On the First Beat

Overall Western Kentucky University’s Steel Band concert was a very entertaining and eye-opening experience. As I entered the auditorium and sat in my seat anxiously waiting for the performance I was intrigued by the look of the drums, as it was the first time I had ever seen steel drums. When the instrumentalist came out full…

seems but yesterday now a lifetime ago or so it seems from when we were still teens first love, first kiss, first you my heartbeat gave that funny feeling that brought back a flood of memories our firsts and our love memories that never fade even as the years go flying by I still remember and I know you remember too it was a lot of fun just you and me and our love the many dances we attended the rock and roll beat we shared you strumming on your guitar wanting to be a rock star so many precious…

“Rock and Roll Unplugged” "I know the evil feeling that you feel when you sing it. I know the lostposition that you get into in the beat. Well, if you talk to the average teenager of today and you ask them what it is about rock and roll music that they like, the first thing they'll say, is 'The beat, the beat, the beat!'"-Reverend Jimmy Snow, c. 1957. In the article “Rock and Roll Unplugged” it explains to us the major influence African music has had on the American culture throughout the…

The first round we were set to the the New Berlin Pretzels. We beat New Berlin pretty bad, by about 25. The next round we played Auburn and Auburn is a decent team but we handled them, moving on the the championship. On the other side of the bracket we were set to play either Pleasant Plains or Williamsville. We kept cheering on Williamsville because they were the worse team and the team we wanted to beat for last year. In the championship we were heading…

stopped smoking, there is no more risk of any lung disease. However, they forgot that the damage to the lungs by smoking cannot be repaired. As you well mentioned “not every person whom smokes acquires emphysema”, however when the person smokes, the first contact is a mix of gases around the eyes, nose and throat. The eyes start water, running nose, and the throat became irritated, as well as the tiny hair called cilia which primary function is to clean our bronchial tube and lungs from…

that the students comprehended and can apply what they learned during the first 12 minutes. During the singing portion of class, we work on learning and perfecting the repertoire for upcoming performances. This time schedule has been successful since…

directly related to how Elie Wiesel progresses in in the novel from caring about others, god and himself. The first theme Man’s Inhumanity to Man shows how Elie and the people around him were treated. “They brought a crate. Lie down on it! On your belly! I obeyed. I no longer felt anything except the lashes of the whip. One!...Two!... he was counting. He took his time between lashes. Only the first really hurt.”(pg. 57). This quote shows how Elie was treated and the extent the Nazi’s went to in…

Within the course of the novel, Golding links cruelty to fear by creating a chain of reactions that lead up to the spiteful ways the boys deal with the Beast, their worst nightmare. At first, most of the children cry and whimper about a monster in the forest, but eventually, they respond to their outrageous situation with a tremendous amount of energy, excitement, and cruelty towards other life forms: “He [Jack] stood up, holding the dripping sow’s head in his hands … and jammed the soft throat…

yelling or cursing. I have seen bad records by the Seahawks, but this is the worst of all. In 1992 the Seahawks had their worst season ever only beating two teams during the season. They went two and fourteen during this terrible season the teams they beat were…

success. They consider that the Giants will always beat the underdogs. Perot thinks it will be fun if we play roles in the underdogs and against the giants. In David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, he talks about the story and victory of the underdogs through the introduction. David is a small shepherd boy; he is a underdogs. On the other hand, Goliath is giant; he is big and has a lot of fighting experiences. Everyone thinks that Goliath is going to beat David anyway. They think that the…