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-[[Kristy Giacoman|"A London Full of Colour"]]  is a project that aimed to portray a different reality of the daily life of London citizens. By picturing different scenarios in their reality comparing them to the reality that I chose for each one of them, the audience is able to admire the beauty and uniqueness of the city from a different perspective. I have gone to international poetry competitions and taken painting and photography courses before arriving to college. This project combined my favorite forms of expression through art and hopefully brightens the days of the viewers. The main message I wished to convey is that every single one of us chooses the reality they want to live in, meaning that the same place could be seen as a prison for our souls or a wonderland for our imagination. The goal of this Milestone, however, was to connect the emotions displayed in the pictures and the colors of the paintings in a creative way empathizing with the people of London. The sets of paintings and pictures from the previous Milestones are accompanied by a poem of my own writing in this one.
+[[user:akgiacoman|"A London Full of Colour"]]  is a project that aimed to portray a different reality of the daily life of London citizens. By picturing different scenarios in their reality comparing them to the reality that I chose for each one of them, the audience is able to admire the beauty and uniqueness of the city from a different perspective. I have gone to international poetry competitions and taken painting and photography courses before arriving to college. This project combined my favorite forms of expression through art and hopefully brightens the days of the viewers. The main message I wished to convey is that every single one of us chooses the reality they want to live in, meaning that the same place could be seen as a prison for our souls or a wonderland for our imagination. The goal of this Milestone, however, was to connect the emotions displayed in the pictures and the colors of the paintings in a creative way empathizing with the people of London. The sets of paintings and pictures from the previous Milestones are accompanied by a poem of my own writing in this one.
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-[[Kristy Giacoman|"A London Full of Colour"]]  is a project that aimed to portray a different reality of the daily life of London citizens. By picturing different scenarios in their reality comparing them to the reality that I chose for each one of them, the audience is able to admire the beauty and uniqueness of the city from a different perspective. I have gone to international poetry competitions and taken painting and photography courses before arriving to college. This project combined my favorite forms of expression through art and hopefully brightens the days of the viewers. The main message I wished to convey is that every single one of us chooses the reality they want to live in, meaning that the same place could be seen as a prison for our souls or a wonderland for our imagination. The goal of this Milestone, however, was to connect the emotions displayed in the pictures and the colors of the paintings in a creative way empathizing with the people of London. The sets of paintings and pictures are accompanied by a poem of my own writing.
+[[Kristy Giacoman|"A London Full of Colour"]]  is a project that aimed to portray a different reality of the daily life of London citizens. By picturing different scenarios in their reality comparing them to the reality that I chose for each one of them, the audience is able to admire the beauty and uniqueness of the city from a different perspective. I have gone to international poetry competitions and taken painting and photography courses before arriving to college. This project combined my favorite forms of expression through art and hopefully brightens the days of the viewers. The main message I wished to convey is that every single one of us chooses the reality they want to live in, meaning that the same place could be seen as a prison for our souls or a wonderland for our imagination. The goal of this Milestone, however, was to connect the emotions displayed in the pictures and the colors of the paintings in a creative way empathizing with the people of London. The sets of paintings and pictures from the previous Milestones are accompanied by a poem of my own writing in this one.
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 ==My Own Reality in London==
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-In this section I present poems of my own writing, to complement to the pictures taken and paintings made for the previous milestones of the protect "A London Full of Colour". I had the chance to visit London once again during the summer of 2017 as part of an Academic program of my university Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). During this experience I visited Museums, Palaces, Concerts, Plays and interacted with a great amount of all types of people. As part of the program, however, I had to keep a personal Travel Journal, narrating my day to day in this magnificent "World City". Throughout the program I not only stretched my intellectual capacities by doing independent studies, but I also explored new areas of my personality through art and developed a better sense of understanding of my own reality, acknowledging that my perception of it differs from that of others. Being here also made me more aware of my surroundings and of myself, as unfortunately, we lived together with London a great deal of tragedies in a very short period of time. As I learned more about the history of this place and the way it continues to grow despite the opposing circumstances, I was more and more motivated to leave (in some way) a piece of me to contribute to the beauty of this city. Just like the artists presented through this project, I leave here my own perception of London, which may not be that relevant to many, but it shows that each person has the capacity to create a reality for themselves and turn it into the life they wish to live.
