“Blue Melody” Analysis "Blue Melody" is a short story by J. D. Salinger which was first published in the September 1948. It is the tragic tale of an African-American jazz singer; the story was inspired by the life of Bessie Smith and was originally titled "Scratchy Needle on a Phonograph Record." Cosmopolitan changed the title to "Blue Melody" without Salinger ’s consent. It is possible to interpret the original title of the story. Stratchy needle may mean time and experience of a person which
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They were halcyon days! But‚ were they the best days of my life? For me they were very special. But I think the best days came later‚ as a result of my positive‚ and negative‚ experiences at school. Mr Halley (there he is in his trendy brown jacket – with elbow pads) was my best teacher – he was well dench! Of course that expression hadn’t been coined yet‚ but he was. He made learning fun‚ he made it interesting. Key note speeches often have an icebreaker – I thought I would provide the laughs
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Blue Nile Inc.; Case Analyst Blue Nile was founded in 1999 and today‚ it is one of the largest online retailers of diamonds. In addition to selling diamonds‚ it also offers platinum‚ gold‚ peral‚ and sterling silver jewelry. It is headquartered in Seattle‚ Washington and it operates in 25 countries‚ offering products through its United States‚ Canada and the United Kingdom Websites. The Company is public traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange and has received several rewards for its service price
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I have been asked to compose a response that explains how the minor characters from both stories‚ “The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas and “Zebra” by Chaim Potok are influential to the lives of the protagonists. First‚ I want to explain how the Grandfather of Marta’s in The Scholarship was so influential and helpful throughout the process of her getting the jacket. When Marta was younger her parents didn’t have enough money to raise 8 children so Marta was sent to live with her grandparents
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According to William D. Wells (2009) advertising is aimed at motivating and affecting consumers’ behavior in a way that is beneficial to the company or brand being advertised. Consumers are said to pass through a cognitive and affective phase before adopting and showing certain behavior. The first thing marketers should do in order to make an advertisement effective is to attract people’s attention‚ meaning they have to make consumers process the advertising message consciously. If an advertisement
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In the poem ‘Funeral Blues’ by W. H. Auden‚ a sad and depressing atmosphere is created as the poem tells a story of the man’s grief. The poet’s use of language‚ word choice and sentence structure makes the mood in this poem suitable for the message it is getting across. In this poem the author’s feelings are expressed along with the use of rhythm and rhyme. In this poem‚ the writer uses regular verse and traditional pattern of rhythm and rhyme to give impact to his unexpected imagery of the end
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English 102 Research Paper I February 14‚ 2012 In reading James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues‚” we hear a story about class and racial struggles‚ personal conflict‚ and redemption. We hear about loss and human emotion. We see this entire story set in nineteen fifty’s Harlem‚ which‚ for many American’s is the very picture of poor black culture and environment. The differences in poor black culture and poor white culture show many of the same themes and quirks. Both cultures often find solace
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The Blue Bouquet I woke covered with sweat. Hot steam rose from the newly sprayed‚ redbrick pavement. A gray-winged butterfly‚ dazzled‚ circled the yellow light. I jumped from my hammock and crossed the room barefoot‚ careful not to step on some scorpion leaving his hideout for a bit of fresh air. I went to the little window and inhaled the country air. One could hear the breathing of the night‚ feminine‚ enormous. I returned to the center of the room‚ emptied water from a jar into a pewter
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Thematic Analysis In Victor Hugo’s emotional excerpt‚ “Jean Valjean and the Bishop” from Les Miserables‚ he demonstrates the important effect that love and compassion can have on even the most hardened people. Set in nineteenth century France‚ the story is given a grim industrial tone that helps support the theme. Through the use of symbolism‚ strong character traits and well placed situational irony at the end of the story Hugo conveys the universal truth about life that love and compassion can
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Film Analysis Within every man resides good and evil; which quality manifests itself is determined by how one is raised and views the world. Stanley Kubrick’s film Full Metal Jacket takes the concept of good or evil in man and shows how war‚ the marines‚ and government blur soldiers’ ideas of right or wrong. By injection of propaganda from these sources a misidentity is created within the solider. Once this misidentity has taken place it is the soldiers’ job to figure out what he is: a killing machine
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