From the “sorrow songs”, we can see the resistance of African Americans to unequal treatment. These songs represent the message that the black slaves conveyed to the world their grief and helplessness and their desire for freedom and equality. These “sorrow songs” also record history and the spirit of African Americans. These are very important and worth remembering for them.

These few songs impressed me very much. It is the first one and I like it very much. I think it expresses emotions incisively and vividly. Even if I don’t read the lyrics, I can feel sadness. Bel Canto’s singing is easy to bring emotions into the audience.

Music can reflect people’s mood and character and also help us preserve a memory. Music recommendations make it easier for us to find the type of music we want to listen to. It can make us easier in music selection. We no longer need to spend a lot of time looking for a style. Because technology can help us quickly match the music we want. As Damon Krukowski mentioned that all you want is what you want. Music has different meanings to everyone. Sometimes we prefer to use music instead of words to express our emotions. People can also appreciate many feelings that cannot be expressed in words. Music recommendations can also allow us to discover more good music.

Ways of Hearing‘‘Love’’ , it tells how digital sound conveys people’s feelings from a distance. I agree with Damon Krukowski. He mentioned that feeling is built on the sound of the voices. Digital sound brings people closer even when they are in different places. In addition, the microphone can bring a variety of effects of sound, such as the distance we speak from the microphone. If a person speaks very close to the microphone we will feel as if he is right beside us. For our current online class students, the clear transmission of digital sound can make the course smoothly. Digital sound is convenient for people to convey their feelings from a distance. Even if we can’t see the other person’s face, we can feel what the other person wants to convey through our voice and tone. The impact of digital sound on people’s lives is huge. The telephone can convey the feelings between us and our loved ones through digital sound.

I think the most interesting thing about sound is that it can regulate and relax our mood. Many audio-decompressed videos are popular on the Internet. People tap or squeeze things into the microphone to make the sound diverse and this kind of sound can make people feel comfortable. This is also the peculiarity of sound. The beautiful and slow sound can also help people sleep. It can be found that the transmission of sound plays an important role in people’s lives. We are increasingly inseparable from the wonderful feeling brought by digital sound.

“Ways of hearing’’ describes the impact of space and sound on people’s lives. Krukowski mentioned that “people wear headphones to avoid ear contact.” Whether on the street or on the subway, we can find that most people ignore many things around them and immerse themselves in their world with headphones. I feel the same about this. I don’t know when it has become a habit to wear headphones before going out. Compared to the noisy roads and noisy subways, I seem to be more willing to wear headphones to isolate myself from the world, and no longer listen to each other better and lack patience with things. After a long time, it seems that I am no longer interested in the sounds of the city. People have become more chasing for quality sound. For example, we are willing to pay to go to concerts. With the development of society and technology, people began to control sound and make the sound beautiful. Although this improves our quality of life, it also leads people to always ignore the most primitive and natural things. We should open the windows and remove the headphones to feel the special charm of the city. 

I agree with Berger that editors of newspapers and magazines choose photos based on their perception to attract white readers. In the 20th century, most white editors would choose photos with black Americans as victims in order to promote the interests of black Americans and not threaten whites. It can be seen that the editors hope to stimulate the emotions of white people and try their best to resolve the long-standing racial problem. In addition, it can be seen that the race issue is still very serious about George Floyd. There are too many black Americans who speak out for racial equality in the media pictures. The world is working hard for the issue of racial equality. The choice of pictures is very important to convey information. If you choose not carefully, it may intensify conflicts. Even though the white editor’s selection seems to weaken black Americans, it helped the racial movement.

1. According to “Ways of Seeing’’, Berger says that publicity is to give people suggestions to buy things, and convince people that they can reach an enviable state after purchasing a certain product. Publicity caters to consumers’ potential demand for purchasing goods and arouses consumers’ yearning and pursuit. Through a large number of advertisements, the potential needs of consumers are stimulated or the actual needs are strengthened, which will stimulate consumers’ buying behavior. 

2.  Although publicity and oil painting have many of the same references such as quality and ideals. But they are quite different. Oil paintings describe the property and lifestyle of the owner, while publicity is a lifestyle that people desire. Publicity motivates people to fight for more income to solve their anxiety about money. 

3. One of the “dreams” he offers is the romantic love in the age of knights in the old castle. This image depicts a beautiful girl with a white horse. The image shows a sense of elegance and mystery. Let people see that and they will unconsciously imagine themselves as the beautiful girl in the image. This image is designed to impress people with memories and play a role in imagination, providing rich perceptual cognition to form unique visual effects. Let us understand in our own way. 

Berger argues about women nudes depicted in Renaissance paintings are images that please and obey men. I agree that men were the main force in society in the past. Women’s duties are to have children, take care of the family and obey their husbands. However, today’s female images are more independent and confident. Women pursue gender equality and no longer blindly cater to men. Nowadays, the images of women in life, advertisements or magazines are becoming more colorful. The image of women is not limited to the aesthetics of men. Some people may think that women are still pleasing men in magazines and advertisements today. But my point is that maintaining beauty is a mentality that both men and women have. Women showing their charms are also pleasing themselves and making themselves happy. In addition, the images of women in the media are no longer passive. On the other hand, Berger described that sexual behavior at that time was formulated within a framework. However, today’s sexual behavior and female roles are considered free.