English 110 has been my first experience of trying out new revision strategies. I like the way trying out new ways can influence the way you think of your writing. For example, I really appreciated having my peers reviewing my paper in order to help me think of ways to improve my essay. The most … [Read more…]
The most recurring suggestion that I noticed from my peers was that I need to modify my thesis in order to fit the rest of my essay better. In order to do this I will write the main idea of each paragraph so that I can look at them all at once and write a … [Read more…]
I believe that beauty is 100% subjective. What one person finds beautiful, another person could find ugly or pretentious. Personally, I find anything that evokes me to feel emotion beautiful. Whether or not a sunset, a girl, or a picture is is beautiful to me us completely up to me and how I feel. I … [Read more…]
Armstrong states, “To regard beauty as a luxury adornment or a social signifier was to miss the true potential of the experience”. I find this interesting because it really makes me challenge what I previously defined as beauty. In my opinion, beauty is something so visually powerful that it emotional inspires you. What it inspires … [Read more…]
For class we were assigned a project where we had to discuss a piece of art. My group and I chose the famous copper sculpture called “The Thinker”. Another group that really stuck out to me was Max and Mitch’s project on a method of showing music in a visual form. Most other groups chose … [Read more…]
Above I highlighted all of the key terms, transitions, and examples of repetition in my essay. It made me realize that I am transitioning a lot, which probably means that I am talking about to many subjects and that I need to focus my writing a little more. I feel that these transitions are not … [Read more…]
Jonah Lehrer discusses the correlation between art and science. He mentions specific ways that art and science can aid each other. He feels that without art, science wouldn’t be as progressive because science is holding back the evolution of scientific theories. Which he feels could be solved by applying art towards sciences. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle- … [Read more…]
In Yo-Yo Ma’s essay, ““Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education” he discusses the potential of art. This essay was originally published online on WorldPost. The Author is an expert cellist, and has won 17 Grammys. He also graduated from Juilliard and Harvard University. The imposed context of this essay is both my purpose and personal … [Read more…]
Before: In the Ted talk “Can Art Amend History?”, artist Titus Kaphar discusses how a visit to the Natural History Museum in New York City evoked him to ask if art can amend the travesties that have taken place in history. This happened when he and his sons were visiting the museum and his older … [Read more…]
If Rhys Southan and Titus Kaphar were ever to meet and discuss the purpose of art, they would find themselves agreeing about the majority of things. For example, they both believe that art can be used for a greater purpose than it is currently. Titus believes his art can amend the history that has been … [Read more…]
