Oct
31
What is the Queens of the Stone Age music video where they got a bunch of people making out?
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Oct
29
Caitlin Lucy wrote:
Everybody loves music and and music has the power to evoke memories and the mood. Now experience every bits of music in your Sony Ericsson W880i phone. The company has launched this latest phone in its Walkman series portfolio. Designed in an attractive metallic casing, the phone exudes style and sophistication. With the changing mobile world, new technologies are coming up with voice and data solutions. As a consequence, the mini communication devices have also changed both in terms of its form and functionality.
The other obvious reasons are the consumers preferences. That’s the reason, new age mobile phones can be categorised based on the design and functions. For example, Walkman series phones are popular for music features, although they also come equipped with camera, business tools and lots more. Again, the technological advancement like the introduction of 3G technology, HSDPA, UMTS, etc., have given a new meaning to the communications world. The primary aim is to provide a new experience to the consumers all over the globe. And that’s the reason why Walkman phones are becoming more popular and are dominating their respective markets. Sony Ericsson in its Walkman series portfolio have added both: the technology and design.
The Sony Ericsson W880i is a perfect example of the new age music phones. Integrated with Walkman 2.0 music player – offers high quality sound with more features. Equipped with Music tones, MusicDJ, Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) – provides real pleasure. And supported with memory stick PRO – download more music tracks and listen to your favourite tracks on the move. In addition to music features, the W880i also combines a 2.0 mega-pixel camera, video player, VideoDJ and more. Users can also enjoy 3G video calling. Supported with GPRS, UMTS and USB – transfer music tracks, images and video clips in no time. Browse the net and synchronise emails, keep you updated with the latest news and information and more. With Sony Ericsson W880i, stay connected and enjoy listening to music whenever and wherever you go.
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Everybody loves music and and music has the power to evoke memories and the mood. Now experience every bits of music in your Sony Ericsson W880i phone. The company has launched this latest phone in its Walkman series portfolio. Designed in an attractive metallic casing, the phone exudes style and sophistication. With the changing mobile world, new technologies are coming up with voice and data solutions. As a consequence, the mini communication devices have also changed both in terms of its form and functionality.
The other obvious reasons are the consumers preferences. That’s the reason, new age mobile phones can be categorised based on the design and functions. For example, Walkman series phones are popular for music features, although they also come equipped with camera, business tools and lots more. Again, the technological advancement like the introduction of 3G technology, HSDPA, UMTS, etc., have given a new meaning to the communications world. The primary aim is to provide a new experience to the consumers all over the globe. And that’s the reason why Walkman phones are becoming more popular and are dominating their respective markets. Sony Ericsson in its Walkman series portfolio have added both: the technology and design.
The Sony Ericsson W880i is a perfect example of the new age music phones. Integrated with Walkman 2.0 music player – offers high quality sound with more features. Equipped with Music tones, MusicDJ, Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) – provides real pleasure. And supported with memory stick PRO – download more music tracks and listen to your favourite tracks on the move. In addition to music features, the W880i also combines a 2.0 mega-pixel camera, video player, VideoDJ and more. Users can also enjoy 3G video calling. Supported with GPRS, UMTS and USB – transfer music tracks, images and video clips in no time. Browse the net and synchronise emails, keep you updated with the latest news and information and more. With Sony Ericsson W880i, stay connected and enjoy listening to music whenever and wherever you go.
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Oct
21
In this age of digital music, how do people set up home theatre systems?
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strilby wrote:
I want to be able to listen to my ipod as well as TV, DVDS, etc through a system in my home, I don’t have extremely high expectations or budget. I just want something that will sound good to the average person at a medium-to-loud volume. What is most important? What makes a good speaker, a good receiver, etc? I have tried asking in electronics stores; they just want to sell me the most expensive items.
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I want to be able to listen to my ipod as well as TV, DVDS, etc through a system in my home, I don’t have extremely high expectations or budget. I just want something that will sound good to the average person at a medium-to-loud volume. What is most important? What makes a good speaker, a good receiver, etc? I have tried asking in electronics stores; they just want to sell me the most expensive items.
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Oct
14
Where are some good places that I can take my kids at night in New Orleans to see some live music?
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Lyn M wrote:
My kids are all under the age of 11. I just want to share the music experience with them a bit.
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My kids are all under the age of 11. I just want to share the music experience with them a bit.
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Oct
14
Mark Kirby wrote:
Whether it has to do with the philosophy of better living through habit, thought or magical action, things that are associated with “New Age” are theoretically supposed to have some basis in spirituality. Yet much of this spiritually is lightly rooted in the shallows of corporate productivity techniques or power-of-positive-thinking type truisms with some pseudo eastern promises for dressing.
Then there is the New Age philosophy that harkens back to something ancient, even primordial. This is especially visible in the music. So much of what is called New Age music is made from artificial ingredients, from canned sounds created by synthesizers tuned and programmed for maximum vapidity; and voices, always the voices, high and breathy with a thin, grating tone that someone somewhere decided signified the celestial. But there are musicians who create spiritual and contemplative music based in the traditions and sounds of antiquity, from nations and cultures with long shadows such as Africa, China, Japan and India.
Riding on this track is the group NightDancers, a duo consisting of flautists Gera Clark and John Sarantos, who perform original songs based on the folkloric styles of several Native American tribes. The music on their CD Montana Crossings is both ethereal and earthy, reflecting the unitary, all-is-one world view common to Native American cosmology. The songs are mostly built on simple three to seven note motifs that go through different permutations. The flutes - NightDancers plays twenty-five different kinds of these wooden, handcrafted instruments - blend together and dance, their music resonating in what sounds like a valley high up in the mountains or a cathedral (kudos to engineer Jim Anderson of AVATAR Studios in NYC). The effect of the music is meditative and dreamy. The music itself is never static or boring; in fact its intricacies reveal themselves with repeated listening. The titles evoke, perhaps invoke, aspects of the natural and supernatural worlds, which many indigenous tribes say are one and the same.
The song titles and how the pieces are composed and arranged reflect this thinking. Musically these pieces evoke the objects and ideas behind the titles as well. The opening track “Spirit Winds” starts with soft, breathy tones that rise from silence in unison. Then one flute states a simple theme that is answered by a counter melody from the other flute; they go back and forth, each musical voice getting time and space alone while connecting with the other. The title track starts with bursts of fluttery, echoing sounds, followed by a long-toned plaintive melody calling to mind Montana’s terrain of mountains and wide-open plains. One characteristic element of all the songs is how the flutes will hit consonant harmonies that ring out dramatically, and dissonant unison lines that buzz gently yet also sooth in an odd sort of way.
On “Butterfly Dance” the flutes play lines that gently glide like the butterfly itself, answering and echoing each other in way that suggests the “round” form found in European folk and classical music. On “Turtle and Bird,” NightDancers take evocation literally. One flute moves in long-toned, deliberately paced turtle lines while the other play’s light riffs that flit and hop like our aviary brethren would. As the piece continues, the unitary theme comes through as the two flutes move together, conversing in similar voices that stills maintain their original animal character. “Elk Medicine” is a gentle wail of pleading and prayer and is one of the strongest tracks on the record. It is also an example of healing music. The opening cry is answered by melodies that create a sense of quietude and peace. And healing.
Ms. Clark and Mr. Sarantos take the healing aspects of their music literally. Clark, a RN, has been teaching people how to play the flute for meditation and stress relief. She also started New York City’s Miracle House Flute Circle where she works with cancer patients using music for healing. Sarantos teaches flute workshops all over the country.
Montana Crossings creates music that is relaxing and interesting, that can be played either as background or as an immediately engaging listen.
http://www.nightdancersmusic.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/nightdancersmusic
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Whether it has to do with the philosophy of better living through habit, thought or magical action, things that are associated with “New Age” are theoretically supposed to have some basis in spirituality. Yet much of this spiritually is lightly rooted in the shallows of corporate productivity techniques or power-of-positive-thinking type truisms with some pseudo eastern promises for dressing.
Then there is the New Age philosophy that harkens back to something ancient, even primordial. This is especially visible in the music. So much of what is called New Age music is made from artificial ingredients, from canned sounds created by synthesizers tuned and programmed for maximum vapidity; and voices, always the voices, high and breathy with a thin, grating tone that someone somewhere decided signified the celestial. But there are musicians who create spiritual and contemplative music based in the traditions and sounds of antiquity, from nations and cultures with long shadows such as Africa, China, Japan and India.
Riding on this track is the group NightDancers, a duo consisting of flautists Gera Clark and John Sarantos, who perform original songs based on the folkloric styles of several Native American tribes. The music on their CD Montana Crossings is both ethereal and earthy, reflecting the unitary, all-is-one world view common to Native American cosmology. The songs are mostly built on simple three to seven note motifs that go through different permutations. The flutes - NightDancers plays twenty-five different kinds of these wooden, handcrafted instruments - blend together and dance, their music resonating in what sounds like a valley high up in the mountains or a cathedral (kudos to engineer Jim Anderson of AVATAR Studios in NYC). The effect of the music is meditative and dreamy. The music itself is never static or boring; in fact its intricacies reveal themselves with repeated listening. The titles evoke, perhaps invoke, aspects of the natural and supernatural worlds, which many indigenous tribes say are one and the same.
The song titles and how the pieces are composed and arranged reflect this thinking. Musically these pieces evoke the objects and ideas behind the titles as well. The opening track “Spirit Winds” starts with soft, breathy tones that rise from silence in unison. Then one flute states a simple theme that is answered by a counter melody from the other flute; they go back and forth, each musical voice getting time and space alone while connecting with the other. The title track starts with bursts of fluttery, echoing sounds, followed by a long-toned plaintive melody calling to mind Montana’s terrain of mountains and wide-open plains. One characteristic element of all the songs is how the flutes will hit consonant harmonies that ring out dramatically, and dissonant unison lines that buzz gently yet also sooth in an odd sort of way.
