A Learning Process | Summary - Week 2

| One Love Zero Hate |

- Week 2 -

I've thought about this a lot, and I feel like this is something that really needs to be said now.Over the last few years, I've come to realise that this small world we live in, is just like everyone said it would be. It's built on clichés. 

All those movies about horrible high school cliques and clubs and dramas and bullying that we all laughed and cried over exist in small niches every second around us too, and I believe they cause a lot more damage than we actually think.

All those movies about horrible high school cliques and clubs and dramas and bullying that we all laughed and cried over exist in small niches every second around us too, and I believe they cause a lot more damage than we actually think.

We talk about being a generation that's open minded. A generation that supports the rights of women, the rights of the LGBT community; a generation that speaks up for the disabled and disadvantaged.

Yet, I can go on and on about the amount of people I've seen getting tormented. It's in subtle, silent ways that may not seem like a huge issue but leave a huge impact on the mind.

I've seen the very same guys and girls who talk about being disgusted by rape culture, cat-calling, slut shaming, body shaming, and teasing other girls in front of my eyes. 

I've seen people who advocate LGBT rights treat people who are even slightly different from their preconceived notions of what a particular gender should be rudely; isolating them. I've seen people who talk about being open minded and non-judgemental quantify and compare another person's feelings and sadness. Ridicule it, even.

I have been the boy who was, again, only 'jokingly' teased about my 'fat’ body, the boy who was teased about my small eyes and crooked smile, the boy who has been called a nerd, a prude, boring, lame, too loud, too quiet, too shy, too bold, too bossy, too plain. I'm the boy who believed those things for a long, long time, too.

So to anyone and everyone who has gone through anything that has made you feel uncomfortable or upset you, speak up. Don't wait.

Spread Love Not Hate.

- Artonomist -

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TED Talk | Julie Burstein - Week 2

| Four Lessons of Creativity |

- Julie Burstein -

• This talk has emphasis on the four embraces imperative to creativity.
  
• Also embracing bad experiences and allowing the positives to grow from them. 

• Apart from this, pushing your limits and giving it your all in everything you do, getting out of your comfort zone is by far one of the most important practices, and even trying out things you are not aware of in order to find your voice in art. You must let go off your pre conceptions and thoughts of what you were and strive to be the best you can be.

• Finally it’s very important and hard to start embracing loss; finding beauty in the negative  happenings of the world and facing it all ‘positivity’.

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Breaking the Rules | Five Artists - Week 2

 Breaking the Rules 


| Yanis Marshall |

- The Man in Heels -
Yanis Marshall also known as “The Man in Heels” was one of the only few dancers who gave ‘Heels’ a new identity.
Initially famous as a finalist on the 2014 season of Britain's Got Talent, this French-born dancer and choreographer, went on to choreograph and coach for So You Think You Can Dance - Ukraine and Dancing with the Stars - France. 
He popularised the concept of men dancing in Heels and in-spite of receiving a huge amount of hate for going against society’s ‘gender roles’ in the beginning, Yanis Marshall did not give up and is now currently on a World Tour on Heels.

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| Keone and Mariel |

- The Urban Dance Couple -

Keone and Mariel also know as “The Urban Dance Couple” are not just Dance partners, Co-Choreographers and Collaborators, they are also partners in life. 
They have been dancing together for eight years now, and are the first urban dance couple to get into the hollywood through the official music video by Justin Bieber titled, ‘Love Yourself’ (Yes, the couple dancing in the music video is them) 
They have now broken all the rules and limitations to dancing, by releasing their official ‘Dance E-Book’ which allows all dancers around the world to collaborate and learn each others choreographies.


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| Casey Niestat |

- The King of Vlogging -

Casey Niestat also known as “The King of Vlogging” is an Individual Filmmaker who took Vlogging on Youtube to whole other level. He previously worked as a dishwasher in a seafood restaurant and was a bike messenger in New York City.He created a ‘Self-Titled’ Youtube Channel, and is now the highest subscribed ‘Daily-Vlogging’ Channel on Youtube.
He took daily vlogging to a whole new level by showing off his experience in Filmmaking and uploading quality videos on a day-to-day basis.

