User:Miguelsolorio

Bio
I'm 20 years old, new to the city, and new to the school. Moved from the Tri-Cities (aka - Eastern Washington) and am currently working to get my BS in Web Design. I'm working for a design company where I worked before I moved, and now work from the pleasures of my bed. I love Jesus, but don't stereotype me yet. I try to be open minded, considerate of other people's opinions whether good or bad and I try to be open with people. I love music, art, tattoos, Jesus and some history. Some of my favorite bands are As I Lay dying, August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada, Underoath, Flyeleaf, Switchfoot, Paramore, John Mayer, Red, Linkin Park, Hillsong United and Jesus Culture. You can stalk me, see what i'm listening to or add me on Facebook. Love watching sports, BBQ's, swimming, camping, Macs, meeting new people, and going to concerts.

Always Wanted To Schedule
Topic I have always wanted to go to Canada

Research Component I will be researching the history, monuments, facts etc. around the places I'd like to visit. and figure budgets to get there.

week 1 Start researching about Vancouver & Victoria, how it started, the big history, and the history of Canada.

week 2 Find out the more amazing history and what makes Canada unique and different. Also look for the main historic figures. Start narrowing which city I will go to.

week 3 Research what the culture is like now and compare it to how it used to be. What people wear, listen, eat etc.

week 4 Look for the main places I would want to visit around the city including the you-have-to-see-this.

week 5 Find out how when, where and how to get there. Maybe by boat. Find out prices etc. and start budgeting. And ask mom to ship me my passport.

week 6 Plan to go to either Vancouver B.C. or Victoria and take photos/video if possible.

week 7 Gather materials and plan outline for speech and prepare presentation.

week 8 SHOWTIME!!!

Midterm Assignment 1: Taste & Aesthetics
Among all of the art and figures at the art museum were many that I really loved, and even adored. From the Eagle to Wake, by Alexander Calder and Richard Serra, the pieces there are astonishing and inspiring. But there were a few that sort of slumped me and made me really think about the piece. It was the Wandering Rocks by Tony Smith and Curve XXIV by Ellsworth Kelly. One main reason these two seemed to me as different or in a sense weak was because I didn’t see or get the idea that it is imposing. When I looked at them, I tried to picture what the artist was thinking or what could have been a different outcome to it. I would just draw a blank and that just lead me to dislike these pieces.

With the Wandering Rocks by Tony Smith, I researched a bit and he seemed as if to try and imitate the famous Zen rock garden in Japan. It is a five geometric form of painted steel through quaking aspens. After searching for more and more details about the piece, I never saw the exact purpose in which he created it to be. The only thing that came to my mind is that, like he said, he wanted to create a piece that wasn’t too predictable and boring. Well I think he accomplished that, but from my perspective there wasn’t really any other reason for it.

The Curve XXIV by Ellsworth Kelly was somehow a little different. I never seemed to understand why this piece stood out to me; perhaps it could be the odd form in which it was crafted. Usually I would expect a tall abstract piece seated on a hill, but this was on a wall. After doing research I found out that art of this figure was not only in its form or texture but also in its shadow that it gave off. Apparently, not that I saw, there are two different types of shadows the piece gives. One from the form and another from the color of the clouds, which I found really interesting and made me think about it more and more.

So after doing this research I began to admire one and despise another, despite the fact of doing the research and trying to like the piece. The one I loved was the Curve XXIV by Ellsworth Kelly because of its form of art; it is not only in the texture of the piece but it was deeper than that. When art because something deeper than apiece in itself but uses it as a tool, I begin to admire and adore it. I admit it is a keeper for me when I find this in a piece of art. The one I still despised was The Wandering Rocks by Tony Smith because it just seemed like it was apiece created entirely on a fact, to be different than the rest. I find it foolish in my eyes and in my small perspective on art thus far. Who knows maybe a year from now I will understand a greater meaning for the piece, but for now I will put a IOU note on it.

Fallacies
Slippery Slope "Guns are like hammers—they're both tools with metal parts that could be used to kill someone. And yet it would be ridiculous to restrict the purchase of hammers—so restrictions on purchasing guns are equally ridiculous."

Allness/Generalization/Hypocrisy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlVZNxa8qpU