On “Butterfly Dance” the flutes play lines that gently glide like the butterfly itself, answering and echoing each other in way that suggests the “round” form found in European folk and classical music. On “Turtle and Bird,” NightDancers take evocation literally. One flute moves in long-toned, deliberately paced turtle lines while the other play’s light riffs that flit and hop like our aviary brethren would. As the piece continues, the unitary theme comes through as the two flutes move together, conversing in similar voices that stills maintain their original animal character. “Elk Medicine” is a gentle wail of pleading and prayer and is one of the strongest tracks on the record. It is also an example of healing music. The opening cry is answered by melodies that create a sense of quietude and peace. And healing.
Ms. Clark and Mr. Sarantos take the healing aspects of their music literally. Clark, a RN, has been teaching people how to play the flute for meditation and stress relief. She also started New York City’s Miracle House Flute Circle where she works with cancer patients using music for healing. Sarantos teaches flute workshops all over the country.
Montana Crossings creates music that is relaxing and interesting, that can be played either as background or as an immediately engaging listen.
http://www.nightdancersmusic.com
http://cdbaby.com/cd/nightdancersmusic
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Oct
13
Stephanie Davies wrote:
From a powerful national anthem to church hymns and classical masterpieces, music has always been able to evoke emotion, affect your mood, and influence the brain and body. Scientific studies throughout the years have proven how beneficial music can be both emotionally and physically. However certain types of music are better suited for healing than others. For example, you may find that while you truly enjoy rock music, this music may not be the most ideal music for your own emotional or physical needs.
Generally speaking, you want to search for music which is soft, soothing, and geared toward relaxation or meditation. Many classical music recordings have these qualities as do New Age compositions. You can even acquire music which is specially geared toward meditation, yoga, and other wellness programs. I highly recommend the music of Daniel Kobialka for all of your wellness and meditation needs. Mr. Kobialka’s focus is the rejuvenative power of music. He has led didactic and interactive workshops and seminars, traveled the world bringing his violin virtuosity to hospitals from Beijing, China to Plainville Ohio, and recorded music for meditation and guidance with alternative healing pioneers including Joan Boreysenko and Bernie Siegel. “If you are seeking healing, inspiration or spiritual fulfillment, you will discover in Kobialka the transformative power of music,” Larry Dossey, M.D.
Music has always been loved and embraced by the public, from catchy jingles that influence their purchases to cherished childhood songs that bring back a nostalgia for friendlier times. As such, it is no surprise that science, as well as medicine, have turned their attention to the therapeutic powers of music.
“Music, the undefined sounds of universal language,” says Daniel Kobialka, “has the remarkable ability of speaking to each of us in a very personal and profound manner.”
The many uses of music in therapeutic situations vary largely and may include, but are not limited to, motor skills, social/interpersonal development, cognitive development, self-awareness, and spiritual enhancement.
The idea of music as a tool for healing dates back to the beginnings of history, and some of the earliest notable mentions in Western history are found in the writings of ancient Greek philosophers.
Robert Burton wrote in the 16th century in his classic work, The Anatomy of Melancholy, that music and dance were critical in treating mental illness, especially melancholia (depression).
Using music and sound for healing is not yet a mainstream practice, however many groups have already begun to implement music therapy to their advantage. For example, some schools have initiated programs including music to benefit their student’s learning abilities. They have begun to hire therapists or other specialists who use music to strengthen nonmusical areas such as communication, physical coordination, teamwork, or even math.
If this article still hasn’t convinced you of the value of music for healing, consider the case of Dr. Michael J. Crawford and his colleagues, who in November 2006, again found that music therapy helped the outcomes of Schizophrenic patients.
His study showed conclusive evidence of the value of music in healing therapies. His November 2006 study included a total of 115 patients. Of these 115 patients, 81 of these were were subjected to various music therapies. Multiple methods of analysis demonstrated a trend towards improved symptom scores among those which were subjected to healing music therapy, especially in the area of reducing symptoms of schizophrenia. They further concluded that the effects as well as cost-effectiveness of music therapy for acute psychosis should be further investigated in further trials.
As you can see, there is a strong case for the value of music in everyday wellness as well as for your health and even to assist in the care of specific ailments. You can use music as a wellness method in your own home in a variety of ways, such as setting aside 15 minutes when you wake up in the morning and before bed at night to listen to relaxing music and calm your mind. You may also wish to listen to healing music on an mp3 player or CD player while you work during the day, if it is possible in your workplace to do so, or if you work from home. You can also play soothing, healing music for your pets or to even calm down and relax a baby!
Music can be used in such a large variety of ways for healing both our bodies and minds that you simply can’t go wrong by listening to this type of music! Even if your normal playlist includes rock, country, or even rap, you too can appreciate the benefits given by listening to relaxation music. There are such a large variety of styles, instruments, and cultural influences available in healing music that you can usually find something to suit everyone. So give music healing a try and start feeling the benefits today!
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From a powerful national anthem to church hymns and classical masterpieces, music has always been able to evoke emotion, affect your mood, and influence the brain and body. Scientific studies throughout the years have proven how beneficial music can be both emotionally and physically. However certain types of music are better suited for healing than others. For example, you may find that while you truly enjoy rock music, this music may not be the most ideal music for your own emotional or physical needs.
Generally speaking, you want to search for music which is soft, soothing, and geared toward relaxation or meditation. Many classical music recordings have these qualities as do New Age compositions. You can even acquire music which is specially geared toward meditation, yoga, and other wellness programs. I highly recommend the music of Daniel Kobialka for all of your wellness and meditation needs. Mr. Kobialka’s focus is the rejuvenative power of music. He has led didactic and interactive workshops and seminars, traveled the world bringing his violin virtuosity to hospitals from Beijing, China to Plainville Ohio, and recorded music for meditation and guidance with alternative healing pioneers including Joan Boreysenko and Bernie Siegel. “If you are seeking healing, inspiration or spiritual fulfillment, you will discover in Kobialka the transformative power of music,” Larry Dossey, M.D.
Music has always been loved and embraced by the public, from catchy jingles that influence their purchases to cherished childhood songs that bring back a nostalgia for friendlier times. As such, it is no surprise that science, as well as medicine, have turned their attention to the therapeutic powers of music.
“Music, the undefined sounds of universal language,” says Daniel Kobialka, “has the remarkable ability of speaking to each of us in a very personal and profound manner.”
The many uses of music in therapeutic situations vary largely and may include, but are not limited to, motor skills, social/interpersonal development, cognitive development, self-awareness, and spiritual enhancement.
The idea of music as a tool for healing dates back to the beginnings of history, and some of the earliest notable mentions in Western history are found in the writings of ancient Greek philosophers.
Robert Burton wrote in the 16th century in his classic work, The Anatomy of Melancholy, that music and dance were critical in treating mental illness, especially melancholia (depression).
Using music and sound for healing is not yet a mainstream practice, however many groups have already begun to implement music therapy to their advantage. For example, some schools have initiated programs including music to benefit their student’s learning abilities. They have begun to hire therapists or other specialists who use music to strengthen nonmusical areas such as communication, physical coordination, teamwork, or even math.
If this article still hasn’t convinced you of the value of music for healing, consider the case of Dr. Michael J. Crawford and his colleagues, who in November 2006, again found that music therapy helped the outcomes of Schizophrenic patients.
His study showed conclusive evidence of the value of music in healing therapies. His November 2006 study included a total of 115 patients. Of these 115 patients, 81 of these were were subjected to various music therapies. Multiple methods of analysis demonstrated a trend towards improved symptom scores among those which were subjected to healing music therapy, especially in the area of reducing symptoms of schizophrenia. They further concluded that the effects as well as cost-effectiveness of music therapy for acute psychosis should be further investigated in further trials.
As you can see, there is a strong case for the value of music in everyday wellness as well as for your health and even to assist in the care of specific ailments. You can use music as a wellness method in your own home in a variety of ways, such as setting aside 15 minutes when you wake up in the morning and before bed at night to listen to relaxing music and calm your mind. You may also wish to listen to healing music on an mp3 player or CD player while you work during the day, if it is possible in your workplace to do so, or if you work from home. You can also play soothing, healing music for your pets or to even calm down and relax a baby!
Music can be used in such a large variety of ways for healing both our bodies and minds that you simply can’t go wrong by listening to this type of music! Even if your normal playlist includes rock, country, or even rap, you too can appreciate the benefits given by listening to relaxation music. There are such a large variety of styles, instruments, and cultural influences available in healing music that you can usually find something to suit everyone. So give music healing a try and start feeling the benefits today!
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Oct
13
What should i teach for a music lesson for elementary age?
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Charlotte wrote:
I have to create a lesson plan for my “music for children” class, and I am out of ideas. It only has to be 15-20 minutes long. Any ideas?
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I have to create a lesson plan for my “music for children” class, and I am out of ideas. It only has to be 15-20 minutes long. Any ideas?
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Oct
9
Mushkin wrote:
I come from a christian family with very religous parents that believe in Jesus and God. I am now 17 and have no idea what to believe in. I have no reason to care about Jesus because when is the last time he did something good for me? When was the last time he could prove his existence? If he is still alive and on the “right hand of God” he obviously doesn’t give a shit about me.
I come from a christian family with very religous parents that believe in Jesus and God. I am now 17 and have no idea what to believe in. I have no reason to care about Jesus because when is the last time he did something good for me? When was the last time he could prove his existence? If he is still alive and on the “right hand of God” he obviously doesn’t give a shit about me.
