The Gospel of the Blues By: Nikita Gabrielle Taggart Nikita Taggart MUS 426 Dr. Lewis 5/1/14 Have you ever gone out on a Saturday night to hear someone sing the blues? In the same respect‚ gone to a church the next morning and heard a gospel soloist? If not‚ one might think that these two musical expressions have nothing in common with one another. However‚ by listening to the motivic development‚ form‚ and studying their histories‚ one will come to learn how similar
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To Be Black and Blue James Baldwin’s short story “Sonny’s Blues”‚ is an honest‚ unflinching look at pre-civil rights era‚ American life in the predominately black neighborhood of Harlem. Baldwin’s short story speaks on issues of family conflict‚ drug addiction‚ class separation‚ and coping with life amidst the concentrated poverty of the public housing projects. These same problems occurred in most of the industrial cities of the north during the post-World War 2 era as many people were competing
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The two different short stories titled respectively "Sonny’s Blues" and "This Is What it Means to Say Pheonix‚ Arizona" maintain several similarities throughout their particular lengths. Both observant tales of changing times and cultures‚ the novellas incorporate themes of brotherhood‚ loss‚ and the rekindling of relationships. Due to the resemblance between the themes and atmospheres of the two stories‚ an analyzation is necessary to draw assessments associating these particular tales. One of
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Turning inside out means that your personality changes when you don’t want it to and being treated abnormal‚ unlike anybody else. Ha’s experience of being a refugee defines refugee experience. I say that because when Ha became a refugee‚ Ha changed internally because Ha no longer feels like she used to in saigon‚ her home country before Ha and her family entered the U.S. In saigon she felt that she’s smart because she understood the language and the schedule‚ but now in Alabama Ha does not understand
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Elisabeth Novak 260581648 INTD 200 The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Canada is Not Playing its Role. The Syrian civil war originating in 2011 has put millions in perilous situations‚ now involving most of the international community. With approximately 6.5 million people internally displaced‚ and millions more fleeing the country as refugees or seeking refugee status‚ the Syrian war has become a worldwide refugee crisis‚ in desperate need of international help1. Over the past couple decades‚ Canada has
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“Dust Bowl Refugee” is a song written by Woody Guthrie concerning the struggles of migrants‚ particularly those trying to escape the economic and ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl this is certainly an appropriate song for discussing class and social identity of a Southern community effected by migration‚ because although Southern identity is not directly referenced in the song‚ many Southerners experienced the kinds of things to which this song refers. It affected the entire nation and created
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Refugee. What do you know about this word? Do you know why refugee is a serious issue among us right now? It is not only you or us who does not know the details about refugee. It is true that many people are aware of this without knowing what it is. So today‚ I’ll talk about the refugee crisis‚ the meaning‚ people’s point of view‚ my point of view and the suggestion for the solution. Syria has a democratically elected regime headed by Bashar al Assad. This regime is being tried to annihilate the
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The Happiest Refugee - Anh Do A person will never be familiar with the concept of a memorable moment until it has an impact on their life. The Happiest Refugee written by Anh Do portrays the life that he went through‚ through the positive and negative times. These significant moments have made Do who he is today‚ an internationally famous stand-up comedian. This essay will discuss the humour and moments of Ahn Do that has stood him in this position today. He has written about many times in his
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by Citizenship and Immigration of Canada on its refugee system.There is no doubt that Canada has been a leader in refugee resettlement programs. Its outstanding and effective protection for Vietnamese “boat people” after Vietnam war gained Canada great respect from global community‚ and ever since‚ Canada is known as the most “refugee-friendly” country in the world. However‚ the past glory does not reflect in the status quo of Canada’s Syrian refugee resettlement. When facing the largest humanitarian
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Rizal 2 members and some have been arrested or kidnapped. With full of pain and sorrow and with the hope to return we crossed the border. As soon as we crossed the border we encountered robbers. We made some ways to run off from them . We left our home moved towards the darkness‚ betting good bys to all of belongings and relatives who were in the country either imprisoned or rapped to death. We had few of our luggage with us and no food or cash to by food for the next day. After
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