philosophy creative project

Names :Sanad alelyani, Musaad Alangri, Yazeed Alsadhan, Khalid Almalki

Date: 15/9/14

Class time: Philosophy at 1:10-2:00

Creative Project

Introduction

It has come to my notice that religion is a vital element and all human beings are naturally and deeply religious in one way or the other. In this respect, my project will focus on songs which are among the characteristics of any religion in all societies across the globe. Over the past few years, technology has been the driving element or force in all sectors of the society and we live in a global village which is secularized and to a larger extend people communicate important messages to other people through the use of songs.

Relationship between songs and the letter written by Martin Luther King to the clergymen

By and large my project (songs) is closely linked to “My Dear Fellow Clergymen” a letter written by the late Martin Luther King Junior on 16th April 1963. In his letter, Martin Luther tells us that he was in Birmingham because of a number of injustices that were being witnessed in the society, thus just like prophets of 8th century B.C he came to this town to criticize these injustices. Some of these crimes or injustices that were being witnessed in Birmingham included: unresolved bombings on the homes and churches of the Negro community living in this state, racism among other hostile conditions these people have been subjected into. As a matter of fact, these injustices have been and it is still being witnessed in different states within U.S and other countries across the globe whereby a certain race views itself to be more superior to the other races. The black race has been on the receiving end especially in terms of racial discrimination and the only way to fight for equality between all human beings in all societies more so the western society is to preach peace and enlighten people that all human beings are the same. Technically, religion has been the unifying factor for his case however cases of racial discrimination still persist irrespective of the call to the end of these injustices being practiced by a certain group of people (Luther, 1963).

It is quite evident from Martin Luther letter to the clergy the whole world has waited for more than 340 years in order for the constitutional and Go-given rights of all human beings especially those of the Africans and those of the Asians to be implemented. Africans and Asians are proving that, just like the white community who is very dominant they can take a competitive advantage in the political, social and economic limelight. All these turn of events have been and they are always being driven by the use of songs whether secularized or those used in praising the creator of the universe. Without any doubt, we have just and unjust laws and the aim of these laws are to coerce people to follow it regardless of how harsh they are. In this respect, the only way human beings can save it from being subjected to these laws is to create an enlightened society in which all people are taught about their rights irrespective of his/her position in the society. To achieve this, then songs will be the main avenue where all people of all ages, races and class will be made to have an open mind that sees the reality and the need to respect others in the society (Longman, 2001). 

To conclude, my project is a wide subject of discussion considering that change is inevitable and the way in which technology is revolutionizing the whole world, which has been changed into a global village. From a philosophical angle we can attest that we have to accept change and change comes in different ways, thus for this case of ours the driving force that brings these changes in our respective societies is different songs whether religious, secular or any other category or group of songs that is used by members of different societies.

References

Longman, T. (2001). Song of Songs. Grand Rapids, Mich: William B. Eerdmans.

Luther M. (1963): My Dear Fellow Clergy men. New York Publishers