...the determination to make winning state possible. Pushing ourselves to the limit through these times had never meant more to the team. Using Victoria as our will power we paved a path to great accomplishments. The team started off the season great with twenty new cheerleaders. Our ability in all areas had never been better. The thought of winning the State title ran across our minds constantly. We pushed ourselves to the extreme everyday to become better. Working long hours through sweat, blood, and tears made us come together as one, until something devastating happened that we never could have dreamt. The news of Victoria’s accident put our dreams to a sudden stop. This was our dead end. Not all things that end successfully have a perfect path. True character shows when the odds are against someone, that’s when kids show who they are within. My teammates and I learned this lesson when we lost Victoria. It felt like the world had been put on pause; I have never felt this feeling in my life. Losing my best friend and teammate put all my hopes and dreams to an end. She was such an important part of me and our team. We never thought we could get passed this tragedy. For days we all wondered, “How could we get pass this?” How could we make things better again?” That is when our coach, Mrs. Hodges, brought our hopes and dreams back to life. She told us, “I know it is hard to go on. I think about her every day. We have to have faith. God will get us through this in the end. We...
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...Since I am not currently in a relationship, I will reflect on my most recent relationship. We were together for 3 years and produced memories that will last a lifetime. As the saying goes “All good things must come to an end”. My memory of our relationship will always be a permanent staple in my life. The stage where the relationship ended was the termination stage. We decided to end the relationship to give each other the space we both were seeking. 1. Initiation – We met through a mutual friend at a restaurant on her birthday. I often told her I was the best birthday present she ever received. After a few cocktails, we engaged in deep conversation ranging from the weather to family. She was a breath of fresh air. We immediately “kicked it off”, we discovered we had the same taste in music and both had a passion for sports. Although it was her birthday, I was the one who received the gift. 2. Experimenting – Reflecting on my relationship, I found this stage to the most fun. This is where I was trying to impress her every time we spent time together. I will always acted on my best behavior and tried to think outside of the box to form a good impression. This stage is where the most flowers were sent, where the restaurants were tested and where we really enjoyed each other’s company. It was an adventure every time we met because we never knew what to expect from each other. 3. Intensifying - “Bri” and “Dre” were the nicknames we used for each other...
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...Scott Disick is known for his partying ways, but after spending some time in rehab and splitting from Kourtney Kardashian it has seemed that he was getting his act together. Now E! Online is sharing that Scott Disick is partying in Las Vegas once again and this time he was pretty much with all of his guy friends. Scott was actually hosting a bash that went down at the 1OAK nightclub in the Mirage Hotel and Casino. It looked like a good time as Scott was pictured with his friends. Scott did pose with some female fans during the night, but it didn't seem like he had a girl on his side. Of course, Disick has to find a way to make an income and doing these parties, where he is the host, brings in some money for Disick. People shared the news that Disick wasn't drinking alcohol even though he was out at the club. Instead, Scott was seen drinking water while hosting the big party. Scott simply drank water and watched his friend Post Malone perform inside the club. Scott hung out in the VIP booth and just had a good time. There were even women hanging out around the table, but Scott Disick didn't seem to have much to do with them at all. That is really going to help him out when it comes to making Kourtney happy....
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...amongst all her peers and goes noticed by only the group of friends she feels secure around. She tends to keep to herself because the thought of new people terrifies her. There are secrets she keeps, deeper than an underwater trench. One distance day will her eyes finally be opened, and it’ll be revealed to her the way others truly see her. Ophelia sits in her room. The walls are painted nothing but the plain shades of white and black. It may come off as the stereotypical room of a teenage girl with only a glint of herself shining through. Her friend Josephina lies on the bed snug as can be as Ophelia talks. Ophelia’s delicate hands slowly unfold like blooming Easter lilies as she whispers the stories of her covered up past. Her beige lips moved as she would stop and start, hesitant to finally reveal the secrets she’s kept so far away. This is the exact moment that Josephina finally realizes one thing quietly inside herself. This is the exact moment that they aren’t just friends hanging out for the first time outside of work, but they’re now best friends. It was from this exact moment that Josephina began to think of Ophelia in a new, inexperienced way. She enjoyed listening to her friend’s rich, full voice that left her ears ringing. When Ophelia would begin to laugh faintly, trying not to wake her parents, at one of her corny jokes, Josephina would hear it like grand music that only gets stuck in your head. The night went on and Josephina couldn’t help but notice all these...
