“The Jazz Age” and F. Scott Fitzgerald "It was an age of miracles. It was an age of art‚ it was an age of excess‚ and it was an age of satire.” (“Fitzgerald: The Jazz Age” p. 3). As the 1920s began‚ the old‚ conservative ways of life began to disintegrate. A new era was just beginning. This era is called “The Jazz Age.” The Great Gatsby‚ a literary masterpiece written by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the social historian of the 1920s‚ directly reflects the virtues‚ materialism‚ and revolutionary nature
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\ Choose an organization or individual who has recently made news in your local community to write a simple news story about. Be sure that your teacher approves your topic. You will gather and organize information‚ write a draft‚ and review and polish your work over the next several lessons. Your simple news story is due on the final day of this unit. Be sure to review the News Story Grading Rubric in course resources so you understand how your work will be evaluated. Note: You may use the topic
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Live Nation Presentation: Introduction: About Live Nation Entertainment Page 1 Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company‚ comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com‚ Live Nation Concerts‚ Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. * Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five eCommerce sites‚ with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Established in 1976‚ Ticketmaster
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Concert Band vs Orchestra “Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It’s like a highly specialized army unit‚ or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart”. (Zandt) Have you ever played an instrument? Was it with a Concert Band or an Orchestra instrument? Do you have a preference? I think playing in a band is better than playing in an orchestra because of its modernized features‚ variety
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The American Dream in the Jazz Age The action of the novel takes place in a geographically small part of the Northeast – specifically the area in and around New York City. But the novel is about America as a whole – particularly the America of the early 20th century. The overarching themes of the novel could be said to be those of the American Dream and the Jazz Age‚ and more specifically about the clash of these two ideas in America in the 1920s. The American Dream There is no single definition
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molto Adagio cantabile/Allegro vivace Sonata (1915) I.Prologue: Lent‚ sostenuto e molto risoluto II.Serenade: Moderement anime III.Final: Anime‚ leger et nerveux Claude Debussy The Concert On Sunday‚ 14 October‚ Jeffrey Phelps‚ cello and Lee Jordan-Anders‚ piano‚ performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in A Major‚ Opus 69 (1808) and Claude Debussy’s Sonata (1915) at Trinity Methodist Church in Smithfield Virginia. After the
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Jazz Counterpoint in the Late Twentieth‚ and Twentieth-First Century Since the 1950s the jazz world has not seen another effort of creating fully polyphonic jazz like with the Modern Jazz Quartet‚ Dave Brubeck’s early period‚ and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet. The homophonic texture still remains as the principal form of writing in jazz‚ either for small or large ensembles. But that does not mean that it is impossible to find contrapuntal writing in contemporary jazz—especially in large ensembles—although
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Americans Live By S K Group426 Department of English Lexicology College of English Minsk State Linguistic University Minsk-2006 Introduction Most Americans would have à difficult time telling you‚ specifically‚ values which Americans live by. They have
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Jazz develop and revolutionize the music we hear on the radio today. Jazz began in the south. “The migrants from the South brought with them new ideas and a new kind of music called jazz.” (10) It slowly entered the north‚ spreading diversity. “ It started with the african American musicians and its appeal quickly spread to large section of society.” (Pop culture pg24). It became a popular form of music and entertainment. The smooth‚ soothing tunes traveled across the entire country as more people
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I was not in a class band‚ and although marching band motivated me to join a concert band‚ watching these guys play was the final push I needed to join. I took up playing saxophone the end of my junior year‚ and although knowing how difficult it would be to try and get on the level of the other kids‚ who have been playing far longer
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