Experience

Experience describes a direct observation or participation in events as a basis of knowledge. The fact  or stat of having been affected by or gained knowledge through direct observation only becomes a part of my definition of experience. The reality that I will only learn after I burn my hand that the blue gas heats pans too quickly; that if I stare at the sun for a long time I can later no longer stare at any bright light without sunglasses on; that if I leave my nail polish on for more than two weeks, my nails may turn yellow; haunts my mind with fear of making mistakes and how these mistakes will affect my life. Will the yellow hue on my nails mean my nails will eventually break off? will the burn on my finger produce an indelible scar and reminder of my thoughtlessness? Will wearing sunglasses for a grand majority of the time become a nuisance?
Fear often times crept my mind. Afraid of making mistakes and frustration at always trying to be the ideal person that held no regrets. However, my artwork portrays exactly the opposite. Rare, and like Invisible Man, it has no name. There is no title to my painting, no author; however I claim this as my very own interpretation of what experience represents. There's a tree. And with its roots extending to the center of the inside of the light bulb, the roots suddenly become too much. There's branches. The branches become countless and put a battle against the glass of the light bulb. There is no winner, though from my point of view, the tree is close to winning. Inside the light bulb the tree is confined. However though the tree is trapped inside the light bulb, the tree seems to be suffocating the light bulb. The tree suddenly becomes the wisdom I will gain through many experiences. Fear intimidates me, and like the bulb seems to be suffocating the tree, in fact, I may be eating fear alive. The fear suddenly becomes my companion, serving as motivation and the obstacle that I may suffocate and overcome.

-Elizabeth Amaya






Did I vary my sentence structure?

Polytheism

I ususally brush polytheism off when i think about types of religions because I don't really see how people can believe in so many Gods. It was a very common belief in the Iron Age and Bronze Age, but then it began to gradually disappear when people started becoming monotheistic. The Ancient Greece were very big on this type of belief and believed that every single life form and natural existence had a God from it. Even though I don't believe in multiple Gods I still get intrigued with their powers and how the people portray them with their myths and legends. The people gave the Gods human like qualities and seemed to have plenty of drama in it. That must be why there are so many movies on polytheistic beliefs and how their Gods played big roles in their lives.
-Joey Mesa (The A team)