December 10‚ 2009 Miles Davis: The Last Pioneer in American Jazz Miles Davis represents the pinnacle of modern American Jazz. He was one of the foremost pioneers in the inventions of cool jazz‚ hard bop‚ free jazz‚ fusion and techno. He was‚ arguably one of the most influential figures in music‚ pushing the boundaries of what was commonly known as jazz into new directions that most people thought was impossible. Davis was born on May 26‚ 1926 in Alton‚ Illinois to Dr. Miles Henry Davis‚ a successful
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high school I snuck out and took my moms car without her permission and ended up totaling it. For many years‚ my mother would hold that against me and did not trust me. Even though she forgave me‚ to this day she brings up something that happened years ago. I learned that the mistakes one makes will eventually hurt the people we love and will be unforgettable. The same way Charlie a character from‚ Babylon Revisited‚ was an alcoholic that had a crazy relationship with his wife and after her death‚ he
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Casablanca is a drama/romance film.Casablanca was filmed in the year of 1942 in a country called Morocco. This movie is about a nightclub owner named Rick who reunites with his old friend Ilsa. Ilsa is trying to flee the city because of problems with the German people. Ilsa feels that Rick is his best suggestion for help getting out the country. There are several different symbols and two imperative themes throughout this movie. The first theme of this movie displays the importance of neutrality
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The Second Mile Scandal Nonprofit organization‚ which was established to help children who require additional support‚ is now preparing to cease operation due to one of America’s most shocking scandal in history. Founder of The Second Mile‚ Jerry Sandusky‚ was charged and found guilty of child sex abuse. Despite having the responsibility as founder of nonprofit organization for goodwill‚ Jerry Sandusky committed a crime for which he deserved serious consequences. The Second Mile is a nonprofit
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Madison Dedman A2 Book Review: Ten Mile River Ray and Jose are the result of the foster system and have long ago deserted it. The style of writing is very creative while Paul Griffin uses a dialogue that demonstrates a different type of jargon of young teen age boys. They share a brotherly love‚ however many homophobic jokes establish that they love each other in a family sense. In Paul Griffin’s “Ten Mile River” (published 2009)‚ Ray is the brains‚ and on the other hand‚ Jose is the brawn. Despite
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In the short story “By the Waters of Babylon” written by Stephen Vincent Benet there is a post apocalyptic setting where there is the aspect of the fear of the unknown. In The Guardian’s article about the bombing of Guernica‚ Spain‚ the reporter describes what they had witnessed when visiting the destroyed town. There was fire‚ ruin‚ death‚ and catastrophe interpreted in both writings. Is this a coincidence? I don’t believe this to be so because of the fact that they both deal with a lot of the
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The short story‚ Babylon Revisited features a plot with circumstances relatable to many people. The story is about a former alcoholic that suffered from the losses of the Great Depression‚ but mostly the loss of his daughter‚ Honoria. After Honoria’s mother’s death‚ Honoria went to live with her maternal aunt and uncle because of her father’s state at the time. Honoria’s aunt‚ Marion‚ blames Charles for her sister’s death due to his alcoholism and him leaving her outside in the cold. Several years
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The tone that is established is mystery and suspense. In “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet‚ on page one paragraph one‚ John says many things are forbidden. Also on page one paragraph three‚ it says that the priests are strict. When John says that many things are forbidden‚ it makes the reader wonder why. Also‚ when you read that the priests have to be strict it makes you wonder why. Therefore the reader is trying to solve a “mystery” as they continue reading the story. On page
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The film styles of Casablanca and It Happened One Night were completely different from that of Citizen Kane and The Best Years of Our Lives. Casablanca and the earlier films were all shot with very basic techniques where the frame just focused on the action. However‚ in Citizen Kane and The Best Years of Our Lives everything was in focus in the frame‚ even the events taking place in the background. Rather than just one main conversation or action being the concentration point of the film‚ there were
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110 November 3‚ 2011 Summary of the Novel‚ “The Green Mile” A summary of any novel by Stephen King has to include a small biography of the horror novelist‚ himself. Publishing this novel in 1996 as a serial novel‚ with the first edition actually coming out as one of six small paperbacks that were eventually made into one novel. Stephen King is well known for his horror novels‚ therefore‚ this summary of the novel “The Green Mile” shows this book set in the 1930’s and is a deviation from
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