Can music contribute to anything worth? Famous music composer‚ Ludwig van Beethoven once rightly quoted “Music is a higher revelation than philosophy”. Indeed‚ music has higher magnitude than just being a mere form of entertainment- it plays a significant role in our society be it politics or religion or even academics. So important is music’s value that it has been recorded throughout history of mankind in numerous ancient writings including the sacred Hindu scripture‚ Veda. Thus it
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Vasari‚ who wrote "Leonardo undertook to paint‚ for Francesco del Giocondo‚ the portrait of Mona Lisa‚ his wife."[5][6] Mona in Italian is a polite form of address originating as ma donna —similar to Ma’am‚ Madam‚ or my lady in English. This became madonna‚ and its contraction mona. The title of the painting‚ though traditionally spelled "Mona" (as used by Vasari[5])‚ is also commonly spelled in modern Italian as Monna Lisa‚ but this is rare in English. Vasari’s account of the Mona Lisa comes from
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reasons another High School Musical would be beneficial to the characters of the movie. Not only were the actors told to be themselves they also had to learn tough choreography. Actually so tough that their choreographer Kenny Ortega had worked with Madonna on her Material Girl video and with Michael Jackson on his Dangerous World Tour in 1992. Most of the stars started their careers in this hot movie. Had anyone even heard of Zac Efron before the movie? And now everyone can’t get enough of him! High
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Luhrmann uses water as a representation of love. The water is a recurring image and representation of baptism and rebirth. It symbolizes the start of a new life together and cleansing. Romeo and Juliet’s first encounter incorporates water as the two lovers gaze at each other through a fish tank which serves as a physical barrier between the two lovers‚ even though there are also a lot of emotional barriers. Romeo later submerges his head under water in an attempt to return to his usual self after
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Americans standing out in certain fields‚ and companies being shipped over sea’s to save money by paying employees less money. He predicts that untouchable jobs in the new flat world will fall into three categories: people who are special or specialized (Madonna‚ Michael Jordan‚ or your brain surgeon); people who are localized and anchored (waitresses‚ lawyers‚ plumbers‚ nurses‚ etc.); and the old middle jobs (people in the middle class who are under pressure because their jobs are becoming tradable). With
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Melancholy John Keats’s poem‚ “Ode on Melancholy”‚ serves as an instructional manual on how to cope with sadness and the feeling of melancholy. Through his vivid use of lyrical language and allusions‚ Keats’s is able to depict vivid images that haunt the soul and is able to convey his message that the only way to deal with a sense of melancholy is to accept it. Keats believes that once one can accept sadness and make it a part of his identity‚ then he can overcome the overwhelming feelings of depression
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Bob Mackie Bob Mackie is one of the greatest designers of all time; his impressing masterpieces have stunned many people all around the world. His particular way of combining colors and mixing fabrics have made his fame unbelievable. He’s the only designer ever that has his picture hanged on the hall of fame‚ besides having the opportunity to work for worldwide legends. He was born in March 24‚ 1940 in Monterey Park‚ California. He moved to Hollywood and assisted to a design
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Advantages of Speaking English By John London‚ eHow Contributor When you go abroad‚ English will probably be the single language many people will understand. English is known to be so useful throughout the world that it is the most-learned second language‚ with over 700 million nonnative speakers‚ according to the English Language website. Those numbers indicate that there are certainly advantages to being able to speak English. It is also the language of Christianity‚ which is the most widely
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Basquiat was a bisexual and was very open with his sexuality. Surprisingly‚ writers hardly wrote about his relationships with men‚ they only wrote about his relationships with women such and Madonna and Alex Adler. Basquiat and Warhol were collaborators but also secret‚ intimate lovers. When Warhol passed away‚ Basquiat went into a deep depression that caused him to increase his use of heroin. Basquiat struggles many years with his addiction
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enigmatic. The title Mona Lisa stems from the Giorgio Vasari biography of Leonard De Vinci published 31 yrs after Leonard’s death. In it he identified the sitter as Lisa Gherardini‚ the wife of a wealthy businessman; Mona was a common name from the title Madonna‚ meaning my lady‚ the English version of Madam. The alternative title is the Italian version which means light-hearted was derived because of her smile. The “Flowers of Edo” was a series of creations by artist kawakawa Utamoro‚ who was a Japanese
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