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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)

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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)

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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

THIS

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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

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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?

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inquiryopeess

discussionuceraiy

Questionin

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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

11

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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wherepeoplegottalo

tta

IlltakeamockingbirdIcaughtinaneighbo

rhood

wherefolksaintgotnada

andjustletitgo,ykn

owUpgoesthebird,

outcomethewords:

Juanito!Juanito!Ven

teacomer,mihijo!!

MockingbirdsaretheMCsoftheanimalkingdom

theylisten,andmimic,andremixwhatth

eylike,

theyrockthemic.

Outsidemywindoweverymorning

Icanhearthemsin

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thesoundsofthec

aralarms

liketheyweresongsofspring.

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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,

justg

ivemethefrikkinT.V.

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Illgetalonelylittlesentencesomerealbad

judgmentinit:

Yeah,

Iguessyoucouldcomeinsidebutonlyforaminute.

AndImonthis.Im

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withchatroomsandcopycatsandmoms,maybe,

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newscrews,andthem

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interviewsandthe

letterstotheeditore

verybodyasking:

Justwhoisresponsibleforthiscitywide,

nationwide,mockingbirdcacophony?

Andsomebodysnallygonnatipthecity

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ofWashingtonD.C

.otome

andtheylloermeakeytothecity,

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andthatsallIneed,cuzifIgetthatIcan

unlocktheair.

Illlistenforwhatsmissing

andIllputitthere

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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)

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honesty

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on

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

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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)