Beige

Wynton Marsalis, a modern jazz musician stated, “Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them.” Though Marsalis was not alive during the Harlem Renaissance, his statement could not have matched its motif more fully. Jazz was a language that both white and black Americans could speak. It was an intersection that allowed insight into the reality of segregation. During…

In E.B. White’s correspondence to the Children of Troy, he states the following: “A library is many things. It 's a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It 's a place to go if you want to sit and think. But particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books” (“Letters to the Children of Troy”). Libraries customarily serve as providers of vast arrays of knowledge, provoking introspection and musing enabling the…

that it was the first class of my day, the sun had yet to rise, which added to the overall tired mood that every student conveyed. The classroom itself was an attempt to make the school more cheerful, but no amount of posters could mask the weary, beige walls…

Gina Prince-Bythewood is not only a female director in Hollywood, she is also an African-American female in Hollywood, and it is clear to see how that affects her work in writing and directing. In my personal opinion she is one of the most underrated directors and screenwriters of our time due to her unique ability to combine excellent story telling with incredible directing. In all three of the films she has directed being, Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, and Beyond the Lights, she…

saw it on October 15th at Century II at the 2:00 p.m. showing. Inside the venue, there’s around over 30 rows of red seats on the main floor, along with a balcony with perhaps a handful of rows (I didn’t get a chance to see how many). The walls are a beige color and narrow from the back to the front in a “V” formation to draw focus onto the stage. The stage had an industrial look on each side with a large map of the land of Oz. The Emerald City Palace was in the center of this map and was done…

Giselle Rivas Professor Hagstrom Ling 250 May 6, 2015 Arabic Introduction The Arab world has many diverse influences in its, linguistic, ethnic, and religious groups. Due to war and exile, many Arabs migrated to America where millions of people created a community to advance with many opportunities. A heritage language interview was conducted to learn how Arabs continue to use their language, culture or religion in California. Origin of the Language The word “Arab” means “nomad,” a person who…

My dad had passed away seven months ago, and things just weren’t the same. My relationship with my mother was suffering; we were constantly at odds. Our issues could no longer be ignored, and had reached their breaking point. We had struggled with agreeing on what my priorities should be. I had felt it was my decision, but my mom saw that it was necessary for her to intervene. She began typing a contract, listing my priorities, ranging from, family, social life, and household duties. I was…

The clock struck midnight. Four of my closest friends piled into the back seat of my car and convinced me to drive them to an all-night party. Reluctantly, I slumped into the driver’s seat and began to drive. All my life, I dreaded a night like this, and tried to avoid it at all costs. After all, I loathed making decisions that made people think differently of me. Knowing the tough choice I would have to make later that night, and trying to ignore the mess of thoughts that tormented me, I turned…

Aesthetics Analysis of No Country for Old Men No Country for Old Men is a movie adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s novel. Joel and Ethan Coen are the producers of the film, and it is hailed as the best film ever produced by the Coen brothers. The movie brings a new level of seriousness, a subtler touch, and an unbelievable depth and breadth of the vast sense of humanity to the Coen universe. In adapting the McCarthy's novel, the two brothers scaled the visual vocabulary in the film to match the…

It is January of 2005, and I am on my way to Columbus for my first chemotherapy. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of last year. My two sons, Jeff and Jason are coming with me. Jeff driving, Jason sitting in the passenger seat and I 'm in the back seat of the 2002 GMC Envoy. I glance out the window and watch as we pass the Shoe. It is chilly outside and the winds were powerful on this winter day, snows covering the trees and the ground, it’s a beautiful sight of a winter wonderland.…