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The journey to find the key entering the Fountain of Life is never ends. Eternal life seems haunted mankind since the beginning until now and there is no reason to force people to stop thinking about it. Immortality, otherwise possess the indefinite lifespan, not only can bring people the most valuable assets that even the world's richest billionaires, or even the ancient emperors cannot attain: health, knowledge, and time. An eternal youth also gives people the prospect of once reaching the…

Yoshitomo Nara is a Japanese artist who is well known for the girl character who is bulbous-headed with large eyes and cynical grins. As a contemporary of Takashi Murakami within Japan's Neo-pop movement, Nara is influenced by elements of popular culture from both East and West. Nara creates drawing, painting, and sculpture that express intense emotions while his practices explores themes of isolation rebellion and music. In this essay, I would like to explore both internal and external factors…

Target Listener: The objective audience for my playlist is my boyfriend Heran. Heran is eighteen-year-old freshman that is currently attending Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Heran’s muscular body stands five feet and nine inches, with a caramel complexion due to both of his parents originated from India. His eyes are light brown and his hair is black as the night sky. Generally, Heran loves to style his hair in a faux hawk style. Around people he may not be familiar…

We all love birthdays as it brings with it the joy of eating cakes and gifting or receiving birthday gifts! Planning a surprise birthday party or a get-together for your loved one can be an exciting affair. It could be for your boyfriend/girlfriend, parents, colleagues, or your spouse. No matter how much you know them, planning a surprise birthday can be a little tricky. To make it easier, we have some easy and cool birthday surprise ideas to bring happiness on this wonderful occasion. Birthday…

Choice 1: Technology has drastically shaped our world and the way we live in it. Many jobs are now done with machines and education can reach those who are thousands of miles away. Blackboards are replaced with projectors, text books replaced with computers, and libraries are at your fingertips. Teachers can now show videos to explain concepts, which in many ways can improve a student’s comprehension, while also engaging their minds. (Picture of a laptop less class vs. class full of laptops)…

Has “new” country music or “pop” country music redefined country music by overcoming the main stereotypes or has it become a completely new genre? Country music has a longer history than most people realize. It dates back to around the 1920s when people started taking old tunes that their grandparents brought from their homeland, and combining them with a version of African American Blues. Even though this genre has had a longer time to evolve than some of the newer genres of today, if you were…

outfits & accessories. Get creative and funny prizes for the most celebratory red outfit, most surprising red food, and many other fun activities. You could also host a “red” elephant gift exchange, with only red gifts! Play only tunes by making a playlist of songs that all have “red” or “love” in the title. Include a “Guess the Kisses” jar (with red Hershey’s Kisses, of course!) and award the winner with the kisses jar and a prize like an extra afternoon off or movie tickets for two. In…

The color of my body is almost even now, stripes of “brown rainbow” started fading and I am left with the faint tinge of my existence as an individual while standing alone in a balcony with a cup of coffee. With each passing moment of the dusk, progression of my existence is hailed by the memories of solo trip to GOA. The memories which helped me to ignore the background noise and remain focused to what I really want in life. Why I chose to go for a solo trip? I completed a book “The Revenue…

of the sound. It was 5:30 am, It was at that time again; time to take my early morning run. I got up, ran to the bathroom, washed my face, dressed and headed for the door. I stood in front the door for a mere two minutes as I collated my “running playlist on my iPod then went on my morning journey. It was a habit I formed and it helped to clear my mind before a hectic day of work. Before I knew it, I ran my route and came back home. I was drenched in sweat and proceeded to the second part of my…

A Music Difference Music is personal and full of emotions. Therefore everyone has their own opinion on what is considered a good music genre. As for movies and their soundtrack albums overall, a great movie soundtrack comes down to the theme it creates, how it moves people emotionally, the use of songs with lyrics or without lyrics, and the use of covers or remixes. Composers like Theodore Shapiro use music to make movies more alive and have a deeper impression. Shapiro used his talent as a…