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self-knowledge
testthe valuesand assumptions to create global citizens
equipped to assess received
opinion, make independent judgments, and value
the transforming power of the imagination.
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Youre going to live 60 to 70 years after graduating from college.Training is preparation for the known; education is preparationfor the unknown. The only thing we know about the future isthat we don't know much.Y , U Professor of English
Welcome to the University of Maryland andthe College of Arts & Humanities, at whose center
is a belief in the va lue of a liberal arts education.
At UMD, the liberal artsliterature and the arts,
languages, philosophy, histor y, mathematics
and scienceare spread among several colleges,
includingARHU.
An education in the arts and human ities was never
more important than it is in todays bewildering
and ever-changing world. As Professor Mack
argues so powerfully above, students need to
develop knowledge and habits of mind that become
resources from which to draw over a lifetime.
Studying the arts a nd humanities will open your
eyes, your ears and your heart to the world in al l its
wondrous variety. It will help you learn how to live
a rich, generous and meaning ful li fe as a citizen of
your local community and of a larger, global society.
Our goal for you is to BE WORLDWISE.As you journey through the next few years of
your college career, refer to this guide to help
you explore the values central to the ar ts and
humanities. On each page, youll nd one value
surrounded by provocative descriptors, questions,
quotations and a Try This section. Ponder the
questions. Challenge the quotations. Discover all
the opportunities this campus and region have to
oer. Stimulate your thinkin g about who you want
to be and how studying the arts and humanities wil l
feed your spirit and shape the rest of your life.
So take the chal lenge: Open up your creativity;
explore the meaningof life; experience the
joyof reading, writing, thinking, discussing
and, always, questioning; enter new worlds,
virtua l and real, and reimagine your own
as you deepen your knowledge ofhistory;
develop global understandingand discover
the richness of human diversity; expand
your compassion for others; dene ethical
action; test the values and assu mptions of
your own life and your own community and, by
doing all of t his, develop self-knowledge.
This book is intended to be a l iving document,
changing i n response to the ideas of those who read
it. I invite you to keep in touch with me by visiting
www.beworldwise.umd.edu to share your thoughts. I
look forward to hearing from you.
James F. Harris
Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
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What are thearts and the
humanities?
We know what we are, but know not
what we may be. HamletWilliam
ShakSpar (English playwright and poet,
15641616)
Not to ollow in the ootsteps o
the masters, but to seek what they
sought.matSo BaSho (Japanese poet,
16441694)
At Maryland, the humanities and the
arts are deeply engaged with each
other. Not only do many humanities
disciplines take the arts as their object
of study, and the arts draw on the
humanities, but some faculty and stu-
dents are experts in both, creating new
works of art and studying and writing
about the arts.
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Heres to the crazy ones, the misfts, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes ... the ones
who see things dierentlythey're not ond o rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, gloriy or viliy them,
but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things. They push the human race orward, and
while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that
they can change the world, are the ones who do.Stv JoBS (American entrepreneur, Apple co-founder, b 1955)
The Humanities
The humanities take human experience and
its expression in texts and artifacts as a eld
of reection, investigation and creation in a
search for new ways of seeing, connecting a nd
making meaning, explains David Sicilia, associ-
ate professor of history.
At the University of Maryland, t he humanities
include: English and foreign languages, l iteraturesand cultures; philosophy; history; and the history,
criticism and theory of the visual a nd perform-
ing ar ts. The humanities often overlap with the
concerns and methods of the social sciences (for
example, sociology) as they do in the interdis-
ciplinary elds of American studies, womens
studies and communication. Sometimes they
interact with the sciences and technology, as inour Department of Linguistics or the Maryland
Institute for Technology in the Humanities.
As the humanities are concerned with meaning,
says Professor Kent Cartwright, chai r of English,
they are the fundamental di sciplines for creating
and understanding human va lue.
