Jimmy Ji Mrs. Coleman ESL 33 Compare and Contrast Essay 27 Oct. 2010 Pursuit of Dream In this competitive world‚ it almost seems indispensable for people to at least pursue one thing to survive. Does it mean that people all have to strive to accomplish something? Or does pursuing actually bring any enhancements or happiness to people’s lives? The answer might be very debatable because pursuing something might not be always ended with a great triumph or satisfaction
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dialogue in the argument between Billy and his father highlights the challenge that gender presents in Billy successfully entering the world of dance. Another example of gender conflict in the film‚ is shown through the camera angle‚ close up‚ on the pianist Mr Braithwaite as he approaches Billy after he completes his pirouette and whispers in his ear “You look like a right wanker to me son”‚ symbolises the constant challenge of gender that
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The Pianist Roman Polanski’s (The director)‚ "The Pianist" tells the story of a Polish Jew‚ a classical musician‚ who survived the Holocaust through stoicism and good luck. This is not a thriller‚ and avoids any temptation to crank up suspense or sentiment; it is the pianist’s witness to what he saw and what happened to him. The film is based on the autobiography of Wladyslaw Szpilman‚ who was playing Chopin on a Warsaw radio station when the first German bombs fell. Szpilman’s family was prosperous
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and skilled jazz pianist‚ his singing allowed him to become highly successful in the realm of popular music‚ more specifically in the big band and jazz genres. Nathaniel Adams Coles was born in Montgomery‚ Alabama on March 17‚ 1919 (Ruhlmann par. 3). His family moved to Chicago in 1921‚ where he began to play the piano at age four and took classical lessons at age 12 (Ruhlmann par. 4). When he was 15‚ Cole dropped out of high school in order to pursue a career as a jazz pianist (Ruhlmann par. 4)
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Pianos For a long period of time‚ playing the piano has become very popular because it can help pianists to express their feelings through songs and also transfer those emotions to people around them. It is the most popular instrument‚ and it can play most popular types of music from classical to jazz‚ pop‚ or blues. People play the piano as a leisure activity. It is not too much to say that more and more people want to learn to play the piano than any other instrument. There have been many types
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midi files in a way that was easy for me to understand. So I learned the third movement through it within 3 months‚ and performed it the last weeks of school. As my interest grew in the piano world‚ I began to discover other composers and pianists. The next composer I studied was Franz Liszt. The first couple of pieces I ever discovered by Franz Liszt were La Notte‚ Nuage Gris‚ Il Pensoroso‚ and the Transcendental Etudes‚ along with Soneto del Petrarca 104. I learned all those
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excellence in manufacturing and engineering. It was the first time an American company had received this award. Steinway pianos quickly became the piano of choice for many royal family members‚ and won the respect and admiration of the world’s great pianists. In 1866‚ Steinway & Sons opened the first Steinway Hall on 14th Street in New York. With a main auditorium of 2‚000 seats‚ it became New York City’s artistic and cultural center‚ housing the New York Philharmonic until Carnegie Hall opened
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How do the authors of the two texts Not Without My Daughter and The Pianist use their protagonists to explore a response to violent social change? A response to violent social change is explored within the two texts‚ Not Without My Daughter written by Betty Mahmoody‚ with William Hoffer and the film The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski. In these texts the authors use their protagonist to explore the idea and impact of the violent social change that these characters must survive. Protagonists
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Usually‚ they had some form of text card that would flash upon the screen explaining what had happened in the previous scene. To keep the film from just being a projected book‚ the film would be accompanied with anything from full orchestras to a pianist. A correctly timed note or a special tone would almost give a sense of depth to a two-dimensional image. Not only this‚ but the music had a second purpose‚ which was to try to silence or overpower the loud projectors. During the 1930’s‚ the first
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This year has marked the fiftieth anniversary of many historical events‚ including the Rolling Stones first headlining tour‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson’s declaration of the “War on Poverty‚” plans for the World Trade Center were announced‚ and Mary Poppins debuted on the big screen. However‚ the story of Mary Poppins‚ the nanny who flew in with the wind and who advised the Banks’ children that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down‚ began long before Julie Andrews appeared on the silver
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