I have been listening to New Age music lately by people like Enya. It brings me peace and really relaxes me. I don’t know much about the “New Age” religon but could anyone here that believes in this please tell me about it. Any Christians can comment to on whatever. I feel New Age may be the answer to everyones search for God and religon??
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Oct
8
The ‘new Dark Ages’
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Theresa Twogood wrote:
The ‘New Dark Ages’ is a blatant attempt to implicate its followers down the deadly wrong path to un-enlightenment and everlasting perdition. I am quite sure that many adults are completely unaware of all this. Because what I write of is just so ‘unbelievable’ and/or so totally strange and foreign to most adults, many will think I am exaggerating things to make a more exciting and readable article. Unfortunately, I am not, but I truly wish I were. I call to mind, and would put ‘The New Dark Ages’ into the very same unbelievable and ridiculous category of the last fad our kids were drawn to, called ‘The Choking Game’. After all who would be so dopey as to choke another until they passed out, because of robbing their brain of critical oxygen, just so they would experience a brief, zero cost and drug free ‘high’ upon returning from being passed out-if they returned? However, police departments across the nation have reported far too many participants of this deadly ‘game’. Therefore, as a suggestion please remember that I encourage you to stop reading this article at any time and call the non-emergency line of your local police department to have them validate and confirm all I am revealing to you today. Until parents and other adults in authority understand this ‘new-dark ages’ many teens will be in grave danger and involved in activities that no one of any intellect would recommend.
Fortunately for most, at this time, this problem is more of a big city problem. However, family’s today move around a lot and children from the ‘big city’ are introducing many ‘cool-things’ to the local small town kids. Either way, it is best to understand the background and climate that led to this problem and to know what signs to be on the look out for.
The climate that this problem has grown out of is the new double standard with regards to Christians and Christianity. For the rules that apply to many other groups, Jews, Muslim, or Blacks seem to not apply to Christians any longer. We need understand that our children are witnessing a time of ‘talking down’ Christianity. Popular books and media services are ‘exposing’ so called hidden secrets and down right lies about our faith. In this climate it isn’t so far fetched for someone to claim that they are not a Christian, and that they are against and not supportive of Christianity because Christianity doesn’t support their group. We are beginning to see quite a high level of distasteful rhetoric from the gay community in specific lately. Because Christianity does approve of the ‘gay lifestyle’ various gay groups are now overtly disrespectful of all things Christian. Your teen sees his or her ‘favorite’ actor or actress out-right bashing Christianity because they are either, gay or very liberal, and simply because it’s the new ‘cool’ thing to do in Hollywood. Many local newspapers tend to lean left and are supportive of various subversive lifestyles offended by Christianity’s beliefs and so an anti-Christianity disposition comes through whatever they report or don’t report, on purpose. There are many ‘safety-nets’ in place today to prevent any actions or speech to come across as ‘anti-Muslim’. However, it appears to be ‘open season’ for Christian’s and Christianity. I make this point not because my feelings are hurt or I wish for things to be different. No, I make this point in an attempt to explain the polluted climate that ‘The New Dark Ages’ has grown out of.
Another factor aiding this climate is popular publishing houses. Many recent best-selling books are on or have been on the market taunting the claims of undiscovered secrets and purposive lies in Christianities history. As when times are tough and supposed lies are being ‘discovered’, it isn’t difficult for us to see a, ‘rewriting’ of historical fact as well as a twisting and replacement of the facts with convoluted misunderstandings and conspiracy theories. Whereas twenty five years ago if someone would have claimed the same, they would have been ‘locked up’ and their mental faculties questioned at great lengths.
It may be a bit cliché however; it has served us all very well up to now. We have always understood the general unwritten ‘rule’ that the guys with the white hats were good guys and the ones in black hats were the bad guys. We understood this basic ‘rule’ that dark or black was bad and light or things of the light were positive. This ‘rule’ came from our Judeo-Christian upbringing and the general comparisons found in our Bible about light and dark. However, today there appears to be so many more shades of grey and things aren’t as ‘cut and dry’ as they used to be. Today because of the various shades of grey, real or not, we are witnessing an almost total reversal of the once general opinion of all things dark and/or black. For an example today our children have witnessed their parents graduate from dopey horoscopes in the daily newspaper to having psychic’s tell their fortune and pick out more favorable days for certain family events. These activities were once considered dark and are still an activity for Christians to avoid. Pop culture today has many very popular television shows during prime time, dealing with ’spirits’ or ghosts of the dead, who need someone’s help in what they call ‘crossing-over’. This too was and is still considered dark and not an activity Christians should partake of.
However, in pop culture these dark activities are often seen in a ‘new light’, pun intended, as not so very dark or scary any longer. The younger generation that always seems willing to challenge the older generation’s rules and guidelines can find something that someone is going to take offense to. Therefore, the younger generation that takes offense to the unwillingness of the older generation, to accept things that are dark. This gives the younger generation something to be offended over and something to shake their head over. As you can now see the unwillingness is the issue and not the dark or negative action(s). Just a simple quick twist and the issue is lost in the emotions. I’m sure you now can see that within this type of polluted and ‘cloudy’ climate something dark, something bad, something very bad, could thrive long enough to be a problem, with just a bit of tweaking to the over all ’script’ of things. Allow me to now clarify the things of days past with the new twist and tweaking to produce desired results in and with our children.
In our generation, back when we were teens, mostly all of us enjoyed going to the movies and being frightened by some spooky, dopey and completely fictitious monster. Knowing that it was unreal didn’t lose its scariness with most of us. The most frightening and serendipitous of characters for most of us was that of the vampire. There were many others however, the vampire seemed to be the scariest for most of us. A completely fictitious, dark and evil character that took what they wanted without ever asking! This was seen and held to be almost as brash and distasteful and even looked upon as rape. Because vampires ‘needed’ and wanted blood to drink was even scarier and totally gross to us.
The reason I used the word serendipitous is because today’s pop culture is again resurrecting, so to speak, and no pun intended, the character of the vampire, once again. This time though the facts of this character are being deviously twisted, tweaked, convoluted and portrayed completely untrue and different than originally intended in days past. However, because we are talking about a fictitious character, many of us adults don’t find the need to argue the fine points; we state that it just doesn’t matter. Rather, I suggest we need to understand that because of this twisting and/or replacement of the commonly held facts that it truly is important because it is now being done purposely twisted so that once fearful dark and evil characters are simply now more appealing to our children. The why of this in the first place, is because this has lead to many misunderstandings and a reversal of things dark and once considered evil.
If Hollywood can somehow and in someway twist things just a bit, then this bad, evil guy, in the black hat or not, isn’t so bad or evil any longer. Now because he isn’t so evil any longer, he is purposely made to look tough and attractive to the ladies. So then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if one of us wanted to look like him or dress like him, in an attempt to also be popular with the ladies. This twisting and tweaking must happen; because, no one would ever consider emulating such a totally evil character unless they were deranged. Therefore it becomes sort of okay to twist and re-write the character description to a more fitting ‘modern’ one.
This twisting is a bit difficult to completely understand. However, as with most deception, if one takes notice of the results, positive or negative, and then follows those results back to the intension, they can make a determination based on the results. Bad results equal bad intension; Good results equal good intension. Why would Hollywood want to re-write, twist, and tweak an evil character into a ‘not-so-bad’ guy with a lot of good-looking lady friends? Simply because it makes things evil more appealing and acceptable to our impressionable children. Allow me to continue and if you begin to have trouble following, come back and re-read this paragraph again. Let’s apply this understanding to the new twisted character they intend for our children to emulate.
Vampires of the past were held to be evil and inhumanely cannibalistic by just about everyone. Vampires were creepy looking and acting characters. In our day, vampires had to endlessly roam the night looking to drink the blood of their next unwilling victim. Vampires were damned souls destined to roam the earth and to never experience the final resting place of heaven. Additionally, the only thing a vampire really had to fear was the shape of a cross and/or a wooden stake that was to be driven into their heart as they slept in their coffin (uh, gross) during the daytime. Women were not drawn or sexually attracted to vampires, on either side of the big screen. Vampires were not ’sexy’ or seen as attractive because they were completely disgusting, gross and evil beasts that slept in coffins! Pretty much a total turn-off for most if not all women. Women would and could fall under the ’spell’ of the evil creature of days past; sort of an unwilling hypnotic trance, but surely not because of any sexual attraction was implied or ever existed. Now again follow closely for a moment this is a key point. Yes, even in days long ago, vampires would ‘penetrate’ the neck of their victims in order to drink their blood; however, there was no sexual connection via the ‘penetration’ comparison ever made or understood by anyone in the past. However scary and repulsive vampires were generally held to be completely fictitious and scary only for the purpose of entertainment or until our popcorn ran out.
However fun and innocent vampires were in our day, it can’t be said of our children because of the current plot of deception to mislead our children into accepting all things evil as simply different shades of grey. It is here that the intension becomes clearer as to why anyone would be guilty of twisting and tweaking.
