I had not heard of the twelve-bar blues before we learned about them. It has a good groove to it‚ and I like how the turn-around can help “reflect its performers personal style” (The Birthplace of the Blues). The Blues-A Musical Journey by Martin Scorsese supported my understanding of the blues. The movie helped show the different scenarios of blues music as well as told the stories. The best defined scene of the The Blues movie is when Corey Harris and his manager are standing around and talking
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patient’s cultural preservation in their practice. For example‚ some people in the Jamaican culture hold nine-day wakes for deceased persons. The wake is a time for respecting and honoring the departed soul. For nine nights‚ relatives and friends share food and sing hymns‚ thus saying goodbye to the departed one (). A nurse can advocate for a patient from Jamaican cultural by coordinating with the hospice facility a way for the wake to take place as the Jamaican culture sees fit. A nurse can
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extortion (for example‚ demanding money for not writing traffic tickets) and bribery (for example‚ accepting money in exchange for not enforcing the law). In the United States we have a lot of corruption when it comes to any job profession. The movie The Departed was a great example depicting the corruption a police officer can face while in the job and when temptation gives in. Police Corruption is a nationwide problem that has been going on since policing existed. Police officers give in to temptation‚
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Easy Riders‚ Raging Bulls (Bowser‚ 2002‚ USA) is a documentary about Hollywood directors in the 1970s. This film might be a model for my Independent Study as it is told in a documentary fashion with clips and interviews intertwined in the film. When the interview is happening‚ the interviewee is in a close up head shot with a black background. In order to enhance the storyline‚ the film uses archival imagery‚ actual movie scenes‚ voice-over‚ interviews and film posters/titles. For example‚ when
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inmate had departed‚ without one backward glance to gather up the meed of gratitude‚ if any were in hearts of those whom she had served so zealously." (The Scarlet Letter‚ page. 111‚ paragraph. 2). Evidence: "Meeting them in the street‚ she never raised her head to receive their greeting." (The Scarlet Letter‚ page. 111‚ paragraph. 2). Evidence: "This might be pride‚ but was so like humility..." (The Scarlet Letter‚ page. 111‚ paragraph. 2). Secondary Source: ’The helper departed without looking
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Ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman practices of preparing the dead for the next cradle of humanity are very intriguing. These two cultures differ in a multitude of ways yet similarities can be noted in the domain of funerary services. In the realm of Egyptian afterlife‚ The Book of the Dead can provide one with vital information concerning ritual entombment practices and myths of the afterlife. The additional handouts I received from Timothy Stoker also proved to be useful in trying uncover vital information
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Thanks‚ ___________________ I’m going to go into a little more detail of how Halloween is celebrated in Mexico. In Mexico‚ they celebrate Dia de los Muertos or day of the dead. Today‚ it is a celebration to honor all of their loved ones who have passed‚ but that’s not how it began. Dia de los muertos celebrations in Mexico began with the indigenous pagan cultures. These rituals celebrated the deaths of loved ones and have been recorded as far as 2‚500 years ago. The modern day version of dia
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You hear the moaning. Hopelessness drifts in the air as it whiffs by you. Next to you in a bed is a little boy. He is whimpering until you slowly see the life drip out of him. This image is what Dr. Rieux faced everyday as he tried to contain the plague. He had no way of saving the unlucky souls and was forced to see patients die over and over again. The standards and way of life that the plague brought to the town caused Dr. Rieux to have to harden his heart and face the ordinary circumstances of
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Traditional African Religion Before one starts to outline the traditional religion in Africa‚ one must first explain the way Africa is as a whole. Without the knowledge of the past combined with knowledge of culture‚ one would have a very vague‚ if any‚ understanding of traditional religion. Out of all of the continents‚ Africa is the most central. It is told that the first man was found in Africa‚ so with this‚ many feel that Africa is the birthplace of human culture. Within this continent
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The Wolf of Wall Street The Wolf of Wall Street is a film based on Jordan Belfort‚ a stockbroker who at a young age after becoming licensed‚ mastered the art of money laundering. Within his profession of a stockbroker‚ he quickly uses his skills of lying and manipulation to talk people into buying large amounts of penny stocks. Shortly after‚ he decides to open up his own stock company with friends who he has specifically chosen to build what comes to be one of the largest companies on Wall
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