Creative blog: music

Music is defined as a combination of sounds with a view to beauty of form and expression of emotion. Music's a tool that helps us experience and connect to emotions we're unable to articulate. There are many limits in language and I feel that music fills the gap immensly.
To get awesome songs and not the boring itunes mainstream poopy, go here!:
http://www.vacayvitamins.com/
http://earmilk.com/
http://www.themusicninja.com/
http://thissongissick.com/
These sites are so diverse and have every genre of music from downtempo to electronica to folk to drum n bass to ambient and so on! And i feel that having an eclectic taste in music is really important- it shows depth and intelligence- at least in my eyes. Enjoy :]

College Powerpoint

Plagiarism is considered a serious offense in academic settings. In general, when plagiarism is discovered by a faculty member any one or more of the following responses are considered appropriate:  1. Failure on the assignment. 2. Failure in the course. 3. Referral to the Honor Council. 4. Dismissal from the School/University and forfeiture of the degree. If plagiarism is discovered after a course or program has been completed, the following responses may be recommended:1. Failure of the course, retroactively. 2. Failure of the program, retroactively. 3. Withdrawal of degree, retroactively. It is required that I take: English Composition, Mathematics, Modern or Classical Languages, People and Society, Arts and Humanities, and Natural Sciences.

So, I have picked the following: English Requirement:
ENG105- Introduction to Composition I
Mathematics and Computer Science Requirement:
MTH101- Pre-Calculus Social Sciences – Choice 1: PSY110 - Introduction to Psychology
Choice 2: APY101 - Introduction to Anthropology
Choice 3: SOC101 - Introduction to Sociology

Humanities –Choice 1: PHI101 - Introduction to Philosophy
Choice 2: ARH131 - Survey of Western Art I
Choice 3: FLT190 - Freshman Seminars in Literature

Natural Sciences – Choice 1: BIL107 - Introduction to Evolution
Choice 2: BIL109 - Human Biology
Choice 3: GEG120 - Physical Geography
Languages – Choice 1: SPA102 - Elementary Spanish II

I emailed Zhu from Miami and he said: People here are very diverse because there are a lot of international students but the students from America are mainly white. The culture here is not like Miami. There is not a lot of the Cuban influence. If you are extremely into frats and sororities then Miami doesn't really offer the full experience because frat row is not really that big esp. for sororities. I do not even think there are houses. A car is a must and I wish I could walk around to places. People at UM are cool and nice, a lot of people that go to frats seem to have fun though but I just prefer the clubs. The biggest thing for me is that the dining hall food is just whack. Most people are very friendly and down to earth. There are some materialistic people but other people who have a lot of money but are humble about it. Miami does have good programs and majors. Some teachers suck ass and some are willing to talk to you just about anything!

College Catalog

College website: http://www.miami.edu/
Catalog website: http://www.educationmiami.com/en/coursecatalog.aspx

I'll be going into the school of Undeclared Arts and Sciences. Here, it is required that I take: English Composition, Mathematics, Modern or Classical Languages, People and Society, Arts and Humanities, and Natural Sciences. I need 15 credits for one semester, so I'll be taking 5 to 6 classes in a semester. In Undeclared Arts and Sciences the above courses are a required area of study in order to recieve my BA, BS or BFA. Interestingly enough, I learned that the national norm of college students is to change majors an average of two times before graduation. So, I'm very happy I've gone into such a broad topic that will help me explore all different interests and that will hopefully guide me to my true passions in the arts and sciences. I'm very open to trying all different types of classes; however, I also know what I just downright don't want to be in life. By that I mean a hedge-fund manager or a cook and so on. In UM, they stress English Composition HIGHLY. They say its extremely important to be able to write effectively to progress through my academic and professional successes. The aim is to help me become confident and proficient at addressing the range of writing situations I will encounter at the collegiate level! GO CANES!

P2 to Meursault Essay

Life is so trivial and human consciousness is so cruel. It serves no higher purpose, no mission, and no meaning. People need to think that thoughts were made for a meaningful reason. Animals are unaware and they have no concept of self-consciousness and intellectual thought. Yet, when us humans are here with the cursing and blessing of consciousness- of reality, we need a reason for it or else it all goes to waste- to nothing. If one can’t connect consciousness and knowledge to missions and purposes then consciousness and knowledge become meaningless. That’s why I believe religion is a mere means of survival. I, however am an atheist, and it’s hard to live such a silly, ironic existence around such a serious population. 

Introduction to Camus Essay

During my eleventh year at Buckley, I had begun to explore the world of exitential nihlism- but my fasincation turned into a massive obession and this magnificient philosophy turned to become how i'd make my daily decisions, what my relationships were, what i did, and what my interal thoughts were. It was a philosophy that turned everything that was hard and complex into easy and simple- it was a philosophy that made me face the absurd fearlessly and live with it, just as Meursault has. The Stranger by Albert Camus and The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley will both mirror that of my life, Meursaults life, and the theories of existential nihlism. As Friedrich Nietzsche once brilliantly stated: "A nihilist is a man who judges of the world as it is that it ought not to be, and of the world as it ought to be that it does not exist. According to this view, our existence (action, suffering, willing, feeling) has no meaning: the pathos of 'in vain' is the nihilists' pathos — at the same time, as pathos, an inconsistency on the part of the nihilists." In short, existential nihlism and the above advocates force us to face the knowledge that nothing is meaningful except meaninglessness.

Camus Essay

Facing the Absurd:
My essay will focus on detachment and being an outsider. I'm connecting my personal life to the personal life of Meursault. It will explore questions such as: "Is Meursalt content with his empy, random life? Could you be? Also, the theme of alienation will be used to connect myself with Meursault. I've decided to use Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception as my second work. I'm going to use more than one quote from The Stranger, but one i know for certain is the last passage of the book: " In that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself- so like a brother, really- I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again." Ever since i've read that paragprah, i've fallen in love with it and have become twisted and enchanted with his words and meanings. My thesis involves the opening of existential nihlism and how it has become more than just a philosophy for me, but a life style and how this has guided my daily behavior and molded me: During my eleventh year at Buckley, I had begun to explore the
world of exitential nihlism- but my fasincation turned into a massive obession and this
magnificient philosophy turned to become how i'd make my daily decisions, what my
relationships were, what i did, and what my interal thoughts were. It was a philosophy that
turned everything that was hard and complex into easy and simple- it was a philosophy that made me face the absurd fearlessly and live with it, so empty and so happy. Most people wont understand this, but thats because most people are all the same and think the same. I dont and i wouldnt trade that for anything.

Meursault

       
Meursault just doesn't care and in a way it completely frees him. He's not chained down by the binding feelings of others- or himself. He's uninvolved towards life's trivialities such as shaking hands, smoking in front of the deceased, or telling white lies. He holds no bonds to established standards. And yet, in a way it also completly imprisons him because he's too much to himself. Being so disconnected towards others has left him alone. But Meursault seems fine with his loneliness. I once read a funny and true quote saying: "If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company. Not only is Meursault ok with being alone- he likes it. Moreover, why care when nothing matters? It seem counterproductive to care about something that's meaningless? Meursault's attitude is more than just a story line- its a philosophy. It's a way of life and a perspective of life. For Meursault it just seems so hopeless to care about such a mundane existence: go to school, to go to college, to get a job, get a retirement -die. When life, no matter what will always end the same- what's the point?