what does a mirror show you when you look into it does it display a genuinely
look into it does it display a genuinely
look into it does it display a genuinely nice person who follows the rules and
nice person who follows the rules and
nice person who follows the rules and regulations of society does it reflect
regulations of society does it reflect
regulations of society does it reflect upon the disappearing innocence as you
upon the disappearing innocence as you
upon the disappearing innocence as you lie to your parents and friends does it
lie to your parents and friends does it
lie to your parents and friends does it show a smile crying for help because of
show a smile crying for help because of
show a smile crying for help because of a deeper sadness in your life or maybe
a deeper sadness in your life or maybe
a deeper sadness in your life or maybe you’re just thinking about how you look
you’re just thinking about how you look
you’re just thinking about how you look like a whole snack during my early
like a whole snack during my early
like a whole snack during my early American literature class sophomore year
American literature class sophomore year
American literature class sophomore year my substitute teacher often did a type
my substitute teacher often did a type
my substitute teacher often did a type of poetry of the day activity in order
of poetry of the day activity in order
of poetry of the day activity in order to further analyze a poem structure or
to further analyze a poem structure or
to further analyze a poem structure or meaning one day our class was given a
meaning one day our class was given a
meaning one day our class was given a title we were the masks by Paul Laurence
title we were the masks by Paul Laurence
title we were the masks by Paul Laurence Dunbar now the poem displays how we you
Dunbar now the poem displays how we you
Dunbar now the poem displays how we you to use false personas whether the
to use false personas whether the
to use false personas whether the intention is to lie or perhaps for other
intention is to lie or perhaps for other
intention is to lie or perhaps for other personal issues the poem begins with we
personal issues the poem begins with we
personal issues the poem begins with we were the mask that grins and lies it
were the mask that grins and lies it
were the mask that grins and lies it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes
hides our cheeks and shades our eyes
hides our cheeks and shades our eyes raise your hand if you have ever lied
raise your hand if you have ever lied
raise your hand if you have ever lied before if you’re not raising your hand
before if you’re not raising your hand
before if you’re not raising your hand you’re probably lying to yourself right
you’re probably lying to yourself right
you’re probably lying to yourself right now does this not perfectly show how we
now does this not perfectly show how we
now does this not perfectly show how we typically present ourselves in front of
typically present ourselves in front of
typically present ourselves in front of others on a day to day basis
others on a day to day basis
others on a day to day basis constantly we lie and it becomes so
constantly we lie and it becomes so
constantly we lie and it becomes so prominent that we forget who we are now
prominent that we forget who we are now
prominent that we forget who we are now when I first read the poem I couldn’t
when I first read the poem I couldn’t
when I first read the poem I couldn’t help but think about the mask
help but think about the mask
help but think about the mask featuring Jim Carrey for those who
featuring Jim Carrey for those who
featuring Jim Carrey for those who haven’t seen it it’s about this regular
haven’t seen it it’s about this regular
haven’t seen it it’s about this regular banker who discovers his magical green
banker who discovers his magical green
banker who discovers his magical green mask and it turns into this vivid
mask and it turns into this vivid
mask and it turns into this vivid spontaneous being now trouble starts to
spontaneous being now trouble starts to
spontaneous being now trouble starts to stir once you I was a bank and even more
stir once you I was a bank and even more
stir once you I was a bank and even more trouble as cause because the creator’s
trouble as cause because the creator’s
trouble as cause because the creator’s decided to make a sequel but the
decided to make a sequel but the
decided to make a sequel but the philosophy of how and why we were our
philosophy of how and why we were our
philosophy of how and why we were our own masks fascinated me I laid in bed
own masks fascinated me I laid in bed
own masks fascinated me I laid in bed later that night thinking about how many
later that night thinking about how many
later that night thinking about how many times the people around me have lied to
times the people around me have lied to
times the people around me have lied to me people I thought were caring in kind
me people I thought were caring in kind
me people I thought were caring in kind turned out to be the same people who
turned out to be the same people who
turned out to be the same people who backs out one another and gossip behind
backs out one another and gossip behind
backs out one another and gossip behind each other’s backs it was like watching
each other’s backs it was like watching
each other’s backs it was like watching a rerun of Mean Girls as high schoolers
a rerun of Mean Girls as high schoolers
a rerun of Mean Girls as high schoolers were tearing each other apart
were tearing each other apart
