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Your name: Oliver Freeman
Program (or project title)name:Exploring and Expanding in Art and
Music
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1A. Did your program (or project)include Art? -Yes,
studying art, doing art, learning the process of making art.
1B. If yes, how was Art included in your program (or project)?
-I
spent the last two quarters composing music and doing art. This past
quarter i have spent a lot of time learning how to and preparing my
artwork for presentation. At the same time, i have made it a great
effort to also study art for as i am doing here in Amsterdam. By
attending as many art museums as i can, i hope to better understand
what art really is. That it is more then just a picture or a scenery,
that it is the extension of ones mind and soul.
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2A. Did your program (or project) include Science and/or Mathematics?
None at all, except figuring out things as i hiked Hadriens
Wall, using a compass and map
2B. If yes, how was Science and/or Mathematics included in your program
(or project)?
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3A. Did your program (or project) include Humanities?
Yes
3B. If yes, how were the Humanities included in your program(or
project)?
I
studied art, and in art you find humanities, for example art
history. I
spent two weeks in England and a week in Holland. As i attended art
museums and walked hadriens wall i have been exposed to culture, to
life.
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4A. Did your program (or project)include Social Sciences?
(Major emphasis, Minor emphasis or No emphasis)
4B. If yes, how were the Social Sciences included in your program(or
project)?
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5A. Did your program(or project) include quantitative reasoning?
(Major emphasis, Minor emphasis or No emphasis)
5B. If yes, how was quantitative reasoning included in your program(or
project)?
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6A. Did your program(or project) include writing?
Yes
6B. If yes, how was writing included in your program(or project)?
I
have been keeping a journal and also writing lyrics for un-made music.
The journal is a good documentary of my travels and my thoughts
throughout my patience time. The lyrics are just something more of a
spare time thing, though i put my heart in what i write.
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7A. Did you use technology to present work, conduct research (including
library research), or solve problems?
yes.
i had to plan and schedule my trip to europe, i had to do research on
hadriens wall so that i knew what i was looking at. i studied maps and
directions. researched how to do framing of art.
7B. If yes, how did you do so?
without
computers, i'd have been screwed. my only way of contact to the world,
and way to figure shit out, so i guess more of the internet.
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8A. Did your program(or project) include activities designed to promote
critical thinking?
Yes
8B. If yes, how were such activities included in your program(or
project)?
everytime
i stare at a blank sheet of paper, options are endless. I try and take
things i see in life and things i read and collaborate them into my
artwork. lyrics that i write for my music is written from observation
of life. Life, figuring out life is my critical activity. figuring it
out and trying to create something out of it
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9A. Did your program(or project) make an effort to address racism,
sexism, classism, or other forms of oppression?
yes.
9B. If yes, what strategies or activities did you(or your faculty
team)use that worked well?
being
in a different country as brought up a lot of different views. i have
seen racism in a different country and how it is different, how life is
treated differently. seeing these things has addressed these topics.
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10A. Were there opportunities for you to do advanced work in this
program(or project)?
yes. advanced
work in my case is doing more work, is spending more time
doing my art
and music. i have always strived for success in my life, and i consider
everything i do advance work. i have tried to push myself this
quarter very hard and strong. this course has provided every
chance to
do advanced work
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This
information is needed for ongoing assessment of our Evergreen
curriculum. Your participation is extremely important and appreciated.
The results of this end-of-program survey will be used to help describe
Evergreen's work to accreditors and Board of Trustees, share innovative
practices among faculty and staff, provide useful feedback to faculty
and planning units, and suggest faculty development interests and
resource needs. This program review is one part of a multifaceted
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