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    Sonnys Blues

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    brother play piano in a jazz club‚ and of sending up to his brother a drink—a mixture of Scotch whiskey and milk. As the story closes this unusual mixture sets atop Sonny’s piano “like the very cup of trembling.” Discuss 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

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    Sonny's blues

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    English March 5th‚ 2014 The Setting Of Sonny’s Blues In this short story Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin‚ by Establishing and maintaining a certain identity mostly depends on the setting. The setting allows us to analyze someone at a deeper level. Considering the time‚ place and the circumstances around under which they respond allows us to explore them and determine their identity. In the short story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ James Baldwin conveys the message of how one goes about establishing and

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    Jazz Combo Night Essay

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    Florida’s “Jazz Combo Night” in the Fine Arts Center’s Robinson Theatre. I had never been to a Jazz concert before and I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect since I haven’t really given much attention to jazz or jazz concerts before. I ended up having such a great experience and I even found myself mesmerized at times by the instruments and how beautiful they sounded being played. I am really grateful I attended the concert because I know have a much greater appreciation for live jazz music and even

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    Blue Economy

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    Green economy 1. What is bad for you and the environment is cheap 2. What is good for you and good for the environment is expensive 3. Most people cant afford it 4. Not only is it expensive it isn’t any better for the environment Blue economy 1. Open your eyes to see what we have 2. Using what you thought was waste to create food energy and jobs 3. Poverty into development 4. Scarcity into abundance 5. Make a bigger cake to share 6. Starts with entrepreneurs

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    Salsa Jazz Concert Report

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    Salsa Jazz Band Concert On the 9th of November I went to the salsa jazz band concert. This all took place at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus in the Alfred L. McCarthy Hall Auditorium. I arrived at the campus around 7 pm‚ half an hour before the concert started and parked in the garage. At the garage‚ I met up with my friend Elizabeth with whom I have for the jazz and pop class. From there we both walked to the auditorium with her brother and waited outside for a bit. As I walked in the first thing

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    " The Jazz Age in France" was a decade where many artists that weren’t getting recognition for their work‚ came to France and exposed their talent to the western powers. Among the artists were Picasso‚ Ernest Hemingway‚ E.E Cummings and Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was an African-American jazz performance artist who sang‚ danced and acted. The fact that she was African-American gave people a different

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    Blue Nile

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    Question 1. What are some key factors in diamond retailing? How do Blue Nile‚ Zales‚ and Tiffany compare on those dimensions? All the companies involved in the diamond market want to have a big share of that market. And‚ the bigger the share‚ the company makes bigger revenue. It is very interesting that all three companies (even though they are in the same ‘business’) have different approaches in ‘taking market share’. An important fact is that the companies have a different clientele. The

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    Blue Melody

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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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    Jazz Dance Research Paper

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    Name: Tutor: Course: Date: Comparing and contrasting Jazz choreographers There are a variety of dancing styles in the world today. Some jazz dances originated from the African American vernacular dances in the 1950s. Some jazz dances can be traced back to the Caribbean communities. Over time‚ jazz dance has evolved and become a sophisticated type of dance that requires intensive training to attain perfection. Today‚ modern jazz choreographers‚ define the art and the genre as it exists‚ however

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    The Blue Hotel

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    In ¡°The Blue Hotel‚¡± Stephen Crane uses various provocative techniques to ensure that the setting adds to the richness of the story. ¡°The Blue Hotel¡± is set in a cold Nebraska town at the Palace Hotel in the late 1800¡¯s‚ but there is more to setting than just when and where a story takes place. In a written work‚ it is the author¡¯s job to vividly depict events in order to keep the reader¡¯s attention and to create colorful mental images of places‚ objects‚ or situations. The story is superbly

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