Program Type
Honors
Faculty Advisor
Virgina Jones
Document Type
Poster
Location
Face-to-face
Start Date
25-4-2023 9:00 AM
Abstract
Many people roll their eyes when asked to read a twenty-plus page article and pull out key facts. They also usually do not pull out relatable emotions, but only information. When reading, though, whether poems or short stories, people do not mind the task because they get much more out of it. They walk away with feelings – ones they know from previous, personal experience, and also new ones which relate to the writer’s own story.
My work is an examination of stories of my past that have shaped me into who I am today. The stories are told from the heart – memories strong enough to stand the measure of time. The poems are to reflect the emotions I held. Some of the feelings resurfacing for the first time since, and some of them ones I have felt for what seems like for way too long now. My work is how I process these feelings.
What do I want to say with my portfolio?
You are human. Emotions are real – good, bad, ugly, sweet. You are stronger than you know, and you can handle when it seems like the world has put too much on your plate. I hope to inspire you to face your life head-on. Take the emotions and feelings as they come. Reflect on your life. Do not process to forget, but process to grow.
Recommended Citation
Blanchard, McKenzie J., "Growing Up and the Emotions That Come With It" (2023). ATU Research Symposium. 15.
https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_rs/2023/2023/15
Growing Up and the Emotions That Come With It
Face-to-face
Many people roll their eyes when asked to read a twenty-plus page article and pull out key facts. They also usually do not pull out relatable emotions, but only information. When reading, though, whether poems or short stories, people do not mind the task because they get much more out of it. They walk away with feelings – ones they know from previous, personal experience, and also new ones which relate to the writer’s own story.
My work is an examination of stories of my past that have shaped me into who I am today. The stories are told from the heart – memories strong enough to stand the measure of time. The poems are to reflect the emotions I held. Some of the feelings resurfacing for the first time since, and some of them ones I have felt for what seems like for way too long now. My work is how I process these feelings.
What do I want to say with my portfolio?
You are human. Emotions are real – good, bad, ugly, sweet. You are stronger than you know, and you can handle when it seems like the world has put too much on your plate. I hope to inspire you to face your life head-on. Take the emotions and feelings as they come. Reflect on your life. Do not process to forget, but process to grow.