...ROSSI N LEIVA 11/02/2014 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR Friday, October 3rd 2014 The Hilbert Circle Theater For years I thought that I was born in the wrong generation, maybe because The Beatles music helped me learn English or perhaps that I was pretending to be an eighteen-year-old in 1964 and breathlessly awaiting the arrival of The Beatles onto the stage like those thousands to teenagers watching The Ed Sullivan Show. My husband and I arrived somewhat early and as we were walking into this magnificent venue, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I made up a very creative story to convince my husband to come along with me, so we were there inside The Hilbert Circle Theatre admiring its infrastructure and trying to figure out if we were the only ones wearing jeans and where our seats were. We grabbed one of the programs and began to read about The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, which quite honestly I have heard before but never even attempt to listen as we were getting ready to enjoy. As I read on page 51 of our class book “Music Listening Today” by Charles Hoffer, ‘the concertmaster is the last player to enter before the conductor,’… and he points to the various sections of the orchestra, as they play the long tone to tune their instruments to the standard pitch of A440. Well these random sounds were really loud, and somewhat confusing, who would’ve thought that they could play so beautifully. The concert began with a melodious 10 minute medley featuring wonderful musicians...
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...Any article on John Lennon is political non-stop unless you were one of the ‘Apple Scruffs’ (Beatles groupies) who came in through their bathroom window for a shot at one of the Fab Four. For one to understand Lennon: The Activist, one should first consider the formative years of his life. This essay will investigate the personal and cultural influences that led to Lennon’s activism – both political and for peace – as well as an in-depth analysis of four of Lennon’s most political songs. In September 1980 he talked about his family and his rebellious nature: Part of me would like to be accepted by all facets of society and not be this loudmouthed lunatic musician. But I cannot be what I am not. Because of my attitude, all the other boys' parents ... instinctively recognised what I was, which was a troublemaker, meaning I did not conform and I would influence their kids, which I did ... I did my best to disrupt every friend's home ... Partly, maybe, it was out of envy that I didn't have this so-called home, but I really did ... There were five women who were my family. Five strong, intelligent women. Five sisters. Those women were fantastic ... that was my first feminist education ... One happened to be my mother ... she just couldn't deal with life. She had a husband who ran away to sea and the war was on and she couldn't cope with me, and when I was four-and-a-half, I ended up living with her elder sister ... the fact that I wasn't with my parents...
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... the Gateway Festival Orchestra was created to provide free summer concerts performed by an orchestra of 50 professional musicians playing great music from the symphonic repertoire. Each of the summer concerts includes a major symphonic work and two or three smaller works. The informal atmosphere and free admission encourages family attendance. The concert celebrated 50 years of music with a selection of pieces performed over the years, including a new piece commissioned by UMSL professor, Barbara Harbach. The program also included: Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, John Li, soloist, Ron Nelson: Baglia 2 Jubilee, Harbach: Gateway Symphony (premiere), Franz Von Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture, and finally a tribute of a Beatles Medley. The first piece was Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor. To this minute, I’m...
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...Theoretical Perspectives of John Lennon John Lennon is world renown for being the founding member of one of the most influential bands of the 20th century, The Beatles. John Winston Lennon was born on October 9th, 1940, in Liverpool, England while German Nazis were raining bombs on the city for the third month in a row during World War II. John would grow up knowing very little about his parents, Julia Stanley and Alfred “Alf” Lennon. John Lennon’s early childhood was anything but stable. His father, Alfred, was a sea merchant who was rarely home. While he was at sea, Julia took a halfhearted approach to raising her son as well as to her marriage vows. She became well known as a “good time girl” in the local pubs and with the sailors who were in and out of the Port of Liverpool. She would often bring men home and sleep with them with John in the house, sometimes even in the same bed (Riley, 2011). John was often shuffled around between aunts and uncles. After a long series of unfortunate events that caused an extended time away from his family with no contact, Alfred was able to make it back home to Liverpool only to find Judy pregnant with another man’s baby. She claimed to have been raped and soon after birth, put the baby girl up for adoption. The marriage of Judy and Alfred Lennon diminished shortly thereafter and eventually ended. John was five years old at the time and was cruelly forced to choose between the two parents. Initially he chose his father...
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...November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Kathleen Maddox, a 16-year-old girl who was both an alcoholic and prostitute. Kathleen later married William Manson, but the marriage ended quickly and Charles was placed in a boy’s school. Despite running back to his mother, she didn't want anything to do with him. Charles was soon living on the streets and getting by through petty crime. I plan to discuss Manson’s background and answer the question “Why did Mason become a criminal?” Manson an American criminal and musician who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in the California desert, in the late-1960s. In 1971 he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the murders of seven people, actress Sharon Tate and four other people at Tate's home, and the next day, a married couple, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, all carried out by members of the group at his instruction. He was convicted of the murders through the joint-responsibility rule, which makes each member of a conspiracy guilty of crimes his fellow conspirators commit in furtherance of the conspiracy's objective. He was seen as a person who suffered from a large degree of rejection, instability and psychic trauma and always looking for status and securing some kind of love. Often he was also known to be dangerous, unpredictable and safe only under supervision. In many ways Manson reflects personality traits and obsessions that are associated with gurus of cult-quasi-religious groups that began to...
