“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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Escaping the Blues Reservation Blues begins with the tortured soul of a musician‚ and his guitar. The blues musician‚ a reanimated form of the late Robert Johnson‚ hands his enchanted instrument to Thomas Builds the Fire. This guitar possesses skill‚ precision and soul‚ no matter who its owner is. Johnson had given his soul to the Devil in order to acquire these powers. When Thomas was given this guitar‚ he too felt the music radiating with its strings. This power‚ compelled Thomas to create
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Teiairra Johnson Professor Drummond-Matthews English Comp. II February 1‚ 2012 Funeral Blues Explication In W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues”‚he uses a sort of calm or sorrowful tone. The woman in this poem says‚ “Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚”(1) She is wanting to give respect to the dead. She says to get rid of the noises that may be distracting from the process of mourning. Auden creates a mood or sense of respectfulness. The first stanza is stating to get
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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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In the novel Reservation Blues‚ most of the characters struggle with their identity at some point. Victor has an especially strong urge to rebel against his Native American heritage‚ which is apparent in his violent‚ arrogant demeanor and his obvious problem with alcohol. Victor is tied to his past and has trouble coping with his life as it is‚ and is in a constant battle with himself‚ his surroundings‚ and other people. Early in the book‚ Victor is portrayed as somewhat of a bully‚ and
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Il bilancio – Strumento di analisi per la gestione 4/ed R. N. Anthony‚ L. K. Breitner‚ D. M. Macrì Copyright © 2008 – The McGraw-Hill Companies srl CAPITOLO 8 LE PASSIVITA’ E IL CAPITALE NETTO Problemi Problema 8-1 Laribee SpA a. (1) Including current liabilities.............. Debt/Equity Ratio $97‚920 = 66.7% $146‚880 Debt/Capitalization Ratio Rarely calculated this way. (2) Excluding current liabilities except current portion of long-term debt..... Excluding all current liabilities
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Sollutions CHAPTER 15 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. FIVE PRIORITY SEQUENCING RULES ARE: First come‚ first served (FCFS); or First in‚ first out (FIFO): Jobs are sequenced in the order in which they arrive at the workstation. Earliest due date (EDD): Jobs are sequenced in the order in which they are due for delivery to the customer. Shortest processing time (SPT): Jobs are sequenced in order of the processing time required at the workstation‚ with the job requiring
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The Blue Film An old proverb goes “The past will always come back to haunt you”. Which means‚ that no matter how much you try to hide something from your past it will somehow surface again. It is only a matter of time. This is a very fitting proverb when talking about the short story “The Blue Film”. “The blue film” is a short story about a single evening in the life of a middle aged Europe-an couple. It is a simple chronological story. The novel has a strong marriage and divorcement theme
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THE FILIPINO REVOLTS AGAINST SPAIN Filipino’s love Freedom! Filipino’s rebelled! Unhappy that’s what I feel like the Filipino’s feeling when they are under the Spaniards. When I read again this chapter‚ I feel I’m one of them I’m in that time and place when the revolt against Spain is held. Fighting too. This is the causes of Revolts: 1. Love for Freedom and Independence 2. Spanish encomendors abuses 3. Tribute (Residence tax) 4. Forced Labor (Polo) 5. Land Grabbing by the friars 6. Basi
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Auden’s ‘Refugee Blues’ laments the plight of the Jews who were forced to flee Europe when the Holocaust started and they were rounded up and killed or imprisoned under the cruel regime of Hitler. The poem starts with a narrator‚ who is later revealed to be a German Jew‚ describing a large city which is home to ten million people some of whom are well off and live in luxurious large houses while others make do in slums and shabby houses. Yet‚ the narrator tells the person with him‚ presumably a
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