Swing kids The Swing Kids (German: Swingjugend) were a group of jazz and swing lovers in Germany in the 1930s‚ mainly in Hamburg (St. Pauli) and Berlin. They were composed of 14- to 18-year-old boys and girls in high school‚ most of them middle- or upper-class students‚ but some apprentice workers as well. They sought the British and American way of life‚ defining themselves in swing music and opposing the National-Socialist ideology‚ especially the Hitlerjugend. The name "SwingKids"
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Janese Tyree Instructor Fielding English 96 19 March 2009 Unlucky “Kid Kustomers” Television is the most important medium for children’s advertisements. The effects of TV have long been a subject of controversy. In the essay‚ “Kid Kustomers‚” Eric Schlosser describes how major ad agencies now have children’s divisions that focus directly on marketing to kids. The newest Lucky Charms cereal television commercial‚ “Lost In Time‚” utilizes cartoon characters
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Everyone agrees that Billy Budd killed Claggart‚ but some believe Billy should be charged with murder and others believe he should not be charged with murder. Billy Budd should not be charged with murder for three reasons: Billy couldn’t take up for himself‚ he didn’t mean to kill Claggart‚ and the crew would regret killing Billy. The first reason Billy Budd should not have been charged with murder is because he couldn’t take up for himself. Claggart threatened him with mutiny‚ Billy had a speech impediment
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Title of the Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Author: Jeff Kinney Pages: 217 Settings: * Greg’s House The place where they made the horror house and did not became successful. * Their School Where Rowley and Greg usually meet for some ideas or problems that they need to solve. Major Characters: * Greg Heffley He was the one who always get bullied but he still wants to fulfill his dreams so he tried not to distract by the one who bullies him. * Manny Heffley Greg’s little
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“Introduction to Poetry” Billy Collins S-Subject Poetry P-Paraphrase The poem‚ “Introduction to Poetry”‚ by Billy Collins‚ begins by comparing a poem to a color slide and says that to understand it‚ you must “listen” to it’s sound. He paints a picture of a mouse finding it’s way through the maze that is the poem‚ and you groping through the poem’s room to find the light switch (the light switch
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Talking the Kids 10/15/2013 Advertising towards kids is completely unethical‚ after reading the article from page 132 I began to think of my own child. I don’t understand how there are so many laws to protect are children but something like ads directed toward a child who is not mentally equipped to make an informed decision on what they are being sold is allowed. The article talked about how unhealthy foods that have little to no nutritional value are being directed towards kids and the
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Along the Lines of Poetry In the poems Introduction to Poetry and Marginalia‚ the author Billy Collins uses figurative language to lead the readers through his perspective as he delivers different tones throughout both poems. Although the two poems have many similarities‚ Collin’s tone in the two pieces create two very different pieces of writing. Collins directs two very different tones in the poems to draw the reader in‚ and then connect with them personally though figurative language. In Introduction
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is that I am good with what I say and meaning it. You can trust me in anything you don’t to say to anyone. Something I can do really well is to do sports. If it has to do with sports I will be there. I’ve been told that my strength is being a good kid and being respectful. I can help other people with what they need help on every way I can. I am not so good in my English class and Cultural Geography classes. I struggle with those because I would always find them hard especially
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The Karate Kid is one of the most inspirational films that has ever been created. It is the story of an improbable hero who is mentored by a wise old man named Mr Miyagi. Throughout the essay I will be explaining different archetypes and that exist in this film. The storyline revolves around the hero ‚ who in this case is the main character Daniel Larusso‚ played by Ralph Macchio . Whenever there is a hero‚ there is a villain that the hero must defeat. In Karate Kid‚ the main two villains are a
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In this poetic analysis‚ we are attempting to interpret the age of the speaker in the poem “On Turning Ten”‚ which is Billy Collins himself. The poem itself is surprisingly dark‚ yet very relatable in an unusual way‚ because you couldn’t see the world the way the poet did when he was younger‚ but you could somehow connect to the speaker if he told his story while looking back at his past. That is why the age that the poem gives off is somewhere in his mid 20s or in his 30s. It is possible that this
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