CUNY Academic Commons | Scott Levine | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/slevine2222/activity/ Activity feed for Scott Levine. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 e966ae930ea8f27c0b3c96af7f784882 Scott Levine wrote a new blog post Sonic Example 2 - I Used to Love H.E.R. in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/sonic-example-2-i-used-to-love-h-e-r/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:27:20 -0400 “I Used to Love H.E.R.’ is a song by hip hop legend Common Sense released back in 1994. The song was produced and arranged by No I.D. The beat and accompanying musical arrangement uses a sample from the Jazz son […]

]]> 16e1289914e5e0ef6cfb0fe11e4eeff8 Scott Levine edited the blog post Discussion questions for episodes 5 and 6 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-questions-for-episodes-5-6/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:03:49 -0400 Episode 5

At the beginning of this episode, Krukowski asserts, “the marginal-the rejected-the repressed-is whatever the powerful have decided is of no use at the moment.” What does he mean by this sta […]

]]> 0ea32203973a0571be40442d489f5898 Scott Levine commented on the post, Ways of Hearing episode # 3 & 4, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ways-of-hearing-episode-3-4/#comment-575 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:53:56 -0400 I agree with your answer to question 2. Music has been a part of every human culture we know about. It has been a part of our souls and religions. Digital technology has removed the soul and life force of the […]

]]> c876fb4381ef368464e9dd62284929fb Scott Levine commented on the post, Discussion question 6, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-question-6/#comment-574 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:48:17 -0400 I understand the need for music to make the artists money, but I think money has corrupted the art behind the music. Musicians today tend to create music to make money. The make music that sells instead of making […]

]]> bc081b6e81ed81e648f8eecc85e234fb Scott Levine wrote a new blog post Ways of Hearing Episodes 3 and 4 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ways-of-hearing-episodes-3-and-4/ Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:56:10 -0400 Episodes 3 & 4
 
Episode 3
 

According to Krukowski, what are the main differences between a microphone and a cellphone and why is this difference important?

 

Krukowski describes the difference be […]

]]> 6940c232506b9eb3fec38ebaa29071d1 Scott Levine commented on the post, Discussion question #5, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-question-5-4/#comment-540 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:11:33 -0400 I agree with your answer to question 2. Sounds help us perceive the world around us. There are examples of blind people how can use sound to see. We have lost some our relationship with the sounds that help us […]

]]> 6007c6a3a2a0f762f6ea19be3d4f6a23 Scott Levine commented on the post, Discussion question 5, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-question-5-3/#comment-538 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:03:58 -0400 I think the answer to question 1, is actually the complete opposite. Real time and analog music are elastic. Krukowski is say that when he played music live sometimes the song would speed up, usually around the […]

]]> feb1b8ade52a16efb77ab746cac0e257 Scott Levine edited the blog post Sonic Examples : The Benefits of Digital Music in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/sonic-examples-the-benefits-of-digital-music/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:57:14 -0400 I started making my own music back in 2000. I used a program called Fruity Loops. I created original hip hop beats that my friends and I would make raps to. Fruity Loops had a correction method that would take any […]

]]> b3b05adcc1b23fd7e5ea4fd807701af8 Scott Levine wrote a new blog post Ways of hearing Episodes 1 and 2 Discussion Questions in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ways-of-hearing-episodes-1-and-2-discussion-questions/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:34:43 -0400 Ways of Hearing, Episode 1 & 2
 
Episode 1
 

What is Krukowski’s main point about how we experience time in the “real” world versus are experiences with “digital” time? Why are these differences […]

]]> 6b765c21b3daec24dc931770181ab79e Scott Levine commented on the post, discussion 4, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-4-2/#comment-396 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 02:04:02 -0400 Your answer to question one is completely accurate, but I think you could have added more about it. How does it persuade us? What do the images offer to make us think that the products will offer us a more […]

]]> c4a02619a036af57860c98cc71a19f80 Scott Levine commented on the post, Discussion #4, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-4-3/#comment-394 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 01:57:04 -0400 I completely agree with your third answer that social media has enhanced and “popularized” this concept of missing out. People today see social media posts and subconsciously envy those people without much thought […]

]]> dc44004b21c143efc59b2dff8716d66d Scott Levine wrote a new blog post John Berger’s Ways of Seeing Episode 4 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/john-bergers-ways-of-seeing-episode-4/ Thu, 09 Jul 2020 01:45:53 -0400  

According to Berger, how do “publicity”–what we would call advertising–images influence consumers and why is this significant?