The Arts
The arts you can practice at the University of
Maryland include: creative writing; the visual ar ts
such as painting, sculpture, printmakin g, photog-
raphy, design and digital a rt; and the performing
arts such as da nce, music and theatre.
The arts are not just a nice thin g to have or to do if
there is free time or if one can aord it, says First
Lady Michelle Obama. Rather, paintings a ndpoetry, music ... design and dialogue, they al l dene
who we are as a people and provide an account of
our history for the next generation.
The Future
At the beginnin g of the 21st century, we stand at a
moment of amazing t ransformation as the digital
revolution overturns accustomed ways of act-
ing and interacting in a ll aspects of our lives. In
digital media, the arts and humanities are nding
new outlets and, most importantly, new forms of
expression, which in turn are changin g what the
arts and humanities are. In classes and at cen-
ters of research and creativity like the Maryland
Institute for Technology in the Humanities a nd
the Clarice Smith Performing Ar ts Center, you
will par ticipate in experiments in new media and
in lively debate about their implications for society
and, even, what it means to be human.
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1.What is creativity? Does it
work in similar ways across
the range of human pursuits?
2. How do we as a culture foster
the conditions for creativity?
3. Do I think outside the box?
Am I willing to try something
new, and fail at it?
4. What res my imagination?
What inspires me?Audition or a production at theClarice Smith Perorming Arts
Center Reimagine your world by
creating an avatar in Second Lie
(www.secondlife.com) Attend
a concert at Strathmore (www.
strathmore.org) Submit your
poetry, fction or artwork to Stylus
(www.styluslit.org)
I they give you
ruled paper, write the
other way.Jan ramn
Jimnz (Spanish poet, UMD
professor 194851, 1956 Nobel Prize for
Literature recipient, 18811958)
I can't understand why people are
rightened by new ideas. I'm rightened
o old ones.John ag (American avant-garde
composer, 19121992)
The speed with which people can rid
themselves o their imagination is as awesome
as the speed o not having it. Its amazing how
much time we waste putting it away, when
we could be having it.liz lrman (UMD alumna,
dance, choreographer, founder of the Liz Lerman Dance
Exchange, MacArthur Genius Award winner)
The creative is the place where no one else
has ever been. You have to leave the city o
your comort and go into the wilderness oyour intuition. What you'll discover will be
wonderul. What you'll discover is yoursel.
alan alda (American actor, b 1936)
Art ain't about paint. It aint about canvas.
Its about ideas. Too many people died without
ever getting their mind out to the world.
thornton dial Sr. (American folk artist, b 1928)
I you're not living on the edge, you're taking
up too much space.anonymoS
The aim o art is to represent not the outward
appearance o things, but their inward
signifcance.ariStotl(Greek philosopher,
scientist and physician, 384322 BC)
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Its the wanting to know that makes us
matter. Arcadiatom Stoppard(British
playwright, b 1937)
Art is part o survival; art is part o the
human spirit, an unquenchable expression
o who we are. Art is one o the ways in
which we say, I am alive, and my lie has
meaning.karl palnak(Pianist, conductor,
director of Music Division at Boston Conservatory)
I continue to work with the materials I have,
the materials I am made o. With eelings,
beings, books, events, and battles, I am
omnivorous. I would like to swallow the
whole earth. I would like to drink the whole
sea.paBlo nrda (Chilean poet, diplomat and
politician, 19041973)
Those who danced were thought to be quite
insane by those who could not hear the
music.angla mont (unknown)
The purpose o lie is not to be happy.
