Helen Skelton – From Rags to Riches Born on the 19th July 1983 and growing up in Kirkby Thore in Cumbria, which is only 1 hour from where I live, Helen Skelton is said to be one of Cumbria’s most iconic figures. She attended Kirkby Thore Primary School and then Appleby Grammar School and graduated from Cumbria Institute of Arts in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. Whilst she was studying at the Cumbria Institute of Arts she also worked on the Coronation Street set as an extra. Helen told me ‘It was
Brains, Blood, Sweat, and Tears “You can accomplish anything with thought and hard work” – Justin Craig-Kuhn To overcome obstacles is human. When something stands in our way, it’s “Give me liberty or give me death!” in many cases. No matter how difficult a project may seem, hard work and determination will pull us through (or at least, that’s what we tell ourselves). In many cases, it turns out that we do pull through, beating the odds, feeling a great sense of accomplishment in the process
Spider-Man (Sam Raimi) has introduced the audience to a feeling of aspiration through a variety of different techniques and captures the viewer’s attention to the smallest details with great success and deliverance to become the character that is Peter Parker. One of the ways that make the audience aspire to be Spider-Man is the set. The idea of the director is to involve the viewer in the story; he does this by having a set that most people at home can relate to, as the family in Spider-Man have
teach the audience that maybe things are not what they seem and that sometimes people must take a deeper look into what is around them. Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Peters, the county attorney, and the sheriff are the four main characters of the play that introduce the audience to the crime that has just been committed. The sheriff and Mrs. Peters are married so the audience also learns from these characters and their interactions what is expected out of a wife. These four characters, while showing
Wright. The story begins as Mrs. Hale joins the county attorney, Mr. Henderson; the sheriff, Mr. Peters; Mrs. Peters; and her husband in a “big two-seated buggy” (188). The team men are headed the Wright house to investigate Mr. Wright’s murder. Mrs. Peters is going along to gather some belongings for Mrs. Wright, who is currently being held in jail, and Mrs. Hale has been asked to accompany Mrs. Peters. As the investigation is conducted throughout the story, the reader is given a sense of how women
Sacrifices in Trifles When a woman marries she is expected to give up her family, her last name, and her virginity. In other words she is expected to give up the life she knew. Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles tells the story of a woman that gave up her all to please society and her husband. The story examines a woman who sacrificed her tranquility, her talents, and her individuality. In the end, the woman even gave up her freedom. A person’s home should be more than a place to shelter them
were shocked by the revelation that all the most popular dramas and comedies on Australian television were made in America, and whether they thought TV stations should be forced to show more stories from other countries, including Australia. Carolina Peters talks about her concerns over this issue, she quotes, “I am not at all shocked that so much of the drivel on our TV screen comes from the US. I am, however, deeply concerned that so much of our programming is either direct from or heavily influenced
and rhythm and blues, with country” (Wikipedia). Just like jazz and rhythm and blues, rock and roll came from the southern United States. In 1951 the song “Sixty Minute Man” was said to be the first rock and roll song ever recorded. Rock and roll has had a huge impact on many of the issues that arose between the 1950 and 1970s. A reason that rock and roll became so popular among people in 1950 was because of the appealing and capturing rhythm of the songs. It is said that “the blues gave birth to
Stevie Ray was establishing himself, in the late 70’s as a Blues guitar master his talent allowed him to transcend this genre bringing Blues music back into relevance in the American music scene. With his astonishingly accomplished guitar playing, Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited the blues revival of the '80s. (Erlewine 2014) Recreating a time in American music history that rivaled blues greatest blue musicians of the 1940’s and 50’s. Veteran blues artists Etta James, B.B. King and Buddy Guy directly attributed
Playing the Character John from Blue Remembered Hills The group, consisting of John, Audrey, Angela, Willie and Raymond; have heard a bomb siren going off from the nearby prison camp. They know that this means danger and as they are in the woods, they cant go anywhere for cover and start to worry about one of the prisoners, or “Ities” and “Wops” as they call them, having escaped. They decide to keep an eye out for any dangers but all the talk of these “Ities” had got them just frightening
