~ Music ~

Music. Can you picture the world without sound? Melody? Music to me is vital in the universe. It has such a huge impact on people. I believe that it influence peoples’ mood and behavior. Have you ever notice your behavior change after listening to a particular song? How about being angry after listening to a violent rap song or feeling calm while listening to a spiritual song? I believe that music affect us emotionally and on a subconscious level. Think about, how can a song inflict such strong emotions? It shows the power of words in a music form.

No matter where you are in the world, music acts as a form of communication. Even though you can’t speak the same language, you are able to express yourself in a way that mere words couldn’t do. Music in my opinion brings people together and allows them to relate on a fundamental level. In my paper I plan to express that without music the world would be a very gloomy place. I plan to interview people about how music has affected them. I also want to show how it has impacted events in history; for example, how some artist used music to lash out at the government or how it is created escapes for others.

I would consider myself a lover of music. So it will be easy and fun to write this paper. I would be a prime example of how music has effects on people’s life. This will make my audience feel more connected to my paper. I can’t imagine what it would be like if there wasn’t a song that dealt with everything you were going through. No matter where you come from, there’s a message in a sound that relates directly to you.

Color

Why is there so much emphasis on race nowadays? This question steered me to the topic of my position paper.  I believe that organizations shouldn’t be primarily based on the color of your skin. I understand that there is a since of pride about coming together within your race as a whole while striving to reach some goal, but I feel like this leads toward “typecasts” within these groups. In this position paper, I want to address how I’ve experience this type of division. For example, I was in an organization called SISTAS that taught young African American females about bettering themselves.  I always felt that anyone should be able to come together and be part of something that is set out to make you a better person.

I kind of feel like this paper will be a breeze. I will still have to worry about my audience and focus, but I feel like I’m headed in the right direction. It’s 2011 and I feel like everything is still segregated. When will people look pass the color of others skin and see them as regular human with different customs and values? I don’t see this happening any time soon because there will always be warrants about people based on their skin color. Even though it would be nice to see this, I am content on writing about how organizations should be broader instead of pin pointing a specific group of people. I know it’s wistful thinking, but I hope that people will begin to look pass black and white while asking themselves: does color really matter?