In today’s rapidly expanding consumer culture and media’s enslavement of society, the influence television has on children is inescapable regardless of age, race, and gender. This presents troubling consequences for children who grow up watching programs that hypersexualize young women. The sexualization of girls in television media creates a toxic culture where; young men and women receive damaging messages related to sex, girls are more likely to encounter negative psychological effects and…
and performing art.” A more-broad understanding is through the four essentials Yo-Yo Ma describes as, collaboration, flexible thinking, disciplined imagination and empathy. Yo-Yo Ma is a widely known cellist and songwriter, that started producing music from the age of five and has won over seventeen Grammy Awards and produced ninety albums. (257) Explains the fundaments of art integration in “Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education”, Yo-Yo Ma reflects on the role of arts, creativity values…
expert but as well Mozart. Mozart is quite known to be a music prodigy for decades now however, behind the scenes it doesn’t seem as quite something as born talented. Mozart was composing music at age five and performing in front of many in his early years, which is absolutely fascinating. However, Mozart’s father was Leopold Mozart who was a famous composer and performer and was also a “domineering parent who started his son on a program of intensive training in composition and performing at…
towards helping the group go to DCON. I have created toys for Amina’s shelters, done blankets for homeless shelters, raised money for Women’s shelters as well as raised money to build wells in third world countries. Besides being involved in the music programs and clubs at my school I am also involved in sports. This is my fourth year playing tennis and will be my third year lettering in the…
The 2014 Oscar winning film Interstellar- directed by Christopher Nolan- shadows the protagonist Joseph Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) an ex-NASA pilot and engineer. The storyline begins in an apocalyptic America were the environment can no longer sustain human life. Out of chance Cooper and his daughter Murphy (Jessica Chastain) find the remains of NASA and discover just how little time humanity has. To save his children Cooper agrees to join the crew of the Endurance, tasked to locate a…
before”(219). However, the Sixth Symphony is in F major, and it is known as the Pastoral Symphony because its topic is nature and the countryside (Lockwood 225). Whereas the Fifth had no predetermined topic, the Sixth Symphony was considered to be “program” music because Beethoven had a story he wanted to attach to the symphony. Moreover, he gave a title to every movement of the symphony, and the title of the first movement is “‘The awakening of joyous feelings on getting out into the…
The AI program cannot achieve the satisfactory standing due to the restriction of computing chip and storage, the limits of programming language, and the lack of creativity, which leads to an insoluble result. With the continuous development of science and technology, most problems will be solved in the future. However, some issues should be taking into seriously consideration, such as ethics and morality. Furthermore, what is the balance of human and AI? Should we admit that the AI program is…
The San Diego Trolley Dances took place on October 3rd 2015. An assortment of dance pieces all came together to furnish the city with dance in non-traditional and often unexpected settings. A program that has been established for fourteen years, this season of Trolley Dances traveled from Downtown San Diego to Balboa Park. However modern or classical the pieces in Trolley Dances may appear to be, the combination of observation and research can provide a different perspective. One such frame has…
invited in December of 2012 to travel to Chicago and perform as the “clinic” band for Dr. John Pasquale, Director of the Michigan Marching and Athletic Bands. He teaches a method of “counting” that is very well received and the room that was packed with music educators from all over the country. There were musicians learning from other musicians on how to make themselves a better…
He lived from 1862 to 1918. The program explains that Debussy was inspired by his travels through Spain. The song does not tell a story, but it reflects the sensation or feelings that Debussy had while he was visiting Spain. The song starts strong, it has lots of contrast between loud and…