Book report(p. 220~224)

Book Report 1

Title : Building Green

Author : Lee Chan Seung & others

Publisher & Year : 능률교육 & 2003

Vocabularies : sustainable 지속가능한 meet demand 요구를 충족시키다 drainage 배수 bamboo 대나무 currently 현재 dirt=soil features=specialties on the rise 증가하는 rooftop=roof

Summary : With the constant development of technologies by humans, our eco-system got into a trouble. To solve it, there are several ways, and some of them are actually practiced: auto light-off system to save electricity, garden roofs, saving water, using bamboo for wood as well as recycling papers. With such efforts we might be able to expect a green future.

Comment : Through reading, I could once again realize how serious the Earth problem could get. At the same time, I was reliefed to see such active efforts to save the world. If there is anything I could do to save the world, I would be happy to help as well.

Is Art Art?

From the morning when we open our eyes, until the night when we lie down on the bed, we hemans live ina world full of various sounds. They might be the chirpings of birds or people chattering. John Cage brought such sounds into music, and expressed and shared his emtions one can feel from. His work is indeed form of art in such views, and there are several reasons for it.

Firstly, though it does not have the melodies or harmonies like normal music, 4' 33" can be distinguished as and art that has feelings. According to the definition of art in Wikipedia, if it can only let the audiences have feelings, no matter what they are, it could be defined as an art. In this case, Cage's art might not make the audiences to feel happy or impressed, but can let them feel surprised or curious. These are indeed some forms of human feelings we share. Therefore this should be considered as an art.

Secondly, this music has a point of view that people might miss; it is a friendly art. Being easy, some turns back towards this work. However, their attitudes are definitely wrong. The difficulties are not the standards to decide whether a work is an art or not, and should not be. To add, easy arts should be welcomed, not judged, since every people will be able to enjoy art easily. John Cage is the artist who brought the art closer to us.

There are various types of art in today's society. John Cage's 4' 3" was one of the forms that were a special and fresh was to listen to music and have emotions. I certainly agree that this is art, and would like to even compliment it as a wonderful one.