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    Rhapsody in Blue

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    three years and by that time had turned into a highly skilled pianist. In 1916 he composed his first published song entitled “When You Want ’Em You Can’t Get ’Em”. From 1920 to 1924‚ he composed for an annual production put on by George White. Legend has it that he actually composed what most say is his greatest work‚ Rhapsody in Blue‚ in a rush because he had forgotten about the performance. About ten years later‚ he wrote one of the most famous American operas called Porgy and Bess. Many people

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    Building Maintenance

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    data collection * research planning introduction introduction Maintenance suggests actions that restore something to its original specification‚ rather than actions designed to make it exceed its original specification. In relation to buildings‚ which have very long lives‚ there may be difficulty in sourcing the materials and skills needed to meet the original specification exactly‚ but maintenance is taken to imply an intention to keep to what was there as much as possible. Two definitions

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    Building Trust

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    Teaching Guide Building Trust (DVD Title: Building Trust in a Large Organization) LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE: TEACHING OBJECTIVES: Manager must win the trust • Importance of building trust of over 500 employees in his with people when leading a large team Understandcall center team to motivate ing how to earn the trust them to maximize customer of subordinates who are different than you satisfaction. LEADERSHIP DECISION AND RESULT: Manager finds a common ground with people‚ learns their names‚ changes

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    Funeral Blues.

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    In this poem‚ the writer uses regular verse and traditional pattern of rhythm and rhyme to give impact to his unexpected imagery of the end of a relationship when he cuts himself off from the rest of the his life because his grief is too much. To describe the incredible pain and isolation of when someone you love leaves you and the way time seems insignificant‚ the writer starts the poem by reiterating the title‚ creating emphasis by his use of assonance of the monosyllables: Stop all the clocks

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    The Blue Hotel

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    In ¡°The Blue Hotel‚¡± Stephen Crane uses various provocative techniques to ensure that the setting adds to the richness of the story. ¡°The Blue Hotel¡± is set in a cold Nebraska town at the Palace Hotel in the late 1800¡¯s‚ but there is more to setting than just when and where a story takes place. In a written work‚ it is the author¡¯s job to vividly depict events in order to keep the reader¡¯s attention and to create colorful mental images of places‚ objects‚ or situations. The story is superbly

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    SOCIAL RESEARCH METHOD Q: Which research design suits your research topic and why? OUR RESEARCH QUESTION: Our research construct is glass ceiling prevailing and increasing in the organizations. Therefore‚ our research question is “how to break glass ceiling?” RESEARCH DESIGNS: There are five basic research designs according to which one can conduct his/her research. These research designs are: 1. Experimental design 2. Longitudinal design 3. Explanatory design 4. Cross sectional

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    Building Muscles

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    Building muscles may be the purpose of many people and for doing so‚ they usually start with an intense weight training. What most of them don’t know‚ is that for building muscles‚ the balance is only 20% weight training and 80% a proper diet. Therefore‚ for those who are interested in building muscles‚ these article will provide information on how they have to introduce in their daily routine a strict diet that includes proteins‚ carbohydrates‚ or healthy fats. Proteins Muscles need proteins

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    Sonney Blues

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    Floyd 1 2/7/12 English 102 Professor Kathy Lynch Sonny Blues In “Sonny’s Blues”‚ the theme of poverty is characterized by the poverty of Harlem Youth’s spirit. The story focuses on the relationship between two brothers at various stages of their lives. The events of the story focus on the building of understanding between Sonny and his older brother‚ the narrator. Even though the story focuses on Sonny’s life‚ I understand

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    Jazz and Blues

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    Story: Sonny’s Blues 1950’s Author: James Baldwin (1924-1987) Central Character: Although the story is narrated by Sonny’s unnamed older brother‚ Sonny is the most important character. Sonny is described in a common stereotype of the time‚ a stereotype that his own brother holds until the end of the story: the heroin-addicted jazz musician. Sonny has just been arrested for "peddling and using heroin’’ and must do time in a prison upstate. As the story progresses‚ however‚ the reader learns more

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    Defects in Buildings

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    causes and cures that we discuss here. This article series describes how to recognize and diagnose various types of foundation failure or damage‚ such as foundation cracks‚ masonry foundation crack patterns‚ and moving‚ leaning‚ bulging‚ or bowing building foundation walls. Remedies: Contraction joints are commonly installed using conventional wet-cut or early-entry dry-cut saws fitted with a diamond blade. Joints sawed with conventional wet-cut saws are made within 4 hours during hot weather and 12

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