Anderson, Gordon L. “IDENTITY AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: INDIVIDUAL IN COMMUNITY.” International Journal on World Peace, vol. 14, no. 4, 1997, pp. 41–48. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20752152. This article discusses how individuals are influenced through their community and upbringing. These environmental influences can positively or negatively affect one’s identity and character development. The development of the human brain is examined and explained how humans develop their brains more once they are born than when they are developing in the womb. This article includes four important rites of passage into adulthood and explains what they mean. I will be using this article to help support my claim about how human begins are resilient and their brains allow them to adapt to their surroundings. I use
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“Sonny’s Blues.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Spencer Richardson-Jones, 11th ed., W.W. Norton & Company, 2013, pp. 73-101. This short story is about two brothers who live in Harlem. Even though they both grew up in the same house, they both went through different paths in their lives. The oldest brother became an algebra teacher while his younger brother Sonny ends up in prison due to using drugs. The two brothers have a strained relationship and after Sonny gets out of prison, the narrator attempts to make amends with Sonny. Themes of this story include resilience, communication, and family relationships. I will be using this short story to help prove my claims regarding resiliency and using music as a coping strategy. I will be using direct quotes, summarizing, and paraphrasing multiple parts of the story to help provide evidence for my claims. I will be using the characters of Sonny and the narrator as examples.
Labbé, Elise, et al. “Coping with Stress: The Effectiveness of Different Types of Music.” Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback, vol. 32, no. 3/4, Dec. 2007, pp.163-168. EBSCOhost,
“Sonny’s Blues.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Spencer Richardson-Jones, 11th ed., W.W. Norton & Company, 2013, pp. 73-101. This short story is about two brothers who live in Harlem. Even though they both grew up in the same house, they both went through different paths in their lives. The oldest brother became an algebra teacher while his younger brother Sonny ends up in prison due to using drugs. The two brothers have a strained relationship and after Sonny gets out of prison, the narrator attempts to make amends with Sonny. Themes of this story include resilience, communication, and family relationships. I will be using this short story to help prove my claims regarding resiliency and using music as a coping strategy. I will be using direct quotes, summarizing, and paraphrasing multiple parts of the story to help provide evidence for my claims. I will be using the characters of Sonny and the narrator as examples.
Labbé, Elise, et al. “Coping with Stress: The Effectiveness of Different Types of Music.” Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback, vol. 32, no. 3/4, Dec. 2007, pp.163-168. EBSCOhost,