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...I've been trying to write this for days. Actually I've been thinking about what I was going to say today all season and I still can't seem to write it. I can't put into words how much it's all meant to me and by writing it it's like saying a final goodbye and I'm not ready to say that just yet, but I think its time to tell you guys how much not only myself, but everyone here appreciates the support given from our family and friends over the years while letting us play the game we love. Because of this opportunity, I have learned life lessons in the “nontraditional classroom” that high-school sports represent. I learned what dedication and commitment means, but also experience the fun that comes with it…Moments like the 10 minutes in the locker room right before a game following one of Hastings motivational videos or Lisa talking too fast for any of us to understand, trust me its harder than you think. Playing with these girls might just be the most fun I’ve had throughout all of high school, they’ve become my family not only because I saw them more than I did my actually family. It’s not only fun for us, but you all know its a form of entertainment for our parents too when Fred comes in disguise hoping he doesn’t get thrown out. Anyways, everybody says playing sports builds character, but more importantly, playing sports reveals character. We wouldn’t be who we are today without this game. You could say that we had a bit of a rocky start, and it would've been easy to just give...
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...This story today is called "A Pair of Silk Stockings." It was written by Kate Chopin Little Mrs. Sommers suddenly acquires fifteen dollars, which seems like a large amount to her. Feeling important and wealthy, she considers how to invest her money, feeling that she must carefully spend the money. During the night, she thinks of a sensible use for the money. She determines that she should spend a dollar or two extra for Janie's shoes, so that they will last longer and be of better quality, and she plans to buy some fabric for her children's clothing. After that, she will still have enough money for new stockings and hats for everyone, which pleases her because her children will have new clothing for the first time in a while. Mrs. Sommers used to have more money long ago, before her marriage, but she does not worry about the past or the future, focusing mostly on the present. Mrs. Sommers is used to cheap purchase, but today she is tired and forgets to eat lunch. While sitting on a stool to rest before her shopping, she realizes that her hand has brushed against a pair of two-dollar silk stockings. She continues to feel the splendid fabric and asks the shop girl for a pair in her size. After choosing a black pair of stockings, Mrs. Sommers buys them and goes directly to the ladies' waiting room to change. For once, she abandons thinking about responsibility or about why she is so satisfied at her purchase. She sits in the room for a while, reveling in her stockings...
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...All good things come to an end. But, sometimes only to make way for great things. I miss you Atlanta friends and family. I think about you often as I pave my way along new terrain. I am thankful for the southern heat. My introduction to Indian food. My amazingly strenuous graduate school education that re-taught me suffering is often worth it. My intense teaching experience at Eaton Academy. Juggling five separate courses was a serious hazing. I am thankful for twelve years spent with my brother and his adorable family. For the long walks around the Highlands. For my break-in experiences with getting laid off, meeting horrible men, living in boxcar size apartments, and taking care of myself in a strange city. I have enormous, humble gratitude to fate. The gods telephoned me in Seattle, hinting I'd find BIG love in the city with the most traveled airport. Thus, I hitched my way across country, just in time to meet him. OK. Not exactly. But, I still made it to ATL within six months of my husband (a total stranger back then). Thank you gods. Thank you, Atlanta, for teaching me I would rather live up north after all, despite my lifelong fantasy that the south is my home. You are more of a siren for me, in truth. (No offense). I get caught up in the mossy trees and ghost stories. In the sweet tea and homemade grits. No one provided me with wax in the ears, however, and for that, I am relieved. I picked up a part of myself that had stayed behind in my journey out west...
