Final Project Kerouacs On The Road is a literary account of his travels across the United States. He experienced life from along side a highway. Through his experiences, a generation developed an identity that changed the concept of America. With each entry into his book, Kerouac introduced his views of this country. Now it is your turn. Through your words, research, and perhaps experiences, you will create a journal much in the same way Kerouac created his. A documentation of a trip that you image taking across any country you choose. Create a journal of your imagined journey in a prose format (must be at least 6 journal entries). Create a road map of your proposed journey. Establish a timeline and budget for your trip. Design and give an oral presentation that displays your journey, which includes: A photo journal of your imagined trip. An imagined experience with a counter culture in the course of the journey. A video or audio clip that identifies some aspect of your journey. You must have at least six journal entries and should be at least five pages (double-spaced). Each entry must be written in the first person and must be written in a prose form. These journal entries should chronicle some aspect of your imagined journey. Be as creative as you like, this is your journey. In one of your journal entries, you must identify an experience with some form of appropriate counter-culture. Your map must show your trek across county, state, country, or continents. Use multiple maps if necessary. The best maps are easy to read and should assist in your story telling. Be sure to correspond your journal with the movements on your map. It should look something like this You must have a budget of how much you plan on spending, where and when. This should include: Travel Costs Housing/Hotel Costs Food Costs Incidentals (everything else) There is no set cash limit, however this shouldnt be an exercise in excess. Keep your costs to a limit. If you need an idea for that limit, ask a parent or guardian how much they might spend on an extended vacation. Make sure you include all the costs you can think of. You will be graded on how complete this is. You must have some form of audio/visual aid that is included in your presentation. This can be a song or a video, something that identifies either what your journey means or inspires. You must include a photo journal that takes images either found online or from someones photo albums. These should support your journal and give perspective of what you would see on your trip. Include at least five pictures. Discuss some form of counter-culture that you would experience on your trip. This will be covered in tomorrows lesson Exploring the Lost Dynasties Table of Contents Road Map Journal Entry Photo Journal Video of China Counter-Culture Budget Thursday, November 3 rd, Hei Fe I gazed up at the gates of Hefei, imagining the seat of power of the Qin dynasty, a glancing glorious history that befuddled the modern city that had sprung up in its place. Chun Lin continued down the road, the small car chattering on the rough pavement with his glib opinion about the citys problems, where we could stay, get a bite to eat. It glazed past my mind like a rag caught by the wind. Instead my eyes struggled to pierce past the modern veneer to try to recapture the images in my head of Cao Cao, Sima Yi, and war-clad Wei soldiers that moved in the streets over eighteen hundred years before. Straining to clasp at the ghosts that hid past the shop fronts to regain the history lost Saturday, November 5 th, Cheng Du. Liu Bei looked back with cold stone eyes, as if questioning my motives, my dreams. Is it odd to be cowed by a statue. A memory. An icon of a man that died when western civilization still echoed the mind and thoughts of Rome. Despite the calm demeanor of the figure, the Buddha-serenity that wrapped up his face with a placated smile, I felt diminished next to the mans figment. He said, Hey. Hey, you. You with the vacant look. Go out an change something. Dream something. Be something. Dont just hang around wasting your mind, your possibility. You can do great, be great. Fly outside of your mind and truly embrace honor. Dont just be another line in the sand. Be the wall that forces others to change the way they think. Numb, I placed my hand on the glass, the cold pane dully registering in my mind until the temple guard stepped up in drab blue grunting to step back Saturday, November 5 th, Cheng Du. My heart beating like the war drums I had ricocheted through the temple a moment ago, I stepped outside, a new awakening spilling through my soul. I had stopped looking at the world comparing it to what had been, a lesser image of the tales of battle and honor that lick the pages of history. Rather I looked at the world as it could be, changes I could make. A fiery explosion of action that blossoms into real alternatives that grew into new prospects. An instrument of change blaring amazing music into the world, heart-strung to change the minds and opinions of others around me, altering the landscape in amazing ways Gate to Liu Bei Hall In memory of Zhunge Liang, Prime minster of the Shu Kingdom Photo Journal of Cheng Du Chung Lin on the Zhunge Liang porch An incense holder from the Shu Kingdom Chung Lin on the trail to Lui Beis tomb. Background of Change Counter Culture in China Liumang is a recent development in Chinese counter culture that refers to the practitioners as hoodlums or delinquents. It is a common term that identifies several different cultures, all trying to maintain autonomy against the Communist government. It was the liumang that has developed around the acceptance of punk music and rock and roll influences that impacted my journey through China. Interesting how my search to discover the forgotten past allowed me to experience such a recent change. With the oppressive nature of the Communist government, it is no wonder that American music has been pushed back from their borders. However the youth of China seem to feel a kindred spirit to their American counterparts, taking up the mantle of rebel and rogue much as the Beats and Hippies strove against a perceived American regime in the 50s and 60s. Like so many other nations, this Chinese counter-culture explodes under the cover of night, in hidden clubs that relish in the music that their government frowns upon. Xiu Ding introduced me to the expansion of this cultural change and I was stunned to see so many Chinese teenagers and young adults crowd together just to hear music I had all but taken for granted. Budget ExpenditureCost Flights to and from China$2, Hotels for six nights$1, Food budget$ Car rental$ Site seeing$ Museums$95.00 Clubs scene$ Souvenirs$ Total$5,445.00