¶ … art and music but also with prose and poetry in some way. It looks at how individuals know whether something is good or bad. In general, the main point of the article is that good and bad when looking at artistic merit and value are only in the eye of the person who is looking at the piece of art, or only in the ear of the person who is listening to the piece of music. The article also points out that it is very important to be willing to speak up for what someone thinks is good or bad but also to be aware of the fact that it is possible that sometime in the future the person who said that something was good or bad may change his or her mind and have to admit to the fact that he or she was wrong. This is one of the main considerations in the article because it is important for people to say what they think but also to understand that there is the possibility that the way they feel about something will change over time. This is often true with issues in the art world such as painting or music because many of these things have to be listened to or look that more than once before an actual understanding of them can be had.
It is because of this that thinking about what is good and bad becomes very difficult. Something seen as bad at first glance may be seen as good when it is examined more closely and someone who has said how bad something is may have to admit that they were wrong in the future and no one likes to admit that they are wrong. It seems that the tone of the article is encouraging people to look at art and other issues in a way that they do not normally do. In other words, they need to truly look at something instead of just glancing at it and when they do this they will see it for what it is really instead of what it only looks like on the surface. By doing this they will be able to make an honest and fair judgment about whether it is really bad or good.
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