It is to be useul, to be honorable, to be
compassionate, to have it make some
dierence that you have lived and lived
well.ralph Waldo mrSon (American poet,
lecturer and essayist, 18031882)
expression
interpretatio
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passion
purpose
Tour the campus art galleries Visit the
Library o Congress or the National Archives
(www.loc.govorwww.archives.gov)
See an opera at the Kennedy Center or
Maryland Opera Studio (www.kennedy-
center.org) Attend a Writers Here &
Now reading (www.english.umd.edu)
meaning
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The thing I hate about an
that it always interrupts
g.k. hStrton(English-b
poet, 18741936)
There is a crack in everyt
light gets in.lonard
songwriter, poet and novelist,
Be patient toward all tha
your heart and try to lov
themselves Live the qu
you will then, gradually,
live along some distant d
Letters to a Young Poetrain
German poet, 18751926)
Wo
ree
oe
Where do I nd joy?
What makes me laugh?
How do I feed my curiosity?
What gives me hope?
Wisdom begins in wonder.SoratS
(Greek philosopher, 470399 BC)
The capacity or delight is the git o paying
attention.Jlia margart amron
(British photographer, 18151879)
The master in the art o living makes little distinction
between his work and his play, his labor and his
leisure, his mind and his body, his education and
his recreation, his love and his religion. To him he
is always doing both.Bddha (Indian Prince Gautama
Siddharta, founder of Buddhism, 563483 BC)
I like nonsenseit wakes up the brain cells.
Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a
way o looking at lie through the wrong end o a
telescope.thodor giSl (Dr Seuss, American writer
and cartoonist, 19041991)
The soul should always stand ajar.
mily dikinSon (American poet, 1830-1886)
[Humanity] has unquestionably one really eective
weaponlaughter. Power, Money, Persuasion,
Supplication, Persecutionthese can
lit at a colossal humbugpush it a
littlecrowd it a littleweaken ita little, century by century; but
only Laughter can blow it to
rags and atoms at a blast.
Against the assault o
Laughter nothing can
stand."mark tWain
wondercuriosiy
playope
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Catch a perormance o Sketchup or Erasable Inc. on
the steps o McKeldin Library Volunteer with a UMD
community service-learning program (www.csl.umd.edu)
Participate in the National Cherry Blossom Festival (www.
nationalcherryblossomfestival.org) Stretch out in
the sun on the UMD Mall and read or un
joTRY
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The thing I hate about an argument is
that it always interrupts a discussion.
g.k. hStrton(English-born Gabonese writer
and poet, 18741936)
There is a crack in everything / Thats how the
light gets in.lonard ohn (Canadian folk singer,songwriter, poet and novelist, b 1934)
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in
your heart and try to love the questions
themselves Live the questions now. Perhaps
you will then, gradually, without noticing it,
live along some distant day into the answers.
Letters to a Young Poetrainr maria rilk
(Austro-German poet, 18751926)
The real voy
seeking new
eyes.mar
18711922)
Believe noth
person said itest and jud
Gautama Siddh
We need n
be really bot
is it since yo
something i
Fahrenheit 451
fiction writer, b
Tackle a research project Apply or an internship Join the campus debate group (www.
studentorg.umd.edu/debate) Attend a Creative Dialogue at the Clarice Smith Perorming
Arts Center (www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu)
argument is
discussion.
orn Gabonese writer and
hing \ Thats how the
hn (Canadian folk singer,
1934)
is unsolved in
the questions
stions now. Perhaps
ithout noticing it,
ay into the answers.
r maria rilk (Austro-
The real voyage o discovery consists not in
seeking new landscapes, but in having new
eyes.marl proSt (French novelist and author,
18711922)
Believe nothing just because a so-called wise
person said it. Believe only what you yourseltest and judge to be true.Bddha (Indian Prince
Gautama Siddharta, founder of Buddhism, 563483 BC)
We need not to be let alone. We need to be
really bothered once in a while. How long
is it since you were really bothered? About
something important, about something real?"
Fahrenheit 451ray BradBry (American science
fiction writer, b 1920)
3. How do I live with uncertainty
and ambiguity?
