Assignment 4-Samantha McGehee

Studying liberal arts and literature impacts my life because it creates a more well rounded person. Studying classics creates a more historical and worldly view. It helps to understand a different time and culture that we otherwise wouldn't be able to experience so intently.  Studying other works allows readers to explore characters and personas that maybe they have not experienced before allowing them to empathize with that character. And when someone is able to empathize with a person in a work that's unlike them they are more capable of empathizing with someone unlike them in their daily lives. I also think that studying works of literature are just connection points between other elements in life, whether its is a connection to a person, time period or idea.