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    public he is known just as another jazz musician but for those with a more in depth music appreciation he remains one of the most significant saxophonists in jazz history. John “Trane” Coltrane’s impact on the music world was quite considerable. By revolutionizing music with his own techniques Coltrane changed jazz music forever. Coltrane was a American jazz saxophonist‚ composer‚ bandleader‚ and iconic figure of the twentieth century. As a jazz singer and jazz enthusiast myself‚ Coltrane’s techniques

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    The Jazz Age was the period during the 1920’s ( ending with the great depression) when jazz music and dance became popular. The birth of jazz music is often credited to the African americans but expanded and over time was modified to become socially acceptale to middle-class white americans. Jazz music really came into its own and became the definition of music to most people. This music played an important role in peoples lives .    The great gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald has many themes‚ which

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    PAKISTAN WINNING 20-20 WORLD CUP: A Nation battling Terrorist Attacks on a daily basis‚ An Attack on a visiting cricket team a few months ago threatened to isolate its national team and the country as a whole from the rest of the cricketing world with all the countries canceling their tours citing security reasons. To Make Matters Worse‚ The ICC cancelled all the matches which were allotted to Pakistan as a Host Nation for the 2011 Cricket World Cup & also shifted the Champions Trophy

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    Chapter 34 American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1919-1929 Insulting America from the Radical Virus Americans shunned diplomatic commitments to foreign countries‚ and denounced crazy foreign ideas‚ condemned un-American lifestyles and clanged shut he immigration gates against foreign people. After the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 which caused a small communist party in the USA. Caused a lot of strikes. The Red Scare of 1919-1920 caused Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer (Fighting Quaker)

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    The Roaring Tigers and the Asian Miracle Until a few years ago one could not open the pages of a public affairs magazine without running into a commentary claiming for example that ¡®Asian countries have developed a new and superior form of capitalism that is beating the pants off Western‚ free market economies¡¯ (Altfest‚ 1998). Between 1965 and 1990 the economy of East Asia grew faster than all other regions of the world‚ roughly three times as fast as other developing regions and twenty-five

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    players with high notes and intricate rhythms. We go over how our parts connect with each others and how they connect with other sections in the ensemble. Aiding younger members of my section helps both me and them to grow musically. I also help lead our jazz combo at school. In a team effort‚ we express our ideas on phrasing and how we can evoke emotion through the notes and rhythms to the audience. When we share our thoughts and ideas with each other‚ we promote a friendly and accepting atmosphere that

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    With reference to the significant person ‘Isaiah’‚ explain the contribution to the development and expression of Judaism and analyse the impact of this person on Judaism. The prophet Isaiah played an important role in the development and expression of Judaism as a dynamic‚ living religion through the impact of his works. The impact of Isaiah is evident in both the development and expression of Judaism both in his time and in modern society‚ as his teachings‚ for the Jewish people‚ prove to be

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    Uyen Phuong Le Music 12 Professor Greg Stier Jazz Concert Report February 5‚ 2012 Phat Cat Swinger Show Report I made a right decision by going to the Phat Cat Swinger show at Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue in Claremont on Friday‚ February 3‚ 2012. The show was more than just impressive! The venue was an upper club and lounge with retro decoration that could bring you back to the jazz era. The stage was neat‚ simple and organized. There were people of all ages. Just like me‚ they came there to enjoy the

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    In September 1929‚ "the Roaring Twenties‚" "the Era of Wonderful Nonsense‚" of sex‚ booze and jazz‚ ended with the stock market crash that began the Great Depression. There followed the "low dishonest decade" of poet W. H. Auden’s depiction‚ as Western statesmen sought to appease their way to security and peace. On Sept. 11‚ 2001‚ as the 767s smashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and Pentagon‚ killing 5‚000 Americans‚ another unserious era of sex scandals and stock market silliness

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    Man versus Nature Bret Harte first shows us the unforgiving nature of Nature in “Luck of Roaring Camp” (1868). To show how very little Nature cares about us puny humans‚ and how swiftly she can destroy us‚ Harte states “… The North Fork suddenly leaped over its banks‚ and shot up the triangular valley of Roaring Camp” (Harte). Not only did Mother Nature come upon them swiftly‚ she also claimed three lives‚ including the innocent baby all the men in the camp had come to love. The same baby that

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