- Title/Author
- Thesis/Major Proposition
- Claim/Minor Proposition #1
- One Example of Evidence (Include Type, e.g. fact, statistic, expert opinion, anecdote, etc.)
- One Example of Appeal (Include Type, e.g. logical, emotional, ethical, authoritative)
- Claim/Minor Proposition #2
- One Example of Evidence (Include Type, e.g. fact, statistic, expert opinion, anecdote, etc.)
- One Example of Appeal (Include Type, e.g. logical, emotional, ethical, authoritative)
- Claim/Minor Proposition #3
- One Example of Evidence (Include Type, e.g. fact, statistic, expert opinion, anecdote, etc.)
- One Example of Appeal (Include Type, e.g. logical, emotional, ethical, authoritative)
- Refutation
- Conclusion
Friday, November 14, 2008
Due Monday, November 17
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“Music Preferences, Personality Style, and Developmental Issues of Adolescents”. Kelly D. Schwartz and Gregory T. Fouts. Young people’s preferences in music are based on particular personality and developmental characteristics of the listeners. Each of the 3 musical preference groups, those who prefer light music, those who prefer heavy music and those who have eclectic tastes in music, has its own psychological and behavioral characteristics. These results were obtained through a questionnaire of 175 high school students in Canada. The Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory was used in this study to establish the relationships between listener characteristics and musical preferences. Logical appeal was used in this research. Analyzing the findings of this study the researches came to the conclusion that their hypothesis was proven. There is a connection between preference in music and the psychological characteristics of a listener.
“Music Preferences, Personality Style, and Developmental Issues of Adolescents”. Kelly D. Schwartz and Gregory T. Fouts. Young people’s preferences in music are based on particular personality and developmental characteristics of the listeners. Each of the 3 musical preference groups, those who prefer light music, those who prefer heavy music and those who have eclectic tastes in music, has its own psychological and behavioral characteristics. These results were obtained through a questionnaire of 175 high school students in Canada. The Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory was used in this study to establish the relationships between listener characteristics and musical preferences. Logical appeal was used in this research. Analyzing the findings of this study the researches came to the conclusion that their hypothesis was proven. There is a connection between preference in music and the psychological characteristics of a listener.
"Irrational Man" by William Barrett illustrates that the problem of man in the nineteenth century had developed to the extent that man had to discover, or rediscover himself and understand his purpose within the universe. In addition to this existential dilemma, Barrett speaks of Nietzsche’s desire to establish a reconnection to the mankind’s past, harking back to early Greek philosophy and mythology. For example, Dionysus the Greek god of the vine, the god of drunken ecstasy and frenzy, if to be reborn, could become a savior for the whole race which had slowed tremendously in terms of exuberance. This appeal came to rest simply in terms of physical energy, and the revival of natural energy that seemed to be lost in a sick European race.
The next proposition Barrett creates is of Nietzsche’s observation in Zarathrustra, “In the end on experiences only oneself”. Barrett emphasizes that this is the case that arises when philosophers discover life, they end up observing themselves in a different light and realize their weaknesses and strengths. This appeals to the intellectual aspect of writing for an author, when they are enveloped by the shadow of their thoughts. The final proposition made by Barrett is the nihilism that springs from the death of God. According to Nietzsche in his work, The Joyful Wisdom, the death of God brings madness and one would ask the question of: “Do we not now wander through an endless Nothingness?” This question is where the struggle between existential thought and nihilistic thought surfaces from the death of God. A refutation to this claim is that nihilism destroys man’s purpose to evolve and elevate mankind to a level of being godlike. The death of God frees mankind from being a delusional irrational animal to a rational and uplifting spirit, ready to strike the universe wherever science may take us in the far future. With these proposals made it becomes increasingly blatant that the West is responsible for cultivating this type of nihilistic and existential struggle that man currently faces with the death of the West and its Christian God.
“L.A. Then and Now; the city's diversity formed his palette,” by Cecilia Rasmussen. Los Angeles Times. Leo Politi, the “Artist of Olvera Street,” will be commemorated with an exhibit of his paintings and books. A yearlong exhibition of Politi's oils and watercolors, ink sketches and murals and his movingly simple prose will be held at the Pico House near Olvera Street. He often painted and sketched on the historic street, which still displays one of his murals. The exhibit will include sketches made for his children's books, among them "Pedro, the Angel of Olvera Street" and "Juanita," which were set around the old Pueblo de Los Angeles.