Due to many recent high dollar box-office hits in Hollywood, today’s vampires are portrayed by young and attractive boys. Some would even go as far as to say ’sexy’ and sexually appealing movie stars. Now the very suggested sexual analogy of sexual penetration isn’t just suggested, it is surely intended and even made crystal clear for those too young to completely understand any off-handed and cloudy analogy. The once dreaded curse of having to wander the earth endlessly isn’t considered now, really all that negative. This has been shown in more favorable light and is now almost seen as a good bonus. It is seen as a type of immortality that can’t be achieved by any other means. Today vampires still drink another’s blood however, in the new script they can do it ‘less completely’ or not as much as in days long gone. Now drinking just a little is sort of okay, after all, we all need to eke out a living somehow. Remember, in days past, when one was bitten by a vampire they too, were then doomed to roam the earth endlessly in search of their next unwilling victim? Today, on the other hand, one can be bitten just a little or can even give permission for another to drink, but only a small amount so that they won’t become a full-fledge vampire in the process. This new behavior is almost as similar to ‘making out’. Good girls can let it (making-out) go on for a bit, but when things begin to get out of hand, they must be stopped it at once, so as to remain a ‘good girl’. Nowadays with ‘this new twisted script’ for vampires, with ‘sexy’ and attracted actors, and the new fact that one can be bitten just a little, the once fearful vampire has been greatly reduced to just a mischievous young lad.
Because of this reduction, evil beast to more mischievous lad, there isn’t as much a need for the once brave and feared ‘vampire hunter’. The twisting and tweaking continues with this character; nowadays, the vampire hunter is simply portrayed as a bumbling idiot or by a fallen priest. Gone too are the days when just any old cross would frighten the vampire into a cringe and to a quick flight away. In today’s new twisted script one must now have a strong religious faith as well as a cross to achieve the same results. Do you see how the once all-powerful religious item has been reduced to a product of another’s understanding instead of simply being full of power from God. Gone also are the days when a vampire had to fear the light of day and the fact that they didn’t have a reflection in a mirror. In the old days the vampires stayed hidden in their coffin, in some secret room of their house, until there was no possibility of any sunshine shinning on them. Can you now remember the inference of just how bad/evil these characters were? They couldn’t tolerate any of the light and would die if left in the sunlight. Remember the inference to all the Bible stories about light? The story of how things evil and dark feared all things of the light, AKA Jesus the Light of the world? Can you see now the cloudy twists and tweaks with the intension to deceive? Tie all things twisted together to see the hidden intent to deceive. With the promotion of the vampire to mischievous lad; the demotion of the vampire hunter to less than respected idiot or bad priest as well as the facts of vampires being a bit more accepting of the light of day we have one character that our impressionable kid’s can now have empathy for. All one must do is to cultivate empathy a bit and we will get children who wish to emulate as well. What an amazing twist that has the incredible power to make evil more appealing for our kids!
I truly hope you can see my reason to point out the various differences, simply to highlight, uncover and expose for you what I see as and what I will call the ‘hand of Satan’. If not Satan, who then could benefit from such wonderfully powerful twisting and tweaking of evil things to be more appealing to our kids? Surely not God or anything of the Light! Exposing our children to the dark side (evil), a little bit at a time, while changing evil into simply mischievousness makes evil more appealing, or not as affront. Understand that the twisting and tweaking must be subtle and non-descript in order to get pass our adult radar. Surely those with devious intent could not come out on the six-o’clock news and declare that they wanted to make our children more drawn to dark and evil things! Because of how subtle their intent is, one appears to be a religious nut! Now one can accuse me of over-doing things a bit or accuse me of making something wrong out of nothing. I truly wish I was. However, if I were not telling the truth, than why do our children see vampires in a new light; why do they empathize with them and why do they actually wish to emulate them? Allow me to develop this point a bit more for clarity.
Simply put, I hope you can now see the devious twisting and tweaking to make evil more palatable for our children. We all know and believe that a frequent exposure, applied with various twisting and tweaking will callus people to the point where the once strange appears less-than-strange and more ‘normal’ or acceptable. I can almost hear you parents asking out loud as you read this saying, “we are still talking about make-believe here, right”? “This is just a fictional story and characters created to sell tickets for the theatre industry, right”? Yes we are still talking about a once make-believe character; for me and for most, average Christian adults. Our children however, are being manipulated for devious dark and evil reasons. The reason is simply, to make them more accepting of things dark and evil. If this can be done, our children can easily walk away from God and all things of the Light. Or as we have seen a recent rapidly growing trend towards pagan beliefs and actions as well as the practice of ‘white’ witchcraft (also called Wicca) by our youth. So yes folks, we were talking about make-believe for you and me. For our children, we did not know it until recently, but they, our children, are talking about real things taken from our make-believe! The following will prove all that I am saying. If more proof is needed, as I said back when we started, call your local police and hear it directly from them! I tell you honestly, if this were not true, the following activities would not be happening to our children across the country.
In just about every major city today there are rather large groups of youngsters who have bought into the new twisted and tweaked script for vampires, and in doing so many of our kid’s wish to seriously emulate today’s scripted vampire characters, because they are ‘cool’, sexy and all powerful! All attributes our children wish to possess. Yes, that statement is rather difficult to take, however it is so very true to our children!
Now there are varying degrees to all of this. However, I know you couldn’t be one of the few who didn’t notice that our children began dressing and acting rather strange lately, we all brushed it off as some new fad called, Goth or Gothic. Whereas that is partly right, a group of our children equate looking Gothic as looking like a vampire. So now with the want to look as Goth and as a vampire, is to dress in all dark/black clothing and to wear long black top coats. Strong overly done, large buckets on super thick and strong looking combat boots, and things such as coloring their faces pale white with dark sunken eyes and to have black painted finger nails, all in order to look more like a vampire and/or the Gothic characters of today’s screen stars. Multiple body piercing and tattoos go hand-in-hand with this new look to vary degrees of intensities, and those children who would have shunned this type of behavior and dress at one time, are now falling right in step. Unfortunately, we parents in general, sat back and watched it all happen shaking our parental heads at the new fad.
The most extreme of this group are found hanging out in ‘underground’ or ‘secret’ unknown to most parents, Gothic/vampire nightclubs and/or youth centers depending on the age of the kids involved. Out east, police have found ‘secret’ club rooms behind normal corner bars that the locals (adults) didn’t know anything about it. To stir the pot a bit, so to speak, we now even have several Hollywood stars who also dress and act like this and their contribution to the vampire culture is very strange and violent lyrics in their popular songs. Some claim that these stars fuel this new pop culture; others see it as just a passing fad in music and filling a need. Simply because of how ‘cool’, how sexy and how much in control, yet untouchable and powerful the modern immortal vampires are, they now have a new and very serious following… Our teen children in the form of Gothic vampires.
You are now welcomed and even encouraged to call your police and validate everything I wrote here. I know it sounds very strange, bizarre and too difficult to swallow. I also know that I am beginning to sound like a ‘conspiracy theory expert’ and a ‘right-wing’ nut, who sees ‘the devil’ around every corner as well as in the details! However, I merely attempted to provide you with as much of the background and the climate that lead to this, as well as to the over all devious reasons. I truly wish it all was untrue! Your local police can fill you in more and validate what I have stated.
However, before you go, allow me tell you that there are two major groups of Goth/vampire cults. One, unfortunately, do actually drinks each others blood! The fear of Aids or Hepatitis isn’t a real issue for these ‘all powerful vampire kids’. The other group of Gothic/vampires are called ‘psychic energy-vampires’! The extreme group, however small, who actually drink blood, do so by various blood letting rituals found in occult and satanic books. This radical group usually wish to ‘hide out’ or sleep most of the day away and then to come out ‘only at night’ to hang out in local ’secret’ Gothic clubs. The other group is a bit less dangerous and do not drink blood but do go around sucking ‘energy’ from people and younger children, so they confess. With both groups and with some of the ‘Goth only’ kids, a good majority of these youths do not want anyone to label them good, Christian or even simply average. No, they would rather we call them evil, Gothic and/or a true vampires. Just about anything in line with son of the devil or Satan’s son and wicked would be preferred. As well as the fact that school violence goes hand-in-hand with this vampire/Goth culture so does inverted pentagrams, the number 666 and other occult and Satanic symbols that are used and truly cherished by these youths. The so-called ‘new age’, Wicca or white witchcraft appears to be another on-ramp, not the only way to this Goth/vampire culture due to the amount of pagan practices and beliefs that have infiltrated. Statement such as, the triple goddess as well as the ‘horned’ god of the hunt are phrases tossed around as though the meanings were universal and understood by all.
Your local police will inform you if there are any groups like this in your town or if it hasn’t hit there yet, you can take it as being fore-warned. Lastly, while I am speaking of warnings you need to know that there is one group of male adults predators that hang around these kids. There appears to be many forty and fifty year old males dressing and acting like the most extreme kid’s, in order to be able to be close to the young impressionable girls. Buying alcohol and teaching the younger girls how to be Goth/vampire as well as other activities such as Tantra sex magic (magic spelled with a k) being propagated by these ‘adult’ predators. A popular reality television show recently had a contestant that would fit the description of an adult male in his forties or early fifties, acting and dressing as one of the kid’s in some vampire/Goth cult. He favored dark clothes, body piercing, multiple tattoos and being called evil, wicked and so on. I only point him out as an example. I do not know if he hangs around the kids or not in his home town or is guilty of any propagated actions. However, every town seems to have a large enough group of adult males in very close with the local females. Be on the watch for this type. Their in is ‘just how much they understand while your parents don’t’! Similar enough to the on-line predators that use the same logic to have young girls open up and become victims.
Now, no not all the children dressing and acting in this way are against Jesus, in with the devil and going to cause some sort of school violence. However, it goes a long way to understand the very mass mind set of our children. Yes, to certain extents kids go through various fads that adults find silly. This action and these kids involved in the Goth/vampire culture are not just another passing fad. When these children wish to emulate a once fictitious evil character, simply because many are portrayed as strong and sexy in today’s media something is wrong and needs immediate attention. This is very difficult for many adults to grasp, I understand. It is equally difficult for a parent to empathize and actually comprehend the fact that their very own child wants to look dead, or pale faced with dark sunken eyes. Their child wants to paint their fingernails black and to shun any and all bright and cheery things because they are for ‘losers’. I understand that this article is a rather large morsel for anyone to swallow. However, if we are going to ever offer any help and to pull these kids back into the fold, we must completely understand what we are dealing with. We must also understand the general condition of their soul and their level of true clinical mental depression.
