We say we feel blue.” When some say “I feel blue” the first thing the comes to our minds is that they feel calm or melancholic.The famous painter Pablo Picasso had a blue period, in which he only used shades in blue and blue-green and occasionally warmer color for small details. “These somber works, inspired by Spain but painted in Paris, are now some of his most popular
The guns he took didn’t have any ammo. He went back to the base camp and apologized for the incident. He was told that his effort to win that battle was outstanding. He was honorably discharged and he moved to what is now Texas. He took a long nap in an old spanish missionary. He woke up to fighting. The old spanish fort was being attacked. He was told by Davy Crockett that the spanish were trying to take back the fort that the missionaries tried to claim. He fought for
only revived interest in previously obscure artists and genres, but laid the groundwork for later American performers, ranging from blues to folk to rock. He started his work at the age of seventeen, working in countries such as Haiti, Italy, Scotland, and countless others, as well as travelling to Africa. But his earliest and most prolific work took place in Texas, where he was actually born and spent most of his life. It was here that Alan began to record under the tutelage of his father, John
Recently the Texas legislature passed a law requiring all residents of Texas must have a state-issued photo ID in order to vote. By doing this the U.S Constitution and federal law placed limitations on state’s powers to establish voter qualifications resulting in many people not voting because they were discouraged from voting due to the new policy or they don’t have any form of government photo ID. The new law isn’t consistent with the federal standards because the Voting Rights Act, being a relevant
partial recreation for that matter and other things in that vain. This is quite prevalent in the documentary, for which will be the main focus of this essay, Thin Blue Line (1988). Based around a proven police framing one can see many parallels with this and the hit HBO doc-series, Making a Murder (2015). However unlike that series Thin Blue Line has numerous recreations that are shot from many different angles giving way to various different sequences that allude to different people’s perspectives
When Tim Berners-Lee created the world wide web in 1990 allowing millions of people to be connected to one another, the world became smaller than ever before. (History) Thousands of separate folk cultures, practiced by small, isolated, homogenous groups, were no longer confined and were able to communicate with each other almost at the speed of light. Although pop culture had existed before, the internet expanded its ideas and beliefs to all corners of the world, broadening the group of people that
Alvin Ailey Born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, Texas, Alvin Ailey became one of the leading figures in 20th century modern dance. When his mother gave birth to him, she was only a teenager and his father left the family earlier on. He grew up poor in the small Texas town of Navasota. He was brought up in racial segregation, violence and lynchings against African American period of time. Ailey gained inspiration from the black church services he attended and also, the music he heard at the local
September 16 is Mexico’s independence, which is commonly confused for Cinco de Mayo in the United States. In the incoming years since Mexico’s independence; Mexico had emperors, dictators, and several presidents. Mexico lost several current states like Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado to the United States.
4th, 1776 marks the birth of a new country: the United States. Even in the beginning, many were seeking a land where they could be free from figurative shackles. America represents these values and freedoms, and so does their American red, white, and blue flag. Burning the flag is, however, an extreme reaction to the lack of protection that America has offered. I believe it is acceptable to be able to burn a nation’s flag, where situations and
In fact, Texas dove hunting is some of the best in the United States and perhaps the world. People come from all over to this wide open country of ours, driving and flying hundreds of miles come autumn, anxious to arrive at these wide plains where the birds are known to blacken out the sky opening day of the new Texas dove season. It is well known amongst enthusiasts that dove hunting Texas style is one of the fastest paced and most exciting experiences in all of the world of hunting. Whatever your