“Am I Blue?” by Bruce Coville and “Hum” by Naomi Shihab Nye both illustrate the uselessness of judging a book by its cover. In the short story “Am I Blue?” by Bruce Coville‚ Vince‚ the main character‚ discovers that people are not always what them seem. In this story Vince‚ who is questioning his sexuality‚ is the main target for harassment because his classmates think he is gay. When Vince receives his very own fairy godfather‚ he makes a wish that turns everyone who is gay the color blue. Vince
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LADY SINGS THE BLUES What is a song but a poem set to music? Take away the music from a good song and the rhythm of the words will create its own musical sound. "Songs For a Colored Singer"‚ a poem written by Elizabeth Bishop‚ is a song without the music. Bishop’s use of repetitive rhymes creates the lyrical‚ song like‚ structure to her poem. The voice of the song belongs to a black woman who encounters adversity throughout the poem. The sum of the elements‚ a black woman singing about hard times
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Rhythm and Blues What is Rhythm and Blues? Rhythm and Blues‚ or R and B‚ can be used to describe the stylish urban music that grew out of the urbanization of the blues. It is a form of popular music based on a mixture of blues and black folk music. Its melody is simple‚ but has strong repetitious rhythms. It has been influenced by jazz‚ jump music‚ as well as by black gospel music. R and B got its roots from the blues‚ and took upon some of the blues principles such as‚ the
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CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Existing System Overview The customer contact the agency through the telephone or by visiting the office The reservation officer log in to ABACUS/AMADEUS (GDS) The reservation officer starts using CRS Getting the tour preferences (departure & arrival dates‚ number of persons‚ etc.) and profile information of the customer Booking depends on the destination & departure dates Review/recap of the purchase Confirmation of the booking Receive
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Blues is the root of modern pop music. Blues is after the civil war‚ by American black Africans in poor underlying life creates music. In the process of development‚ as the change of black life circumstances and the thought emotion‚ it has experienced the change of different style. Its on the development of contemporary pop music in the world is produced an indelible effect. In this paper‚ the development course of Blues‚ to explore the impact of its pop music to the world. Blues music is
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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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The Mississippi Delta stretches from Memphis‚ Tennessee to Vicksburg‚ Mississippi and from Helena‚ Arkansas to the Yazoo River. The Blues is a crucial part of the history in music. The “Blues is both music and the culture that produced it” * * * Listening to Mrs. Robbins and viewing Jacob Lawrence’s paintings gave me a better understanding of Jacob Lawrence as a painter. Mrs. Robbins explained how his parents moved and divorced in his childhood‚ and how he fell in love with color through the paintings
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In the 1920’s blue’s classic Ain’t no tellin’‚ blues artist Mississippi John Hurt displays his situation detailing what maybe perhaps his life on the road as a blues artist travelling and performing at different venues throughout a few parts of the country. In attempts to decipher the lyrics‚ I imagined myself in the 1920’s going through rough times perhaps even being slaved but then gaining an opportunity to travel on the road and perform. Personally because I would feel ever so wanderlust and
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Blues is a popular musical form that has influenced many American popular music. It can be dated back as far as the end of the 19th century. Towards the end of the 19th century‚ Blues consisted of work songs‚ spirituals‚ and African American traditional songs. It was a form of realism because singers were able to discuss about their problems and express their true emotions through Blues. Classic Blues Although Blues have previously been used to musically express the struggles of people in the United
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The genre of music “blues” has been one that’s withstood the test of time. Blues music is unique in the sense that one truly needs to feel “blue”‚ or down to sing/write a song. That is why this music has withstood the test of time‚ because no matter what time period or generation is making this music‚ one is always going to fall on hard times and be able to relate to this type of music. A genre that was born out of the aftermath of slavery is obviously going to carry with it a powerful message
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