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    Malcolm X History

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    MWEEK-5 HOME WORK ASSIGNMENT Malcolm X--Myth and Truthfulness Civil Rights Activist‚ Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ the fourth of eight children born to Louise and Earl Little. Louise was a homemaker and Earl was a preacher who was also an active member of the local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and avid supporter of the Black Nationalist leader”. (Marcus Garvey). Because of Earl Little ’s civil rights activism‚ the family faced

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    Movie Essay In the essay titled‚ “The Tyranny of the Clock” by George Woodcock and the film‚ “ Nick of Time” demonstrates how the movement of the clock sets the tempo of the lives of people. People become the servants of time‚ always hurrying through meals‚ rushing to catch busses or trains‚ all contribute as examples of our regular routines in life. The clock influences the habits of people by making them do things that ruin their health and shorten their life because they are so overwhelmed

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    Crystal Chand 4/21/15 Unit One Music Appreciation Lab Questions 1. Describe some of the influence of Latin music in the US in the early part of the twentieth century. Answer: Latin bands were becoming a popular ballroom and club attraction‚ Afro-Cuban music was also developing and spreading. One major step for this music style was the Woodstock performance of then little known Afro-Cuban band Santana from San Francisco back in 1969. 2. What was the significance of “Machito and His Afro-Cubans? Answer:

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    symbolize Amanda’s desire to live in the past. While Amanda and Laura are preparing for Jim’s visit‚ Amanda pulls out the dress she wore in her youth. Amanda tries to display and relive her past by displaying her dress that‚ “[She] sashayed around the ballroom. . .” (Williams 769. 82-83). Also the photograph of Amanda’s husband is another symbol of her desire to live in the past. After her husband had been gone for sixteen years‚ she still talks proudly of him as if he had always been home. When Jim arrives

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    Malcom X Research Paper

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    Malcom X was a prominent African American figure and civil rights activist who fought for racial equality throughout the 1950s and ‘60s. Malcom X was born on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Being the fourth of eight born to Earl and Louise Little‚ Malcom X was exposed to the ugliness of injustice at a very young age due to his father being an active member in a local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. As a result of his involvement the family was regularly harassed by white

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    Mozart Symphony 4

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    My listening selection that I chose from the classical era was ¬¬¬Mozart’s Symphony #40 in G Minor K 550. This piece was composed in 1788. The tempo of this piece is molto allegro and the rhythms are fairly simple. Syncopation is used in this piece as well with homophonic texture. The piece is mainly quite with development to a louder section in the middle‚ but ends softly. The exposition of the piece demonstrates the quietness that is seen‚ but contains a small louder section. The recapitulation

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    for love is never more heartfelt than during the chorus of his complicated love song. The subtle symbols of objects standing in the way of their love but also objects that symbolize their love. Each object such as a cross‚ large glass windows‚ or ballroom each mean something different and have their own importance and significance. But it is obvious that they share a connection.

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    more public halls were built‚ and those were typically next to saloons. By 1910‚ the typical multi-purpose neighborhood hall and saloon could no longer accommodate the number of dancers‚ which brought the development of huge metropolitan halls and ballrooms specifically

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    and music images continue‚ Plath describes “Lenny’s ghost voice boomed” (Plath 16). The theme of noise and music is an instrumental part of chapter two and goes in tandem with the drinking‚ the “jitterbug[ing]” (Plath 16)‚ and the references of “a ballroom strewn with confetti” (Plath 17). With shimmering images like these and a dazed narrative tone by Esther‚ it is clear chapter two is a tumultuous chapter that demonstrates a part of Esther’s psyche of confusion and need for love as the numerously

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    minor very often in his later works‚ such as in Op67‚ Symphony #5 and Op13‚ Piano Sonata #8 ‘Pathetique’. In the 2nd sub-period‚ Beethoven was seeking a place in Vienna’s musical society. Many of his pieces were for Viennese social life such as ballroom dance. Beethoven started learning music from Haydn‚ and his compositional style became heavily influenced by his teacher. For example‚ Beethoven adopted Haydnesque humor such as the false recapitulation in Op 93‚ Symphony #8. Other than that‚ Beethoven

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