User:Ahakins89

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic:

I plan to obtain my full scuba diving certificate


 * Research Component

I will need to do a lot of reading on what it takes and what you need to know in order to scuba dive on your own.


 * week 1


 * week 2


 * week 3


 * week 4

Research prices of scuba classes at different locations


 * week 5

start scuba classes


 * week 6

continue scuba classes


 * week 7

go on my open sea dive


 * week 8

all certified :)

Why Do I Like What I Like?
The piece that I initially didn’t like at the sculptor park was called Eye Benches 1 created by Louise Bourgeois. I didn’t really like it just because I didn’t see the point in making extremely large eyeballs as benches. I couldn’t picture it as art, but simply as a waste of space. This piece just didn’t sit well with me.

The most famous pieces by Louise Bourgeois are titled Maman which are giant metal spiders like the one outside of the National Gallery of Canada. This made me appreciate Ms. Bourgeois’ work even less because I also don’t see why anyone would make a thirty-foot tall sculptor of a spider.

One thing I did learn about Louise Bourgeois is that her works are sometimes abstract and she speaks of them in symbolic terms. I do like that her work isn’t literal, but stands for something else usually, yet I still can’t bring myself to like her work.

When I went back to look at the piece again, I went with an extremely open mind. I tried to appreciate the piece as a piece of art, but still couldn’t bring myself to like this sculptor. Even after learning that most of Bourgeois’ work is symbolic; I don’t see what two giant stone eyeballs can represent. I feel that Bourgeois is a very talented artist and she could be using her talent to make more artwork that makes sense. However, I do appreciate that all of her work has a significant meaning to her, and therefore have a slightly higher appreciate of the work as a piece of art.

Self-Assessment
The main thing that I learned from my General Education 100 class was how to successfully put together and present a report. I learned how to further my research with the Sculptor park assignment by having to find out information with only knowing the artists name. I was able to successfully learn about a persons past and why they did what they did. I was then able to apply this to my thoughts and reasoning of what I already thought of the artists work, and see if that changed how I felt about a particular piece of work. With the fallacies assignment, I learned how to do research with only a given topic and certain guidelines, and then report on that. The final, what I've always wanted to achieve, assignment was the most productive for me. I had a specific topic and did some background research on it to see why it was interesting to other people and why they thought I should continue doing this. I feel very confident in using this knowledge towards my other classes to be able to research and present on any topic with confidence.