George Gershwin: “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” When thinking about significant American composers‚ one name in particular came to me: George Gershwin. Influenced by French composers of an earlier time‚ George developed his own style‚ mixing jazz with the popular music of his time and creating something unique. Though he was met with mixed reviews in most of his endeavors‚ he kept writing‚ producing songs and plays for no purpose other than because he loved doing it. He started off as a song-plugger
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The Dark Child Camara Laye wrote The Dark Child to oppose stereotypes that have become part of western culture. When most westerners think about Africa they think of an undeveloped country that is stricken by poverty and primitive behavior. The dark child is an autobiography of Camara Laye’s youth and his early life growing in to adulthood. Camara Laye grew up in the town of Kouroussa on the inland plain of French Guinea in the Malinke tribe. His father was a well-renounced blacksmith and a man
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“Dark Girls” The 2012 documentary Dark girls‚ is a fascinating and controversial film by American filmmakers‚ Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry. It goes underneath the surface to explore the prejudice‚ dark-skinned women face throughout the world. It explores the roots of classism‚ racism and the lack of self-esteem within a segment of cultures. Dark girls shows the many struggles which women of darker skin face. It allows women of all ages to tell their stories of the damage done to their self-esteem
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Writing and Rhetoric 21 November 2013 30 Day Challenge: No Social Media Over the past several weeks‚ I have undergone the challenge of using no social media. Some days were better than others‚ but overall this task has been beneficial to my well-being. Even though this project presented prodigious challenges‚ much was accomplished. I made relationships with people face to face and not just screen to screen‚ while also improving my time management. For 30 whole days‚ I dared myself to not visit
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8 Mile the movie was based on the life of Marshall Mathers “Eminem” prior to becoming successful and famous. I’ll be analyzing the symbolic relationship of various characters in relation to the main character Jimmy Smith. I chose to focus solely on the women of the film‚ which I believe to be Mr. Mathers and director Curtis Hanson’s direct portrayal of individual’s from Mr. Mather’s real life. Various characters in the film are portrayed to the audience as how Mr. Mathers personal feelings on them
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Lab Questions: Are flame tests valuable for detecting metal ions present in a mixture of metal ions? Flame test may not be valuable for detecting individual metal ions present in a mixture of metal ions. Although each metal ion emits a different color of light‚ which corresponds to a certain wavelength of light‚ the presence of some elements may over power the flame and cause only certain wavelengths to be seen. For example‚ if sodium is present
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Dialog in the Dark I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be visually impaired‚ but never knew I’d get a small taste of it. Dialog in the Dark is an exhibit located in as many as twenty- two countries throughout the world. I was able to take part in this exhibit in Atlanta‚ Georgia this past November. This exhibit is one that awakens your senses‚ challenges your prejudices‚ and give you a deepen self-awareness for the visually impaired community. It was designed to bring awareness
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Night Michael Greenberg By Elie Wiesel 1/11/13 1. “ The shadows beside me awoke as from a long sleep. They fled‚ silently‚ in all directions.” (Wiesel pg 12)- Personification. Wiesel uses this deep personification with a hint of symbolism to give the effect that shadows can wake up just as living organisms do. Yet a shadow is non-living and cannot truly wake up. At the time of Wiesel’s choice of personification‚ his whole family has just heard news that they are to leave their home in the
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the text you have studied explored the challenges and obstacles faced by characters who change? In my supplementary text “Flames and Dangling Wire” there are no characters but the society shows change. Composers have explored the challenges and obstacles faced by characters and the society. In the film ‘The Last Samurai’‚ directed by Edward Zwick and the poem ‘Flames and Dangling Wire’ by Robert Gray the composers have used techniques to make meaning‚ and have explored the challenges and obstacles
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is the greatest risk to our lives. Pollution has affected our lives so adversely that because of this‚ millions of people die annually. The way the environment is being polluted today stands testimony to the fact that we are irresponsible occupants of this Earth and by polluting the air; we are meticulously working towards our own destruction. According to the World Health Organisation‚ about 2.8 million people each year die due to indoor pollution (over 500‚000 occur in China alone). These data
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