+In this section I present a poem of my own writing, to complement to the pictures taken and paintings made for the previous milestones of the project "A London Full of Colour". I had the chance to visit London once again during the summer of 2017 as part of an academic program of my university Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). During this experience I visited Museums, Palaces, Concerts, Plays and interacted with a great amount of all types of people. As part of the program, however, I had to keep a personal Travel Journal, narrating my day to day in this magnificent "World City". Throughout the program I not only stretched my intellectual capacities by doing independent studies, but I also explored new areas of my personality through art and developed a better sense of understanding of my own reality, acknowledging that my perception of it differs from that of others. Being here also made me more aware of my surroundings and of myself, as unfortunately, we lived together with London a great deal of tragedies in a very short period of time. The terrorist attacks here shook the minds of the whole world, and my mind was no exception. As I learned more about the history of this place and the way it continues to grow despite the opposing circumstances, I was more and more motivated to leave (in some way) a piece of me to contribute to the beauty of this city. Just like the artists presented through this project, I leave here my own perception of London (and how "she" feels), which may not be that relevant to many, but it shows that each person has the capacity to create a reality for themselves and turn it into the life they wish to live.
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 Through the development of this milestone it was possible to understand the reasons why each author chose a specific style and portrayed their own version of reality as well as their concerns with respect to it. Tracing the poets' literary developments through their lives provided a solid background that helped understand the peculiar nature of their greatest accomplishments and even the perspective from where they chose to write. Though it is true that weather conditions may influence a person's behavior and way of being and viewing life, (as seen in the previous Milestones linked to this one) a person's life experiences are the main sculptors of his or her perception of reality, which at the same time, will define his or her actions. At the beginning of the Milestone, we can see how Mathew Arnold's experiences guided him to become one of the most influential writers in the United Kingdom. He was often seen as a humanist more than just a social critic and exemplifies how shaped his character and and worked very hard to follow his passions and develop his talent raising awareness for a cause better than his own benefit. The section of Richard Aldington however, helps us understand why he gave a depressing scent to his writing and leaves us wondering if the negativity shown in his work was the effect or the cause of his tragedies. Later we see Don Paterson that uses poetry as his most perfect way of expression, taking careful attention to the rhyme and meter and giving poetry a new perspective. Finally, the contemporary poet and international poetry slam champion Harry Baker decides to express through poetry things that he knows about such as love, maths and (in some way) people. Doing so in the most creative way playing with the sounds and pronunciations of words.
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-All of the poets, besides being British have in common their strength of character when it came to poetry, as well as their love for it and their effort to (in their very own and individual ways) improve it. By the end of this Milestone, after interpreting the selected works of the authors presented in the background, I leave my own sets of poems that show the feelings I identified myself with while living in the City of London for nearly two months. I present my own work as well as the renown poets' work not only to fulfill my academic requirements, but to display my own version of reality in London and let the readers discover the wonders and calamities from which I was inspired to photograph, paint and write what I see as a London full of colour.
+All of the poets, besides being British have in common their strength of character when it came to poetry, as well as their love for it and their effort to (in their very own and individual ways) improve it. By the end of this Milestone, after interpreting the selected works of the authors presented in the background, I leave my own poem that show the feelings I identified myself with while living in the City of London for nearly two months. I present my own work as well as the renown poets' work not only to fulfill my academic requirements, but to display my own version of reality in London and let the readers discover the wonders and calamities from which I was inspired to photograph, paint and write what I see as a London full of colour that desperately cries for help, so it does not go back to being gray.
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 ===Lady London===
 By Kristy Giacoman
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 knowing little of what today
-is about to bring.
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-And although she expects the best,
+is about to bring,
 she doesn’t really know a thing.
+<br><br>
 She tries hard to get through
 living her life the best way
 she knows how to,
 and though her hair is gray
 she still knows how to make do.
+<br><br>
 As she expects al least a single ray
 Of sunshine before
 She hits the hay
 This night once more
 as she peacefully may.
+<br><br>
 Lady London has enough reason
 To be scared
 As in an act of treason
 A silent war has been declared
 with a lot of grief to share.
+<br><br>
 She has been hit
 a great amount of times
 by those who she trusted,
 and yet she remains
-Rather hurt than disgusted.
+<br>
+rather hurt than disgusted.
 But she is strong, you see
-So as she slowly sips her tea,
+<br>
-And she thinks of you and me
+so as she slowly sips her tea
-She remembers not to plea
+<br>
-But just to let her people be.
