Queen of Hearts

Street interactions in Koreatown vary depending on the time of day. On weekday mornings and afternoons, crowds are demographically older. Most people are Korean and walk alone, not engaging with each other. The block feel like a passageway, so in addition to Koreatown residents and visitors, some pedestrians walk through Koreatown to get somewhere else. These people usually walk quicker and look around less than those here for food and shopping. In the evenings and on weekends, the crowds are…

Sometimes it’s difficult for me to remember every place has a history regardless if residents care for it or not. However, it’s the most difficult when I think about the borough I live in, The Bronx. During my senior year of high school, I received an invitation from The Bronx County Historical Society to join an event. The society invited valedictorians from every Bronx High School to attend this awards reception. This event took place outside next to the Museum of Bronx History where the hosts…

O Mine by Guns N Roses. After further analyses of this piece of music, I realized it would not have enough contrast for me to write multiple pages. After much thought and consideration, the new piece I chose to write about is Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Bohemian Rhapsody has plenty of dramatic contrasts, frequent shifts in tempo, and changes in rhythmic character from section to section. The piece was written by Freddie Mercury in 1975 for the bands album: A Night at the Opera. I believe…

noble woman and man. As Laila paced to get to the queens room she over hear, “Heard there is roast duck, and they are going to sever warm bread with butter.” Than “Butter! Blah. I like jam, strawberry or apricot is my favorite!” Laila rounded the corner to see all the ladies-in-wait outside. Looking to one of the lady's-in-wait, who was also the oldest. “What is happening?” asked Laila. “Oh!…

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun, a Rococo era painter turned Neoclassical, was born in Paris on April 16, 1755. She lived to be eighty—seven as “one of the foremost portraitists in Europe at the end of the eighteenth century and during the first three decades of the nineteenth” (NGA, web) (May, 1). Spanning a long career with over 600 paintings, Vigée-LeBrun is “characterized” and marveled “…as the much sought-after portraitist of not only European royalty and nobility, but also of notable…

born on Dia de Los Muertos, a holiday to celebrate all those who have passed to the afterlife. Rosita is like no other princesses there has ever been. She’s beautiful,charismatic, funny, outgoing, she’s the perfect princess. Rosita’s had to become a queen at young age since her parents had passed away. They were murder on the day of the dead. Rosita’s evil aunt Martha wants to take the kingdom away from Rosita and she’ll do anything to have the kingdom. Martha is part evil witch but nobody…

The characters in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe all show great symbolism and significance throughout the book. The main characters would include Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy, Aslan, and the White Witch. The four Pevensie siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are all born in London, England. Peter is thirteen, is tall and has blonde hair. He is wise and makes most of the decisions for the children. Susan is twelve, has brown hair, and is described as very pretty. She is a strong…

demand to avoid others in uncomfortable conditions? Will they completely fade one day? We don’t know if the princes and princesses will realize that the queen is behind it all, or if they will ever defeat the awkward silence that accompanies the dragon. And since there are now millions of dragons all over the world, what will stop the evil queen from creating a new way for humans to need her? Instead of trying to destroy her altogether, we have to earn how to live with her, maybe change her evil…

Long long ago the king of Sephoris ordered all of the most talented harp players in the world to come and try to play most beautiful song at his palace. None of them could play a song beautiful enough that could please the king and queen. From that day on the king is still finding a harp player that could play the most beautiful song. Adam is the son of Apollo-God of music and light. Adam was born in a small town called Tapioca. There he would grow into a young healthy man. Adam was always being…

love’s kiss shows that Walt Disney was imaginative. It all started when Snow White’s stepmother, the Evil Queen, grew jealous of her. The Queen was told that Snow White was prettier than she was; causing immense envy in her, the Queen demanded a huntsman to murder her. Fortunately, the huntsman spared her life, and the princess was able to escape to a cottage in the woods. Nevertheless, the Wicked Queen managed to put Snow White under the Sleeping Death. (“Snow White…