Joseph Boxhall

taught from a young age that America is the shining beacon of light to which all other countries compare themselves. However, few have actually experienced the nuances of another country’s culture or learned to recognize the faults in their own. Joseph Conrad portrays Western civilization’s inability to embrace reality through the contrasts of the Mistress and the Intended in his novel Heart of Darkness. The Mistress and the Intended represent the dichotomy of the Dionysian and Apollonian.…

George Frideric Handel was born February 23, 1685, in Halle, Brandenburg [Germany], and died April 14, 1759, London, England. He was a German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, know particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah (1741), and is also known for such occasional pieces as Water Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks (1749). First of all, George Frideric Handel was son of Georg and Dorothea…

Plan of Investigation: Before the Russian Revolution of 1917, Stalin had spent over a decade as a chief of the Bolshevik operatives. His responsibilities eventually led to him becoming a key figure in Lenin’s inner circle. During the Russian civil war, Stalin began acquiring connections with military leaders, such as generals in the Red Army. After the Bolsheviks won the civil war, they began expanding their revolution into other parts of Europe. Stalin’s actions during this revolution were…

News, reports, importance in history and America itself, it all comes down to the news and radio broadcasting. Edward Roscoe Murrow, also known as Ed Murrow, was an American broadcaster and reporter. Murrow started at Columbia Broadcasting System as a reporter. The Columbia Broadcasting System, otherwise known as CBS, is a commercial broadcast television network. Soon to be a journalist, as a reporter one of his many greatest addresses was the bombing of London during World War II. He was…

Even though Johannes Brahms is ordinary well-known a master of symphonic genre, he composed only four symphonies in his life. Further, Brahms completed the symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, called “Ludwig van Beethoven’s tenth symphony” during around twentieth years from sketches since 1855. In the regard, the compositional process of the first symphony includes a long and mysterious history because of self-critical fastidiousness to make himself destroy his early works. On the other hand,…

After reading Churchill’s speech I conclude that he thought the Soviet Union was trying to spread communism throughout Eastern Europe and the rest of the world which could possible lead to a third world war. From what I understood Churchill’s method to stop this threat of war from happening was to rely on the United Nations Organization, because he believed the organization be vastly improved compared to the League of Nations and more efficient. To begin the definition of self-determination is…

As much as the characters define the journey in Heart of Darkness, the journey definitely changes the characters. As Charlie Marlow adventures deeper into the Congo, the essence of his character and soul alter as the horror of the discoveries he makes shape him. Going into a region antithetical of their upbringing, the change in landscape and people cause a change in morals that draw the men towards the inability to discern right from wrong. Succumbing to the influence of greed and power, the…

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer who was vital in making the transition from the Renaissance period to the Baroque period. Monteverdi was also one of the most important developers in the new style, opera. He is also recognized for bringing a “modern” style into church music. This resulted in considerable fame during his lifetime. During his long life he composed many works including 8 books of madrigals and forty operas. Claudio Monteverdi was born in Cremona…

center. Of course, this is the main goal for every book out there. Unfortunately, in Joseph Conrad’s case, the full-on racism and hate crosses the thin line between an outstanding book and something ugly. The motive for my literature review is to dissect aspects of the text with an impressionism lens…

First Suite in E♭, written by Gustav Holst. The piece of music that was written in 1909. This particular piece of music helped many composers see that music could be and can be written seriously for woodwinds, percussion, and brass. A band consisted of woodwinds, percussion, and brass is also known as a concert band, wind symphony, symphonic band, and many more names. First Suite in E♭ was seen as a first step to take concert band more seriously. Gustav Holst , a man who was born in Cheltenham…