[ ]
[ ][ ]
inquiryopeess
discussionuceraiy
Questionin
g
try this
2. Am I always open to discussion?
1. Do I question received opinion?
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HeRItage DIscoveRy InteRpRetatIon analysIs
Visit the Smithsonian Museum o American
History or Anacostia Community Museum
(www.americanhistory.si.eduor www.anacostia.si.edu) Take a history or art history course
Read Howard ZinnsAPeoplesHistoryofthe
UnitedStates Interview your grandparents or
an older riend about their lives (preserve it at
www.storycorps.net)
TryThis
1. Do I seek out knowledge of
the past as I form opinions
about my world and the
places to which I travel?
2. How does my heritage aect
the way I think and act?
3. Who gets to tell history?
We cannot escape our origins, however
hard we try, those origins which contain
the keycould we but fnd itto all that we
later become.JamS BaldWin (American writer,
19241987)
History is the only laboratory we have in which
to test the consequences o thought.tinn
gilSon (French philosopher and historian, 18841978)
Where we come rom in America no longer
signifes. It's where we go, and what we do
when we get there, that tells us who we are.
Joy arol oatS (American writer, b 1938)
The historical sense involves a perception, not
only o the pastness o the past, but o its
presence.t.S. liot (American poet, 18881965)
History is merely a list o surprises. It can
only prepare us to be surprised yet again.
krt vonngt (American writer, 19222010)
The story is one o the basic tools invented
by the human mind or the purpose o
understanding. There have been great societies
that did not use the wheel, but there have been
no societies that did not tell stories.rSla k.
lgin (American science fiction writer, b 1929)
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Take an American studies course Participate in a study abroad program Enjoy the
cultural activities at the annual Smithsonian Folklie Festival (www.festival.si.edu) Watch
a session o the U.S. Congress (www.visitthecapitol.gov/visit)
What does it mean to be American
in an age of globalization?
How do I keep my sense of myself and
my past in a multicultural world?
What do I need to know to live
in a global community?
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GLOBALUNDERSTANDING
All men are caught in an inescapable network o
mutuality.martin lthr king Jr. (American civil rights
leader, 19291968)
Global citizenship is a wonderul term, a euphoric
coinage that allows one to think beyond borders,
beyond ethnic ties, beyond identities to place and
region.Sangta ray (UMD professor of English)
Never doubt that a small group o thoughtul,
committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is
the only thing that ever has."margart mad (American
anthropologist, 19011978)
We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone
in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders.
maya anglo (American poet, b 1928)
What the humanities do really is give you a view
o the world that allows you to think about the
importance o ideas, the importance o history in
peoples lives, the importance o culture and the way
in which people work as a community and understand
each other as a community.maria otro (UMD alumna,
English; US undersecretary of state for democracy and global
affairs, 2009 to present)
We cannot say we know something until we
understand the eects o this knowledge on real
people and their communities. Knowledge carries
with it the responsibility to see that it is well used in
the world.david orr (American environmental studies and
politics professor, writer, entrepreneur)
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empathyunderstandingpatienceacceptance
Does studying the arts and humanities
make us more compassionate?
th
Do I try to understand others
before making myself understood?
tw
n
Am I patient with others
and with myself?
Donate your time to America Reads*America Counts (www.arac.umd.edu) Plan an alternative
spring break with Habitat or Humanity or Greenpeace (www.habitat.orgorwww.greenpeace.org)
Help a new riend in need Volunteer at the DC Central Kitchen (www.dccentralkitchen.org)
I you want others to be happy, practice
compassion. I you want to be happy, practice
compassion.th dalai lama (head of state and
spiritual leader of Tibet, 1989 Nobel Peace Prize recipient,
b 1935)
You know, there's a lot o talk in this country
about the ederal defcit. But I think we should
talk more about our empathy defcitthe
ability to put ourselves in someone else's
shoes; to see the world through the eyes o
those who are dierent rom us. When you
think like thiswhen you choose to broaden
your ambit o concern and empathize with the
plight o others, whether they are close riends
or distant strangersit becomes harder not to
act, harder not to help."Barak oBama (44th
president of the United States, b 1961)
Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that
are gentle and tender, or tomorrow we may
have to eat them.morriS dall (American
congressman, 19221998)
Everything that irritates us about others can
lead us to an understanding o ourselves.
