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Consider the following: According to my argument, emotion has to be consciously evoked before a reaction can occur. The arrangment of melodies within a song is the perfect example. When listening to music the emotion that is felt before the pressing of the play button on your iPod changes, possibly in an instant. The brain registers this change subconsciously and sets out on quickening your pulse or you have already consciously labeled how the song makes you feel.

Below is a list of songs. Listen to atleast three ,before posting on the discussion board, and anaylize the emotions you experience while listening. Please consider the following questions while posting: what emotion (make sure you clarify which song you refer to) was evoked? What responses led you to label the emotion as such? Did you react in any way to the song? Did any outside opinions of the song hinder how you processed the song and the emotion evoked by it (peer pressure, media, etc...)? Songs to consider: 1. No Light, No Light-Florence + the Machine 2. Vaka-Sugur Ros 3. Photosynthesis-Frank Turner 4. Hello-Evanescence 5. Missing-Evanescence 6. Glitter in the Air-P!nk 7. Citizen of the Planet-Alanis Morissette 8. Incredible Machine-Sugarland 9. Bed of Roses-Bon Jovi 10. When They Come for Me-Linkin Park 11. Safe and Sound-Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars 12. Higher Learning-Exit Calm <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">13. Runaway Train-Soul Asylum <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">14. Rolling in the Deep-Piano Guys (piano/cello/vocal version) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">15. Pour Some Sugar on Me-Def Leppard <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">16. Come Home-Faith Hill <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">17. Lover,Lover-Jerrod Neimann <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">18. Satellite-Lena <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">19. Karusela-Sharit Hadad <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">20. I Would Do Anything For Love-Meat Loaf