Sam Bass

Music plays and important role in the socialization of children and adolescents. Music is ubiquitous and easily available, whether through the radio, social media or other media outlets. It provides entertainment, and is often utilized as a distraction to relieve stress or boredom. However, as lyrics become more vulgar and explicit, the effect that certain genres of music, such as rap, hip-hop and heavy metal, have on youth, has become of paramount concern. Research has been conducted on whether

online the drama pertaining to the city’s most elite groups, which happens to be the main characters who attend the same high school. For the purpose of this essay, the main characters to be discussed are Serena Van der Woodsen, Blair Waldorf, Chuck Bass, Nate Archibald, and Dan Humphrey. Serena and Blair have been best friends since forever, and are very popular. At the beginning of the show, Blair is dating Nate who is best friends with Chuck. These four are all very popular not just in school, but

I was born in the town called ‘Gang-Seo’ which is the western side of the river that passes through the capital of South Korea. I used to hang around with my friends at the small park that is located on the back side of the old white apartment complex where I lived. When I turned six years old, my family moved into the town called ‘Gang-Nam’ is the southern side of the river. The atmosphere was really different from where I had lived, since all of my new friends went to private institutions after

Baroque Concerto Grosso A Concerto Grosso is a genre of music where the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and a full orchestra (the ripieno). The concertino generally has more virtuosic music than the ripieno, and they do not often share thematic material. It was developed in the late 17th Century, although the term ‘Concerto Grosso’ would not be used until 1698 when Gregori published a set of 10 compositions. There are 2 forms of the Concerto Grosso –

For the past three and a half years I have participated in the school band. In that time I’ve taken part in concert band, marching band, and jazz band. Setting up my schedule in sixth grade kicked off the adventure. Since a very young age, I had been certain I would be in band. There was, however, one major problem. Choosing what to play was unfathomable. Only a few weeks prior to sixth-grade year, when it was time to build my schedule, I was still in toil trying to figure out what to try. Finally

class. In fact, the show The Working Class (2011) was cancelled after only one season because of bad ratings. Gossip Girl is also guilty of misrepresenting class, however they do this by making the upper-middle class seem like the lower class. As Chuck Bass says in episode 104, “Everyone out there wants to be us. We are what you aspire to”. The show primarily idealizes a privileged lifestyle by bashing on the lower class. This can again be seen in the treatment of Dan and Jenny. The show encourages

instrumental in shaping how people think and act. Because of this, it is important to analyze ideas such as gender or economics/class structure for deeper meaning. In the show Gossip Girl, the characters Blair Waldorf, Serena van der Woodsen, and Chuck Bass work to reinforce/reject traditional gender stereotypes throughout the film. In Gossip Girl Blair Waldorf reinforces the

concert was October 5, 2016 and the title of the concert is “Experimental Improvisation with: Kjell Nordeson & Peter Kuhn”. The concert was performed in Mesa College Music building. Peter Kuhn had three instruments with him a bass clarinet, saxophone, and a Bb Clarinet. He used the bass clarinet and the saxophone during his first piece, and the clarinet on the second piece. Kjell Nordeson was on the drum but had a lot of instruments with him. Sometimes he would play the drums as a drums set but sometimes

Gradually, I regained consciousness. From a short distance away, a smooth guitar melody was playing from my phone. A few seconds later, the song transitioned to a slow, romantic refrain with carefully controlled vocals and a light drum beat. Eyelids still heavy with exhaustion, I turned towards the sound, reached for my phone—and felt the world spin out of control. There was a loud bang and I found myself on the floor. I rolled onto my back and opened my eyes. The ceiling fan spun lazily overhead

Music Shaming: leave it all behind By Huang Cheau Ning The judging comments came in batches, some are good comments but some rambling contain insulting words that she can’t forget about it. “What kind of music do you like?” is the question that always send Teo into a state of panic when someone ask about her music choice. Music shaming is an act of criticizing someone music preferences that different from their own, and make them feel like they should be ashamed by what they enjoy. It’s a problem