Ethics when employing Music/ Sound to for newborns’ development What is Medical Humanities? Medical humanities (MH) is an interdisciplinary between humanities and science having qualities and aspects of both. According to Klugman (2017), “Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary that is concerned with understanding the human condition of health and illness to create knowledge and sensitive health care providers, patients, and family caregivers”. Besides, medical humanities conceptualize “the creative and intellectual strengths of diverse discipline including creative writing, drama, art, music, philosophy and history in pursuit of medical, educational goals”(Kirklin, 2003). Considering the increasing technological advancements and increased productivity pressures, a question of whether we can maintain the required balance of caring and humanistic care arises. A problem arises of determining if health practitioners are in a position to deal with patients’ needs and if their education seeks to prepare their minds and hearts for this. Changes in technological advances in medicine as defined by Mann (2017), is anchored within the humanities and they include developing empathy and resilience, creating closer connections with patients, and ensuring long lasting joy and understanding…
Medieval Movement, Figures & Interactions Several indications are evident that Jewish mysticism and Islamic philosophy had a significant impact on Christian thought regarding God. To begin with, influential Christian philosophers like Thomas Aquinas borrowed, advanced the ideas of Jewish and Islamic philosophers like Avicenna and Averroes and integrated them into Christian thought. For example, the philosophy of existence and essence, individuals and universals which have Arabic origin, were later utilized by Thomas Aquinas in writing about God’s existence and essence (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2020). The influence of Averroes and Avicenna, particularly on metaphysics and existence-essence distinction, was the root of the Christian belief of the existence of supernatural being-God. Also, Christians believe in the theory of prophecies and miracles, which is a characteristic attribute of Jewish and Islamic philosophy. Moreover, the Eternity of the World was a Jewish theory that considers God as a ‘necessary being in Himself’- the eternal reason for the existence of the sublunar and heavenly world. Averroes termed God as being the chief mover, and His existence can be proved by natural philosophy. Thomas Aquinas later…
awakenings, as seen in the film of the civil rights movements Eyes on the prize awakenings is a documentary that opens with the earliest beginnings of the civil rights movements as the US emerged from the Second World War. Army of the black men returned home from overseas, a place where they were trained to become officers and poses other positions of authority. These black men were relegated to second class citizens. When they returned home, they were so determined to possess the power on their own, even with the resistance of the white am Americans. There was a lot of segregation, and the system was full of discrimination and prejudice. This essay will focus on the awakenings, as seen in the film of the civil rights movements, as it happened from 1954 to 1956. The segregation was seen in the daily lives of the African Americans by being denied equal access to public facilities and ensuring that the Africans and the whites lived apart. Most African Americans lived in rural areas, and so it was straightforward to keep them…
Music Part A In the song ‘La Donna e Mobile’ by Pavarotti (1851), the music is immediately introduced, with its theme being severally repeated. The song lacks a simultaneous occurrence in pitches, cords, and frequency, which is collectively referred to as harmony. This creates an impression to the listener that the music has either stopped or is incomplete. Texture may vary depending on the character and number of instruments or parts playing concurrently, which could be tempo, voices playing, rhythm, and harmony used. In this case, the texture of the song is light, with minimal instruments playing in the background. The melody is a disjunct evident from the halts the singer makes during the song. A disjunct is used in a song to segment a song and alert the audience of new verse in the song. The song, ‘La Donna e Mobile’ depicts a disjunct that covers a wide range as a way of capturing the attention of the audience. As the song comes to an end, the harmony changes slightly to introduce a new voice tone that takes the…
Museum Architecture The architecture used to construct museums has evolved over the years. Like the changes witnessed in other forms of constructions, the purpose and location of museums have revolutionalized to reflect different needs. Some of the designs adopted by museum constructors have to lead to heated debates as to whether the building should overshadow the decorative or monumental items contained within it. The new generation of museums has different features that either conflict the traditional concept of museums or serve a specific purpose, such as enhancing the marketing prospects of the museum. Architecture plays an essential role in the museum industry as an artistic, marketing, or sustainability feature that not only preserves art but also satisfies the needs of the users. Architectural designs have changed over the years to accommodate modern needs and sustainability. Historically, buildings have adopted the styles and designs popular within an era. According to Suzanne MacLeod (6), the time during which a museum is constructed influences the specific features included in the structural component of the museum. For example, European museums built in the 1600s…
