Blog 7

Old Writing: Art has many benefits in the world. Creating art helps relieve stress. Activities like painting, drawing, sculpting and many more hobbies can lower your stress levels and leave you feeling clear and calm. While someone is creating art it provides a distraction giving your brain a break from your usual thoughts. Leonardo da … [Read more…]

Blog 6

My goals for my final draft is to make a stronger connection for my thesis and be more clear about what I am going to be talking about in my overall paper. In my essay I mentioned some benefits that art has for people but I should also tie in on how the world would … [Read more…]

Blog 5

Ideas: For an idea one of the papers I read asked for more advice on how to make their paper longer so I said, “You could add what art means to you. Do you like to draw/play an instrument, ect. Add that to the passage and talk about how different your life might be without … [Read more…]

Blog #3

The Ted talk I decided to watch was Can Art Amend History by Titus Kaphar. Titus started his speech by telling a story. He took his two sons to the Natural History museum in New York. At this museum is a big statue of Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy Roosevelt sits on his horse, proud, sitting up … [Read more…]

Blog Post #2

When I read over Southans essay again I feel like I got a better understanding of it. Working in our groups and discussing the text and our opinions about the reading made it more interesting. Hearing your peers thoughts makes you expand your ideas and it’s a good discussion. You are able to ask questions … [Read more…]

About Me

Hello, My name is Kadie Jillson and I am a freshman here at UNE. I am from a very small town in New Salem Massachusetts. My major is dental hygiene and my favorite subject in school is English. Some of my hobbies are skiing, playing basketball and field hockey, spending time with friends and family … [Read more…]

“Is Art a Waste of Time?”

In the writing passage “Is Art a Waste of Time” by Rhys Southan he talked about a concept that I have never thought about before. He was caught up with a group of people in a activist movement called “Effective Altruism”. They had a concept that, “..People who spend their available time creating art are … [Read more…]