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My name is Jazmine , I am a freshman and this is my second semester here a Baruch college. I am a finance major but I want to change it to business management. Hmmm a couple things about me , I am a very easy going person. Im very chill and relaxed. I LOVE food. Im a hostess at a steak house and I very much enjoy my job. I am happily in a relationship. Alrighty moving on to what art I chose to represent me was the cover of the album Chilombo by Jhene Aiko. She is one of my favorite artists. This specific album represents me in a way because I really can relate to the words. I am very emotional, driven , strong, independent and confident and in this album it just emphasized it more. It is kind of like a affirmation to me in a way. Many lines from the songs in the album indeed stick out to me, kind of like motivation and like I said an affirmation. They make a very strong connection on how I interpret things about myself  Her music has honestly helped me be me. It is very calming and soothing. “it aint perfect but everything is beautiful” A line in the song Magic Hour, the imperfections that we witness about ourselves or anything in general can be so beautiful and actually positive. I can literally go on and on about how many lyrics can be interpreted. I definitely do suggest listening to her music, her old albums are all so great too !

 

Hi, my name is Stefany. Music is one of my favorite forms of art. Songs can hold a lot of emotion and meaning, whether they be positive or negative ones that listeners can hear behind an artist’s lyrics or voice. Music is also great since songs can be relatable, personal, and interpreted how a person wants. One of my favorite artists is Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio). So, for this first blog, I chose a picture of him performing. Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican singer, rapper, songwriter. I love his music because he has a huge variety of slow, sad songs and fun, energetic ones. I believe performing is also an art form, which is why I chose a picture of him at one of his concerts. He is currently on tour, and I will be seeing him in August, which is exciting. I also just like Bad Bunny as a person. He has a fun personality and is humble despite his huge fan base. I believe this post resonates with me because I love music and I like to sing. I also think Latin artists such as Benito keep me in touch with a part of my identity as a Hispanic woman in a way. His music also reminds me of my cousins, whom I do not get to see too often. We are able to bond over his music at parties or even just in our rooms. Because of music we are able to create memories which I love. 

Hi, my name is Helen and I am majoring in Finance at Baruch College. I chose to use Crazy Rich Asians as my piece of art because of the huge audience and recognition both the novel and the movie received. I am Asian American and to be able to see and read such a story come alive, I felt like that was beautiful. The cultural differences and traditional values that were shown in this story felt like skin to me. When I see the family reunions and gatherings, I get reminded of my grandparents back in China and the liveliness of family being together. My parents are no longer together and my brother and I are very independent sometimes I feel like I don’t recognize and appreciate my culture and background as much. Therefore, many people like me who watched the movie and read the novel have seen a new perspective of being Asian. It shows me that if they can do it, why can’t I? I saw both representation and progression in that story and I felt so proud and happy that it was able to make it to headlines and one of the best movies of the years. I am constantly struggling to keep a balance of my culture, identity, and language. My parents are immigrants and they have different beliefs than I do seeing that I grew up in the United States. I have learned to be patient, understanding, and grateful, and looking back, I would not want to change anything because they make me who I am. Even the word family is an art to me.

Greetings everyone,

My name is Brian Lazo Bautista and I am currently a freshman at Baruch College. I am from Queens, New York and this is my second semester at Baruch College.  My graduation year is 2025 and my major is still undecided due to me not specifically knowing yet what career I want to pursue in the future and exploring my options by networking at Baruch College. Furthermore, I am extremely excited for this Spring semester and more specifically my learning experience in the course ENG 2150. The picture I chose is a musical masterpiece by the artist Lil Baby. The name of the song is “The Bigger Picture” and it’s a protest song addressing police brutality and systemic racism in America in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. This track was released just days after Baby went out and protested on the streets of Atlanta on June 8, 2020. At the protest, Baby was a leading force, leading the crowd on his bicycle (as depicted on the single’s cover art) as well as handing out protestors supplies, money and speaking in front of the crowd when peacefully protesting  at the Georgia’s State Capitol Building about Justice for George Floyd . This piece of artwork resonates with me because it explained and made me acknowledge the powerful message of JUSTICE and the ongoing battle of the racial injustices in this country till this day.  The need to put an end to repeated senseless acts of police brutality towards Black people, specifically the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. To me, The Bigger Picture is a way to bring awareness to Black Lives Matter , Police Brutality and uniting all races together through the power of music. 

Hi, my name is Nashauna and this is my second  semester at baruch. I am majoring in Entrepreneurship as of right now. In this piece of art there is a grenada flag in the background with the words four, seven, three on it. Grenada is a country located in the caribbean and the area code is 473. This piece of art represents me because this is the place where my culture comes from. The way I was brought up ties back into the history of grenada. I love the caribbean culture, food, carnival, beaches, and everything else it has to offer. Grenada is also know as the island of spice which represents my personality. Sugar, spice, and everything nice.