For Mr. Hindley

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Final Product

Intro - This is something all humans posses. It is a quality that people are born with and use almost everyday.  Why does this quality stand out more than the rest? Because humans are capable of learning how to act and contain many positive characteristics, but one must combine them to perform this one quality. By using this, one can stand up for what is right and realizing that no one can walk all over them. It is the one thing that humans possess, the one thing that can never be taken from them unless they choose to abandon it. Dignity...

Greek God Mythology 

This mythology was based on four things; love, honour, hatred and dignity. The gods focused on the importance of the physical life on earth rather than eventuality of the afterlife and human traits that determined actions. Actions of the individual were of more consequences than actions of the group which dignity proves.  All the gods had to show dignity by earning it. They were named after what they believed was important (ex. Poseidon- god of the sea)

There was once a virtue that was greatly valued.  Its importance in everyday life was taught and encouraged in almost every home of civilised society for generation after generation. More than mere external conduct, it was a life-style that changed the course of nations - one person at a time.  That precious virtue was dignity.

Rationale

This way of life and belief of the Greek gods help us realize how important dignity really is. Humans use it everyday as a defense mechanism, without realizing it. This tapestry project will weave you through different experiences and consequences that humans may face. Using dignity, they have or can come out of what ever life throws at them. The meaning of dignity is not about using it when you get embarrassed or mocked, it is to use it to fight for your beliefs and to stand up for yourself. The Greek gods based their beliefs on four things including dignity because it is an individual quality of all humans. Just like love, honour and hatred, no one can take it from you and we are just born with it so why not use it when its needed? I believe dignity is tested when one shows strength or they speak their mind. It is a signifigant characteristic within people that combine love, hatred and honour. Take away the importance of dignity and different ways to show dignity "when life gives you lemons".. "make lemonade".

Conclusion

     Through out this project, the sources seem to compliment, but also contradict each other. They relate to each other by someone fighting for something they feel is right and showing dignity, but what they fight for and how they do it is different. Also, the two quotes lay into one another because one's dignity can be mocked or threatened and they might not surrender which leads them to posses or honouring dignity by earning it. 

     The questions I have left:

Can someone have dignity if they have never had it threatened before? 

Does dignity come out of fear or loss? 

And do we use our dignity more than we think?

     Dignity is a way of showing not only strength, but hope. You strengthen your mind to show and fight for dignity. You hope that it follows through and that things will change. Without dignity, humans would have no rights or laws, our society would be critical, people would not fight for stuff they believe in and the world would be essentially a mess. I believe dignity is a natural reaction when humans get embarrassed or mocked because we love being human and want nothing to ruin our image so we get defensive then use that to our advantage to stand up for ourselves. I also believe dignity is more than just self respect; it is about respect for others and of a situation that can be fixed. Never surrender and always honour your dignity.

Step Six - Film

"Milk" (True Story of Harvey Milk)

Director: Gus Van saint

Writer: Dustin Black

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufhZ2yUHj9Y&ob=av3e

...you mustn't surrender as Michael Fox said. In this movie, Harvey Milk's story is told. He struggled as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. It took time and dignity for him to have done this, but this was during the 1970's; a time when people were not tolerated for being homosexual. In November 1978, Milk was assassinated, but died with dignity that he earned, just as Aristotle said "dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them".  Harvey was humiliated by many people, but he gave speeches and stood up for all homosexuals and himself, where as Aristotle was known as 'too smart', but his works continue to provoke, inspire, and inform even today. Therefore, both fought for what they thought was right and died with a successful and fulfilled life because dignity was shown.

Step Six - Song

"Not Ready To Make Nice" (not full song)

  By: Dixie Chicks

I’m through with doubt

There’s nothing left for me to figure out

I’ve paid a price

And I’ll keep paying

I know you said

Can’t you just get over it

It turned my whole world around

And I kind of like it

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby

With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’

It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her

Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger

And how in the world can the words that I said

Send somebody so over the edge

That they’d write me a letter

Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing

Or my life will be over

I’m not ready to make nice

I’m not ready to back down

I’m still mad as hell and

I don’t have time to go round and round and round

It’s too late to make it right

I probably wouldn’t if I could

‘Cause I’m mad as hell

Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

Forgive, sounds good

Forget, I’m not sure I could

They say time heals everything

But I’m still waiting

... this is about the lead singer making a statement about the U.S. president George Bush. He was offended, but Natalie wanted to say speak her mind and showed dignity by writing this song. This song was on the top charts for two weeks in a row in the U.S. Natalie showed true strength which is key to have dignity. Sharon's poem showed her emotions toward a negative figure in her life and spoke her mind. Michael kept acting throughout his last years alive because it is what he felt was his passion. Dignity is not just about fighting in war or standing up for yourself, but it it's about proving your self respect and changing someone else's mind about how they see you...

Step Six - Art

... Society is essentially what makes up the world. The picture above shows humans holding hands or the world together. We must work together to support each other's dignity, but also need to fight for it. The soldier (below) represents someone who feels a need to fight for what they want and feel is right. Dignity is to be fought for and has brought many scars in the human history. Aristotle, a famous figure of history, said we have to earn our dignity which was told through the poem by Sharon Scarlett: 

'You never asked me 'what would you like to eat?

'You never asked me 'would you like your tea sweet?'

You never asked me 'would you like to go out?'

You only got cross when I started to shout

Cornflakes for breakfast, two sugars in tea

Knock on the door when you come to my room

Don't just open it, don't just assume

Open the wardrobe and show me my clothes

Ugh! baggy old trousers, I won't wear those

Soldiers of modern day keep peace, but older veterans used to fight for land. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for his race (below). He believed equality should have been given which shows great dignity by proving that you must speak your mind and stay positive. The human dignity and personal dingily was tested when Martin gave his famous "I have a dream" speech; just like Aibileen did when she left her only job. Michael J. Fox was mocked by death when he was diagnosed with a disease and King was mocked for trying to make a difference in a non-accepting society, but both did not give up, both did not surrender. The brave man below spoke in a public, national place to thousands of people which showed true self and interpersonal respect which is what dignity is...