 

According to Berger, publicity influences consumers by displ […]

]]> d00339e03cbaff989086a7bb1b992c37 Scott Levine edited the blog post Ieshia Evans, a Strong Female in Western Art in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/iesha-evans-a-strong-female-in-western-art/ Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:04:53 -0400 I am writing this essay to educate and spark discussion on the use of gender roles in art with respect to the Black Lives Matter movement and the photo of Ieshia Evans. Anyone who is interested in the gender art […]

]]> 0275d763af0438b05012e38b750a0d27 Scott Levine 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-3-3/#comment-293 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:20:12 -0400 I feel like you missed the negative connotations of nudity. You are correct in your explanation, but I think that Berger is implying that nudity is not there for artistic integrity but rather there for a male […]

]]> 042d115dedb1703dd3291c3e82b3a9f2 Scott Levine 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-3-2/#comment-292 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:16:20 -0400 I think you missed the point for question 1. Berger is saying that nakedness is pure. Being naked is just a lack of clothes. While nudity is expressly for the purpose of being seen. Nudity is what you find in art, […]

]]> cbfa84f248ce5a4069d38b56d2936971 Scott Levine edited the blog post Ways of Seeing Discussion Episode 2 in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/919-2/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:45:36 -0400 Reading/Viewing Questions

 

John Berger’s Ways of Seeing Episode 2 

 

After you watch episode 2 of Ways of Seeing (or even while you are watching it), provide short answers to the questions belo […]

]]> 1a3714d362ff10416ed806ca9ff9df47 Scott Levine commented on the post, Discussion #2, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/discussion-2-2/#comment-177 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 10:56:48 -0400 I agree with your point in question 2 about how the camera changes our perception based on the camera point of view, but I think Berger is trying to go a little deeper. He is saying that an image can now be […]

]]> ad0ed1458573f97a3e50d699f2165d12 Scott Levine commented on the post, Ways of Seeing, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ways-of-seeing-2/#comment-176 Sun, 28 Jun 2020 10:47:14 -0400 In Question 2 you explain the authenticity well. But I think it’s important to mention Berger’s concept of it’s authenticity being beautiful partially due to the monetary value. And how once stripped of that, its […]

]]> daa0265714e44b19aad26edd13f778e6 Scott Levine edited the blog post Berger's Ways of Seeing and Starry Night abused in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/570-2/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 03:48:05 -0400  

Van Gogh’s Starry Night is one of the most famous and recognizable paintings in the world. Its value is priceless and seeing in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is truly a magical sensation. Be […]

]]> 5d1d23a014dc12a9282f87f0c0840155 Scott Levine edited the blog post John Berger's Ways of Seeing Discussion Questions in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/544-2/ Sat, 27 Jun 2020 01:55:23 -0400 One of the first points John Berger makes is that the act of seeing something is not as objective as we might at first think. Instead, he argues that what we see is conditioned by habits and conventions. What does […]

]]> 27332c30989c59f2f7777831ea4e65e3 Scott Levine commented on the post, How can art help you analize?, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/how-can-art-help-you-analize/#comment-19 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:45:33 -0400 I think you should delve a little deeper into why you think that analyzing art can help you in life. Use more examples about from the video. Write a little more about the painting by Magritte. I agree with you […]

]]> f63bf27a5cebcc29fd1c750fb4f99667 Scott Levine commented on the post, How art Can help you analyze blog post, on the groupblog Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/how-art-can-help-you-analyze-blog-post/#comment-10 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:13:31 -0400 I really like the way you included both the traditional meaning of visual depth and tying that in to what it means in terms of intellectual standards. I wish you would have explained the logic part a little more. […]

]]> 70bdd08bafc2241fd099f56994a046b4 Scott Levine wrote a new blog post The Intellectual Standards of Quality in The Power to Look in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/the-intellectual-standards-of-quality-in-the-power-to-look/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 03:56:52 -0400 In The Power to Look the producer successfully exhibits clarity, breadth and relevance. The narrator exhibits clarity by very clearly explaining the importance of the visual qualities of artwork. She explains in a […]

]]> de0736d30c7290f5fcd41aaacf235666 Scott Levine wrote a new blog post Can Art Really Help You Analyze? in the group Ways of Seeing/Ways of Hearing (LaGuardia ENG 101) https://lagcceng10120.commons.gc.cuny.edu/can-art-really-help-you-analyze/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:11:24 -0400 Amy E Herman, in her video How Art Can Help You Analyze, tries to explain how analyzing art can help a police officer or medical professional become better at analyzing a situation in their own professions.  Her […]

]]> b63ba39a0a71f61ea305e23c8a2affe0 Scott Levine became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/677429/ Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:30:37 -0400