Waltz

purples and gold’s that shine from everything. Wonderful shadows frolic from the walls of jasper’s green. Everything is fluid radiating the light of all kinds of precious stones. The sapphire, the quartz, beautiful emeralds, all add their beauty to the waltz of swirling color. The onyx, the yellowish-green sapphire, topaz, the amethyst, and prisms emit a blinding light. “Where am I,” he asks over and over again? Every time he asks, more colors burst into view. There is no fear in that place. All…

The Walkabout is a rite of passage ritual held in Australia. In this ritual, the Australian Aborigines will send thirteen year old boys to live in the wild for six months. The goal is to make them mature enough to survive by themselves. The teenagers have to trace paths that their ancestors took. This ritual is a reflection of how 50,000 years ago their ancestors survived in different environments in Australia. This most frequent ritual also consists of activities including boys that go on…

In today’s day and age, individuals or corporations with a lot of money generally have a lot of power in the government. This is because, in the government, money is synonymous with power. Corporations and wealthy individuals have recently started expanding their influence to encompass the education system. With people that don’t know what they are talking about in positions of power, the education system is slowly crumbling, as the needs of the school and the needs of the students grow ever…

Chapter Eleven The immigrant tourists and the former soldier returned to the St. Nicholas Hotel that evening. As they entered the hotel, the front desk spied Karolina and waved her over. Karolina went to the front desk with a puzzled look on her face. The front desk clerk said “A fine lady dropped this off for you,” as he handed a parcel to Karolina. “She said it was for this evening’s reception.” Karolina took the parcel and went with her husband and children to their room to dress for the…

Ginny could barely wait as the night trickled by. Mother cried for hours about losing her precious child, and after a while, even Father stopped trying to calm her down. Ginny understood that her Mother needed to cry, but she wished that she was not so loud. Finally, however, midnight trickled in, and Ginny was free to leave. She grabbed her cloak, shoes, and a lantern and dashed quickly outside, eager to see Ben. Ginny hurried through the streets, her lantern held high. The light was…

The 1950s was a huge era where the fashion and music industry thrived. It was very important to always have the right clothing for every specific occasion. Women began to show more skin in this time by wearing shorter skirts and beginning to wear more revealing swimwear. Manufacturers started producing vast amounts of clothing at this time and it became easier to sell and promote more styles. Music in the 1950s was mainly affiliated by segregation and the Cold War. Music reflected the cultural…

According to Freeman, states compete or cooperate to realize the interest and aspirations of those who create them. National interest and National concerns are structured into national goals and strategies, to fulfil, first at a lesser cost, if that option exist, the interests and aspiration of the state. Whereas states have legal personality, such personality, though strategic; at least, in my view, in the sense that it may protect the human errors, the abhorrent decisions and actions of men…

was very pleasant and met its end with a gracefully end. The fourteenth piece they performed was El Diablo Suelto composed by Venezuelan musician and composer, Heraclio Fernández. The song translates into “The devil on the loose” and is a popular waltz and forms part of Venezuelan folk culture. The piece is in 6/8 in presto. The pan flutist once again showcases his mastery of his flute with his rapid and dexterous playing. The fifteenth piece they performed was El Cumbanchero composed by Puerto…

Threngar and I both paced about the tavern, biting our fingernails in fear of what awaited us. It usually was an honor to be issued a quest by the King, especially when he personally seeks you out. But what King Blaise had in mind was far from any ordinary quest, it was a suicide mission. Ever since my retirement I’ve longed for the chance to get back on the battlefield, and I know Threngar has as well. We were once King Blaise’s personal guards, tasked in taking care of whatever threatened him…

Photographing During this activity I learned new programs to use when taking pictures and how to take different kind of pictures with different settings. I learned how to take different pictures with the use of different programs in the camera. I had taken pictures before this activity, but the use of different programs in the camera weren’t that familiar for me and learning to use them allowed me to take better pictures. To learn how to use different camera programs I read instructions on the…