Members stjames Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 I gotta bust out a rough draft tonight, so I'm gonna need some music ideas. I usually can't really work with music on but if there is something that can stimulate my thoughts then I would love to know about it. Plus I kind of want a little distraction... P.S. Ask me what I'm writing about. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilSoup Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMTwK5ybtEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 I usually listen to my neurons rending themselves apart with anxiety because I waited till the last minute, but I hear classical music makes you smarter n'{censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members live-I-evil Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 What are you writing about?I can't really concentrate with anything that has singin in it, I get distracted by the lyrics. I'll do some of this:Or any other Dirty Three recording. Some of this:This:and anything by these guys: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRBain Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 When I was studying for my BA I tried listening to a lot of stuff. It didn't work - Music distracts me because I end up listening to it instead of working. However I did listen to all kinds of stuff in my breaks to chill out a bit, and I'd occasionally put some classical radio on or listen to some jazz tunes while revising. Has to be instrumental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cassette Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 something instrumental and sort of ambient, or something I'm so familiar with that I won't be distracted by the lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members companyman Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Bach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members meelosh123 Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 An ominous drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Riffer Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Miles Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirBlend12 Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Helios - Eingya. Really nice ambient that doesn't distract. Plus, it's an enjoyable listen when doing other things, too.Oh, and what are you writing about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Let It Burn... Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 I can't stand any music when writing / learning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stjames Posted January 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oh, and what are you writing about? So glad you asked. My prompt is as follows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirBlend12 Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 So glad you asked. My prompt is as follows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members schandmann Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Try early Nick Drake. Borderline boring, but works really well if you don't want to get too distracted by the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stjames Posted January 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hmmm. I could probably do something with that after a bit of thought but I'm not sure what I'd apply it to. What particular literature are you working with? I mean, if you're working with something somewhat dystopian then you could even use the text to back up the sort of, erm, "vibe" I get from that quote. If anything, at least you've got the freedom granted by interpretation, since that quote seems to be of the "It's what you make it" variety.I should mention that I'm actually an assistant at my school's writing center, so my inclination to asking a bunch of questions about papers is kinda natural to me haha. Yea the question is supposed to be very open ended, but they expect you to cover a lot of ground. I am not focusing on any certain type of lit because they would fault me for closing the doors on other analysis so I am just being very broad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirBlend12 Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Nice! I can definitely dig it when the idea of the prompt is open but also challenging at the same time (you mentioned using various sources, keeping the argument broad). Have fun, dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Eluvium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amarr1 Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 My Josef Suk or Brian Eno station on Pandora Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 When my friend writes law office websites, he listens to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratocaster202 Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 So glad you asked. My prompt is as follows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stjames Posted January 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Enjoying TOK? I wrote that paper last year, did it on visual arts. The most important thing to do is define what you mean by truth. This allows you to make your thesis/examples whatever you want. What I did was compare artists who strive to show reality with those who don't. In you case something like Dickens vs. Murakami. 19th Century realism, describing everything in great deal using metaphors (ie lies) to bring the reader to truth in terms of the picture it makes in their head vs. 20th century post modernism that seeks an emotional truth but leaves out whole swathes of plot etc. Now you have to put random internet guy(s) in your bibliography Thanks for the insight. So far I have sort of discussed the concept of literature as art and the imitations of the definition of art. Next I was going to tackle the correspondence theory, coherence theory, and pragmatic theory and try to examine them in relation to literature and art. I feel like I can use that as a good base for defining truth. After I get all that out of the way I was going to focus on fiction vs non-fiction and just ride that to the end. This post really did help me sort of find a better direction so thank you. And I am enjoying TOK. It's just hard to get into when everyone in my class sucks at thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratocaster202 Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 Thanks for the insight. So far I have sort of discussed the concept of literature as art and the imitations of the definition of art. Next I was going to tackle the correspondence theory, coherence theory, and pragmatic theory and try to examine them in relation to literature and art. I feel like I can use that as a good base for defining truth. After I get all that out of the way I was going to focus on fiction vs non-fiction and just ride that to the end. This post really did help me sort of find a better direction so thank you.And I am enjoying TOK. It's just hard to get into when everyone in my class sucks at thinking. Glad to help. That sounds like a good approach to me, just remember to stay focused, I think that's the hardest part with those papers. To that end, I'd suggest comparing a work of fiction and non fiction to each of those three theories right from the get go. Though you should provide a short 1-2 sentence long summary of each first. Otherwise you might wind up having a mini history of philosophy paper make up the bulk of your TOK paper. That being said I don't know your writing style at all so please take this as IMHO etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilSoup Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 no christopher o'riley fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted January 3, 2011 Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 i cant listen to music when doing any type of reading or writing. it draws my attention from the writing/reading and the task ends up taking a very very long time. i wish i could. it would be a little more pleasant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stjames Posted January 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2011 i cant listen to music when doing any type of reading or writing. it draws my attention from the writing/reading and the task ends up taking a very very long time. i wish i could. it would be a little more pleasant Yea I ended up just working in silence. I got a lot more done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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