I chose passage 4 as it brings a close connection to the world of art and also modern society as how it connects modern works to past works of art. It interests me a lot. I have never really taken into consideration what an “aura” is considered to be. In the passage, it goes into comparison to the ancient sculpture of Venus. Venus is a statue and a god that the Romans worship which also applies to the Greeks as it also is their god but in a different name; Aphrodite. It brings into depth how each sculpture is similar to each other but differently made, it could be simple things such as materials and it shows a sense of “aura” as to how each sculpture is similar but can be different in many ways. This connects to modern society as it is very similar to how photography changed the way of art forever. It interests me because how many works of art can just be in different degrees or angles and can change the photo and the expression or the work of art where the focus is different in each separate photo. In addition to this, art has changed a lot in modern society due to the ability of mechanical reproduction as people can just print works in multiple copies and make each and every one of the works the same as the original print which changes unique individual arts forever. I felt a little outrage from this because people can just simply purchase expensive works of art and just print them and sell them which devalues the art by a lot and makes it not unique anymore. If printing was available in the past, the works that have been valued in history would not be as special anymore because there wouldn’t ever be a 1 to 1 copy anymore. 

I believe the perfect tool is a calculator to simply scan an item and value it instantly. It could be the ideal item for people who want to collect and buy stuff and worry that they are getting scammed for it. It could predict if the item is worth or worthless and prevent losses and should be something that high-end collectors could deeply rely on. It could also scan simple items such as maybe groceries which can also help you get your money’s worth and avoid immense overcharges on items

I picked the passage on “Your education” due to the interesting things I understood afterward. I believe that the passage brings up a lot of topics that can relate to modern society and in addition, it also brings up the facts of how technology has affected the beliefs of children when they are young. In the passage, it says how the “television child” is attuned to up-to-minute “adult news” such as inflation, war, rioting, and taxes which definitely made me wonder and think about how I was raised up while simple cartoons that have propaganda about wars and also many stuff that can be related to an adult by having the cartoons teach me about taxes and inflation in many of the episodes that I watched. This made me feel very compelled towards this passage as how I was able to just simply relate even though kids right now in modern times have adult subjects introduced to them way easier and how that it was used all the time and could have even started at the time when television was invented. There was also a part in the passage that made me outraged by how the author decided to phrase it, “The child was an invention of the seventeenth century; he did not exist in say Shakespheare ’s day He had up until that time have been merged with the adult world and there was nothing left that would be called childhood in our sense”. This by far means very true but the sense of reality hitting made me outraged as how many kids these days are introduced to topics that have nothing to do with their age and how each of them is brought up with topics that have no relation with them and also influence them to think differently. I believe kids should live with the sense of knowing themselves and actually enjoy their childhood so when I saw this, it made me feel very angry as I knew that it was true regardless of time, it could be back then and it is very so now too. 

The first animation that I experienced when I was a kid was mostly Astro Boy as how it was very popular back in the day when I grew up and I had toys of it back in China, i really enjoy the modern look of the animation even though it looks ancient and dull but many filmmakers plus animators still use this kind of format for mostly the design of anime characters as the face remains the same. The other animation that I enjoyed was Steamboat Willie in 1928 by Walt Disney,  which was the first cartoon with sound effects as it brought a lot of nostalgia. It is most commonly used in funny cartoons which can be seen in Tom and Jerry and also many old cartoon shows that kids enjoy. I personally never saw this when I was a kid but I enjoyed the views of the very first cartoon and how the sound effects correspond to one another in the film. The 3rd animation that I got to enjoy was more modern and was introduced in the 19th century which can be used as a way to deceive vision by using strings to make 2 pictures combine as one. It is the thaumatrope, I’m not in too much of favor of this because it is very outdated but I do see the concept of it being used in modern animation due to the technology being very well-dated now. The last animation that I enjoyed the most was the zoetrope which could be considered as the motion pictures came by spinning it, it can create motions into works of art and make them come to life which is very similar to the flip book, this was the beginning of animations as it brought a whole view for people to enjoy.

The special sound that I never heard about sounds like the friction feeling when I wear my sweatshirt and lay on the rug while also turning left and right, the sound is very shocking and also gives me a shock too.

The simplicity of music can be more than just art, it is the rhythm of how the artist is able to produce. Music can be determined by many sounds and noises as it can either end in a high or a low pitch or simply just noises in general. Luigi Rossolo brings upon the ideas of music to be art due to the creativity that each artist can bring into the mix. It can be from noises such as roars, whistles, or muttering noises that we can see in modern music. I like the ideas, especially at the beginning of songs that bring a whistling noise inside which can create a suspenseful feeling rather than also enjoying what the music is trying to express. While I do like noises in music, there are also varieties that I don’t like such as buzzer sounds that easily harm the audience as they bring a shock to the audience which could have a lot of backlash. In the song 3, 2,1 ZERO, the composer brings upon many drum roll noises, whistling noises, and also buzz sounds which have 2 sides of enjoyment which can either be good or bad. Personally, this sound, this isn’t something that I would enjoy due to the excessive amount of sounds used in this song.  I’ve always known that sound can be considered art due to the ability to mash up sounds to express creativity. I’ve picked this song due to the ups and downs that this song can bing, even though I don’t like it personally but I can understand that it shows creativity, the way that the composer is able to add drum noises plus whistling noises and buzz harmonically and also in full rhythm can show the abilities that this composer has.