In "The Superman Code," Harry Brod examines the Jewish manifestations in Superman and criticizes the attempt to "Christianize" the character. Brod first uses Superman's origin as the last survivor of another planet as his starting example. Superman's life-saving voyage is compared to the Jewish immigration attempts to escape the impending Holocaust. Each scenario bears close similarity to the other despite different settings and circumstances. Brod then describes Superman's early adventures combating social ills in support of his argument. These include lynch mobs, abusive spouses, and political corruption. These different forces were all also dealt with in real life by the New Deal policies that many Jewish people of the 1940s strongly supported. Finally, Brod compares Superman to the biblical figure of Moses. Each shares similar story elements: both men are saved from disaster as infants, they are each sent to live with others not of their kind, and they ultimately save those they have chosen to protect. It is even pointed out that Kal-El (Superman's original name from his home world) roughly translates into "All that is God" from Hebrew. Brod criticizes the recent Superman Returns film as overly portraying Superman as Christ; he uses his evidence and reasoning to challenge the more Christian notions and defend his belief in Superman as a Judaism-influenced hero.
In the article “Is It Art or is It Graffiti?” Steve Lopez discusses how a different perspective on graffiti can make it art. A mural can be taken as a form of street art similar to graffiti and should not be considered a crime. For example, in attempt to prevent continued graffiti on his wall, a store owner in Highland Park had a mural done on his wall; however, city hall interfered and painted over it calling it graffiti. Before it was painted over, the mural wasn’t touched by the hands of taggers and proved to be a better alternative to the graffiti writings. This is interesting because it shows how an painting on a wall can be seen as a form of art which other taggers respect, however, it is still seen as vandalism in the city’s eyes.
In the article “Hello Beautiful” Arthur Krystal, writes about the various ways philosophers and people have written about the concept of beauty. Krystal also goes through the history of beauty and how the idea of what is beautiful has changed through the times. Krystal explains how beauty was thought to be everything that was part of “God’s will.” For example, in the Middle Ages those who were considered to be artists at the time were not truly artists just people conveying the message of God through their works. Krystal also points out that people began to realize that beauty was based on a person’s experiences and their judgments. Yet this is questionable because through the common interest of the people does not make something successful or unsuccessful. Krystal then begins to speak about beauty and art and how they do not necessarily have to come hand in hand, there is such thing as art that is not beautiful. In fact, an artist by the name of Barnett Newman started a movement asking artist ‘to destroy beauty’ so that art could be taken to the next level. However, some people may still beg to differ and say that art must be beautiful or that beauty is universal. In spite of that, in this article, Krystal explains the development of the concept of beauty over generations.
"Working As An Artist's Assistant" by Grant,Daniel. Being an assistant for an artist isn't an exactly stable job. There are some benefits for those people but mostly the bigger part of the job is the downside. The pay for that job is not a very good one. The pay depends on how many art works the main artist sold and for how much money. It also depends on the time when they get their pay. The time ranges from a few months to a few years, depending on how much work needs to be be done.
Assistants do not receive credit for the work they do. This creates a problem for them because if they want to become big artists there will be no industry recognition for them, everything goes to the main artist.
Being an assistant to a big artists can be very time consuming. The assistants spend most of their time in the studio working on the artist's art work idea. They work many hours for very little wages, and the time to complete a piece may take several years.
There might be many benefits working as an assistant such as learning about the process and the business part of it, etc. But it is not worth the low wages and the amount of time being put into the work.
“A new era of body decoration: What are kids doing to their bodies?,” by Janice Selekman. This article explores the latest trends in body art, like Mehndi and the reasons why adolescents feel the need to decorate their bodies. Selekman claims that in the recent years there has been a significant increase in young adults piercing their bodies and getting tattoos. This evidence is from an expert opinion, Selekman is a pediatric nurse with an authoritative appeal. Selekman also claims that body painting with henna is increasing popularity in the United States, “Frequently, it is painted onto the fingers, hands, wrists, and feet; the face and chest are not usually used because the skin is thinner and exfoliates quickly” (qtd. in A new era of body decoration: What are kids doing to their bodies?” ). This evidence is a fact from Fabius, 1998 with a data appeal. Selekman explores why teenagers decorate their bodies, for example beauty and art or self-expression. Beyond self-expression and beauty, “A recent study of adolescents in San Diego found that "participants with tattoos and/or body piercings were more likely to have engaged in risk-taking behaviors and at greater degrees of involvement than those without either” (qtd. in “A new era of body decoration: What are kids doing to their bodies?”). This evidence is a face from Carroll, Riffenburgh, Roberts, & Myhre, 2002, p. 1021 with a data appeal. A refutation to Selekman’s claims is that although body decoration may be harmful there are still alternatives like Mehndi to prevent dreadful effects. Selekman thoroughly describes the different trends in body art and their side effects.
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