Technology

The iPhone is an example of a form of technology that has been influenced upon by previous decades.  Global evolution has been taking place ever since the US has been discovered.  This has been derived from the start of electricity.  Without the invention of electricity, there would have been no previous inventions that would have led up to the iPhone.  Alessandro Volta, who invented the voltaic pile, made it possible for the battery to be invented, which is part of the iPhone today.  The discovery of electromagnetism led to the invention of the electronic telegraph.  The internet derived from the invention of electromagnetism, which is what the iPhone is made up of.  Roberte Hooke invented the first telephone in 1667.  Wireless communications became possible with the help of the invention of the radio.  The radio also made it possible to access the internet from smartphones, which led to the invention of WiFi.  The camera also was a previous invention that can be linked to the iPhone today.  Steven Jasson was the first person to invent a digital camera.  Multi-touch LCD screens are a large component of phones.  The Marconi Wireless Telegraph company involved the first practical application of technology.   EA Johnson invented the first finer-driven touch screen.  All of these previous inventions have led to the invention of the iPhone today.

The iPhone is constantly getting updated every second of the day by Apple workers.  They are constantly trying to think of new innovative ways to make the iPhone better than the previous year.  Every year a new version of the iPhone is released with new innovative features.  The possibilities that the inventors have for the future are endless; it is almost even impossible to predict what they are capable of producing in the upcoming years. 

Pixel Art

This is a smiley face with heart eyes.  I enjoyed using skittles and m&m's to do art.

Flipbook

This is a flipbook animation of a seed turning into a tree.

Angel de Quinta's Stage Door Blog

One of my favorite shows on this blog is Michael Buble's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."  I have always enjoyed his music and voice, especially this song which is off of his Christmas album.  This video had many elements that I enjoyed.  His voice in this video is very relaxing; so much so that I do not enjoy listening it even though Christmas is months away.  The band in the video was very talented and added a pleasant touch to the music.  The blog explains that this song had branched off from a movie called Meet Me in St. Louis, and from this it has helped with the song's popularity.  In the movie, the a different version of the song was first seen.  Hollywood decided to change the pessimism version of the song and make it a more like-able version.  It was made into a more universal version, that encouraged people to let go fo their problems and just enjoy Christmas.  This helped the song to become more successful and recognized.  Many different artists have made covers of this song since then, and it is still a hit song every holiday season.

Howard Goodall Big Bangs 3 Opera

Howard Goodall Big Bangs 3 Opera

Opera emerged over 400 years ago in Verona, Italy.  It was very important to Italy and became popular in Florence.  The Camerata emerged in Florence to talk about the rising forms of art during the time.  They out on their first opera show in 1598.  There was a period in time that opera had almost died, however two guests at a wedding had helped to try to save it.  Montiverdi had started an all male choir.  He had hoped to create drama through music.  He believed that the songs shouldn't be "shown off' and wanted it to have the audience actually enjoy the music.  It didn't need to be over the top.  Opera music, according to the narrator gives off thoughtful ideas.  Beethoven only produced one opera in 1806.  Beethoven was interested in liberation and deliverance.  Opera also found itself in a political audience.  Opera was also a sense of identity for many people who couldn't find something that they felt apart of.  According to Wagner, it was also a sense of nationalistic pride.  Mussolini also used opera during the time of Hitler.  Musicals including 'The Phantom of Opera' and 'Chicago' have emerged from opera.  In the video, the narrator stated that opera is a "parent" of the musical; they exist side by side.  One would not operate well without the help of the other.  Also, according to the video, John Adams is our best opera composer.  Opera has become world wide.  In Shanghai China, the grand theater was built specifically for opera performances.  It seats 1800 people, and has produced many operas thus far.

Overall, opera has had a large impact on the history in the world and continues to impact it in different ways.  It is an outlet for many people and has become enjoyed worldwide.  It also has influenced different forms of entertainment like Broadway.  It has become an important aspect of society.

