User:AnnaComia

=Freshman Seminar=

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic


 * -Learn a song on keyboards/organ. (Killing Me Softly with His Song)


 * Research Component


 * -Origin/History of organs/electronic organ and biography of Norman Gimbel.


 * week 1


 * -Find a song to learn and play.
 * -Look for helpful resources.


 * week 2


 * -Practice song. (3 times a week for an hour each) Study piece.
 * -Go to a library look for a book/resource about the origin of organs/electronic organ.


 * week 3


 * -Practice song. Figure out chords, study rest of the piece.
 * -Look for an online resource. (about Norman Gimbel and organs)


 * week 4


 * -Practice song. Go over the song
 * -Search for a scholarly journal appropriate for my research component.
 * -Start outline for presentation


 * week 5


 * -Practice song.
 * -Catch up with anything.
 * -Revise/Add information to the presentation.


 * week 6


 * -Practice song.
 * -Research for additional information (Add to presentation)


 * week 7


 * -Practice the whole song.
 * -Gather friends and play the song to them.(probably take a video, add it to presentation)
 * -Revise/Add information to the presentation.
 * -Practice presentation.


 * week 8


 * -Finish up/Go over presentation.
 * -Add any additional information.
 * -Practice presentation

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
Among the sculptures that I have see throughout the Sculpture Park, the piece that I didn’t seem to like the most is Claes Oldenburg’s and Coosje van Bruggen’s Typewriter Eraser, Scale X. After seeing the sculpture, for the first time, I was curious why did the artists made this piece. I thought that the piece has a straightforward title and look; unlike most of the other pieces there has an abstract interpretation of their subject. But after reading some articles about the artists as well as the story about the sculpture, I realized that it is an enlargement into scale of the typewriter eraser itself. The artists’ goal was to make viewers appreciate the beauty of the piece or object through a big scale. I read that it isn’t the only and original piece that they have created, but there is another replica of the sculpture in Washington D.C. Oldenburg and van Bruggen have also collaborated in many other projects such as the Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Dropped Cone in Cologne, Germany. To create such large scale sculptures; I have appreciated their works better than I thought I would have.

I think that both artists, Oldenburg and van Bruggen, complement each other’s works. With their creative minds they have made pieces that would make people amazed with how large the sculpture is as well as the subject of the piece.

I wasn’t able to go back to the park after a week, but after looking at some pictures of the piece, I would say that I have appreciated it more. I don’t think that I was able to manipulate my mind about changing my mind, but it grew on me. In my opinion, unlike the other pieces they have created, this piece isn’t widely known and would make an impact right away to the viewer.

Midterm Assignment 2: Manipulation
The Swiffer Sweeper courtroom commercial shows logical fallacy by truth through irony and false dilemma, because of the idea behind why the broom should be neglected and hanged in to the product mentioned. The plot took place in the courtroom where the broom is accused of leaving a mess after it was used by the consumer. It has the fallacy of false dilemma because the broom acts as the villain and the consumer acts as the hero.
 * Logical Fallacies

Some misuses of language that I have encountered are from conversations that I had with my friends. I speak another language, and having english as my second language. I often think that the meaning of some statements that I listen to has a different meaning. With the conversations that I had with my friends, who also speak the other language, we had conversations about some things, once in a awhile, and as we talk to each other, we tend to lift words from statements and give another meaning to it.
 * Misuses of Language

Midterm Assignment 3: Always Wanted To Progress Report (100 words or so)
I started my project quite well, in the beginning. I took my time in reading some of the sources that I found online and looked through the piece that I’m learning. But as the weeks passed I had trouble finding some time to practice the song on keyboards, due to my other class works.

In the past couple of weeks, I try to keep up with my schedule and not lag behind and lose track. Currently, I’m halfway done with the song that I picked and studying the other half, as well as the chords. Hopefully, I would finish the song towards the end of the project with the whole piece done. Regarding my research, I haven’t started my PowerPoint presentation but I have some sources that I would be able to use. So, I’m going to try my best to catch up with my project and be done hopefully by week 8.

Final Presentation

 * Topic (10%)


 * Electronic keyboards/organ and the song "Killing Me Softly With his song"


 * Research (20%)

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 * 1) Internet site:


 * "electronic organ." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 01 Dec. 2009 .
 * 2) Book:


 * The World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. 22. Chicago, IL: World Book, 2009.
 * 3) Scholarly Journal:


 * Martin Cloonan and Bruce Johnson (2002). Killing me softly with his song:an initial investigation into the use of popular music as a tool of oppression. Popular Music, 21, pp 27-39 doi:10.1017/S0261143002002027
 * 4) Other (interview, TV show,etc):


 * "Songwriters Hall of fame - Norman Gimbel Exhibit Home."  Songwriters Hall of Fame - Virtual Museum Home. Web. 01 Dec. 2009. .
 * "organ." Merrriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009. Merriam-Webster Online. 1 December 2009 .


 * Your accomplishment (20%)


 * I got close to finish the whole piece but didn't got through like how the song was played.


 * Project Review (50%)
 * 1)What went well


 * The things that went well for me, is that I was able to at least finish most of my goal and learn something off what i have researched on.
 * 2)What went poorly


 * The things that went poorly with this project is that I wasn't able to be focused on my goal entirely due to my other school works and my struggle to finish learning the whole piece of the song.
 * 3)Future strategies


 * If i would be given another chance to do the same kind of project, I'll probably need to give more time to it (time management) and ask for people to motivate and remind me to finish my goal.

Self-Assessment
After being in this class for 10 weeks, I have learned many things that could help me in my future classes as well as the understanding the different things that is going on around us. One of which is the influence of something to a person. From class discussions about in and out of school influences or critical thinking to the message underlying rap music to its listeners. It gave me the opportunity to understand more of what are the different things that it could give to us. I have shared some of my experience about life regarding critical thinking, but I could have shared more of my thoughts and opinions about the topic talked about during class discussions. Another is about the “Always want to” project; I believe that I could’ve done better in terms of organization and time management. Hopefully, in my future projects I would be able to do it better and more organized, so that I could show my full potential in doing that kind of project. In the future, there are still things that I’ll be able to learn through what I do and from what I have learned in this class is an addition to my knowledge and understanding of many things.