arl gStav Jng (Swiss psychiatrist, 18751961)
A good head and a good heart are always a
ormidable combination.nlSon mandla
(South African statesman and president of South Africa
from 19941999, 1993 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, b 1918)
try
this
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Make a dierence about something other than
yourselves.toni morriSon (American writer and
teacher, 1988 Pulitzer Prize and 1993 Nobel Prize for
Literature recipient, b1931)
Let us not look back in anger or orward in
ear, but around in awareness."JamS thrBr
(American writer and cartoonist, 18941961)
Have you learned the lessons only o those who
admired you, and were tender with you, and
stood aside or you? / Have you not learned
great lessons rom those who braced themselves
against you, and disputed passage with you?"
Walt Whitman (American poet, 18191892)
I a man does not keep pace with hiscompanions, perhaps it is because he hears a
dierent drummer. Let him step to the music
which he hears, however measured or ar
away.hnry david thora (American essayist,
poet and philosopher, 18171862)
Its not easy to know what is true or you or me
at twenty-two, my age. But I guess I m whatI eel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you.
langSton hghS (American writer and poet,
19021967)
There is nowhere you can go and only be with
people who are like you. Give it up.Brni
JohnSon ragon (American musician, b 1942)
try thiS
diversityawaReness appRecIatIon engagement InclusIveness
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Attend one o the LGBT lecture series events Join a
campus MICA group (www.union.umd.edu/diversity)
Visit the David C. Driskell Center (www.driskellcenter.
umd.edu) Seek out conversation with a ellow
student whose ideas and background dier rom yours
1. What is the value of understanding
multiple points of view?
2. How do I appreciate and celebrate
diversity?
3. In my day-to-day life, how can I
engage ideas that dier from mine?
4. How can I help create a supportive,
diverse community?
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ImgonnabetheJohnnyAppleseedofsou
nds.
Cruisingrandominterstatesandcitystreets,
rockinadrop-topCadillacwithabigbackseat,
packinglikethirteenbrownpaperWal-M
artbags
fullofloadedmock
ingbirds.
AndIllgeteverybody.
Illgetthenitwitonthenetworknews,saying:
Wellbebackinamomentwithmoreonth
ecrisis.
Illgetsomeassholeatawateringhole
askingwhatbrand
theiceis.
Illgetthatladyatthelaundromat
whoalwaysseems
toknowwhatbeingniceis.
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onnacatchmock
ingbirds.
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onnatrapmockingbirds,allacrossthe
nation
andputthemg
entlyi
ntomasonjars
likemockingbirdMolo
tovcocktails.
AndasIdrivethroughaneighborhood,say,
wherepeoplegottalo
tta
IlltakeamockingbirdIcaughtinaneighbo
rhood
wherefolksaintgotnada
andjustletitgo,ykn
owUpgoesthebird,
outcomethewords:
Juanito!Juanito!Ven
teacomer,mihijo!!
MockingbirdsaretheMCsoftheanimalkingdom
theylisten,andmimic,andremixwhatth
eylike,
theyrockthemic.
Outsidemywindoweverymorning
Icanhearthemsin
g
thesoundsofthec
aralarms
liketheyweresongsofspring.
Imean:ifyoucantalkit,
amockingbirdcan
squawkit.
Socheckit:
Mockingbirdsarebad
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ockingbird
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Illgetyourpostman
makingdinnerplans
IllgetanESLclassinChinatown,learnin
g:
Itsraining,itspo
uring
Illputamockingb
irdonalate-nighttrain
justtogetanoldm
ansnoring.
Illgetyourex-loverwishingsomeoneelsegoodmorning.
