The Deaf culture event that I choose to attend was the Book Hour in ASL at Borders Book and Music on November 16, 2002. At this event a teacher from Laffeyette Elementary School named Robert ... . This is very different from when I read to my six year old nephew who insists on moving around or poking the person next to him, but this is probably because deaf children have to watch the person signing to them or they will miss part of the story. What I found very interesting was the facial expressions that the signer used. Although ... ...

• Word Count: 434
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... fortunate enough to attend a private screening of Dinig Sana Kita, a light-hearted romantic comedy indie film presented by our college and the Committee on Culture and the Arts. I must say I enjoyed watching this film although there were a lot of audio-technical difficulties while the film was being aired. ... was kept an arm's length and wasn't too mushy. This movie also holds a message and advocates awareness about the handicapped community, specifically the deaf-mute community. It sheds us some light about our misconceptions on them, and it tackles issues they face in careful and sen...

• Word Count: 809
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... and understand the tone of the song by the sounds. The written forms of music are a universal language that anyone can read no matter what language you speak or the culture you are from. All of these components make music extremely important in my life because music is a vital aspect of who I am. Any time that I am upset, discouraged, happy, excited ... oxygen I breathe. It is constantly with me and it is what helps me achieve everything that I have. Without music, I don't know what I would do. Think about a world where you were deaf and could no longer hear the wonderful sounds that we...

• Word Count: 543
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... was again reformed approximately around 1600 after Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation. Luther was very influential with his cultural views on prayer in your own language. This incorporated folk culture into sacred music. Johann Sebastian Bach, nicknamed the King of Polyphony and considered by many to be the greatest composer in the history of western music, spent most of his ... . Beethoven was a piano virtuoso, and a true revolutionary. He composed both sacred and secular music. Beethoven broke all the rules, and invented his own, and continued to compose even after going ...

• Word Count: 642
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School