CUNY Academic Commons | Irina Pistol | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/nuca1/activity/ Activity feed for Irina Pistol. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 50c6b134c99fff166ec3c78c8bfeac00 Irina Pistol edited the blog post Blog Post #4 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/1875-2/ Sun, 26 Jul 2020 01:22:39 -0400 The Coca Cola Christmas commercial with red trucks caravan and their holiday famous song makes me feel nostalgic and brings me back to my childhood, I was amazed all the time when I was watching that […]

]]> f7c37576a29a19158478ea5ea2ae4ac8 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion question #7, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-question-7-2/#comment-641 Sat, 25 Jul 2020 03:07:19 -0400 Chang Liu, I agree with your fourth paragraph, that signal attracts our attention, and all other ignored sounds is noise.

]]> 7fdb5b10d80beeae10212f64e5d3e381 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion Questions #7, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-questions-7-4/#comment-640 Sat, 25 Jul 2020 02:04:25 -0400 Dilora I agree with your first paragraph that music world is a big business, and if a singer has money, his songs will be on top charts, and online platforms are recommending them to listeners.

]]> 88b1c8ca555f3e579dea6d00ba4686e9 Irina Pistol edited the blog post Discussion #7 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-7-7/ Sat, 25 Jul 2020 00:04:50 -0400 Episode 5 

1.Krukowski by his statement “the marginal-the rejected-the repressed-is whatever the powerful have decided is of no use at the moment,” he means that online corporations control the music tren […]

]]> 837f4c013ec50a13b20680034e3098d3 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion #6, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-6/#comment-590 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:42:28 -0400 Yue Zhang i agree with your third paragraph that nowadays we can hear our family and friends any moment, even if we are far away from each other.

]]> 4badf41c2af609d1b4a7f18ca7606f34 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion Questions #6, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-questions-6-2/#comment-589 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:38:53 -0400 Jure I agree with you fourth paragraph, that is nice to be able to download music for free, and on the other hand, we should be honest and pay for someone’s work.

]]> fc7ca5d364d8c795714ed6872505858e Irina Pistol wrote a new blog post Discussion #6 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-6-5/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:21:18 -0400 Episode 3 

The main differences between a cellphone and microphone according to Krukowski is that through cellphones people connect with each other, they can recognize each other’s voice, and “everyone so […]

]]> 02f8020a297fca6d6d9d017817a4fa5c Irina Pistol edited the blog post Blog post #5 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-45/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:30:58 -0400 I heard first time the song “Desi Thoughts” by A.R. Rahman, when I was watching “A Million Dollar Arm” movie. There are no words, it is instrumental, and it touched my heart. When I listen to the sound of violins […]

]]> 95144860fbf3be05158ce27e9b41a185 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion #5, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-5/#comment-525 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:06:52 -0400 Tenzin I like your fifth paragraph, about nostalgic sounds, especially when we listen to some soul music and relate it with our memories. Also, sometimes, we can recognize some of our friends by hearing their […]

]]> f242e8b46ae900978c491d34c1fc3639 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion Questions #5, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-questions-5-2/#comment-524 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:01:42 -0400 Jure I agree with your third paragraph, people are losing their freedom, there is no more self-expression as before it was on those public places, now we can see more rules and restrictions.

]]> 26764b7089289ecc1a69c8538baaa704 Irina Pistol wrote a new blog post Discussion #5 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-5-3/ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:54:43 -0400 Episode 1 

1. According to Krukowski’s main point, “real” time is variable and always changing, humans experience and express time in analog world, and it does not move quickly or slowly like in “digit […]

]]> e45aa43278c6de86c679fce377281de1 Irina Pistol commented on the post, John Berger’s Ways of Seeing Episode 4, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/john-bergers-ways-of-seeing-episode-4/#comment-423 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 01:07:59 -0400 Scott I agree with your third paragraph about skin dream. Nowadays, wrinkles is a shame for some people, who are manipulated by ads, they want to be forever young, and to have a smooth skin buying the most […]

]]> 442ce4fae800c2b1bd60e3c607cce45d Irina Pistol commented on the post, discussion question #4, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-question-4-3/#comment-422 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:58:49 -0400 Salma I agree with what you have mentioned in the second paragraph, that advertisement and publicity indirectly influence people to work harder to be able to buy more things presented by them.

