Expressionism

     Expressionism was an art movement about death and the disasters humans witness. This is not one of the more uplifting, interesting art movements. It's more frightening and creepy. I am not that into Expressionism from what I know about it. I don't think I could relate to death.
     It makes sense for this type of art movement to be created. During the time it was created, World War I was going on. It was not a good time. World War I marked a change in warfare permanently with the new machine gun technology. Wars were more brutal and frightening, not that they weren't frightening before. So, I am not surprised Expressionism came out of this. Death and human disasters seem be a major part of World War I and Expressionism is the art that came out of it.
    If war never occurred, I think Expressionism would exist because there is still death and disasters. Although it would be a little different because it would be displaying different forms of human struggles. Ultimately, Expressionism expresses human struggles and pain. Whether war caused it or not, it would exist because there is still death and disasters.

Time Flies

I can't believe how fast freshman year is going. STAC Auditions have past and new people are being accepted. The year is already half over. I feel like there isn't enough time in a day, week, etc. Soon, the seniors in STAC will leave and become Alumni and go off to college. One year together simply is not enough. I never paid attention to the speed of time. I'm always saying the days are going by slowly and to be honest, they are. But the weeks, months, and years go by way very fast. So what I am really trying to say is use your time wisely.

STAC Live 2012

Well, being that I am a freshman in STAC, this was my first STAC Live. And, it was really great! Even though we had changes on a short notice, it turned out amazing. We adapted to the changes really smoothly and to be honest, I'm not that surprised. STAC consists of many talented and smart people. I had no doubts; I knew we could pull it off. Based on the audience's reactions, I think they really loved it! We are going to have our hands quite full when auditions come around. A lot of people are going to be auditioning this year.

Again, great job everyone! Great show!

2011

People say that they usually remember the bad things that happen to them and
forget most of the good things. This is unfortunately the way our minds work
and I find this a shame. So, I'd like remember the best thing that happened to
me in 2011. STAC was probably the best thing that happened to me in 2011.
Everyone is welcoming and friendly and we all share the same passions. It's
great to have a group of people really similar to you because you can relate to
them. Even though I was in STAC for less than half of 2011, it left a huge
impact on my life and it will continue to do that for a long, long time.

STAC Trip Dec. 16

As usual, I'm late with putting up a blog post. But anyway, last week STAC went on another one of their fabulous trips. We went to the Guggenheim museum. I've never seen any museum like this one in my life which is really that long but you get the idea. All of the art work was hanging from the ceiling. I found this very unique and an interesting way to show art. I also noticed that each piece of art had a similar duplicate. This, I'm pretty sure, is not a coincidence and was planned. I would love to go back to this museum at a one point.
We also went to see a Shakespearean show named "Cymbeline." This was my first Shakespearean show. This show was absolutely phenomenal. The acting was exquisite. The actors were really into their roles and although the show had many serious moments, it also had many comedic moments. I think that having some laughs when you have a show with many serious moments is important because if the entire show has a serious tone to it, there is not a large range of emotions.
Overall, this STAC trip was great. I can't wait until our next STAC trip. But, I do not think that any museum will be as unique as the Guggenheim.

Army of the 12 Monkeys

In my opinion, The Army of the 12 Monkeys was a freaky movie. Someone creating a disease that killed 99% of the human population is realistic. That could actually happen at some point in the future. That's why I found this movie to be so freaky! Most of the movie was realistic. Well, I don't really know if time travel will be possible. Obviously it's impossible now, but we don't know what we will be able to do in the future. Someone from the future could come back. What do we know? But, you can't change time. So even if a deadly disease was created and killed most of the human race, it can't be change. Time is time, what happens, happens and it can't be changed. So that's why the Army of the 12 Monkeys is so freaky to me; because it is somewhat realistic. That's what makes movies freaky for me; something bad happens and that bad thing is realistic.

Rules are Created For A Reason

Why are there always so many rules wherever you go? To insure order and safetey. What happens when people don't follow the rules? Bad things, very bad things. Although rules are very annoying at times, they help keep society safe. Saftey is or should be a priority in everyone lives. Yes, rules are broken all the time and if the rule is something small like don't text during a movie, that's really not going to harm anyone. But when other rules are broken, it can lead to severely bad things. For example, getting into a brawl. Fighting is against the rules just about everywhere except warzones. Fights to the extreme can lead to death. One bad thing leads to a chain of pain, suffering and sorrow. What good comes out of that? None in my eyes.