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...Katie Yang Outliers Book Review Honors Psych - Galovich 10/20/14 Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell often discusses a common topic in respect to sociology and psychology: the unusual applications of research in social phenomena. Since a young age, Gladwell has been an ambitious person. His childhood spent wandering around the university where his father taught sparked Gladwell’s passion for reading and discovery. After graduating from college, Gladwell desired to become a journalist or writer, stating that he wanted to “mine current academic research for insights, theories, direction, or inspiration.” Up until now, Gladwell has authored five books. The reason for his writing is due to his two interests: his enthusiasm for collecting...
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...in one’s success. In “The Trouble with Geniuses”, he’ll convince them that intelligence doesn’t matter either. These chapters tell the stories of Chris Langan, a current day genius and J.Robert Oppenheimer, most notably known for his work on the Manhattan Project. Gladwell paints a storied life for Oppenhiemer. He was raised by affluent parents, attended the best schools, and eventually schmoozed his way to lead America’s pursuit of the atomic bomb. Chris Langan’s life is one of disappointment and heartache. His mother had been married four times. The most recent husband abused Chris. His family was extremely poor and they lived in desolate towns. A series of misfortunate events led to the loss of a college education. Despite an IQ of 195, Chris worked in factories and bars. He has not made any notable contributions to science or academia. To tie these two geniuses together, Gladwell cites sociologist Annette Lareau. Her book, “Unequal Childhoods” highlights the disparity of success among children raised in poverty and those who are wealthy. For Gladwell and his readers, it’s a simple conclusion. Oppenheimer succeeded because his family gave him a feeling of entitlement, he was able to stand up for himself and developed a social savvy necessary for success. Poor Chris Langan was doomed to failure because of his social standing and his mother’s inability to provide him with...
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...Charles Manson was a man that had many issues in his life. From birth through his childhood growing up he was in and out of foster care and living with family members. This part in his life play a big deal in physiological state that made him into a psychopathy that harmed people to get revenge on the world because of his mental issues growing up. Charles Manson was born to a 16 year old girl named Kathleen Maddox. His mother ran away from home at the age of 15 years old and spent the next couple of decades doing drugs and drinking. Most of Charles Manson’s childhood he spent in jail. Charles bounced around from family members and often at reform schools and boys’ homes. Before the age of ten he had already stolen cars and added burglary and stealing to his list. Charles was sent to live with a strictly religious aunt a sadistic uncle. The uncle constantly berated Charles as a sissy, dressing him in girl’s clothing for first day of school, to help Charles effort to act like a man. When Charles mother made Parole she reclaimed her son but was an unfit mother. She was an alcoholic who would bring home lovers of both sexes; frequently his mother would leave Charles with neighbors, for hour at a time then disappeared for days or weeks on the end. On one occasion, she reportedly gave Charles to a barmaid, in payment for a pitcher of beer. Manson had an extremely traumatic childhood. The behavior theory would argue that since he did not have a mother in his life, was neglected...
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...gender roles •Boom period -economy -construction -increase in military spending -low unemployment rates and inflation -suburbs *G.I. Bill (lower cost for returning soldiers) *women were expected to stay in the home -baby boom (~77 million) •The Civil Rights Movement -Brown v. Board of Education -Rosa Parks (1955) and bus boycott -Martin Luther King Jr. •The Cold War -The Red Scare •Counterculture -sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll *Elvis *The Beatles -Woodstock festival •Popularization of television •Hair and fashion •Critiques -soulless society -over-powerful government The Life of Truman Capote: •Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 30, 1924 •Parents divorced ◦when he was four years old ◦spent most of his childhood with relatives •Had an outgoing personality •Won the Mobile Press Register short story award when he was ten •School ◦Attended a private boys' school in Manhattan (1933-1936) ◦Enrolled in a military academy (1936-1937) ◦Moved to Greenwich, Connecticut in 1939 and attended Greenwich High School. ◦Graduated from Franklin School (1943) •Worked at The New Yorker for two years while in school •Short stories ◦Published in magazines such as The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Bazaar, Harper’s Magazine, and The New Yorker. ◦Won the O. Henry award in 1945 ◦A Tree of Night...
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...notorious murders in American history. His ways to manipulate and inspire his followers in to committing murders without second guessing themselves is like nothing ever seen before. The murderers were members of a group led by Charles Manson called the Manson Family. These people were completely controlled by Manson. He had them convinced that they were the chosen ones and that they were only carrying out the orders of a man they thought was Jesus Christ incarnate. They were willing to risk death and imprisonment to satisfy this man. He was born November 12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother, Kathleen Maddox was six-teen when she gave birth to him. With her troubles in and out of jail, a young Charles Manson spent most of his adolescent childhood with his aunt and uncle is West Virginia. They were very religious and strict individuals which, was a culture shock to him. Growing up just like his mother, Charles Manson was in and out of boys’ homes and detention centers. At the age of nine-teen he was let go on parole and married a waitress named Rosalie Willis and had their first child by the name of Charles Miles Manson Jr., their marriage did not last. Once he got out he became a pimp and started prostituting a young girl named Leona. They later got married and had his...
