2003 in music

Facing Challenges: The Story of My Black Tip Test A large part of human life is facing challenges and doing things that you feel with great conviction you cannot do. One of the most intimidating tasks I have ever faced was performing Retreating Dragon during my black tip test in Karate. From the sheer intricacy of the form, my absence of confidence as well as the actual test all play a role in the course of events. To begin with is the fact that Retreating Dragon is the most complex and…

There is good and bad in everyone and everything. The composition of a what formulates the good and bad is subjective. However, the qualities that coalesce to form a bad person revolve around selfishness and immoral behavior. In addition, favorable traits that compose a good person include firmness in character and generosity. The novel by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner, features the flowering of a young boy to adulthood and highlights Amir’s development of persona. Amir evolves to become a…

The Disaster Artist is a memoir of Greg Sestero that depicts his friendship story with Tommy Wiseau. Greg is an ordinary high school graduate in his 20’s who dreams to become an actor. He has attempted numerous ways from attending acting schools to modelling. One time when Greg was attending his acting class, he met a person who would change his life. That’s Tommy Wiseau. The first impression that Greg had on Tommy was that he is a weird person. Tommy does not seem to be an approachable,…

Hi Professor Steinhardt♡, It's Abby! Forgive me for the lateness in replying. I had lost your e-mail and I didn't want to reply back through Canvas because email feels more consistent in comparison to using Canvas for messaging. You're so sweet! I am humbled you enjoyed our deception of Oedipus in the modern-day world LOL. Julian was being so extra during filming as you can imagine. I am seriously going to miss taking English Comp with you, it was a real honor plus our class was so funny, I…

Just Keep Swimming A popular quote from the Pixar movie, Finding Nemo is, “Just keep swimming”. This quote is explaining that people shouldn't give up on what they want, it is saying that you should try hard to achieve your goals. This quote is a very inspiring quote to many people. Most people in the world today live by this quote even if they don not know it. This essay is going to briefly explain that many people from long ago and even today lived by this quote and how they did. The…

title sequence was not a result of the designer’s interpretation of the film’s narrative, I still feel that it deserves a brief mention. The music sets a lively pace to the animation and by its similarities the jazzy score from The Pink Panther; it helps to set the mood for the main film. CMIYC’s producer, Walter Parkes, recalled that, When we got that music, we were starting to animate in earnest, and we were able to heighten the sense of story and drama. ( … ) In conclusion, I think…

Large offerings of food, drinks and various goods, rows of empty chairs endlessly waiting to be filled, and mass amounts of people enjoying a live performance; these are all commonly seen sights at the annual Hungry Ghost Festival . In Malaysia and Singapore the Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as Zhong Yuan Jie, takes place during the seventh month of the lunar calendar. During this 'ghost' month, souls who suffer in the underworld are believed to walk freely among the living. The doors of…

It is crazy to think that an intangible object can almost define your relationship with someone. A relationship meaning your parents, a sibling, a family member, a good friend, a teacher, a spouse or significant other, or even someone you do not really know. There are a lot of components that go into a good healthy relationship; there is communication, respect, affection, responsibility, and transparency. But there is also something called trust, without it you might as well not have a…

Horoscopes, psychoanalysis, and other mediums try to make sense of the purpose of life to determine one’s future. Others define their future by the role they are placed in, either through gender, race, or sexual orientation. However, just because one seemingly has a path laid out for them it doesn’t mean they have to accept the cards they are dealt. In Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Kathy, Miss Emily, and Madame believe that one’s role in society is predetermined and unchangeable, and this…

In my Persuasive Speech on the topic of Why College Shouldn’t be Free? I felt like my overall speech was honestly pretty genuine and had a really good point of view on the topic that made it very relatable to the audience. If I had to narrow it down to 3 things that I needed to work on it would be: pacing back and forth, rambling and finishing my speech off better with a good conclusion. On the brighter side of things my better things that I did were: Being calm and collected throughout the…