that is one hard mic to put on my thoughts are powerful your thoughts are
thoughts are powerful your thoughts are
thoughts are powerful your thoughts are powerful I like something I get it if I
powerful I like something I get it if I
powerful I like something I get it if I don’t like a class item do the homework
don’t like a class item do the homework
don’t like a class item do the homework you want to be here so you’re sitting
you want to be here so you’re sitting
you want to be here so you’re sitting here I am a critical thinker and it is
here I am a critical thinker and it is
here I am a critical thinker and it is because of my evaluations as human
because of my evaluations as human
because of my evaluations as human behavior that I understand each of you
behavior that I understand each of you
behavior that I understand each of you better thinking is what cultivates ideas
better thinking is what cultivates ideas
better thinking is what cultivates ideas those ideas within turn to actions and
those ideas within turn to actions and
those ideas within turn to actions and those actions are produces change as
those actions are produces change as
those actions are produces change as teenagers and even adults at large we
teenagers and even adults at large we
teenagers and even adults at large we sometimes get trapped in these thoughts
sometimes get trapped in these thoughts
sometimes get trapped in these thoughts and we are constantly in a state where
and we are constantly in a state where
and we are constantly in a state where other people’s opinions about us hold
other people’s opinions about us hold
other people’s opinions about us hold weight on our lives to give weight to
weight on our lives to give weight to
weight on our lives to give weight to something means to give worth or value
something means to give worth or value
something means to give worth or value think about it social media for example
think about it social media for example
think about it social media for example we can get caught up with Tommy likes
we can get caught up with Tommy likes
we can get caught up with Tommy likes our followers we have that we worry so
our followers we have that we worry so
our followers we have that we worry so much about what other people think about
much about what other people think about
much about what other people think about us
us
us other times we think about ourselves so
other times we think about ourselves so
other times we think about ourselves so much that we forget to and think about
much that we forget to and think about
much that we forget to and think about other people but more importantly
other people but more importantly
other people but more importantly thinking has the power to transcend to
thinking has the power to transcend to
thinking has the power to transcend to manipulate to create change we
manipulate to create change we
manipulate to create change we experience this every day in English
experience this every day in English
experience this every day in English class when the teacher asks us to
class when the teacher asks us to
class when the teacher asks us to analyze characters from a play or to
analyze characters from a play or to
analyze characters from a play or to create theme statements from a novel we
create theme statements from a novel we
create theme statements from a novel we are forced to think about we are first
are forced to think about we are first
are forced to think about we are first think about human experiences we are
think about human experiences we are
think about human experiences we are forced to think about something beyond
forced to think about something beyond
forced to think about something beyond ourselves we are forced to think
ourselves we are forced to think
ourselves we are forced to think critically subjects like love isolation
critically subjects like love isolation
critically subjects like love isolation the problem of evil deception betrayal
the problem of evil deception betrayal
the problem of evil deception betrayal greed lust where’s my phone Jack’s house
greed lust where’s my phone Jack’s house
greed lust where’s my phone Jack’s house my flyer this morning like why am I
my flyer this morning like why am I
my flyer this morning like why am I thinking about these things when
thinking about these things when
thinking about these things when actually thinking about the nature of
actually thinking about the nature of
actually thinking about the nature of the universe or what is the nature of
the universe or what is the nature of
the universe or what is the nature of human beings what if any relationship of
human beings what if any relationship of
human beings what if any relationship of one human turn out
one human turn out
one human turn out or what is the ocean shipping me
or what is the ocean shipping me
or what is the ocean shipping me teaching you these thoughts the getting
teaching you these thoughts the getting
teaching you these thoughts the getting ideas they inspire me they inform me
ideas they inspire me they inform me
ideas they inspire me they inform me they occasionally offend me and in some
they occasionally offend me and in some
they occasionally offend me and in some cases they change me every Wednesday
cases they change me every Wednesday
cases they change me every Wednesday night I tuned in to watch one of my
night I tuned in to watch one of my
night I tuned in to watch one of my all-time favorite TV shows survivor I am
