Very interesting note on how sounds that become ignored can later become appreciated when integrated into a musical composition. They give us a feeling of a shared human experience, triggering an almost bonding […]
I like the example given on how mainstream artists have more opportunities to be given more attention than lesser-known artists. It is sort of like this positive feedback loop where the great can have more chances […]
For paper #2, I will be attempting to give a go at comparing the differences in the interpretations of the significance of music as described in Living With Music by Ralph Ellison and episode 2 of Ways of Hearing: […]
There’s something powerful in re-cooperating what power rejects because it feels like something sacred. There is the uncertainty in finding value & meaning; “finding treasure in another man’s trash.” Meaning […]
I also believe the point about either enjoying the music or letting it become a source of disturbance coming from Ellison’s experience in NYC apartment buildings is what he was getting at. The music can either be […]
I agree that hearing is merely an automatic inflow of sound waves going into your ear while listening shifts the order of priority inside your mind of what you hear with your ears. This is when analysis of […]
I like the quote selection; there were only a few, rigid narratives at the disposal of officials that perpetuated the narrative of control and power in the hands of the Caucasian American population. Some say that […]
That’s very interesting, the take on how advertisements that can hit our value systems can influence our motivation to continue our never-ending existential struggle for a superior life. I agree that ads can have […]
I agree with the provable statement that the more women have became objectified, the less confident they feel within their bodies. If you have to be or pretend to be something you are not else in order to be […]
I like the reference to political cartoons as they are a great example of something we all might be familiar with of what it means to truly analyze an image or artwork. Whenever my middle and high school teachers […]
Ralph Ellison stated that as a child, he sang awfully and frequently, but now his neighbor sings awfully out loud just like him and it makes him hesitant to call the police. Both her and the jazzmen reminds […]
1. The difference between hearing and listening is that hearing is simply filtering sounds in the peripheral awareness while only giving awareness to those sounds that we deem worthy of our attention like our name […]
Although the news reporters wouldn’t have secured certain financial gain, it would have been best long term if they took a different approach in capturing the civil rights protests. Berger is right about the media […]
By giving consumers a dream, by engineering desire, by creating an sensation of glamour, one party can successfully profit off of another’s attention. In this way, it makes the consumers believe they are […]
Many are aware of how some of the classical art/Renaissance paintings that depicted women in a crude way, but has it the objectification this day and age? Some people say that women are able to express themselves […]
The advantages of using the “entering a conversation” model in writing is that the writer’s message will have meaning, a point, and a “why?” Contrast this with conventional writing which is stating cold-hard […]
My name is Jordy Peguero, I am 18 years old, I was born and raised here in New York, and take interest in economics. I read books on my spare time and may embark in computer coding sometime in the […]