]]> 3c858baceb9367e8452be36a06ef8014 Irina Pistol wrote a new blog post Discussion questions #4 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-questions-4-7/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:49:20 -0400 1. According to Berger, publicity has the purpose to make people to want to buy new things, and buying new things, people will feel more self-confident and happier. Likewise, advertising is an act of informing […]

]]> a14a3867f6f94486b43decb98432f93c Irina Pistol changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/678688/ Sat, 04 Jul 2020 22:45:56 -0400 c317a46eecc416e0deaf790f1e683adf Irina Pistol wrote a new blog post Blog Post #3 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-post-3-6/ Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:39:54 -0400 Is the purpose of the essay to educate, announce, entertain, or persuade? 

The purpose of the essay is to educate, announce, entertain, and persuade peers and teachers. The writer should develop the main […]

]]> 320b2951fcdaf3f8dd7e9fa28daad7e8 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion questions #3, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-questions-3-3/#comment-304 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:53:14 -0400 Tereza I agree with your first paragraph about many women having the same way of thinking as those women portrayed in older Western works of art. Although feminism is manifested worldwide, they still choose to be submissive.

]]> 6d95833501b28d74c058bfb07bab0612 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion question 3, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-question-3-6/#comment-303 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:42:33 -0400 Norjahan I agree with your second paragraph. In many countries still exist the inequality of the sexes, where men are dominant, and women do not ask for their rights.

]]> 1a8af0e47ac983ec3b64943e179b8713 Irina Pistol wrote a new blog post Discussion #3 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-3-6/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:27:40 -0400 1.According to John Berger’s “Ways of seeing,” nakedness and nude female form seem to have many similarities, but they have opposite concepts. Both words mean not to have clothes on, but nude is about a posed […]

]]> 3b75646a2bc84513e90842bd03cf0361 Irina Pistol wrote a new blog post in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/796-2/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 01:40:25 -0400 This is the famous painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer. The subject in this painting is a mysterious girl looking over her shoulder at viewers, attracting them with her […]

]]> 1f161b64505067a9600c2b459c8450e8 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion Question #2, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-question-2-3/#comment-194 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 22:47:17 -0400 Christopher I agree with what you have mentioned on the second paragraph, about this comparison between appreciating the artworks in real time in the museum or gallery, and artworks seen on screens. There is a […]

]]> 5c4e3d64e50d139ce2e6ee22b79bff8f Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion questions #2, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-questions-2/#comment-193 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 22:28:38 -0400 Chang Liu, I agree with what you have mentioned in the first paragraph about how we appreciate a painting in a museum, and how low we value a painting on the street wall. I suppose that people have such attitude, […]

]]> aecf95d5ee1273744fc3d3c55c5241da Irina Pistol wrote a new blog post Discussion #2 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-2-5/ Sun, 28 Jun 2020 22:13:36 -0400 1.Berger by saying that process of seeing is not “natural” and it is shaped by habits and conventions, he means that human’s vision works instantly. First, the person receives the information through his visio […]

]]> ba81c9173635c34c04ea3ac286c9c379 Irina Pistol edited the blog post "The Power to Look" Post in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-power-to-look-post/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:54:29 -0400 I chose to evaluate the second video “The Power to Look” by Art Institute of Chicago. This video meets these 3 standards of intellectual quality like clarity, significance, and relevance. 

Clarity is one of te […]

]]> 4cc8cacd43405e81cf94b7c43bcd1df1 Irina Pistol commented on the post, Why art matters?, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/why-art-matters-8/#comment-100 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:47:36 -0400 Norjahan I like the fact that you related the video “Why art matters” with how art matters for you, that you let your imagination and self-expression and you applied that in your room and how you described the won […]

]]> 330cbaeda0ba55d613c7df6bb8b8eb82 Irina Pistol commented on the post, how art hep us to analyze, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/how-art-hep-us-to-analyze/#comment-99 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:36:45 -0400 Mahmoud I agree with the fact that presenter show us how to analyze the painting and to pay attention to details, because these skills are important in our life and we can apply them in our profession and in any […]

]]> 5864cb4b198d51c8ee68e886ac8fde3b Irina Pistol commented on the post, Discussion question #1, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/182-2/#comment-98 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:17:14 -0400 “Why art matters?” by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris communicates that art makes a significant impact in people’s life. For centuries, art is everywhere, and it develops human’s brain, their imagina […]

]]> 7810ced70287da4f9fd1590837dd8255 Irina Pistol became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/677451/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:00:36 -0400