Academy of Country Music

It all began with the Olmecs. To this day, Mexico is home to the largest population of Spanish speakers. Mexico is best known for their bright colors, Mexican cuisine, as well as their celebrations. As early as 30,000 years ago, the Olmecs settled in North America and Mexico. They were most likely hunters and gatherers. These villages eventually grew into cities. To this day, the term Mesoamerica is used to describe the areas these cities were located. The Olmecs are also known for the giant…

committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, impacts how stories are covered and limits opportunities for ethnic minorities in these professions. This year Chris Rock hosted the 2016 Oscars and made several racial remarks. In doing so, it was hard to miss just how the lack of diversity was present this year. The…

drum of Danse du Ventre can begin the song, with a slow, steady beat, allowing the dancer to acclimate to the rhythm, but as the music progress the beat will become increasingly fast. The same thing can happen in the music of a modern dance. However, in the Modern genre, the choreographer has the freedom to make the speed of their movement go against the speed of the music. In Danse du Ventre, the dancer moves their body with the…

Citizenfour is the third film in her post 9/11 trilogy. Because of the type of film’s she’s worked on, she was placed on the government secret watch list. In a way, her past film from 2006, My Country, My Country, was something that helped get this one made in the first place. It was nominated for an Academy Award which subsequently put her under surveillance by the government. The content of the film was key in this incident happening—it was concerning Iraq under US occupation; she filmed…

I remember when I was in Elementary School and every day we had time to do music, art, and/or theater both in class and as an extra elective. I know that personally for me this was my favorite part of each day when I was able to have a bit more freedom and express myself the way I wanted to through the arts. Every day this is what my classmates and I looked forward to, every lesson we got to use the arts or every time we went to our electives we loved learning and remembered what we learned…

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in full swing. Disney spent a lot of time working on the precise details of his project, especially when it came to music. Disney really wanted the music to be different than what other movies had already featured. He needed the music to weave into the story, it couldn’t have random bursts of song. He needed the music to perfectly represent the characters, for instance in the Dwarf sequence, he auditioned countless of people to find the perfect yodel. The tiny…

Music programs are being cut from an increasing number of schools across the country each day. Making the choice to rid a school of its music program is like making the choice to rid a school of its education all together. Music in schools is much more than an elective, and few people know this. It is a tool that affects students in a way that will help them succeed and become more intelligent members of society. It alters the way the brain develops, the way someone learns, and strengthens…

the depressive mood of “the Lost Decade”. However rumors of popularity of Japanese cultural products overseas, such as electronics for entertainment like Nintendo, Tamagotchi and PlayStation among others, revived Japan's confidence. Anime, manga and music were also increasingly gaining attention from abroad. Some examples are Studio Ghibli movies, Pokemon, etc. 1 Japan started gaining…

because I didn't find it fun anymore. However, about two years ago, I watched a show on TV called Dance Academy. It was a fiction show about this ballet school in Sydney, Australia. This was what got me so interested in ballet. Since I was attending a private school, I didn't have the time or the money to start taking ballet again. I didn't let that stop me from dancing. I would turn on some music and would create little dances to my favorite songs in my room. When I switched schools junior…

Every ruler has strengths and weaknesses, fortunately for King Louis XIV, he had more strengths. Louis was a strong, independent ruler, who wanted nothing but to do the best for himself, his people, and his country. By establishing reforms, art, and literature; and conquering different kingdoms, he was able to achieve his goals of becoming a great ruler. Louis XIV was born in the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France on September 5, 1638 to Louis III and Anne of Austria. Named Louis…