Michael Beats the Devil Out of It

Before I dive into any deep reflections, I want to let you guys know how my TED Talk went. Well, it's hard to tell considering I was virtual and didn't get any live responses from anybody. I got good feedback from a couple people, but that is not the same as live reactions to parts that you wanted to evoke a reaction. I also wish I could say that I had a fun time making the TED Talk, but I'd be lying if I did. I procrastinated, and that made it pretty miserable for me. Alright, now that y'all are updated, we can dive into the reflection. I have mixed feelings about this project. Not about the project in general, more just about my topic and work ethic. The project itself was great. It allowed students to have the autonomy to explore something of their choice and to develop a strong work ethic and time management. The bad part is that I am kind of unhappy with my choice and inability to have good time management. My topic, painting album covers, was time-consuming. Serio...

TED TALK LINK BELOW**** https://prezi.com/v/nu0fpewefgao/ SCRIPT                I am not an artist. For as long as I can remember, I never once associated myself with being good at art. I was just never blessed with the gift of an artistic mind. To give you guys an idea of my artistic ability, here are three pieces from the past Yeah, was I a prodigy or what? So despite being pretty unartistic, I felt the most creative during elementary school. I remember drawing and writing my own stories a lot during these years. After elementary school, though, I felt myself becoming less creative and not as willing to free write and draw. This was because I didn’t have a class that was dedicated to art, until the Genius project When I had a project/class dedicated to painting, I was able to become more creative. I found myself doing a lot of sketching, and looking at things, and wondering how I could potentially paint them.    I was living...