+and she thinks of you and me,
+<br>
 As it is her people who will pay
-For there are things she can’t undo
+<br>
-It is their fault, I must say
+for there are things she can’t undo
 If the don’t have home to return to
 At the end of the day
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-Lady London is not a toy
+Lady London is not a toy,
-nor a thing to be left filthy
+<br>
-Nor a thing you can destroy
+nor a thing to be left filthy,
 and expect not to feel guilty
 when of her you can no more enjoy.
+<br><br>
-Leave behind the criticism
+Leave behind the criticism,
 forget who's there to blame
 for there is still terrorism
 and you should be ashamed
 for trying to hide behind your egoism.
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 "A child, grubbing about in the garden, finds the chrysalis of a tiger moth. An old boot box is begged from the kitchen, a useless pile of unnecessary leaves is arranged for the treasure air-holes are punched. Every half-hour or so, the child into the box to the wonderful change it has been told about. Nothing happens, the box is forgotten, and then one day carelessly opened. The bright-winged creature lying dead." <ref>Aldington, R. (2005). Rejected guest. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publ. pp. 21</ref>
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-With this visualization of himself and the town that saw him grow, it is not hard to identify the dark and depressing perspective of his works. The moth's metaphor however, was probably inspired by one of his hobbies as a child as stated in his biography written by Paul Hernandez: "It was at Dover, also, that he began collecting butterflies; an occasional hobby that he would stay with for most of his life."<ref>Hernandez, P. (n.d.). Richard Aldington - A Short Biography. Retrieved June 18, 2017, from http://www.imagists.org/aldington/biography.html</ref> After going through terrible childhood, his life did not become that much better, as when being an adult he had to go though very traumatic experiences and misfortunes such as having a stillborn child in his first marriage, a long and messy divorce and his participation in WWI. However, in spite of all these tragedies, he never topped writing. "The two and a half years that Aldington spent in active duty during WWI was to become perhaps the greatest single influence on his writing for the decades to follow." <ref>Hernandez, P. (n.d.). Richard Aldington - A Short Biography. Retrieved June 18, 2017, from http://www.imagists.org/aldington/biography.html</ref> He used these events as a source of inspiration and did pretty well in his career for a while, until he caused controversy with one of his biographical books. As he wrote the biography of Lawrence of Arabia, who was admired by many, Aldington realized he was only a farce and when he published his book exposing all the lies, he got a lot of backs turned to him. "Aldington expected that he would be writing the biography of a hero, but in the process realized that the legend of the man was, in fact, legend indeed--and mostly of T.E. Lawrence's own making."<ref> Prose & Poetry - Richard Aldington. (n.d.). Retrieved June 21, 2017, from http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/aldington.htm</ref>
+With this visualization of himself and the town that saw him grow, it is not hard to identify the dark and depressing perspective of his works. The moth's metaphor however, was probably inspired by one of his hobbies as a child as stated in his biography written by Paul Hernandez: "It was at Dover, also, that he began collecting butterflies; an occasional hobby that he would stay with for most of his life."<ref>Hernandez, P. (n.d.). Richard Aldington - A Short Biography. Retrieved June 18, 2017, from http://www.imagists.org/aldington/biography.html</ref> After going through terrible childhood, his life did not become that much better, as when being an adult he had to go though very traumatic experiences and misfortunes such as having a stillborn child in his first marriage, a long and messy divorce and his participation in WWI. However, in spite of all these tragedies, he never stopped writing."The two and a half years that Aldington spent in active duty during WWI was to become perhaps the greatest single influence on his writing for the decades to follow." <ref>Hernandez, P. (n.d.). Richard Aldington - A Short Biography. Retrieved June 18, 2017, from http://www.imagists.org/aldington/biography.html</ref> As seen in this quote from the biography written by Hernandez, Aldington used these events as a source of inspiration and did pretty well in his career for a while, until he caused controversy with one of his biographical books. As he wrote the biography of Lawrence of Arabia, who was admired by many, Aldington realized he was only a farce and when he published his book exposing all the lies, he got a lot of backs turned to him. An article from a website with a database of the authors of the WWI expresses: "Aldington expected that he would be writing the biography of a hero, but in the process realized that the legend of the man was, in fact, legend indeed--and mostly of T.E. Lawrence's own making."<ref> Prose & Poetry - Richard Aldington. (n.d.). Retrieved June 21, 2017, from http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/aldington.htm</ref>
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 He suffered a lot from the critics after publishing this book even though it was later proven that he was right and for a writer with a bad reputation it is very hard to publish. Nevertheless, he did not give up and towards the end of his life things got a little bit better as, according to Hernandez, in a visit to the USSR he said "Here, in the Soviet Union, for the first time in my life I have met with extraordinary warmth and attention. This is the happiest day of my life.  I shall never forget it."<ref>Hernandez, P. (n.d.). Richard Aldington - A Short Biography. Retrieved June 18, 2017, from http://www.imagists.org/aldington/biography.html</ref> Also, according to Doyle, after his death in 1962, "The Literary Gazette" published that "his work preserved the best tradition of British critical realism".<ref>Doyle, C. (1989). Richard Aldington: a biography. Basingstoke: Macmillan, pp. 323 </ref> With a life full of ups and downs, Aldington was one of the first English poets to discard the conventions of rhyme and meter but he discarded them for "a stricter and more difficult form which can hardly be called free verse because of the masterful control which regulates and balances every detail with the minutest precision". <ref>Kershaw, A., & Temple, F. J. (1965). Richard Aldington: an intimate portrait. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 7</ref> Also, after looking at a life so full of misfortunes, it is a little bit easier to understand the perspective of his writing.

