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    It is not what is seen that circles the mind‚ it is the unseen. Books‚ movies and society in general present the “unseen” and the “unknown” to develop the characters and plots. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry illustrates the “unseen” and the “unknown” through the rumors associated with the beasts. Kira‚ the main character‚ along with her friends discover the truth from exploring what society does not see. The “unseen” and “unknown” elements throughout the novel facilitate Kira’s knowledge of the dystopian

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    Generally‚ many “Bawdy Blues” songs exploit innuendo lyrics because it encompasses socially forbidden subjects such as extremely blatant sexual themes‚ prostitutions‚ adultery‚ lesbianism or social ills. Often times‚ these obscene songs are frequently banned from radio stations. The only way to have an access to these songs sometimes is to listen to them on a jukebox machine due to its explicit librettos. For example: Lucille Bogan’s humorous sexual references song entitled‚ "Shave ’Em Dry" (1935)

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    Bosnian Refugee Life in America Literature Review [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Bosnian Refugee Life in America Literature Review Literature Review Thousands of refugees from Bosnia-Herzegovina have fled to the United States to seek protection from the ethnoreligious conflicts of the region. To best assist these families‚ service providers must understand their wartime and migration experiences and their culture. The purpose of this article is to review the literature

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    In the 1988 American documentary film‚” The Thin Blue Line‚ by Errol Morris‚ an American movie director and author‚ he shows the Randall Dale Adams case which ended in Randall Dale Adams becoming convicted to a death sentence for murdering a police officer. The story starts in October 1976‚ when Randall was trying to drive home when his car ran out of fuel forcing him to hitchhike with David Ray Harris who was also driving to the same destination as Adams. While driving‚ a Dallas police car stops

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    It is important to distinguish between the IDP and the refugee. The first element which distinguishes the refugee from IDP is that: the claimant must have crossed the border of the country. This is an absurd requirement because many of the people if not most of them who flee their homes are unable to cross the borders‚ their plea may be as serious as the plea of those who have crossed the border but they don’t fall under the refugee protection definition. The heavy insistence on this territorial

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    Chelsea Culberson Instructor Jacob Kruse Communications I 15 September 2014 Sonny’s Blues “Sonny’s Blues” is a story of disorientation at first; it tells a story of a young man named Sonny and his older brother who is the narrator. Sonny is a young boy who in fact grew up in a world of abandonment. He suffered from drug addiction‚ being a school dropout‚ and personal desertion issues. As the story unfolds from his brother’s point of view‚ it explains how the older brother wished he had been there

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    Refugee resettlement is a very important and debated issue in Australia today. A refugee is a person who has fled their country of origin and is unable or unwilling to return because of a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a particular social group or political opinion. (Amnesty 2012). This is an issue that is extremely relevant‚ especially with large outflows of refugees from countries such as Syria‚ Afghanistan and Somalia (UNHCR 2015

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    Though Sonny in the Story “Sonny Blues” wasn’t able or chose not to get an education. He was smart in one area‚ and that was expressing himself through playing jazz on the piano. His experience on music and his personal life would make him be able to teach his brother (who was teacher) something about him. Sonny was much like his father‚ an isolated man who didn’t really like expressing himself verbally‚ he would do drugs as well but realized that wasn’t really make him express his feelings out.

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    person’s life‚ it will influence you become what kind of person you are. Everyone is born with the difference heritage. Some people respect their heritage‚ but some people disrespect their heritage. I have read two articles which are “Everyday Use” and “Blue Winds Dancing”. In these two articles‚ the narrator talks about how character think about their own heritage. We also can see the different conflicts the character facing in the articles. I respect heritage because even though you try to change your

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    This poem is about a Blue Heron‚ a bird‚ that is looking is looking for food in November. As I was reading the poem‚ I decided to focus on the first half of the poem for my melody. Picturing a Blue Heron walking through the cold ponds in November with his gray hunched shoulders made me think of the tempo and the dynamics for this piece. Right from the start‚ I knew that this melody could not be fast‚ allegro‚ or even

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