Simply because this is so bizarre and strange, please do not turn away and hide from the facts. It truly doesn’t help you or your child! Don’t allow your children to be involved in all this without you sitting down and having several serious talks. If your child isn’t involved to a dangerous degree, great! If your child is however, take this article re-read it several times until you know what you are talking about and then pull your child back by unconditional love and not ridicule. If this article helps you in any way please pass it around to every adult and authority you know. Information is power and information clothed with sincere concern out of unconditional love can and will bring our children back to their families. God bless you and yours!
The ‘New Dark Ages’ is a blatant attempt to implicate its followers down the deadly wrong path to un-enlightenment and everlasting perdition. I am quite sure that many adults are completely unaware of all this. Because what I write of is just so ‘unbelievable’ and/or so totally strange and foreign to most adults, many will think I am exaggerating things to make a more exciting and readable article. Unfortunately, I am not, but I truly wish I were. I call to mind, and would put ‘The New Dark Ages’ into the very same unbelievable and ridiculous category of the last fad our kids were drawn to, called ‘The Choking Game’. After all who would be so dopey as to choke another until they passed out, because of robbing their brain of critical oxygen, just so they would experience a brief, zero cost and drug free ‘high’ upon returning from being passed out-if they returned? However, police departments across the nation have reported far too many participants of this deadly ‘game’. Therefore, as a suggestion please remember that I encourage you to stop reading this article at any time and call the non-emergency line of your local police department to have them validate and confirm all I am revealing to you today. Until parents and other adults in authority understand this ‘new-dark ages’ many teens will be in grave danger and involved in activities that no one of any intellect would recommend.
Fortunately for most, at this time, this problem is more of a big city problem. However, family’s today move around a lot and children from the ‘big city’ are introducing many ‘cool-things’ to the local small town kids. Either way, it is best to understand the background and climate that led to this problem and to know what signs to be on the look out for.
The climate that this problem has grown out of is the new double standard with regards to Christians and Christianity. For the rules that apply to many other groups, Jews, Muslim, or Blacks seem to not apply to Christians any longer. We need understand that our children are witnessing a time of ‘talking down’ Christianity. Popular books and media services are ‘exposing’ so called hidden secrets and down right lies about our faith. In this climate it isn’t so far fetched for someone to claim that they are not a Christian, and that they are against and not supportive of Christianity because Christianity doesn’t support their group. We are beginning to see quite a high level of distasteful rhetoric from the gay community in specific lately. Because Christianity does approve of the ‘gay lifestyle’ various gay groups are now overtly disrespectful of all things Christian. Your teen sees his or her ‘favorite’ actor or actress out-right bashing Christianity because they are either, gay or very liberal, and simply because it’s the new ‘cool’ thing to do in Hollywood. Many local newspapers tend to lean left and are supportive of various subversive lifestyles offended by Christianity’s beliefs and so an anti-Christianity disposition comes through whatever they report or don’t report, on purpose. There are many ‘safety-nets’ in place today to prevent any actions or speech to come across as ‘anti-Muslim’. However, it appears to be ‘open season’ for Christian’s and Christianity. I make this point not because my feelings are hurt or I wish for things to be different. No, I make this point in an attempt to explain the polluted climate that ‘The New Dark Ages’ has grown out of.
Another factor aiding this climate is popular publishing houses. Many recent best-selling books are on or have been on the market taunting the claims of undiscovered secrets and purposive lies in Christianities history. As when times are tough and supposed lies are being ‘discovered’, it isn’t difficult for us to see a, ‘rewriting’ of historical fact as well as a twisting and replacement of the facts with convoluted misunderstandings and conspiracy theories. Whereas twenty five years ago if someone would have claimed the same, they would have been ‘locked up’ and their mental faculties questioned at great lengths.
It may be a bit cliché however; it has served us all very well up to now. We have always understood the general unwritten ‘rule’ that the guys with the white hats were good guys and the ones in black hats were the bad guys. We understood this basic ‘rule’ that dark or black was bad and light or things of the light were positive. This ‘rule’ came from our Judeo-Christian upbringing and the general comparisons found in our Bible about light and dark. However, today there appears to be so many more shades of grey and things aren’t as ‘cut and dry’ as they used to be. Today because of the various shades of grey, real or not, we are witnessing an almost total reversal of the once general opinion of all things dark and/or black. For an example today our children have witnessed their parents graduate from dopey horoscopes in the daily newspaper to having psychic’s tell their fortune and pick out more favorable days for certain family events. These activities were once considered dark and are still an activity for Christians to avoid. Pop culture today has many very popular television shows during prime time, dealing with ’spirits’ or ghosts of the dead, who need someone’s help in what they call ‘crossing-over’. This too was and is still considered dark and not an activity Christians should partake of.
However, in pop culture these dark activities are often seen in a ‘new light’, pun intended, as not so very dark or scary any longer. The younger generation that always seems willing to challenge the older generation’s rules and guidelines can find something that someone is going to take offense to. Therefore, the younger generation that takes offense to the unwillingness of the older generation, to accept things that are dark. This gives the younger generation something to be offended over and something to shake their head over. As you can now see the unwillingness is the issue and not the dark or negative action(s). Just a simple quick twist and the issue is lost in the emotions. I’m sure you now can see that within this type of polluted and ‘cloudy’ climate something dark, something bad, something very bad, could thrive long enough to be a problem, with just a bit of tweaking to the over all ’script’ of things. Allow me to now clarify the things of days past with the new twist and tweaking to produce desired results in and with our children.
In our generation, back when we were teens, mostly all of us enjoyed going to the movies and being frightened by some spooky, dopey and completely fictitious monster. Knowing that it was unreal didn’t lose its scariness with most of us. The most frightening and serendipitous of characters for most of us was that of the vampire. There were many others however, the vampire seemed to be the scariest for most of us. A completely fictitious, dark and evil character that took what they wanted without ever asking! This was seen and held to be almost as brash and distasteful and even looked upon as rape. Because vampires ‘needed’ and wanted blood to drink was even scarier and totally gross to us.
The reason I used the word serendipitous is because today’s pop culture is again resurrecting, so to speak, and no pun intended, the character of the vampire, once again. This time though the facts of this character are being deviously twisted, tweaked, convoluted and portrayed completely untrue and different than originally intended in days past. However, because we are talking about a fictitious character, many of us adults don’t find the need to argue the fine points; we state that it just doesn’t matter. Rather, I suggest we need to understand that because of this twisting and/or replacement of the commonly held facts that it truly is important because it is now being done purposely twisted so that once fearful dark and evil characters are simply now more appealing to our children. The why of this in the first place, is because this has lead to many misunderstandings and a reversal of things dark and once considered evil.
If Hollywood can somehow and in someway twist things just a bit, then this bad, evil guy, in the black hat or not, isn’t so bad or evil any longer. Now because he isn’t so evil any longer, he is purposely made to look tough and attractive to the ladies. So then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if one of us wanted to look like him or dress like him, in an attempt to also be popular with the ladies. This twisting and tweaking must happen; because, no one would ever consider emulating such a totally evil character unless they were deranged. Therefore it becomes sort of okay to twist and re-write the character description to a more fitting ‘modern’ one.
This twisting is a bit difficult to completely understand. However, as with most deception, if one takes notice of the results, positive or negative, and then follows those results back to the intension, they can make a determination based on the results. Bad results equal bad intension; Good results equal good intension. Why would Hollywood want to re-write, twist, and tweak an evil character into a ‘not-so-bad’ guy with a lot of good-looking lady friends? Simply because it makes things evil more appealing and acceptable to our impressionable children. Allow me to continue and if you begin to have trouble following, come back and re-read this paragraph again. Let’s apply this understanding to the new twisted character they intend for our children to emulate.
Vampires of the past were held to be evil and inhumanely cannibalistic by just about everyone. Vampires were creepy looking and acting characters. In our day, vampires had to endlessly roam the night looking to drink the blood of their next unwilling victim. Vampires were damned souls destined to roam the earth and to never experience the final resting place of heaven. Additionally, the only thing a vampire really had to fear was the shape of a cross and/or a wooden stake that was to be driven into their heart as they slept in their coffin (uh, gross) during the daytime. Women were not drawn or sexually attracted to vampires, on either side of the big screen. Vampires were not ’sexy’ or seen as attractive because they were completely disgusting, gross and evil beasts that slept in coffins! Pretty much a total turn-off for most if not all women. Women would and could fall under the ’spell’ of the evil creature of days past; sort of an unwilling hypnotic trance, but surely not because of any sexual attraction was implied or ever existed. Now again follow closely for a moment this is a key point. Yes, even in days long ago, vampires would ‘penetrate’ the neck of their victims in order to drink their blood; however, there was no sexual connection via the ‘penetration’ comparison ever made or understood by anyone in the past. However scary and repulsive vampires were generally held to be completely fictitious and scary only for the purpose of entertainment or until our popcorn ran out.
However fun and innocent vampires were in our day, it can’t be said of our children because of the current plot of deception to mislead our children into accepting all things evil as simply different shades of grey. It is here that the intension becomes clearer as to why anyone would be guilty of twisting and tweaking.
