Paul Churchland

During the 1980’s the impact of American and British culture was evident in many different aspects of life. Australia in the 1980s was a combination of many cultural flavours including influences from different cultures such as European, Asian and Indigenous Australian culture to In the 1980s, America and Britain still proved to be the main foreign cultural influence. The Australian culture was welcoming of the consumerist American way. Throughout fashion, sporting, cinema., music, it was easy…

In 1963, The Beatles released their first studio album, Please Please Me, along with a single of the same name. The album hit number one in the charts, with the single peaking at what would be the equivalent of number two, marking the beginning of the cultural phenomenon of The Beatles. Considering the music that commonly appeared in the charts at the time, the song Please Please Me didn’t deviate from that, taking major influence from Roy Orbison, before the tempo of the number was sped up to…

We previously brought you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about Joni Mitchell. Now, we bringing you eight more facts about Mitchell’s inspiring and influential music career that has earned her several awards and international fame. Number Eight: She Can Be Heard on a James Taylor Hit. Around 1972, she did some collaborating with Carole King and James Taylor, singing back-up for both of them. Most notably, her vocals are featured in Taylor’s biggest hit, “You’ve Got a Friend.” Number…

Vincent Van Gogh: The Portrait of Dr.Gachet The Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh is sorrowful, but alluring. Iam drawn to this piece because of the heavy brush strokes and the usage of dark colors, and because of this I automatically knew there was more to the story as I analyzed-- from the subject's facial expression to the purple flower lying on the table. I began to know more about this painting’s story as I investigated Vincent’s past and other works. The greatest dutch painter…

On November 15, 1887, Calixtus O’Keeffe and Ida Totto’s lives were changed as they were granted with the gift of their baby girl, the second child out of seven future sons and daughters. They named her Georgia, after her Hungarian grandfather, George Totto (“Georgia O’Keeffe Biography,” 2016). Little did they know, their infant would become well-known as she grew older. Georgia O’Keeffe created astonishing and inspirational artwork, utilized the Habit of Mind, Thinking Interdependently, to…

four members of the band is Paul Mccartney one of the main vocalist and is the bass guitar, John Lennon who plays rhythm guitar and is one of the main vocalist, George Harrison who is lead guitar and sometimes sings, and Ringo Starr who plays drums. The band’s name before The Beatles was The Quarrymen and Ringo would be the last Beatle to join the band. The band’s debut album was “Please Please me” which Parlophone had rushed released on March 22nd, 1963. John Lennon and Paul Mccartney wrote…

C One day two brothers who went by the names of Josh Conn and Ryan Conn decided that they wanted to start a band. Usually when new bands are formed the members don't agree on on their name, but the Conn brothers were in perfect agreement. They would call themselves the Conn sons. Josh played drums and occasional guitar, while Ryan was lead singer and played keyboard. So far the duo was happy with their decision. When the Conn sons first started out they were not well known. As time went on they…

“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” (Vincent Van Gogh) This quote is an accurate description of the life of Vincent Van Gogh. He had so much passion, and love. He also faced much rejection which caused him to go crazy. He was born in 1853, to his father, a minister, and his mother, an artist. His mother inspired him to go into art, and he began his career working with his uncle at an art dealership. After he fell in love with a girl, and she rejected…

a minimum secerity jail. No child should have to go to jail at the age of 13. All this child is learning is how much people do not want him and how all they want to do to him is abuse him. Charles spent the better part of his early life moving between different institutions and jails. It is no secert on how mean other inmates or gaurdes can be. One good thing came out of beinging in jail, Charles got free guitar leasons. Charles was only out of prison appoximantly four years of his adult life…

Vincent Van Gogh Context Vincent Van Gogh on March 30, 1853, in Groot-Zundert. Van Gogh was born exactly one year after his parents' first son, also named Vincent, was stillborn. At the age of 15, Vincent van Gogh's family was struggling with money, and he was forced to leave school and go to work with his Uncle At his art dealership. In June of 1873, van Gogh was transferred to the Groupil Gallery in London. There, he fell in love with the English culture. He visited many art galleries and also…