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Person number 1: The first person I watched was the man with the mullet. I found when I was watching people I was attracted to the eccentric and the “out of the ordinary” people. So the first person who caught my eye was the man with the mullet. He was wearing jeans, a generic t-shirt, […]
Food is natural. Food is a necessity. Food is something we use every day. So does that mean that it can’t be a form of art? By no means. By Webster’s Dictionary art is “something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings.” I don’t […]
1) Describe the term paleoanthropsychobiological. Who coined this term? -In “What Is Art For?”, Ellen Dissanayake coins the idea of a palaeoanthropsychobiological view. This view is that when looking at a human, art is an inherent trait that needs to be expressed much like social ability and other characteristics of human nature. 2) What does […]
In her article about “What is art for?” Ellen Dissanayake talks about art’s role in society and also gives a history of the differing styles of art over the years. She starts by introducing her idea that art is not only a part of the human species, but a necessary part. Calling her view palaeoanthropsychobiological, […]
Looking back at my day and everything I did, I found that these actually do line up very well with my actions. When I first woke up I spent some time reading my Bible in the morning, which really affirms that Faith is my top value as it was the way I started my […]
The author makes the point that when looking from an outsider’s perspective our personal values are “unpredictable” and “incessantly quarrelsome”. He is seeking to point out the flaws with our logic and the fact that many people contradict others and even themselves. This point he brings has some validity, but I really think that he […]
Back in June Apple announced the “ios in the car” initiative, before that Microsoft worked with Ford to create Sync, and now Google is getting in on the game with their Open Automotive Alliance (OAA). To me I this could truly be something special. Tech Crunch’s Natasha Lomas recently wrote a post about how Google […]
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