After watching the speech “Gaming can make a better world” given by Jane McGonigal, she mainly discussed about how online games influence people’s lives positively and through playing games people can make better lives of our world. There were a few points she mentioned that impressed me very much. As she said “when we are […]
Archives for February, 2014
Creative Spirtituality Reflection
1. How do you define “spirituality”? Spirituality is a very abstract word to explain, in my opinion, Spirituality is an awareness of self, nature and the universe beyond physical realism. It is a consciousness, a state of mind. In real life, it can be reflected in many ways, such as a person’s ability to comprehend […]
The Mission of Art. Discussion.
This week we are going to learning about the topic “creative spirituality”, according to the book “The Mission of Art”, written by Alex Grey, I’ve heard his name and this book before, This book talked about art’s power to bring about personal catharsis and spiritual awakening. The author’s reflections combine his extensive knowledge of art […]
Horror Research Essay
This week, we are talking about enjoying horror movies. The first article I find is from University of Chicago Press Journals, which talks about why do people love horror movies and gives explanation about it. In this article, the author pointed out an argument “A bedrock assumption in theories that explain and predict human behavior […]
Horror Discussion
Diegetic sound The example I choose is the first day after the demons take all people’s voice from the town, one of Buffy’s friend comes to school, when she go through the hall, is so quiet and have no sound, a man comes in with a glass of water and dropped by accident, the sound […]
Personal Reflection Essay
My dressing and body adornment presents a clear manifestation of my personal beliefs and values. As a man, I seek to express my manhood, my beliefs, and personality through my dressing and body adornment. Moreover, I express my values, religious beliefs, and ideological perspectives through my dressing. As a conservative person and a student, my […]
People Watch
The first people I noticed was from my music397 class. She was an old American white woman looked like about 55-65 years old, with a blonde short hair. I am pretty sure she was not a student of our university. There is one thing I am quite sure is she might a Christian. Because our […]
Food As Art Research Paper
I read an article “Can Food Be Art?” written by Rose WoodHouse, which discussed about the question food can be art or not. The author prefer to agree with the point food can be art, because she think food can also be representational, express people’s emotion, and people can perceive the creativity of food […]