A Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Cellist

Evelyn is not an ordinary woman, she is an inspirational lady, who has revealed that only the strong individuals could overcome the obstacles that come their way. She learned not only how to fight her disability, but also how to be connected with music and feel the dynamics. Evelyn reveals how listening and sound is different for her. For her she has to follow instructions on how to play, where the tempo markings are and how music is quick. The beauty of listening to music is not through your ears, but also can be felt through her arms as well. For Evelyn music is all about experiences and for her listening to music is more of an art. Evelyn is a great example of what true life is due to the fact that she is deaf but can still truly listen to music through her heart. She is a relevant example to my life, since she feels and understands music through her heart and so do I try to connect with the singer and listen through the

Music is known to leave its mark on people helping them to overcome challenges in their lives or to give them courage to defy the odds. In one’s daily life, music is normally taken for granted or is seen as nothing special. As ordinary as it may seem, music can convey emotion in times when the body is numb or all hope is lost. Similarly, in The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway, the cello’s music gave people hope and determination to live their lives in spite of the rampant siege around them. Therefore, music very much impacts the lives of the principal characters Dragan, Kenan, and Arrow.

The personal Narrative “Music Tonight” by Stephen Policoff is unusual because it is all about the daughter, but written from the father’s perspective. I was at first confused as to who the transformation would happen to, and it seems that both the father and daughter experience transformations within the piece, but because it is told from the father’s point of view we will focus on him being the character. At first, this story made me feel somber because I was sympathizing with the daughter, however after reading the entire story I realized that this story is not meant to be morose but rather to celebrate the joyous effect that music has on Anna. Simply because she was diagnosed with a neurological degenerative disease I was beginning to

Mia explains how her family is very different from her and says, "And as if to seal the deal, instead of learning to play the electric guitar, I'd gone and chosen the cello" (23). Mia's family and even her boyfriend likes punk or rock music. Her parents have completely different personalities, and are more ironic and sarcastic. On the other hand Mia is more quiet and serious. This shows she's independent because most people her age would take on the traits of her family. Not many seventeen-year-olds can say they love classical music as much as she does. Mia also has a deep love for the cello. When she told her parents she would start playing the instrument, they burst out laughing. When Mia doesn't have school she wakes up and says to her parents, "I'm pondering going back to bed. My cello's at school, so I can't even practice" (8). Mia was disappointed that she couldn't practicing playing the cello. Most people Mia's age would probably want to be hanging out with friends or simply watching T.V. on a day off. Mia just decides she's going to sleep because she can't play the cello. She feels there's nothing else to

I was mad to think that if I killed her father it would affect her feelings towards me. Especially when she bore no feelings for I. As she wants nothing from me I don’t see any reason why I should not put him to death. What better way to take his life than with his own gun, the gun that I so nearly shot myself with. Nothing will delay me this time. I never required his talents. V.A. restricted my potential successes… and to think about the state I would be in if I didn’t try so hard to receive his talents! I capitalized on his notability for my own profits. I have completed my sextet and for it I will be renowned in musical history. I’ve made a tactless blunder with a relationship and apprehended that the only love I need is self-love. I’m a man who can do well by himself, if not

Mia Hall was involved in a fatal car accident, same with her little brother Teddy, her mother, and her father. They were all on their way to their grandparents house for dinner when a truck hit them head on. Mia has a perfect life, considering she has a happy family, a rocker boyfriend, and is in her final year of high school. Her life is turned upside down when this snow day leads to her mother and father dying on scene, while Mia and Teddy were rushed to the hospital, both in critical condition.

Mia has one brother named Teddy that’s 8 and her mom and dad. Mia has been playing the cello since she was about 10. While her and her family are driving to their grandparents house they got into a car crash pages 15-19. No one actually knows how they got in a car crash they think it’s because of of the ice on the road from the snow. Mia sorta comes out of her body and can see everything. She is in a coma and she doesn’t quite know about her

He thought that room was disgusting but it was the only place can keep him warm in the freezing winter. However, time passed. He gave up his job as a cellist. He left the filthy theater and moved to a luxury mansion on the top of the mountain. He refused to smell the scent of French onion soup because he had seven dustmen and housekeepers to clean his office and bedroom from roof to the ground every day. He was satisfied with his capability to access all these services, except happiness. It was not because he was single but he lost his passion of being a musician. He was rich enough to buy a full-size symphony orchestra to become his private band and play for him every night before he go to bed. However, the emptiness in his chest can only be fulfilled by the ages he had given up many years

