Pandora

Music is art done in the form of sound. Raury a music artist,tells Jamie Milton, a writer for DIY, that, “In an age of the Internet and limitless knowledge, Raury’s big message is that people should seek out their own truth. This generation has everything on their fingertips, but they could easily go astray.” We live in an age where anyone who has the wanting to produce a song can do so from their home computer/lap-top. One would think this is a good thing, encouraging people to pursue what it…

with low ego-involvement may have been enchanted by the immersive visual design, as Cameron had wanted, but this sort of persuasion does not last psychologically. And because the deforestation and destruction of nature occurs on the alien planet of Pandora, it is too far from home to truly be worried about—millions of light years away, to be precise (Pike 135). Adults strongly opposed to environmental messages will only use this distance to bolster their own arguments against the reality of…

the way it is, if you think about it, one kid walks 10 miles to school, another's dropping out.” I will never forget the first time the song, Funny the Way It Is, by the Dave Matthews Band made sense to me. I was listening to the Dave Matthews Band Pandora station after I had just played my worst round of golf of the summer after having just played my best round of golf the day before. I was twelve years old at the time and was very upset. All I wanted was to get my mind off of everything…

On a late Thursday afternoon, I thought it would be have been a nice day to go library and get some books. Being a geeky teenage girl, I love to read anything from a mystery to a good thriller. My day started off great! A big bowl of Frosted Flakes, a bright early morning and a little bit of television. Nothing could go wrong… or could it? “Oh crap, where’s my library card”.I yelled in frustration. I began to search through all my pockets and in between my father’s car seats.After fifteen…

Technology has been on a rapid expansion for quite some time now, but this technology has started to put the nation lives at an unnecessary risk. So we, as a society, need to decide where to draw a line and create a limit. Texting and driving continues to be a worldwide issue, putting others’ lives in someone else’s hands, a ban on texting reduces distracted driving which is one of the main causes of accidents. While installing a ban will not completely eliminate texting and driving, the…

Introduction In today’s world, access to music is easier than ever with websites such as, Spotify, Pandora, and iTunes Radio. Due to the easy access, people now hear music playing in various locations throughout their day, including, in the car, coffee shops, office spaces, department stores, and at home. Young adults are large contributors to this surge in music listening, and have embraced this new trend. Thus, when walking on a college campus, you will see many students have headphones in at…

The topic on animal testing is controversial, mainly between animal rights protestors. Animals are normally tested when the chemical is present to harm humans if they use them. Testing is normally made to check drugs, make-ups, and extra products that may be used on or by humans. In the efforts to mirror human diseases or toxicity by artificially creating symptoms in mice, dogs or monkeys has major scientific limitations that cannot be overcome. With that being said, numerous reasons are…

Pirates: the take-all-leave-nothing swashbuckling badasses of the seven seas. Commonly recognized for their conquests of unsuspecting merchant ships, expensive ransoms, and their never ending pursuit of treasure, what pirates are most known for is flipping the bird to any and every rule that might impede their progress. While some may consider pirates a long gone band of drunken thieves, the end of the pirating age is nowhere in sight-- in fact, it is as alive as it has ever been. Consequently,…

The treatment of women in ancient Greece varied wildly from state to state. Two particular cities stand out as stark opposites: Athens and Sparta. When considering the two, many consider Sparta to have been far more progressive in terms of women’s rights, at least for that day and age. Compare: in Sparta women were encouraged to eat well, and train their bodies, that they might be at their peak physical form, while in Athens women were fed what the men did not eat, and were rarely allowed to…

The guitar comes a long way in history. The actual Spanish vihuela is obviously a great advanced form relating to the ancestral guitar along with the modern electric guitar, as well as lute-style tuning as well as a tiny, however guitar-like shape. Instrument-makers together with acoustic guitar music begun to thrive within Europe. Musical instruments, virtually comparable to what we often called the "guitar" already are famous between 400-500 decades. The guitar includes a very beautiful…