Humanity Essay

Ally or Enemy of music Music is an art which influences everybody distinctly. A visit by the goon squad by Jenifer Egan and the film Almost famous by Cameron Crowe analyse the impacts of music in a society which is constantly changing. Through Bennie Salazar and Scotty, Egan illustrates the counter effect music has on the inevitable change, time brings. However, in the film music is a phenomena which helps to reconcile conflict between various characters. Collectively, both the artists conclude…

Universality in a novel is detrimental to the relatability and overall enjoyment of the story to the reader. In Daniel Woodrell’s Winters Bone, there are various instances where universality is demonstrated. Firstly, Ree Dolly is an important character who takes on the role of a caretaker and helps her struggling family. Next, the mother archetype is seen throughout the novel largely in Ree Dolly. Additionally, the theme of predetermination is evident throughout the novel. Predetermination is…

It’s important to know the history of a country to know how it all started. In his article “Culture” Mihkel Mutt (n.d.-a) talks about the culture of Estonia and all of its importance. Estonia is home to a million people and to all those people culture is very important for the identity of Estonia. Culture should be important to every country because culture is what defines them as a country. Estonia is known to write many folk songs, they have around 133,000 folk songs. During the early 13th…

Some basic steps for salsa are the basic forward and back, backwards basic, and side basic (ArtsEdge). When you dance salsa, you find the beats in salsa music you are given and dance on the phrase labelled as “1, 2, 3” and “4, 5, 6” (Salsa Dance Patterns) (HowcastArtsRec). You can start on the one-beat and you do two quick steps and then a slow one and repeat to fill the 8-count (ArtsEdge). With a partner, the woman is only “marking the time” and “helping the man to execute the steps” while…

Since the beginning of his career, outrageous and courageous Tyler, the Creator has turned heads with his bold lyrics and surprising talent for writing and producing rap music. In 2011, the twenty-two year old rap artist released his debut studio album entitled Goblin (“Tyler, the Creator”, n.d.). It was the second album in his trilogy and it immediately had people talking. One of the standalone songs on the album, “She” is an R&B rap song written by Tyler and features Frank Ocean on the…

After reading Art and the Community: Breaking the Aesthetic of Disempowerment I began thinking about where I stood on dance in the community, dance involving non typical dancers and dance as a therapeutic activity. As I was brain storming I realized I had much stronger opinions on these issues, than I realized. As a dancer, when asked what dance is to me I commonly refer to dance being an art form that allows me to express myself in a raw form. In the article Art and the Community: Breaking…

The Lord Chamberlain's Men was a theatrical company that was portrayed very well in The Shakespeare Stealer, a historical fiction book. Historical fiction is a genre in a book, poem, movie, or video game based on real historical events, but in which the characters are not real, and the minor events may not be realistic. Most authors would exaggerate and make up most of the story so it is entertaining to the readers, but not Blackwood. He put in all the information that was needed while…

The history of violence is illustrated, not only through wars or physical violence – but in literature as well. Natural human behavior excites the idea that violence leads to more violence, which is the focal mindset of the literary theme, Blood Will Have Blood. James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis” and Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” are both examples of literature with this theme in mind. Both “The Scarlet Ibis” and “The Cask of Amontillado” develop the theme of Blood Will Have Blood…

Music Culture In a world full of music, I find that I am most grounded culturally in gospel music. Having been raised in a Southern Baptist church, I was indoctrinated into the use of gospel “tales”, also known as hymns, to help people of faith be reminded of what we believe in, to praise the God we worship, and to help us know about the promises he has made to us. Songs written through the ages about Christianity most often were heartfelt praises, but there were also many that were written as…

Reflections for Classroom Discussion Based on the Picture Book The picture book of La Llorona has been analyzed as an important tool from three different perspectives: the teaching of historical conditions, social values and legends as traditional stories (Tórrez & Maagerø, 2016). In this part of this paper, I want to elaborate on that work, and focus on three more possibilities for classroom discussion based on the legend in the picture book. These are namely Maria’s unhappy ending, the role of…