Assignment #1

Hey everyone, Albert here, and today I'll be writing up my first assignment. The topic of which I will be explaining is my stance on Humanities and Science. In other words, where is my standing on both spectrum's and which draws more of my attention.

To be frank, I really like both. In particular I have an interest in Astronomy and since I am a musician I would assume that makes up for the humanistic part of me. I also have an interest is Computer hardware and some of the inner workings (software) and I recently picked up drawing. For the most part, I feel that both are integral to our society. When the professor had mentioned how during the times of the Renaissance, that both worked hand in hand it sort of... I wouldn't say depressed me but it definitely hit a nerve I guess. Reason being is because I can't quite grasp why things can't still be that way. I don't understand why funding's in the arts have to be stripped away and just dumped into anything science related. Now don't get me wrong I don't hate science or anything, however, people would now consider it more of a "productive" means of making ends meat and giving back to our society and disregard the Humanities, especially Art and Music.

 Art and Music was and still is very important to us humans, it held great ties to the unknown, a lot of the awe and wonder which was heavily mentioned in class. That overwhelming feeling of wanting to reach the unknown is what drives us and our dreams. It is what makes us want to go out and touch the stars, makes us want to find a cure of cancer, or whether there is a god or not. To me both need one another in order to push ourselves to greater lengths and to find what we really thought wasn't possible TO find.

Also Music, Art, Reading, going to see a show at a theater or going to watch a movie, is all forms of relieving stress and are great fundamentals which help create bonds between people which develop either into love or friendships, because of the common interests of this particular song or this particular movie. Which is why it is every bit as important as trying to find whether there is other life out in the universe or not.

I know much of this seems a bit biased, I agree, I do seem a bit one sided here and I hope I am elaborating enough to hold a strong argument but something like this is very subjective and is based solely on our values and principles. I hold these feelings very strongly because as a musician, Music is a great big ol' part of my life. I really do need it because it makes me feel as if I am part of something, makes me feel as if I am losing myself to something much greater and beyond that of which a scientist could possibly comprehend, Heck, maybe they know the exact feeling in there own way, but I get off my way as they get off their way.

So all in all, Humanities is important but I also feel Science is definitely a huge part in elevating and moving forward for the better (but not always) of our species.