Very few fictional characters created long ago have remained popular to this very day. However‚ one specific literary character has remained to be‚ if not increasingly so‚ popular in the modern time. Sherlock Holmes created by Arthur Conan Doyle nearly 160 years ago is unique‚ widely appealing‚ intriguing and slightly strange‚ unlike many other characters that have appeared in books in the nineteenth century and later. As well as his charisma‚ Sherlock’s intelligence‚ almost inhumanly so‚ is what
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School Marching Band A month before the start of the school year‚ over 100 high school students show up early in the morning for 8 hours of practice every day. I’m not talking about the football team. I’m talking about the high school marching band. Each member will be at the school getting in shape‚ learning how to march‚ and practicing music for weeks‚ working to perfect an 8-minute show to perform in front of thousands of people. As a member of the Clear Falls High School band‚ I know how important
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surprisingly gained a lot of education from my band class provided at my high school. Not only have I learned the importance of music‚ but I have gained many educational values. Throughout my life‚ one place I have surprisingly gained education from‚ including time management‚ knowledge expansion‚ and hard work ethic‚ is my band class. One skill that is important to gain for one’s future is time management. Unfortunately‚ this was not a skill that I developed
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to see how I had changed over the years of being in band and compare them to the years before I got in band. How band has influenced my life? There is a lot of things that band has influenced in my life; like no time to do anything during marching season‚ learning to hate buses‚ how to multitask‚ and getting to have more friends than what you started with. You learn how to be responsible and how to be on time for things. The saying that every band person needs to go by is ‘early is on time and on time
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Tamboo Bamboo band led by‚ Lord Humbugger‚ discarded their different lengths of bamboo and took to the streets for the J’Ouvert celebrations with a full band of metal containers. These included garbage bins and covers‚ biscuit drums‚ paint cans‚ brake drums‚ chamber pots and bottles and spoons. This band became known as Alexander’s Ragtime Band‚ their name came from an American movie and this band caused a stir in Port of Spain. Lord Humbugger was the conductor of this band who led the band with a baton
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Resistance Band Exercises (Lower Body) To begin with‚ the following resistance band exercises should be performed approximately 1 - 3 times per week. Ideally they should not be performed on consecutive days‚ to allow muscle recovery. As the strength improves‚ the resistance band exercises can be progressed by gradually increasing the repetitions‚ number of sets or resistance of the exercises provided they do not cause or increase pain. Hip Extension Start this resistance band exercise at side of
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of music that each have a certain sound or represent a certain time period in history. The two genres that I have selected are Opera and Big-band Jazz. These are two very diverse genres that have different musical elements‚ such as melody‚ rhythm‚ etc. The Opera piece is Purcell: Dido and Aeneas‚ Act III‚ Opening and Lament by Henry Purcell and the Big-band Jazz piece is Strayhorn: Take the A Train‚ by Duke Ellington Orchestra. Opera was very popular during the Baroque Era from the 1600’s to the
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a Down System of a Down (System) is an Armenian metal band that formed in the early 90 ’s. When System first formed they became incredibly popular among teenagers. System is also widely known for their controversial and political songs. The current members of System are Serj Tankian‚ Daron Malakian‚ Shavo Odadjian‚ John Dolmayan. System first formed under the name of soil. When Soil broke up Serj‚ Daron‚ and Shavo decided to form a new band and they called it System of a down. The name came from
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their music‚ and the relationships between all of the band mates. In this short but in-depth interview‚ Guy Raz introduces Dave Matthews as one of the founders of the Dave Matthews Band‚ a worldwide phenomenon and multi-platinum group whose music has influenced the rock/jam genre as well as all other styles of music. Their new album‚ Away From the World‚ is the second they have produced since the death of LeRoi Moore‚ a founding member of the band. When Raz asked what the meaning behind the album
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Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote “Old Ironsides” in 1830‚ shortly after hearing the news that they were demolishing the Constitution. It was an emotional time for him‚ so he proceeded to write this poem as a protest. This poem consists of twenty-four lines with three stanzas. It’s an iambic pentameter and the rhyme scheme is ABCBDEFD; ABABCDED; then ABCBDEFE. The theme is centered on the idea that pride and glory are associated with death. This poem is telling a touching story of the decision to dismantle
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