In the Court of the Crimson King

In the Court of the Crimson King, the debut album by King Crimson, is widely recognised as one of the greatest progressive rock albums of all time, named by Rolling Stone Magazine as the best progressive rock album of all time, other than Pink Floyd’s fabled The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). Featuring Greg Lake (later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) on vocals and bass guitar, Robert Fripp (who later played for David Bowie, Brian Eno, and with Andy Summer from The Police) on guitars, Ian McDonald (who

Children Of Men. “Children of Men” Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Is set in the year 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, Theo Faron a former activist, agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman, Named Kee, to a sanctuary located out at sea, where her child’s birth could help scientists save mankind. In the film Children of Men, there are many crucial scenes to help convey the idea of the film, however I find one of these scenes particularly important; namely

knowledge to make connections to the symbols revealed in this sequence. As Theo crosses the bridge to the Ark of Arts, above the Battersea power station, you can see a floating pig, reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s album cover for “Animals”. As Theo enters the court in the background, you can see a painting of two policemen kissing which is quite a famous piece by the street artist Banksy. After Theo enters the apartment he is greeted by his cousin Nigel. Behind him is

would be built around a unified concept , while also incorporating an eccentric twist on Rock, most commonly in the form of a fluctuating time signature (“Unusual Time Signatures in Music”). The lyrics of King Crimson’s 1969 debut album In the Court of the Crimson King: An Observation by King Crimson is laced with surreal, fantastical lyrics with an underlying theme of anti-war, while the instrumentation incorporates a strong jazz influence (Cook). This theme of anti-war can most notably be found in

The daughter of “Edward, the Duke of Kent (and fourth son of King George III) and German Princess Victoire of Leiningen or better known as Queen Victoria rule from 1837 to 1901. She was one of the longest ruling monarch in Britain’s history” (Queen Victoria). Queen Victoria was criticized and satirized by Lewis Caroll as the tyrannical and despotic queen of Wonderland, The Queen of Heart in Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland. She is first seen when Alice arrives in the Queen of Heart’s garden. The dictatorial

invasions and mighty viking raids covered England in thick crimson, but through suffering the eras vibrancy and complexity came to surface. Hidden underneath the connotation of the word “Dark”, lies defining social ideals of the Dark Ages that approached the different aspects of life in a way done never before. Inaccurate is the term Dark Ages, as the roles of women, the prominence of religion, feudalism, medieval art and the legend of King Arthur, all stand stand as great examples of progressive thinking

Reed was also an outstanding Track and Field athlete and won State Long Jump his Senior. He also finished second in the State 400M dash. “This an amazing award. When I grew up wanting to play for this university and just have the opportunity to the Crimson and Blue for 4 years... its been a blessing and a dream come true. I think everyone on this team is deserving of this award and I’m so proud of our other seniors, Brady Morningstar and Mario Little. They exemplify everything that this program stands

Americans have passed down the belief that Columbus was an amazing explorer, but tend to overlook the horrific deeds that Columbus committed. Despite his monumental accomplishments, Columbus was a historical figure closer to Hitler than to Martin Luther King on the morality spectrum. Due to his use of slavery, treatment of Native American slaves, and the tricks he used to deceive others, Columbus was not a hero but rather a villain. To begin with, Christopher Columbus should be vilified for converting

The film, Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón, holds a mirror up to our faces and makes us look. Humans kill, torture, and destroy. Yet we create, give, and love. This motion picture explores the themes of hope, faith and redemption with astounding technical and artistic prowess that puts the audience into the thick of it. It is infused with authentic acting, celestial music, intense visual effects and rich symbolic script writing Children of Men is much more than a dystopian fantasy flick

alternation of window jambs and picture frames on the right-hand wall, the stretcher of the large canvas on the left foreground, and the perspective sequence of the empty lamp hooks on the ceiling, which mark as central the spot in the rear wall where the King and the Queen are seen reflected in the mirror. In no other painting has Velàzquez rendered space in so architectural a manner as in this, the only work in which he has depicted a ceiling. Neither is there any other composition of his that is so vividly