Due to many recent high dollar box-office hits in Hollywood, today’s vampires are portrayed by young and attractive boys. Some would even go as far as to say ’sexy’ and sexually appealing movie stars. Now the very suggested sexual analogy of sexual penetration isn’t just suggested, it is surely intended and even made crystal clear for those too young to completely understand any off-handed and cloudy analogy. The once dreaded curse of having to wander the earth endlessly isn’t considered now, really all that negative. This has been shown in more favorable light and is now almost seen as a good bonus. It is seen as a type of immortality that can’t be achieved by any other means. Today vampires still drink another’s blood however, in the new script they can do it ‘less completely’ or not as much as in days long gone. Now drinking just a little is sort of okay, after all, we all need to eke out a living somehow. Remember, in days past, when one was bitten by a vampire they too, were then doomed to roam the earth endlessly in search of their next unwilling victim? Today, on the other hand, one can be bitten just a little or can even give permission for another to drink, but only a small amount so that they won’t become a full-fledge vampire in the process. This new behavior is almost as similar to ‘making out’. Good girls can let it (making-out) go on for a bit, but when things begin to get out of hand, they must be stopped it at once, so as to remain a ‘good girl’. Nowadays with ‘this new twisted script’ for vampires, with ‘sexy’ and attracted actors, and the new fact that one can be bitten just a little, the once fearful vampire has been greatly reduced to just a mischievous young lad.
Because of this reduction, evil beast to more mischievous lad, there isn’t as much a need for the once brave and feared ‘vampire hunter’. The twisting and tweaking continues with this character; nowadays, the vampire hunter is simply portrayed as a bumbling idiot or by a fallen priest. Gone too are the days when just any old cross would frighten the vampire into a cringe and to a quick flight away. In today’s new twisted script one must now have a strong religious faith as well as a cross to achieve the same results. Do you see how the once all-powerful religious item has been reduced to a product of another’s understanding instead of simply being full of power from God. Gone also are the days when a vampire had to fear the light of day and the fact that they didn’t have a reflection in a mirror. In the old days the vampires stayed hidden in their coffin, in some secret room of their house, until there was no possibility of any sunshine shinning on them. Can you now remember the inference of just how bad/evil these characters were? They couldn’t tolerate any of the light and would die if left in the sunlight. Remember the inference to all the Bible stories about light? The story of how things evil and dark feared all things of the light, AKA Jesus the Light of the world? Can you see now the cloudy twists and tweaks with the intension to deceive? Tie all things twisted together to see the hidden intent to deceive. With the promotion of the vampire to mischievous lad; the demotion of the vampire hunter to less than respected idiot or bad priest as well as the facts of vampires being a bit more accepting of the light of day we have one character that our impressionable kid’s can now have empathy for. All one must do is to cultivate empathy a bit and we will get children who wish to emulate as well. What an amazing twist that has the incredible power to make evil more appealing for our kids!
I truly hope you can see my reason to point out the various differences, simply to highlight, uncover and expose for you what I see as and what I will call the ‘hand of Satan’. If not Satan, who then could benefit from such wonderfully powerful twisting and tweaking of evil things to be more appealing to our kids? Surely not God or anything of the Light! Exposing our children to the dark side (evil), a little bit at a time, while changing evil into simply mischievousness makes evil more appealing, or not as affront. Understand that the twisting and tweaking must be subtle and non-descript in order to get pass our adult radar. Surely those with devious intent could not come out on the six-o’clock news and declare that they wanted to make our children more drawn to dark and evil things! Because of how subtle their intent is, one appears to be a religious nut! Now one can accuse me of over-doing things a bit or accuse me of making something wrong out of nothing. I truly wish I was. However, if I were not telling the truth, than why do our children see vampires in a new light; why do they empathize with them and why do they actually wish to emulate them? Allow me to develop this point a bit more for clarity.
Simply put, I hope you can now see the devious twisting and tweaking to make evil more palatable for our children. We all know and believe that a frequent exposure, applied with various twisting and tweaking will callus people to the point where the once strange appears less-than-strange and more ‘normal’ or acceptable. I can almost hear you parents asking out loud as you read this saying, “we are still talking about make-believe here, right”? “This is just a fictional story and characters created to sell tickets for the theatre industry, right”? Yes we are still talking about a once make-believe character; for me and for most, average Christian adults. Our children however, are being manipulated for devious dark and evil reasons. The reason is simply, to make them more accepting of things dark and evil. If this can be done, our children can easily walk away from God and all things of the Light. Or as we have seen a recent rapidly growing trend towards pagan beliefs and actions as well as the practice of ‘white’ witchcraft (also called Wicca) by our youth. So yes folks, we were talking about make-believe for you and me. For our children, we did not know it until recently, but they, our children, are talking about real things taken from our make-believe! The following will prove all that I am saying. If more proof is needed, as I said back when we started, call your local police and hear it directly from them! I tell you honestly, if this were not true, the following activities would not be happening to our children across the country.
In just about every major city today there are rather large groups of youngsters who have bought into the new twisted and tweaked script for vampires, and in doing so many of our kid’s wish to seriously emulate today’s scripted vampire characters, because they are ‘cool’, sexy and all powerful! All attributes our children wish to possess. Yes, that statement is rather difficult to take, however it is so very true to our children!
Now there are varying degrees to all of this. However, I know you couldn’t be one of the few who didn’t notice that our children began dressing and acting rather strange lately, we all brushed it off as some new fad called, Goth or Gothic. Whereas that is partly right, a group of our children equate looking Gothic as looking like a vampire. So now with the want to look as Goth and as a vampire, is to dress in all dark/black clothing and to wear long black top coats. Strong overly done, large buckets on super thick and strong looking combat boots, and things such as coloring their faces pale white with dark sunken eyes and to have black painted finger nails, all in order to look more like a vampire and/or the Gothic characters of today’s screen stars. Multiple body piercing and tattoos go hand-in-hand with this new look to vary degrees of intensities, and those children who would have shunned this type of behavior and dress at one time, are now falling right in step. Unfortunately, we parents in general, sat back and watched it all happen shaking our parental heads at the new fad.
The most extreme of this group are found hanging out in ‘underground’ or ‘secret’ unknown to most parents, Gothic/vampire nightclubs and/or youth centers depending on the age of the kids involved. Out east, police have found ‘secret’ club rooms behind normal corner bars that the locals (adults) didn’t know anything about it. To stir the pot a bit, so to speak, we now even have several Hollywood stars who also dress and act like this and their contribution to the vampire culture is very strange and violent lyrics in their popular songs. Some claim that these stars fuel this new pop culture; others see it as just a passing fad in music and filling a need. Simply because of how ‘cool’, how sexy and how much in control, yet untouchable and powerful the modern immortal vampires are, they now have a new and very serious following… Our teen children in the form of Gothic vampires.
You are now welcomed and even encouraged to call your police and validate everything I wrote here. I know it sounds very strange, bizarre and too difficult to swallow. I also know that I am beginning to sound like a ‘conspiracy theory expert’ and a ‘right-wing’ nut, who sees ‘the devil’ around every corner as well as in the details! However, I merely attempted to provide you with as much of the background and the climate that lead to this, as well as to the over all devious reasons. I truly wish it all was untrue! Your local police can fill you in more and validate what I have stated.
However, before you go, allow me tell you that there are two major groups of Goth/vampire cults. One, unfortunately, do actually drinks each others blood! The fear of Aids or Hepatitis isn’t a real issue for these ‘all powerful vampire kids’. The other group of Gothic/vampires are called ‘psychic energy-vampires’! The extreme group, however small, who actually drink blood, do so by various blood letting rituals found in occult and satanic books. This radical group usually wish to ‘hide out’ or sleep most of the day away and then to come out ‘only at night’ to hang out in local ’secret’ Gothic clubs. The other group is a bit less dangerous and do not drink blood but do go around sucking ‘energy’ from people and younger children, so they confess. With both groups and with some of the ‘Goth only’ kids, a good majority of these youths do not want anyone to label them good, Christian or even simply average. No, they would rather we call them evil, Gothic and/or a true vampires. Just about anything in line with son of the devil or Satan’s son and wicked would be preferred. As well as the fact that school violence goes hand-in-hand with this vampire/Goth culture so does inverted pentagrams, the number 666 and other occult and Satanic symbols that are used and truly cherished by these youths. The so-called ‘new age’, Wicca or white witchcraft appears to be another on-ramp, not the only way to this Goth/vampire culture due to the amount of pagan practices and beliefs that have infiltrated. Statement such as, the triple goddess as well as the ‘horned’ god of the hunt are phrases tossed around as though the meanings were universal and understood by all.
Your local police will inform you if there are any groups like this in your town or if it hasn’t hit there yet, you can take it as being fore-warned. Lastly, while I am speaking of warnings you need to know that there is one group of male adults predators that hang around these kids. There appears to be many forty and fifty year old males dressing and acting like the most extreme kid’s, in order to be able to be close to the young impressionable girls. Buying alcohol and teaching the younger girls how to be Goth/vampire as well as other activities such as Tantra sex magic (magic spelled with a k) being propagated by these ‘adult’ predators. A popular reality television show recently had a contestant that would fit the description of an adult male in his forties or early fifties, acting and dressing as one of the kid’s in some vampire/Goth cult. He favored dark clothes, body piercing, multiple tattoos and being called evil, wicked and so on. I only point him out as an example. I do not know if he hangs around the kids or not in his home town or is guilty of any propagated actions. However, every town seems to have a large enough group of adult males in very close with the local females. Be on the watch for this type. Their in is ‘just how much they understand while your parents don’t’! Similar enough to the on-line predators that use the same logic to have young girls open up and become victims.