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...1, AY 2013 - 2014 The State of Music Today In my opinion, most of today’s music has no soul. Although opinions may differ, this statement holds true to many people. The music industry is slowly destroying music. It is a sad irony, but it true. Music has always been a lucrative way to make money. Music has always been a business. People paid to hear talented musicians play their music. People pay very large amounts, sometimes too extravagant, sums of money to watch their favorite bands or artists perform at live concerts. People constantly every release of their favorite band or artists. The fact is that, people spend money on music. Where there is money, there is greed. This is an inevitable fact. Everyone wants money and more money. Our lives revolve around money. This is where everything went wrong for the music industry. The business overpowered the music. The major record companies sign ‘hot acts’ or popular musicians to make money off them. It used to be that record companies were vessels in which the musician can use to let people hear their music. The true objective of a record company is to distribute the music of the artist and fairly pay the artist what they are rightly due. Record companies are not supposed to be bigger than the music, they are supposed to be about the music. They are supposed to support the artist and give the artist the means to make their music and then distribute that music to the fans. Popular music has become a monopoly. These major...
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...1 Music Censorship Kenyetta Daniel Sunday May 6, 2012 Kris Shaw 2 Would it be hard trying to picture the world without music, or thinking about someone telling you what you can listen to or sing in the privacy of your home? That is what it seems to have come down to. Censorship is what the government and others seems to think is hurtful and vulgar to society many have wonder if this is true or not. Many people have found themselves protesting censorship in music, is censorship in music too harsh for kids today. Censorship has been around since the time of Plato and has gone on through the centuries. In this country it was with the beginnings of rock and roll and has continued on today. Rock music is huge when it comes to censorship because of the allusion to sex, drugs, alcohol, and violence. The Government believes that profanity is what they need to censor people from, though the freedom of speech is a First Amendment right to all people. The Government sees it as what the average person would find offensive and lacks any serious value in literature, artistic, political, or scientific. It is the sexually explicit and violent material in the songs that makes it so a person has to be a certain age before they can buy a CD with this type of music. This is why many...
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...In Victor Lombardi’s essay “Music And Censorship” he states his study that “using the value of art and the artist as a starting point, Lombardi shows how censorship is an attack against our right to pleasure-it is even an attack against truth: “a censored opinion, whether true or false, sidesteps conflicts and secures our distance in the truth” (201) My position is does the censorship to affect the art of musical artist and does it make it better than the mainstream music that isn’t? And what makes music so great? I interviewed an Alternative Rock fan named Samantha and asked what she thought made music good and her thoughts on music censorship. I interviewed Aaron who is a tremendous fan of hip-hop and his input as on why he thought censorship...
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...What is Music? The problem with answering the question “What is music?” is understanding what would constitute a proper answer. Music arises from human behaviour, and the study of human behaviour is part of biology. So any question about music is a question about biology, and every question about biology requires an answer within the framework of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. 2.1 Music is Something We Like What is music? It’s what comes out of the speakers when we play a CD on our stereo. It’s what we hear on the radio. Music is singers singing and musicians playing. Music is a sound that we enjoy hearing. Is this a proper answer to the question “What is music?”? If I asked “What is a car?”, you could answer by pointing at a large object moving up the street and saying “It’s one of those.” But this may not be a satisfactory answer. A full explanation of what a car is would mention petrol, internal combustion engines, brakes, suspension, transmission and other mechanical things that make a car go. And we don’t just want to know what a car is; we also want to know what a car is for. An explanation of what a car is for would include the facts that there are people and other things (like shopping) inside cars and that the purpose of cars is to move people and things from one place to another. By analogy, a good answer to the question “What is music?” will say something about the detailed mechanics of music: instruments, notes, scales, rhythm...
