The Lunar New Year Festival

`The Hmong New Year is a cultural celebration that occurs annually, in the months of November and December, in areas where large Hmong population exists. In this speech, I am going to share the three main components that make up the celebration of Hmong New Year, such as the culture of the food, tradition clothes, and the activities that are involved.

Although the world climate around exploitation has altered in the last few years, mostly moving away from the exploited industrial countries such as China, it is still important to look at what was happening in China so that it can be understood in connection with today. The documentary by Robert Redmon, Mardi Gras: Made in China focuses on the exploited Chinese factory workers crafting various beads for the Americans to throw at each other for sexual gratification. The documentary does a good job jumping back and forth between the factory workers and the celebrators of Mardis Gras, creating an interesting parallel, implicating the absolute uselessness in the beads for such a large cost. Marx's theories of exploitation through Capitalism can be tied too well to the Chinese-Mardi Gras beads exploitation, as the Chinese workers were put through an extreme form of Capitalist exploitation that even Marx may never have expected.

Entering from the crowd (from below the stage) would make the entrance a little more creepy because it wouldn’t be expected. Flickering lights and thundering sounds would be in the background and smoke / fog would cover the stage like a carpet. Dark colours would be used, but shadows and silhouettes would be the main focus, to cast an eerie and spooky mood.

next band to take the stage, more people filtered into the arena. As more people arrived, I

The first thing you notice upon entering the stadium styled sanctuary, is the focus on the stage; very theatrical. To the left of the stage, there is a large drop down screen for people to follow along with the lyrics when the singing has begun. Hanging behind the band on the main stage, is a “bohemian” or

When one is exposed to a different culture, he or she may experience a deviance. An example of a deviance behavior that is violating a culturally practice is wearing a Halloween costume to a grand business meeting. In any business meetings, the ideal attire is to dress up and act in the professional you want to be (Shandrow, 2014). Men are suppose to dress clean and be crispy looking from head to toe by wearing a suit, tie, black pants, and shiny shoes while women are dress with a blouse, blazer, and dress pants or a skirt that isn’t too short. Mainly, one should dress up appropriately to who the audience is. In contrast, dressing in a Halloween costume is

The first thing you notice upon entering the stadium styled sanctuary, is the focus on the stage; very theatrical. To the left of the stage, there is a large drop down screen for people to follow along with the lyrics when the singing has begun.

Before the concert started there was the sound of the fire alarm filling the FirstOntario Performance Art Center. Once the fire alarm was turned off we could enter the theater and take our seats. Once the concert began, Sherwood came out

Moments later I could hear the beating drums, and the electronic music sounding from all the speakers, no movement on stage besides the flickering lights. The crowd fell silent, awaiting the moment for Tyler Joseph (the lead singer) to enter the stage. The lights dimmed, the music stopped, the crowd grew stiff and the world stood still. Then, the sounds abruptly bursted my ears. I immediately remembered the song and sang along to it, even though my raspy voice hurt my throat, it was something to add

The wind tousled my hair around as I closed my eyes and took deep, shaky breaths. The faint sound of the crowd cheering upstage didn't help with my nerves, so, instead, I turned my ears to the delicate waves rolling up the beach. I opened my eyes and gazed out at the lake; now an open canvas for the golden sun which had began setting. Quietly, I plucked each string of my guitar- though I’d already tuned them several times. On the outside, I may have seemed ready, content, and excited; however, on the inside, no matter how tranquilizing the back stage scenery was, I was terrified to the core.

stage. They wanted their entrance to be as great as possible. The lights around the medical

Over eighteen thousand people, of all ages, gender, shape, and size, had assembled for the sole purpose of listening to one band perform. Almost giddy with anticipation, I turned to look at my friend, ignoring the dizzying drop below, and was ecstatic to see the same level of wonder on her face. Concert had been such a foreign word until now. Lights flared from overhead, coupled with the glow of thousands of flashlights that blinked from the crowd. As the once brightly-lit room suddenly went dim, a deafening wave of screams resounded with enthusiasm. The lead singer crossed the stage trying to build up the already intense fervor that hung palpably in the

The upcoming Denver Film Festival, which runs the first two weeks of November is one of the most highly anticipated movie related events of the year. As this annual festival has started to gain more public attention over the years, this event has seen

Going to a concert is an experience incomparable to any other. Here it is, the moment, every concert goer has been waiting for, the artist coming onto the stage. Hearts begin to race as the music builds each fleeting second before the artist comes out. Smoke fills the dark stage illuminated by the band's tour video playing. Then, in the center of the stage, doors begin to open revealing four singing boys. Crying and screaming

As we all waited in line to go into the concert there was a thrill of