Pros And Cons Of Quinceanera

My Quinceanera. What is it? Why is it so important to me? A Quinceanera is special, not only to me but to other girls also, but why? Why is a big party so important to someone? That is the thing. People usually view it as a party only. In many cases the girl that is turning fifteen doesn’t even know the significance to it. It’s more than a party. If you view a Quinceanera from a different perspective it’s actually very meaningful and beautiful.

Our current American Flag is composed of a blue upper left corner filled with 50 white stars and 13 alternating red and white stripes, and is missing one thing. A 51st star. That star representing the current unincorporated territory known as, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a spanish speaking, caribbean island that is currently a territory of the United States. And is actually a lot closer to statehood than you would assume. Baring statehood granted, both sides would see huge benefits. Puerto Rican citizens are required to do many of the same things United States citizens are required to do, and are actually for the idea of statehood.

Earlier this year was able to see how a mariachi band rehearses. It was something new for me, but at the same time traditional so I thought it would be a fun to go watch. After seeing everyone play together, I was astonished at their ability to play so beautifully. And it inspired me to want to be part of something so majestic. What amazed me was how a mariachi band is like a family, they all got along so well

From where I come from in the Dominican Republic, music plays a big role in the lives of the people. The cultures of music in the country have grown and redefined its African and European roots from into modern eras with more social, and cultural celebrations that vary throughout the different cities and small towns of the island. I grew up in a household made out of three artists that express and display their artistic skills through music and carnaval costumes and masks that they wear every year during the month of February. Before the month comes my uncles will start getting ready drawing their new designs for their costumes for the upcoming carnaval parades, at the same time, they are making music, creating unique sounds with just three instruments. The instruments they love to make their music with are güira, tambora and conga.

It is Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Mesa, Arizona. A large crowd occupies large spaces all over downtown attending different stages of the first Mesa Musical Festival. Facing the Automotive Callahan Stage at Il Vinaio Restaurant, and only moments after a Rock 'n Roll band finish its performance, the place begins to fill with a public made up of many familiar faces. Voices in Spanish are confused with the English. Suddenly, some musicians begin to take the stage. Six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen people in total with a lot of musical instruments: keyboards, drums, congas, trumpet, bass, guitars, maracas, cuatro. The music starts, and immediately the public begin jumping, singing,

On November 20, 2015 I attended the Brazos Valley World Fest located at, Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater in College Station, TX. Although the festival had events from many cultures, it was the “Latin” events that really stood out to me. As a proud Hispanic woman, the activity that I was most excited about was, the salsa performance. The name of the performance was called “salsa fusion”, which was accompanied by the live performance of the twelve piece band La Orquesta Salmerum form Houston, Texas. Salsa music is a very fast up beat genre of music, it’s a style I find very closely related to urban-jazz. After the performance, it was evident that one of the main and most dominating instruments of the genre, is the Conga drums. When focusing on

On September 19, 2016, I attended a live performance at “Villa Elba Lounge” in the Bronx, New York. The group featured was “Felo Swing y su Orquesta” and the main singer was Felo Swing. During the presentation, the eight members of the group played an important role to accomplish their goal, which was entertaining. However, two of them had more than one function: they were part of the choir. But, also each one of them had to play an instrument; one a piano, and the other one a guitar. Most of the time, Felo Swing was featured as a soloist, because he sang most of the songs alone. The remaining five members of the group had also fundamental parts of the presentation: two of them played guitars, one the bongo, one the drum, and the only woman

Experiencing a Quinceanera celebration is very personal and significant, therefore, finding the topic for the essay was quite easy. The rights words can make a difference on any writing work. The choice of words incorporated into the practice essay seemed to produce a vivid visual to the readers. The quincanera celebration depicted in the personal essay allowed the reader to experience the coming of age birthday bash of a young teenage girl.

However, the people of Puerto Rico, were not always that convinced about being the 51th state; in fact they voted in two occasions to keep the Status Quo. The first referendum took place in 1967, during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. Puerto Ricans decided to stay as a Commonwealth inside the United States with more than 60% of the votes, followed by the Pro-Statehood movement that held 39% of the votes. The independence option was almost inexistent, and remained anecdotic in the following referendums held in 1993, 1998 and 2012. The same result was held during the mandate of President Clinton, in 1993 Puerto Rico citizens voted again to keep things how they were. Nonetheless, there was a change in the tendency. The pro-statehood and pro

Celebrations are celebrated with a meaning. A Quinceañeras meaning is strongly based on the idea of changing into a woman (Alvarez 101). It is also another indication for announcing that she is ready for marriage (Trupe 101). During this time the girl is being allowed to wear makeup, jewels, and high heels (FalcÓn 75). She is also allowed to go out to adult parties and shave her legs (Alvarez 2). Back in the Aztec times the celebration of the fifteenth birthday was for “preparing young women for their roles in society.” This celebration, back then, was not called a Quinceañera; it had no name and it was referred to as a typical festival. On this day, the girl’s mother and other

In the state of Texas, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that a “pole tax,” a $5 fee on customers that entered a strip club that accommodated alcohol, was not unconstitutional. The Texas Supreme Court, the state’s highest civil appellate court, had the puissance to overturn the decision of the lower Intermediate Appellate courts which deemed the $5 tax to be unconstitutional. Strip club attorneys have claimed that the 5$ fee is an unfair tax and that it has been the subject of legal fights since 2007 to fund health care and programs for sexual assault victims. The Texas Entertainment Association has filled out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the fee that was demanded on them and have argued that erotic dancing is the form of expression

On Thursday, August the 17th I attended a concert at the North Park theater in San Diego, California. The name of the band is called Celso Piña y Su Ronda Bogota, (which roughly translates to Celso Piña and his round from Bogota). With Celso Piña being the leader of the band, accordionist, and lead singer of the group. In addition, this band hails from Monterrey, Mexico, but their musical style has its roots from the Caribbean region of Colombia. This band is influence by the traditional music of Colombia, such as Cumbia and Vallenato. What sets them apart is that they have taken the traditional cumbia and vallenato and added more percussion, and electric guitar and bass. For example, in this concert, the classifications of the instruments used were the aerophone using an accordion, electrophone with a bass and electric guitar, guiro, timbales, and

The festival which already receives funding from major companies, can seek out new music focused company sponsorship's that will provide aid for the costs of the concerts. The last opportunity for the festival includes the role it can provide in educating the local youth about local cultural music, theater, and arts. Many may grow up to have a strong appreciation towards their own communities’ festival.

This semester I have experience many live musical performances. Some of these performances have let me down but for the most part, these performances have been everything I ever expected. My two favorite performances this semester were Festival Vallenato and Ultra Music Festival. Although these two types of music are different in every way possible, the people and the performers are exactly where I feel I am in the right place.

Ultra Music Festival (UMF) is a yearly open air electronic music celebration that happens in March in the city of Miami, Florida, United States (DURAN, 2013).In this report I have analysed about the ultra-Miami festival event in USA and what is behind the success of the event. Events rarely succeed or fail it is totally depending on the scheduling and who all are the stakeholders are supporting the particular event. For a successful event there are several potential goals to satisfy and a plethora of stakeholders to involve (Presenza, 2012). Festivals are mostly unique in the events sector how the stakeholders are involved in the events. Media is mainly involved in a group way in television and