Thursday, April 19, 2012

Blog #8 -(CATW Practice Essay 1) - Is Music a good tool for health? (revise)

      Listening to music is general in our life. People enjoy listening to music. Even wherever they go like hospital, restrooms,stores,street,and so on, they can listen to music eaily. They think listening to music may be able to help feel better and make life enjoy. Can you believe that living without music in your life? I have never thought that. I cannot imagine it. Music was kind of best friend from long times ago. Music was good for our mind and soul.
  
      According to the article "Is music a good tool for health?", Elizabeth Scott said music has a great effect on our body and mind. In fact, there is a health care as music therapy, which uses music to heal. People start to use music therapy to help patients in hospital as pain management, depression, to promote movement, to calm patients, to ease muscle tension, and other benefits. For example, researchers said fast beats of music make people sharper concentration. And slower beats of music make people calm and meditative state. The research means music can bring benefits to our state of mind. In other example, breathing and heart rate may be affected by music. Music can help prevent the bad effects of stress, not only relaxation, but also health. So, people try to listen to music for bring a positive mind, helping to keep depression, trying to control their feeling.

     I totally agree with Elizabeth's idea, because I always listen to music these days. Even when I make- up, take a shower, walk on the street, go to school, take a subway, and so on. These days, I had chronic stress and felt sad, but if I listened to music, I felt like getting better. So, I love to listen to music and agree with Elizabeth's idea.

    In my experience, I had read newspaper a few months ago. The article was about music class in hospital. These days, Doctors recommend to patients to take music class whenever they want to take in hopsital. Doctors and patients listen to music as fast beats and slower beats and then they discuss about the music. And also sometimes they sing a song and dance together in class. Doctors think music is good tool for preventing patents' diseases. So, they are using music to heal. And also patients said when they take the class, they can forget that they are sick at least during the class. So, they are satisfied to taking the alss. They can keep tainking a poistive way like music. Doctors and pateidnts can have a conversation each other by music. The article was showing how music therapy is good for health. Even not only the patients felt good things from music therapy, but also doctors. In my opinion, when I read the article from newspaper, I was surprised and I think the music class need to be popular in the world. And Even not patients, other people can enjoy with music and can be consoled from music. I think that is how music therapy works and what is the music to everyone.

      Thus, Elizabeth Scott said music is a good tool for health, because music can bring a more positive mind, help control our emotions, and make feel better. And also poeple can react by music. So, I agree with Elizabeth's idea that music is a good tool for health.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Blog #7- (CATW Practice 2)- Individualism in Groups


         People can go through so many happenings in their life. Sometimes, some bad situation can approach to people who are in a group or who are individuals. People tend to have different behavior towards a situation.

        According to the article “ In Groups we shrink” by Carol Tavris, she said when people are in group, they act differently than they are on their own. If one person is in danger situation, the person will try to figure out by own-self or go to someone’s help. However when there are people in bad situation, they do not know how to act and hold back. Psychologists call this “diffusion of responsibility” or “social loafing.” People in a group become lazier than individual. And they think nothing needs to do for the dangerous situation, because they think someone else will take care about it. I agree with Carol Tavris’ idea that is people act different in different situations. I think that people who are in groups do not want to get embarrassed or make a fool by themselves. So, they tend to stay in the background.

          In my experience, I watched movie that was Korean movie. The movie was talking about that how people are selfish and how people do not want to be a fool these days. Main character was dreaming that he was walking on the street. There were two guys were fighting hard on the street. Many people were looking at the guys. Even one guy was bleeding heavily and the guy almost died, but the other guy never stopped. But the problem was nobody made the guys stop. They just cheered and watched the guys. The main character was shocked about that, but even he could not say anything. He was so confused by himself like he should make stop or not. He wanted to make stop, but he was scared of others’ eyes. He did not want to be a fool and get embarrassed, because that was not his business. Finally, He woke up and sat down the bed. After then, he reminded the dream. And he felt a guilty, because he did not make them stop. And he thought he was scared of others’ eyes, if there were just him and the two guys, would he make them stop? And why did no one care about them? It was really selfish and stupid behaviors. Even he knew it was wrong, but he could not do anything. After I watched the movie, I totally agreed with the movie that talked about how people are selfish and having different act in different situation. And also I thought I was same as the main character, because sometimes, I tend to stay in the background. I am scared of bad situation that if I am in dangerous situation, but no one care about me. What should I do in the situation? It really makes me be scared. I can be a victim. So, I think everyone should follow and should not stay back.

          Thus, people tend to have different act in different situations. If one person is in bad situation, the person will do something for solving the situation, but people are in bad situation, they try to ignore and do not care about that. They think someone else will take care about that. It can be big problem in modern life. I think people should follow and go with the situation in a group, because you can be a victim.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Blog #6- ( Practice Essay ) Is Music a good tool for health?



      People enjoy listening to music. Wherever they go, they can listen to music eaily. For example, hospital, restrooms, stores, street, and so on. Listening to music is general in our life. Many people think listening to music may be able to help feel better.
  
      According to the article "Is music a good tool for health?", Elizabeth Scott said music has a great effect on our body and mind. In fact, there is a health care as music therapy, which uses music to heal. People start to use music therapy to help patients in hospital as pain management, depression, to promote movement, to calm patients, to ease muscle tension, and other benefits. For example, researchers said fast beats of music make people sharper concentration. And slower beats of music make people calm and meditative state. The research means music can bring benefits to our state of mind. In other example, breathing and heart rate may be affected by music. Music can help prevent the bad effects of stress, not only relaxation, but also health. So, people try to listen to music for bring a positive mind, helping to keep depression, trying to control their feeling.

     I totally agree with Elizabeth's idea, because I always listent to music these days. Even when I make- up, take a shower, walk on the street, go to school, take a subway, and so on. These days, I had chronic stress and felt sad, but if I listened to music, I felt like getting better. So, I love to listen to music and agree with Elizabeth's idea.

    In my experience, I had read newspaper a few months ago. The article was about music class in hospital. These days, Doctors recommend to patients to take music class whenever they want to take in hopsital. Doctors and patients listen to music as fast beats and slower beats and then they discuss about the music. And also sometimes they sing a song and dance together in class. Doctors think music is good tool for preventing patents' diseases. So, they are using music to heal. And also patients said when they take the class, they can forget that they are sick at least during the alss. So, they are satisfied to taking the alss. They can keep tainking a poistive way like music. Doctors and pateidnts can have a conversation each other by music. In my opinion, when I read the article from newspaper, I was surprised and I think the music class need to be popular in the world.

   Thus, Elizabeth Scott said music is a good tool for health, because music cna bring a more positive mind, help control our emotions, and make feel better. And also poeple can react by music. So, I agree with Elizabeth's idea that music is a good tool for health.