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    The Phenomenon of Ragtime

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    TOPIC The Magic of Music (the Storyline of Sara and Coalhouse Walker) TOPIC The Phenomenon of Ragtime Everyone knows the word ’music’. We repeat it almost daily in this or that context. But are there many people who can give a clear definition of this term on the spot?. If you ask 10 different people‚ you will get 10 different answers. In general‚ music is regarded as an art form that involves organized sounds and silence. It is expressed in terms of pitch (melody and harmony)‚ rhythm

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    Sex in Ragtime

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    Sex in Ragtime Throughout the novel‚ there are instances of both violent and more refined sexual references. While an obvious reason for these is the titillating effects of them‚ there are deeper‚ more relevant reasons for them. There are three main groups within which the sexual activity takes place: Father and Mother‚ Younger Brother and Evelyn Nesbit‚ and Harry Houdini and Harry K. Thaw. Some are more obvious and explicit than others‚ but they all have great purpose. The sexual activity between

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    Interpritation Ragtime

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    RAGTIME By E.L.Doctorow This extract is taken from the novel “Ragtime” by the American writer E.L.Doctorow and is centred on a black jazz pianist‚ Coalhouse Walker Jr. The text contains a detailed narration of the way Coalhouse Walker Jr. Made his appearance at a certain house in which a white family lived. We are given neither the names of the family‚ nor their ages‚ nor any other details. The author calls them Mother‚ Father‚ Grandfather‚ Mother’s Younger Brother and the boy‚ but they do

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    For many immigrants moving to America‚ their ultimate goal is to achieve the American Dream. For many of the characters within the historical fiction‚ Ragtime‚ written by E. L. Doctorow‚ they are also striving for the American Dream. There are also characters who have achieved the American Dream or had become the symbol for the American Dream. For Tateh‚ a Jewish immigrant‚ he managed to achieve the American Dream‚ however‚ he has sacrificed... His first sacrifice was the abandonment of his wife

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    Ragtime Music

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    RAGTIME MUSIC PROJECT What is Ragtime Music? Ragtime was a relatively brief-lived musical form‚ its popularity lasting for about twenty years‚ but it was an essential link between earlier forms of “Negro music‚” European (“classical”) music‚ and jazz.  It was defined at the time by its then-revolutionary use of syncopation‚ or it’s “ragged rhythm‚” which refers to its rhythmically broken up melodies. Its rhythms made it lively and springy‚ and therefore ideal for dancing. How/Why it started

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    Ragtime Father Analysis

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    may strive for a simple life‚ its attainment might not be possible. In the book Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow‚ a father who likes to read articles to the family during dinner‚ is the perfect example of this kind of character. He has a family of five. However‚ big changes occur in his family. An ordinary life is all he seeks‚ but the world keeps challenging him with changes that completely destroy him. His experiences in Ragtime represent the life and value system of middle/upper class men at the turn of

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    J.P. Morgan and Ragtime

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    John Pierpont Morgan: The turn of the century in American‚ when E.L. Doctorow’s novel Ragtime is set‚ was a time marked by rapid technological developments and industrialization. These years also brought a heavy flood of immigrants as well as an increasingly urban American landscape. Technological advancements enabled increased efficiency and mass production. However‚ Doctorow clearly brings into question the consequences of this new technology for the average American worker. J.P. Morgan’s discussion

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    Themes In Ragtime

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    Ragtime‚ a work of historical fiction that is mainly set in New York City from about 1900 until the United States entry into World War I in 1917. It is a novel with many impactful themes. Major themes include: the theme of accepting change‚ and dealing with the instability of life. But one of the most universal themes in the novel is also the most applicable‚ the theme of escape. To best analyze the theme of escape in the novel‚ we must look at each character on an in-depth level. First‚ we Mother

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    Ragtime: a Look at Father

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    Money Does Not Buy Happiness In Ragtime‚ a famous piece of American literature written by E.L. Doctorow‚ Father suffers the fate of being unsuccessful. It seems that Father’s character is depicted by Doctorow as an extremely ordinary upper-class American of the 1920’s. He’s conservative‚ fairly wealthy‚ sexist‚ and racist. He’s an explorer‚ an entrepreneur‚ and a patriot. Doctorow uses Father to show us that success certainly cannot be found through money‚ and for that matter‚ fitting in with

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    Ragtime Essay Example

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    the obvious fact that we have had‚ and still have‚ our fair share of problems. In Ragtime‚ E.L. Doctorow unabashedly exposes some of the worst aspects of American life in our more recent history. Doctorow doesn’t hold back anything‚ providing detailed examples of human cruelty and sacrifice‚ and the evolution of American society. While critiquing American society was not the sole purpose of his novel‚ Doctorow does expose and examine many issues that people tended to ignore like the impoverished

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