Music Art Music refers to a form of art and cultural activity, and its medium is sound. For one to know what music entails, he/she must take into account some elements. Such elements include but not limited to pitch (that dictates harmony and melody), rhythm (tempo of the song), dynamics (Softness or loudness), and the sonic qualities of texture and timbre (which at times become referred to ‘the color’ of the sound of music). Music definition, creation, performance, and significance vary with a community’s cultures and its social context (Ardley 102). What is deemed as music in one community may not become considered as music in another community? Music, in most cases, is produced to relay information about the identity of a particular group of people within the society; it can be a song identifying with women or a specific vulnerable group of the community. Songs can as well become produced to relay information on the ethnic background of individual people. For instance, a song can become created to show the history of a particular group of people on how…
One Note Samba and Nocturne Op.9 No. 2 The compositions One Note Samba by Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 No. 2 are western classical that exploit diverse musical elements that include melody, harmony, and rhythm in communicating themes on social issues. The artists equally used form, texture, and timbre concurrently, leading to the recognition for the piece as classical masterpieces. As a result, familiarization with the contents is necessary for understanding the influence of the elements and mode of their integration into the pieces. In this essay, the paper compares and contrasts the musical elements of the two pieces. Comparing and contrasting One Note Samba and Nocturne Op.9 No. 2 After listening to the compositions, the first element of creativity that one’s conceptualizes is the beat. The piece One Note Samba has a sharper beat developed by the instruments, just as the case of Nocturne Op.9 No. 2. However, the pace of the flow of the beats vary. The pieces genre fits classification as western classical. One note samba develops the highly syncopated melody from the note that…
Games as Art Video games are some of the advances in digital technology. In today’s world, many people use video games daily as forms of entertainment. Video games are based on many subjects, including sports, fiction, non-fiction, action, space exploration, among many other subjects (Gee, 59).Personally, I am an active user of video games, as a firm of entertainment during my free time. Some of the video games I have played include No Man’s Sky, Fire watch, Mafia III, and The Last Guardian. All these video games are mostly based on art. Arguably, video games appreciate art as one of the best ways of expressing ideas and giving meaning to drawings. This is the reason most of the video games are based on art. Modernism and advance of digital technology have contributed to the fade of art and the rise of prominence of video games and cinema. Generally, modern art has been restricted by capitalism and restrictive policies by governments. However, video games have been branded as “a complete waste of time” by some critics who argue that their…
My personal and professional goals My personal and professional goals interconnect as a quality assurance officer (QAO). On the career forefront. As a QAO, I can interact with more people at a professional and a personal level, which is thrilling and enticing. What I love most about a QAO is the ability to find diversity in the day to day activities through interaction, management, and supervision of people and the use of technology. The role forces me to display leadership and networking qualities. I am happy that I have gotten a chance to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance and Management at the University College Dublin. I believe the course will assist me in enhancing my ability to interact well with others. Obtaining a GOI-IES scholarship gives me the opportunity of studying abroad in an advanced and well-structured education system, thus allowing me to get a better education than what I could get in universities in my home country. Besides, the GOI-IES scholarship will ease the burden of having to take student loans and other education financings for my…
Film Analysis: The Yellow Earth The film Yellow Earth is among the many of the Chinese films that have been produced to reflect different aspects of Chinese culture. In particular, this film explores the elements of Chinese culture before the civilization era. Regardless of directing the movie in 1984, Chen Kaige explores the production of an aesthetically moving film, that is composed of the various aspects of the film to enhance its realism as well as the aesthetic point. Over the years, the changes that have been noted in the film industry have been associated with the incorporation of technologically advanced methods of enhancing the world of art and entertainment. However, factors such as the western aspects of the film were evident in films such as the Yellow Earth, and this is also evident in modern films. Ideally, conducting an analysis of this film for the identification of the specific elements of films that enhance the aesthetics of this film contribute to the audience’s understanding of the construction of the film. First of all, Kaige explores the common themes that…