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...Music is Beautiful Art Art can be categorized as many different things, whether that’s movie productions, paintings/drawings, music productions, theatre performances, etc. “Tolstoy does not define art in terms of its ability to express form and beauty, but instead defines art in terms of its ability to communicate concepts of morality. For Tolstoy, aesthetic values are defined by moral values” (Tolstoy, Para. 1). Popular things that are considered to be art are usually paintings, moldings, etc., but there are plenty of other categories that is art. Art must have five attributes that all go hand in hand. Art must be beautiful, meaningful, flow, easily accessible, and requires talent. The R&B Soul Music category may not seem as art to some; but it in fact is art. Aaliyah’s album Age Aint Nothin But A Number, is relatable Art that speaks to the mind and soul. Her music speaks to the mind and soul simply because music is emotion. Emotions could be sadness, happiness, the feeling of love, etc. One allowing themselves to open up to...
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...history of music the smooth sounds of jazz and reggae has influenced listeners all over the country for many years. Although some prefer to listen to Hip Hop and R & B the genuine sounds of Jazz and Reggae is some of the most delightful music to listen to. Jazz and Reggae has been two of the most popular and unique musical categories with similar styles but different in their own way. When these particular styles of music was introduced they made great impressions in the music industry. In the early 1800’s jazz was born in the city of New Orleans where it was performed in festivals such as the Mardi gras also at funerals. In 1940 they began to broadcast the music over the radio when the music was played people found themselves dancing, clapping, and singing to the musical sounds being played. Jazz is considered to be a mixture of blues and marching band music when it first started out it was played by african americans and creole. When jazz hit the music charts and became more popular the europeon and african culture got together and presented a new sound for jazz to make it even more exciting. It has continued to be performed in the streets of new Orleans, night clubs, dancehalls, and concerts throughout the countries up until this present time jazz is still popular more than ever. The roots of reggae music originated in Jamaica in the 1960’s introduced in dancehall clubs where people danced to the low beats and rhythm of this particular type music. People of all cultures...
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...flag-raising on Iwo Jima in 1945, are seen working together to lift, not a flag, but a ‘G Clef’. The Good Rats’ 1981 album, Great American Music, featured this painting by Pasqual D'Angelo as its album cover. The band’s name, prominently displayed across the top in bulky, stenciled letters, gives this image a militaristic appearance, a characteristic that can have different meanings to different audiences. To many Americans, the military represents the unification of American strength and spirit to better defend its freedom. To others, the military is viewed as the oppressive arm of the Americans’ will to dominate and conquer. Could this be a depiction of American military dominance and cultural imperialism? Or is it a testament to the unifying power of music – crossing racial and ethnic barriers to bind people of all cultures under one flag? Throughout this paper we will examine the painting, the band and the history behind it all to discover the message intended for us. The parallels between this image and the photo it emulates are made evident, not just by its stenciled letters, or even the soldiers themselves – but the painting’s background and overlay. Consisting of a faded, yellowish tint, the painting closely resembles the original photo of Iwo Jima. Yet, while the fading is nearly identical to that of the original photo, the yellow tinting is something more common amongst all historical photographs. This imagery may have been used to equate the painting to not just the flag-raising...
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...Is music moral or amoral? Many people in the world today will tell you that it is amoral, but is that true? Well, before we answer that question, let us look at what the words moral and amoral mean. According to The New Oxford American Dictionary, the definition of amoral is neutral, lacking a moral sense, or unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something, while the word moral means concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior, and the goodness or the badness of the human character. Therefore, when someone says that music is amoral, they are stating that music has no grasp, or affect on us, and that it's just something we listen to. That it is neutral. But, if that is true, then why does the sound and beat of certain music make us want to do different things? Such as dance, tap our foot, and march? Or make us feel relaxed, pumped up, happy, or sad? There's only one reason. Music is not amoral! Music is a very powerful tool that can be used to sway people to and fro. It is a language that reaches into your soul and can change anything about you. Your attitude, your choices, your character, everything about you. The book,Music in the Balance, states that, "The language of music is readable, writeable, and recite-able, and anything that can be read, written, and recited carries moral weight." Music is also a universal language. No matter what nationality or race you are, no matter what language you speak, music all affects us the same. No one is...
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