dance "items," which I have putting off. 
• baking: I used to LOVE baking...every weekend, I would create cakes or brownies or whatever my dad and brother requested for (my mom and I hate that kind of stuff), and so I might want to go back to that,
• and read: till this September, all I did was read in my spare time- for some reason, I found pleasure in that- like I could be transformed into another space for free, or without much movement- I NEED to read more often- I have started feeling really incomplete without my books :).

Well, its almost 8:13...gotta go to second period :).