Now, no not all the children dressing and acting in this way are against Jesus, in with the devil and going to cause some sort of school violence. However, it goes a long way to understand the very mass mind set of our children. Yes, to certain extents kids go through various fads that adults find silly. This action and these kids involved in the Goth/vampire culture are not just another passing fad. When these children wish to emulate a once fictitious evil character, simply because many are portrayed as strong and sexy in today’s media something is wrong and needs immediate attention. This is very difficult for many adults to grasp, I understand. It is equally difficult for a parent to empathize and actually comprehend the fact that their very own child wants to look dead, or pale faced with dark sunken eyes. Their child wants to paint their fingernails black and to shun any and all bright and cheery things because they are for ‘losers’. I understand that this article is a rather large morsel for anyone to swallow. However, if we are going to ever offer any help and to pull these kids back into the fold, we must completely understand what we are dealing with. We must also understand the general condition of their soul and their level of true clinical mental depression.
Simply because this is so bizarre and strange, please do not turn away and hide from the facts. It truly doesn’t help you or your child! Don’t allow your children to be involved in all this without you sitting down and having several serious talks. If your child isn’t involved to a dangerous degree, great! If your child is however, take this article re-read it several times until you know what you are talking about and then pull your child back by unconditional love and not ridicule. If this article helps you in any way please pass it around to every adult and authority you know. Information is power and information clothed with sincere concern out of unconditional love can and will bring our children back to their families. God bless you and yours!
Oct
8
Free Guitar Lessons to Learn the Various Chords That are Used in Guitar Music
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Muna wa Wanjiru wrote:
Free guitar lessons are one of the best ways in which you can learn how to play the guitar, besides which it can also be a great motivator! With these lessons you will learn the various chords that are used in guitar music and how your finger placement should be kept.
You will also be able to select the different forms of music that you wish to learn. For instance you will find that there are free guitar lessons where you can learn about blues music, jazz and also rock-and-roll music.
You will be able to decide if you want to play blues music or whether you want to go the route of rock-and-roll. In addition there are many free guitar lessons which can help you to understand the ins and outs of such playing styles as new age music or even classical music.
In some cases you might even be able to find an instructor who can give you free guitar lessons in Eastern music where you can mimic the sounds of a sitar, the Eastern version of a guitar.
Before you decide on the various forms of music you may want to consider learning how to play the guitar in the normal style just to become familiar with guitar playing. This is very important as each of the guitar strings represents a chord and the various styles of guitar playing will show you various combinations of these chords.
Besides learning to play guitar from instructors you have other avenues open to you as well. These can include joining a group of beginning guitarists at your community center. At this facility you can see about free guitar lessons.
While it will take you some time to master the various chords and understand the musical notations if you preserver you should soon see some progress. This progress can be noticed when you are able to play a small song while reading the music notes.
You can always ask for help at these guitar sessions if you feel that you are missing a certain note or if you have trouble with a guitar chording that is needed for a song. By asking your instructor about what you need to correct as you are playing you will be able to see the best way to improve your playing ability.
The various free guitar lessons are one of the best ways for you to get your feet wet in the learning process of guitar music playing. You will need to continue practicing so that you can improve your style of playing and you will find that the range of songs will grow along with the complexity of the songs.
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Free guitar lessons are one of the best ways in which you can learn how to play the guitar, besides which it can also be a great motivator! With these lessons you will learn the various chords that are used in guitar music and how your finger placement should be kept.
You will also be able to select the different forms of music that you wish to learn. For instance you will find that there are free guitar lessons where you can learn about blues music, jazz and also rock-and-roll music.
You will be able to decide if you want to play blues music or whether you want to go the route of rock-and-roll. In addition there are many free guitar lessons which can help you to understand the ins and outs of such playing styles as new age music or even classical music.
In some cases you might even be able to find an instructor who can give you free guitar lessons in Eastern music where you can mimic the sounds of a sitar, the Eastern version of a guitar.
Before you decide on the various forms of music you may want to consider learning how to play the guitar in the normal style just to become familiar with guitar playing. This is very important as each of the guitar strings represents a chord and the various styles of guitar playing will show you various combinations of these chords.
Besides learning to play guitar from instructors you have other avenues open to you as well. These can include joining a group of beginning guitarists at your community center. At this facility you can see about free guitar lessons.
While it will take you some time to master the various chords and understand the musical notations if you preserver you should soon see some progress. This progress can be noticed when you are able to play a small song while reading the music notes.
You can always ask for help at these guitar sessions if you feel that you are missing a certain note or if you have trouble with a guitar chording that is needed for a song. By asking your instructor about what you need to correct as you are playing you will be able to see the best way to improve your playing ability.
The various free guitar lessons are one of the best ways for you to get your feet wet in the learning process of guitar music playing. You will need to continue practicing so that you can improve your style of playing and you will find that the range of songs will grow along with the complexity of the songs.
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Oct
6
Time Capsule Through the Renaissance to the Age of the Baroque
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Time Capsule Through the Renaissance to the Age of the Baroque
Researched and Authored by: Michael J. Spindler of Local Music Hits
As a young eager fictional cultural anthropologist, the author is on a quest to find a missing time capsule. The contents supposedly include articles that come from the age of the Renaissance and the Age of the Baroque. The renaissance period is broken into two periods; the Early Renaissance from roughly 1400 to 1490, and the High Renaissance, from approximately 1490 to 1530. The Age of the Baroque covers two centuries, from 1600 through 1800, and is known as the “Age of Contradictions”. Both periods experienced growth through expression that affected the religious, societal, and politic climates of their respective time periods, which continue to echo through time. The impact of these dramatic periods continue to morph our present day society through the continued evolution of expression that affects the core institutions as humans strive in new directions. The discovery of a time capsule may shed a little light on how key examples impacted the world in their time, both culturally and socially.
The day of discovery has arrived. Does any one have a crow bar? Though a little dusty, the first item appears to be from the Early Renaissance period. How can the author tell at first glance? A large volume of art produced during this period was religious. Our first specimen appears to a depiction of “The Crucifixion”. A tempera medium on wood, the artist, Konrad von Soest (Web Gallery of Art, n.d.) was an active artisan from about 1394 to 1422. According to records, this work of art was created in either 1404 or 1414. Why are religious art forms so dominant in this period? The early renaissance was also a time when the Church of Rome and the Catholic religion dominated the lands. Affecting every aspect of life from political motivation, the social hierarchy, and of course, the stamping out of any ideas that went against the man made religion. Surprisingly, renaissance period also showed an explosion of the portrait and self portrait. A true gem to any collection this art form typically depicts people in wealthy circles in their time and a glimpse how life was lived. The next opportunity the reader has to view a portrait, take a moment to explore the surroundings of the person depicted. Illustrated in these works of art are several clues as to living conditions, material wealth, and attitude that can be determined. Artists were also notorious for including items that were symbolic of aspirations, life, and blessings with the subject person in the portrait.
The next item out of our time capsule is an exhibit from the Age of Baroque. The extraordinary piece is “An Angel Frees the Souls of Purgatory”. (Web Gallery of Art, n.d.) The artist, Lodovico Carracci, who painted this piece in 1610, is a depiction of an Angel sent from Heaven to rescue the lost souls in Purgatory. This is an example of a large volume of work done in this period representing the proliferation of the sciences and other discoveries that were bringing to the world new ideologies that were in direct conflict with the church. The Age of Baroque represents a slow departure of the people to embrace empirical data, and slowly to withdrawal from the ideologies of the church that were once consider law. This movement played on people’s fears of damnation and artists’ perception and interpretation of the times made for more violent depictions of both religious icons and the masses of people.
The Early Renaissance experienced an explosion of music development, which paved the way to modern musical structuring. Most compositions of the time were meant to be sung, “during this period four principal types of compositions were prominent: Masses, Magnificats, motets, and the secular chansons with French texts.” (Ogan, 2001) Guillaume Dufay (1400-1474), was known to be the greatest composer of his time. Using a technique referred to “Word Painting” in which music is used to express the meaning of the written word. “Dufay, in many respects, paved the way for future composers to use greater imagination and ingenuity in musical composition.” (Ogan, 2001)
The Age of Baroque saw a further evolution of music into what is now referred to as classical music. An epic explosion of expression through complex musical structures on a scale that easily over powered the listeners emotions, and once the listener was engaged, the music could sweep the audience to the highest highs and lowest depths of sadness and despair. In no other musical form of expression is this more evident than in Opera. Opera is a culmination of vocal expression dancing and weaving through a tapestry of sounds woven by an instrumental accompaniment on a massive scale. In the Baroque Age, for music, Venice Italy was known as the city of music, the home to a number of musicians that continue to live through time. In the early seventeenth century, the pioneer of became Opera was an Italian composer by the name of Claudio Monteverdi. “The best example is his final masterwork, L’incoronazione di Poppea (1642), exceptional in that its protagonists are not ancient Greek gods and heroes as it had been customary until then, but real people, and in that good does not triumph over evil.” (Bender, n.d.) The significance is once again an art form being used to move society from the clutches of religion, and to celebrate the importance individuality and new ideas to empower the people.
Early renaissance architecture was unique from previous periods in that instead of rehashing grandiose architectural styling, the direction architects of the time invested in reinterpretation of Greco-Roman themes and building principles. The influence of religion of the time also played heavily in this interpretation and developed into an architectural nuance that celebrated the Roman Catholic Church. In the year 1404, Filippo Brunelleschi began his career as an architect. Long considered the “Father of the Renaissance”, “Brunelleschi was the first architect to employ mathematical perspective to redefine Gothic and Romanesque space and to establish new rules of proportioning and symmetry.”(Saalman, 1993)
The early renaissance period is considered a time of a transitional era from medieval thought of an anonymous existence to one of enlightenment and uniqueness of man. The early fathers of philosophy may have begun in Greece, but new values and interpretations found new meaning in the renaissance age. “Educational practice was revolutionized by the recovery of ancient documents, the rejection of institutional authority, and renewed emphasis on individual freedom.” (Kemerling, 2001)
With the developing technologies to mass produce the written word. Literature, once only for the wealthy and the church, gave birth to the explosion of ideas and progressive thinking that pushed society even further ahead. This form of mass media has firmly changed the course of history, encouraging enlightenment and fostering developments in every aspect of life. Once an idea is in the hands of the people with such easy access, a revolution of sorts will carry on.
