Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud, and how does it relate to the person you are? Again, thank you guys! :]
All the qualifiers gathered into closely knitted tables at the Visions of Unity banquet. We had all been notified through the mail and students from every high school in the district waited for the ceremony to begin. I had won 3rd place in the Art competition, my dad told me before we sat down at a table around the center of the room, so he would like to see the pictures from the other two winners. My dad quickly responded by pointing out some of the faults of my competitors, such as inaccurate drawings, incorrect coloring, and over-simplicity. While some of the faults may have been true, I smiled to myself knowing that he forgot the most important feature of each portrait: the theme, the message that we put into each and every piece of work on display. My picture could have been one worthy of Leonardo Da Vinci's full blessings, but without those fundamental concepts of unity and overcoming internal division, it would never have passed the first stage of judges.
I had first heard of the contest through my peers interested in art and design. While there was a minor cash reward, I chose to think of the event as a test of skill but most importantly, understanding. So when I began the process of making my painting, I first heavily thought of the inspiration behind it, making sure that each of the themes I picked could be displayed within my final product. I found myself browsing hundreds of websites and books to find the perfect scene of inspiration. But it wasn't till a week later while skimming through TIME when I knew I had struck gold. My hands locked up in excitement and I peered closer into magazine. It showed a brick wall with a painting of dozens of hands with thousands of tones and colors huddling around one another, with a similar group of innocent, giggling children holding hands in the foreground. A few more days and I found my scenery, a sharp contrast between the cold dead grasp of winter and the blossoming livery of spring. I eagerly reached for my canvas and brushes and ran off to work.
While I didn't end up as high a rank I hoped for, this picture was a momentous benchmark for me. It wasn't just a competition testing the talents of the artist, but also an actual test to see if he or she truly understood the requirements for unity and acceptance. Partaking in the contest not only developed my skill and experience as an artist, but also as a compassionate and understanding person. Painting my piece drew me to believe that racism and prejudice is possible to be dissolved once people can learn to accept one another. Even now, I am humbled to have been able to make my own way of spreading that vision of unity one step closer to success.
I don't like it as much as my UC Prompt 1 though. :/
Will my prompts not be as effective since both revolve around my experiences with art? Well, to be specific, art and computer science AND art?
All the qualifiers gathered into closely knitted tables at the Visions of Unity banquet. We had all been notified through the mail and students from every high school in the district waited for the ceremony to begin. I had won 3rd place in the Art competition, my dad told me before we sat down at a table around the center of the room, so he would like to see the pictures from the other two winners. My dad quickly responded by pointing out some of the faults of my competitors, such as inaccurate drawings, incorrect coloring, and over-simplicity. While some of the faults may have been true, I smiled to myself knowing that he forgot the most important feature of each portrait: the theme, the message that we put into each and every piece of work on display. My picture could have been one worthy of Leonardo Da Vinci's full blessings, but without those fundamental concepts of unity and overcoming internal division, it would never have passed the first stage of judges.
I had first heard of the contest through my peers interested in art and design. While there was a minor cash reward, I chose to think of the event as a test of skill but most importantly, understanding. So when I began the process of making my painting, I first heavily thought of the inspiration behind it, making sure that each of the themes I picked could be displayed within my final product. I found myself browsing hundreds of websites and books to find the perfect scene of inspiration. But it wasn't till a week later while skimming through TIME when I knew I had struck gold. My hands locked up in excitement and I peered closer into magazine. It showed a brick wall with a painting of dozens of hands with thousands of tones and colors huddling around one another, with a similar group of innocent, giggling children holding hands in the foreground. A few more days and I found my scenery, a sharp contrast between the cold dead grasp of winter and the blossoming livery of spring. I eagerly reached for my canvas and brushes and ran off to work.
While I didn't end up as high a rank I hoped for, this picture was a momentous benchmark for me. It wasn't just a competition testing the talents of the artist, but also an actual test to see if he or she truly understood the requirements for unity and acceptance. Partaking in the contest not only developed my skill and experience as an artist, but also as a compassionate and understanding person. Painting my piece drew me to believe that racism and prejudice is possible to be dissolved once people can learn to accept one another. Even now, I am humbled to have been able to make my own way of spreading that vision of unity one step closer to success.
I don't like it as much as my UC Prompt 1 though. :/
Will my prompts not be as effective since both revolve around my experiences with art? Well, to be specific, art and computer science AND art?
