https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/brandonc83/activity/ Activity feed for Brandon Carchi Paredes. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 4bba680e4ad0d66de9bf708079e6c530 https://nycmar.commons.gc.cuny.edu/249-2/#comment-8 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:31:27 -0500 I like how you used a real-life film to bring up your point on how the role of art in the mid-1930s still affects us today. I agree on how art plays a bigger role in our lives since it determines the viewers’ perception.

]]> 7c10808a97afcacc8fbde28abc48160c https://nycmar.commons.gc.cuny.edu/social-media-platforms-and-the-concept-of-aura/#comment-7 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:22:49 -0500 I agree with your take on the aura and how it affects the value of an artwork. I like how you added a picture comparison of the Mona Liza to point out how the aura is determined.

]]> 3b39a441f3f07bfab44cfab67e45ee93 https://nycmar.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=298 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:14:05 -0500 When it comes to analyzing Walter Benjamin’s essay about how mechanical reproduction changed art in mid-1930s society, there are some elements he mentioned in his essay that are still applied to the modern world t […]

]]> 9e54ece37dff6b1f521b830aca7a68d2 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4262 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:20:47 -0500 Sound is part of our lives, it plays a bigger role and affects us. When sound takes place in a particular setting, it affects its space, or those living in that particular environment. This is known as keynote, […]

]]> 979150756f7cd5517aa610ec8da2fad5 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4206 Sat, 06 Nov 2021 14:18:39 -0400 When Krukowski asserted that statement, he means that the higher-ups can decide whether something is still in good use or not. If it’s no longer useful, then it’ll be marginalized, or left out. When Kru […]

]]> 024d24ebb7cf47fe3461ea421b15cc7b https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4140 Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:21:41 -0400 In “Living with Music”, Ralph Ellison describes music as a way to relax and avoid listening to all the noises around him. At the beginning of the passage, Ellison lives in an apartment in New York City, whe […]

]]> c32ae25866185271770b14db0ca0a44a https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4058 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 01:41:56 -0400 1. As I see it, the difference between hearing and listening is that hearing is the sounds we come across in our surroundings, this could be people talking from a distance, or the music we overhear from a car as […]

]]> d03643c46e1a96f568e5e27aa9fd2e64 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=4001 Sat, 09 Oct 2021 03:05:34 -0400 I agree with Martin Berger’s claim on how the media uses photographs to make black people victims of whites, as that has been used throughout history. This can be found throughout the introduction section, where B […]

]]> 207c0d9e0b0a154643f625ab98d54683 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3870 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:20:35 -0400 1. According to Berger, publicity/advertising influences consumers by having them think that their lives would change for the better as shown in the publicity image. And therefore, motivating people to do anything […]

]]> 22fa778fcf16adeded8f6442d03ce30c https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-2-prompt-2/#comment-3299 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:26:28 -0400 By style, I’m referring to the artwork and how it’s designed by using unique elements to bring a message to the viewer.

]]> 851df0b086904b2d3de2419f27138dee https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3819 Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:34:14 -0400 In the video, “Ways of Seeing, Episode 2”, John Berger argues about how women were portrayed in the Renaissance arts, which are often depicted as nudity. However, in modern-day art, women are not seen naked, but […]

]]> f04ac10a1519a49904c7f670b8a8e530 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-1-2/#comment-3147 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:56:41 -0400 I agree with you in using the “They say/I Say” format because it gives the reader a heads-up as to what the topic is about. I also agree with how different people look at art because everyone has a different point […]

]]> 2b082290d526cc1db499b939a48635f2 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-1-introduction/#comment-3146 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:32:25 -0400 Hello, since I was recently introduced to Computer Science, I didn’t have any books in mind. But now that you’ve mentioned it, I will take a look at some good ones online.

]]> c14646338c19588ebc32e7f0f74a2002 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3709 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 22:16:34 -0400 According to Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, writers are encouraged to use the “entering the conversation” model. This model is beneficial because it adds context and thus gives the reader an idea as to wha […]

]]> aa13dde0ed8021abd7d482d96160f0f7 https://lagcccomp10746.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=3634 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:59:01 -0400 Hello, my name is Brandon Carchi, I graduated from Queens Technical High School and I’m a college freshman majoring in Computer Science. One of my interests, career-wise, is becoming a developer and being able t […]

]]> b95b4fb1dedd0c18a53660b7bf5902fa https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/783284/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:41:22 -0400