Your Life on Earth Personal Philosophy Project
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I spilled more ambition into this project than I ever have before, what could have been a simply video; a simple project involving expression of self... I built a project that consisted of approximately 90,000 words. I wrote an entire book... a trilogy for that matter. It is a fantasy adventure story with satire and consists of intense action and suspense, along with hilarious references, and some of the biggest plot twists ever (somewhat debatable)! I decided to submit this story to answer the question of "How do you characterize your relationship with Earth and your place on it?", I believe I am here to make an intense impact... because in the long run, all that one can create is change. I want to make an intense impact by writing incredible stories and bringing them to life- stories that have so much happening that they can mean so many different things to certain people. I have been learning for many years to write a "good story", and although this may be no Good Will Hunting, I know that the story and its legacy will bring laughs and applause. This all started in September 2017, at the beginning of 8th grade, when our first English project was to write a short story for our literature unit, I did indeed write one, which turned out to be one of what would ultimately 19 more chapters of a book. I revised it, constantly trying to remove any weird content and errors in the storyline. Then, I decided to turn it into a trilogy- creating 2 more stories each with about 20 chapters; constant revisions and new drafts were made. I soon realized I was being a perfectionist and would be caught in an infinite loop of new ideas, so I decided to close the revision business, and officially completed the script on April 10th, 2021.
Throughout the course of this unit of philosophy, I developed a sense of overall inquisitiveness (I think that's the right word). Prior to this project, I had already learned to tame my rather common series of existential crises, and though this unit gave me so much more to ponder, I was rather content with my constant imploding and exploding mind. I think I have developed a rather concrete ultimate philosophy- about myself, the species, all life, and the purpose of the Universe itself, and though it may evolve across time, knowing that I have a basis for my understanding of the entire opportunity we've been given makes me feel quite sane and content as an individual. I believe that I am here to create some sort of intense impact that people can be inspired from, and create stories that could not exist in our Universe's lifetime. I believe that our species purpose is to become the ultimate power among other species and then God will either commence a great salvation upon us, or like he did with the dinosaurs... commence our final and unfortunate fate. And as for the ultimate opportunity, the Universe itself, I believe was a ultimate tournament of tournaments where species could prove themselves to be a part of the divine fate. And... I hope that I'm right... but I would be all but disappointed if I were wrong.
The one thing I now ponder more than anything from this unit is... what is death? I have formed three hypotheses- 1, a momentary cast into the unfathomable black abyss- on an alternate scale of time, then are brought back into a random moment in real time as a new living organism; reincarnation. 2, you are escorted to the pearly gats of Heaven or the rusted gates of Hell. 3, you retire your flesh and bone and become an invisible wanderer- an intelligent conscious soul that wanders the endless vast Universe without an ultimate goal. I will continue to grow my knowledge and learn to question more things in the future, but as for now, I believe that I have found my spanning moment of tranquil content-ness. And though my existential crisis series has become a part of me, I have learned to tame it, and now I can continue my endeavor of creating great impact in this life. All I have left as of this day is... what will come after death?
Throughout the course of this unit of philosophy, I developed a sense of overall inquisitiveness (I think that's the right word). Prior to this project, I had already learned to tame my rather common series of existential crises, and though this unit gave me so much more to ponder, I was rather content with my constant imploding and exploding mind. I think I have developed a rather concrete ultimate philosophy- about myself, the species, all life, and the purpose of the Universe itself, and though it may evolve across time, knowing that I have a basis for my understanding of the entire opportunity we've been given makes me feel quite sane and content as an individual. I believe that I am here to create some sort of intense impact that people can be inspired from, and create stories that could not exist in our Universe's lifetime. I believe that our species purpose is to become the ultimate power among other species and then God will either commence a great salvation upon us, or like he did with the dinosaurs... commence our final and unfortunate fate. And as for the ultimate opportunity, the Universe itself, I believe was a ultimate tournament of tournaments where species could prove themselves to be a part of the divine fate. And... I hope that I'm right... but I would be all but disappointed if I were wrong.
The one thing I now ponder more than anything from this unit is... what is death? I have formed three hypotheses- 1, a momentary cast into the unfathomable black abyss- on an alternate scale of time, then are brought back into a random moment in real time as a new living organism; reincarnation. 2, you are escorted to the pearly gats of Heaven or the rusted gates of Hell. 3, you retire your flesh and bone and become an invisible wanderer- an intelligent conscious soul that wanders the endless vast Universe without an ultimate goal. I will continue to grow my knowledge and learn to question more things in the future, but as for now, I believe that I have found my spanning moment of tranquil content-ness. And though my existential crisis series has become a part of me, I have learned to tame it, and now I can continue my endeavor of creating great impact in this life. All I have left as of this day is... what will come after death?
