PORTRAYAL OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN MUSIC Introduction. Over the past decade’s musicians and drugs have become entangled with one another. The primary reason for the consumption of these drugs is to enhance creativity. On the other end, listeners also use drugs to increase the pleasure emanating from music. The implication is that drugs and music supplement one another in a vast manner. Besides, the relationship between the two can be observed in the song lyrics. Apart from the words reflecting drugs in them, the musicians who compose them are, in most cases, under the influence of the drugs as revealed by their song at times (Palamar, Le & Cleland, 2018). For instance, the acid rock and house music comprising of the 4/4 repetitive beats could not have been famous in the absence of ecstasy during the late 80s and early 90s. In this essay, we shall explore how music portrays the lifestyle of those who use alcohol and drugs. We shall also mention why these musicians use drugs and how consumption affects their relationship with other people. Music samples…

Patronage in “The Agony and the Ecstasy” and “Girl with a Pearl Earring”.   The film “Girl with a Pearl Earring” is about a girl, sixteen-years-old, named Griet. She is hired by the famous painter, Vermeer after her father loses his eyesight as a result of kiln explosion. Her primary role was to clean Vermeer’s studio. The play opens with Vermeer and his wife, Catharina, visiting the family of Griet to have a meet the girl they were about to hire. “The Agony and the Ecstacy” is about a pope who contracts an influential painter, Michelangelo to do forty statuses for his tomb. The two keep clashing because the vision of the painter does not match with the demands of the Pope.The two films explore portrayal and differences as well as similarities between the roles played by artists in a play. The artists hold different social roles as even though they are both painters, they paint for different reasons. However, they do share a similar trait, as they both paint for the pleasure of members in a higher social class.…

Latin American Revolutionary Societies Fidel Castro’s Speeches In his speeches, History will absolve me; I Shall Be A Marxist-Leninist Till The End of my Life and words to the intellectual, Castro was very indicative of what his true motivations were for the revolution he caused and his rise into power. He emphasizes the changes he believed would make Cuba a better place for its citizens, such as socialism and the rights and freedoms of the people. From his speeches, Castro appears to have the best intentions for Cuba; however, it was in the implementation of these changes that various things went wrong, and he became worse than the thing he had fought so hard to eradicate from Cuba. A comparison between his speeches and his policies show that most of his plans contradicted his promises. Common Threads between Castro’s Policies and Speeches a) History Will Absolve Me In his first speech, “History Will Absolve Me,” Castro points the finger at Batista’s administration. He discusses the failure of Batista’s regime to improve the conditions of the people, how the government encouraged…

Samsung Galaxy offers its customers with a wide range of different models Samsung is a trading company found in 1938 in Seoul, South Korea. It involves many businesses, among them, is the sale of electronics such as phones. Samsung is widely engaged in the sales of smartphones and tablets. There initial Samsung galaxy product came out in 2009, and since then, there have been different models made (Heartofcodes.com, 2018). The various models of the Samsung Galaxy smartphones have distinct features, and with every new model, there are new advanced features from the previous model. Among the Samsung, models include Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G, Samsung Galaxy note 10. Samsung Galaxy offers its customers with a wide range of different models to choose from according to their affordability and preference. Samsung galaxy has a different series from which you can choose from, the high end of them are S models followed by the A-series and finally the old J models. The difference between the S and A series is that S models are made with higher performance. This makes them fast since…

Film Characters and their social class Mainstream films show poverty and social class inequality as the impact of personal merit and moral worth. Film and media are the most sophisticated art structure within the current generation. The film helps us understand the lives and culture of our society. Media and artists differ about the existence of various film characters in different social classes. Many film works feature characters active in the principal roles in society (Suber 40).   The significant indicators include the Aladdin and ratatouille. The figures show that the problem with poverty is the taste of the poor. The silent movie shows the struggle within the cinema of human society. The great debate of labor against capital led to many films whose characters were in the working class—the film workers of the world with the unique name strike. The character Sergei Eisenstein made a great show of film play as a social class. The actors Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, and Patrick Wilson depict the life of both the upper and middle class within the film little children. The film…

Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019) Beyoncé Homecoming is a Netflix concert documentary chronicling the work she put into the historic 2018 Coachella performance. The documentary, now commonly known as Beychella, is one of the audacious performances to ever premiere in the screens featuring a black musician. In this film, which is a two-hour show full performance from the bands and the choreographed dances are so exciting and amazing that I do watch over and over again. Beyoncé or as commonly called `Queen Bey`, demonstrates her prowess and reveals why she is considered as the iconic pop star music in the music industry (Madden). The Netflix documentary offers me a chance to witness the fantastic and epic performances of the `Queen Bey` which I had no opportunity of attending the 2018 Coachella valley music and Arts Festival of 2018. an annual event held at the empire polo club Indio California aimed at providing a platform for all sorts of creators and performers to showcase their work to an eclectic mix of the audience (Nevins). However, the Coachella only offers a…

Reasons Why Colored Pencils Break Easily When someone mentions colored pencils, you might think of regular blues or reds, though they are much more than that. They have tips which are bound with oil or wax-based substance to attach the color. However, today we`ll look at the reasons why they break easily, how to repair them, and also sharpen properly. Continue reading to find out: What causes frequent breakage? Stepping on or dropping them These two reasons are the most common causes of untimely demise. Once you drop or step on a colored pencil, it breaks in its core and, at times, even on its exterior. Even though most of them are constructed to survive being dropped, and at times it will dent the frame other than the core, it is always good not to drop them. Wrong Storage Storage is also essential when trying to avoid breakage of your colored pencils. If you have lots of colored pencils, and you have lost the case you bought them with, you should consider wrapping the pencils properly, and placing them in…

“Spiritual Writer” According to Woolf, spiritualists as many definitions. Woolf describes spiritual writers and artists as those who discover their interest more and more in the dark region of psychology. Spiritual writers find brilliant rays of truth from visiting and enduring dark places. Spiritualist is beautiful in vision and effect, are brave and genuine, authentic, and bold.   Woolf’s view of spiritualists is applicable prior to, during, and post Covid-19 as artists in medicine, law, policy, healthcare, fine arts, philanthropy, and social service. In the midst of a covid-19 global pandemic, spiritualists in the medical field and health sector will devote in searching for cure and vaccine, which they will ultimately find. According to Woolf, spiritualists are distinctively beautiful in vision and effect in the realm of post-global-crisis. As she puts it, We are not pleading merely for courage and sincerity; but suggesting that the proper stuff for fiction is a little other than custom would have us believe it.”(Woolf 46).  Philanthropists will also genuinely give towards the fight of the pandemic as well as to research towards vaccine and cure.…

Listening Assignment Popular music is everywhere, and it has different genres as well as sub-genres. Pop music is one of the most known genres of popular music that originated in the US and the UK. It is one of the most lovable as well as common music of all time. The music is commercially recorded and entails different types of music, such as love songs and rock songs. Pop music is usually short, and it is very appealing to the hearts of the listeners. There exist different artists who have made pop music, but the main renown one is Michael Jackson, commonly referred to as MJ. He is renowned for playing the rock n roll style of music. There are different instrumentation tracks that are employed when playing this type of music. Pop music is an indispensable part of human beings as it helps people express their emotions as well as their feelings. Pop music is an integration of modern music with various instruments such as drums and electric guitars, piano, as well as different vocals and a synthesizer.  In…

The Processes and Completion of the Art Project For any art project to be successful, be it a drawing, a collage, a painting, or a sculpture, there should be a process or trajectory of going about it to achieve good results (DeWitte et al.). Though sometimes the steps may not progress correctly based on the process, one may need to move back and forth within the creative processes. When creating a drawing, several processes are to be followed. For instance, there should be that inspiration from the artist, percolation, which is visually playing with the ideas one has gathered, preparing the tools that are supposed to be used, creation of the drawing, where the artist enters into the actual work of drawing images, and reflecting on it maybe with friends and family members to identify areas that need to be edited to come up with excellent drawings. These processes have to go hand in hand with the elements of art. For instance, line quality, perspective, color theory, balance, and shading of the images. Therefore, it is a process that requires…