My parents were forced to start their lives from scratch. My once amicable dad grew grumpy as he struggled to find a job; my parents' once happy union became anything but united as they argued more frequently. In these trying situations, I began to confine myself in my own world. Due to our tight budget, I went without the piano that had accompanied me for over ten years. I missed it desperately and struggled to let go of my depression without it. However, this bleak moment turned out to be valuable as I seized an outlet for my musical pursuits through choir.

Whether it’s a musician, singer, artist or anyone else, everyone have to go through the journey of life by facing difficulties. It’s a story about one day, just like several days where a jazz musician has been interviewed near the national forest. After being asked about why he changed his profession, he tells something amazing. (He tells) In this world there are two types of people: Polite, shy and religious, and on the other hand who is the self- styled ladies’ man. My life starts from ‘World War’ where from several bombings and deaths including fire in forests my family decides to change the Home- town to Paris. As a child I was polite and shy. When I had family problems during which my mother and father divorced and got separated. I changed my interest several times including arts, music, and writing and now as an adult in girls. I had several girls in my life. Finally, One day when I was in a good mood because of joking around with the friends, after the lunch I met someone and for the first time, I felt as if I am so lucky to be the part of this world. She seems to be so attractive to me; I have seen several girls in my life. Her body was symmetrical in shape; eyes were like the shining star that comes in the morning, making the sky bright. Something was special in her I have seen several hair styles but I cannot forget her hair; that was while touching on her face, more beautiful than the peacock feathers. She was drinking water; I wished to be that water bottle

The short story, “two Kinds” by Amy Tan is about a girl named Jing-Mei, or “June” who’s mother is basically wanting to live her life through her. Since they moved from China to live in America, her mother knows that the US is the “land of opportunity”, and wants June to be a talented prodigy and have the high hopes for her to become famous. June has failed all other options to be this prodigy her mother wants to be, but what has caught her mother's train of thought was that she thinks June should be a pianist. And once again she has failed. June has had the thoughts of wanting to die because she knows she cannot please her mother, she feels its best. This story’s theme reflects on ‘The American Dream’ and how June does not want to live it.

However, Jane was always by his side, becoming his dear girlfriend and supporter. With her, Chet finds a genuine love that gradually makes him recover the lost stability and gain not only the confidence to play again but also the strength to stay away from drugs. After an arduous adaptation to the instrument, new opportunities will come up and the success is in no one’s hands but the

Music is important to life even if you don't understand it’s significance. In McCuller’s novel, the youngest of the main characters, Mick Kelly, aspires to learn how to compose and perform music, unfortunately she is incapable because of her family’s financial situation. Additionally, the owner of the New York Cafe, Biff Brannon, seems to remember information about his past after he listens to music.

For our class assignment, we were supposed to read ‘if i Stay’ by Gayle Forman. This book was about a young girl named Mia Hall, whose life was starting to display a fairy tale. She was swept off her feet by the perfect punk rocker boy, Adam, who seemed to come out of nowhere. Her family was happy, she was accepted to audition for Juilliard, which is a once in a lifetime kind of opportunity. Just as things started to get magical, the unthinkable happens one snowy morning. As Beethoven filled the air of the car and there didn't seem to be a worry in the world for Mia's family, a car swerved into there's and caused an unforgettable accident that ended up killing her parents and little brother Teddy. Meanwhile Mia was observing the aftermath in

Noel Rice is a gifted musician, he could hear my mistakes from outside the room. Besides playing music he was also a fountain of information, one minute he was discussing the meaning of fundamental music in children’s lives and the next discussing the effects of the revolution in Ireland. Although he was an influential teacher , he didn’t like anyone disagreeing with him. For example, I had gone down to a session, a group of Irish Traditional musicians who would come together and play music, and the following saturday he asked,” Now what did you think of the session?”. Then each child preceded to tell him that the session was horrible and uneventful. While waiting my turn I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! I thought the session was wonderful because it relied on your musical instincts to make decisions in the moment pushing you. When it was my turn I told Noel, “I