were tearing each other apart it was quite the spectacle to see
it was quite the spectacle to see
it was quite the spectacle to see friendships and Trust ruined in just one
friendships and Trust ruined in just one
friendships and Trust ruined in just one school day and this even applies to
school day and this even applies to
school day and this even applies to adults as well
adults as well
adults as well celebrities and role models that we look
celebrities and role models that we look
celebrities and role models that we look up to in this modern society get caught
up to in this modern society get caught
up to in this modern society get caught up in all of the deception gossip and
up in all of the deception gossip and
up in all of the deception gossip and lies
lies
lies do you guys know people magazines or Us
do you guys know people magazines or Us
do you guys know people magazines or Us Weekly magazines
Weekly magazines
Weekly magazines fun fact that covers a viewers weekly
fun fact that covers a viewers weekly
fun fact that covers a viewers weekly are about 35% accurate and this even
are about 35% accurate and this even
are about 35% accurate and this even applies to family as well
applies to family as well
applies to family as well the amount of times I’ve heard a family
the amount of times I’ve heard a family
the amount of times I’ve heard a family member say something like Nancy hi how
member say something like Nancy hi how
member say something like Nancy hi how are you how are the kids I love what
are you how are the kids I love what
are you how are the kids I love what you’ve done with your hair and then
you’ve done with your hair and then
you’ve done with your hair and then later saying oh my god I hate her so
later saying oh my god I hate her so
later saying oh my god I hate her so much
much
much I cannot stand her reality or so proper
I cannot stand her reality or so proper
I cannot stand her reality or so proper Oh wash the world be over wise and
Oh wash the world be over wise and
Oh wash the world be over wise and counting all our tears in sighs nay let
counting all our tears in sighs nay let
counting all our tears in sighs nay let them only see us while we were the masks
them only see us while we were the masks
them only see us while we were the masks sometimes we were masks to hide our
sometimes we were masks to hide our
sometimes we were masks to hide our emotional feelings growing up we
emotional feelings growing up we
emotional feelings growing up we question everything from religion to
question everything from religion to
question everything from religion to education to relationships what do I
education to relationships what do I
education to relationships what do I want to do with my life why am I still
want to do with my life why am I still
want to do with my life why am I still friends with this person oh my god does
friends with this person oh my god does
friends with this person oh my god does that boy even like me what’s the meaning
that boy even like me what’s the meaning
that boy even like me what’s the meaning of life it reminds me of this video that
of life it reminds me of this video that
of life it reminds me of this video that I saw online it starts with this ceramic
I saw online it starts with this ceramic
I saw online it starts with this ceramic boy who wakes up all sad and depressed
boy who wakes up all sad and depressed
boy who wakes up all sad and depressed he goes to his bathroom mirror and looks
he goes to his bathroom mirror and looks
he goes to his bathroom mirror and looks at himself he takes out a mask that
at himself he takes out a mask that
at himself he takes out a mask that looks exactly like him but with a happy
looks exactly like him but with a happy
looks exactly like him but with a happy smile then he continues on with a
smile then he continues on with a
smile then he continues on with a regular school day this includes getting
regular school day this includes getting
regular school day this includes getting bullied in class not talking because
bullied in class not talking because
bullied in class not talking because he’s too shy and reserved having no
he’s too shy and reserved having no
he’s too shy and reserved having no friends to sit with at lunch and then he
friends to sit with at lunch and then he
friends to sit with at lunch and then he goes home and he’s welcomed by the abuse
goes home and he’s welcomed by the abuse
goes home and he’s welcomed by the abuse of his father and the constant screaming
of his father and the constant screaming
of his father and the constant screaming and yelling of his parents later that
and yelling of his parents later that
and yelling of his parents later that night he goes back into this bathroom
night he goes back into this bathroom
night he goes back into this bathroom mirror again and he looks at himself he
mirror again and he looks at himself he
mirror again and he looks at himself he takes off the mask and what is left is
takes off the mask and what is left is
takes off the mask and what is left is cracks and missing pieces completely
cracks and missing pieces completely
cracks and missing pieces completely broken with all these roaming and
broken with all these roaming and
broken with all these roaming and unanswerable questions that we have in
unanswerable questions that we have in
unanswerable questions that we have in our lives sometimes we do need a mask
our lives sometimes we do need a mask
our lives sometimes we do need a mask because we can’t relay these feelings in
because we can’t relay these feelings in
because we can’t relay these feelings in front of other people the problem is
