Tony

It's an unseasonably warm Friday afternoon for October and I am making my way to Manhattan's Lower East Side to chat with artist M. Tony Peralta. His newest exhibition, Rolos & Icons had opened the night prior to a packed house of family, friends, and supporters. This was the first time he had ever held an opening downtown, and the incredible turnout was a feat in itself. I had been following the works of the Dominican-American artist by way of Washington Heights for a few years now as we have…

Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe also wrote the musical's book together. The musical opened in London's West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (in the title role) won the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. It is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the first production ever to…

Antony “Tony” Soprano, the main protagonist in HBO’s TV show “The Sopranos”. David Chase was the producer of this crime and drama television. The show started airing in 1999 and aired for six seasons, ending in 2007. The Sopranos won numerous awards during its airing, among which includes 21 Primetime Emmy Awards. Due to exemplary writing by David Chase and his team of showrunners, The Sopranos was voted the best-written television series of all time. The Sopranos revolves around…

Jackie Robinson, the first black professional baseball player credited with breaking the color barrier in sports, described his battle against racism when he said, “I know that I am a black man in a white world. In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919, I know that I never had it made” (Calcaterra). Here, Robinson conveys the challenges of African Americans in modern professional sports. The ongoing struggle against racial discrimination is seen in the NFL today through the extremely low number of…

“ARE YOU ALRIGHT, HE DEFINITELY BROKE SOMETHING.” There voices sounded like I was underwater. Only one thought raced through my head, “why didn’t you wait until you knew how to do this”. That painful moment all started one day when i was playing my tony hawk video game in my dark room. “lane your uncle Derek is coming tomorrow to spend the day with…

Persuasive Essay Skateboarding has been around since the late 60s but obviously it is way more developed now, or is it? We still have unstable skate parks and unsuitable accessories, which in given time means one of your family members or siblings getting hurt because of no funds without skateboards and skate parks. My essay is going to be about how skateboarding can help your children and family members get away from the wrong people and learn how to have creative skills and still have fun.…

I think Tony Stark’s side is the right side. Both sides have their own benefits: Tony Stark is my favorite Marvel hero, he is wealthy, smart, and his suits are amazing. On his team, he also has Vision, who is basically the most powerful superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His body is laced with Vibranium, he’s programmed by Jarvis codes, and his power source is an infinity stone, literally the most powerful objects in the universe. He’s also got War Machine on his side. He might not be…

Tony Abbott's decision to revive the ancient traditions of knighthood, ignited a nation wide controversy. This current debate which has been circulating around the Australian public, has reached its peak, consequently to Tony Abbott awarding the knighthood position to Prince Philip. In a newspaper article in the Herald Sun, entitled “Andrew Bolt says Philip knighthood could cost Tony Abbott the leadership”, provides extracts of Andrew Bolt's belligerent comments regarding Tony Abbott's…

Broadside Analysis The author I choose was Tony Hoagland. The reason that I choose him is because I was indecisive with choosing an author, so I had one picked for me. He was chosen for me because we shared the same first name. After, reading some of his works I noticed that we had similar beliefs in the world and change. I liked that a lot of his poems had to do with the American culture because to outsiders it is weird. The broadside that corresponds with this poet is based on the poems that…

Tony Dungy is a football coach for the Indianapolis colts. He was the coach for the Bucks but was fired after a bad season of coaching. Tony Dungy is very brave, i say that because after he was fired and he still tried his best and did not ever give up. He trusted that god had a plan for him and believed he would find another job. He had to remove all of his things from his office where he had many memories at, although he felt down he knew he would be back up again. After this he ended up…