Homage

I am writing to discuss the graduation rule of not being allowed to decorate caps. I believe that students should have to option to adorn caps because it is an expression ones individuality, similarity how students wear cords. While I do understand wanting to have uniformity, graduation is a celebration on ones own hard work. Most students are proud of the achievement of graduating, and would not jeopardize the ability to walk across the stage for an inappropriate cap. Many neighboring schools…

What is up boba lovers? I am Bobarazzi and today I have a special shout-out to all my bobaholics living in the San Gabriel Valley. As a San Gabriel Valley native I decided to pay homage to one the many boba shops you will find if you ever happen to drive by the area. Quickly Boba. With over 200 locations around the world there are 13 Quicky Boba shops and counting in the So Cal Region alone and 75 other shops across California. Quickly Boba is one the major 3 boba places that originated in…

Expect to see celestial fireworks with this year’s Orionid Meteor Shower. Every year as the Earth cruises past an expanse of space littered with the remains of Halley’s Comet, the skies are lit with fast moving beams of light. NASA announced that the shower will begin on Wednesday and continue on till Thursday at dawn. The Time Earth is Closest to Halley’s Comet Debris Stream The best time for viewing will be on Thursday just before dawn, when the shower will reach its peak and it’ll be…

the killing of King Duncan, Macduff presents himself as a determined, loyal, and brilliant noblemen of Scotland who will eventually defend his country against tyranny. By calling for the help of England to overthrow Macbeth, Macduff gives “faithful homage and… free honors” to the men of Scotland as he proves his loyalty to the homeland (3.6.36). Macduff even is presented as a spiritual foil of Macbeth when the…

I've only seen a few of Nora Ephron's films although I will admit that I'm a fan of her writing more than I am of her movies. However as a person who loves rom coms, I can definitely appreciate what she has done for the romantic comedy genre. Thus I was why was looking forward to picking up Erin Carlson's I'll Have What She's Having: Nora Ephron and the Three Movies that Changed Romantic Comedy. Written from a omniscient yet also objective and observer like perspective, I'll Have What She's…

This year marked the 50th Superbowl. However what a lot of people overlooked was that it was also the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther movement. Beyoncé was the halftime show this year along with Bruno Mars and Cold Play. While many were expecting widely popular songs like her hit singles Single Ladies, Diva, and many more, instead her new song Formation surprised us. Formation, along with the performance, was a complete masterpiece. She turned an event into a political stance. She chose to…

First Selection: -Symphony No. 1 (“ Classical”), first movement- Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) First Hearing: Happy, Calm Second Hearing: Prokofiev wanted to create a kind of the homage for the composers of the Classical era. I really like the sound of this song. It put me in a happy, calm mood. Third Hearing: The pitch starts off low. The melody is disjunct. The rhythm is duple meter. The tempo is a steadfast. The dynamic is widely varying levels at the beginning of the song. It increases…

Gothic Imprint in Modern Times The Gothic style was truly a humanist philosophy that spread throughout Europe in the mid 1300s. It affected both the artists and its patrons. The effects of such now ripple thru modern times. The Limbourg brothers written and painted works in Gothic times are a most welcome legacy in today’s world. Paul, Jan, and Hermann Limbourg were three Nordic migrants who were commissioned by the wealthiest man in Europe at the time. He was notably, Jean, Duke of…

The farm to table movement is becoming increasingly popular. But what is the true cost of the farm to table movement? The whole situation is much more complex than what the average American thinks. Farmers all around the country are getting short changed more than what society thinks as a whole. Restaurants are reinventing their meals to offer the farm to fork fab. But the farmers are the ones who are in exchange getting jipped out of their profit, in the article “Don't Let your Children Grow Up…

Similar to the Persian analysis, Greek myths may be analyzed to conceptualize the construct of homosexuality within ancient Greek culture. Many instances of Greek philosophical writings and recordings of histories portray actions that would today be labeled as homosexual. One of the most popular pieces of the homosexual culture of Greek society comes from Homer’s The Iliad with his account of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus. The exact date of Homer’s authoring of The Iliad lies…