music that can be perceived in many ways depending on the individual. A musician provides us with many elements in their music such as being their life story‚ different perceptions of their pieces‚ and the ability of healing the soul. In "Sonny’s Blues" the narrator’s brother was talented in playing the piano later on we found out that is how he expresses his emotions. In the story‚ when Sonny was staying in Isabel house they “confessed that they were not living with a person‚ it
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Blue- Collar workers are the ones that deserve the most respect in this world. They work so hard to perfect what they actually do. In the short passage Mike Rose expresses his own emotion not only towards his life but he basically broke it down for us piece by piece. He starts off by telling us his experience with being with his mom in the restaurant that she works at when he was a little kid. He learned a lot of things about the restaurant when he was there; most importantly he learned the hardship
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In James Baldwin’s "Sonny’s Blues" the symbolic motif of light and darkness illustrates the painful nature of reality the two characters face as well as the power gained through it. The darkness represents the actuality of life on the streets of the community of Harlem‚ where there is little escape from the reality of drugs and crime. The persistent nature of the streets lures adolescents to use drugs as a means of escaping the darkness of their lives. The main character‚ Sonny‚ a struggling jazz
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SCATTERING Why is the sky blue? The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere‚ most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red‚ orange and yellow light is affected by the air. However‚ much of the shorter wavelength light is absorbed by the gas molecules. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look‚ some of this scattered blue light reaches you
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how this drink serves as a symbolic conclusion to Baldwin’s story. How does it symbolize for the reader the resolution‚ or synthesis‚ of various tensions in the story? Indeed what are the main lines of tension‚ opposition‚ and division in “Sonny’s Blues”? * At the end of the story‚ the narrator describes a glass sitting over Sonny’s piano as shaking “like the very cup of trembling” to highlight what a difficult and complicated position Sonny is in. This image is borrowed from the Bible‚ where
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“Blue Melody” Analysis "Blue Melody" is a short story by J. D. Salinger which was first published in the September 1948. It is the tragic tale of an African-American jazz singer; the story was inspired by the life of Bessie Smith and was originally titled "Scratchy Needle on a Phonograph Record." Cosmopolitan changed the title to "Blue Melody" without Salinger ’s consent. It is possible to interpret the original title of the story. Stratchy needle may mean time and experience of a person which
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26 November 2013 The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers is an American comedy directed by John Landis and was released in 1980. The film follows convict Jake and his brother Elwood Blues‚ who go on “a mission from God” to save the Catholic orphanage they grew up in from shutting down. By doing so‚ they reunite their band and organize a performance to earn $5‚000 to pay off the owed tax while being chased by a deranged ex‚ Illinoisan Nazis’‚ the Good Ole Boys’‚ a western/country band‚ and the police
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Alli Dippel 1-23-13 English 10 3rd hour A Patch Of Blue By: Elizabeth Kata 142 pages The story takes place in the 1960’s in Los Angeles. It is urban taking place in a city. The story takes place about two weeks. The point of view is told in a third person. The story begins with telling about the main character‚ Selina‚ she is a 18 year old blind. She is blind because when she was about five her father came home from the army unexpectedly‚ he caught Selina mom Rose- Ann with another
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[–]damnit_blondemoment 92 points 2 months ago Edit - Sorry‚ I didn’t realize I’d write a novel. TL;DR at the bottom. Early Myspace days. He moves to my extremely tiny town to live with his father for awhile and save money. Searches for people to hang out with. Of all the people he messaged (20+)‚ I was the only one to message back. He was cute‚ why not? We message back and forth. Finally meet. Super cute. He thinks I’m cute‚ too. We continue to hang out‚ he asks me to be his girlfriend a month
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English 102 Research Paper I February 14‚ 2012 In reading James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues‚” we hear a story about class and racial struggles‚ personal conflict‚ and redemption. We hear about loss and human emotion. We see this entire story set in nineteen fifty’s Harlem‚ which‚ for many American’s is the very picture of poor black culture and environment. The differences in poor black culture and poor white culture show many of the same themes and quirks. Both cultures often find solace
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