was a mere child taking piano lessons. When I grew older and my piano teacher began to prepare me for ABRSM piano exams‚ I can clearly recall the first time I was exposed to jazz music. The first jazz piece I have ever played was “Alligator Crawl” by Fats Waller. At first‚ for my classically trained ears‚ the discordant chords and seemingly random note choices made no sense to me. As I begin to master the piece‚ I revel in the technical difficulty and fun the piece provided. There was such a free spirit
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In the “Fat Tax” by David Leonhardt‚ he believes that obesity is a major cause of health problems for the American people. Leonhardt discusses with Dr. Delos M. Cosgrove‚ the chief executive at Cleveland Clinic‚ who started an initiative to stop hiring smokers. Cosgrove also stated “if there weren’t legal issues‚ he would not only stop hiring smokers. He would also stop hiring obese people” (636). Cosgrove believes that a person should be held accountable for their actions and choices when it comes
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lives. My knowledge of these concepts was challenged when asked to relate these notions to a movie. During the time that I was watching the movie‚ My Big Fat Greek Wedding‚ I realized myself grasping onto what was going on and being able to relate certain scenes and situations to topics I had previously learned about. Interactions in My Big Fat Greek Wedding display concepts of conflict and politeness theory‚ which can be pointed out in a few specific scenes. During the movie‚ I found that these
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for without Eric there for her. Eric was the only one that saw past her scars and Sarah was the only one‚ besides his mother‚ that saw past his fatness. Before Eric lost weight people bullied him for being fat. Sarah stood up for him and didn’t care if he
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McCann’s “The Fat Boy’s Dream‚” the speaker describes his impulsive actions in a dream to show that greed can take precedence over relationships with others. A prominent theme in this poem is isolation. The speaker is constantly making the reader aware of the fact that he is the only person inhabiting his dream. Upon looking around‚ the boy quickly realizes that he can do anything he wants‚ and takes advantage of it. “I look about and see I am alone/ I drink
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perfect girls aren’t real. So do you honestly know anyone who is truly perfect? Being happy isn’t a choice it’s a way of life. But what if that’s the only thing you know how to do? Everyone has a story. Everyone has gone though something that has changed them. In the book‚ Life in the Fat Lane Lara Ardeche has the perfect life‚ family‚ and friends. She’s homecoming queen and has a sweet boyfriend. Everything is perfect until Lara starts to gain weight uncontrollably and no matter how much she tries to
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Midterm- Females of Today Do you think that Louise accurately represents a woman of our times? Why or why not? “The Fat Girl” by Andre Dubus is about a girl named Louise. Louise is an overweight girl. When she was nine years old her mother tells her that being fat or overweight is not pretty‚ when she gets to high school if she’s still overweight that boys will not pay any attention to her. Her mother would make her eat “bare” meals‚ if she at a potato during dinner she would have to skip dessert
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“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is a charming romantic comedy that explores cultural differences in a combination of adorable romance and cute humor. The story revolves around Toula‚ a thirty-year-old Greek American single woman‚ who lives with her family in the suburb of Chicago. Like many obedient Greek daughters‚ she works in her family’s business‚ a restaurant called “Dancing Zorba’s.” Toula belongs to a traditional collective upbringing where all good daughters are expected to marry from their ethnic
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progress has been made in the past 40-50 years toward gender equality‚ and at the time of this writing‚ it appears that the first female presidential candidate will run in the 2016 primary election. However‚ these are relatively recent changes in American culture and sadly‚ vestiges of old social norms still have a toehold in some parts of the country and the unilluminated parts of many people’s psyches. In this story‚ Dubus reminds us of what it might have been like for a young female in what is likely
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Are there any calories in an apple? It’s true that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apples are not only good for health but also for mind. The number of calories in an apple are 72‚ a medium sized apple. Weight watchers are advised to eat apples because of the high amount of fiber in them. There are not many calories in an apple‚ you can eat a dozen in a day but it might not be good for your health. It is said to not eat more than 5-10 apples in a day and for weight watchers not more than 3
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