Freewrite #1 Part 1

Ok, so I just got back from Christmas break and I had my first meeting with Jonathan. One of my assignments is to do a free write about my thesis to see if I can come to any interesting conclusions etc...

So as a summary of what my thesis is:
Dates: April 24th is the opening from 6-8pm and it will come down on May 8th. I am showing with Lily, Caity, and Suzy.
Medium: printed images hung on the wall accompanied by cut paper in various forms or found objects. (i'll explain later)
Title: Lost Lives, Missing, Left Out, Left Behind....
Number: Probably around 10? We'll see...
Size: I wanted them to be around 4 feet tall or so, but I don't know how practical that will be since 4 people will be thesising at once and their things all seem pretty large, but I will have to talk to them about size and space etc....

So the basic idea behind my thesis is that with all that is going on today, people are being lost in the system, left behind and just overall overlooked. Influenced by my theology classes, I have begun to take a closer look at events that are occurring outside of my personal life. In my past theology classes, we studied the effects humans are having on the environment, child soldiers, adoption problems, human trafficking, etc... That coupled with the recent election and economic crisis has really opened my eyes. The United States is in a hard position right now. Economically we are in a downturn that is causing a lot of people to turn inwards and only think on their best interests. We are in the middle of a war that is draining our precious resources. People are being too stubborn and don't realize that some of what they do hurts others - i.e. environmentally and with the laws against gay/lesbian etc...United States has a problem with believing that we are the best country on earth. Although I am proud to be an American and consider myself lucky to live in a country with so much opportunity at hand and free thinking as its basis, I feel that American's can't be so cocky. America has its fair share of problems. I feel that most people have become frustrated with either the political process and/or the problems and feel that they either don't need to pay attention or participate. The first thing I feel that needs to happen is for people to start discussing what is going on as well as become aware of the problems. From that discussion and awareness, I think people will be called to action and will begin to find some answers and solutions.