Blog #12

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 …

Blog #11

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 …

Blog #10

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 …

Blog #9

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 …