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 On November 13th I went to Tramps in
New York to see one of my favorite bands, MxPx. MxPx is a Christian
pop-punk band. Pop punk basically means happy punk. The band members,
are Mike Herrera who plays bass and sings, Tom Wisniewski who plays
guitar and Yuri Ruley plays drums. They played about 10 songs, all of
which I knew. |
On November 26th I went to the Stone
Pony in New York to see another of my favorite bands, NOFX. NOFX is a
punk-ska band. Punk meaning fast paced drumbeats and quick singing and
ska meaning a song played with trumpets. |
Before the portrayal of the human
body can be critiqued, you must understand the artist's culture. As man
evolved over centuries, his views of the body also transformed. Our tour
definitely showed the drastic changes in different cultures' art. Each
culture and era presents very distinct characteristics. |
The most successful or famous
artists are not always as happy as successful people are portrayed-
living a life of fame, fortune, and glamour. The following examples will
show some of the problems that four different artists have suffered in
the past century. |
The WWU theatre arts production of
"The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” written by Anglo-Irish playwright Martin
McDonagh is labeled as a tragic comedy directed by Jessica McGlaughlin.
However I felt that the production was below the standard that I hoped
it would meet. |
Music is central to my life. Without
music, the world would be naked, cold, and quiet. Music can set the
rhythm for a long day of work, the mood for a date, for a party, for
your whole life. It can wrap you in a blanket of comfort when you are
lonely, or inspire you when you are down. |
Berry Gordy Jr. was born in Detroit,
Michigan on November 28, 1929. He was the seventh born out of eight
siblings. His parents migrated to Detroit from Georgia during 1922. They
were part of a mass exodus of African Americans who left the South in
the 20's and traveled to northern cities in search of better economic
futures. |
There are many rock bands in the
world. One of them is the Spanish singing band of La Ley (The Law). Luis
Alberto Cuevas Olmedo or "Beto" as everybody knows him, is the vocalist
and the image of the band. Thanks to Beto’s hard work, dedication, and
education, La Ley has exported their music all over Latin America and
the United States. |
The black population has fought hard
to get where they are in today’s society in terms of their courage,
beliefs and faith to accomplish what they have done in the fields of
politics and music. They have been affective in the field of politics by
having leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther king Jr., Malcolm x and Nelson
Mandela lead them to a civil right society where everyone was treated
equally. |
This poem
(song), "Cats in the Cradle" is written by Harry and Sandy Chapin. The
poem teaches you that you have to pay attention to your kids and not as
much to your work. This poem is about a dad who pays more attention to
his work than to his son. |
Censorship in music is a topic that
has brought about much controversy in the past two decades. There have
been many different arguments on the topic, however the question still
remains as if it should be censored or it should not be censored. |
Modernism is the revolutionary ideas
and styles in art, architecture, and literature that developed in the
early 20th century as a reaction to traditional forms. Both Cйzanne and
Pollock understood that although their art was turning away from
traditional forms, art is continuity. |
Blackman’s Schoolgirl in the Lane
painting displays an ominous scene of a young schoolgirl wandering alone
through a bleak ally way at night. The girl appears carefree as she is
skipping along, portraying just how ignorant and vulnerable the innocent
child is to this dark, threatening atmosphere. |
The video
Dance in the Real World expressed the details of dance and body
expression. The video stated that sometimes the only way to get to know
someone is to watch the way they express themselves through the detail
of dance. |
David, who was destined to be the
second king of Israel, destroyed the Philistine giant Goliath with stone
and a sling. Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo, and Bernini each
designed a sculpture of David. However, the sculptures are drastically
different from one another. Each one is unique in its own certain way. |
The "Seattle sound”, a phrase coined
for music created by Alternative-style rock bands based in Seattle, is
said to contain three (3) basic elements: it is loud, it is honest, and
it is borne of musicians that have experienced a degree of difficulty in
achieving recognition. |
Some of my friends listen to certain
genres of rock music, some listen to hip-hop. Despite our friendship we
have differing views upon each genres of music. Having listened to both
genres of music at one point in my life I have an understanding of why
some rock listeners would be quick to reject hip-hop as meaningful,
complex and valid art form. |
You would be
surprised how many people judge and descrimenate Marshall Mathers
*Eminem*. He has been protested against and hated on throughout the most
important years of his life- the years that he will remember for the
rest of his life. |
The average rapper wouldn’t be able
to grace the pages of Rap Pages, VIBE, Spin, The Source, URB and Stress
and go on a national tour months before their major label debut album is
released. Then again Eminem isn’t the average rapper. |
A verbal art like poetry is
reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to
become." - W.H. Auden. This quote best explains the complex art of
music. Music is an elaborate art form that will always remain ever
changing. Music developed drastically from it's beginning in the
Prehistoric era to the 14th Century. |
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was
thinking of a topic for this I-Search Paper, but I didn’t really know
what I want to do except that I want to do something unique, something
that will surprise the readers, something that has not been done before.
