Joseph Story

MHO Essay It would be incorrect to say that the classical composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived a particularly long life, but in the short span of 35 years, he made an enormous impact on music, both classical and non-classical and has left his mark, not only on music but on history. In his lifetime, Mozart composed over 600 works, which included string quartets, concert arias, piano sonatas and operas. Mozart also composed many piano concertos, and many of them were, and still is extremely…

The United States and the Soviet Union fought in the cold war in 1947, ending in 1991. It was the beginning of change in government in Germany and European nations after WWII ended. It also caused separation and oppression. The United States and the Soviet Union were debating whether Germany and other European countries would be capitalist or communists. These countries taken over through communism and the US weren’t standing for communism. Due to this conflict, Europe provided money to rise…

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad encapsulates imperialism in Congo, Africa. It chronicles the avarice, and absurdities of European colonialism and its physical and moral consequences. It gives a terse analysis of how “natives” on their own continent were viewed as less than human and treated brutally. Hearts of Darkness have the capability of shattering a conscious mind of its innocence, and as a cautionary measure to my audience; bracing oneself for centuries of heart-rending episodes of…

Belgian inventor, Antoine Joseph (Adolphe) Sax. This musical instrument was developed in the 1840’s and was patented in June 1846. It is mostly used for classical and jazz music and is the one of the newer instruments used than any other. The Alto Saxophone works when air is pushed through a mouthpiece creating vibrations that run throughout the body of the instrument creating the wonderful sound. The instrument was created by Adolphe Sax and his father Charles Joseph in the 1840’s. In 1841,…

The Romantic Era started and ended from 1820-1900. An overview would be the transition from classical to Romantic, of Beethoven, who broke the boundary rules and attached everything together between the two. Because it was Beethoven, he made it okay and possible to have changes and still acceptable. This talented and strong/brave individual changed music for the better and did what he felt and wanted, with his unique personality came his unique composed music. After Beethoven music changed to…

Soviet Union and Soviet communism should not be allowed to spread. A short passage, from a telegram that was secretly sent to U.S. State Department officials on February 22, 1946 from an American foreign service officer in Moscow makes it clear that Joseph Stalin and the Soviets believe communism is better than capitalism. “In these circumstances it is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long term, patient but vigilant containment of…

Elizabethan Music Music has been around for many millenia. Given that, the Elizabethans enjoyed their fair share of music. They had music that would play in churches and they also had music that would play throughout shows in the theater. A lot of the time there would be festivals where musicians play at. Music was a large part of their society and they were known to celebrate music and use it for many different occasions. They had court music, church music, town music, street music, and even…

painting, “Man Eats World”, the man eating the earth represents power and the earth itself represents destruction. What is more, symbolism plays a colossal role in both the painting and poem as well. From the late 1920s to the middle 1940s, Joseph Stalin reigned the Soviet Union. In the painting by Jackson, Stalin embodies the man eating earth and all of his victims embody the earth itself. In his early years, Stalin was not his name…

Champs-Elysées in Paris. The audience was quite mislead by the opening act Les Sylphides. Les Sylphides was an innocent and classical piece. Everything about the performance was odd and unusual. The music, costumes, and dancing were unsettling. The story of Pagan sacrifice was frightening for some audience members. Some say Diaghilev was a large influence for writing The Rite of Spring, but most of it was rooted deep in his personality. He enjoyed provoking people’s senses and seeing different…

the same power that The Company has over the natives. Marlow struggles to comprehend the jungles ambiguous nature throughout the novella. The jungle not only has hidden truths, The Company’s purpose for being in the Congo is obscure to those in the story, although the reader is privy to the intensions.…