On the Sensual and Abstract Compositions of Reality

As I approach the completion of my Gifted and Talented II Final, I have been given the chance to discover a plethora of philosophical and abstract topics regarding the fundamental concepts of reality. Overall, my job was to expand on each of these topics, and to connect each topic to me (as an individual), to society, and to our Blue Planet.

Conventionally, reality is divided into seven different, perceptible constituents: sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing, thought, and sense (the ability to connect on social and emotional levels with other people). Each of these senses can be easily applied and are the most conventional forms of the definition for "reality."

In an abstract manner, I decided to divide reality into the parts which I deemed as elements of an intelligent reality. Conceptually, reality is made up and can consist of psychology, philosophy, logic, theology, artistic expression (art), and mind (the mind of the individual and the mind of society). These components contribute to the larger picture of a societal reality and to the individualistic paintings of smaller, perceived actualities.  

And So, We Approach the End...

With the last week of school directly ahead of us, I would like to say that this will probably be the second to last school-related blog post (but the best one, nonetheless).

Fundamentally, this blog post is a tribute to the Gifted and Talented II teachers: Mrs. Mystrena and Mr. Taylor.

About a week ago, I (along with a large number of other Gifted and Talented students) attended a "Scholars' Night" dinner, which ultimately honored the intellectual achievers throughout our school. As I observed each student's scholarly attributes, I was amazed, not by the amount of intellectually and logically gifted students, but by the quality of their work ethic and their determination for academic excellence. After the night was over, it occurred to me that only the students had been honored. That night, I asked myself, "Why is it that the teachers do not receive a night of attribution?"

Overall, there are many things to be said about Mrs. Mystrena and Mr. Taylor:

Mrs. Mystrena's ability to combine open-mindedness, practicality, and knowledge allowed for the success of the Gifted and Talented II class. Not only did she let us to mold the course into our own intellectual piece of art, but she challenged us to do so with her ever dependable perspective on the greatness of change. Essentially, Mrs. Mystrena's visions are those of achievement, creativity, and intelligence.

Mr. Taylor's exceptional capabilities in the eloquent and vibrant realities of the musical arts filled our class with culture and cleverness. He allowed us to veer away from the insipidity of average society, and, in doing so, he moved us toward the bright, though tender brilliance of cultural 'proclivity.'  Mr. Taylor's ever growing optimism and humor always reflected the mood of this truly gifted class.

I hope that I am able to speak for everyone in saying that the Gifted and Talented class is extremely privileged to have had Mrs. Mystrena and Mr. Taylor as teachers this past year. I thank you both.

Fortunately, we still have a few days left until the sad end of our G&T careers comes.    

The Final Project

As we approach the end of the school year, there remain many things, to which we must attend. 

Ultimately, we have our fun-ruining final exams during the last week of school. The Gifted and Talented II  final is going to be project-based. We have been assigned to choose any word throughout the English lexicon, and then to parse that word through abstract, methodical  thought. The word that I have chosen is a word that relates unquestionably with the natural and intellectual worlds surrounding us: that word is "reality."

Throughout the completion of this project, I have decided to parse my word into eight different constituents:

·         Psychology

·         Logic

·         Theology

·         Art

·         Philosophy

·         Illusion

·         Idealism

·         Mind

I hope to use these elements, in order to compose a reasonable, abstract picture of reality. I will then use this picture to describe reality's apparent relevance to me, to society, and to the physical Earth surrounding me.