Famous Places Essay

The 5 things that I have experienced in this class and outside of it include the two days of speakers that we had. We met the medicine woman named Kathy on one day and on another day, we met both the Trickster Gallery museum curator named Joe and Aaron’s grandfather. Another experience that many people from our class had the chance to experience was the dinner party where the medicine woman that we met and her teacher, Jerry White also known as Standing Bear. It was said that if we could not reach out to Trickster gallery or other Native American service learning opportunities, we could just use hours in which we deal with social justice. It just so happened that as a transfer student I had to take Eng 106, as the class did not have an equivalent at my old school; this English class had a required social justice service opportunity having to do with the people of Canticle Place. Canticle Place is a Wheaton AIDS home, ran by Franciscan nuns. We had two people come to our class from the home one who had HIV and one who had AIDS. At another point in time we went to the home to help around by cooking food for them and interviewing them about the trials tribulations of having AIDS. AIDS has disproportionate effect on the Native American population, which is the connection that I chose as the reason that used for this being the hours I used to add up my hours up to the 15 hours.

Throughout Pittsburgh history, the area has produced many acclaimed musicians and music organizations that have created music that has been enjoyed across America. Pittsburgh is a city of music with a history in Jazz, Classical, Pop, Doo-Wop, Rock, and most currently Rap. Many of Pittsburgh’s old musicians are award winning performers and song writers who have sold millions of records. Their music can now be heard on movies, TV, and even Broadway shows. These famous artists would be nothing without their teachers, producers, music promoters, managers, and radio personalities. This essay will take a look back into the roots of Pittsburgh to examine its historical and cultural music background.

The unpleasant disturbance from my mother’s phone call awakes me in the morning. I overhear her conversation with my grandmother in Spanish. My mother informs my grandmother that I am having difficulty in learning English, since Spanish is my first foreign language. She suggests purchasing Dr. Seuss’ book, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” to not only improve my reading comprehension, but also to understand the purpose of reading books. The vivid illustration and short sentences captivate me to read the book. As the story unfolds, the main character travels to the “Waiting Place,” a place where people can think and reconsider their choices in life. The author conveys to his audience that people face hardships throughout life, but they can surpass their obstacles with determination. Likewise, in my “Waiting Place,” I am conflicted with two choices: to continue reading Dr. Seuss’ foreign language or to choose a simpler novel. After reading “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” it encouraged me to further my writing and reading skills in high school.

In the novel Grand Avenue. Greg Sarris uses the theme thread of poison to connect all of his separate stories about the Toms’, a Pomo Indian family. He proves that the roots of a family are the basis which gives the family its structure, even if those roots are bad. In the Toms’ family they’re roots were poisoned from the very founding of the family starting with Sam Toms’. His poison was not the fact that he tried to steal a married woman away, but that he was filled with secrets, deceptions, and self hatred. His family was founded on these poisened roots and passes the poisen down generation after gerneration. The only way to stop the poison, or inner self hatred taken out in other forms, was to let go of past and

When looking at history and try to discover famous thinkers in our society, many men and women stand out. Famous thinkers are people who used critical thinking and perseverance to overcome adversity to succeed. The two that stand out in my mind are Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lets discuss their contributions to society as a whole, the problems or issues that they resolved, and how they were able to come up with their solutions.

Bright lights, colorful signs, and delicious smells, all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood, where the majority, if not all the population is of the same belief, and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture.

I don’t know how the wonderful music history of Memphis pass me by but somehow It did! I have always heard that Memphis is known for its musical history, especially the blues, but I never investigated the theory for myself. The instructor at the college required me to write a paper about the history of the Stax Museum in a reflection paper and I am glad she did. It influenced me to finally take the time to view the history of Memphis firsthand starting with the Stax Museum. While I was there it came to my attention that the Stax Museum was a record company established by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton. The museum explained the original name for the company was satellite records and it showed me the good and bad experiences within the company.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, a gambling mecca for millions every year? What could it possibly be like for a person to live in a city known as "Sin City," where the only thing hotter than the bright lights is the sun. According to lasvegasnevada.gov over 600,000 people live in Las Vegas now, which is triple what it was just twenty years ago. It is a city built as a railroad town that has turned into one of the most well known cities in the world. Las Vegas is not just a tourist destination, but a great place to live. With countless job opportunities, strong economy, beautiful weather and state of the art education, Las Vegas is

The opportunity to attend the Hollywood Semester is a huge stepping stone for me to achieving my dream and reaching my many goals. Academically I believe that this experience will exceedingly further and boost my knowledge and understanding of the industry and will help me assess what knowledge I need to gain before graduation. Professionally, The Hollywood Semester would help me gather more experience to make myself more distinguishable than other applicants after graduation. The internships that I am hoping to obtain will add valuable items to my resume along with allowing me to gain experience in a corporate studio setting. I am excited to participate in the creation of something far bigger than I have created here at Bradley University.

Relevance: As college students being the main audience at music festivals now a days, it's an amazing history lesson to learn about where, when, and why these 2-3 day food, laughter, dance, and fun filled events have come from.

These concert goers enjoyed no rules, drug use, sex, and loud rock music. Some of the best known artists from this concert were; Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, Sly & the Family Stone, and Jefferson Airplane.

The little big store is an eccentric record store located in downtown Raymond. The store is filled with a plethora of vinyl records, CDs, music books and even incense. When you walk into the little shop all of your senses become engaged to the burning incense, the posters on the wall and the music that is playing. The glass counters are filled with interesting little knick-knacks and jewelry. There are also vintage band t-shirts and intricate tapestries for sale. The store itself has been in business for about 38 years and is thriving. The store’s uniqueness is one for the books, making it a perfect place for a student looking to take a break from studying.

Los Angeles was the first product off the assembly line of American urban planning. Turned on in the late 19th century, the city-making machine was fueled by an immense immigration of people who sought to create a new type of city out of the previously quaint pueblo. They also strove to craft the first major city developed primarily by Americans and outside of European archetypes. As a result, Los Angles is not only incredibly diverse, but also nearly impossible to define. Since it is a product of the American machine, understanding the community of Los Angeles becomes vital to understanding the United States. But to fully comprehend the present Los Angeles, one must look at the process that created it. Specifically, Los Angeles was

The second concert that I chose for this assignment is a modern day rock concert from the English Symphonic Rock Band, Muse. This concert takes place at the O2 Sheppard’s Bush Empire Theatre in London, England. The crowd is large and ruckus, the concert is loud, bright, and energetic.

As a child the most important place to me was the block in my neighborhood I grew up on. It was a particularly long and very wide street with several pairs of incredibly tall palm trees spread throughout both sidewalks. There was no shortage of playmates; almost every other home on the block had children around my age I could play with. There was also an older generation of teenagers that hung around together. I also had other family members living down the street from my house on the same block. As the children played daily so did the adults. The men of the block all met daily after work rotating from one home to another. They could be seen sitting around every