CuzIllgeteveryonesgoodmornings,
Idontcarehowyo
umakeem:
Aloha.Konnichiwa.Shalom.Asalaamma
laikum.
Illgetuptowngurus,downtownteachers,
broke-assartists,a
nddealers,andFilipinopreachers.
Leafblowers,bartenders,boobjobdoctors,
hooligans,garbage
men,yourlocalCongre
ssman
andthespotlightg
uysintheoverheadhelicopters.
Illgetthelasttimey
oulied.
Illget:Honey,
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ivemethefrikkinT.V.
Guide
Illgetalonelylittlesentencesomerealbad
judgmentinit:
Yeah,
Iguessyoucouldcomeinsidebutonlyforaminute.
AndImonthis.Im
onthistilthewholet
hingspreads
withchatroomsandcopycatsandmoms,maybe,
tuckingkidsintob
ed,singing:Hushlittle
baby,d
ontsaya
wordwaitforthe
manwiththemockingb
irds.
Andthencomethe
newscrews,andthem
an-on-the-street
interviewsandthe
letterstotheeditore
verybodyasking:
Justwhoisresponsibleforthiscitywide,
nationwide,mockingbirdcacophony?
Andsomebodysnallygonnatipthecity
council
ofWashingtonD.C
.otome
andtheylloermeakeytothecity,
agold-plated,over
-sizedkeytothecity,
andthatsallIneed,cuzifIgetthatIcan
unlocktheair.
Illlistenforwhatsmissing
andIllputitthere
.
Everybodygetsheard
,everybodygetsthis
onehonestmockingb
ird
asawitness.
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The act o acting morally is behaving
as i everything we do matters.gloria
Stinm (American writer and activist, b 1935)
It is not always the same thing to be a
good man and a good citizen. Nicomachean
EthicsariStotl (Greek philosopher, scientist and
physician, 384322 BC)
How is one to live a moral and compassionate
existence when one is ully aware o the blood,
the horror inherent in lie, when one fndsdarkness not only in one's culture but within
onesel? I there is a stage at which an individual
lie becomes truly adult, it must be when one
grasps the irony in its unolding and accepts
responsibility or a lie lived in the midst o such
paradox. Arctic DreamsBarry lopz (American writer,
b 1945)
Truth burns up error.SoJornr trth (American
abolitionist and womens rights activist, 1797-1883)
Don't say you don't have enough time. You have
exactly the same number o hours per day that were
given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother
Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jeerson and Albert
Einstein.h. JakSon BroWn (American writer, author ofLie's
Little Instruction Book)
The essence o immorality is the tendency to make an
exception o mysel.Jan addamS (American pacifist, social
worker and founder of Hull House in Chicago, 18601935)
respec
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honesty
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service
oe How do I practice respect?
Am I honest with others?
Wo How can I live a moral life
day by day over a lifetime?
ree Do knowledge andreason guide my actions?
Campaign or a seat on the University Senate
or get involved with SGA Try out the
ICE-ometer (www.ice.umd.edu) Apply
to become an associate with the CIVICUS
living and learning program (www.civicus.
umd.edu) Explore ethics and morality in
an introduction to philosophy course
Try This
Ethica
Action
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insightumiiy
confidencecaracer
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How is my vision of the worldshaped by my own experiences
and my own personality?
Wo
How can I broaden who I am?
ree
How do I develop the condence
to move boldly and remain
steadfast in my purpose?
Try This
Take the new I Series course Acting Human:Shakespeare and the Drama o Identity Attend
the First Look Fair and sign up or a number
o organizations (www.thestamp.umd.edu/
firstlookfair) Think about your purpose by
watching TED talks (www.ted.com) Meditate in
the UMD Peace and Friendship garden
Lie isnt about fnding yoursel. Lie is
about creating yoursel.gorg Brnard
ShaW (Irish literary critic, playwright, essayist, 1925
Nobel Prize for Literature recipient, 18561950)
I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot
do everything, but still I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything I will
not reuse to do the something that I can
do.hln kllr (American educator, political
activist and writer, 18801968)
And since you know you cannot see yoursel,
So well as by reection, I, your glass,
Will modestly discover to yoursel,
That o yoursel which you yet know not o.
