Mason Williams

invented, as well as possibilities for foreign objects to be amplified. “Classical Gas”, by Mason Williams (1968), was written for classical guitar, as Williams felt there was a limited classical guitar repertoire, particularly amongst the popular music of the 1960s. Thus, he wrote Classical Gas, a piece inspired by the Classical era, but involving more modern instrumentation and a contemporary flavour (Williams, 2013). “Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2” (for solo piano) is written in the form AABABAC, with

George Mason George was born on December 11, 1725 to gorge and Ann Thomson mason at the end mason family plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia. His religion is Anglican, Episcopalian, when mason was 10, his father drowned in the Potomac when the boat he was in capsized. After his father death, mason lived wit his uncle john mercer, who became his legal guardian (along with his mother). Mercer was a leading Virginia attorney. Mason studied in mercer’s private library, which consisted of between

Transitioning from one phase to another can be complex, and inevitably involves the overcoming of obstacles to experience new phases of life and social situations. An individual must reevaluate their social environment and society’s viewpoints on matters, such as gender roles and the expectations of others, to be subjected to a change in lifestyle. Stephen Daldry’s 2000 film, ‘Billy Elliot’, showcases the struggle of a young boy as he develops in his Northern England town and experiences a new love

In the film of The Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a psychiatric doctor who eats the organs of his patients and others. Clarice Starling interviewed Dr. Hannibal Lecter to help her capture Buffalo Bill who is known for skinning young women. Film devices and techniques are important because it helps build suspense. The film techniques in The Silence of the Lambs help contribute to the element of suspense and horror. First, film devices and techniques in the scene where Buffalo Bill tortures

In chapter one, page fifteen, I was intrigued by the quote, "I looked at my house in which I had spent years seeking my God, fasting to hasten the coming of the Messiah, imagining what my life would be like later. Yet I felt little sadness. My mind was empty."(Wiesel 15) This passage really caught my attention because, in the quote it shows how affected they really were. in this quote he's saying that, as hard as he tried to have faith in his god and pursue to the future of freedom, it gets harder

Jonathan Demme’s 1991 blockbuster, The Silence of the Lambs commanded movie theatres, proving a popular film with vast audiences from around the world. The horror narrative unstitches at the complex notions of gender and sexuality with skin becoming the signpost for these topics. ‘Skin … becomes a kind of metonym for the human and its colour, its pallor, its shape mean everything within a semiotic of monstrosity.’ (Halberstam, 1995, p6) The Silence of the Lambs is a tale of the young, female, FBI

“men’s job”. As a young girl who became a slave Biddy Mason can certainly relate to the definition of slave. At a young age for a long time Biddy was considered as a Black slave woman who was illiterate. In other words she could not read or write. She worked as a nurse and a midwife and traveled from Mississippi to California to be able to become a successful businesswoman and a generous contributor to social causes. Bridgett "Biddy" Mason was born a slave, August 15, 1818. No one knows the location

Homeschool First time I heard about homeschooling, I had tons of question about it. I was wondering. What are some requirement that parents have go through to be able to teach their children? Why parents choose homeschool rather then let’s their children go to compound school, and how they manage their schedule? What are some approach that parents use to teach? However, after question myself; the image of homeschooling have refresh on my childhood’s school. During my childhood, my family used to

When discussing feminist characters, it’s easy to get caught up on the more overtly feminine personalities, such as Elle Woods from “Legally Blond” or perhaps Dorothy Gale from “The Wizard of Oz”. However, the 1991 film “The Silence of the Lambs”, an “...intense, gritty crime odyssey,”(Grow, 2016) supplies a strong, feminist character who isn’t afraid to get down to business. Throughout the film, Clarice Starling, played by Jodie Foster, silently breaks gender roles in order to compete with the male

The Landlady Even though the gruesome, ghastly and demonic story known as “The Landlady” ends in a disturbing way, it portrays many characteristics about the protagonist, Billy. There are numerous ways to characterize Billy, a 17-year-old kid on his first business trip in the strange city of Bath, England. Billy begins his journey to a hotel known as the Bell and Dragon but stumbles to a halt when he sees a seemingly cozy bed and breakfast that catches his eye. For a few pages everything seems