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This song has always inspired me. It has a very simple but poignant message. It represents living in the moment and focusing on the now. It's something I've always struggled with I think performing has helped me.

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Happiness from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

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Happiness from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

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This song is about the simple things in life. One thing I've tried to get out of this course is to observe and appreciate the world around me. This song is also especially significant to me because You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown was the very first show I ever performed in when I was just four years old.

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This song evokes the past in a way that encourages you not to forget the bad times. A lot of the work I've done in this class, especially in the latter half of the class has been looking back on my past and my given circumstances to enrich my creative life.

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This song is encouraging you to improve your life and never give up hope. I love the imagery of this song and I think it evokes a creative mindset.

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This song is pretty straightforward in its message of taking action. There's no time like the present.

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This song is about finding your place in life. This is a personal goal of mine and I've tried to use this class to discover the creative side of that goal.

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This song is about not letting anything get in the way of your creativity. The Artist's Way uses the term "the Censor" to describe what this song calls a vampire.

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I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music

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I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music

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Throughout the semester, performing in front of other people has been very nerve-racking. This is the song I like to listen to to pump myself up.

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This song is about putting away your problems and just enjoying yourself. I've learned in this class that you can't nourish your creativity if you don't make time for yourself.

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Putting It Together from Sunday in the Park with George

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Putting It Together from Sunday in the Park with George

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I had the pleasure of seeing this show at Temple this semester and this song is my favorite. It represents the practical side of making art, which is not always glamorous, but it is necessary.

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This is the cover of the notebook I use for this class. I have spent so much time writing in it and it represents everything I've worked on this semester.

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I performed a scene from the play Proof by David Auburn for one of my assignments. While I've done theater when I was younger, I never got to play a character as complex and interesting as Catherine and it was quite a challenge.

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I've had a lot of fun recently making YouTube videos and this class has made me realize that I should embrace the creative things I enjoy and be proud of my accomplishments instead of diminishing my them as stupid.

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This class has inspired me to start drawing again. I was very passionate about art when I was younger, but I haven't had as much time for it now. I realize now that I have to make time for it.

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This box set of books is Stephen Sondheim's collected lyrics, or as I call it, the gospel according to Sondheim. I have been going back to read parts these books throughout the semester for inspiration.

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This drawing is a visual representation of my personal statement. At the center there is a drawing of me. My eyes are closed to signify dreaming. My skin and glasses are colored blue, pink, and purple, the colors of the bisexual flag. My hair is colored to resemble the Italian and American flags and the pride flag. Surrounding me are images of things that are important to me. I have three of my favorite musicals (Wicked, Into the Woods, and Spring Awakening), three of my favorite movies (Star Wars, The Wizard of Oz, and Toy Story 2), and the YouTube logo to represent my favorite things to watch. I have a paintbrush, a skillet, and a mixing bowl to represent my hobbies. The Temple T obviously represents where I go to school. The farm animals represent my passion for animal rights and veganism. The abstract shapes and colors represent different emotional states in my life such as my time at a Catholic high school (maroon cross in the lower left corner) or when I was bullied in elementary school for a skin condition that I used to have (green spots above the animals). Overall, I wanted this piece to be a combination of two different aspects of my life-things that I have chosen to pursue and parts of me that I was born with.

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I've never been able
to keep my mouth closed
I've never been stable
I can't stay composed

I consume every feeling
I swallow the pain
I'm working on healing
I'm breaking the chain

I open my heart
I open my mind
I'm ready to start
I'm trying to find

I don't know where I'm going
but I know where I've been
I see that I'm growing
but I have to begin

I won't ask permission
I can't anymore
I accept my condition
like I haven't before

I look in the mirror
I'm starting to see
The image is clearer
That person is me

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A playlist featuring Mandy Patinkin, George Ezra, Julie Andrews, and others