Month: June 2020

Did you know that Mozart only lived for thirty-five years? Mozart is a famous composer who is known by many, whether or not they’re interested in music or not. He composed many pieces during his lifetime, including short pieces, concertos, symphonies, and operas.

Early Life

Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756. At the age of four, his father, Leopold, taught him clavier pieces. Leopold was a professional musician. Soon, Mozart taught himself the violin, and he also composed many little pieces. After Leopold realized that Mozart was a child prodigy, they toured Germany, France, and England. However, the road was tough, and they could only use horses to carry the wagon. This caused them to suffer from sicknesses

Middle Life

Not very successful Middle Life

At the age of 17, Mozart got a job as a court musician for the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. However, he soon got bored of having to compose so many symphonies and concerts, so he went to Paris 4 years later. However, the people in Paris didn’t pay much attention to him, so he came back to Salzburg. During 1781, he went to Vienna so he could be freer.

Very successful Middle Life

In just a few months, he got a very high reputation. In fact, he was playing for the emperor! Soon, he married Constanze Weber, and he started writing a lot of concertos. These concertos were very popular; they’re still played today! In 1786, he composed an opera.

Decline

Mozart and other musicians were finding that it was very hard to survive. This is because Austria was at war. Mozarts main source of money was the nobility, who was focusing more on the armies than Mozart. The nobility also doesn’t like Mozarts’ newest operas. During 1786, his fame started vanishing because he performed less and less. This is because he wasn’t getting a lot of money from the nobility. At the end of the next year, he had to become a chamber musician for the Emperor to earn just enough money. Mozart went to other countries to regain his fame, but he just couldn’t regain it.

Hope

At 1790, things started becoming more hopeful. He furiously composed pieces, and finally his financial situation improved. Most of Mozarts’ famous pieces are from this time.

Death

In 1791, Mozart had a sickness, and he was stuck to his bed, aching and vomiting. He was composing his last piece: Requiem, meaning a mass for the dead. Mozart was convinced that he was writing his own funeral piece. On December 5, 1791, Mozart passed away, and he was buried in Vienna.

If we are ever going to settle down on Mars, we might have to because a little less human. Missions to Mars, which are scheduled to start in 2030, will be hard on astronauts. It will expose them to high radiation loads, bone-wasting microgravity, and other hazards, and it’s for several years at a time. They should be able to make it back with good conditions, agency officials said.

It might be different if some people don’t come back to Earth, though. If they want to stay safe and healthy while living permanently on Mars (or any other planet outside of Earth), we might have to tweak our DNA. Genetic engineering and other advanced technologies may need to be used if people want to stay on Mars. If they are living on Mars, these technologies will be necessary if they want to survive.

Genetic enhancement might not be futuristic for long. Scientists have already inserted genes from tardigrades into human cells. The engineered cells showed a greater resistance to radiation than their normal ones. Space agencies already take measures to protect their astronauts, by spacecraft shielding and using many types of medicines. So, it’s not a huge step to consider protecting them physically as well.

Using these technologies might also someday help astronauts to go farther than Mars, to an even more dangerous place. An example is, a journey to Europa is not currently possible. It is very cold, and it lies in the middle of Jupiter’s radiation belts. If they ever get there, their body would almost be completely fried because of the radiation, which would mean death unless they come up with some type of shield to protect them. It is possible, though, because there might have been life on Mars before.

The lesson in “Hearts and Hands” is to distrust what people say. Two men, handcuffed together, sit across from a woman in a train.  The lady speaks to the first man, a handsome one. The man looks surprised and he shakes her hand, asking her to “excuse the other hand.” The other man, a glum-faced one, says that the handsome man, Easton, is a marshal. Easton explains he was a marshal and the lady says that she currently is free to be courted. The gloomy man asks for a smoke, and Easton agrees, so they exit. A man nearby comments that the marshal is all right, and his neighbor points out he is really young. The first man explains the marshal is the criminal

In Hearts and Hands by O Henry, Miss Fairchild is naive. When the sad man says that Easton is a marshal and he is bringing him to jail for 7 years, “the girl… [took] a deep breath and returning color.”  She believes him. She trusts that he won’t lie and takes comfort in it. Therefore, she is naive. 

Mr. Easton however, appears calm and composed. He has a “bold, frank countenance and manner.” Even though he isn’t the actual marshal, he is very formal.