References - Do Not Strip Article References
Bender, A. (n.d.). Claudio Monteverdi, 1576-1643. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.manteau.de/claudio.html
Kemerling, G. (2001, October 27). Renaissance Thought. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/3t.htm
Ogan, J. R. (2001). Du Fay and Josquin des Prez Comparison . Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.uh.edu/~tkoozin/projects/ogan/essays.html#3
Saalman, H. (1993, December). Filippo Brunelleschi : The Buildings. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Filippo_Brunelleschi.html
Web Gallery of Art (n.d.). CARRACCI, Lodovico. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/carracci/lodovico/index.html
Web Gallery of Art (n.d.). KONRAD von Soest. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/k/konrad/index.html
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Time Capsule Through the Renaissance to the Age of the Baroque
Researched and Authored by: Michael J. Spindler of Local Music Hits
As a young eager fictional cultural anthropologist, the author is on a quest to find a missing time capsule. The contents supposedly include articles that come from the age of the Renaissance and the Age of the Baroque. The renaissance period is broken into two periods; the Early Renaissance from roughly 1400 to 1490, and the High Renaissance, from approximately 1490 to 1530. The Age of the Baroque covers two centuries, from 1600 through 1800, and is known as the “Age of Contradictions”. Both periods experienced growth through expression that affected the religious, societal, and politic climates of their respective time periods, which continue to echo through time. The impact of these dramatic periods continue to morph our present day society through the continued evolution of expression that affects the core institutions as humans strive in new directions. The discovery of a time capsule may shed a little light on how key examples impacted the world in their time, both culturally and socially.
The day of discovery has arrived. Does any one have a crow bar? Though a little dusty, the first item appears to be from the Early Renaissance period. How can the author tell at first glance? A large volume of art produced during this period was religious. Our first specimen appears to a depiction of “The Crucifixion”. A tempera medium on wood, the artist, Konrad von Soest (Web Gallery of Art, n.d.) was an active artisan from about 1394 to 1422. According to records, this work of art was created in either 1404 or 1414. Why are religious art forms so dominant in this period? The early renaissance was also a time when the Church of Rome and the Catholic religion dominated the lands. Affecting every aspect of life from political motivation, the social hierarchy, and of course, the stamping out of any ideas that went against the man made religion. Surprisingly, renaissance period also showed an explosion of the portrait and self portrait. A true gem to any collection this art form typically depicts people in wealthy circles in their time and a glimpse how life was lived. The next opportunity the reader has to view a portrait, take a moment to explore the surroundings of the person depicted. Illustrated in these works of art are several clues as to living conditions, material wealth, and attitude that can be determined. Artists were also notorious for including items that were symbolic of aspirations, life, and blessings with the subject person in the portrait.
The next item out of our time capsule is an exhibit from the Age of Baroque. The extraordinary piece is “An Angel Frees the Souls of Purgatory”. (Web Gallery of Art, n.d.) The artist, Lodovico Carracci, who painted this piece in 1610, is a depiction of an Angel sent from Heaven to rescue the lost souls in Purgatory. This is an example of a large volume of work done in this period representing the proliferation of the sciences and other discoveries that were bringing to the world new ideologies that were in direct conflict with the church. The Age of Baroque represents a slow departure of the people to embrace empirical data, and slowly to withdrawal from the ideologies of the church that were once consider law. This movement played on people’s fears of damnation and artists’ perception and interpretation of the times made for more violent depictions of both religious icons and the masses of people.
The Early Renaissance experienced an explosion of music development, which paved the way to modern musical structuring. Most compositions of the time were meant to be sung, “during this period four principal types of compositions were prominent: Masses, Magnificats, motets, and the secular chansons with French texts.” (Ogan, 2001) Guillaume Dufay (1400-1474), was known to be the greatest composer of his time. Using a technique referred to “Word Painting” in which music is used to express the meaning of the written word. “Dufay, in many respects, paved the way for future composers to use greater imagination and ingenuity in musical composition.” (Ogan, 2001)
The Age of Baroque saw a further evolution of music into what is now referred to as classical music. An epic explosion of expression through complex musical structures on a scale that easily over powered the listeners emotions, and once the listener was engaged, the music could sweep the audience to the highest highs and lowest depths of sadness and despair. In no other musical form of expression is this more evident than in Opera. Opera is a culmination of vocal expression dancing and weaving through a tapestry of sounds woven by an instrumental accompaniment on a massive scale. In the Baroque Age, for music, Venice Italy was known as the city of music, the home to a number of musicians that continue to live through time. In the early seventeenth century, the pioneer of became Opera was an Italian composer by the name of Claudio Monteverdi. “The best example is his final masterwork, L’incoronazione di Poppea (1642), exceptional in that its protagonists are not ancient Greek gods and heroes as it had been customary until then, but real people, and in that good does not triumph over evil.” (Bender, n.d.) The significance is once again an art form being used to move society from the clutches of religion, and to celebrate the importance individuality and new ideas to empower the people.
Early renaissance architecture was unique from previous periods in that instead of rehashing grandiose architectural styling, the direction architects of the time invested in reinterpretation of Greco-Roman themes and building principles. The influence of religion of the time also played heavily in this interpretation and developed into an architectural nuance that celebrated the Roman Catholic Church. In the year 1404, Filippo Brunelleschi began his career as an architect. Long considered the “Father of the Renaissance”, “Brunelleschi was the first architect to employ mathematical perspective to redefine Gothic and Romanesque space and to establish new rules of proportioning and symmetry.”(Saalman, 1993)
The early renaissance period is considered a time of a transitional era from medieval thought of an anonymous existence to one of enlightenment and uniqueness of man. The early fathers of philosophy may have begun in Greece, but new values and interpretations found new meaning in the renaissance age. “Educational practice was revolutionized by the recovery of ancient documents, the rejection of institutional authority, and renewed emphasis on individual freedom.” (Kemerling, 2001)
With the developing technologies to mass produce the written word. Literature, once only for the wealthy and the church, gave birth to the explosion of ideas and progressive thinking that pushed society even further ahead. This form of mass media has firmly changed the course of history, encouraging enlightenment and fostering developments in every aspect of life. Once an idea is in the hands of the people with such easy access, a revolution of sorts will carry on.
References - Do Not Strip Article References
Bender, A. (n.d.). Claudio Monteverdi, 1576-1643. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.manteau.de/claudio.html
Kemerling, G. (2001, October 27). Renaissance Thought. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/3t.htm
Ogan, J. R. (2001). Du Fay and Josquin des Prez Comparison . Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.uh.edu/~tkoozin/projects/ogan/essays.html#3
Saalman, H. (1993, December). Filippo Brunelleschi : The Buildings. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Filippo_Brunelleschi.html
Web Gallery of Art (n.d.). CARRACCI, Lodovico. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/carracci/lodovico/index.html
Web Gallery of Art (n.d.). KONRAD von Soest. Retrieved January 16, 2008, from http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/k/konrad/index.html
Researched and Authored by: Michael J. Spindler of Local Music Hits
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Is the writing business like the music/acting business when it comes to age?
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Question Queen ™ wrote:
If I wanna become a fiction writer, is there a certain cut-off age limit, like 30 to debut my first book like they do in the acting/music industry? I’m 24 right now, & I’ve written fiction & want to continue. Now, I don’t have any books completed, but I have 2 or 3 incomplete novels. I also wanna make anthologies of short stories. I don’t have the money to get anything published right now. & how would I go about getting a publishing agent & editor? How can I become an effective writer? Actually, I’m interested in adult fiction. I’ve heard how people have published their own books without a publishing company. How can I do that?
If I wanna become a fiction writer, is there a certain cut-off age limit, like 30 to debut my first book like they do in the acting/music industry? I’m 24 right now, & I’ve written fiction & want to continue. Now, I don’t have any books completed, but I have 2 or 3 incomplete novels. I also wanna make anthologies of short stories. I don’t have the money to get anything published right now. & how would I go about getting a publishing agent & editor? How can I become an effective writer? Actually, I’m interested in adult fiction. I’ve heard how people have published their own books without a publishing company. How can I do that?
& 1 problem I have is people telling me my writing is incoherent & doesn’t make sense & that my sentences don’t flow. & also they tell me that my imagination is wacky & certain things are impossible. If that’s the case, then that’s why it’s fiction, right? Fiction isn’t supposed to be realistic.
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Oct
2
At what age do you think music becomes more about nostalgia than discovery and expansion?
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Mechanical (Electric Blue) wrote:
At some point in almost every person’s life, there’s a shift in the way you listen to music. You stop trying so hard to find new artists, and just appreciate the artists that you already love. Even if you’re not old enough to have experienced it yourself, you’ve probably seen it happen to your elders. My question: what age does this seem to happen? I think it happened to me around 22, right after I graduated from college.
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At some point in almost every person’s life, there’s a shift in the way you listen to music. You stop trying so hard to find new artists, and just appreciate the artists that you already love. Even if you’re not old enough to have experienced it yourself, you’ve probably seen it happen to your elders. My question: what age does this seem to happen? I think it happened to me around 22, right after I graduated from college.
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1
amos wrote:
like ray lynch, he is awesome but is there anyone like him with good music, what are some good pieces?
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like ray lynch, he is awesome but is there anyone like him with good music, what are some good pieces?
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