An Artist of the Floating World

Validity of “Changing Education Paradigms” For decades our public school system have taken on the same schedule, day in and day out; and some schools may be accommodating hundreds if not thousands of kids. Most of them arrive to school in the morning, shuttle off to morning class, go to lunch, back to class until school’s out, then it’s time to go home. Unless someone is educating them after school or assisting them with schoolwork, I would bet they are playing with their friends, video games,…

Imagine yourself floating down the river enjoying the company of a good true friend. Just about the time you think you’ve finally gotten free of all the cares in the world you run into a pair of dirty scoundrels. This is just part of what is going to happen with young Huck and his best buddy Jim. In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn we see and hear about the adventures of a orphan boy named Huck. Huck is trying to steer clear of his crazy Aunt who wants to civilize his wild ways. He decides his…

131st anniversary since May 8th 2017. Coke has seen many changes over the years. When coke first started out, the product was selling nine drinks a day. Now coke sells about 19,400 beverages every second all around the world. Although coke is the most popular soft drink in the world, this was not always the case. Coke always had good advertising strategies from day one. Since coke started out in 1886 they started using coupons for free drinks to raise interest in the product. In 1892 coke was…

effect that was mean to be created, because the lower half shows earthly figures that are of the natural world and not that of heaven which is depicted above. Not only are the figure in the lower half darker than the upper half, but they are also aligned in a straight line at the tops of their heads. This gives the idea balance, which is not seen in the upper portion, with all the figures “floating around” in the clouds. What is also unique about this painting was that El Greco was able to…

reader at this point, considering my preconceptions of the book, I realised that is only the start of slippery slope for Alice. Just under a year later Alice has run away from home, she has no money, no job and is desperate for a pill. “What a bastard world without drugs!.. I don’t know what the hell hour or day or even year it is, or even what town. I guess I’ve had a blackout or they’ve been passing some bad pills.” This line made me think about how easy it is to get addicted to drugs. Before…

dead? Indeed it is, and Modernist literature combined this element, as well as other truths, in their writing. The Modern Era lasted from around 1900 to 1950. World War I, World War II, Great Depression, and Dust Bowl are just some of the events that influenced the literature such as: The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, and As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. Characteristics of Modern literature include:…

Rowlings invented the sport of Quidditch, she intended a delightful fantasy sport wherein wizards zoom about the playing field on flying broomsticks. However, a few Harry Potter enthusiasts, grown men indeed, attempt to replicate the sport in the real world, although, unable to fly on the brooms, they merely carry them. Consequently, the game excites little interest, mainly attended by aged mothers tasked with affecting a passion. In…

painted figures are still tranquil. He soon began making drawings of nude men since it was many artists during this period in Florence would do it. During the end of 1508, he moved to Rome and stayed there for the rest of his life. Donato Bramante, who was distantly related to Raphael, suggested Raphael to Pope Julius. Raphael was immediately…

in the middle of the stage. As the singer inhales, the whole world holds its breath awaiting his voice, and as he begins singing, the soft and tender vocals flow naturally from his mouth, with the audience’s amazement filling up the concert hall. Michael Jackson started his HIStory World Tour in Letná Park, Prague, September 7, 1996 with the song “They Don’t Care About Us”. After Michael Jackson cancelled his special concert, his world tour took place one year after the release of his album…

Channel Orange One of the artists that has inspired me to produce my own music is Frank Ocean with his second album, Channel Orange. The first time that I ever listened to the album back in 2012, I remember thinking, “Holy shi*t…I have never heard anything like this before in my life.” Telling a song-by-song story, his poetic lyrics about his personal sexuality, strip clubs, pregnancy, wealth, drugs, and corruption show Frank’s slightly strange perception of it all. That is one thing that…