With the recent release of the seventh installment of the Star Wars saga, its legacy continues from its initial release back in 1977. There are many memorable and iconic features of the Star Wars legacy yet some of the most memorable features are the musical themes developed and reiterated throughout the seven films. When George Lucas was working on the first Star … [Read more...] about The Star Wars Soundtrack: Neoromanticism and Contribution to the History of the Leitmotif
Archives for 2016
Stateless: Exploring the Political, Dynamics of Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Minorities Around the World, This Week’s Focus–The Sikhs
Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world, and yet very few people have heard of it. In fact, there are even more Sikhs in the world than Jews. Sikhism was founded in the late 15th century in the region of Punjab (northwest India and eastern Pakistan) by Guru Nanak, who was born to a Hindu family. The Indian subcontinent was majority Hindu yet was ruled by … [Read more...] about Stateless: Exploring the Political, Dynamics of Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Minorities Around the World, This Week’s Focus–The Sikhs
Bugs and Drugs: The Zika Virus
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In January of 2016, concerns about the possibility of a recent outbreak of the Zika virus spreading to the United States prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to release a travel alert warning advising pregnant women to avoid travel to … [Read more...] about Bugs and Drugs: The Zika Virus
Extraordinary Women in STEM: Spotlight on Ginni Rometty
“I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist”- Ginni Rometty Ginni Rometty is the current president and CEO of IBM, a multinational technology corporation. Rometty received a bachelor’s of science degree in computer science and electrical engineering with high honors from … [Read more...] about Extraordinary Women in STEM: Spotlight on Ginni Rometty
The Ethics of Minimum Wage
Leslie Landers is a senior majoring in economics and applied math. _____________________________________________________________________________________ In October 2008, the capitalist economic system responsible for decades of prosperity in the United States experienced one of its largest market corrections in history. The economic … [Read more...] about The Ethics of Minimum Wage