Ashley Beechler
Dr. Higgs
Humanities 230
10/15/15
A Path for Perfection
Studying humanities is applicable to everyone’s life due to the fact that humanities means the study of the human race, human nature, and the definitions that refer to human-like qualities. The arts help with cultural literacy, because it helps us to understand the overall culture. This is how humanities helps everyone as a whole, but humanities can especially help with specific majors such as Biology. Humanities help me relate to other people’s pursuit for perfection. As a biology major, I will have to work with patients, and art, literature, and music is a way I can relate by learning how different people in different cultures deal with issues and relationships.
While …show more content…
According to Tia Ghose in the website for live science, the reason for why the Stonehenge was created is still up for debate, but most believe that it was created as an Astronomical Calendar (Ghose, Tia.). If this reason is actually the truth it would suggest that even back in 2600 BC people strived to celebrate summer and winter solstice (Ghose, Tia.). They wanted to celebrate the solstices so they used their scientific knowledge and their appreciation for the natural arts to create something that is still a part of our world. Despite the longevity of this monument it is still going to erode and fade, it is not …show more content…
There is no measuring tool for perfection, instead we have to analyze music on two major concepts: Pathos and Ethos. Pathos is having a lot of emotion and passion while Ethos is having thought and reason. I relate more with the Ethos because I like to do research and make conclusions off of facts. My roommate, on the other hand, would relate with the Pathos way of life, because she is a free spirit that sometimes acts before she thinks. Pathos and Ethos are used in a variety of different ways, it relates to how we act, the friends we have, and the musicians we listen. The personalities balance each other, because the world would never progress if we did not have the two types of personalities feeding off one another’s
Dr. Higgs
Humanities 230
10/15/15
A Path for Perfection
Studying humanities is applicable to everyone’s life due to the fact that humanities means the study of the human race, human nature, and the definitions that refer to human-like qualities. The arts help with cultural literacy, because it helps us to understand the overall culture. This is how humanities helps everyone as a whole, but humanities can especially help with specific majors such as Biology. Humanities help me relate to other people’s pursuit for perfection. As a biology major, I will have to work with patients, and art, literature, and music is a way I can relate by learning how different people in different cultures deal with issues and relationships.
While …show more content…
According to Tia Ghose in the website for live science, the reason for why the Stonehenge was created is still up for debate, but most believe that it was created as an Astronomical Calendar (Ghose, Tia.). If this reason is actually the truth it would suggest that even back in 2600 BC people strived to celebrate summer and winter solstice (Ghose, Tia.). They wanted to celebrate the solstices so they used their scientific knowledge and their appreciation for the natural arts to create something that is still a part of our world. Despite the longevity of this monument it is still going to erode and fade, it is not …show more content…
There is no measuring tool for perfection, instead we have to analyze music on two major concepts: Pathos and Ethos. Pathos is having a lot of emotion and passion while Ethos is having thought and reason. I relate more with the Ethos because I like to do research and make conclusions off of facts. My roommate, on the other hand, would relate with the Pathos way of life, because she is a free spirit that sometimes acts before she thinks. Pathos and Ethos are used in a variety of different ways, it relates to how we act, the friends we have, and the musicians we listen. The personalities balance each other, because the world would never progress if we did not have the two types of personalities feeding off one another’s