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The year is 2025 and governments on planet earth are all fighting for control.  The population has increased to 10 billion people and planet earth no longer has the resources to support human kind.  With advancements in technology, people have begun settling in outer space.  New settlements are created and it seems to be the perfect escape from the horror on planet earth.  A group of artists and intellectuals want to preserve the creativity of human beings.  An entire planet is dedicated to art, religion, philosophy, language, and literature.  It is the ultimate preservation of human creativity dating back to when Homo sapiens first populated mother earth.  Planet Preserve uses time travel and experience to display all different types of art.  People from all over the universe come to give knowledge they experienced.  I was given knowledge of Hernan Cortes “Letters from Mexico”, Mozart’s “A Little Night Music”, Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”, and George Rodgers photos of the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen.  These works should be preserved so we can continue to study mankind.  They are all important in literature, music, art, and photography. <!--more-->

You will sit in an elaborate and comfortable recliner with computer screens all around it.  Feel free to bring some snacks because you might get hungry on your journey.  Our first stop will be in Technotitlan, the Aztec Empire.  The year is 1519.  You will experience the conquest Hernan Cortez is on along with his greed for gold and lust for political importance.  These letters and his conquest represent European exploration to new lands.  He is driven by the Spanish Empire as well as the word of God.  Christianity plays a huge role in the world in 1519 as well as exploration.  Governments are expanding and competing.  You will experience the fall of the Aztec Empire and the devastation of disease.  You won’t be able to talk to anyone you are just a witness to history.  You will see Cortez write the letters and you will see the death of the Aztecs, a flourishing and very advanced society.  The only account we have of this incident is through his letters.  It is important to see the new settlements of European governments and the civilizations that were lost through the power to control.

Our next stop will be a beautifully constructed concert theater in 1787.  There will be a symphony and you will hear one of Mozart’s famous pieces, “A Little Night Music.”  After hearing the short symphony you will be able to experience Mozart’s life and the impact he had on the classical period of music.  You will experience his genius and feel his emotions while writing music.   You will witness one of the most important and still prevalent music styles in history: the classical era.  You will sit with the Archbishop of Salzburg and go to grand parties and balls.  You will see the importance of the symphony that this era defines.  It represents new music and new string instruments.  It is important to see how popular the classical period still is and how Mozart’s music should be preserved for future generations beyond 2025.

The following stop will be in a mental hospital in southern France.  You will feel Vincent Van Gogh’s agony as he paints the most important painting of his career: “Starry Night.”  This painting became popular after his death but allowed us to learn about the mental anguish a lot of creative people suffer from.  You will experience Van Gogh’s life and how terribly confused he was.  He might have been in a lot of pain but created the most beautiful artwork known to man.  This works exemplifies the post-impressionist period of the art timeline.  Artists begin to look to the outside world for inspiration.  The painting of this piece marks the beginning of a long line of artists who suffer from mental disorders.  You will see his popularity from the time of his death and how it continues to grow until present day.  Is creativity somehow linked with this mental illness?  The question has never been answered but it has drawn a lot of attention to artists and their lives.  This piece needs to be preserved to continue the study of the mind vs. creativity.  It is important for future generations to witness Vincent Van Gogh and the pure brilliance in his painting.

The last stop is by far the most painful.  You will be with British troops as they liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.  The ground will be covered in bodies and you will see things you would have never thought possible.  Will planet earth end up like this?  These photographs exemplify a century of war, blood, and power.  The Nazi Regime murdered more than six million Jews during WWII.  You will feel the shock of the British Troops, George Rodgers, and the American people when his photos are published in Life magazine.  You will see the mass graves and inhumane and barbaric acts committed.  You will see the effect of photo journalism and how it played a huge part in the Great Depression and WWII.  These photos most importantly represent the lives lost, the effects of totalitarianism, and the dangers of war.  It is important for future generations to be able to experience this so they can prevent such a thing from ever happening again.

It is important generations of 2025 carry on history even if planet earth becomes inhabitable.  They need to carry on the study of human creativity and what people achieved.  My four pieces represent exploration and settlement, classical music, post-impressionist art, and genocide in war.  As governments fight for power it is an important reminder to see what happened in WWII and to the Aztec Empire.  As new paintings are formed the trends of the post-impressionist period are important to study and look back on.  As new music is created it is important to keep around music of older genres.  Planet Preserve is the perfect place for the preservation of all types of art, literature, philosophy, and religion.  New studies always bring up new information and new inventions.  This can lead the universe and the earth to being a better place for everyone.

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