Falcon 9

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Artist-Faculty Recital Series at the Fairchild Theatre on MSU 's Campus. The concert featured a multitude of pieces ranging from the Baroque and Classical music periods to modern day compositions. Several of the pieces were played in a piano-trombone basso continuo and the last piece was played by a trombone choir with two featured soloists. Going into the concert I did not know what to expect. I had listened to classical music in my MUS…

inhabitants. Through a corrupt system of control, MNU, the film District 9 reveals the prominent downfalls of imperialism highlighting the subjugation of the “inferior”, personal benefit, and national oppression. Subjugation of the inferior is a huge critique of imperialism, it supports the division of citizens and low qualities of life. The MNU uses multiple tactics to gain complete control over the aliens in district 9. From the beginning the aliens are placed in an apartheid-like…

The result is a robot who can think and feel for himself. You have now worked with Director Neill Blomkamp twice. What is it like working with him? Does he have any specific directing/work style that you are drawn to? Yes that is correct, District 9 and now Chappie. Neill is an awesome director to work with, he gives you guidance as to what he wants and then allows us to work it, add or change things that we feel might be better. The action in this film is a collaboration between the stunt…

A ray of light in a world filled with darkness--that is what NYCB is. And on every occasion the company presents Jerome Robbins' sublime, majestic The Goldberg Variations that light shines even brighter. Especially if the work is as lovingly performed as it was on Saturday evening by Ashley Bouder, Sterling Hyltin, and Sara Mearns (from all three of whom I have been accustomed to expect efforts of the highest caliber); Lauren Lovette, Emilie Gerrity, Anthony Huxley, Taylor Stanley, Daniel…

The United States of America’s First Ten Amendments is known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guarantees certain freedom to individuals residing in the United States of America. This right includes, freedom of speech, religion, press, the right to a speedy trial by jury, and right to privacy. Some of these rights are still guaranteed even if one is accused of a crime. According to the United States of America’s criminal law, one who is accused of a crime is still considered innocent…

cinematic style that deals with the dark world of crime and intrigue. It conveys a mood of disillusion and resignation proceeding from moral ambiguities between good and evil. This direction of film is clearly represented in the classic movie “The Maltese Falcon,” by John Huston. In this film it is also clear to the audience that the main character, Sam Spade, portrays an anti hero, which is a character in a story, usually the main character who does not demonstrate heroic qualities, such as…

An Analysis of the characters in Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon” Dashiell Hammett’s novel “The Maltese Falcon” takes place in the port city of San Francisco, California. Published at the beginning of the economic crisis of the Great Depression in 1930.The novel carries out aspects of lust, greed, betrayal, and the suspense of murder, as all characters are after wealth that follows a prestige falcon artifact. As a murder mystery in crime fiction the novel presents all aspects of…

The film, The Maltese Falcon, was directed by John Huston in 1941. For being a black and white and old film, which I usually do not pay any attention to, it was actually interesting. The unification of the plot was not very well because there were quite a few parts of the film, which I did not understand. I do not know why Ms. O’Shaughnessy lied about her sister being with Mr. Throsby, and her relationship with the famous “Black bird.”To me, her character tied in with the plot only because she…

9 is a very complex and diverse piece. The dynamics in the song are as wide ranging as it gets, containing moments of very loud burst using forte, mezzo forte, and fortissimo. What makes it very interesting though is that it also contains many sections…

The nineteenth century was a very important time for music, an age often defined by two composers - Ludwig van Beethoven and Gioachino Rossini. These two composers represented and were key to the development of that era’s musical powerhouses, German instrumental music and Italian opera respectively. Despite the composers’ similar importance to their respective genres, Beethoven and Rossini are often viewed as polar opposites with Beethoven reigning as superior; however, the veracity and…