Blue eyes

This landscape painting of Sailing with the Sun, consists of a blend of yellows, oranges, blues, and blacks. It is a large body of water with the setting sun sitting just above of it. There is a little white sail boat in the water sailing towards the shore. You can see the ripples in the water, showing that the wind is slightly blowing across the top. The dark black mountains in the background give depth to the water and allows you to see how big and deep it actually is. The sky is a reflection…

majority of all ethnic backgrounds. “Sonny’s Blues”, written by James Baldwin, conveys a first person view of the effects of drug addiction and the recovery processes power to bring family back together after an immense amount of hardship. Throughout “Sonny’s Blues”, Sonny has been released from jail and is dealing with his heroin addiction. During Sonny’s incarceration, his relationship with his brother, the Narrator, demolishes and he uses his talents with Blues music to recover from his…

identity, after being forced into slavery, to their enduring struggle of identity, having to conform to the standards of white, modern society, black women showcase an everlasting perseverance to survive. Hence, after reading the impactful works, Blues Legacies and Black Feminism by Angela Y. Davis and Sister Citizen by Melissa V. Harris-Perry, the political and social struggles black women face on a daily basis become tremendously indisputable and increasingly disheartening. While both…

ragtime and blues. People also state that it sounded like a bit of brass band and syncopated music. No one really knows where the word ‘jazz’ originated, but there are many theories. One theory states that jazz’s name stemmed from a musician named Jazbo Brown, famous in the Mississippi River Valley. Some said that the audience of Brown would yell out “More, Jazbo! More, Jaz, more” (Southern, 1971)! No matter where the word came from, African American ensembles just kept playing their blues-rag…

assembly? The audience were mainly older ladies and gentlemen. Whereas, I was the only youthful, and most likely student there. It was obvious that the audience was passionate about Jazz music. Many of them expressed their appreciated by closing their eyes, all while moving their heads from side to side in a rhythmic motion as the concert proceeded and transitioned there was some finger snapping the majority of the guest has smiles on their faces, while others appear to be in awe.…

Music can be valued from the heart, mind, and the soul. Ray Charles Robinson, was a legendary Rhythm and Blues artist who valued music from the heart, mind, and soul. Ray Charles childhood was everything but normal. Ray love for music started at a very young age and was inspired from others. Mr. Charles music was a great addition to the music industry. Ray Charles childhood was everything but normal. Ray Charles Robinson, was born September 23, 1930 in Albany Georgia. Aretha Williams was…

to the characters in the short film and its overlying message. This serves to amplify the horrific changes the boarding schools made to the kids and their heritage. The film begins with a shot of nature rolling past the camera in a sunrise bright blue and pink. Suddenly, the camera shifts view to a muted yellow vehicle in which a Cree child is being driven by an older man. Before the scene shifts to the mother, the camera focuses on the little girl staring out of the dark brown window. In this…

An Artists’ Influence Artists write about what they know; they pull feelings from their heart and their songs relay what the artists’ emotions, whether it be of their hometown, their high school crush, or their experiences. Many artists that came to fame during the twentieth century have a fair share of experiences they share with us in the form of their songs. The twentieth century is comprised of the institution of slavery and its effects, war, gender norms, discrimination based on nationality…

Seventeen: Freedom at Last Anna attempted a Foxtrot in her new baby blue shirt and white blouse with a ballerina butterfly brooch pinned to its collar and patent leather shoes. She dipped smoothly and spun around and surveyed her reflection in the mirror. She had not seen herself since Miss Muller's basement and the image that was reflected back made her gasp. She stared at her gaunt features and into her sunken dull blue eyes. Her knee-length pleated skirt loosely dangled from her emaciated…

shades of the trees colors. Even though this was indeed a painting, the sun itself looked very bright by the colors that the artist used. Taking the bright yellows and whites, having the sun appear to shine brightly in the afternoon with the light blue sky becoming its background.…