Life of the Mind: Be Unconventional

1/2/2017

"There are no strict guidelines. We have to meld tradition and innovation to insist that genre is a meaningless word for artists."--Kathleen Kennedy, movie producer and LucasFilm president

"To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it."
--Eli Broad, American businessman and art philanthropist, author of The Art of Being Unreasonable

Please select one of the quotes above for a reflection, or compare and contrast them (using Comments, e-mail, or your private journal).

At this point in the year, three levels of response are the goal for this focus exercise--

Be Bold--Take a position; agree or disagree;
Be Brilliant--Offer supporting details and reasoning;
Be Beautiful--Include a personal connection and reveal your own unique voice.

Today's proverbs are in the same thread. Because of this, you should indicate clearly in your response which proverb you are referring to so your classmates will be able to understand and frame their replies to your comment.

31 Comments

Harrsion

1/5/2017 08:25:59 am

I agree with Steve he is a big role model for me and he is a very big name and If all my other ideas fail for a job I will want to start a knew computer business

Hannah

1/5/2017 08:26:47 am

I agree with KK because you can do what you would like to do because you are different and you have a different mind

Angie <3

1/5/2017 08:26:59 am

I agree with Steve Jobs because people that are crazy enough to change the world...maybe because they are crazy and want to do it very much.

Savannah

1/5/2017 09:02:34 am

I agree with you completely, Angie. Many people wanted to change the world , and did horrible things to do so.

Jackson Madison link

1/5/2017 08:27:13 am

I think this means that if someone gives you no reasons on why you cant do something then do not listen to them and keep being yourself and keep doing you. I ocmpletely agree with Eli Broad

Harrison

1/5/2017 08:53:42 am

I agree with Jackson becasue if I chose that one I would have said that about that proverb

Remy

1/5/2017 08:55:15 am

I agree with u Jackson because theirs nothing u can't do without having a reason

Jack

1/5/2017 08:27:21 am

I agree with Kathleen Kennedy because if you are good at a couple of subjects you can expand to make other subjects better.

Remy

1/5/2017 08:28:12 am

I agree with Eli Broad because in the future u can do any thing and plus
in the future there are new and inproved.

Charlotte

1/5/2017 08:39:42 am

I agree with this because I think I am crazy eghough to change the world and I will someday if my life plan comes true. This is true because insten was crazy enough and he did change the world.

Sara

1/5/2017 08:53:48 am

I agree with you Charlotte. People who change the world are called crazy and are made fun of in school. I believe nothing is to crazy.

Julia

1/5/2017 08:41:53 am

I like this quote because if you think you can change the world and you have a crazy idea and if you do it then most of the time you will do it and succeed. But it you don't do it then either someone else does it and gets some $ even though that is not what its about, or that idea would have saved the world but you didn't do it so the world is a worse place. Overall I agree with Steve Jobs.

Charlotte

1/5/2017 08:53:57 am

I aggree with you because this quote speaks to me! And I think it does to you to.

Micah Hicks

1/5/2017 08:54:11 am

I like your thoughts.

Madison Freeman

1/5/2017 09:05:00 am

I agree with Julia because if you have a crazy idea and you think it will come true you should pursue it and believe you can do and eventually you will make a world changing ideas and invention.

Micah Hicks

1/5/2017 08:42:34 am

Alan Key quote is true because you can change the furture so create it.

Sara

1/5/2017 08:42:45 am

I agree Kathleen Kennedy that genre is a word that doesn't mean anything. People who make action movies can make romance movies. A person who reads realistic fiction can read fairy tales.

Madison Freeman

1/5/2017 08:48:47 am

I agree with Alan Kay because you can create the future by making new things and publishing it and you never know when it could be viewed and actually become famous.

Ella

1/9/2017 08:55:38 am

I agree with Alan Kay because the future is not made until you make it happen

Austin

1/9/2017 08:58:47 am

I agree with both of them because they are both talking about solutions and ways to do things>

cole

1/9/2017 09:00:37 am

I agree with the second one because if someone says they can't do it and don't give me a reason i would the same thing.

Kylie

1/9/2017 09:01:13 am

I agree with Alan Kay.You never know that something happened untill you create it.

Carmelita

1/9/2017 09:01:25 am

I agree with steve jobs because look back into the past and see there was people that got thrown out and they still had faith that they could change the world, and you know what the did it changed the world good or bad they changed it.

cooper

1/9/2017 09:02:17 am

i agree with steve job because i woudent be tiping this right now

zakary burleson

1/9/2017 09:08:43 am

you have to innovate new things to have a better future because the person who made computers let other people make new things fro there

Bryson Hawkins

1/9/2017 09:09:12 am

I agree with Steve Jobs because some people who are crazy actually
change the world

Noah

1/9/2017 09:10:48 am

I agree with Kathleen Kennedy because there are not guidelines for things. You can meld tradition but a genre can also be a meaningless to artist.

Bekkah

1/9/2017 09:11:56 am

I agree with Steve Jobs because you can't change the future if you don't try to. If your first expiriment doesn't work keep trying until you get it right. I tried to make fizzy lemonade but it didn't work out so i tried and tried until i got it right.

NATE

1/9/2017 09:12:58 am

I agree with Kathleen because we should all be free and to just always have your own opinion and to be open minded.

Jake

1/9/2017 09:16:27 am

I agree with Alan Kay because you just cant wait for the future you have to make.If you make the future you get credit and you will be know not only in the future the past too.

Andrew

1/9/2017 09:26:53 am

I agree with Alan Kay because she is basically rephrasing what they say "what you do effects what happens in the future".

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