Rasma Raisters
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My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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Sing Me an Aria
The Barber of Seville is a comic opera by Gioachino Rossini, centered around themes of love, deception, and clever schemes. The story follows Count Almaviva, who is in love with Rosina, the ward of the wealthy Dr. Bartolo. He disguised himself as a poor student, Lindoro Almaviva, and serenaded Rosina to win her affection. Figaro, the clever barber of Seville, assists Almaviva in his plans to outsmart Dr. Bartolo, who intends to marry Rosina himself.
By Rasma Raistersa day ago in Beat
The Short Career of a Serial Killer
He was a happy man he really was, Fred had it all. A wonderful wife named Laura and two little girls - Megan and Pam. He was a nine to five man, working at the local cannery. They packed up vegetables and he even got cans to take home. Being a middle size town, the cannery was the center of it all. So each noon the big whistle would blow, announcing that lunchtime had arrived. It happened rather oddly, strangely I might say.
By Rasma Raistersa day ago in Fiction
Silver Screen Magic with Vivien Leigh
A star of Old Hollywood, Vivien Leigh was a leading lady spanning four decades. The actress was born in British India and began her acting career in both theater and films. Her first breakthrough came in the 1937 film “Fire Over England” with Laurence Olivier, which began their affair and resulted in a 20-year marriage. Over the course of her career Leigh won two Best Actress Academy Awards, one for “Gone with the Wind” and the other for “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
By Rasma Raistersa day ago in Geeks
Best Artwork by Wassily Kandinsky
Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky pursued a career in art after moving to Munich in 1896. He enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, one of the oldest and most prestigious art schools in Germany. Before the outbreak of WWI, the artist co-founded Der Blaue Reiter with German artists Franz Marc and August Macke. He is known as one of the founding fathers of abstract art.
By Rasma Raistersa day ago in Art
Away from the Crowds in Tennessee
In Jackson you’ll find the delightful Casey Jones Village, which combines railroad history with Southern hospitality. The village honors the heroic engineer Casey Jones with a museum, a preserved locomotive, and a replica of his home with historic artifacts.
By Rasma Raistersa day ago in Wander
You and Me and Baby Makes Three
Albatrosses are known for their amazing wingspan and the partnership they form for life. After choosing a mate, when these seabirds are gliding over oceans and separated for long periods of time, they return to their chosen mate. Their courtship involves dancing and calls. Albatrosses are symbols of faithful companionship over time and distance.
By Rasma Raisters3 days ago in Earth
Strangest Thing I Ever Saw
You’ll find the oddest sculpture called The Big Giving outside of the Royal Festival Hall in South Bank, London. This art installation was created between 2006 and 2007 by Klaus Weber. It consists of three rock sculptures with human heads and hands that are doing odd things like spitting, vomiting, and pissing water.
By Rasma Raisters3 days ago in Art
Impressive Artwork by Andre Derain
French Fauvist artist Andre Derain was an avant-garde painter who worked together with other aspiring artists like Henri Matisse and Maurice de Vlamink. These three artists were founders of Les Fauves, an art movement using bold and unnatural colors. In 1954, the artist was hit by a car and died in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine, in Ile-de-France.
By Rasma Raisters3 days ago in Art
