Wear the most ridiculous clothes you can find

• “Wear the most ridiculous clothes you can find, and then use them to "peacock, " or garner instant attention. ” --Mystery, The Pickup Artist

Being The Blind Beggar A Presentation In Comic Sans Maximilian Tabet

Ideas • • • • • • • 1. The Year of Awesome 2. The Best Senior Project Ever 3. Performance Poetry And Storytelling 4. Acting With the Body: telling a story with a single body part 5. Kabuki Theater 6. Incorporating the styles of foreign drama 7. Creating new characters with costume, makeup, and impersonation. 8. Running The New York City Marathon 9. Recreating memories with cooking 10. Japanese swordsmanship and poetry 11. Do plants grow better when listening to rock and roll or classical music? 12. Talking without speaking: the poetry of sign language 13. Redesigning everyday objects and making them more effective 14. Write and illustrate a Manga 15. Experiment with different lifestyles (Morgan Spurlock 30 days style) 16. Record my life, examine nuances. 17. Standup Comedy 18. Motivational speaking 19. Writing an epic poem 20. Studying human interaction based on the book Language In Thought And Action 21. Living strictly by the Quran, Bible, or Old Testament for an extended period of time in order to understand the raw essentials of Islam, Christianity, or Judaism. 22. Starting my own religion 23. Starting my own cult 24. Writing a doctrine for an ideal government 25. Writing my own bible. How do the rules I follow everyday at school, home, etc, dictate the life that I live. E. g. thou shall not wear boots in above 35 degree weather. 26. Read the Quran, Torrah, and Bible and practice each corresponding religion for one month each. Make a documentary film about the process.

Lifestyle Changes • Morgan Spurlock (30 days and Supersize Me)

Filmmaking • • Camera operation Sound Engineering Lighting Editing

Contacting People • • • Imam Shamsi Ali Rabbi Peter Schweitzer Reverend Dennis C. Brunelle Richard Dawkins Ze Frank

Reading • • Bible Torah Quran A History of God

Conducting Interviews

Practice, Practice • Islam • Judaism • Christianity

From Documentary to Performance

Performance Poetry Taylor Mali Beau Sia Rives Sarah Kay George Watsky

Introspection • Reconnecting with my roots • Understanding my beliefs • Putting my values and ideas on paper

Poetry and Humor • Teaching devices, which are excellent for drawing attention • Thought evoking • Entertaining • Art forms for inspiring social change • Puts the audiences’ brain to work, helping them absorb information

Poems • • • Let It Burn A Short Translation of the Quran The Rest Will Follow Apples Ice Cream

Script-writing • Balancing entertainment and education: Edutainment/Entercation. • Monoscussion

From Actor to Writer • Dealing with nerves • Finding and understanding my own voice

Performance • Support of friends and family • Making girls cry

Time Management • Other interests – Music – Acting – College Applications – The TV show LOST

Future Plans • Poetry Jam • Story-telling album • Studying religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism

Thank You Ken Sacks Dale Scott Therese Lichtenstein My Parents My Sister Emily Watson Imam Shamsi Ali, Rabbi Peter Schweitzer, Reverend Dennis C. Brunelle, Ze Frank • Ross School • •

Works Cited • • • • Ali, Shamsi. "Islam. " Personal interview. July 2011. Armstrong, Karen. A History of God: the 4000 -year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. New York: Ballantine, 1993. Print. Beau Sia - Love - You. Tube. Dir. Mos Def. Perf. Beau Sia. You. Tube - Broadcast Yourself. HBO's Def Poetry. Web. Summer 2011. <http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=0 s. XOx. Iq 65 zg>. Beau Sia Asian Invasion on HBO Def Poetry Jam - You. Tube. Dir. Mos Def. Perf. Beau Sia. You. Tube - Broadcast Yourself. HBO's Def Poetry. Web. Autumn 2011. <http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=di. NLPGHZb. GM>. Bible. Gateway. com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 100 Versions and 50 Languages. Web. Summer 2011. <http: //www. biblegateway. com/>. Brunelle, Dennis C. "Sermon at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. " Sunday Mass. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, East Hampton. 4 Dec. 2011. Speech. Def Jam: Rives - Kite - You. Tube. Dir. Mos Def. Perf. Rives. You. Tube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. <http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=b. Zsmne. Etd. WU>. Def Poetry - Beau Sia - Give Me A Chance - You. Tube. Dir. Mos Def. Perf. Beau Sia. You. Tube - Broadcast Yourself. HBO's Def Poetry. Web. Autumn 2011. <http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=u 9 EOf 7 mw 3 qs>.

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