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  • hopefully making the world seem smaller
  • search and seek what you are interested
  • "Keep finding interesting things in Life"
  • Unplanned travel makes me feel alive
  • A piece in this intricate puzzle.
  • Always learning something new about myself
  • Would any one like to join my group for the extra credit project?  We need one or two more  people.  If you are interested, please let me know asap( here is my email as well:  bmitchell@ucla.edu)!  Have a nice weekend!
  • Sunshine and optimism mixed with caution
  • I choose laughter as my medicine.
  • good friends bring out my best
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A Universal Language?

There are many ways to communicate-- sign language, visual art, music, spoken word (in a countless number of languages). However, there are limitations: sign language requires that you have learned the language before (same as spoken language). Do you believe that visual art and music have these same limitations? I think that as long as the art or music speaks to an audience member (because art is supposed to be contagious), it has accomplished its task. Certain forms of communication, such as…

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Classical music today

In the 1800s, musicians believed that the music that they created represented a universal truth that they did not know. By composing and playing music, they believed that they expressed this universal truth. In our society, this belief no longer has any relevance. Classical musicians of today tend to have a more scientific approach to music. They are much more concerned with playing pieces correctly; they are concerned with playing the "correct" version with the "correct" emotions and "correct"…

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