I came up with two possible topics: landscape designing and origami. |
The pursuit of happiness, the
accumulation of wealth, the exercise of power, the love of one's self
are all tools in the struggle to survive and, as such, are commendable.
They do, however, have malignant counterparts: pursuing pleasures
(hedonism), greed and avarice as manifested in criminal activities,
murderous authoritarian regimes and narcissism. |
Frederic Francois Chopin was born
in Zelazowa-Wola, near Warsaw, Poland. No one is exactly sure about his
birth date; he was born on February 22 or March 1, 1810. He was very
gifted when it came to music and was playing the piano in public by the
time he was eight years old. Soon after that he was composing music! |
Verdi,
Giuseppe (1813-1901), was an Italian operatic composer. He was raised as
a duchy. He was born on October 10, 1813, in Roncole. Verdi first
studied music in the town of Busseto. In 1832 Verdi was rejected to
study with the Milan Conservatory because of his age. He became the
pupil of composer Vincenzo Lavigna. |
The classical period (1750 – 1810)
1750
–1810 is what we call the classical period, and really any music not
composed in this era is not classical music. Most of the well known
classical composers come from this time such as Haydn, Mozart and
Beethoven who I have written about know. Here are some short biographies
of their lives. |
NWA was a gangsta rap crew who told
stories of the ‘hustler’ lifestyle where "life ain’t nothin’ but bitches
and money.” As such, they relied heavily on being as offensive as
possible. The cover of their 1988 album, Straight Outta Compton,
features a power-emphasising low-angle shot of the band members looking
down into the camera, which places the audience in the position of the
defeated enemy. A gun is pointing straight at us. |
The painting "Adoration of the Magi"
by di Nardo portrays the three Magi approaching the baby Jesus and the
Virgin Mary. However, there is much more to it than just this familiar
scene from Judeo-Christian lore. |
Jazz has been an influence in many
artist's work, from painting to other forms of music. Jazz is an
American music form that was developed from African-American work songs.
The white man began to imitate them in the 1920's and the music form
caught on and became very popular. |
The Jimi Hendrix Experience released
its first album in early 1967. Popular music had been leaning towards
psychedelics for a couple years already and Are You Experienced? came
out at about the same time as the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band. Are You Experienced? far exceeded the Beatles' triumph
in complexity, capturing the essence of the late 1960's culture. |
Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the
greatest composers in Western musical history. More than 1,000 of his
compositions survive. Some examples are the Art of Fugue, Brandenburg
Concerti, the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord, the Mass in B-Minor,
the motets, the Easter and Christmas oratorios, Toccata in F Major,
French Suite No 5, Fugue in G Major, Fugue in G Minor, St.
Matthew Passion, and Jesu Der Du Meine Seele. |
Human had a long history of showing
their will to shape, control their surrounding and understanding the
natural world. Thus, it is no surprise that mankind had gone this far in
advanced technology. By improving our science and technology, we are
able to understand and research the world. |
Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison were
more than leads of great bands. They were heros of their generations.
They had so many talents and each influenced a multitude of people.
Aside from being singers and song writers Kurt was also a musician,
guitarist and mass-media phenomenon, and Jim was also a poet, film maker
and writer. Their groups also had about a twenty year span in between
them. |
Leda Atomica (24 x 18"- oil on
canvas), is a painting by Salvador Dali (1904-1989) who was the top
Surrealists of this time. Surrealism explored the subconscious, the
dream world, and irrational elements of the psyche in the firm belief
that the discoveries to be made from such exploration would be of
greater fundamental importance to the human condition than any other
form of social analysis. |
The objective of this essay is to
provide an explanation of Leonardo da Vinci’s life and work as an artist
in context with his time spent in Milan. Following an initial
introduction to Leonardo’s formative years in Florence (and his
apprenticeship to the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio,
1435-88), I will attempt to explain the significance of his presence in
Milan with detailed descriptions of his work there. |
Madonna first arrived in the
national popular culture in 1984 with her song "Borderline". She moved
very quickly in the ensuing years to make several records (many of which
have gone multi-platinum) and to take several world tours with sold-out
concerts, and has caused quite a bit of controversy in what she has
done in the public eye. |
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