tried in a different way: I went to YouTube and looked for someone reading out loud The Weary Blues. Then I founded Langston Hughes reciting this precise poem‚ accompanied by a jazz band. Immediately I felt transported to 1958‚ seated in the front row of the theater‚ felling a mix of rhythm and depression in the air. Then‚ sitting in a stool in front of me‚ Langston Hughes starts to recite his "Weary Blues". In the way that Langston recited the poem‚ seems for me more like a song‚ the arranged of
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Deconstruction of a Static Image The image that I have chosen to deconstruct is of a TV series called Blue Bloods. When you first look at the image you can see three people standing; one standing to the side and two facing us. If you look closer towards the bottom there’s a reflection of New York City. This could be the setting of the series. They use quite dark colours but we will get into more detail later. In this advertisement the first element that caught my eye were the three characters
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DeVonte’ Jordan Professor Shawanda Stewart English 0313 November 4‚ 2014 Varsity Blues I give two thumbs up for the absolutely outstanding movie “Varsity Blues” directed by Brian Robbins. Varsity Blues is such an outstanding movie played by some magnificent actors such as Paul Walker‚ James Van Der Beek‚ Ali Larter‚ Amy Smart‚ and plenty other amazing actors. This spectacular movie it takes place in 1999 in a small town high school football team where their coach only cares about reaching his 23rd
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It is not what is seen that circles the mind‚ it is the unseen. Books‚ movies and society in general present the “unseen” and the “unknown” to develop the characters and plots. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry illustrates the “unseen” and the “unknown” through the rumors associated with the beasts. Kira‚ the main character‚ along with her friends discover the truth from exploring what society does not see. The “unseen” and “unknown” elements throughout the novel facilitate Kira’s knowledge of the dystopian
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Generally‚ many “Bawdy Blues” songs exploit innuendo lyrics because it encompasses socially forbidden subjects such as extremely blatant sexual themes‚ prostitutions‚ adultery‚ lesbianism or social ills. Often times‚ these obscene songs are frequently banned from radio stations. The only way to have an access to these songs sometimes is to listen to them on a jukebox machine due to its explicit librettos. For example: Lucille Bogan’s humorous sexual references song entitled‚ "Shave ’Em Dry" (1935)
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In the 1988 American documentary film‚” The Thin Blue Line‚ by Errol Morris‚ an American movie director and author‚ he shows the Randall Dale Adams case which ended in Randall Dale Adams becoming convicted to a death sentence for murdering a police officer. The story starts in October 1976‚ when Randall was trying to drive home when his car ran out of fuel forcing him to hitchhike with David Ray Harris who was also driving to the same destination as Adams. While driving‚ a Dallas police car stops
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Chelsea Culberson Instructor Jacob Kruse Communications I 15 September 2014 Sonny’s Blues “Sonny’s Blues” is a story of disorientation at first; it tells a story of a young man named Sonny and his older brother who is the narrator. Sonny is a young boy who in fact grew up in a world of abandonment. He suffered from drug addiction‚ being a school dropout‚ and personal desertion issues. As the story unfolds from his brother’s point of view‚ it explains how the older brother wished he had been there
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Though Sonny in the Story “Sonny Blues” wasn’t able or chose not to get an education. He was smart in one area‚ and that was expressing himself through playing jazz on the piano. His experience on music and his personal life would make him be able to teach his brother (who was teacher) something about him. Sonny was much like his father‚ an isolated man who didn’t really like expressing himself verbally‚ he would do drugs as well but realized that wasn’t really make him express his feelings out.
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person’s life‚ it will influence you become what kind of person you are. Everyone is born with the difference heritage. Some people respect their heritage‚ but some people disrespect their heritage. I have read two articles which are “Everyday Use” and “Blue Winds Dancing”. In these two articles‚ the narrator talks about how character think about their own heritage. We also can see the different conflicts the character facing in the articles. I respect heritage because even though you try to change your
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This poem is about a Blue Heron‚ a bird‚ that is looking is looking for food in November. As I was reading the poem‚ I decided to focus on the first half of the poem for my melody. Picturing a Blue Heron walking through the cold ponds in November with his gray hunched shoulders made me think of the tempo and the dynamics for this piece. Right from the start‚ I knew that this melody could not be fast‚ allegro‚ or even
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