Group Three - Narrative Statements for Powerpoint Presentation

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• As we begin our journey, we introduce our narrator for the journey: Trey Conner.

Chaos by Jessica

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• In mythology, chaos is said to be “the nothingness out of which the first objects of existence appeared.” (Chaos Mythology).

• beginning the class was submerged in chaos

• “I don't love these things despite the Chaos that brings them into my world, but that I love the Chaos because it brings these things into my world.” Caitlin

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• M.C. Escher, “Chaos is multiplicity without rhythm.”

• The wiki represented the multiplicity without rhythm in the beginning, new pages were sprouting everywhere and none of the pages were connected to each other.

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• the class gave the impression of being very fragmented

• All of the pieces of the wiki were their; they just had not been linked together in the right order yet

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• Trey introduced new ideas to the class; things, like the wiki, some of us never heard of We had to learn to think outside of the box in order to use these aspects of the class, however some of us didn’t want to let go of our conventional ways of learning.

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• We all sat in our boxes looking out at each other, with a look of perplexity on our face, trying to figure out what to do.

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• Trey to the rescue as he offers us a "new" box!

Turbulence by Meagan

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• Tumbling out of the turbulence and beginning to see rhythm via the wiki.

Rhythm by Sarah Mae

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• We all continued to struggle to find our own rhythms within the course and within the group but as we transitioned out of turbulence and into rhythm it became less stressful.

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• Slowly, as we reviewed our texts and began to find our individual footing we began to approach the wiki project with a higher level of enthusiasm and the group rhythm started to become evident.

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• The lack of predictable rhythm within the wiki began to be the rhythm.

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• and the most important aspect of the class was learning to accept things that we have no immediate control over.

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• Eventually we all let go of our notions about conventional academia and our experiences on the wiki (and within the seminar) began to be more harmonious.

Harmony by Stephen

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Slide/panel 24 Conclusion

• It is best to dance through the cacophony of informational overload, and stare at a single aspect, a single lotus blossom of sound, of the fray, then see the entire imbrication functions, the note placed properly in the larger symphony.