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...I saw him at on October 30th, Chops Restaurant in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Having seen Dave play on multiple occasions to various crowds, the experience of observing him play at Chops provided insight to the array of individuals in which Dave’s singing can impact. With its exquisite atmosphere and sophisticated crowd of approximately 40 individuals, Dave, dressed in dark, fetching clothing, was set up in the corner of the room with his various instruments surrounding him. Even though he has recently recorded in New York City with a pair of musicians called “The Dios”, if one would shut their eyes, they would never know that Dave was playing alone. This talented artist produces a wide range of sounds, rhythms and harmonies while utilizing four instruments: the acoustic guitar, the tambourine, the harmonica and the powerful, wide-ranged scale of his voice. This third generation musician has not only been playing music for a long time but writing it for a long time as well. With the Hampton Roads area being predominately military, music is the universal feature that unifies the area a community. Unfortunately, having people from all different aspects of life does not allow for one specific type of music to be more popular than the other. Having said that, genuine artists such as Dave, who are dedicated to pleasing the audience, will perform “covers” in order to engage with their spectators to ensure they are enjoying their experience, all while tossing in one of his originals from...
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...1960 the novel was published. In a 1961 interview with Newsweek magazine, Lee commented: Writing is the hardest thing in the world, . . . but writing is the only thing that has made me completely happy. To Kill a Mockingbird was an immediate and widespread success. Within a year, the novel sold half a million copies and received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Within two years, it was turned into a highly acclaimed film. Readers admire the novel’s sensitive and probing treatment of race relations. But, equally, they enjoy its vivid account of childhood in a small rural town. Summing up the novel’s enduring impact in a 1974 review, R. A. Dave called To Kill a Mockingbird . . . a movingly human drama of the jostling worlds—of children and adults, of innocence and experience, of kindness and cruelty, of love and hatred, of humor and pathos, and above all of appearance and reality—all taking the reader to the root of human behavior. For almost four decades, Harper Lee has declined to comment on her popular—and only—novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, preferring instead to let the novel speak for itself. Today, the novel continues to delight and inspire millions of readers. [A writer] should write about what he knows and...
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...Michael Jackson English Michael Joseph Jackson[1][2] (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter, dancer, businessman and philanthropist. Often referred to by the honorific nickname "King of Pop", or by his initials MJ,[3] Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became the dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It," "Billie Jean," and "Thriller," were credited with breaking down racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. The popularity of these videos helped to bring the then relatively new television channel MTV to fame. With videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" he continued to innovate the medium throughout the 1990s, as well as forging a reputation as a touring solo artist. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot, and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop,...
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...Northside suburb of Finglas Although Bono was the second child, he also attended Church of Ireland services with his mother and brother. Bono was 14 when his mother died on 10 September 1974 after suffering a cerebral aneurysm at her father's funeral. Other songs focus on the theme of childhood vs. maturity, such as "Into the Heart", "Twilight" and "Stories for Boys". Bono attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, a multi denominational school in Clontarf. During his childhood and adolescence, Bono and his friends were part of a surrealist street gang called "Lypton Village". Bono met one of his closest friends, Guggi, in Lypton Village. The gang had a ritual of nickname-giving. Bono had several names: first, he was "Steinhegvanhuysenolegbangbangbang", "Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a Latin phrase which translates to "good voice". It is said he was nicknamed "Bono Vox" by his friend Gavin Friday. He initially disliked the name; however, when he learned it translated to "good voice", he accepted it. Hewson has been known as "Bono" since the late 1970s. Although he uses Bono as his stage name, close family and friends also refer to him as Bono, including fellow band members. The couple has four children: daughters Jordan and Memphis Eve and sons Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q and John Abraham . Bono is almost never seen in public without sunglasses. During a Rolling Stone interview he...
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...among brand meaning, brand strength and brand values according to the meaning-based model of brand equity, the model helps understand a strong brand meaning creates strong brand strength, and strong brand strength with the drive of the organizational resonance generates brand value (Fournier et al.,2008). The British brand A brand is not useful and noticeable for consumers if it is short of significance in people’s lives, it just cannot trigger consumers’ need , then it will go to an end. In contrast, a brand that is with particular meaning for a person’s life can become a strong brand. Kahn( 2013) proposed four stages of the consumers’ purchasing process—living, planning, shopping and experiencing, which does not only emphasize the brand’s meaning is important for a person’s life, but also indicates that a brand with strong meaning acts well at every stage of the four stages, because relationship between brand’s meaning and consumers is quite important for a brand. The term 'brand' refers to a branded product, service, company, person, group or a place (MacInnis et al.,2008). Therefore, A brand as Britain with its...
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