FIVE STEPS

1. Recreate/Rethink idea for an act of compassion.
2. Explore resources
3. Make sure Project Humanity has enough funds.
4. Present idea to club officers at Officer Breakfast on Thursday, April 24 at Kay's.
5. Plan event and contact necessary people to set and create event.

Macbeth Act V Active Reading Notes

• Lady Macbeth sleep talking/sleep actions?
• Lady Macbeth seems to be ill considering Doctor is on scene
• Lady Macbeth is showing signs of guilt through sickness?
• She is going insane
• Macduff and Malcolm are coming towards Macbeth's kingdom
• Macbeth prepares for battle between him and Macduff, Malcolm and the English army
• Macbeth asks the Doctor to heal Lady Macbeth
• Lady Macbeth is dead which explains the odd cry of the women
• Macduff and army prepare for battle, so does Macbeth and army.
• Young Siward tries to kill Macbeth
• Macbeth alludes to Roman times of one dying by their own sword
• Macbeth and Macduff fight
• Ross delivers the news to Siward that Siward's one was killed during battle
• Macduff walks in with Macbeth's head. Macbeth is dead.

THE CROSSROADS BETWEEN SHOULD AND MUST

• Should is what others want us to do/think/say
• Must is "who we are, what we believe, and what we do when we are alone with our truest, most authentic self"
• Careers are our callings
• Choosing MUST is a huge risk and can often be scary and different
• Choosing MUST  will open more opportunities.

Must and should are different. What is the true definition of "Should"? What is the true definition of "Must"? To be honest, should and must seem to have the definition, but when one looks closely into the context, there is actually a significant difference between "Should" and "Must". The only way to choose the right term, one can put it to use for their self-reflection. For me, I feel I am doing what I "must" and feel to do.

I must help others. Society has asked everyone to help others, but, the truth is that helping others is your choice. My choice is to help others because I feel I must help. Doing things that we must do shows our true personalities and who we are truly both on the outside and in the inside. People see who we truly are without even making any acknowledgement or effort to know us through verbal language. They see us through how we act, say, or do things. 

Doing things that we should is a totally different thing. If we do things that we are told, then we are doing things that we should. But, is alright to do some things that we are told to do? Should we be influenced by that? Should we even do those things altogether? Society creates two general types of people, the good and the bad. Both types of people do what they are told to do. They claim that it is something that they "Should" do.

What is the true difference between "should" and "must"? Which is better, "should" or "must"? Well, the only way to differ the two is to determine which one will best portray who truly are which will say if "should" or "must" is better. If you are able to do what you feel that must do, then that is the better one because it allows you to take part in new opportunities though some may be risky, scary, or even dangerous.

Macbeth: Act IV

• 3 witches talk about or give an intro of the next scenes (death, turmoil?)
• "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." quote of 3 witches.
• Hecate talks about the witches progress will allow others to feel the pain
• Macbeth enters questioning what is happening.
• Witches warn Macbeth of Macduff
• Ross and Lady Macduff discuss
• Lady Macduff feels Macduff is now dead and questions her son of what he would do now that his father is dead.
• Son doesn't feel his father is dead because he feels his mother would have been crying, screaming, and mourning.
• Murderers kill Macduff's son.
• Malcolm talks angrily about Macbeth and of how terrorizing Macbeth is.
• Ross delivers the news to Macduff about the murders of Macduff's wife and children.
• Macduff, Malcom, and Ross plan out/seek revenge on Macbeth for killing Macduff's family and creating terror in Macduff's kingdom.

Act III notes

Macbeth Act II

LOOK AT MY BRAIN

My masterpiece is a reflection of my inner thinking and capability for creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration because my masterpiece was based on exactly those listed. My friend, Miranda, and I have collaborated to create a video, capturing the different elements of compassionate action. Compassionate action first starts with inner thinking which is the "putting together the ideas" process. This process takes lots of thought, creativity, consideration, and reflection. Then it goes to presenting the idea which then takes creativity to a whole new level. One question that constantly goes through my brain when I present any idea is, "How will it make the community better?". This question is pretty much the basis of any compassionate action that is to be made. Then the process goes to planning/organizing with your group which then takes critical thinking and collaboration to make sure that your idea is well round and approved by everyone that is involved. This class is extremely similar to my situation. It takes lots of time, planning, critical thinking, creativity, and most importantly inner thinking and collaboration. We should always present our ideas and thoughts out to the world; it will benefit those around us because they have just heard something that they might not have known. They finally heard something that is in your inner thinking, something that was created by your capability for creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

WHAT ABOUT MY MASTERPIECE

My masterpiece is about the process of creating and organizing acts of compassion and of actually putting the plans into action. My club/collaborative working group have been working hard to create activities that would involve each club member and involve the community. We want to make a difference in our community. Shakespeare may have had all day to write, but for me, I have deadlines to meet and plans to create in order to make this masterpiece as successful as possible. This week, we will be doing Relay for Life which is included in our plans for making change in our community.

LOVE IS BLIND

Macbeth sees his wife as any husband would see their wife.  I feel that she means the world to him, but that's not the case for the audience. The audience sees Lady Macbeth as the most evil character who wants to take charge, take initiative, and have power. She is power hungry and seeks to acquire power in any way that she can, even if it means killing the King who is Macbeth's father. Macbeth doesn't see her as evil. He also sees her as a brave and a strong woman. Something that both the audience and Macbeth sees, but the audience sees/knows much more.

Act I reading notes