Rhetorical Discourse Project
Reflection
This project revolves all around rhetoric and the art of problem solving, it consisted of a sandbox-style project in which I got to choose a world debate that I felt strongly about, and describe it and possibly offer a solution to it. I chose to do a video over more of the reason there is conflict- I took the entire big picture. I express 2 arguments that have logic on only one side of the argument, and I expressed a deeper, more complex and difficult argument. I expressed 2 points in this project- Hold true to what you believe, and- If we can't get everyone to agree on an argument full of nonsense on one side, how will we solve these complex debates that determine the projection of our progression into the future. I made sure not to criticize or badmouth either side of either argument, while still making these points, and it is indeed, for audiences of all kinds.
Before the project, I had an ideology of America as being a place full of people who have no idea what's going on or what they're doing. But once I completed it... I didn't shift my ideology at all! Unfortunately, I see America as becoming a greedy and ludicrous pile of rock with 2 types of people- Liberals, who don't understand the consequences of creating a "perfect world", and conservatives, who don't understand the consequences of progressing the way "nature intended". I must admit though, it was quite exciting to express some of my beliefs for a project, I felt like this was a good chance to reflect on some of my thoughts about the world. Looking at what I interpreted from both sides of the argument, I heard everything I've heard before, with a couple of new opinions, but nothing that struck me as being "a possible solution".
The most interesting thing I learned about rhetoric is that it isn't just about persuasion and convincing others of a certain subject, but it can be used to create entire new systems of government. Rhetoric seems to me like a type of necessary evil within a government, because obviously not everyone agrees on everything, and rhetoric exists as a source of weaponry against the opposing side. Rhetoric can certainly do a number to the opposing side, but it can come right back on your side, but neither side is ever really defeated; rhetoric cannot defeat ideology. Ideology is a valuable and extraordinary thing, in a way, it's another necessary evil, it does good for people and creates new things, but ideology that supports a complete opposite viewpoint will cause another battle. I'm really not sure what to think about these kinds of things, rhetoric and ideology are both one thing one's individual mind, and one thing on the Earth. I only focus on them being in my head, I don't have to be in the battle if I don't say what side I'm on.
Rogerian Rhetoric in a democratic society definitely could play in the role of a philosopher who tries to configure a better solution, because someone will always think they have a better plan. There's really not much else to say, this was an epic project and a great place for creativity and expression, and I can't wait to do another.
Before the project, I had an ideology of America as being a place full of people who have no idea what's going on or what they're doing. But once I completed it... I didn't shift my ideology at all! Unfortunately, I see America as becoming a greedy and ludicrous pile of rock with 2 types of people- Liberals, who don't understand the consequences of creating a "perfect world", and conservatives, who don't understand the consequences of progressing the way "nature intended". I must admit though, it was quite exciting to express some of my beliefs for a project, I felt like this was a good chance to reflect on some of my thoughts about the world. Looking at what I interpreted from both sides of the argument, I heard everything I've heard before, with a couple of new opinions, but nothing that struck me as being "a possible solution".
The most interesting thing I learned about rhetoric is that it isn't just about persuasion and convincing others of a certain subject, but it can be used to create entire new systems of government. Rhetoric seems to me like a type of necessary evil within a government, because obviously not everyone agrees on everything, and rhetoric exists as a source of weaponry against the opposing side. Rhetoric can certainly do a number to the opposing side, but it can come right back on your side, but neither side is ever really defeated; rhetoric cannot defeat ideology. Ideology is a valuable and extraordinary thing, in a way, it's another necessary evil, it does good for people and creates new things, but ideology that supports a complete opposite viewpoint will cause another battle. I'm really not sure what to think about these kinds of things, rhetoric and ideology are both one thing one's individual mind, and one thing on the Earth. I only focus on them being in my head, I don't have to be in the battle if I don't say what side I'm on.
Rogerian Rhetoric in a democratic society definitely could play in the role of a philosopher who tries to configure a better solution, because someone will always think they have a better plan. There's really not much else to say, this was an epic project and a great place for creativity and expression, and I can't wait to do another.