Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "In the Salon at Rue Des Moulins"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Salon at the Rue des Moulins
Toulouse-Lautrec painted of circuses, race tracks, and night clubs, I believe this is why he chose another place that people were at; a salon.  I believe his audience could be men looking for women or where they might be, or women looking for a new style or haircut.  The genre of this is an oil painting. I find this painting the least appalling out of all of them.  The way he paints women and with very little clothing bothers me.  There is not too much to analyze but it does show the girl with her leg up like she is a bit innocent and maybe open to men because on her right leg you can see the end of her stocking.  Also the women in the background blend in and don't really stand out at first but then you see that the girl on the right has her strap down some and the other women's shirt is very low. They all seem to have the same hair color though. The women that is cut off on the right seems to have very little clothing on.  This painting seems like its not a salon I am thinking of where you go to get a hair cut but where you go for men or a strip club.  If the woman is leaving and she is dressed like that then this is definitely not your typical "salon."

"Mom, where did the TV go?!"

That is what this is all about. If we unplugged or removed the TV's out of every household kids would probably go insane. Kids are so dependent on electronics. I know if I didn't have Jersey Shore I would just die! I'm kidding but you get the point. I can't even remember what is was like not to have a TV in my room and have to watch whatever my parents were watching at the time, it would kill me to have to watch the news, so I would go outside or call a friend and we would go out. Today kids all huddle around the TV not the playground. If all TV's just broke and stopped working I think kids would be more focused on school, and go outside and play and not stay inside and sit around. If there were really smart kids they would figure out how to fix the TV not just stare at it. My boyfriend has a 5 yr old sister and all she does is watch TV and the only exercise she gets is at school, by the way she drinks pop all the time and not go outside it's not going to be a healthy future. It is taking the nation by storm. The TV can be a form of exercise for kids with Wii or with Leap Frog activities for the TV but not always you need fresh air. The would be better educated because they would not be focused on TV and actually have to do their homework, and doing that and getting a job and getting good grades you become more independent because you would have a sense of the real world. I remember on Nick back when I was younger they had a get up an play day so everything on TV was just that message. It made kids go outside and play and not stare at the TV, if that happened today it would be shocking but worth it. We need to encourage kids more to go out and play or do something for someone else the feeling of doing something for someone else is better than staring at a TV.

Power of Advertising

I feel that advertising has taken over the nation. We have advertising everywhere, on our cars, on our TV's, on just about anything we own it will have the name of the company that made the object on it. Advertisements may not always make you buy that product but make you stop and think and know that it is out there if you need it. Some advertisements are very shocking that you talk about it and that is how they get their name out there. Even online advertisements are on just about every page. You go a search in your choice of search engine and there is advertisement everywhere on the side. Notice how I said search engine of your choice because I personally would have said Google and that is advertising at its finest. Instead of tissue we say Kleenex, or not bandage but Band-Aid, Coke instead of pop or soda, you get the point right? Advertising is a multimillion dollar industry. It is in our lives everywhere and we can do nothing about it. Some advertisements are very inappropriate that we just wish they would tone it down some so we don't find them so repulsive; most things are not "family friendly" anymore. We can owe that to media and advertising.

Why Wright State

Wright State has been the only choice for me because I wanted to. I planned on coming here to be the manager for the woman's basketball team, but when Coach Williams got let go, so did my plans. I had no intentions at that point to be the manager. I have known Coach Williams for a very long time and when she asked me three years ago to be her manager I never thought this would happen. I was an average student in High School so this was the best college for me with my GPA. OSU was my dream college because of the football team and because they had a great program for my major. OSU went up in smoke when I knew I would not get in because of my ACT scores, GPA, and money. I am from Beavercreek but that doesn't mean I have money for a school like that which really crushed me. My mind has been changed since I started school here. My heart is still set for the Buckeyes but I'm glad I stayed close to home. I do not mind living at home, my family understands that I need quiet time and they respect that. I get away by being in school that is all I need because I would not be here today without the love and support of my family. WSU has an excellent nursing program that I am overly excited to begin. WSU is close to home, close to my friends, inexpensive compared to a school I would love to go to, has great amenities, I could get away and live on campus but still be right in my hometown (Fairborn), and my friends are here. I love having friends here and making new ones. WSU is the college I am happy to say I attend even if my heart goes bleed scarlet and grey.

Even Angels

The song I chose was "Even Angels" by Fantasia. I heard this song not too long ago and loved it and realized I could use this in my blog. It was way too hard to pick just one song for this blog. This song represents me moving on from my Aunt passing. The song was not even thought of when she passed but looking now it ties in me moving on to college without her here to help me.

“Since you been gone, I learned how to move on
How to be myself, I don’t need nobody so
I’m doing so good, I forgot that I could
Live like this, woohh”

This part really describes me moving on and being grown up that I can do it alone I just have to take that step.

“First step, take a deep breath
You don’t need a reason why
You can, you can take, take time
You can, you can walk, run, dive
Close call, you think you might fall
But all you gotta do is try
Even angels, even angels learn to fly”

Just as the chorus says right there that even angels learn to fly. You just have to try it and if you fail then get back up and try again. You can be brave on your own and I know I can do it even if it is just having her in my heart. She will always be there with me even if I’m in a room all alone she is there with me. This song reminds me to keep going if I don’t succeed the first time.

I believe the purpose was to provide and inspirational song for people to hear and can relate to and know that it is going to be okay.

The audience can be anyone really probably more geared to girls getting over a loss of a boyfriend maybe and knowing that you can do it on your own just as well as if you had someone.

The genre of this song is pop.

Media is a YouTube video, CD, mp3, and a song.

About Me

With this being the first blog post I thought I would tell everyone a little about myself. I am a freshman here at Wright State, I want to become a nurse practiotioner. I love my family and friends. I have the best friends anyone could have. I have a passion for music, if I had a choice between being blind or deaf, I would choose blind because music is my way of relaxing and venting. I like a variety of music, country, hip-hop, rap, classical, classic rock, and rock. I am not a big screamo fan at all. My favorite band right now is Avenged Sevenfold (R.I.P. Rev). Music is my escape as well as my friends. My friends have shaped me to who I am today and I love who I am. I had some friends back in middle school that were not good people and once I got into High School I realized that is not the crowd I want to be associated with. My boyfriend has also helped me through everything and I love him for that. I love football and baseball, I love arguing with guys on sports related subjects because they under estimate my knowledge. I love shopping like very other girl too. Mainly music is what life sounds like and I am following my own beat in life.