Antonio Stradivari

On Feb. 28 2016, I attended the the concert, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, with my friends in UW Meany Theater. Antonio Vivaldi, “the red priest”, was the most representative composer of Baroque era. He was highly productive that wrote more than 500 concertos, including both solo and grosso, and The Four Seasons, four concertos for solo violin and strings, is Vivaldi’s most famous masterpiece. Under the leadership of Tekla Cunningham, Pacific Music Works Orchestra gave us a really pleasure enjoyment. In

I have to start and apologize for my cynical view. It is difficult for me to separate emotional stimulus from a purely analytical approach. Without using Carl Sagens Baloney Detection Kit at my side I easily diverge from logical analysis approach and immerse myself in my emotional defense. What I want to do is pull two separate and different works together and focus on the impact of gender in media and film. First I will summarize my position then address the two selected works. One work is from

Cultural Hegemony and Iranian Art (Iranian Art as Political Discourse) The following paper will be an evaluation of Iranian artist and the role they play as women living in exile. The paper will discuss how art becomes a type of political discourse against patriarchal governments. To do this I will look at the work of Parastou Forohaur an Iranian artist whose parents were killed when she was young because they were political activist fighting to defend the rights of all people women and men included

In this report I will investigate and analyse accounts of the establishment of knowledge with reference to Marxist thought. I will evaluate evidence demonstrating how knowledge has been presented to society through ideological systems and assess Marxist views on the function of engineering specific knowledge through false consciousness. I will explore the role of institutions such as the mass media and how they create and maintain ideology. I will visit whether Marxist accounts on ideology can realistically

In regards to power relations in India, it is important to be familiar with various theories of power. These concepts are articulated in the scholarly works of Dumont, Gramsci and Sontheimer. In the text of 'Homo Hierachius: The Caste System and its implications ', Dumont uses the term encompassment to explain power; where as Gramsci’s 'Subaltern Culture ' theory is based on the concept of 'hegemony ' and 'subaltern culture '. On the other hand, Sontheimer looks at the aspects of 'Hinduism:

Natural selection, often referred to as “survival of the fittest” is usually the go to explanation as to how a certain society functions. Describing U.S. history, culture, and society can all related back to this natural law, but the question that arises is how can we go beyond this one explanation? While revising my keyword blogs I tried to use examples that demonstrate my understanding of the keyword. When I began thinking of the historic examples that I would use to explain my perception of the

While literary critics do attempt to elaborate or develop ideas articulated by Karl Marx, it is important and necessary to make a distinction between Marx's specific socio-economic and political agenda and the body of literary theory which emerged years later. Marxist literary criticism proceeds from the fundamental philosophical assumption that "consciousness can never be anything else than conscious existence...Life is not determined by consciousness, but consciousness by life" (Marx 568-9). Marxist

Perplexing, intriguing, and haunting, Amadeus leaves the viewer with an impression of tragedy and mastery. While the film highlights the finest musical qualities of its main character, Mozart, it primarily casts a dark and solemn tone upon most of the story and eventually leads to his unfortunate fate. Because the film features the point of view from the antagonist, Salieri, it attempts to cause the viewer to sympathize with a flawed and broken character. Furthermore, the film frustrates the viewer

My first work is "La Primavera" written by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi in 1723. “La Primavera” is one of four violin concertos, each capturing moods and illustrating stories related to a specific time of year. Each section within this movement illustrate the most beautiful scenes of the spring season, including birds, babbling brooks, and a thunderstorm. (Soomo). My second work is an oil on canvas painting, titled “The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone” by Thomas Moran. “The Grand Canyon of

Antonio Vivaldi, a Baroque composer conceived in Venice in 1678, is extremely outstanding for his sonatas, musical dramas, and vocal music, yet especially for his 500 or more concertos. Among these works is potentially Vivaldi's most prestigious concerto, "The Four Seasons". This piece is to a great degree expressive, particularly as it is joined by an individual poem for each season, which gives the entertainers a manual for deciphering the nuances that are ever-present in Vivaldi's works.[1] Vivaldi