be.

                                                                                              you must allow whatever happens to happen

                

                                whether the course of your life allows you to blossom and thrust your potential to the world                       

                                                 or cocoon comfortably into a warm satisfaction  

                                 

                               you must let nature flow however it will  

                                    

                 trickle through your life as its path meant for it to

                                

                                             let yourself become blank                

                      will yourself to just. be.

 in order to be one with the world

           you must be one with yourself

                         to be able to let it all go

                                you must first realize what "it" means

                      to engulf yourself with knowledge of the Tao  

    

  you must define the Tao for yourself

Lluvia

Walk through life

With closed eyes

Eyes are only for seeing

They do not feel

Let your hands feel

Let them feel the rain

Others are scared of getting wet

But fear destroys opportunity

Which life is abundant in

Be like the rain

It detaches from above

It lets go without question

It can be part of a sprinkle in spring

Or it can be part of a storm in the winter

There is a time for everything

Patience and open mindedness is the master

Open spaces complete all things

Fluidity and Lucidity

Toss something into a scarlet flame,

and fire will devour it whole.

Wind will always voyage with strength,

regardless of what intercepts its path.

To move mountains and possess the universe in my palm,

I become the fluidity of water droplets 

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from the atmosphere.

Nothing can withhold me from success,

for I can become an army,

and turn boulders into dust.

I will leap across planets,

and find light in the deepest chasm of the sea,

when I find lucidity, and when I find me.

Directions: How to Post Your Poems

Directions - How to Post Your Poem

Be sure to click on the "compose" button. (NOT the html button) in the upper left corner.
Type in your poem's title.
Type in your poem.
You can format, choosing your font, etc.

Be sure to hit the orange button to the right "update" periodically to save your work!

Then go to the right, click on "Labels" next to the "tag" icon and type in your first name (capitalize first letter), and last Name(capitalize first letter) as well as the word "poetry."  Example:  Super Student, poetry   Your name label should EXACTLY match the previous name label from your infographic post.

Image:  below your poem add an image by clicking on the "photo" image button. Your image needs to be appropriate to your poem (and appropriate to be posted on the web!) 
Be sure to either an upload a photo YOU took or search on line for a "free to use or share" image. You can use one of the sources listed on the "Better Presentations" libguide  check out:  http://bestsellerlabs.com/7-free-photo-libraries/
OR you can search by key word on Google. Click on images. Then go to the "settings" button (looks like a gear) in the upper right corner - and go to "advanced search." Then scroll to the bottom where it says "usage rights" and select "free to use or share." Then right click on an image and copy, then paste into blog. Or, you can load from your phone, etc. See examples below.

Above image was from Ms. Bennett's phone. The one below was a free image found on Google search. 

To review, your post must have:

1. Title
2. Poem
3. Label to the right with first name last name and the word "poetry" 
4. Image (from your phone or found on Google under "free to use or share.")

When you are done, you can share the link to this blog to your family and friends and they can check out your poem! I will also add a link to our class website when most of the poems are entered into the blog.

Have fun publishing your poem!

To Justify Our Own Beliefs

What Shapes Human Perspective?

The perspective cycle: Memory, Decisions, Perspective and identity

The Snowball Effect of Memories

Emotion+Values+Memory; the Equation For Perspective

Different Shoes and Different Views.

Picture of the Brain
Picture of the Mouth
Picture of the Heart
Picture of the Hand
Picture of the Shoes 

Different Perspectives, Different Memories

http://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/male-head-side-view-with-brains_30549

http://www.clipartbest.com/clipart-MTLe6L86c

We All See the World in a Different Way

What Shapes Our Perspective?

Finger Print

Perspective

Monk

Man Chopping Wood

Trees

Good vs Bad

Single Tree

Pendulm

Glasses

Scale

Tree and House

What Blurs Your Lens?

What Blurs Your Lens?

drama masks citation

shocked faces citation

shocked woman citation

brain wave citation

collectivism/individualism citation

memory brain citation

scales citation

water glass citation

How does our Past affect our Present?

We Are The World (But Mostly, The World is Us)

Picture of earth and eye

Misleading Memories

Picture of Scared Child with Quote
Picture of Poverty With Question
Picture of Laughing Baby  
Picture of Crying Baby 
Picture of Supreme Court 
Picture of Police Lineup 
Picture of Comic 
Picture of Skull and Crossbones 

Factors of Perspective

1- Confirmation Bias Image

2- Memory Image (edited)

7- Genetics Image

Perspective and Memory: Trust No One

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/08/12/twins-separated-at-birth-reveal-staggering-influence-genetics/

http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=1329

http://quoteko.com/world-view.html

http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2013/08/unconscious-bias-schemas.html

An Inaccurate Stroll Down Memory Lane

Directions for Posting on Blogger

Welcome to Ms. Tompkins' World Literature Honors Classroom Blog page!

This is where my two sections of WLH will be able to publish their work.
You will be able to see the work of students in both my 1st period and 2nd period sections.


Directions for posting on Blogger: 

For the Infographic assignment:
- Each group/team needs to post its digital infographic.
- Be sure that any and all images included are "free to use on the web" and are not copyrighted. 
- Title your Infographic creatively. It's best not to use "Memory Infographic" or something like that! 
- Be sure to LABEL YOUR POST by clicking on "labels" to the right of the edit area with the FIRST AND LAST NAME  for all of the team members in your group and then the word "infographic" Separate all labels with commas.   Ex. Karen Smith, Bob Jones, Harry Potter, Steve Jobs, infographic.    Include the first and last names of ALL of your team members. Then click DONE. 

Make sure you hit the orange PUBLISH button in the upper right corner to publish your hw to the blog!