she felt inclined, she walked on indifferently." This is a distinct example of the character's consciousness and the "inner voice" that Toomer fails to bring out, Larson succeeds in producing it. Response: #4 Zora Hurston's celebration of Blues creativity and her rendering process is shown in a sort of Q&A session or better known as call and response, as can be seen in the quotations under. "What killed this man?" The chorus answered, "Bare, Bare fat" "What killed this man? "Bare
emotional and one one of the greatest bands of the 20th century. Most people think Fleetwood Mac is a Rock and Roll band, but that’s not how they started. Fleetwood didn’t start as a rock and roll band, they actually started as a blues band (Lowe, 2004). They were originally a blues band, but a bit later in their career they changed into a rock and roll band. Jeremy
the rise of the King of Rock 'n' Roll, known as Chuck Berry. His musical take on rhythm and blues was a large influence on many successful artists that rose the following decade, but most notably The Rolling Stones. This paper examines the earlier musical career of Chuck Berry and how The Rolling Stones modeled themselves upon him and then expanded themselves further. During the 1950s, many rhythm and blues (R&B) artists, who were of African American descent, used the piano as their main choice of
Gershwin wrote “Rhapsody in Blue”, his best-known work, in a few weeks. “Gershwin improvised much of the piano solo during the performance, and conductor Whiteman had to rely on a nod from Gershwin to cue the orchestra at the end of the solo.” This propelled Gershwin even further up the ladder. “The revolutionary work incorporated trademarks of jazz (blue notes, syncopated rhythms, onomatopoeic instrumental effects) into a symphonic setting
beginnings of jazz came out of ragtime and blues music. A good example of ragtime is Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag which is still one of the most popular ragtime pieces to this day. The music of the blues expresses feelings about oppression and sadness. It contained elements from the African American tradition like syncopated rhythms, growls, slides, and blue notes. There were two major kinds of blues which were the Delta and Classic blues. The Delta Blues had more of the older style and traditions
the popular pop culture, and social issues, and wish for their society as well as their current era. For instance, controversial issues such as sex, violence, racism and discrimination has been represented through many musical genres including the blues, R&B, Disco/Funk, and Hip hop. When comparing previous historical periods to our current era, one can see tremendous differences in how they are exemplified in the genres have illustrated their music to address these specific issues. For instance
can be made that Presley had the exact right combination of personal traits and musical talent to explode onto the scene in a cataclysm that anyone else at the time would be incapable of matching. Other white performers were tapping into rhythm and blues music for inspiration, but Presley had the voice to match. His humble beginnings added to this potent mix of identifiable traits. His upbringing in the south made him “familiar, yet exotic” (Jeansonne, Luhrssen, and Sokolovic 109) to teenagers across
Jazz Band. Armstrong became popular for his ensemble lead, second cornet lines, solos, and his duets, which were called “breaks”. While playing with this band, Armstrong recorded his first solos with Oliver. The more well-known songs were: “Chimes Blues” and “Tears”, which Armstrong composed with another band member. His popularity was incredible, and throughout the 1920s Armstrong was one of the most sought-after musicians in both New York and Chicago. Part of the influence that Armstrong brought
five million slaves brought to North America against their will to provide the bulk of the labor in the pre-industrial agrarian south. Contemporary blues, while not exclusively black music by any means, remains largely black in terms of its leading performers and, to a lesser extent, its listening audience. The forerunner of the modern urban blues was, however, almost exclusively black and was completely southern and rural. It was, and is, a music born out of the experience of slavery and Jim
“Elvis Presley was an international sensation by 1956; at that time Elvis was known as “The King of Rock and Roll”. Presley was Rock and Rolls first real star. He was a hip-shacking symbol for American in the 1950s. Elvis sang everything from Blues laced with country and country laced with gospel. He brought music together from both sides of the color line and performed with a natural sexuality, which made him a teen idol and role model. Many parents said he was vulgar, incompetent, and was