Major Art history and visual arts 1. What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why? (150 words or less) I want to get involved in the Columbia University Badminton Club. As the president of the Badminton Club in my high school myself, the club won the award for the Best Club; badminton is always the sport I have great passion for. Columbia has a well-developed badminton club with weekly exercise and professional games. If I can get in…
Shane Koyczan is a Canadian writer and poet that has made many amazing spoken word poems. He was born on May 22nd, 1976 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and is currently a member of the spoken word poem group, Tons of Fun University. After high school Koyczan attended college at Okanagan University, Canada, where he studied creative writing. But, following the suggestion of his writing professor, he began to study poetry instead. Now 41, Shane Koyczan has become an amazing poet, author…
Seattle is surrounded by hills and is next to Puget Sound which is a body of water that is an extension of the Pacific Ocean. It is also surrounded by Lake Washington to it’s east. Even though Seattle isn’t the capital of Washington because it’s located to the very south west, it’s still named a major city because of it’s location and it’s advantages. Seattle is surrounded by mountains on either side, so it has mild temperature with cool summers and warm winters. Seattle is also pretty high…
A picturesque village in Bell County, Salado is situated near Interstate 35 between Austin and Waco. At Alpha Roofing, we welcome the opportunity to visit Salado and provide our services to local homeowners and business owners. We offer a variety of services, including the installation of commercial roofs, asphalt shingles, metal roofs, gutters, siding and skylights as well as roof and chimney repairs, damage inspections, metal fabrication and maintenance plans. (-- removed HTML --) The…
Nuu-Chah-Nulth The Nuu-chah-nulth people are a group of First Nations. Firstly, they live on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and are divided into 14 Nations. The 14 Nations are then divided into 3 regions: Southern Region, Central Region, and Northern Region. The Ditidaht Nation, Huu-ay-aht Nation, Hupacasath Nation, Tse-shaht Nation, and Uchucklesaht Nation belong to the Southern Region. The Ahousaht Nation, Hesquiaht Nation, Tla-o-qui-aht Nation, Toquaht Nation, and Yuu-cluth-aht Nation…
Location A coastal seaport city in Canada, which is in the midland region of British Columbia. Has nearby bodies of water and mountains. Including the Pacific Ocean and Grouse Mountain plus many more mountains, you can see and visit in Vancouver. Vancouver has a lot of sun major cities. August is the hottest month with the high being 64 degrees Fahrenheit and 18 degrees Celsius. January is the coldest month with the low of 38 degrees Fahrenheit and 4 degrees Celsius. Places and…
Snoqualmie Pass East According Wikipedia.org, located in state of Washington are the beautiful Cascade Mountains. Snoqualmie Pass is located in the at the center of the Mountains to Sound Greenway, and is a total area of 2.9 miles, with the Mountain's elevation of 3022'. The Washington State Transportation Department tells us that “Native Americans on both sides of the mountains carved foot trails across the Central Cascades, including Snoqualmie Pass,” The site continues to inform that the…
Grace shuffled down the hallway of Sampson Middle School with tears brimming in her eyes. A group of 6th grade girls strode behind her giggling when they saw the note. ‘I’m the biggest nerd in Maine’ it read with a green pair of glasses that looked exactly like hers. She was positive that Kimberly Sunnie had put it on her. She had put it just out of her reach just like the other notes she had left the days before. She drew mean pictures of her winning the math contest and slipped them into the…
On February 13th at around 6 in the morning when she was born Jen was with me. For, Jen is all I really had left. They handed me the small delicate newborn baby girl, and I cried. I cried tears of joy. Never in all my life did I ever see a more beautiful baby girl. She had dark brownish-black thick hair. It seemed to be a mix of Aiden’s hair color and my hair color. She had my nose but everything else was a spitting image of Aiden. She doesn’t realize how lucky she really is yet to be blessed…
The Jazz Age took place in the 1920s. In this era jazz music and dance came together and created what is known today as the Jazz Age. This name was adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald, an American novelist and short story writer. He came up with this name because of the rhythms it had, fast paced beats, and the style and spirit that it possessed. In this literary analysis, tone, symbolism, and imagery will be acknowledged and discussed based on the lyrical rhythm this song has. Billie Holiday…