Miles Davis and Steve Reich This paper will briefly discuss some of the music of Miles Davis and Steve Reich. While both of these composers were instrumental in the development of the kinds of music they composed and played‚ they have very different sounds. Steve Reich created minimalist music‚ while Miles Davis created jazz. In 1959‚ Miles Davis released‚ ”Kind of Blue”‚ the best-selling jazz album ever. It was an example of a new type of jazz‚ called modal jazz. I listened to “On Green Dolphin
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The most important character in the Hogfather that would change the story moving on would be Susan because she has already played an important part in the original story of the Hogfather. Susan was who that started and ended the story because of her personality and actions she takes in the book. Susan also was important because she connected all the characters together in the book‚ forming all sub plots into one main plot. In the beginning‚ Susan tells Death that she wants to do everything the
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historical views of gender in major empires. Despite the stigmas against them‚ eunuchs were made to fit by the very people who thought they were wrong. In the book Maurice by E. M. Forster‚ there happens a scene where a couple men bully a flamboyant character named Risely for his mannerism and they hurt him by calling him a eunuch. This is quickly followed by the line of someone coming to his rescue‚ saying‚ "You could call your cousin a shit if you liked‚ but not a eunuch." It is peculiar that the term
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mundane at times‚ but it is fulfilment that truly matters. In the novel‚ The Sun Also Rises‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ the main characters all struggle with finding their purpose in the world. Instead of searching far and wide for this purpose‚ they instead fill their days with repetitive drinking and travel‚ which are both empty activities without true principle. Throughout the story‚ Jake‚ the narrator and main character‚ describes the daily activities of his group of friends. Hemingway writes with description
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The protagonist Sam is a character that can be characterized as astute. He is very intelligent and know how to deal with certain situation like when he wrote a letter and send to his mother to let her know about his decision. In the story‚ Sam says‚“ I wrote my mother a letter informing her of my decision” (Schwartz‚ pg. 83).” This quote basically shows that Sam was only twelve years old and very clever because he informed his mother about the decision he made by letter instead of telling her face
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the dialogue was realistic. The two characters that I will be focusing on in this critique will be Hester played by Toreena Meeky‚ and Reverend D. played by Rufus Wood. Meeky’s acting as Hester was overall a very good job; I was thoroughly impressed by it. However‚ there were times where I felt that her acting hit some flat lines. For example‚ there were many moments where it seemed that she was just waiting for her next line as opposed to listing
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During the reconstructed era my character was beaten by her masters all the time. She visually perceived as a wild child. One time my character optically discerned a bowl filled with lumps of sugar and decided to take one. My characters mistress‚ Miss. Susan‚ visually perceived her take it and commenced chasing her with a whip. My character absquatulated and obnubilated out with the pigs. After some time‚ she had to go back‚ because she was hungry. When she returned she was whipped perpetually? “She
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Charlemagne was a Frankish king‚ later emperor‚ whose rule lasted from 742 CE until 814 CE. Charles the Great was revered as one of the greatest kings of the Early Middle Ages‚ an attitude that was perpetuated by the early authors’ writings about him and his reign. One such author is an eighth-century scholar named Einhard who born in 770 CE in the eastern part of Frankland. After receiving an education from a local monastery‚ Einhard went on to become not only a member of Charlemagne’s court but
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the character in Savannah Bay. The three characters of Madeleine‚ Jeune Femme and Savannah cannot exist in their own rights. They all depend on each other’s action‚ memories‚ and admissions. Madeleine’s fragmented memories reflect her fragmented character. She is never a complete character‚ and the audience will never be granted a full picture of who she is. Jeune Femme is reliant on Madeleine for the representation of her mother‚ Savannah. Thus‚ it becomes unimportant to access the character of Jeune
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Lazlo is a fugitive fighting against the Nazi regime. He acts as a sort of juxtaposition to Rick’s character‚ they are two sides of the same coin. They are generally good characters who tend to fight for a good cause. While Rick is seen as a cloak and dagger‚ not personally involved man‚ while Lazlo is the hero fighting against the villains head on. Rick respects Lazlo and his patriotism
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