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    Under milk wood is a radio play written by Dylan Thomas‚ it tells the story of a day in the life of a small town called Llareggub. The play is set in the 1950’s‚ and it has two narrators‚ called Voice 1 and Voice 2‚ which act as dramatic devices and move the play along in space and time. The Voices give poetry to the play by giving the listener Thomas’s view of the town. The two voices are Thomas’s opportunity to act as a guide to Llareggub. He uses the Voices throughout the play‚ the first Voice

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    music‚ their main instruments are different‚ too. For Blues‚ their main instrument is the human voice. The people at that time focuses more on the singing than the actual instruments that are playing. A time when many famous vocalists were born‚ like Bessie Smith. Many people think that "vocal are what makes music so great to listen to." And for Ragtime‚ it is a piano dominated era. A time when the first piece of piano music was written down. Musician use ragging and reinterpret the melody by adding

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    “Do you think‚ because I am poor‚ obscure‚ plain and little‚ I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you‚ - and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth‚ I should have made it as hard for you to leave me‚ as it is now for me to leave you!” This was a quote by Jane Eyre‚ from the book Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre was strong-willed‚ hopeful‚ and at the end forgivable. She had a tragic life but she still stayed strong. Some people believe

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    Artists Public Service Fellowship (1984)‚ New York Foundation for the Arts Choreographer’s Fellowship (1984+1991); National Endowment for the Arts Choreographer’s Fellowship (1985‚ 1986‚ 1987‚ and 1988)‚ New York Dance and Performance Award (a.k.a. “Bessie”) (1986+1987)‚ American Choreographer Award and John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship‚ (both 1988)‚ Dewar’s Young Artists Recognition Award (1990)‚ Creative Capital Award in the discipline of Performing Arts (2006)‚ named a Fellow by United States

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    crowds to the new leagues. In fact‚ Americans held dominance in most professional sports including golf‚ tennis and boxing. Some sports brought in millions of dollars in profits at each event! In music‚ the Jazz Age came about with artists like Bessie Smith and Duke Ellington. The "Jazz Age" came with dances such as "the Charleston". Jazz and other forms of music became an important way of expressing

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    and film. The composer mentions many Aboriginal practices and uses Aboriginal words and songs intermingles with English to highlight racial separation. As a result to their racial difference‚ Hugh rejects his affection for Coonardoo whereas Mrs. Bessie is able accept and develop a relationship as a “Mumae” or father to the Aboriginals. Likewise‚ the film uses a long shot of Alan and Petey facing each other like opponents to establish the relationship between the characters. The path dividing them

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    to provide entertainment for white people by having the blacks perform and work in the club which became a set back because blacks were not allowed to be customers. Two popular jazz singers and band members during this era were Louis Armstrong and Bessie

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    locked place‚ a solitude of what looks like insanity. Your disposition changes‚ your fear is relieved‚ and suddenly you’re into another section of the building. You have just left the Sheltered Freedom unit‚ a place for aging people with dementia‚ at Bessie Burton Sullivan Skilled Nursing Residence. It’s unlike most nursing home environments; the doors are locked‚ people are wandering around talking to no one‚ and the residents at times burst into agitated screams. Yet one floor higher‚ you have what

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    often sing or play around the with the beat by accenting the notes either just before the beat or after (Kamien‚ 2015). Blues jazz are still heard until today. There are few legendary blues musicians. Those famous musician and singers are B.B. King‚ Bessie Smith‚Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker and Herbie Hancock. Megill and Demory (1989) also claim that blues singer were actually accompanied by pianist or small ensemble. He states that blues music are relatively unstructured and include a good deal

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    This novel presents a number of conflicts and struggles within Jane and between Jane and other characters‚ conflicts which must be resolved for her to achieve self-fulfillment and happiness. The chief struggle is between Reason and feeling. As a child who is repressed and bullied and generally ill treated‚ Jane finds it hard to control her temper and her passionate nature rebels against her ill-treatment with all its force and fury. She is like a raw exposed nerve and her sense of justice is

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