Performance Piece

Performance Piece

For my performance piece, I wanted to go off the topic of how abuse can be physical, but it can be mental/verbal as well. No one truly knows how words will affect a person.

Daily Post 4/27

Daily Post

Question: Has your knowledge from this class changed the way you listen to music now or at all?

     This class has definitely shown me so much in regards to where art all started from. I love Broadway shows and musicals and movies, but never really gave them a second thought. Now for being in this class and being in a media degree, I have learned so much of where we all started and how we ended up to where we are today. My degree also let me learn more of what goes into making a production and how everything is but together. In regards to music, I don't think my taste in music has changed. I listen to pretty much every genre of music, I just listen to what stands out and sounds good to me. I have different songs for different moods and different activities I'll do. I will say though that I do pay more attention to the music that is in the background of movies though. I also now find myself thinking sometimes of how that sound could be or could've been made. Was it just from a computer or piece of technology? Or was it something crazy by just banging a drum or a dripping faucet. I really enjoyed this class and although it didn't change my music choices, I definitely learned a lot from it.

Daily Post 4/20

Daily Post & Music Video

     I was really interested in today's class topic of music. I never really thought too much into music besides deciding what to listen to in the car or when I workout. This really opened my eyes and ears to what music can be used for and how it can be made.
     I have so many songs that I love and so many genres that I listen to but one of the songs I seem to listen to a lot would be Broken & Beautiful by Kelly Clarkson. I really liked listening to the lyrics and also watching the music video with her dancing with her daughter. I've listened to Kelly Clarkson since I was little in 2002 when she was on American Idol. She music genre is pop and she is from Texas.

Broadway Clips Reflection

Broadway Clips

     For this assignment we had to watch 3 clips from Broadway shows. The first clip I watched was from Hair. I had never heard of this Broadway show before, so it was interesting to watch. I really liked how each of their bodies flew smoothly together when in the circle dancing and singing. It was very captivating. The second clip that I watched was one from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I have watched the movie to this show and I was impressed and surprised to how closely the Broadway show resembled the movie. I liked this movie as a kid and really enjoyed the upbeat performance from the Broadway show. The last clip I watched was from Guys and Dolls. I watched the trailer clip and the clip of the song “Sit down you’re rocking the boat”. I really liked watching these clips because it reminded me of when my high school did this musical. It was interesting to compare to how it was produced at my school to how it is produced on Broadway. I really enjoyed watching all of these clips as I really enjoy watching musicals on Broadway. I have seen a few and hope to continue watching musicals on Broadway. I think it is incredible how much Broadway has grown throughout history.

Daily Post: Robots

Daily Post 4/13

It was really eye opening to watch the videos on robots in today's class. I never knew that Uber was involved with the trucking business or that automatic machines were able to move shipments around an Amazon warehouse. It was crazy to think that a job like a pharmacist could be completely controlled by robots and other machines. My sister is in her fifth out of seventh year of pharmacy college. It is mind-blowing to think that all that she is learning can just be a program to a computer one day. I never thought about how negative technology could impact our jobs and even human interaction. I even see robots doing custodial work in grocery stores now instead of human beings. It's even scarier to see the videos of the realistic looking robots that interact like humans with real human beings. If this is where we are at today and where we have been, I can’t even imagine where we will be in just another few years. The microchip that was planted underneath their skin could become dangerous in some ways. It would be very expensive to get this done and would be limited at first. Also, there could be a risk of infections with this implants. People can also be sacrificing privacy to be able to have this. Technology can be a blessing to things like new medicines and helping factors, however it can also be a curse by taking away more and more jobs and privacy everyday.

Is the World a Simulation?

Is the World We Live in a Simulation?

     We watched this video in class talking about how the world could possibly just be a simulation that we just live in and works on our decisions. I do not believe that we are in a simulation, although it is very convincing. I think our choices aren't computerized. I am always someone who second guesses her work and choices and is always thinking in her head. These decisions could have gone one way or the other that lead to different choices. Some may say these decisions and paths are a simulation but I do not believe so.