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| Pentatonix |

- The Legends of Acapella -

Pentatonix also known as “The King of Acapella” is a 2 time Grammy Award winning Acapella Band with 5 members who made a huge mark on the world through their style music. With over 10.5 million subscribers and over 1.5 billion views on Youtube, this group has set the bar way too high for Acapella bands. They are the only internationally known Grammy Award Winning Acapella Band, who are now touring the World.

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| Lindsey Stirling |
- The Violin Guru -

Lindsey Sterling also known as “The Violin Guru” is the first female violinist to have her own world tour as she gained her fame through youtube with over 8.2 million Subscribers and 1.4 billion views on her channel. She also has her own merchandise series on her website and is one of the first female violinists to have her own film production studio in LA, California.

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- Artonomist -

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Come Out | Day 14 - Week 2

| One Love |

- Day 14 -

"Come out of your shell and explore, shed your inhibitions or you'll miss out..."

- Artonomist -

A Sense of Accomplishment | Egg Experiment - Week 2

| Dropping Egg Experiment |

- Week 2 -

Aim:
 To create a structure using the provided supplies (straws, plastic cup, etc.) that protects the egg from cracking on being dropped from a height.

Coming up with the structure:
On being given the task to create a structure that protects the egg from cracking, the first thing that came to my mind was how all my training in physics had finally come in handy (Yes, I was in the Science stream previously).I immediately imagined a structure that would protect the whole surface of the egg, and decided to go with a pyramid structure surrounding the egg as the pyramid covers all the angles of any spherical or oval body.I then with the help of straws and tape created the structure.

Doing the experiment:

As this task had to be done in a time limit, our group had no time to experiment with the structure or even have a check if it actually worked. So when we were called for the final drop, all we could do is keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. 

What went through our minds?
Well, speaking on behalf of the group, It was beyond nerve wrecking as we saw our egg structure being dropped, and we were not sure about anything as the groups that did the task before us were not able to complete it successfully. So we had already seen two eggs break. Everything went in slow motion after that, I remember myself cringing at the highest level while the egg structure was in mid air. 

We’re we successful?
Yes, we were! It was so unexpected and shocking to see that our egg survived, as childish as it sounds, I felt so accomplished. It was a sense of satisfaction as all the work we put in finally showed its results.

What could've been better?

According to me, we could've made the structure look more presentable by using transparent tape so that the attachments/joints wouldn't have been too obvious, also using the same colour straw would've made the structure look more in order and would've given it a more stable look, and finally we could've used better quality straws for long lasting results.

- Acknowledgement -

I would like to thank every member of my group as I couldn’t have asked for better people to work with.

Also, Team work makes the Dream work. 

yes. cheesy quotes are, my thing.

- Artonomist -

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Stand Out | Day 13 - Week 2

| One Love |

- Day 13 -

"Don't just go with the flow, be different, be you. Only dead fish go with the flow..."

- Artonomist -

Lost | Day 12 - Week 2

| One Love |

- Day 12 -

"The Worlds a Social Hub, so don't be scared to stand up, or you'll end up being lost..."

- Artonomist -

Love Locks | Day 11 - Week 2

| One Love |

- Day 11 -

"The world needs more love... Spread love, not hate, the world has enough of that already..."

- Artonomist -

Be You | Day 10 - Week 2

| One Love |

- Day 10 -

"You never have to 'fit in', but you should always try and stand out... Be Unique. Be You."

- Artonomist -

Hope | Day 9 - Week 2

| One Love |

- Day 9 -

"Never loose hope... there will be clear skies, after every pouring rain..."

- Artonomist -

Misfits | Day 8 - Week 2

| One Love |

- Day 8 -

"Whoever is trying to bring you down, is already below you... I embrace being a misfit, you should too." 

- Artonomist -