Winter guard is an indoor sport derived from color guard‚ which is commonly associated with both high school and collegiate marching bands. Winter guard performances use recorded music rather than live bands and typically occur in gymnasiums and arenas. In “Marching to a Different Drum at Center Grove High School‚” Debra Barbre describes these performances as “like creating Broadway in three minutes” (Barbre‚ 12). It is similar to Broadway performances in that performers have to actively engage
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“On the Pulse of Morning” was a poem that was read at Bill Clinton’s inauguration ceremony in January‚ 1993 by Maya Angelou which focused on the fact that human beings are more similar than they are different even though they look different. This poem is also about growth‚ freedom‚ and evolution which uses contrasting elements that appeal the eternal to measure change against history. Maya Angelou uses many metaphors that represent history’s past. For example‚ she starts off with “A Rock‚ A River
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York‚ The Coldest Winter Ever is the story of Winter Santiaga (aptly named because she was born during one of New York’s worst snowstorms)‚ the rebellious‚ pampered teenage daughter of a notorious drug dealer. Ricky Santiaga‚ Winter’s father‚ has attained substantial wealth through his illegal drug empire and lavishes his wife‚ Winter‚ and Winter’s three younger sisters‚ Porsche‚ Lexus‚ and Mercedes‚ with the best things money can (and cannot) buy. Unknown to her father‚ Winter uses her hustling
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Natural hazards such as floods‚ wildfires‚ winter storms‚ tornadoes‚ landslides‚ earthquakes‚ hurricanes‚ and other natural events‚ as well as accidental and deliberate man-made hazard will continue to impact our earth for thousands of years to come. These hazards have killed millions of people in the United States‚ and millions more have suffered the loss of home‚ health‚ family members‚ friends‚ and even have endured economic hardship. In fact‚ it would be nice if our leaders and communities
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Over the brief time I’ve been driving‚ I found there to be a drastic difference in driving in the winter and driving in the summer. The winter weather brings many dangerous conditions to contend with on the road that the summer does not. Cold‚ wet‚ freezing winters are much harder to drive in than the dryer summer months. First‚ we will look at the similarities in driving during both months. A driver still has the same road rules that apply no matter what season; properly signaling‚ and obeying
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Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sundays” describes a familial relationship between two people‚ and how that makes one of the characters register the sacrifices of his father‚ allowing him to be more grateful and to relinquish his cold attitude. The child’s father could be considered a hardworking man‚ because after a strenuous week of work‚ he continues to fulfill his duties of a parent and tends to his family. “..With cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires
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The poet gives to us homely details of the cold weather in winter. He said that water is freezing while it is dropping from the wall‚ so it is extremely cold. And people can’t stop working because the coldness of winter and they have to go out and work. Dick the shepherd has nothing to warm him just his breath because he is poor man so he is blowing his fingertips to warm him. And Tom is working hard to survive in this cold winter. He cuts logs and brings them home to fuel the fire to get
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Descalzo‚ Mary Philline T. September 13‚ 2013 English 10 WFW1 Concept Paper Final Draft: “Demographic Winter and Its Effect on Society” For years‚ people have in mind that the world’s population has been increasing annually. While it is true that a daily increment of 215‚060 and yearly growth of 1.10% is happening on our world population of 7‚174‚592‚903 (United Nations‚ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division‚ population Estimates‚ and Projections Sections)‚ the demographic
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In Daphne du Maurier’s novel‚ Rebecca‚ the nameless narrator‚ Mrs. du Winter‚ is portrayed as having primary personality traits that contribute to the overall significance and role of the character. Mrs. du Winter mysteriously falls in love with Maxim after he kills his old‚ unwanted wife Rebecca. Mrs. du Winter barely questions Maxim‚ and chooses to ignore the fact he committed a murder. This makes the readers question her true intention and ability to be an educated‚ independent woman who can differ
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eventually fade into the background in Winter City Sleeps. Accompanied by this visual imagery is a “somber piano melody” (de Barros 0:0:01). Feelings of loneliness and sadness are prominent throughout the poem and with the struggle being able to stabilize these emotions during the cold‚ dark winter months. In the months before winter‚ “when the days were longer than the nights”‚ this person felt happiness and contentment (Matanle qtd. In de Barros 0:1:20). By winter‚ however‚ sadness and loneliness
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