As a college student, I try to always keep my mind open to new ideas, ways of learning and thinking. At times it can be a struggle because we're used to those "inner voices" from either family or society at large guiding us through life. Less a "conscience" and more of a way of thinking--a way of life that we grew up with. Keeping an open mind entered discussion numerous times during class even though brain storming was the main topic. We found out that true brainstorming cannot be accomplished unless one is willing to put judgement aside and throw caution to the wind. To bring on the risk taking! Throw anything and everything out there and see what sticks.
Jimmy had each of us (we all knew it was coming!) do our own brainstorm in about 40 minutes on anything we wanted. I chose something that occasionally happens to me: Waking Up Late. Ugh--when I wake up and realize how late I really am, I get an empty feeling in my stomach, my heart races, and my mind starts racing. I automatically start a checklist of things I can and can't do in the amount of time given. After we finished our brainstorms we laid them out on the desks for all to see. The "line" wasn't moving at all so some of us had to push our way to the other side just to catch a glimpse at other brainstorms. My favorite was What to Do For My Birthday, for the use of color and images. It was simple, effective and right to the point. It seemed as if my brainstorm was one of the favorites out of class-- maybe because it's something that everyone can relate to? Maybe.
It was challenging for me to shake out every possible outcome from my noggin onto the paper, but very satisfying in the end.
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Adjectives:
sassy
valiant
ablaze
guiltless
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