Attend 1 live classical concert performances and write a summary of your experience, as indicated below in "What to Look For at the Concerts.” Date of the live concert must be current. For the most mileage, make sure that you choose different styles and genres to compare their traditions. They can be from any of their relative stylistic traditions. Remember that live performance is preferred and worth traveling to hear. Please MAKE SURE TO CHECK NUMBER 12 "WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT A CONCERT"The Concert doesn't need to be expensive or in a large venue. The live music experience can be a free concert in a park or restaurant. Before attending the concert, you may want to look up information on the composer(s), performers, styles, and pieces ahead of time. You can look these up on the Internet or in other reference sources. Be prepared to bring a notebook and pen to write down information from the concert.Include a description of the environment you saw the concert in. Was there something you learned about the culture from the performance or the performer(s)? Remember to include the following details:Date of concert.Name of Concert or Event attended.Place of concert.Type of concert.The name(s) of performer(s), or group(s).Title of the compositions and dances (if included).Description of any visual effects (i.e., movement, dance, costumes, stage scenery, director, narrator, and so forth).Description of music using specific musical terms (i.e., melody, harmony, rhythm, texture/instrumentation, dynamics, timbre, and form).Why did you choose this concert? What did you like or dislike about this concert and its environment?Choose one composition that you enjoyed the best and explain why (please add the title, composer, instruments/timbre, form, tempo, and anything else that may have added to your musical experience).Carefully read through the list of what to look for below and make any additional observations. Here What to Look For at the ConcertsReview the items below ahead of time, perhaps even bringing them with you! While it is important to be supportive of the performers and allow yourself to continue to simply enjoy the music, some added levels of appreciation and sensitivity can make your experience richer. Here are some things to consider and comment on in your paper. They will help you be more specific about your reactions.One way to experience a work of art or a piece of music is to be completely innocent and receptive, and be aware, in effect, of how your body, mind, emotions, and spirit are transformed. You can essentially become the work and describe your experience. Describe the effect of this performance on your body, mind, and emotions.A live performance can be a chance for the performer (and composer) to enter into communication with the audience. To what extent do you feel the performer or performers responded to what was happening in the room during the performance? (Maybe they didn't!) Do you feel they were intimate and giving or simply going through the motions? Did they seem to be in familiar territory or were they "going for it,” digging deep into the material and discovering something as they played?The performer's state of consciousness has an effect on what is communicated. Did you feel the performer and/or conductor was emotional? intellectual? expanded? contracted? transported? fluid? enjoying? at ease? What were your clues? Were your clues physical, musical, or intuitive?What visual elements contributed to the performanceWere you expected to participate? If so, did you participate fullyIn the playing, were there sensitivity and variety in the dynamics? Did the tempo seem satisfying? Was the performer comfortable with periods of silence or very low volume? Did you feel that the music seemed to arise out of silence or was it purely active? If it was an ensemble, were the performers listening or communicating with each other? Was it different during solos (if any)?Was vocal music a part of the performance? If so, what qualities of voice were part of the style?What musical forms or structures did you notice? Was there a good balance of repetition and contrast in these pieces? What aspects were inventive or surprising? Which elements were attractive?In terms of the characteristics that contribute to making you able to identify music as being from a particular culture, what elements stood out or seemed important? What made the music clearly from this culture? What else did you notice about the following elements: melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, dynamics, texture, form, cultural elements?If any of the elements bothered you, why? If you were already familiar with any of the music or players, how did this performance differ from what you have heard?Could you recognize a basic melody or repeating melodic patterns?While you are there, think about some of the typical concert conventions. Why do you think people clap? How do you think that affects the performer and audience?Who were the audience members? Were many from the music's native culture? Did they follow any conventions that struck you?How did your expectations affect your experience? Did you feel different or changed in some way after the performance? Would you recommend this performer or any of the music to someone else?How did having awareness of the aspects above affect your experience or enjoyment? If this is your second, is your answer to this any different from what it was for the previous concert? If you have attended both traditional and contemporary music concerts for this assignment, did this approach work well for both?

The clash of beliefs and values between cultural groups has created conflict since the dawn of time.For this assignment select two countries or cultural groups that are currently or have historically been in conflict. Then, research the conflict from the perspective of each of the cultural groups. Your research should include library, internet, and community resources. Finally, in a 1 page response based on summarizing the major issues and arguments of each cultural group. Your response should explore the role of cultural values, political contexts, and historical contexts in the conflict. APA Format , List References

Philosophy 1330Second Reflection PaperNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Introduction:From his glimmering conception in the woods that slavery is a soul-killing, and so dehumanizing and thus immoral practice, to his realization via Mr. Auld that slaves have moral (aka intrinsic) and not only economic (instrumental) value, to his affirmation after his fight with Covey that he is mentally free despite being physically enslaved, Douglass tries to live up to what he believes is his moral duty. This duty is to act in ways that uphold the moral value of human beings--to treat everyone (including slave owners as well as fellow slaves and himself) as ends rather than as only means.Topic:The topic is for you to reach and support your own judgment about whether human beings have a moral duty to treat themselves and others as ends rather than as only means, even when we have economic, legal, or religious duties not to do so. If we do have this duty, why should we uphold it even despite negative legal, religious, or economic consequences? If we don’t have this duty, why should we uphold the legal, economic, or religious duty that leads to the best consequences regardless of whether it is moral? Your support for these judgments must include at least one example from Douglass’ book where he treats himself and another as ends rather than as only means. Why is Douglass willing to live up to this moral duty despite consequences as potentially harmful as death? Why is he right or wrong to be willing to make such sacrifices for moral duty? Clarifications:No Plagiarsm Remember that your paper will not be judged on the basis its result but rather on how thoroughly you respond to the topic, the seriousness with which you have read and considered the book, how deeply you explore the ideas and questions presented in class, and how thoughtfully you support your own position.Requirements:This paper should be typed and must be at least four full-pages in length. Please use 12 font, double-space, and 1” margins so I can more easily write comments. Please indent all paragraphs, because with double space you don’t need additional spaces between paragraphs. You need only your own title and your name and date as headers. Make sure to follow the citation protocol for all quotations and include the page number, dont use outside quotations, you can only use the words in the book as your quotation