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For my final project, I’ll be working in Ableton, a music-making program, to create individual “clips” of sounds played by various instruments. Students can create any combinations of these sounds to make a section of a song. They can make … Continue reading →

The Prelude opens with a delicate, descending flute. It seems to scale up and down in pitch in a very fluent manner, while a harp escalates the intensity of the music ever so slightly. Even the horn in the background … Continue reading →

When I was reading the excerpt from Marcel Proust’s Time Regained, one major point of his work stuck out to me. He stated that we essentially find satisfaction in getting back to where we started after some disadvantageous event occurs. … Continue reading →

When I confronted my friend and asked him what his thoughts were concerning opera, he gave me sort of a blank stare. “Seriously?” he replied. This response alone actually reveals a lot about many peoples’ standpoints on the age-old concept … Continue reading →

At first glance, comedy may seem like a sort of impulsive component of interaction that we process subconsciously. However, when the concept of comedy is thoroughly observed, many underlying factors come into play. Regardless of these components, most can agree … Continue reading →

I have chosen to research the fascinating Pirahã Tribe, a group of roughly 420 hunter-gatherers that resides on the banks of the Maici River in Brazil. What I found remarkable was the fact that this tribe does not know the … Continue reading →

One part of your autobiography that really stuck out to me was your explanation of how quickly time can pass, as well as our methods of dealing with the dwindling of time. When you referred to your decision to attend … Continue reading →

I found your argument concerning our differing perceptions of time a very interesting and relatable topic. I feel that every single person has different perceptions that are profoundly affected by one’s own emotions and experiences. For example, in your Microeconomics … Continue reading →

One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, over and over and over again. The incessant beeping of the metronome kept us together and right on time. As the players coordinated their movements, their collective shapes evolved into remarkable arrangements. … Continue reading →

The Silver Swan automaton has been claimed