Assignment:
Essay 1
In a 400 to 500 word essay, address the following:
Given that "music can be defined as the shaped sound between silences: the better the shape, the richer and more pleasing the sound," consider this question: What kind of "shape" does the western classical piece "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven make compared to the shape the rap song "Love of My Life: (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" by Common makes? (Both works should be available for free online.) In other words, what kinds of elements of sound and silence does each piece try to shape to maximum effect in its style of music? Where are they different? Where are they similar?
Review "A Beethoven Symphony" and "Hip-Hop and Rap".
For this assignment, use the Broward College library to find at least one scholarly article that you can use to support the points you make in your essay. You may use up to three sources in the essay. Sources have to be properly cited using MLA in-text citations and properly documented in a MLA Works Cited list at the end of your essay.
Essay 2
In a 400 to 500 word essay, address the following:
Consider the examination of romantic love conducted of the text. Then discuss which philosophical system presented more accurately accounts for the morality of romantic love: the morality of self-interest or the morality of altruism. Why do you think so?
Review "The Morality of Self-Interest", "Altruism" and "Romantic Love".
For this assignment, use the Broward College library to find at least one scholarly article that you can use to support the points you make in your essay. You may use up to three sources in the essay. Sources have to be properly cited using MLA in-text citations and properly documented in a MLA Works Cited list at the end of your essay.
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