Dirty Dancing

the pine-garland festooned Hall. Rion had chosen to run about with his friend and play a game of tag off to the side, which allowed Percival and Fleur plenty of time to dance closely. What did it matter if most of the music was designed for upbeat dancing? Often, people came up to Percival, slapped him on the back, and winked. Clearly, he had their approval when it came to courting…

“Cinderella” is a classic fairy tale that everyone has either read or heard of. There are over 350 versions of Cinderella. The difference could be a tiny tweak or an almost completely different story, plot, and message. Regardless of the version, the mother is always absent, and in most versions, dead. The father in every version also disappears or is gone consistently. Andy Tennant is a screenwriter and director of the film Ever After. In the film Ever After, the father, after remarrying…

Color is all around you. It makes up everything that you encounter in your life. You use color to describe who you are and what you like. Whether you are wearing a specific color of clothing, or being drawn to an advertisement that has a color you like color is around you every day. The question is what is behind these colors, and what do they mean to you and the world around us. People use colors to symbolize different aspects of their life. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, an…

No Angel: A Video Analysis Arguably one of the best records on the eminently successful self-titled Beyonce album, the visual for No Angel highlights some of the key factors within this course that allow us to dissect the sophistication of Beyonce as not only a performer, but one of the most successful black females in American culture. No Angel is an intermission within the entire album - which predominately embodies themes of feminism and black sexuality, as well more inconspicuously racism…

All my life I have wanted to go on a mission trip to help mentor those in need. So when the opportunity came to go to Jicamarca, Peru I was extremely excited to be a part of the team being shipped off. Before going to Peru we were put through a “special” type of training. During this training we were taught what we were going to be speaking about, a skit, and a ballet dance. So when we went to Peru we would be ready for anything, at least that’s what I thought. Traveling to Peru was intense, we…

“There is no life without death, no good without evil, no love without hate, and no infirmity without health.” Throughout history, many people have heard references of the Yoruba religion Santeria, thanks to popular culture. There have been many artists that have created records dedicated to the African diasporic religion, for example Ricky Ricardo’s very own “Babalu Aye” and Sublimes “Santeria”. Santeria a religion of peace, nature, and respect to the orishas. It is not only a religion…

Michael Jackson I have never seen that podium with the words “KING OF POP” Yes, I am talking about the man who is in the heart of thousands of people, The Michael Jackson. There are so many artist is the world, they are performing, making their own music, they have lots of creativeness but no one can be like him and no one called with this name “KING OF POP”. In India people always says that “You cannot make an artist, it comes by born”. And you just need to find the artist behind it. And every…

with the maturity ceremonies and celebrations which familiarize the girls with their responsibilities as future women of the society; and these ceremonies are cherished in West Africa – as they are usually accompanied with celebrations, coupled with dancing, singing…

with powerful figures in the public life of both countries” (O’Brien). Swift’s prominent presence in several aspects of English culture gave his societal critiques deeper meaning, his condemnations more gravity. He looked upon society as inherently dirty, and humanity as inherently evil. Swift’s belief that people are naturally bad is evident from his “contempt for the poor and beggared, who he argues probably brought their impoverishment on themselves through drink or lack of industry” (Dirda).…

“Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.” – Herbert Hoover. The Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong follows Mary Anne and her boyfriend, Mark Fossie, as they attempt to survive the Vietnam War while stationed at a small outpost. In The Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong, Tim O’Brien utilizes the character arc of Mary Anne Bell to symbolize how war and violence can produce a severe negative affect what would otherwise be a healthy person. When Mary Anne Bell is initially introduced,…