front of other people the problem is
front of other people the problem is when we take so much time that we lose
when we take so much time that we lose
when we take so much time that we lose ourselves and we forget the types of
ourselves and we forget the types of
ourselves and we forget the types of people that we want to become we smile
people that we want to become we smile
people that we want to become we smile but oh great Chrysler cries to the our
but oh great Chrysler cries to the our
but oh great Chrysler cries to the our tortured souls our eyes but besides
tortured souls our eyes but besides
tortured souls our eyes but besides using masks to cover our self-doubts we
using masks to cover our self-doubts we
using masks to cover our self-doubts we wear multiple masks in general if a
wear multiple masks in general if a
wear multiple masks in general if a friend gives you a terrible birthday
friend gives you a terrible birthday
friend gives you a terrible birthday present you’re not going to say that you
present you’re not going to say that you
present you’re not going to say that you hate
hate
hate get right in front of them you take it
get right in front of them you take it
get right in front of them you take it politely and say thank you and perhaps
politely and say thank you and perhaps
politely and say thank you and perhaps throw it out later on but the point is
throw it out later on but the point is
throw it out later on but the point is that you’re doing it for the sake of
that you’re doing it for the sake of
that you’re doing it for the sake of your friends feelings likewise you
your friends feelings likewise you
your friends feelings likewise you aren’t going to teach someone how to
aren’t going to teach someone how to
aren’t going to teach someone how to shoot a basketball during Cal class or
shoot a basketball during Cal class or
shoot a basketball during Cal class or crack jokes during a funeral service
crack jokes during a funeral service
crack jokes during a funeral service there are times and places to be
there are times and places to be
there are times and places to be informal and formal including how you
informal and formal including how you
informal and formal including how you talk and present yourself and depending
talk and present yourself and depending
talk and present yourself and depending on how you care about behaviors social
on how you care about behaviors social
on how you care about behaviors social norms and manners wearing different
norms and manners wearing different
norms and manners wearing different types of masks displays how many
types of masks displays how many
types of masks displays how many different kinds of personalities you can
different kinds of personalities you can
different kinds of personalities you can create and these masks aren’t completely
create and these masks aren’t completely
create and these masks aren’t completely immoral as you said sometimes they take
immoral as you said sometimes they take
immoral as you said sometimes they take over our initial values and we forget
over our initial values and we forget
over our initial values and we forget who we are well then it’s easy to ask
who we are well then it’s easy to ask
who we are well then it’s easy to ask then why can’t we just be our genuine
then why can’t we just be our genuine
then why can’t we just be our genuine selves we are only capable of being our
selves we are only capable of being our
selves we are only capable of being our true selves if we are kept kept in a
true selves if we are kept kept in a
true selves if we are kept kept in a place of pure isolation a place where no
place of pure isolation a place where no
place of pure isolation a place where no person or thing can shape or influence
person or thing can shape or influence
person or thing can shape or influence you but constantly we are surrounded by
you but constantly we are surrounded by
you but constantly we are surrounded by all these influences whether it be with
all these influences whether it be with
all these influences whether it be with parents friends family education
parents friends family education
parents friends family education religion environment it’s quite
religion environment it’s quite
religion environment it’s quite impossible to say that we can escape the
impossible to say that we can escape the
impossible to say that we can escape the world and say that our true self is
world and say that our true self is
world and say that our true self is based upon pure personal choices your
based upon pure personal choices your
based upon pure personal choices your true self is based upon the values and
true self is based upon the values and
true self is based upon the values and morals of the people that you meet and
morals of the people that you meet and
morals of the people that you meet and deciding how you wanted to react to
deciding how you wanted to react to
deciding how you wanted to react to certain situations comes from what you
certain situations comes from what you
certain situations comes from what you learned which is kept in your
learned which is kept in your
learned which is kept in your unconscious mind Sigmund Freud famous
unconscious mind Sigmund Freud famous
unconscious mind Sigmund Freud famous philosopher he believed that the human
philosopher he believed that the human
philosopher he believed that the human mind contained in unconscious and
mind contained in unconscious and
mind contained in unconscious and conscious part the conscious mind
conscious part the conscious mind
conscious part the conscious mind contains thoughts feelings and ideas
