Monday, December 6, 2010

1000 Paper Cranes

Private, concealed, trust
pure, strong, innocent, beautiful
cranes guard my secrets

For out third 6-weeks in nu-works we did a unit on paper cranes and the myth that if you fold 1000 of them a wish will come true........
.....this unit started with each of the classes in the commons and Mr. Richards starting a dance every one had to catch onto, for if they didn't commit, they would be sent out. After this, the well-known fable about the cranes was discussed, and we were told we would each fold 10 cranes to make a total of 1000. In each of our cranes we wrote a personal wish and in our journal we wrote a global wish and haiku-

-Jake

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

The Circles Around Us - c3

Since the beginning of time, circles and curved lines have made up the universe.  A circle represents wholeness and continuation without end or a cycle.

I belive that each individual organism on earth is made up of its own unique circles.  A day's routine is a repeating circle whether it be the path the individual takes in a day or the feeling he or she cycles through.

A circle is repitition without end, always coming back to the beginning.  Throughout history, the world has gone through change, and through time, the change cycles back to its original position.

Circles play an vital role in the universe's existance and without the cycles it makes up, all the bad change in the world would not cycle back to equilibrium.