The Times They Are a-Changin'

The revision strategy has helped me improve my writing abilities tremendously. I have really noticed how my writing in papers has gotten much better. Before my writing was very poor and I think this is due the fact that I did not have many ideas as to how I can improve my writing. My favorite Read More …

Audio of Blog 15 and my plans for the future of the essay.

I will put media into my essay that helps expand on what I am trying to say. I wanna use pictures of the night sky and sunsets because th0se are what I consider to be true beauty. I also want to put links on of pieces of music that I think draw emotions. I have Read More …

“To regard beauty as a luxury adornment or a social signifier was to miss the true potential of the experience.”, art has so much meaning. Armstrong believes that beauty has far more meaning than just being a “luxury adornment”, beauty is something in which gives pleasure and happiness to people. When you look at beauty Read More …

The presentation that I really enjoyed was Jake O’Neill. Jake talked about rap music and the impact of its lyrics. I liked how Jake related the rappers lyrics and meanings to societies views and the medias opinions. Jake used lyrics from J Cole’s “Crooked Smile” and talked about societies views on beauty. Although he has Read More …

Here are some pictures of my essay I did on my opinion of the importance of art. I started out looking for repetition, but I noticed the only things that I kept repeating was the important things I had to bring up often. These words were key for helping me back up my thesis. I Read More …

In Jonah Lehrer’s essay he expresses that art should be used in the scientific field to help better research and concepts. With the use of art it can inspire scientist and spark unknown ideas and potential. He suggests that scientist only think inside of the box and only focus on their science. But if they Read More …

Immediate context: Yo Yo Ma, a well renown cellist and composer, had his article “Necessary Edges; Arts, Empathy, and Education.” in the World Post in January of 2014. Ma is famous for his many albums (somewhere close to 90) and the Grammys that he has one. Yo Yo Ma graduated from both Harvard University and Read More …

BEFORE: Throughout history the usage of photography has helped show world issues and tragedies. From pictures of the Vietnam war to pictures of just a homeless boy begging on the side of the road, photos help share a story. With the art of photography, we can help spread awareness all over the world. Art exposes Read More …

OLD ESSAY: Thomas Merton once said that “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.”, art comes in so many different forms, but all of them hold an importance in the world and society today. Whether it is just seeing a picture that you like to a song that you Read More …