Blue-spotted Salamander

Assignment No: Ques: Write report on gandy dancer. It is a post in railway department in Canada. Ans: Gandy dancer is a term used for workers, who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines. gandy dancer are builders of railway lines, and employed to inspect and maintain the track. These men did everything from laying ties to aligning the rails.Though all gandy dancers sang railroad songs, it may be that African American gandy dancers from the…

The biggest challenge in Sinatra’s career was dealing with and accepting the changes in the music business. Around the 1950s and 1960s, Sinatra’s career began to drop as people’s interest now turned to new, upcoming music: “[Sinatra] was left with a shrinking audience and his own stubborn good taste” (Sinatra, Tina par. 22). Sinatra’s own daughter was able to see how her father’s popularity was starting to get worse because of his own “stubborn good taste”. William Ruhlmann, a well-known writer…

doesn’t have a lot of high technology, like cell phone or iPad in those days, so it’s easier to analysis. When I first saw this painting, it very attracts me, especially the color of the painting. The background color of the painting is blue and my favorite color is blue. Another reason I got attracted by this painting is that this painting is very simple, not complicated to figure out what this painting is talking about; and the painting only has two people and few objects. Leigh and her mom…

The genius of the ingenious New York city-based jazz trio The Bad Plus can be heard again on their twelfth studio album entitled “It’s Hard”, a collection of covers that originally inhabited the pop, rock, country, jazz, and electronic music universes. Its concept contrasts with the last year’s mandatory album, “The Bad Plus Joshua Redman”, whose tracks were composed by the members of the quartet. The album opens with “Maps”, an original song by the American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs,…

Released at the turn of the 1980s, I AM remains the ninth studio album released by the funk and rock band Earth, Wind, and Fire. The album features a broad range of tracks spanning genres including Disco, Funk, Soul, and the classic R&B sound of the late 70s into the early 80s. This collection of songs remains one of the greatest albums ever made. The album covers hits such as “In the Stone” “After the Love Has Gone” “Boogie Wonderland” and “Diana”. Many critics oppose the album for lack of…

Osbourne’s back through the drug abuse issues and his post-recovery tour until he was unjustly fired by Sharon Osbourne –Osbourne’s wife- with no clue at the approaching exit. Taken aback but still unbeatable, Jake E. Lee went ahead and formed his own blues motivated hard rock band Badlands alongside the vocalist Ray Gillen back in 1988. Though Badlands was short lived, Jake E. Lee continued making waves in the music industry. Even when he wanted to maintain a low profile –amid the 1990’s and…

Sometimes I envy my parents, because they had the good fortune to live through the richest musical eras: the sixties’, seventies’ eighties’, and nineties’. During the time my parents were in college and dating, they went to Air Supply, Bee Gees and ABBA concerts together. I remember that the first music I ever heard was my mother’s collection of vinyl records and cd’s. I grew up listening to Robert Plant, Axl Rose and Freddie Mercury’s God-like vocals, Led Zeppelin’s head-scratching lyrics,…

Parker Chinn Class 708 Now and Always It’s mine. It suits me. Parker. It reminds me of some of the things I like to do, writing music, and acting. This is because I was named after famous jazz musician: Charlie Parker! I was also named after actress: Parker Posey! This makes me feel special because I can look up to these people. But writing music and acting aren’t the only things I like to do! I also like to bake, teach, read, write, and paint! To me, my name means smooth jazz on…

The music industry is one of the largest industries in the world. From the rawness of hip hop and the sensual sounds of R&B. To the funky and upbeat sounds of pop and the toe tapping rhythm of country. Music plays a big part in everyone’s life. Everything you see or hear is considered music, because music is life. In the past, women haven’t always been very big in this industry, but today that has officially changed. No matter what genre of music you listen to, women are taking over the music…

Boston Globe Review Jacqueline Novogratz’s memoir, The Blue Sweater, is eye opening, inspiring and thought provoking. Written and published in 2009, the book quickly grew in popularity and instantly became a New York Times Bestseller. It begins with an embarrassing memory from high school, where the author, Jacqueline Novogratz, is harassed for the shrinking blue sweater that her uncle had given her. That same day, she immediately goes home, boxes up the sweater and donates it to goodwill,…