Flautist

Identity is an enigma that every teenager struggles with. It's the conflict in each of our very own Bildungsromans - who are we? When I started the Common Application on August 1st, being the overachiever that I am, I believed that I did not have an identity to write about. I knew that I liked reading and music or that I hated algebra, but I didn't have an overarching sense of self. How could I write about myself in such a way as to impress admissions officers when I didn't even think I had a…

The Mayan civilization is among one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The Mayans have covered a large area of eastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Much of what we currently know about the Pre-Historic Maya has come from excavation in these countries and of the few books that survived, the Spanish conquistadors. These Books are The Madrid, Dresden, Paris and Grolier codices are named after the city which they currently resided in. Then there is the Chiliam Balam…

QUESTION :- HOW IS AUTO TUNE RUINING THE BEAUTY OF A SINGERS’ VOICE? RATIONALE :- I chose this topic and wanted to research about auto tune because I wanted to convey that the usage of auto tune should lower down. INTRODUCTION Auto tune is basically an audio processor which is used to alter the pitch of vocals and instruments during music recordings or performances. It was originally invented to disguise or correct off-key inaccuracies. Auto tune is famous mainly because it is used as an effect…

action is done towards - be it a person, oneself or an inanimate thing. For this argument, I will obviously use the example of an inanimate thing. Each human usually has at least one skill or talent to which they may lay claim. One may be a good flautist, or be skilled at sports or video games, or be a gifted writer. The common trend in each of these is that it entails the repeated interaction of a human with a soulless thing. As these humans have this skill or talent (and we will assume they…

Yanessa Morillo-Delerme was the second performer of the night. Her first performance was “Alma Del Core” by Antonio Caldara. Born in Venice, Caldara made his career in Mantua, Rome and Vienna, serving in the last of these from 1716 as vice-Kapellmeister at the imperial court. As a composer he was versatile and prolific, with some 90 stage works to his credit. Caldara wrote a steady series of over 40 oratorios, liturgical music, motets, and cantatas sacred and secular. His 1712 Christmas cantata…

never soloed and I was scared to death that I was going to screw it up. Overall it was a simple song to do and by the last show I was confident in what I was doing. I gained plenty of experience through this opportunity, making me into a better flautist. This was my first experience in pit orchestra and I loved it, I would do this again in a…

happiness is a form of contemplation” (Aristotle, 1178b29-232). The intellect is the highest thing in us because the human function is to reason. Aristotle reaches this conclusion by saying that everything has a function and uses the example of a flautist to say that “his goodness and proficiency are considered to lie in his function” (Aristotle, 1097b25-18). In order for something to be good for a thing it has to be…

In the musical “Where’s Charley”, the main character, Charley, dresses as his aunt, Don Lucia Dalvidorese, to chaperone his and his roommates dates. The show was set in the late 19th century and for the two young women to stay with two young men they had to have a chaperone. Charley’s aunt was supposed to arrive the morning of the lunch date, however she was not there. By using the costume from his school performance, Charley dressed as a woman and pretended to be his aunt, after Jack gave…

Learning About Aging with Mr. F Mr. F was born in the summer of 1927. Some of his earliest memories are of his mother’s stories about strangers putting money in his stroller during the Roaring 20’s. He began his life in a St. Louis suburb but then moved at a young age to a cottage with a barn in the country. His parents are West German. He remembers the cottage being drafty and cold during the winters and it had no bathroom. At school, he was the only child in the first grade. His family moved…

It originated as just a normal October Wednesday in Pillager, MN. Eli was awoken from his deep slumber by his Dad at 9:00 am, just like every other day of the week. Once he finishes climbing out of his deep slumber, Eli grabs some clothes and gingerly heads up the stairs. Now Eli isn’t like most kids his age, which at this time he is 15 and in 10th grade, he has chronic hip pain and sleeps close to 18 hours a day. He has visited many doctors, been diagnosed with Lyme disease and many other…