“For the industry of the Franklin‚ is superior to any thing I ever saw of the kind: I see him still at work when I go home from Club; and he is at Work again before his Neighbours are out of bed.” – Doctor Baird‚ member of club that Franklin was a part of (pg 119). While serving nearly no other purpose in the book‚ Doctor Baird in this quote describes the one quality or Benjamin’‚ eagerness to succeed‚ that turned him into who we known his as today. Benjamin Franklin‚ formally the namesake of his
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a great politician and inventor‚ as well as a few other professions. Ben Franklin accomplished very many things in his lifetime. Some of his greatest accomplishments are the following five: the invention of the lightning rod‚ bifocals‚ and the Franklin stove: being awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Oxford University in England; being named one of the Founding Fathers for signing the Declaration of Independence
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Task A People’s ideas about gender can be influencede by the portrayal of woman in hip-hop music videos. The videos that have been studied in class include; ‘Candy Shop’ by 50 cent‚ ‘My House’ by Flo Rida and ‘Sweat’ by Snoop Dogg. All three of these videos demonstrate women in a provocative mannar. The woman appear to all have dark skin‚ dark features‚ long legs‚ a toned body and big breats. In ‘Sweat’ by Snoop Dogg’s the lyrics state he is talking about a brown eyed girl‚ ‘I’m lookin’ in your
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This Is War “A date‚ which will live in infamy” by Franklin D Roosevelt. Is a serious toned speech from Franklin Roosevelt to the American people with the purpose to inform them about the events that took place at Pearl Harbor. And‚ declaration of war against Japan and is also trying to get the American people to support the war effort against Japan. By telling everyone of the travesty that happened in Pearl Harbor and informing people on all the lives that were lost and areas that Japan had attacked
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Elgar Byrd Poulenc Similarities Words Meaning Differences Ave Verum Corpus is a hymn‚ originally sung in Catholic homes‚ referencing Jesus’ Last Supper. The piece has been arranged differently over many centuries – William Byrd in the Renaissance period‚ Edward Elgar in the Romantic period and Francis Poulenc in the 20th Century. The three ‘versions’ of Ave Verum Corpus have pivotal similarities and differences‚ showcasing the different styles of each composer. The most obvious similarity
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The song of my choice was Kirk Franklin I Smile. This is a gospel song that can forever brighten my dull days with just the melody but for the most part the lyrics. I smile is a meaningful song to me for many reason; it represent how a person can go through the most hardest times and his or her life and some will never know because of how the display themselves on the outside. The chorus of the song is a great example of how people hide their hurt and pain by smiling. Alongwith how through everything
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of the most interesting musical and literary developments of the 1980s was the emergence of rap‚ a form of popular music in which words is recited to a driving rhythmic beat. It differs from mainstream popular music in several ways‚ but‚ most interesting in literary terms‚ rap lyrics are spoken rather than sung. In that sense‚ rap is a form of popular poetry as well as popular music. In Black English‚ rap means “to talk‚” and in most current rap songs‚ the lead performer talks or recites‚ usually
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“Redeeming the Rap Music Experience” The influence of rap on black urban youths has become a major part to the modern day music industry. Berry uses the article to show that through rap music‚ low income black youth are able to develop empowering values and ideologies‚ strengthen cultural interaction and establish positive identities. This is done by describing different components of urban black culture associated with rap which enhances the struggle for black significance in pop culture. His
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individuals performed various smooth jazz pieces that kept the audience in awe. The pieces “Olivia” and a cover of “Like Someone in Love” are some examples of the contrasting‚ yet soulful music from that night. The piece “Olivia”‚ an original composed by Curtis Taylor‚ was upbeat and lively throughout. The flow of the music was energetic‚ people were bobbing their heads to and fro to the beat of the drum. At the beginning of this piece‚ the drum performed a mellow harmony to set the mood. Once the beats
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My initial execution of the incomplete measure was poor. I fixed the incomplete measure by giving a clearer and more appropriate prep. I do not think the loop I conducted in the prep was effective though. I should have used the simple patter for beat 3 and 4 for the incomplete measure. My release fermati went smoothly and they were clear enough for the ensemble to follow. My first release fermata was much clearer than the second. I the first fermata‚ I showed a motion and direction in the fermata
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