The glum-faced man, A.K.A the actual marshal, seems grumpy and disinterested. He is “ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed,” as if he was an actual robber. However, he was nice enough to pretend to be the bad guy so that Mr. Easton could save face. Though he appears unlikeable, he is actually kind.

We must travel to distant planets, it is no secret at this point. The closest such planet is Mars, and it is very promising. The main problem is, Mars is very inhabitable. No water, no trees, very little atmosphere, the easiest way to fix it is to terraform Mars. This has its fair share of problems though, both good and bad.
Mars is very inhabitable, and terraforming it will help make it much more. Terraforming Mars will help us breath better, get possibly sustainable water, and will make the experience much more smoothly as if it were on Earth. Terraforming seems like a no-brainer, but it has many problems.
Some say terraforming Mars is a bad thing, because we are disturbing the natural surroundings. There might have been other organisms that we would never know existed if we terraformed over it. One of the main goals of traveling to Mars is to see whether there are actual creatures there. Many say it is unscientific and unethical.
Others say that it defies another major factor of what we are trying to do. It will make Mars habitable. This is a problem because another major thing we are trying to accomplish is to see if Mars CAN support life. So if we terraform it, we will never know because it will practically become Earth. Terraforming Mars will ruin some of our main goals of going there in the first place.
In conclusion, terraforming Mars has its upsides and downsides. It will make Mars much more habitable. It will also probably kill any remaining organisms. It will also be like playing on easy mode, and we will never know if Mars itself can be inhabited. It is all up to personal preference and much more scientific research.

Mozart is a very famous person and is mostly known for his sonatas, solo piano pieces, concertos, operas, and symphonies.

In his lifetime, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was recognized as a prodigy. When he was about 4 or 5 years old, Mozart succeeded in teaching himself how to play the violin and even composing a few simple songs. Even I have played quite a few of his pieces.

Mozart’s father was Leopold, who played in an orchestra. After observing Mozart’s talents, Leopold took his family on tours of France, Germany , and England, stopping along the way to perform for bystanders.

I personally think that Mozart had bad traits because I would consider him as a person who doesn’t keep his promises and a person who is self-centered and proud.

I think he is self centered and proud because he likes to live a luxurious life and thinks low of people. I think that he moved eleven times just because he didn’t like the house, he also looked down on his teacher, Josef Hadyn, just because he thinks that he’s more talented.

I also think that he’s a reneger because in order to live a luxurious life, you need money. Mozart didn’t have the money so he borrowed it from his friends, promising to return it. After his death, the debts were still not payed and he had a whole lot of debts and not just one or two.

Overall, Mozart’s life was somewhat fascinating and I enjoyed reading the really short non-fiction article.

This article was’t my favorite. First I don’t get what it say’s. Like I can’t understand it. Though it was interesting. How mars’s atmosphere is in a complete different version than. How the radioactive substances are bad for you’re body. Radioactivity proof suits are the space suits. The first kinds even then they prevented radioactivity. And after all this was a nice article to read even though I Don’t understand. This article is to short to right about. “Ugh” said me in a bored voice.

For any years, many scientists have been studying planets, particularly mars, hoping to find another planet where humans could possibly live and thrive in aside from earth. As of now, they are looking into Mars. Mars is basically a backup planet if something suddenly goes wrong such as possible asteroids hitting us and possibly wiping out the whole human population or even explosions and other natural causes that can significantly be detrimental to the point where everyone would have to navigate to a whole different planet.
Although they are looking to possible changing the atmospheres and maneuvering other things to make it possible for life to happen in Mars. Right now, as the future moves on, the atmosphere and pollution problems had improved mostly because of the shelter in place due to the pandemic, however, what happens when we are out of this. Things would continue moving as it did before, with millions of people driving. Even if humans have caused an increase in pollution and global warming, it will always be with better than Mars. Adding on to the debate whether or not it is ethical, it would be ethical if the whole population was in danger and moving to mars would save everyone’s lives, but we are not fully sure when or how much impact the asteroid or future disasters could bring. I am not saying to not be worried, because what scientist are doing is preparing us if disaster strikes. However, all I am saying is that we should not give our full trust into possibly having actual life in Mars. The worst of earth could possibly be better than the best of mars.
Maybe moving to mars would actually happen if scientists and other experts find a way to permanently change the atmosphere or get it to the conditions like earth sow would be able to live comfortable, but in the mean time we should get earth back to the way it was before or at least try to by reducing pollution and stop doing things that increases global warming. We could also limit plastic use. All these ways could improve earth little by little.

