SONNY’S BLUES THESIS STATEMENTS: -Music can make one’s life worth living -Guilt can haunt us for a long time Narrator felt guilty for not being there for Sonny and all... -addiction to drugs can lead one to a cycle of poverty Sonny’s friend & Sonny himself. -In some places‚ addiction is unavoidable -Passion is a drug -Music is more than just a passion to some people. To some people it is sometimes a way of life. -Childhood bonds can last forever -Everyone feels pains‚ but everyone
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Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is a New York based that is involved with the delivery of finances‚ health care services and long –term insurance countrywide. Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield revealed that the company had learnt of an apparent breach against their system where hackers were able to gain illegally access to its customers’ information on September 10‚ 2015. According to the company’s spokesperson‚ the information accessed included claims and financial payment information; names of clients;
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The narrator of Cathedral is many things; jealous‚ sarcastic‚ insensitive‚ inconsiderate‚ and overall just a bad person‚ he is also‚ surprisingly‚ a sympathetic character. While he exuberates many flaws and emotions that we do not readily show ourselves‚ this does not strike the fact that we can sympathise and relate to the narrator. In fact‚ it is the fact that he shows all of these flaws that make him a sympathetic character. The reason being is that he shows the emotions and flaws that humans
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stranger that I’ve become. When I opened them I was laid on the bathroom floor‚ my head was kept elevated by the school nurse‚ I saw a young girl with a frighten confused face‚ and I saw men walking around talking into walkie-talkies screaming “Code Blue! Code Blue!” Once they noticed I was awake I was bombarded with questions back to back. My mind was blank‚ nothing
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In “Sonny’s Blues” from 40 Short Stories‚ the narrator who is the older brother of Sonny‚ explains the lifestyle of Sonny and the troubles that he is facing in his life; addiction to drugs. The narrator later unfolds Sonny’s true personality and who he really is. The narrator first finds out in a local Harlem newspaper about his brother‚ Sonny‚ being caught dealing with drugs. At first‚ the narrator was in total denial but as time passed‚ he spoke to one of Sonny’s friends.
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Chapter 27 – Empire and Expansion America Turns Outward America started looking expand and get into international markets because of population growth and more wealth. Farmers were also looking for new markets to sell their crops. Josiah Strong’s book Our Country encouraged people to spread their religion to the people that didn’t know better. Theodore Roosevelt believed that Darwinism meant that the fittest country (U.S.) was entitled to the entire world. Africa was colonized by Europeans
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The theme is‚ never underestimate the power of nature. I know this is the theme because the destruction of Hilo town by nature was mentioned many times. In the novel Blue Skin of the Sea‚ in chapter six entitled‚ “You would cry to see Waiakea Town‚” Raymond (Dad) told Sonny “‘Never underestimate it’s power‚ Dad had told me. It could wake‚ yawn‚ and swallow you between one heartbeat and the next.’” This quote explains how fast the ocean could turn from sending calm waves‚ to sending wild and dangerous
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Sonny’s Blues By James Baldwin Sonny’s Blues the author is presenting the past from the perspective of the present in order to understand his own feelings concerning the role of a father. The two brothers in the story had different life choices. Both Sonny and the narrator have found their own mode of escaping the violence and harshness of the ghetto‚ different though those modes might be. After the death of the mother the narrator feels he is his brother’s keeper‚ because of the promise he made
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"Blue Winds Dancing"� "Blue Winds Dancing"�‚ the story of a man’s internal conflict is revealed by Tom Whiteclouds’ telling of the young man’s thoughts while he is at school‚ his observations during his trip home and his reaction to the people when he arrives home. In the beginning of the story (paragraphs 1-10) the Indian compares the city to the reservation. He thinks of the city as a captive place‚ a place "where trees grow in rows and the palms stand stiffly by the road sides."� I think the
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Consider the structure‚ rhetorical strategies‚ and content of the two essays and answer the following questions. 1. How does Bass construct and support his argument? He constructs the argument by stating that he was a hunter before but not to the degree that he is now. He then states the reasons why he has become an avid hunter. He describes how beautiful and life changing the landscape and wild life is in Montana. He says how the valley of Montana has converted nearly every local into a hunter
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