Reflecton Connection 4

I enjoyed reading about Alberto describing the Romantic era to Sophie. The romantic era would have been very fun to live in, especially because of the mind set of a lot of teenagers right now. The romantic era emphasized individuality and freedom, which is emphasized to the extreme now-a-days due to the media, such as modern music and the YOLO epidemic. Aside from that, I liked that the romantics believed that art was the greatest form of human expression. Art is becoming less appreciated as time progresses and I think society as a whole needs to focus less on technology and more back to our roots, including classic art that we could learn from to become more creative as a whole. Another interesting point from the section was Hegel's belief that truth was subjective. I have to disagree with him, I think that something happens and that is objective, but people perceive events differently and that makes truth seem different to others, though indeed it isn't. This can apply to my life all the time, such as when parents try to get their kid in trouble and exaggerate what they believe to be the truth, but it isn't.