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...canon. Surprisingly, appreciating Faulkner’s comedy has drastically changed my perception of the book. “The Sound and the Fury” concerns the disintegration of the Compson family, a declining aristocratic Southern clan living on a once-prosperous plantation. The first three sections are written from the point of view of the three Compson brothers: the mentally retarded Benjy, the suicidal Harvard student Quentin, and the cruel and domineering Jason. When I first tried to read the novel in high school, I stopped midway through the third section from spiritual exhaustion. Only after reading...
...Scenes for Solo Piano and Orchestra,” by Zachary T. Sheets ’13. Though “Nightclub Scenes” fit nicely with the modern sound of Prokofiev and Poulenc, there was a distinctively jazzy, almost sultry feel to Sheets’s composition. Written as “a classically inspired piece with a sense of harmony rooted in jazz,” Sheets delegated the roles of the jazz band’s walking bass, tenor saxophone, and trumpet to the cello, viola, and violin, respectively. Tying the piece together was pianist Jennifer...
Young has previously written on the Civil Rights Movement and is currently working on a book project called “Afterburn: Race and Culture After 9/11...
Last week, the Detroit Institute of Arts opened its newest permanent gallery, one devoted to Islamic works. The collection, which features a Timurid Koran written on gold-flecked Chinese paper, and ceramic bowls from the 15th century Ottoman Empire, is a bold acknowledgment by one of the country's most venerable museums of the breadth of Islam's influence. It's also a test of whether the cash-strapped museum can tap into this region's relatively affluent Middle Eastern community, the largest in America...
...nicely written "Living Long and Living Well" advised, "Finally, have a purpose." Life's purpose should be understood early in life, or the journey will be like an aimless drive without proper directions. According to the Hindu philosophy, which advocates a long, happy, healthy and blissful life, the primary purpose of life is to righteously do one's duty, with honesty, love and justice. Yoga and meditation provide the techniques for gaining a long, blissful life...