Charlie Payne - Assignment 4

A liberal arts education often boasts to produce well rounded academic literati who know how to think for themselves, and while this isn't necessarily untrue, a liberal arts education means more to me than just knowledge about literature and a comprehensive worldview. I don't read as much as I would like to, but I do consume quite a bit of art (in a wide variety of media) on a regular basis, whether that be music or fashion or writing or visual art, and more than just providing me with a variety of different perspectives and information, the ultimate goal of my exploration of art is personal growth and discovery. So far what I have learned is that as I get closer to a complete construction of an individual identity the further away I get from understanding the world I exist in and the more content I am with this lack of understanding. I want to learn embrace this uncertainty with a continued education in the arts and literature, but I have a hell of a ways to go.