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    Jim Crow

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    C. Vann Woodward’s book The Strange Career of Jim Crow is a close look at the struggles of the African American community from the time of Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement. The book portrays a scene where the Negroes are now free men after being slaves on the plantations and their adaptation to life as being seen as free yet inferior to the White race and their hundred year struggle of becoming equals in a community where they have always been seen as second class citizens. To really

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    Jazz Experience

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    Jazz Experience by Sedric Arnold My Jazz experiences‚ relaxing yet energizing. Attending two venues which had different styles and ambience showed just a brief introduction to the diversity of Jazz. The Blue Whale was the intimate‚ relaxing‚ and smooth experience while The Saugus High School Jazz night was the energizing‚ want to make you get up and move experience. I will describe each to let you get a perception of how I felt at each. On September 30‚ 2013 I attended The Blue Whale

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    Crow Country

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    English 9.12 00Erica Patane English 9.12 -1143000-914400003314700914400An Australia book Review Blog n Book Review Blog 0An Australia book Review Blog n Book Review Blog -1028700-685800A book a day… 0A book a day… Kate Constable’s novel ‘Crow Country’ (2011) depicts both sides of societies’ capability to maintain Australian values shown by residents in a town called Boort. Throughout this book‚ the Mortlock family generally demonstrates disrespect towards others‚ showing the worst of these

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    Crow Lake

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    worry that keeps the knife sharp‚ and worry that gets most of us‚ in the end” (G. Roberts).Guilt is the strongest and most corrosive of feelings. Like acid‚ it can eat away at your insides and render you numb‚ just like it did to Kate. In the novel Crow Lake by Mary Lawson‚ the theme of guilt has a persistent presence and impact on Kate‚ Luke and Matt. To begin with‚ Kate Morrison is plagued by the guilt of her bother‚ Matt’s broken dreams. As a consequence‚ the guilt causes many emotional problems

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    Jazz and Blues

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    Although the story is narrated by Sonny’s unnamed older brother‚ Sonny is the most important character. Sonny is described in a common stereotype of the time‚ a stereotype that his own brother holds until the end of the story: the heroin-addicted jazz musician. Sonny has just been arrested for "peddling and using heroin’’ and must do time in a prison upstate. As the story progresses‚ however‚ the reader learns more about Sonny’s life before the arrest. Other Characters: Creole Creole is a bass

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    Jazz Notes

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    1. Parallel – position where feet and legs face forward 2. Passe - movement in which the working leg passes the supporting leg‚ sliding close to the knee. 3. Demi Plie -A basic step in ballet; a smooth‚ slightly and graceful bending of the knees 4. Grande Plie -A basic step in ballet; a smooth‚ graceful bending of the knees; almost in seated position. 5. Releve -In ballet‚ a rising with a spring movement to point or demi-point 6. Flatback –stretch position in which the spine is parallel to

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    Crow lake

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    Education "The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead."(Aristotle) The importance of education is effectively illustrated in the book Crow Lake by Mary Lawson and also in Alden Nowlan’s poem Warren Pryor. Both Kate’s family and Warren’s family highly value the importance of education and both families expect their children to receive higher education. Both Kate and Warren used education as a tool to escape poverty. However‚ they differ in their feelings

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    Jazz and Music

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzf9PwzTwhY&list=PL6F29D4B4BFF4AED0&index=28 A book I have read I spend half of my life reading books. The book I read last was The Hunger Games. (Gary Ross‚ Suzanne Collinns)…It’s a sci-fi story. It really helps to learn to use your imagination. The whole book is action-packed and gripping which keeps you interested till the end and even after. I love the caraters‚ they are true to life. It is easy to identify with their joys and sorrows. Katniss‚ Peeta and the

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    The History of Jazz Dance

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    Jazz dance dates all the way back to 5‚000 – 9‚000 years ago. Although many people believe that jazz dance originated from United States‚ it actually came from early African cultures. In Africa‚ natives danced to celebrate cycles of life such as birth‚ puberty‚ marriage‚ and death. Child‚ adults‚ and the elderly depended on jazz dance to express their culture and beliefs. People from Africa who were later sold into the slave trade around the late 1800’s to mid 1900’s brought the dance with them

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    Jazz Music

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    I went to recital hour and heard The College Concert Jazz Band. They were a big band that consisted of various instruments such as: alto and tenor saxophones‚ trumpets‚ trombones‚ drums‚ bass‚ guitar and piano. They played Swing‚ Swing‚ Swing‚ Sunny Side of the Street‚ Bebop Charlie‚ which is a song that is a transition between swing and bebop‚ Blues for Sita‚ which was played by the big band and was intended to sound like a small band‚ It Had to be You‚ which featured a guest vocalist named Stav

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