Aneta Leja 04/13/2024 Jazz Media Assignment #6. Gilberto was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova songwriter and Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Stan Getz and Gilberto’s song is very smooth and romantic. The song features smooth‚ sultry vocals by Astrud Gilberto‚ accompanied by the melodic saxophone of Stan Getz. Musically‚ "The Girl from Ipanema" is characterized by its gentle bossa nova rhythm‚ characterized by syncopated guitar chords and a laid-back groove. Getz’s saxophone solo adds
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In the excerpt‚ "Self-Reliance" written by American writer‚ speaker‚ and key figure in the Transcendentalist movement Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ the ideas of intuition‚ independence‚ and inherent goodness in humans and nature are promoted. Throughout the excerpt‚ Emerson emphasizes that by being self-reliant and avoiding conformity‚ you will transform into a better version of yourself. People must follow their conscience and reject the opinions of society to reach self-actualization when an individual
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ACT 3: * After his first confrontation with the witches‚ Macbeth worried that he would have to commit a crime to get the crown. He seems to have gotten used to the idea of killing because the body counts has risen drastically. * Since the first prophecy of the witches came true Macbeth feels that he must kill Banquo and Fleance so that the second part from becoming realized. * Fleance survives which suggests that there is no escape from the witches’ prophecies. * Macbeth and Lady
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In his blog post‚ Sean Patrick Hughes discusses his concern over the election by arguing that a Donald Trump presidency could be a significant barrier to the fight against division in our country. He begins his post by clearing articulating where his view is coming from; he is not a “safe space‚ social crusader‚” but rather identifies as “someone with conservative values” who loves God‚ his family‚ and his guns. The first paragraph is entirely dedicated to establishing ethos because he understands
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Faulkner cautiously celebrated his accomplishment with a message that will forever change the field of literature. Under his belt‚ Faulkner went on to write a vast collection of poems‚ short stories‚ and more. Throughout his speech‚ he used rhetorical devices such as tone‚ modes of persuasion and extrinsic proofs to directly convey his message‚ that of which was wildly neglected by many authors of literature until brought forward by Faulkner. His speech‚
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English 1C 05 June 2015 The Weakness in Fallacies Fallacies are land minds hidden beneath a flatbed of language. They appear hidden to the eye that lacks the knowledge about them. Most go by undetected and cloaked. We experience them everyday and a lot of them go through our heads because we are unaware of them. Depending on how elaborate the fallacy is‚ it can potentially sway people to a certain decision‚ either mundane or crucial. Identifying fallacies are important because you can develop the
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3/4/12 Fallacies I’ve Used I have use many fallacies on a daily basis‚ but I have noticed that the fallacies I use the most are the appeal to bandwagon‚ poisoning the well‚ and apples and oranges. I appeal to bandwagon by always using peer pressure whenever I try to convince people to do things. For example during my senior year in high school‚ the upcoming senior ditch day was coming up and I tried to convince my friends to skip the day with me. To convince them‚ I said that most seniors in our
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Identify examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech. Political bias: “With one purpose only: to point out and make public the dishonesty‚ the downright villainy‚ of Boss Jim W. Gettys’ political machine—now in complete control of the government of this State!” His opinion of this groups’ work is judgmental. Ad hominen: Kane attacking his Boss Jim Gettys’ political leadership as “the dishonest and downright villainy presented false hopes to the public. Scare tactic:
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Sonnet 130 of Shakespeare’s Sonnets‚ serves to show that the accepted conventions of romantic poetry did not always accurately portray the feelings of love. The use of similes‚ metaphors and imagery contradict‚ in the most extreme ways‚ those rhetorical devices that are most often used in love poetry. Shakespeare backhanded romantic poetry and it made quite abang. “This poem became popular among the satirical poems of traditional love”(sparknote). To begin the poem Shakespeare references his lover’s
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Ancestry.com released a bone chilling 4th of July special commercial. The commercial was titled “Declaration Decadence.” In the commercial different people of various ethnicities recite parts of the Declaration of Independence. At the end of the video it’s revealed who these people are each of them descendents of someone who signed the declaration. The CMO of ancestry Vineet Mehr even stated‚ “We’re all much more similar than you think.” This powerful ad displayed a number of techniques to advocate
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