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    University Singin’ in the Rain Study Guide! Table of Contents Synopsis………………………………………….Page 1 Director’s Concept……………………………….Page 2 The Creation of Singin’ in the Rain………………Page 3 Slang of the 1920’………………………………..Page 6 History of the 1920’………………………..…..Page 8 1920’s Hollywood Stars….………………………….Page 12 Singin’ in the Rain in YOUR class…………………Page 14 Synopsis: Main Characters: Don Lockwood‚ Hollywood Star Lina Lamont‚ Hollywood Star Cosmo

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    Slang In America Summary

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    Walt Whitman’s “Slang in America” and Burgess’ “A Defense of Slang”‚ both authors express how they favor slang and see it as a way to breathe life to language a sort of new style.The two authors do differ in which Whitman views poetry as a product of slang‚ whereas Burgess refers to slang as similar‚ but not as accepted as poetry is. Both authors believe that slang allows people to escape the unspoken laws of literalism and bring interest into the language. Whitman views slang as a way of people

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    part of everyday life. The way someone dresses says a lot about his or her personality‚ age‚ culture and experience. At times of economic or social change‚ fashion often changed. The 1920s and the 1960s are big eras were economic and social change were happening. They are both largely known for their fashion. The 1920s was also known as the Roaring Twenties due to the period’s social‚ artistic‚ and cultural energy. The twenties were right after the end of World War One and right before the Great Depression

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    YOLO: A Confidence Booster

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    YOLO: A Confidence Booster Every now and then‚ a bit of slang comes along that draws a bold line between old and young. Today‚ that term is YOLO. If you’re over 25‚ the phrase probably means nothing to you and if you’re under 25 then you are probably either sick of the four word acronym or using it in anyway possible. YOLO is a phrase that means “you only live once” that shot to fame earlier in 2012 when the rapper Drake featured it in the hook of his song “The Motto”. According to Urban Dictionary

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    The Outsiders slang vocabulary 1)corvair-A popular sports car in the 60’s. Ex: I about decided I didn’t like it so much though I spotted a red corvair trailing me. Page # 4 2)Hood- A person that is gong that gets in trouble in their own way. Ex-greasers are almost like hoods. Page # 3 3)Tuff-cool or sharp. Ex-Like a tuff looking mustang or a tuff record. Page #12 4)Rumble-To fight between groups of people. Ex-A rumble is sometimes born out of a grudge fight. Page # 11 5)Hacked off-

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    alternative among also used. Amongst is considered archaic in US usage‚ but is still occasionally used. anorak In the US‚ a jacket with a fur-lined hood is generally called a "parka‚" technical differences between the two garments notwithstanding. As a slang term for someone with an obsessive interest in a niche subject (most famously‚ trainspotters)‚ "anorak" is also a Britishism (no direct US analog‚ but similar to the Japanese "otaku‚" which has migrated into US English). answerphone (originally

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    A Story in Harlem Slang

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    Kristina Medina English ½ 10/26/12 So you think you have game "It must be Jelly‚ ’cause jam don’t shake”‚ A Story in Harlem Slang‚ by Zora Neale Hurston. Sweet Back and Jelly are two wanna-be pimps that are lost in a world full of wants just struggling to get by. Though Jelly and Sweet Back claim they have game‚ the woman that walks by‚ schools them both‚ yet she is not the one with the most game. Jelly and Sweet Back do have some game they both assume that they are better than one another

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    Section 4.2 of Making Connections.   Points Received: 1 of 1   Comments: Question 2. Question : ____________________ is the primary code humans use to communicate.   Student Answer:  Jargon    Interpersonal communication    Language    Slang   Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Section 4.0 of Making Connections.    Points Received: 1 of 1   Comments: Question 3. Question : Language performs a ________________‚ which means it allows you to explore and investigate the

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    Roaring Twenties”‚ "The Era of Wonderful Nonsense"‚ "The Decade of the Dollar" ‚ "The Period of the Psyche"‚ "Dry Decade" and the age of "Alcohol and Al Capone”‚ these slogans are all ways to describe the 1920’s in just a few words. (The 1920s: Lifestyles and Social Trends: Overview) The 1920’s were a decade of parties‚ money‚ and extravagant lifestyles. The decade portrayed the American Dream of women‚ money‚ alcohol‚ music‚ and partying. In the twenties dresses were shorter‚ alcohol was illegal

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    the movie. Luhrmann had great expectations and intentions for the assembly of his very own visceral‚ and visually exciting rendition of the 1920s. The 1920s‚ also very suitably labelled as ‘The Roaring 20s’‚ was a vibrant and energetic era of transformation and dissidence. The rise of Wall

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