Top Artifacts

#5: Archive 7

I chose this picture because it details the balance I have to maintain in my life. The habit tracking journal is broken up over a period of 15 days, the first 15 is on a different page. You can see how often I had time to do some activities and how late I went to sleep depending on how much I got done.

I deeply enjoyed this exercise because it made me think of why balance is so important in my and others lives, when it really could just be as simple as living. I learned that balance, like most things, is a societal norm created by culture, of which there are times balance is not needed, and when balance is needed. For example, I am a full time college student, and up until this week I was also a full time worker at Insomnia Cookies; this required a great deal of balance between work, school, and pleasure.

#4: Archive 8

I chose this image because it expresses who I am as a person. I believe that people do not often fit into stereotypes and I am one of those people.

I found this exercise to be interesting because it made me think of who I was as a person and how I would describe myself using only adjectives. This was a very difficult task because I often don’t need to do this. Queer is listed in the word cloud multiple times because it is a major part of my identity.

#3: Archive 11

I chose this photo because this picture was taken on a “clean the bay” volunteer event in Massachusetts earlier this year, from left to right: me, my mother, my grandmother, and my grandfather. (ADT, CC, RC from the assignment)

I found this exercise to be very enlightening because I really had to analyze my friends and family to see if they were unhappy/happy or unselfish/selfish. I found that most of my friends/family/roommates fell into the unselfish category, which is where I would also place myself. I found that the people that I relate less to or have more arguments with were selfish.

#2: Archive 12

I chose this picture because it shows the transference of anger and trauma. Retrieved from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Displaced-aggression-courtesy-of-Kwey-kway-Consulting-Canada_fig1_309672937

I enjoyed this exercise because it grounded me on what my ideology of aggression was. I found that belligerent aggression is the worst type, id est the senator and the decision on dropping bombs. I believe this because the aggression is not justified in any way and is preventable. Aggression and anger are very interesting actions and emotions, sometimes the aggression and anger are unprovoked, sometimes not.

#1: Artifact 14

I chose this image because it was the happiest day of my entire year. My girlfriend and I finally got to see each other after a year (she goes to St. John’s University).

This was my favorite assignment. Although it was a little bleak to realize I wasn’t as happy as I thought, but I know that there is room to grow and moments to live in the future. I enjoyed this assignment most because I enjoy introspection.