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-In the biography published in the Encyclopedia Britannica, this great literary character is introduced like this: "Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) was an English Victorian poet and literary and social critic, noted especially for his classical attacks on the contemporary tastes and manners of the “Barbarians” (the aristocracy), the “Philistines” (the commercial middle class), and the “Populace.”" <ref>Willey, B. (2017, February 14). Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 05, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Arnold</ref> He divided the society in these three categories and wrote about their realities from his perspective. Instead of referring to them as high, middle and low class, he called them "Barbarians", "Philistines" and "Populace". Also through his writings it is easy to get his idea of how society worked, specifically in the poems "West London" and "East London", where seeks to portray how the case of society relies in the working class, which, if we think about it, makes total sense. The working class is first of all where the great majority of people are situated, they are educated enough to actively participate in a roll of society contributing to the economy, and yet, are aware of the sociopolitical situation of their country because they are directly affected y it. They do not enjoy major privileges and they know that to get the bread to the tale they have to work for it, which they do. The high class instead, enjoy of all the privileges that come with being above everyone else and the lower class contribute very little to the economy and their voices are, if anything, barely heard.According to Willey a famous "Arnold saw in the Philistines the key to the whole position; they were the most influential section of society; their strength was the nation’s strength, their crudeness its crudeness: the key was then to educate and humanize the Philistines."  <ref>Willey, B. (2017, February 14). Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 14, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Arnold</ref>
+In the biography published in the Encyclopedia Britannica, this great literary character is introduced like this: "Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) was an English Victorian poet and literary and social critic, noted especially for his classical attacks on the contemporary tastes and manners of the “Barbarians” (the aristocracy), the “Philistines” (the commercial middle class), and the “Populace.”" <ref>Willey, B. (2017, February 14). Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 05, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Arnold</ref> He divided the society in these three categories and wrote about their realities from his perspective. Instead of referring to them as high, middle and low class, he called them "Barbarians", "Philistines" and "Populace". Also through his writings it is easy to get his idea of how society worked, specifically in the poems "West London" and "East London", where seeks to portray how the case of society relies in the working class, which, if we think about it, makes total sense. The working class is first of all where the great majority of people are situated, they are educated enough to actively participate in a roll of society contributing to the economy, and yet, are aware of the sociopolitical situation of their country because they are directly affected y it. They do not enjoy major privileges and they know that to get the bread to the tale they have to work for it, which they do. The high class instead, enjoy of all the privileges that come with being above everyone else and the lower class contribute very little to the economy and their voices are, if anything, barely heard. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, "Arnold saw in the Philistines the key to the whole position; they were the most influential section of society; their strength was the nation’s strength, their crudeness its crudeness: the key was then to educate and humanize the Philistines."  <ref>Willey, B. (2017, February 14). Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 14, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Arnold</ref>
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-Mathew began his career as a poet and it was not hard for him to excel as he started to publish. This maybe influenced by the fact that he was the son of a very respected image, for his father, Thomas Arnold, was the headmaster of a renown college in England. Also his success was propelled by the way he wrote for a higher cause than himself. He wanted to make people conscious through his writing, so he raised awareness through his poetry which expressed his ideals for society. "a poetry that would address the moral needs of his readers, to animate and ennoble them” <ref> Matthew Arnold. (2015, October 04). Retrieved June 05, 2017, from https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/matthew-arnold</ref> He was a man of great character and strong moral values that he worked to promote to his readers. Also, by the way he critiqued society in his poetry, he is considered to have "established criticism as an art form" and been inspiring English critiques until present times. According to a biography written by Hamilton and titled "A gift imprisoned: the poetic life of Matthew Arnold", Mathew became such an important image to represent English poetry that he was elected to the Oxford chair of poetry and very proud of this accomplishment, he wrote to his mother: "some 200 more voted than ever before".