The New Ages Of Arts & Entertainment

Finding the tightest beats when you are a rapper or producer working from your own
home studio can be a challenge. Do you search through the thousands of sites promising
royalty-free beats that dudes are making in their basements with tin cans and cheap
synthesizers? Or do you shell out big bucks in the hopes that you will stumble upon
that tight beat that will get you radio play TODAY? But if it fails, watch out ‘cuz you
might go broke.

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“Mom, you won’t believe how cheap this outfit was!” I declare as I wave the Bell’s Outlet bag like a victory banner.

My mother cringes, “Inexpensive, not cheap, please.”

When writing anything, word choice is a key component. Because of its compact nature, it is even more so with poetry. How the word sounds in relation to the words around it, the point you are trying to make to your reader, and the use of imagery are a few of the reasons why this is so. You can use both denotation and connotation to help you make affective word choices.

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There is no doubt that photographing young children poses special challenges, as they have much more energy than the photographer and rarely sit still.

Taking pictures indoors in a formal setting, like a photo studio, will only work if the child has something to occupy him, such as a toy or a doll. Modern digital cameras have large memories and a sports mode, whereby you can take many pictures in sequence; this is a great advantage when the child is moving around or refuses to sit still long enough for a formal pose.

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A - B - C - D - E - F - G ~ gee, are these poetry form variations easy - or are they only deceptively simple?

~A~

The simplest variation of alphabet poetry consists of creating a twenty-six line poem using the alphabet, with lines beginning with consecutive letters of the alphabet from A to Z. If you decide to live a bit more dangerously, you could write a twenty-six line poem and begin your lines from Z to A.

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Picture the scene you are on holiday and having a wonderful time. You want to document the moment for posterity. The best way is to take a picture. There are a few simple rules to travel photography that will allow you to capture those special moments in the best way possible.

1. Have the subject’s permission

If you find an interesting subject and want to take his/her picture it is not only considerate but can actually go against somebody’s belief or faith if you don’t get their permission first especially if you are capturing their face.

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How many times have you come back from a trip disappointed with the images you’ve taken? How many times have you though to yourself “If only I’d been there an hour early. If only I’d known that event was on today”. While it is true that hindsight makes everyone smarter, and no one can control the weather, it is possible to maximize your chances of success just by doing a little homework.

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My interest in the Lune is due to my interest in the Japanese Haiku. I adore trying to come up with eye- and brain-catching images in a few words.

SAY WHAT?

The “u” is pronounced like the o’s in the word boo; or pronounced loon, like the aquatic bird.

BRIEF HISTORY

There are two variations of the Lune, so there are two brief histories.

Robert Kelly Lune:

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