Julius CaesarWilliam ShakSpar (English
playwright and poet, 15641616)
Your belies become your thoughts. Your
thoughts become your words. Your words
become your actions. Your actions become
your habits. Your habits become your values.
Your values become your destiny."mahatma
gandhi (Indian philosopher, 18691948)
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk
curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or
any experience that reveals the human spirit.
e.e. cus (American poet, 18941962)
Ever tried. Ever ailed. No matter. Try again.
Fail again. Fail better.Saml Bktt
(Irish writer, 1969 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient,
19061989)
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity o reection.
Jrry pornll(American science fiction writer
and blogger, b 1933)
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1. What kind of work do I want
to do in the world?
2. What kind of employee do
I want to be?
3. How will my study of the
arts and humanities educate
me for meaningful (and
perhaps surprising) work in the world?
In the 1980s, Robert Beck of AT&T did two studies
of success at the company, 10 years apart. His
ndings? The best predictor of success in its
workforce was the number of liberal arts credits
[and remember that the liberal arts include the
sciences] the employee had, and that more credits
were better than fewer. Everyone they hired had
the training needed. Those who succeeded had
more: They could think outside the box.
The frst duty o a human being is to assume the
right unctional relationship to societymore
briey, to fnd your real job, and do it. The Yellow
Wallpaperharlott prkinS gilman (American
writer and economist, 18601935)
The sacrifce o the liberal element in education
to the immediately useul would result in the
eventual disappearance o the educated person
o trained intelligence and large vision who can
respond with competence to a great variety
o intellectual demands and is capable o
estimating the worlds goods at their true value.
It would result in a diminution o sanity in thenational lie.andrW Bongiorno (distinguished
professor of English at Oberlin College, 19001998)
EPILOGUE
The Arts andHumanities
in the World
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CREDITS WRITERS Elizabeth Loizeaux, Ethan Watermeier, Monique
Everette EDITOR Lauren Brown DESIGN Patti Look, Mira Azarm A mighty
thank you to the members of the WORLDWISE Committee, Kent Cartwright,
Audran Downing, Susie Farr, Maynard Mack, Natalie Prizel, David Sicilia, Dan
Wagner and the sta of both the Oce of the Dean and the Oce of Student
Aairs in the College of Arts & Humanities for their invaluable ideas and input.
CONTACTUS
CollegeoArts&Humanities
02FrancisScottKeyHall
CollegeParkMD2072
3002090
arhu-ino@umdedu
www.arhu.umd.edu
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great make youfeel that you, too, can become great.MARK TWAIN
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Found Letter fromFrom tHe Book oF GIantsby Joshua Weiner,
published by the University of Chicago Press, copyright 2006 by the University of Chicago. All rig hts reserved.
FOUND LETTER
hat makes for a happier life, Josh, comes to this:
Gifts freely given, that you never earned;
Open aection with your wife and kids;
Clear pipes in winter, in summer screens that t;
Few days in court, with little consequence;
A quiet mind, a strong body, short hours
In the oce; close friends who speak the truth;
Good food, cooked simply; a memory thats rich
Enough to build the future with; a bed
In which to love, read, dream, and re-imagine love;
A warm, dry eld for laying down in sleep,
And sleep to trim the long night coming;
Knowledge of who you are, the wish to beNone other; freedom to forget the time;
To know the soul exceeds where its conned
Yet does not seek the terms of its release,
Like a childs kite catching at the wind
That ies because the hand holds tight the line.
JoSha Winr (poet, UMD professor of English)