contains thoughts feelings and ideas
contains thoughts feelings and ideas that are easily accessible because of
that are easily accessible because of
that are easily accessible because of our awareness of the world while the
our awareness of the world while the
our awareness of the world while the unconscious mind contains the
unconscious mind contains the
unconscious mind contains the inaccessible knowledge that drives the
inaccessible knowledge that drives the
inaccessible knowledge that drives the behavior of our personality such as the
behavior of our personality such as the
behavior of our personality such as the morals that a parent or guardian teaches
morals that a parent or guardian teaches
morals that a parent or guardian teaches you when you’re younger so the direct
you when you’re younger so the direct
you when you’re younger so the direct answer is that none of us have a true
answer is that none of us have a true
answer is that none of us have a true self our entities are a living facade
self our entities are a living facade
self our entities are a living facade from the day we are born each of us are
from the day we are born each of us are
from the day we are born each of us are impressionable and like said we have the
impressionable and like said we have the
impressionable and like said we have the sphere of influence that molds and
sphere of influence that molds and
sphere of influence that molds and shapes our personality and with this
shapes our personality and with this
shapes our personality and with this we can see that the Contin conscious
we can see that the Contin conscious
we can see that the Contin conscious mind is the thing that drives our
mind is the thing that drives our
mind is the thing that drives our personality and behavior we don’t recall
personality and behavior we don’t recall
personality and behavior we don’t recall the instances of when our parents first
the instances of when our parents first
the instances of when our parents first speaks to us or teaches us how to eat or
speaks to us or teaches us how to eat or
speaks to us or teaches us how to eat or speak because they’re kept in the
speak because they’re kept in the
speak because they’re kept in the unconscious mind they’re placed into a
unconscious mind they’re placed into a
unconscious mind they’re placed into a part of our brain that becomes the basis
part of our brain that becomes the basis
part of our brain that becomes the basis of how we make decisions or react this
of how we make decisions or react this
of how we make decisions or react this is why lying adapting and conforming are
is why lying adapting and conforming are
is why lying adapting and conforming are all fundamental principles that travel
all fundamental principles that travel
all fundamental principles that travel from the conscious part of our mind to
from the conscious part of our mind to
from the conscious part of our mind to the unconscious each one of this in this
the unconscious each one of this in this
the unconscious each one of this in this room is living in an inception of
room is living in an inception of
room is living in an inception of facades all these influences in our
facades all these influences in our
facades all these influences in our lives
lives
lives build up to be what is called our true
build up to be what is called our true
build up to be what is called our true self and part of our human nature every
self and part of our human nature every
self and part of our human nature every day we continue to mold and shape our
day we continue to mold and shape our
day we continue to mold and shape our personality and our own entities to our
personality and our own entities to our
personality and our own entities to our ideal likings Paul Laurence Dunbar spomb
ideal likings Paul Laurence Dunbar spomb
ideal likings Paul Laurence Dunbar spomb ends with we wear the mask and we do
ends with we wear the mask and we do
ends with we wear the mask and we do wear the mask because it shapes us
wear the mask because it shapes us
wear the mask because it shapes us it creates our entities and it will
it creates our entities and it will
it creates our entities and it will leave an influence on the world to
leave an influence on the world to
leave an influence on the world to become wearing a mask can be ugly if you
become wearing a mask can be ugly if you
become wearing a mask can be ugly if you have the mindset that it’s only evil
have the mindset that it’s only evil
have the mindset that it’s only evil that it can suppress you from living a
that it can suppress you from living a
that it can suppress you from living a lifestyle you want but good moral values
lifestyle you want but good moral values
lifestyle you want but good moral values being passionate about different types
being passionate about different types
being passionate about different types of subjects that can lead you to living
of subjects that can lead you to living
of subjects that can lead you to living a better life
a better life
a better life accept that each of us live in the
accept that each of us live in the
accept that each of us live in the facades of ourselves because we indeed
facades of ourselves because we indeed
facades of ourselves because we indeed wear the mask so what will you make of
wear the mask so what will you make of
wear the mask so what will you make of your mask what will you see in your
your mask what will you see in your
your mask what will you see in your reflection thank you
reflection thank you
reflection thank you [Applause]
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