<ref>Letter from Mathew Arnold to his mother, May 10 1857. Ibid., pp. 357-358</ref><ref>Hamilton, I. (1999). A gift imprisoned: the poetic life of Matthew Arnold. New York: Basic Books, pp. 187-188</ref> This victory was only surpassed by the success of his first speech at Oxford, “On the Modern Element in Literature”, where according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, he gave a whole new definition to the word "modern": "being taken to mean not merely “contemporary”, but the spirit that, contemplating the vast and complex spectacle of life, craves for moral and intellectual “deliverance”". <ref>Willey, B. (2017, February 14). Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 14, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Arnold</ref> This claim is also supported by the biography written by Hamilton, where he elaborates more about how Mathew believed that poetry was the best way to positively influence people and teach them morals, or as Mathew said: "a faith which could be thought of as a thing of beauty". <ref>Hamilton, I. (1999). A gift imprisoned: the poetic life of Matthew Arnold. New York: Basic Books, pp. 205-206</ref>
+Mathew began his career as a poet and it was not hard for him to excel as he started to publish. This maybe influenced by the fact that he was the son of a very respected image, for his father, Thomas Arnold, was the headmaster of a renown college in England. Also his success was propelled by the way he wrote for a higher cause than himself. He wanted to make people conscious through his writing, so he raised awareness through his poetry which expressed his ideals for society. According to the American Poets Association, he promoted "a poetry that would address the moral needs of his readers, to animate and ennoble them” <ref> Matthew Arnold. (2015, October 04). Retrieved June 05, 2017, from https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/matthew-arnold</ref> He was a man of great character and strong moral values that he worked to promote to his readers. Also, by the way he critiqued society in his poetry, he is considered to have "established criticism as an art form" and been inspiring English critiques until present times. According to a biography written by Hamilton and titled "A gift imprisoned: the poetic life of Matthew Arnold", Mathew became such an important image to represent English poetry that he was elected to the Oxford chair of poetry and very proud of this accomplishment, he wrote to his mother: "some 200 more voted than ever before".<ref>Letter from Mathew Arnold to his mother, May 10 1857. Ibid., pp. 357-358</ref><ref>Hamilton, I. (1999). A gift imprisoned: the poetic life of Matthew Arnold. New York: Basic Books, pp. 187-188</ref> This victory was only surpassed by the success of his first speech at Oxford, “On the Modern Element in Literature”, where according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, he gave a whole new definition to the word "modern": "being taken to mean not merely “contemporary”, but the spirit that, contemplating the vast and complex spectacle of life, craves for moral and intellectual “deliverance”". <ref>Willey, B. (2017, February 14). Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 14, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Arnold</ref> This claim is also supported by the biography written by Hamilton, where he elaborates more about how Mathew believed that poetry was the best way to positively influence people and teach them morals, or as Mathew said: "a faith which could be thought of as a thing of beauty". <ref>Hamilton, I. (1999). A gift imprisoned: the poetic life of Matthew Arnold. New York: Basic Books, pp. 205-206</ref>
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 For his many apportions Mr. Arnold has been considered one of the most influential writers of his time and he is the only person to have two memorials in Westminster Abbey, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.<ref>Willey, B. (2017, February 14). Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 14, 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matthew-Arnold</ref> "A bust by Alfred Bruce-Joy" and "a mural tablet of Lepine limestone and green Westmorland slate with a motif of gilded flames, designed by Donald Buttress" can be seen in different sides of the Westminster Abbey according to its official website. The inscription in the tablet reads: "Remember Matthew Arnold 1822-1888 Poet and Critic. Let but the light appear and thy transfigured walls be touch'd with flame" and that quotation is taken from his poem to one of the Deans of Westminster. <ref>Westminster Abbey. (n.d.). Thomas and Matthew Arnold. Retrieved June 05, 2017, from http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/thomas-and-matthew-arnold</ref> Being given the great honor of having two memorials in the abbey there is no way to deny his influence in English literature and the quality of his work. Mathew Arnold sets an example to all writers and invites them to believe in the power they have with their literature. In the same way, he invited us all to become aware of other people's situations and our roles in society.