What themes or concerns in the presented reading are your responding to?
Two of the readings were manifestos which listed a set of rules (for lack of a better word) to live by. I do not like using the word "rules" to describe what is listed in a manifesto, mostly because "rules" has a commanding connotation attached to it. When I think of rules, I imagine someone in power demanding people to live a certain way and, as history shows, rules aren't always good. My manifesto is not something someone forced me to do, it is something I choose to live by.
One could argue, though, that since I use verses from the Bible in my manifesto, that I am abiding to the rules of my religion, therefore, being forced to do something. I would argue that, though. I do not consider myself to be a religious person. Religion is a system created by man. What I believe is having a relationship with the Lord and to aspire to be like Him. I choose to follow the Word of God because it deepens my relationship with the one who created me; not because I was told I have to do this, but because I willingly gave my life to Christ.
What are the materials and processes you used to formulate your response? Why these? If several, which are you most concerned with?
To come up with my response, I went to my Bible and looked at the passages I have highlighted. I figured I have highlighted certain passages for a reason, they meant something important to me. I thought about some that stood out to me the most, the ones that I remember repeatedly going back to throughout the years. These are the passages I picked. Though there were more, I chose to narrow it down to ten in order to keep it a nice, even number.
Why these materials and processes. What are their limitations? What do they allow?
Since my faith is very important to me and a large part of who I am, I knew that choosing Bible verses to include in my manifesto was the right way to go. This allowed me to really think about how I've changed as a person over the last few years. I went back to old journals I have where I would jot down whatever was on my mind. It made me realize that though I might not always feel like I'm growing, I have come a long way from who I used to be. This also allowed me to remember that I still have a long way to go from getting to who I want to be. I am happy with who I have grown to be, but I refuse to stay satisfied with where I am. A person never stops growing or learning, and I hope to continue doing both.
I feel maybe some limitations were ones that I placed myself, such as limiting it to ten points in my manifesto. I could have done more, but I chose not to simply because I like having things in a neat order. I'm not necessarily sure if this is a limitation, since it was a decision I made.
What choices did you make? (For example, the tone of a piece of writing, or the lighting decisions for a photograph.) What led your decision-making about them?
I chose to list my manifesto with Roman Numerals. This was partly because I didn't like how bullets looked on the page. One thing I dislike about bullet points is that you can't choose how big the circle is. I like things to be small and I feel the default bullet points are too big for my liking. I also opted not to use regular numbers because I like the aesthetic that Roman Numerals offer.
I chose to to use any contraction words after the Roman Numerals because I felt it gave it more of a formal look to it. I also chose not to end any of those sentences with a period because I didn't want them to come to an end, in a sense. These points are something I hope to always remember throughout my life and to not stop following them.
I aligned the Bible verse to the right of the page because I felt it was important to differentiate the guideline and the Bible verse. I aligned it to the right for aesthetic reasons, to kind of depict the guideline stemming out from the Bible verse.
What did you learn through this response? (You can address new knowledge or new questions you’ve gained regarding the class reading, the materials/processes you used, or both.)
This response really made me think about choosing my words wisely. Even in just describing my manifesto, I did my best to stray away from using the word "rules." I also picked my words carefully when describing my faith as a relationship rather than as a religion. I even looked up the definition of "manifesto." Even though I knew what it was, I wanted to be exactly sure what its denotation was.
This response also made me realize the importance of aesthetic. I put a lot of thought into how I wanted this to look. I purposely chose things to be aligned to certain sides of the page and to italicize and bold certain things. I had originally wanted this to be in Times New Roman, also. When I was typing it up, that was the font, but when I published it, it changed to something different. I'm not exactly sure how that happened, but it did disappoint me.
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