Footloose

I was so excited! At age 6, my mom took me to a local municipal building to learn how to tap my feet to fiddler music. I had entered the world of Irish dance and by age 9, I was on a plane to Nashville, Tennessee to compete in the National Championships. I was hoping to even get a glimpse of Michael Flatley, as I had heard he sometimes showed up. Who would have thought wearing an uncomfortable wig, extremely tight shoes and dancing in an unnatural position could be so much fun? But I loved…

During the fourth of July many people enjoy going to baseball games with their families to celebrate. Military people get to come home sometimes during this time but those 18 years of age don’t get to drink at the games like every other “adult” can (McAloon A.11.). Some people say its “un-American,” how these military men and women that are risking their lives for us in war don’t get to do everything as they please such as drink alcohol. Our nation should understand that prohibiting young…

A musical film is a genre of film that consists of songs as well as dialogue. This type of film became popular in the 1930’s and is around today. Musical films started being created when the technology of sound became advanced enough to put music in a film. Musicals that would normally be performed on a stage in a theater could then be made into a film. Musical films allowed the musicals to improve because of the variety of set and the ability to shoot a scene more than once if someone…

Musicals Let’s change gears here into something a little different, and a lot of fun! Musicals. Who doesn’t like a good musical? And before you roll your eyes and think we’re only going to talk about Disney, there’s a lot more to musicals then animated characters singing to woodland creatures. Musicals have been around since the dawn of theatre - and like many of our genres, started on the stage. But what actually makes a musical? In this genre, we define a musical as a film where the songs are…

The Breakfast Club which was written, directed and produced by John Hughes was written for teenagers and allowed other generations to observe popular culture through the eyes of a teenager. The film illustrates teenage culture in the 1980’s and the social struggles tied to being a teenager. To understand the shift in American culture within the 1980’s and how movies began depicting popular culture, the film does an excellent job of illustrating. Popular culture, low culture, elite culture,…

People set forth on a new journey for exploring unknowns, and a journey could always help them in knowing what they want inwardly. François Villon and Matsuo Bashō have gained tremendous inspirations while travelling/exiling, and both of them hope to be free spiritually. However, they do have various different altitudes since they are from different cultures and have different religious beliefs. But to some extent, Villon and Bashō have the same value towards death. From François Villon’s poems,…

American Youth 's’ Rite of Passage “It should not be denied... that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led west(15).” “What are young people looking for?” Young people are…

He Looked at Me” (part I) He looked at me with discuss in his eyes. As if I’m the reason he despise. Always saying, “black women have an attitude.” No. Just discarded by black men like you. See I love my black Kings with a passion. But I’ve been so hurt, used and abused by them in such a fashion. But I’ve realized that some of them were just like me. Hurting, used and abused by someone else you see. So, as he looked at me with despise in his eyes; it hurt! I can’t lie! But I just kept…

The career and work of a sound designer I chose to investigate was Wylie Stateman. An accomplished talent that has co-founded a post-production company and sound designed within the various visual media throughout his career. As an sound designer , he is well known for working with Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino, prominent directors in the film industry. Having worked extensively with Tarantino, Stateman is well known for sound editing the majority of Tarantino 's acclaimed films such the…

F. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer who did not receive the credit he deserved during his lifetime. His personal life had an effect on the way he wrote. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lifestyle and his book, The Great Gatsby, fit in perfectly with the Jazz Age during the roaring 20’s. He wrote in a traditional writing style, which also helped him fit into the Lost Generation. F. Scott Fitzgerald was influenced by his marriage and his problems with alcohol during his life. His figurative language and…