The McCandless Project 

Claire Coleman

The experiment I chose to do for the McCandless project was to wear my natural hair one day instead of styling it. Not too many people reacted to this, but I did get a few comments on it such as, “Claire! Your hair looks pretty today.” or “Did you do something to your hair?” I myself am not a fan of my natural hair so I was surprised when I got compliments on it. It made me feel a little bit better about something I don't like about myself. During the experiment I felt pretty normal because the way my hair is doesn't really affect me. Saying this, when I looked in the mirror, I was taken back for a moment but then remembered…the project! Based on these results I think you are “free” not to conform. I also think if thats what you want to do and thats how you want to live your life with/doing social abnormalities, go for it. People should not judge you for who you are. You should be able to like what you want, do what you want and be what you want without society commenting on you for it. Saying this, thats what society does. It is constantly judging you no matter what you say or do. Somehow we try and learn to cope with it the best we can. 

Quotation Blog

"A head full of fears has no space for dreams"

           I chose this quotation because I thought it really represented how I believe people should live their lives. I think kids should especially live by this quote because when kids or teenagers are young, their minds are full of dreams: what they want to be when they grow up, how they want their high school years to go, etc, however; fears and worries sometimes get in the way of those bold dreams and kids loose their wishes. This quotation also represents me because I dream about my future and what I myself want to become. My dream is to attend Arizona State and become a police officer. Being a girl, most people laugh when I tell them that dream of being a police woman, but it will forever be my childhood dream and something I hope to achieve and execute well one day. If I lived my life every day based off my quotation, I think a way to describe me would be fearless. If I was faced with a situation where I was to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't think anything of it and go for it. Also, peoples opinions on the things I liked or wanted to do wouldn't phase me a bit. All in all, I think this quotation is a perfect way to live your life.