all-time favorite TV shows survivor I am
all-time favorite TV shows survivor I am a super fan of the show and every season
a super fan of the show and every season
a super fan of the show and every season I always analyze each player’s being
I always analyze each player’s being
I always analyze each player’s being strategies and I could come up with a
strategies and I could come up with a
strategies and I could come up with a very accurate prediction of who I think
very accurate prediction of who I think
very accurate prediction of who I think will win within the first thirty minutes
will win within the first thirty minutes
will win within the first thirty minutes of the show I am studying human behavior
of the show I am studying human behavior
of the show I am studying human behavior this is why I’m so passionate about
this is why I’m so passionate about
this is why I’m so passionate about English because it’s in these classes
English because it’s in these classes
English because it’s in these classes that we are forced to think critically
that we are forced to think critically
that we are forced to think critically however our thoughts can put us in a
however our thoughts can put us in a
however our thoughts can put us in a very vulnerable place we all have that
very vulnerable place we all have that
very vulnerable place we all have that threatening feeling of when the teacher
threatening feeling of when the teacher
threatening feeling of when the teacher calls on us in class and asks us what we
calls on us in class and asks us what we
calls on us in class and asks us what we think about the book we just read or
think about the book we just read or
think about the book we just read or movie we just watched we fear that we
movie we just watched we fear that we
movie we just watched we fear that we might say the wrong thing that we will
might say the wrong thing that we will
might say the wrong thing that we will mess up that we might offend somebody I
mess up that we might offend somebody I
mess up that we might offend somebody I have this fear and maybe some of you do
have this fear and maybe some of you do
have this fear and maybe some of you do too this fear holds me back from sharing
too this fear holds me back from sharing
too this fear holds me back from sharing and instead of keep quiet to myself
and instead of keep quiet to myself
and instead of keep quiet to myself because I fear rejection from my peers
because I fear rejection from my peers
because I fear rejection from my peers and disappointing the people around me
and disappointing the people around me
and disappointing the people around me but more than anything I disappoint
but more than anything I disappoint
but more than anything I disappoint myself however I and all of us need to
myself however I and all of us need to
myself however I and all of us need to learn how to embrace thinking and how
learn how to embrace thinking and how
learn how to embrace thinking and how thinking critically will help us to
thinking critically will help us to
thinking critically will help us to speak more effectively so we can share
speak more effectively so we can share
speak more effectively so we can share our ideas and passions with other
our ideas and passions with other
our ideas and passions with other students and the communities we will be
students and the communities we will be
students and the communities we will be part of one day as I’m sitting in my
part of one day as I’m sitting in my
part of one day as I’m sitting in my hotel room in Cabo Mexico I flip through
hotel room in Cabo Mexico I flip through
hotel room in Cabo Mexico I flip through the TV channels which is what you do on
the TV channels which is what you do on
the TV channels which is what you do on vacation watch TV when I come across the
vacation watch TV when I come across the
vacation watch TV when I come across the child a classic Alice in Wonderland
child a classic Alice in Wonderland
child a classic Alice in Wonderland however I don’t want to perceive it as a
however I don’t want to perceive it as a
however I don’t want to perceive it as a cute Disney movie where Alice all sort
cute Disney movie where Alice all sort
cute Disney movie where Alice all sort of hole into a dream but with a closer
of hole into a dream but with a closer
of hole into a dream but with a closer analysis one can see the underlying
analysis one can see the underlying
analysis one can see the underlying messages timbre into pictures audience
messages timbre into pictures audience
messages timbre into pictures audience only now it becomes a loss of innocence
only now it becomes a loss of innocence
only now it becomes a loss of innocence fairy tale where Burton uses magical
fairy tale where Burton uses magical
fairy tale where Burton uses magical realism to M
realism to M
realism to M besides the physical changes Alice
besides the physical changes Alice
besides the physical changes Alice undergoes or perhaps it’s to show life
undergoes or perhaps it’s to show life
undergoes or perhaps it’s to show life as a meaningless puzzle and how it can
as a meaningless puzzle and how it can
as a meaningless puzzle and how it can frustrate people’s expectations of
frustrate people’s expectations of
frustrate people’s expectations of reality or perhaps it’s to show life as
reality or perhaps it’s to show life as
reality or perhaps it’s to show life as um perhaps show death as a menace and
