The Sociological Imagination

thoughts and ideals. Thus, environments are not merely a place that we occupy. It could possibly be a place of where our inspirations, imagination or creativity occur. So how could we shape our surroundings to expand our imagination? Or even unleash our inner creativity? Creativity is commonly understood by its etymological roots: to relate or involve the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something. Yet, through ‘The Creative City’, by examining…

Counterfactual thinking and living in imagination is another aspect of life that distracts adults and children from their realities. These individuals get captured in their thoughts of how life should be or how things should go. By adults and children carefully planning out their future’s and how certain things should happen, it causes misery when their “blueprint” does not go as planned. In Jeanette Winterson’s essay “The World and Other Places”, she introduces characters who live their lives…

18.02.16 – 25.02.16 These were my final hours spent within the nursery. I feel the experience overall has been a very rewarding one as I have learned so many new things and grew more as person because of it. During this block there were rats that got into the nursery, it was interesting to see the measures and precautions that were put into place in this situation as it was something I’d never expect to have happened. During this event each child displayed different emotions and reacted to it…

being only a figment of his own imagination. Associating the prosperity of Ben with his own life Willy begins to look to that as proof that his own big dreams will become a reality. Even Ben the highly taught of brother took what could be assumed as dirty means to achieve a higher outcome seeming to justify the corrupt nature with the phrase, “the jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy” (Miller). The internal conflict between Willy and the figment of his imagination is that all Willy wants…

Creativity. The single word that has constantly mystified man. It is not something we can touch or capture, yet we all understand what it is and how it has shaped everything throughout human history. So what exactly is this mysterious force, what it is to feel creative? Throughout centuries of history we believed creativity to be a rare gift seen only in small groups of elite individuals such as artist, musicians, actors, craftsman, architects and engineers. During my educational stay in Italy…

The Stephen King’s “1408,” the author uses telephone as a symbol to describe in order to express gothic element of the fear and madness that is caused by Mike's own inner voice through the repetition through telephone receiver. As humans we all have experienced from a very young age ‘voices within us’. When we have to make a decision, there are two voices that speaks to us and argues with the thoughts and decision that we are going to make. Even as a child, there is something that we…

In this term project i will be using lime green as my color. The story that I am creating is about a mint lime honey candy is eaten by people (depends on how many page I draw). The person shows an expression with eyes popping and mainly the expression when eating mint flavors. The facial expression of the character is the main, and around might be an aura like include the flying hair or belongings of the character. I am thinking of initially doing a girl eating a mint candy at first. Then I…

Imagination runs this world. Imagination creates what we live in today, and will evolve into what we live in tomorrow. “Imagination is more important than education” (Albert Einstein). Einstein was an extremely smart person who lived for education, but the importance of imagination is heavily stressed. In the animated music video “Shelter”, a girl is living in her own world through her imagination and it allows her to keep living in the horrible situation that she is facing. Contrary to…

Social responsibility, a complex idea that only two words can describe; social, meaning public, and responsibility the word that instantly adds weight to any adult’s shoulders. Social responsibility can be a very heavy load to bear for anyone, especially those who work in the business world. Not only do they have to worry about finances of the company they work for but, also the well-being of their worker 's, and how all of that affects the area around them. The families that keep their business…

ANTIGONE, by Jean Anouilh, is a masterful version of Sophocles’ original tragedy; which delves deeply into the theme of responsibility and duty. Duty is something one is “obligated to do.” Responsibility is described as doing something one “feels is necessary,” as well as “having capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable” (Webster’s Dictionary). The theme of responsibility and duty transcends the shallow meaning of the words themselves; it illustrates the internal driving force…