The Blue Boy Summary: In Gary Stephen Ross’ excerpt‚ “The Blue Boy‚” he describes Vancouver through the eyes of the main character. The character recounts a story of his travels that he would take with his father and brother from Toronto to Vancouver. The character highlights the ongoing transformation of the city and describes how it has evolved over time. In the beginning of the excerpt‚ he describes what he saw Vancouver to be in the 60s: a small city with little to offer. Contrastingly
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At the jazz brass band concert on November 4‚ the band consisted of instruments such as the clarinet‚ saxophone‚ trumpet‚ trombone‚ tuba (specifically‚ a sousaphone)‚ snare drum‚ and bass drum. There were seven performers in the ensemble‚ with one person alternating between the clarinet and saxophone‚ four people playing brass instruments‚ and two people playing percussion. The percussionists remained in the back‚ while the brass sections were in the front filling out the left and right side of the
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During the 1920’s‚ a new style of jazz became highly popular. Big bands began to dominate the jazz scene. The big band era was split into two different styles: “hot” jazz and “sweet” jazz. Jelly Roll Morton and Paul Whiteman were two bandleaders and composers who were highly recognized and well-known during this musical time period. Jelly Roll Morton was highly influential in the “hot” jazz genre‚ while Paul Whiteman became celebrated for his “sweet” jazz music. Two songs that mark each musician’s
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Reservation Blues‚ a novel by Sherman Alexie‚ depicts the story of an unlikely group of Indians coming together to chase their dreams with the help of a magic guitar‚ Big Mom‚ and their Indian blood as they struggle with the realities of being Indian in a white world. The protagonist Thomas is the lead singer for their band‚ Coyote Springs‚ and a reservation outsider. Victor‚ Junior‚ Chess and Checkers are the other band members‚ each of them as unlikely to be in a band as Thomas. Reservation Blues sheds
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The Blue Bead N O R A H B U R K E From deep water came the crocodile. Out of black water‚ curved with whirlpools‚ and into the frill of gold shallows by the stepping-stones. He was twice the length of a tall man; and inside him‚ among the stones which he had swallowed to aid digestion‚ rolled a silver bracelet. Timber was being floated down this great Indian river from forests further up‚ and there were sleepers lying stuck around the stones until someone came to dislodge them and send
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Tap & Jazz! A Skill For A Lifetime! As a child I wasn’t able to participate in too many activities. I had two other siblings and it just wasn’t feasible for my parents to enroll us in a lot of extracurricular events. My sister took ballet as a child. I would attend classes with her and I would watch her perform her routines. I became interested in what she did but I didn’t think “ballet” was for me‚ but I did want to participate in some form of performing arts. I liked to dance but ballet was too
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Chapter 1 Extra Credit Questions 1. Why is jazz hard to define? Describe some of the reasons why it is sometimes difficult to determine if a musical recording or a performance qualifies as jazz. Jazz does not have one set style‚ but rather many styles which leaves the definition of jazz hard to define. A jazz player can play any style they want and there aren’t really set rules they have to follow to be considered jazz‚ just a few guidelines that are taken into consideration. It can sometimes
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For my second listening report‚ I chose to go see Miroslava Katzarova Jazz Quartet at Upstairs club on Mckay street in downtown Montreal. It was a fantastic performance that consisted style Jazz music. Since this was a high-end jazz club‚ the cover was fifteen dollars‚ So I was expecting a really good show. Much to my satisfaction that is exactly what I got. The players were outstanding and all the show was very short‚ they certainly were able to fully express their talent as a group. The only downside
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Blue Nile‚ Inc. “Stuck in the middle” of the diamond engagement ring market Vision and Mission “Blue Nile’s vision is to educate its customer base so that customers can make an informed‚ confident decision no matter what event they are celebrating. It wants to make the entire diamond-buying process easy and hassle-free. In addition‚ an important part of Blue Nile’s vision as CEO Diane Irvine said in a recent webinar with Kaihan Krippendorf‚ is for the company to be seen as the “smart”
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Adolescent Psychology Paper Patrycja Radzik 4/10/13 Dr. Rossilli Abstract I interviewed a girl that lives close to me. She explained her high school story to me‚ involving friends‚ family‚ peers‚ bullies‚ and boys. The interview was done as if it were only 2 people talking because I didn’t want her to feel any pressure. She explained what it was like going through puberty by herself‚ without the help of anyone. How the first two years of high school were and how she disliked it. How after
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