um perhaps show death as a menace and
um perhaps show death as a menace and how Alice’s life is threatened by the
how Alice’s life is threatened by the
how Alice’s life is threatened by the Queen of Hearts and how death is
Queen of Hearts and how death is
Queen of Hearts and how death is inaudible this is what thinking does to
inaudible this is what thinking does to
inaudible this is what thinking does to me as I’m exposed to new ways of
me as I’m exposed to new ways of
me as I’m exposed to new ways of perceiving things my paradigm of the
perceiving things my paradigm of the
perceiving things my paradigm of the world shifts and I no longer see things
world shifts and I no longer see things
world shifts and I no longer see things at surface level by not forced to look
at surface level by not forced to look
at surface level by not forced to look at these things through a new critical
at these things through a new critical
at these things through a new critical lens in order to perceive the world more
lens in order to perceive the world more
lens in order to perceive the world more clearly and truthfully I must be open to
clearly and truthfully I must be open to
clearly and truthfully I must be open to a life of continuous self-examination
a life of continuous self-examination
a life of continuous self-examination try one more time and choose to go I
try one more time and choose to go I
try one more time and choose to go I know the world only through my
know the world only through my
know the world only through my relationship to it the only way I can be
relationship to it the only way I can be
relationship to it the only way I can be certain that my map of reality is valid
certain that my map of reality is valid
certain that my map of reality is valid is to expose it to the criticism and
is to expose it to the criticism and
is to expose it to the criticism and challenge of Island map makers the more
challenge of Island map makers the more
challenge of Island map makers the more clearly that I see the reality the world
clearly that I see the reality the world
clearly that I see the reality the world the better I am to deal with the world
the better I am to deal with the world
the better I am to deal with the world this process requires need to think
this process requires need to think
this process requires need to think critically and the life of wisdom must
critically and the life of wisdom must
critically and the life of wisdom must be a life slice of life of wisdom is
be a life slice of life of wisdom is
be a life slice of life of wisdom is real life a complication combines
real life a complication combines
real life a complication combines actions this is why I always choose to
actions this is why I always choose to
actions this is why I always choose to reevaluate my ways of thinking because
reevaluate my ways of thinking because
reevaluate my ways of thinking because it’s in these evaluations that I am
it’s in these evaluations that I am
it’s in these evaluations that I am being personally challenged and
being personally challenged and
being personally challenged and therefore I choose to live a life fully
therefore I choose to live a life fully
therefore I choose to live a life fully dedicated to truth and personal growth
and it’s in these truths that I find
and it’s in these truths that I find that life is not measured by its gravity
that life is not measured by its gravity
that life is not measured by its gravity so matter how one approaches it the best
so matter how one approaches it the best
so matter how one approaches it the best teachers I ever had we’re not the ones
teachers I ever had we’re not the ones
teachers I ever had we’re not the ones who told me what to think about how to
who told me what to think about how to
who told me what to think about how to think and this is simply the art of
think and this is simply the art of
think and this is simply the art of thinking by living a reflective life I’m
thinking by living a reflective life I’m
thinking by living a reflective life I’m engaging in the process of continuous
engaging in the process of continuous
engaging in the process of continuous learning we are all learners and we all
learning we are all learners and we all
learning we are all learners and we all have the power to do great things with
have the power to do great things with
have the power to do great things with this knowledge for example if I told you
this knowledge for example if I told you
this knowledge for example if I told you that your thoughts shaped the way you
that your thoughts shaped the way you
that your thoughts shaped the way you perceive the world would you believe me
perceive the world would you believe me
perceive the world would you believe me yes you probably would but what if I
yes you probably would but what if I
yes you probably would but what if I told you that your thoughts have the
told you that your thoughts have the
told you that your thoughts have the power to start over information become
power to start over information become
power to start over information become the next
the next
the next or win an Oscar for Best Performance
or win an Oscar for Best Performance
or win an Oscar for Best Performance would you believe me then
would you believe me then
would you believe me then well think about it
well think about it
well think about it thank you
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