Teiairra Johnson Professor Drummond-Matthews English Comp. II February 1‚ 2012 Funeral Blues Explication In W.H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues”‚he uses a sort of calm or sorrowful tone. The woman in this poem says‚ “Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone‚”(1) She is wanting to give respect to the dead. She says to get rid of the noises that may be distracting from the process of mourning. Auden creates a mood or sense of respectfulness. The first stanza is stating to get
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Escaping the Blues Reservation Blues begins with the tortured soul of a musician‚ and his guitar. The blues musician‚ a reanimated form of the late Robert Johnson‚ hands his enchanted instrument to Thomas Builds the Fire. This guitar possesses skill‚ precision and soul‚ no matter who its owner is. Johnson had given his soul to the Devil in order to acquire these powers. When Thomas was given this guitar‚ he too felt the music radiating with its strings. This power‚ compelled Thomas to create
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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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In the novel Reservation Blues‚ most of the characters struggle with their identity at some point. Victor has an especially strong urge to rebel against his Native American heritage‚ which is apparent in his violent‚ arrogant demeanor and his obvious problem with alcohol. Victor is tied to his past and has trouble coping with his life as it is‚ and is in a constant battle with himself‚ his surroundings‚ and other people. Early in the book‚ Victor is portrayed as somewhat of a bully‚ and
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Financial Analysis for Pepsi and Coke Axia College of University of Phoenix Comparing financial data from statements can help determine whether or not it is a sound decision to invest in a company. This information can also help determine if a company is operating successfully and areas of risk within the company. This analyzing can help one company compare itself to another company and ensure that they are able to compete with other companies in their
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The Blue Film An old proverb goes “The past will always come back to haunt you”. Which means‚ that no matter how much you try to hide something from your past it will somehow surface again. It is only a matter of time. This is a very fitting proverb when talking about the short story “The Blue Film”. “The blue film” is a short story about a single evening in the life of a middle aged Europe-an couple. It is a simple chronological story. The novel has a strong marriage and divorcement theme
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Shauna McKinnon Health Care Systems 235 University of Phoenix 2011 The name of the agency of my selected provider is Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. I researched different websites to obtain my information about Blue Cross Blue Shield. I researched Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina‚ which was updated in 2011‚ Manta Media
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Auden’s ‘Refugee Blues’ laments the plight of the Jews who were forced to flee Europe when the Holocaust started and they were rounded up and killed or imprisoned under the cruel regime of Hitler. The poem starts with a narrator‚ who is later revealed to be a German Jew‚ describing a large city which is home to ten million people some of whom are well off and live in luxurious large houses while others make do in slums and shabby houses. Yet‚ the narrator tells the person with him‚ presumably a
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many other people‚ they have found football to be a hobby‚ something to do in there past time. They have formed habits around watching the game. In the movie "Varsity Blues‚" football isn’t just a past time for the town‚ but it is a way of life‚ the whole town is involved in the high school football team. "Varsity Blues" takes place in a small town in Texas called West Canyon‚ in this town if you are a healthy boy‚ then you are a football player. Young males have tons of pressure from their
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Section (a) I will be analysing an electric toothbrush. The design aspects I will be focusing on are; Function Performance Market Aesthetics Ergonomics Economics Function Primary functions of a toothbrush are- to wash teeth clean better/easier than an ordinary toothbrush. Secondary functions are- Timer so it’s easy to estimate the right time of washing teeth. Battery indication so you know when to charge it before it dies‚ Changeable ends so more people can use the same toothbrush
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