Mezzo-soprano

The video I have picked for this assessment is the television title sequence for HBO`s series named “The Sopranos” created by DAVID CHASE in 1999. I`m going to talk about the video’s basic content and context, its key formal elements, and analyse its construction of meaning. The beginning to every episode of The Sopranos starts with the view provided of HBO`s own branding; A screen full of static appears and the disappears to reveal their logo. The sequence opens with the view coming from the…

Chapters 9-17 of “The Parable of the Sower” take a dark turn. Lauren’s brother and father are both killed, and eventually, the entire community of Robledo is attacked and burned to the ground. Following the attack, nothing remains of the community expect for Lauren and her friends Zahra and Harry. They have no choice but to try and survive in the world beyond their gated community, and the three of them devise a plan to travel north where they believe they will be able to find a job and live…

Every story has to have an element of “The Journey” within it. this is the most important plot pattern archetype in literature. The journey in a novel or story isn’t always an actual movement from one place to another; the journey can be internal (mental/emotional). Often the journey can be represented as either a struggle or a desire to achieve a goal and most stories start off with the main character in search of something.. In the three novels read this summer we see this archetype, both…

The movie Jaws is a classic film which follows the “typical” film structure. Looking at the precise layout of Jaws, it fits with Blake Snyder Beat’s. The reason the Blake Snyder model is effective, is due to how many beats it contains. Fifteen beats doesn’t make it difficult to comprehend, along with extreme pinpoint accuracy. Combining the simplicity of the film structure along with the model, it’s a perfect combination for learning. The film starts off with the Opening Image, giving the…

Drugs, greed, hookers, and a giant scam. This would be an accurate way to summarize the "professional" life of Jordan Belfort also known as the "Wolf of Wall Street". Mr. Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is the main character in the film The Wolf of Wall Street, a film by Martin Scorsese based on the real life memoir of Jordan Belfort. He is a man consumed in himself and Scorsese makes his viewers want to embody his lifestyle. So how was he able to present and glamorize a life filled with…

Julien Berry Theme: Jealousy in A Separate Peace Song: Jealousy by Natalie Merchant Thesis Statement: People are often ruled by their emotions and can let those emotions impact their actions; for better or for worse. Jealousy is one such emotion that can cloud judgement and effect behavior. Jealousy is a central theme in the book A Separate Peace written by John Knowles, and drives the actions and behaviors of the characters within the novel. The book is about two friends, Gene and Finny, and…

Parable of the Sower: Narrative Explanatory Paragraph: In The Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler suggests that survival is key. She implies that in the future death is inevitable and survival is a necessary skill to have. Lauren must live outside her community after the big fire. Because she has access to her father’s “library” of books, she is able to read on how to survive in the “wild”. These books teach Lauren what she can and cannot eat. Before the fire, Lauren’s father teaches her and…

is Antony “Tony” Soprano, the main protagonist in HBO’s TV show “The Sopranos”. David Chase was the producer of this crime and drama television. The show started airing in 1999 and aired for six seasons, ending in 2007. The Sopranos won numerous awards during its airing, among which includes 21 Primetime Emmy Awards. Due to exemplary writing by David Chase and his team of showrunners, The Sopranos was voted the best-written television series of all time. The Sopranos revolves around…

Temple Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Fairlie. The Temple Symphony Orchestra’s 23rd Holiday Concert featured Grammy award winning tenor, Dann Coakwell, and soprano, Teri Johnson. Temple College’s voice instructor, Teri Johnson, soprano, performs all over the south and east. “Ms. Johnson is a versatile lyric coloratura soprano achieving critical acclaim from publications such as Opera News, the Washington Post, and the Tulsa World for her ‘powerful stage presence’ and ‘gorgeous voice’…

On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 I attended the Fresno State Jazztet, Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Orchestra concert at eight in the evening in the Fresno State concert hall. The following will cover a review of the program as well as my point of view and reflection. I was expecting to see Christmas decorations or instruments decorated since it states on the bulletin “winter Jazz concert” but I was wrong once I saw the pamphlet. The reasons why I thought that was because the last time I attended a…