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    What is sound? Sound is a wave‚ a pattern—simple or complex‚ depending on the sound—of changing air pressure. Sound is produced by vibrations of objects. The vibrations push and pull on air molecules. The pushes cause a local compression of the air (increase in pressure)‚ and the pulls cause a local rarefaction of the air (decrease in pressure). Since the air molecules are already in constant motion‚ the compressions and rarefactions starting at the original source are rapidly transmitted through

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    Echoes 11 Short Stories

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    Short Stories Comparisons Over a short period of time‚ we have accumulated a lot of information regarding short stories as a result from reading. They all had many significant themes and a variety of symbolic meanings. The majority commonly share many aspects however certain stories are completely unrelated. “The Lottery Ticket” by Anton Chekhov and “Rich for One Day” by Suzanne Jacob share the most similarities. Their similarity is evident between the setting‚ characters and the plot. To begin

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    A Midnight Summer Dreams

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    By ‚ William Shake Spear A MIDNIGHT SUMMER DREAMS William Shake Spear quotes  The Lunatic‚ the lover‚ and the poet‚ are of imagination all compact. Are you sure/that we are a wake? it seems to me/ That yet we sleep‚ We dream “Though she be but little‚ she is fierce  Lord‚ what fools these mortals be!  “And yet‚to say the truth‚ reason and love keep little company together nowadays.”  “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains‚ Such shaping fantasies‚ that apprehend More than

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    "The Sound of Music".

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    The Sound of Music The sound of music was by far the greatest musical success for the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. I chose this musical because of the lyrical and musical talent of these two men. I have enjoyed watching this classic numerous time throughout the years due to my mother’s influence. She exposed my brother and I to many different types of music‚ teaching us to appreciate the style of each artist. The Sound of Music was directed and produced by Robert Wise‚ although he was not the

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    Midnight in Paris Analysis The Oscar-winning film‚ Midnight in Paris‚ written and directed by Woody Allen uses cinematic techniques to create a world of fantasy and reality. Throughout the film‚ reality and fantasy are constantly paralleled. This film succeeds because of the elements Woody Allen uses to juxtapose the main character‚ Gil Pender‚ sense of reality and fantasy. Elements such as mise en scene‚ costume design‚ the auteur theory‚ and the screenplay writing all work in conjunction to

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    Across The Barricades From the module‚ conflict‚ the responder learns about the context and values central to what is euphemistically known as ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland and the complexity of life in Belfast in the 1970’s. Conflict in the context of Across The Barricades by Joan Lingard (Oxford 2003) is revealed as never acceptable as an option in conflict and resolution because conflict often has no bounds and grows to be indiscriminate. Joan Lingard states that

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    MUSC 1113 11:45 Reflection in Sound The movie Midnight Cowboy‚ which was released in 1969‚ fully embodies the themes and the issues that were coming to the forefront of society and films during the new Hollywood era of the 1960s and 1970s. John Schlesinger’s film follows the story of a young man who leaves his home in Texas to become a male prostitute in New York City‚ and the trials and tribulations he encounters along the way. The soundtrack accompanying the film does not entirely consist of

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    Jerome Carlos Johnson SOCI 3345: Sociology of the 1960’s Five Page Book Review: Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour by Peniel Joseph February 28‚ 2013 Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour by Peniel Joseph Within the eleven chapters that comprise Waiting ’Til the Midnight Hour lays a treasure chest of information for anyone interested in Black or African American history‚ particularly the civil rights movement that took place during the 1950’s and 1960’s. I am a self-professed scholar of African American

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    Topic: Midnights summer nights dream A mid-summer nights dream takes places in Athens‚ Greece. Theseus the duke of Athens is planning his marriage with hipolita‚ and as result he is planning a large festival. Egeus enters‚ followed by his daughter Hermia‚ her beloved Lysander and Demetrius. Egeus tells Theseus that Hermia must marry Demetrius not Lysander (as she wants). He asks Theseus to punish Hermia with death is she refuse to obey. Theseus agrees that Hermia duty is to obey her father

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    The Street

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    In Ann Petry’s‚ The Street‚ Lutie Johnson struggles to live the American Dream with her son Bub. Lutie see the American Dream as owning her own home‚ having a good job and keeping her son Bub out of trouble. It is not easy for Lutie to achieve this dream during the 1940’s because she is single African American mother. When moving to 116th Street Lutie noticed how the people who live on this street are trapped and they do not have a choice weather to leave or not because they are being controlled

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