crying: “I would have told you I was a musician, a poet, an artist,… a woman, a lesbian, and a Jew”. That morning, stepped out of the shower in her Brooklyn apartment to watch the second plane barrel into the South Tower. She confess: “In that moment, the world as I had known it was redefined. Weeks ago all I could think of was how to write a good rap… Now is the time to talk with God about my soul and find the meaning of the life because everything has changed. Yes, everything has changed. This refrain
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Bobbing my head to what I used to have thought was good and intriguing music, I looked outside the clear bus window. My red brick 1980s house loomed into view. The bus stopped, and I stood up, walking through the crowded isle filled with bodies just like mine. I nearly fell down the black steps, and almost landed in the dirt with my face. Brushing myself off from the two-second rush of adrenaline, I turned left and crossed in front of the canary-yellow colored school bus. I crossed the murky-green
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Gravette 5th grade yearbook is an object from my childhood that holds special significance to me. Most of my young years in school were at the Gravette Elementary School. I made lasting friendships while attending school in this small town. I loved living in Gravette. The town reminded me of something out of a western movie. The teachers were wonderful and I really enjoyed getting up and going to school. When I was in the 5th grade my parents informed me that we were moving to Little Rock
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I have loved music since I was little. One of my favorite CDs as a kid was Mr. Bach Lives Upstairs. I loved to listen to classical music. When I was six, mom parents told me that I had to learn to play an instrument. They gave me the option of playing the piano, or the violin. I was disappointed because although I liked listening to music, I wasn't really interested in making music. I eventually chose the violin. I practiced for fifteen minutes a day, and gradually I got better. I started to get
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I have been hoping to develop my career path in music industry since childhood. I determined to be successful in this industry. There are hundreds of people who became very successful and one of them is Ludwig van Beethoven. According to Jane S. Van Ingen (n.d.), "By the time Beethoven was 40 years old in 1810, he had given the world six symphonies, 15 piano sonatas, 10 quartets, five concertos, a ballet, an opera and a choral mass" (para. 1). Beethoven is one of the greatest masters in music composition
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Intro to Music Education Philosophy of Music Education My Philosophy of Music Education Music is more than just notes on a page, pitches, and rhythms. Its more than just learning how to play an instrument or learning to sing well. Its an emotional learning experience, where not only are you physically involved, but you are emotionally involved to the point where your soul is touched. Music can express things in a way that words are inadequate of accomplishing. Music is a universal language
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reasons of why I think I don’t sleep at night. I have a lot of bad habits in my life but I think the worst ones I have are before I fall asleep at night. I used to be able to sleep well at night that changed after I started listening to music right before I fell asleep. I think that since I listened to violent music before I went to bed every night it really disrupted my sleep schedule. I remember one night where I was listening to music on my iPod before I went to bed. I had to get really early
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today in the United States, it remains an undermined style of music. Nonetheless, rap still gains momentum making its way overseas, and infiltrating the farthest reaches of the world. Hip-hop is considered the culture that is lived, and rap has been considered one of the four elements making up the hip-hop lifestyle which also include breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti. The two words are commonly used colloquially, both reffering to the music genre that encompases the rapping and lifestyle. While breakdancing
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when they say, “Music is universal, but it is not a universal language”? No matter what country we come from, no matter what culture we represent, music exists in everyone’s life. Music can express emotions among different cultures. Therefore, music is universal. However, music needs people to perform and is affected by cultures. Facing with the same music, different people may have different understanding. Also, different cultures may have various interpretations. Therefore, music is not s universal
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A documentary topic, I would like to pursue is Online Dating. Main areas in my research, I expect to conduct is online dating statistics, dangers of online dating and advantages and disadvantages of online dating and finding out if anyone has been successful or unsuccessful at using online dating sites including Tinder, Match, eHarmony, PlentyOfFish, OkCupid, Zoosk, ChristianMingle and BlackPeopleMeet. The relevance of this film is to show the experiences of people whether good or bad through the
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