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The visual arts have been a part of my life since I can remember. Drawing and painting are the best way I know how to express myself, and have become the form of art that I most appreciate. However when it comes to politics and protest, I must say, music tends to be the most important. Music often keeps the listener repeating and retelling the message if it is a piece with strikingly memorable qualities. In many ways music has changed how I view the world by way of droning out the day's surrounding sounds, inspirational lyrics, and causing awareness. One of my favorite bands Iron & Wine made some statements to the Bush Administration in their latest album. I prefer the underlying motives in songs like "Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car" rather than blatant protest. Hopefully sometime in the future I can get myself into some form of political protest and fight for the things I believe in through my art.