at first is the colour‚ blue. Blue is known as the coolest colour. The reason blue is my favorite reason is that of all the colors in the spectrum blue compliments almost all other colors. Blue is the master of backdrops. Interestingly‚ blue is the color of the universe and nature such as sky‚ ocean‚ sleep‚ twilight. Besides that‚ blue is the color of inspiration‚ sincerity‚ modernatization and spirituality. Blue is often the chosen color by conservative people. Blue is the calming color that
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The Holiday Blues You’re in your faculty office late in the afternoon on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving when the department administrative assistant phones you and says‚ “The Department Chair isn’t here this afternoon and I have a very upset student on the line. She wants to talk to a faculty member. But she won’t give her name. Please‚ can I transfer the call to you?” You agree to help out. The AA transfers the call and the student‚ obviously nervous and not a little upset‚ says‚ “Hello
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it more freedom‚ especially in the bass line. This resulted in what is known as ``stomp’’ piano. Charles "Cow-Cow" Davenport‚ who pioneered the Boogie-Woogie style‚ was trained in ragtime but recorded many blues pieces. James P. Johnson was instrumental in moving ragtime toward jazz and blues‚ creating Stride Piano. Other developments led to the ``trumpet-piano’’ style of Earl Hines and Teddy Weatherford and to the swing style of Duke Ellington. Some Historians consider ragtime to be the very first
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jazz trumpeter Miles Davis laid down the foundation for a whole new style of jazz music. Through his "Kind of Blue"� modal jazz was born. This record became a classic‚ at times showing its complexity through the soloing‚ but also allowing the educated listener to revel in the simplicity of the modes. Davis planted the seeds for this new style in his album "Milestones"� but "Kind of Blue"� showed that the style had matured and was more developed. From the introductory piano/bass duet to the final
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Gertrude “Ma” Rainey‚ when described in Blue Legacies and Black Feminism‚ was seen by Angela Davis as one of the greatest feminist blues musicians of her time. One view that Ma Rainey presented in her songs was her ideas on marriage. Specifically‚ Rainey feels that getting married shouldn’t be valued over “non or extramarital relationships (pg 16- 20). She feels that‚ while marriage isn’t a bad thing‚ overvaluing it to the point of presenting it as a need for women to have is a bad thing (pg 16-
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Rhythm and Blues What is Rhythm and Blues? Rhythm and Blues‚ or R and B‚ can be used to describe the stylish urban music that grew out of the urbanization of the blues. It is a form of popular music based on a mixture of blues and black folk music. Its melody is simple‚ but has strong repetitious rhythms. It has been influenced by jazz‚ jump music‚ as well as by black gospel music. R and B got its roots from the blues‚ and took upon some of the blues principles such as‚ the
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is writing to the Virgin in thanks because she finally understands who the saint is – it is through this letter that Cisneros details Chayo’s transformation from a girl with no connections to a woman connected to both the Virgin of Guadalupe and her fictional La Gritona. Even as she is not explicitly mentioned‚ La Gritona makes her appearance as Chayo appreciates that there is more power in the Virgin‚ and in herself‚ than she ever knew before. Chayo writes her letter to the Virgin in thanks on the
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Comparative Essay – “How does the writer present fear in Out of the Blue and Belfast Confetti”? In both Out of the Blue by Simon Armitage and Belfast Confetti by Ciaran Carson‚ the poets both present fear through a number of techniques. Both describe a city and its civilians under attack‚ exposing the impacts of terrorism on its victims. They are similarly written in a free-verse structure‚ which clearly illustrates the exposed and fearful state in which the ‘narrators’ are left in. In Belfast
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Gracie Ferraco English 114- section 03 Schwartz March 14‚ 2013 Prompt # 2‚ Essay # 3 In Sonny’s Blues the theme‚ symbols‚ characters‚ and motifs all combine together to create a literary masterpiece that describes the importance of unity amongst family and the turbulent life of African-Americans living in Harlem‚ New York in the 1950’s. This story is written in a chronological thought process of experiences the narrator has seen while growing up and the memories of his family
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The U.S. Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands is filled with many things to do and see. There are many different people and usually no conflict. It has beautiful beaches and amazing snorkeling spots. The Virgin Islands are located in The Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is East of Puerto Rico and South of The British Virgin Islands. “Each Island is different and has its own charms and attractions” (Philpott 7). There is so many things to learn about The Virgin Islands. There is so much you
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