Kristyn Staley FMX211

Before this class, I have never found an interest in looking into opera. After watching this video, I am a bit more intrigued by the musical talent and emotion opera carries. Howard Gooddall goes into depth explaining a musician called Orfeo who makes a task of himself to travel to this underworld in order to be reunited with his beloved wife. The way he sings and casts this emotion through his piece of art in singing opera is truly beautiful and something that needs to be more appreciated. As time passes, opera has done an amazing job creating an impact on European areas. With this being said, Italy is painted with labels of those involved with opera which in my opinion is why I believe Italy is so beloved because of its uniqueness and its originality tying into opera. Goodall mentions that opera is the parent of the musical and the two exist and thrive side by side. This stuck out to me because it's amazing looking back and being able to relate the two after being provided more i...

Is the universe a simulation? It is hard to say because despite things that we believe to happen to us, we can never truly prove if it is a true experience. It is kind of freaky to believe and truly think about these kinds of things and how the things around us may not even exist. Throughout human life for as long we can recall, all we know is life and death and the constant cycle that we live by. I see our universe like an intense video game and we only have one shot at it before we are gone forever. What I connected most to this thought was the way we experience “deja vu”. This matter is what makes me believe we are in a simulation because that act of deja vu is what I believe to be something somewhere having the same thing happen to them as it occured to me, which is freaky to think about. There is so much out in the universe that we as humans havent even grazed across and with such knowledge of that but also the lack of knowledge maks me strongly believe we are in a simulation.

Free by Louis The Child & Drew Love Genre: Pop I enjoy this genre because I feel it is very relaxing and gives me a happy feeling and vibe! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xmZ7QcETBY

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First, I watched A Christmas Carol. There was an older man singing and everyone else was up and dancing around happily. I felt very happy watching it and the way the man sang and projected his voice in such a way gave such an upbeat feeling. The music going up to high levels as he sang also help keep the mood up and bright. I personally love Christmas and all things involved so I was already excited before viewing the clip. Next, I watched the Bernadette Peters Broadway Clip. This clip was a very different theme from the Christmas themed one. It told a story and had multiple singing in it. There was more romantic dancing yet the music was still upbeat. The women sang with attitude and spunk that kept my attention as they were being sassy towards the men that were on stage with them. Although it was not the same song, I noticed that the same kind of instruments from the Christmas themed one were used for the music in this broadway clip as well. This one also felt upbeat and happy as w...