Final Project

When I read "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman, I realized a lot of his writing was centered around the North Pole. He talked about how harsh the conditions there are, and often used it as a metaphor for trouble, however he always described the North Pole as pleasing to the eye. So it got me thinking about hidden beauty, and the beauty of the North Pole. My project is focused on beauty, and how it can be found anywhere.

North Pole Prose Block

It was like a half finished painting, left incomplete by a lazy artist. Most of the canvas was blank. White was everywhere, in every direction. Right, left, down, skyward; the earth was white. The snow was an unbroken, ivory blanket, sparking like a powdery jewel. The pale hues of blues under hoary ice contrasted against ashen shadows casted by lofty snow mounds and glaciers; the only colors visibly painted against the grizzly backdrop.

The landscape of ice went on for miles, still and unmoving. It was an ongoing mirror, reflecting frozen crystals and clear diamonds. The gleaming surface slid past the horizon, beautiful and perniciously captivating.

Each flake that fell from the lofty clouds above shimmered in unseen sunlight. They gracefully danced through the air, and gently fell onto the Earth. Tiny gifts sent from God. Small packages drifted from a frosty sky. The Dust settled, glowing against already florescent scenery. Specks conducting magic and fear fell through a misty sky.

The sky was uninterruptedly pure. Then the white was broken; penetrated by the aurora borealis. The painting erupted with color. Greens turned to blues turned to yellows transformed to golds evolved to pinks matured to reds morphed to purples.

Dazzling colors twisted in and around each other, threads woven into an intricate rug. They pulsed as nature’s metronome, with the purpose of a heartbeat. The light darts in the distance like millions of waltzing fairies. They dance away, sunset of the north, and with one last glimpse of a fiery tread, the ripples of light fade posthaste back to white.

The artist picked up his brush to finish what he started.

Everyday Miracles

Inspired, I decided to take pictures of things in my life and other things around me that I thought were especially beautiful. These, in my eyes, are ordinary miracles.

Power Point

I originally made a power point, however, only pictures can be uploaded onto this blog!

I Believe In Beauty

           I believe in beauty. I believe in the power of beauty. I believe that beauty can reach out to people and touch their hearts. I believe that beauty can inspire. I believe that beauty can impress. I believe that beauty is everywhere. I believe beauty is valuable. I believe the harder it is to find beauty, the more valuable it is. I believe everything is beautiful in its own way, even the ugly things in life. I believe there are different kinds of beauty. I believe beauty is underappreciated. I believe under appreciation creates beauty. I believe beauty is desired. I believe beauty pushes the limits of comprehension. I believe beauty is pleasing to all the senses. I believe all beauty is beautiful.

            I believe beauty can move people like nothing else can. Beauty determines what you see. You look to the more beautiful things in life. You prefer to see beauty, and so you keep your vision focused on things that attract you, rather than anything you find ugly. Instead, beauty draws your eyes in.

Beauty determines what you think. What you see is your first impression: that is outer beauty. Your second impression is inner beauty. You are drawn to things that please you, and things that make you happy. Happiness is the pleasure of beauty.

Beauty determines what you feel, and it makes you fall in love. Beauty determines what you look at, what you admire, and in turn what you adore. The more beautiful something or someone is, inside and out, the more likely you are going to pay attention to them and fall in love with them.

            Everything we love is based on beauty. Artwork such as pottery and painting is created to please the eye. Music soothes the ear. Sports are intricate patterns woven by players. Super models are attractive, and they effectively use their beauty to make us buy other products that may not be as beautiful.

Beauty is everywhere, from the Sahara desert, to the North Pole. There are different kinds of beauty in different places. There is dry beauty that can consist of rolling sand dunes and spotted lizard life, and there is cold beauty, such as frostbitten snow and falling stars, and there are so many other beauties, some which have not even been discovered yet. Something that is beautiful to one person might not be as pretty to someone else. There is inner beauty and outer beauty, temporary and permanent beauty, old and new beauty, and many others that are all very special and unique and different.

            Sometimes beauty is hard to create. It’s hard to imagine beauty until you have experienced it. When you create beauty, you reach above and beyond your worldly experiences, trying to create something that as never been done before, yet is still lovely to look at, and something that will inspire other emotions and feelings.

            Beauty in itself inspires. It gives you a goal to achieve. Also, when you see something incredibly beautiful, then you realize incredible things are possible. Beauty is something you work hard to become and create. Once you are inspired by beauty, you can use that inspiration to spur on others. Beauty is asexual, and can continue reproducing, forever creating more and more beauty from within itself.

            All in all, beauty is important. It tests the limits of life, and controls emotions such as love. I believe in beauty.

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