The Oboe The oboe is a double reed instrument in the soprano register of the woodwind family. I personally have always had an affinity for woodwinds; and although I do not have a history with this specific instrument‚ I did study and play the clarinet for three years in high school. My love for woodwinds‚ particularly the clarinet‚ was nurtured through old LPS of Benny Goodman‚ Henry Mancini‚ The Glenn Miller Orchestra and the big band sounds of the 1940’s. The warm round tones of the clarinet intro
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Novelist‚ poet‚ and essayist Ishmael Reed wrote an essay called “The Multinational Society”. The main idea of the essay is to explain all the different nationalities there are in America and the main claim he is trying to make is how we should be open minded to all of it and accept the change that it’s going to bring. The different nationalities and people are what make America America and the American people should accept that instead of trying to claim that one race or one belief is best and is
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America: The Multinational Society In “America: The Multinational Society”‚ Ishmael Reed (209) states that American culture is like “bouillabaisse”‚ consists of different layers of culture backgrounds all over the world. He starts the essay with an example of a Chinese woman eating a pizza in front of a Ty Thuan Duc’s Vietnamese grocery store (207) from New York Times. This example gives the readers a vivid image of their everyday life. People from different races‚ speaking different languages
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considered worse or better. If Jenny‚ the green thumbed outdoors lover woke to a rainstorm‚ she would be happy her plants were watered. If Lauren‚ the bride to be‚ had her outdoor wedding reception during the rainstorm‚ she would not be thrilled. People are subjective. Therefore what’s a “good state of affairs” for Jenny was not a “good state of affairs” for Lauren. Perspectives matter and should not be disregarded. It is important to question the meaning of a “good state of affairs”. Foot believes
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commission of fraud. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Excello‚ Terry Reed‚ was considering doing such by posting a $2.1 million transaction to raise year-end earnings. Terry Reed‚ CFO of Excello‚ committed the unethical practices in this case. Reed had considered the $2.1 million transaction to collect the earnings from a sale that was not to occur until January 2011. By posting the transaction in December 2010‚ Reed would be able to boost the earnings for that year. According to the generally
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floor and right into the lounge area. The area around us was very modern furniture with a group of kids sitting on the couch screaming at the football team who was currently losing to Maryland. We sat down and began talking. I began talking to Lauren Gerchufsky‚ the wellness coordinator at Lincoln Hall. She is a senior at WVU and has been working with well wvu since she has been a freshman. “drinkWELL is a program that is from August to September to help college students at WVU make smarter choices
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seed that grew into a tall and hollow reed. He gathered his creations and went inside of the reed. The Reed grew taller into the second world‚ which was light and blue. The First People found that this was a nicer place to live‚ but the Cat People already lived there. The First People and the Cat People fought for many years but still couldn’t overcome their differences. Again‚ Begochiddy gathered up his creations and went back into the hollow reed. The Reed grew into the Third World‚ which was yellow
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Nonfictional narrative The house is decorated with streamers on the walls and paper skeletons taped to the bathroom doors‚ there is a cake on the counter‚ everyone is getting ready to head out for a couple hours [or a hour‚ depending if I am still willing to keep going or not]‚ the sun is almost set‚ and everybody is dressed up and ready to start the hunt tonight. If you couldn’t already tell‚ there are 2 special occasions today[but for most people it is only one special occasion]‚ the day that
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The representation of regional identity in The Only Way Is Essex In the Clip from The Only Way Is Essex‚ men from Essex drive around in flashy white cars‚ whilst the women go to beauty salons‚ conversations about relationships also happen. This is a negative representation of people from Essex as they are represented as shallow‚ superficial and unintelligent. But this group of friends are also presented in a positive manor because they care for their family. But it is the negative representation
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impression do we gain of Jane Eyre in the opening chapters? In the first few opening chapters Jane Eyre is seen as a mentally and physically abused child‚ during her years at Gateshead Hall. John Reed displays violence towards Jane in the first chapter. He punishes and bullies Jane; it is not known why the Reed family resent her so much. Her situation is seen as desperate within the first few paragraphs. Her cousins and Aunt make her life impossible and unbearable‚ she is not seen as a member of the
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