03/21/13 Joanne Lasme Music 110 Branden Muresan Concert Report I The concert I attended was a classic music performed by the Chamber Orchestra. They presented their winter concert. It started at 8 pm at University of California San Diego and lasted about an hour and half. The concert was conducted by David Medine. He is a violinist‚ conductor‚ music critic‚ experimental musician and computer music researcher from Tucson‚ Arizona. The instruments played were a family of violin‚ viola‚ violin
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Gattaca Essay Gattaca is a futuristic movie that addresses the possible issues of genetic discrimination and the problems that occur in a scientifically enhanced world. The movie gives many example of genetic discrimination as it follows the life of the main character Vincent‚ a genetically disabled person or invalid. As apposed to a genetically perfect‚ valid. The more prominent issues brought up involving invalids include finding suitable early child care and obtaining jobs in preferred industries
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Evan Turk English 101 1/17/2013 Life: Live in Concert Since recorded history‚ people have loved to attend performances‚ sporting events‚ and concerts. However‚ because of recent advancements in technology‚ this has changed. Many people now prefer the comfort and convenience of staying home and watching these events either on television or online. What people today fail to realize is that there is only so much that can be gained from watching television and looking up videos. The richness and
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Gattaca: A reflection-reaction paper Gattaca is a sci-fi thriller that puts questions of perfection and being human at the forefront. We identify with Ethan Hawk because he personifies someone who yearns to travel in outer space with a full heart’s desire and passion which are truly human virtues. Despite having difficulties like heart problems which were discovered when he was born‚ this did not stop him from pursuing his dreams. One thing philosophical about it is the pursuit
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12/1/12 Music Appreciation‚ Scott Zeidel Concert Report I went to see Overture to King Stephen‚ Op. 117 and Symphony No. 2 in D major‚ Op. 36‚ both composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall on December 31 2012. The music group consisted of about sixty-three bowed string instrumentalists‚ ten woodwind instrumentalists‚ nine brass instrumentalists and four percussion instruments and the conductor is Esa-Pekka Salonen. The first piece I am
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Music 105 March 7‚ 2012 Music Final Paper #2 DuPage Community Concert Band Concert Report On March 4‚ 2012‚ the DuPage Community Concert Band performed American Titled Songs at the College of DuPage. They performed a total of seven songs. I really enjoyed this concert. It featured many instruments like the trumpet‚ tuba and trombone. It was different from the concert I attended for my first concert report because it did not feature any stringed instruments. Something I found very different
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The movie Gattaca is about a family that has one boy to start off their family. His name is Vincent and he is supposed to die around the age of 30. He has many things going wrong within his body and is really sick. During the next 5 years‚ the parents give birth to another baby‚ but the difference between these two boys is that the new baby named Anton is specially programed to be the best of the two parents. These two boys are always competitive with one another and its just a matter of events to
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For my concert review I went to see the Buford high school jazz performance i asked some of my friends to join and they agreed. Everyone was relaxed and were enjoying their evening except me‚ as I was worrying about writing this paper. If I were to use one word to describe their performance that word would be astonishing. At first‚ hearing that I was required to attend a concert I was completely turned off. I am very closed minded and automatically thought to myself it would be dreadful. That is
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UTHM Hold Royal Concert to Celebrate 20th Anniversary Batu Pahat : Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) was held their first royal concert to celebrate the 20th UTHM anniversary. The concert was accompanied by orchestra team from National University of Singapore (NUS) together with UTHM combo. The concert was participated by one of Malaysia’s foremost music director Datuk Johari Salleh and the event become more exciting with present of popular singer Anuar Zain and Alyah. The
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Philosophical Paper: Gattaca What will it be like in a not-so-distant future society where your life started with your parents designing your genes? After screening for unwanted genetic diseases‚ they select your sex‚ height‚ eye color‚ hair color‚ skin tone‚ and select from a menu of temperament‚ intelligence and occupational categories‚ all designed to place you in a clearly defined social class according to your degree of genetic enhancement. (Epstein) The film Gattaca‚ a 1997 science-fiction
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