CREST Reflection #1

What might have helped you decide your project theme?
My general interests, as well as my mother, helped me decide my project theme. My mother strongly believes in things like homeopathy and meditation to heal, and I never really trusted it as I assumed there was no real scientific evidence to support those things. This is why I decided to study meditation for my project, to discover if there is any truth to it or not.

How might you demonstrate creativity and innovation through this project?
I can demonstrate creativity and innovation through the type of communication medium that I’m doing. I am demonstrating my research as a video, therefore I will have the opportunity to implement engaging and attractive visuals to help display the information. 

Dystopian Opening

RACE: HUMAN

SUBJECT #1,931,421,351

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January 2070. It’s only been a few weeks since it all started, and there’s not much left on Earth already. I just lost my daughter and wife, their bodies eaten and torn apart right in front of me. Got nothing but a wounded arm and some leftover shotgun shells on me.  They said they had it under control, that they developed a cure to fight back. Those scumbags had no idea what they were doing all along. Now I’m stranded, nowhere to go, nothing to hope for, nobody to pray to. Everything around me, a complete mess, no order, no rules, a complete disaster. It really does surprise me how easy it was for all of it to fall apart, despite how structured and stable everything seemed. They say this was all just a test, a setup, a biological weapon carefully crafted to manage the population growth. Some believe it is finally the end of the world, the universes natural way of restoring balance, the extinction of the human race. Do I believe any of it? It doesn’t matter. There’s no time left to decide. I have to keep moving, keep my pace, outsmart them, outlast them. Will I ever manage to make it out of this alive? My chances are low, I guess my best bet is to keep surviving until some sort of miracle happens. I think I hear one of them coming from outside.

A day during lockdown: photo essay

 

The COVID-19 Pandemic is very unfortunate, and it has affected my daily lifestyle quite significantly. In this post, I am going to go through what my usual day has been looking like in the past month.

I start my day off with breakfast during my mentor time class. I usually eat french toast or a sandwich with tea. I enjoy the window in front of my workstation because it gives a view of nature and a few buildings in the distance, so it’s relaxing to look out into it and rest my eyes instead of staring at the screen.

During this lockdown, I’ve had a lot more time to try out new things and be creative. I have enjoyed practicing making art and drawing, so usually when I am bored I would just sit down and draw something new on my sketchbook.

After online school, I usually go to my computer and play videogames. I find them entertaining and it’s a good way to use up some time when I get bored.

Every other day, I like to go for walks because I want to a chance to get some fresh air and not be couped inside my room constantly. It’s very refreshing and enjoyable, although the mask I have to wear is quite uncomfortable. Most of the time, I bring my dog with me because I can’t walk with other people during this pandemic.

At the end of the day, after I have finished all of my work, I relax and sleep in my bed. I usually surf the internet and watch YouTube videos/TV shows on my laptop before sleeping, and it is a nice way for me to cool down before sleeping.

Advertisement Analysis (Testimony)

This shampoo advertisement uses Selena Gomez as the subject which portrays their targeted audience. This celebrity is very iconic which would likely catch peoples eyes, furthermore, Selena Gomez has many fans that love her and because of that they would likely want to use the same products as their ‘idol’ or they would be more likely to use their product because they trust that Selena Gomez would only use great products. 

This advertisement for one of Cristiano Ronaldo’s shoes shows that by using the shoes, you will feel fast and athletic. Christiano Ronaldo is a famous footballer with many fans around the world, so people that look up to him and people that are practicing football would likely take inspiration from Christiano Ronaldo and use the shoes that he is promoting so they can be more like him. This advertisement has this testimony of explosive speed.