Recital

The movie The Soloist starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx is based on the book with the same title written by Steve Lopez. The book chronicles Steve Lopez’s friendship with a homeless schizophrenic named Nathaniel Ayers. In the movie, Robert Downey Jr. portrays Lopez and Jamie Foxx portrays Ayers. There are multiple differences between the book and the movie; however, the main premise and struggles remain the same. After struggling to come up with an idea for his column for the Los Angels…

Everybody knows Audrey Hepburn as a famous actress and model, but not many people know her background. Her childhood was definitely not pleasant in fact, it was very corrupt while growing up in Brussels, Belgium with World War 2 being in effect. The war caused her childhood to change in many directions. However, that did not stop her from losing hope and determination for her future. Hepburn was brought into the world on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium. She was born from a Dutch mother, Ella…

Music is shown and presented in many ways in this world. You can hear it anywhere from church, to baseball games, to the grocery store, and everywhere in between. It is played though speakers, earphones, and instruments in public places in everyday life. Walking around Millersville I have heard lots of music not only because I’m a music major but music is a great medium of expression and entertainment in everyone’s life. Music is easy to access by anyone with a computer or a phone so you’re…

trial. Some of the witnesses said that he had a motive as well as the opportunity to kill. Simpson had a history of domestic abuse. Denise ( Nicole 's sister ) recalls O.J Simpson looking like a madman during a recital. She talked about a time when O.J Simpson threw Nicole against the wall and another where he grabbed her crotch. Nicole had recently called the police about an…

On Thursday, April 19. 2016 at 7:00 Pm a Junior Music Recital was held at Barry University in the Cor Jesu Chapel. Performers were Leonell Figeredo, Yanessa Morillo-Delerme, Travis Hogue, Evan Post, Beverly Coulter, Daniel Daroca and two unknown females. Dr. Coulter and Mr. Daroca played the piano. The space was large. 45 people were seated in the chapel. The piano was placed at the front of the room to the left of the persons seated. People were also seated to the side of the room. There was a…

John Cage an Influential Minimalist John Cage is the epitome of a cutting edge composer due to the fact that he has an elevated appreciation for music, unmatched by any other. Cage enjoys everyday, naturally occurring sounds because of their dynamics and their lengths, rather than the sounds constrained by musical instruments, something other composers usually overlook. This gives him the advantage to compose music in a unique manner. Cage has had an impact not only on musicians, but dancers and…

Brown Bag “Mom, why can’t I just get one of those colorful lunch bag like everybody else in my school?” my daughter argued. Inconvincible, as I was running out of good reasons. I answered back to my daughter “Because this brown bag is very special.” Deep down my head, I was convince that perhaps the brown bags were out dated, cheap, and unquestionably out of fashion, but my countless memories behind it was worth any trendy, designer or expensive lunch bags everywhere. Health is…

The Day My Life Got Turned Upside Down My mother’s shrieks pierced the air. My father’s shouts thundered through the house. Unidentifiable thumps and clatters were heard in the kitchen. I sat crouched at the stop of the stairs with my brother, Nick, tears streaming down my face, barely able to catch my breath. I felt as if I were drowning in my tears. Nick sat next to me, trying to hold it together, telling me everything would be okay. Looking back, he was always the stronger of the two…

Brown Paper Bag For the last six years, I have been preparing my daughter’s school lunch in a brown paper bag at home; and recently, she has been persistently demanding to buy a different lunch bag with fancy colors, creative designs, and innovative features. “Mom, why can’t I just get one of those colorful lunch bags like everybody else in my school?” My daughter determinedly argued. “Because this brown bag is very special.” I determinedly answered her back. Deep down my head, I was…

endlessly forced Jing-Mei to attempt different hobbies, to see if Jing-Mei was withholding a hidden talent that just had to be discovered. This misunderstanding led to much tension between the pair, ultimately exploding after Jing-Mei’s mortifying piano recital. “‘Then I wish I’d never been born!’ I shouted. ‘I wish I were dead! Like them.’ It was if I had said the magic words. Alakazam!...and she backed out of the room, stunned, as if she were blowing away like a small brown leaf, thin,…