Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. I had a difficult time coming up with ideas of how to end Music Month. I almost did a list of honorable mentions because there were so many songs that I didn’t get to talk about, or else …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. This is the week that I’ve been looking forward to since I started this series. Today, I’ll be finishing the month by counting down the top 12 most spine-tingling songs written. These are usually villain songs, songs used …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. Seeing as this is still the Month of Music, I’m continuing by counting down the top 12 fun songs. These songs are fun to sing, fun to listen to, all that jazz. #12: King of New York from …
P Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. I love reading and writing, and I find philosophy fascinating. But if I had to pick a hobby completely unrelated to my major or minor, then that would definitely be music. I love playing it. I love …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. Spring break is, sadly, coming to an end. And after a week’s worth of fifteen-hour bus rides, intense reading, workout-equipment painting, and learning, I figured it’d be best to end the week with a blog post summarizing what …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. There are songs that will never leave, songs we forget about, and songs that will never leave. One such song is “A Puzzlement” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. The song popped up on my iPod …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. A lot of us remember the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Based on Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket. The …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. If you have a soft spot for drama (theatrical, not high school), then you’re probably familiar with Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll House. Written in the 1800s, this masterpiece was praised by audiences and critics alike. After studying …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. The other day, I was watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince when I got to the scene when Ron Weasley eats some chocolates. What he didn’t know was that they that contained Amortentia, the most powerful …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. I spent last January taking part in an off-campus program called the New England Saints. During this trip, I along with over twenty other students traveled to Massachusetts to study American history and the authors of American history …