La Traviata-1853 opera

La Traviata-1853

La Traviata is an Italian Opera that tells of a complicated love story between a man named Alfredo and a woman named Violetta.  The scene opens in Paris at a party that Violetta is hosting.  Alfredo is in attendance, and tells Violetta that has he has loved her ever since the first time he had laid eyes on her.  During this party, she begins to feel very ill, and asks all of the guests to leave.  Alfredo is the only one who stays because he is z about her state.  This shows the affection he has for her.  He also encourages her to take care of herself.  When he confesses his love to her, she says that she cannot accept love.  She does leave him with a kiss, however.  When she is alone, she contemplates on what he said.  She wonders if she's in love with him.  In the second act, she and Alfredo live together in the country, which he realizes was made possible by her selling her house.  Alfredo leaves to Paris to get more money soon after he finds this out.  While he is away, Alfredo's father comes to speak to Violetta and tries to convince her to end she and Alfredo's relationship.  Alfredo's father believes that Violetta is using Alfredo for his money, and does not actually love him, so he tells her she must end it. She wrote a letter to Alfredo saying that they could not be together anymore.  When Alfredo reads the letter and realizes that his father had set it up, he becomes furious.  In the third act, Violetta returned back to the city and tried to go back to her life.  Violetta goes to a ball and ends up with another man, Baron. The baron and Alfredo battle each other and Alfredo wins, and takes Violetta back.  Alfredo is angry.  After all of this, the father has realized that what he tried to do was wrong.  He hopes to find peace again with Violetta and Alfredo.  The father blames his acts on what God had told him to do.  However, Alfredo is too fed up with his father to take up his help; he wants to handle his own manners.  In the final act, Alfredo is forced to flee the country after he wounds the baron.   Violetta is at home in her death bed. She tells her nurse that she is physically sick but her soul is at peace.  The doctor tell her maid that she only has a few hours to live.  She is very sad, and misses Alfredo dearly.  Shortly after, he returns and says he cannot live the rest of his life without her.  They kiss, and he begins going on about how much he loves and adores her.  They agree to spend their lives together.  She suddenly feels alive and as if she is no longer sick.  Alfredo is hesitant on believing this.  She tells the maid that she no longer wants to die, and wants to live again.  Alfredo convinces her she won't die, and that they will go on to live their happiest possible lives together.  It seems as if all is going well, but the end of this opera is tragic.  The story ends by Violetta dying, even though it seems as if she was cured; she was not.  There was nothing that could be done to fix her physical health.

Pjotr Sapegin's ARIA (Madama Butterfly)

Madama Butterfly

I though this Madama Butterfly video was very creative and interesting.  The characters were handmade and very detailed.  It is clear that a lot of effort was put into making these characters, and then allowing them to move with animation.  The sets that the artist made was beautiful and colorful.  They were catching to they eye.  Throughout this video, beautiful opera music is playing.  Throughout this video, beautiful opera music is playing.  When more dramatic points happen, the volume and intensity of the music increases to fit the mood.  In this video, a story is told about a woman and man who meet on an island.  The man is a captain to the ship.  These two characters have sex on the island, and then the man leaves the island to tend to his ship again. When he leaves, as a romantic gesture, he gives her his captain's hat, and a butterfly flies and lands on her head. Soon after the man leaves, the woman realizes she is pregnant.  She gives birth to a daughter.  The man eventually returns to the shore after she sees his ship returning a few years later.  The man comes up and the daughter meets him.  However, he is with what seems to be a wife and other kids that he appeared to have with her.  Madama Butterfly becomes very sad and cries, probably because she feels betrayed.  She is left alone; her daughter goes with the father and other family.  When this event occurs, the opera music intensifies because of the dramatic moment.  This part of the story makes it seems as it is a tragedy, because the main character faces extreme seclusion and heartbreak. The ending however, leaves off bitter sweet.  The daughter returns back to the island, and the same butterfly that had landed on Madama Butterfly lands on her.  They are back together.  Overall, the animation and creativity of the scene was very successful in portraying the story of Madama Butterfly.  The opera music helped to point out the low-key and high-key moments, and added a beautiful touch.