In Hearts and Hands by O.Henry, we are told the story of a marshall and a criminal on a train. Henry uses multiple techniques to build up the reader’s trust of the two people’s identities as a marshall and criminal. These techniques include the description and social standings. 

In the beginning of the story, the author gives a description of both the marshall and Mr.Easton. Mr.Easton is described as a person of “handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner.” This gives the impression that Mr.Easton is a trustworth, honest young man. In contrast, the marshall is shown as “a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed.” Based on appearance, the reader would assume that the marshall is the criminal and Mr.Easton is the marshall. This is because, in our society today, we are socially biased that a more kempt and tidy person is less likely to be a criminal. Through the description, the author of the story manipulates the reader to believe that Mr.Easton is the marshall. 

Secondly, another way the author makes the reader believe that Mr.Easton is the marshall is through his social standing. While he is talking to Miss Fairfield, he talks about his money and his luxurious life in Washington. It is clear that him and Miss Fairfield are of the same social class — a high social ranking. This is another way a bias is used to manipulate the reader’s thinking. Often, in society, people believe that the richer and higher class citizens are expected to be well-behaved and set an example instead of committing crimes. By showing the reader what social class Mr.Easton is in, the author makes it seem as though Mr.Easton is the marshall. 

Both of these factors lead up to the plot twist at the end of the story. Up to the plot twist, the glum-faced man is expected to be the criminal. O.Henry uses social biases of description and social standings to convince the reader of this. However, through the conversation of two nearby passengers on the train, the truth becomes revealed that Mr.Easton is the criminal and the other man is the marshall. 

Sometimes we can tell a few white lies to get ourselves out of tight situations. In the story, Heart and Hands by O Henry, a man meets his old friend on a train, and has to lie his way out of embarrassment. As I read through the short story, I noticed that there were two major themes of stereotyping and kindness.

Kindness is something that can be shown by even the least expected. This is represented in Hearts and Hands, because The Marshall went out of his way to protect Easton’s reputation. I can affirm that the action of kindness is a key theme, because The Marshall didn’t even hesitate to sacrifice his public respect to save Easton out of being embarrassed. He does this by willingly pretending he was the prisoner, instead of telling Mrs. Fairchild that Easton was being taken to jail. This theme can tell a lesson on how kindness comes from the bottom of your heart, and that generosity is a prime of human nature.

Many may stereotype people based on how they look or act. In the short story, Mrs. Fairchild does just this when she assumes The Marshall as the prisoner. Stereotyping and the deception of appearances are a main theme because of a few reasons. The reason why stereotyping and deception is a main theme is that when The Marshall tells Mrs. Fairchild that he is indeed the prisoner, she does not suspect anything. This proves the theme, because since Easton was much more proper and handsome, and The Marshall was ruffled up and roughly dressed, Mrs. Fairchild assumed The Marshall as a prisoner based off her stereotyping. O Henry’s use of common stereotyping based on appearances can tell a moral of not judging a book by it’s cover.

In conclusion, the main themes of Heart and Hands, are stereotyping and deception, and kindness. The book represents these aspects/themes, when The Marshall saves Easton’s reputation, and when Mrs. Fairchild assumes based on appearance. “Kindness comes from the bottom of your heart.” “Never judge a book by it’s cover.”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. He was a child prodigy, one of music’s greatest treasures, but what made him so important and famous? Mozart is one of the greatest composers because of how talented he was, how influential he was to coming generations, and how he shaped the future development of classical music.

Mozart was a very gifted child prodigy, and perhaps one of the most famous child prodigy in history. He started composing music when he was four and knew how to play the piano at age three. At an age of four, Mozart even self taught himself how to play the violin. Even though he only lived until 35, he composed over 600 pieces of music. Mozart was so naturally gifted when it came to music that when he was blindfolded, he was able to recognize the played notes. This was said that he had “perfect pitch.” Being a child prodigy gave him the ability to create many pieces of music early in his life, thus making him a very famous composer.

Mozart was one of the most influential composers of the Classical Era. Two of the most important areas he has influenced are piano concertos and symphonies. Mozart wrote many of them, as he wrote 27 piano concertos in his lifetime. During the early eighteenth century, the symphony a short piece, only ten to twenty minutes long, and was different in complexity and drama compared to some of Mozart’s works. At the time of Mozart’s death, the symphony had been transformed into a longer and more complex piece of music…