Have you ever made a decision that would not only affect your future but greatly affect someone else’s? In the book The Sign of the Beaver, Matt’s father had to make one of these tough decisions.…
What I learned from this article was that around 1821-1865, there was a big disagreement about religion in Florida (slavery present). The main areas where this conflict occurred were in “Jackson, Gadsen, Leon, Jefferson, and Madison counties. Florida consisted of British and a Spanish colony and it was represented as “a haven for runaway slaves from the southern United States.” By 1821, planters had moved to the Middle Florida and had begun racial situations such as slave codes. This made the slave to try and disobey there masters and had led them into getting discipline from their masters.…
As we continue through Gideon’s Trumpet, Anthony Lewis continues to explain the complicated process that the Supreme Court takes in hearing a case. There are many instances in which Lewis shows how he is in favor of thick, procedural democracy. Lewis emphasizes the process of judicial review; the prejudice is the court system, the history of ones right to counsel, and how the court was changing at the time. Through these examples, Lewis shows how the Supreme Court is not a perfectly unbiased system; it is quite adequate in its process. However, as this book relates to American Creation, the time and place of the novel played a pivotal role in fate of Clarence Earl Gideon. Throughout this section of Gideon’s Trumpet, Lewis shows that the case of Gideon v. Cochran and later Gideon v. Wainwright was not as important as the time at which the case occurred.…
In the book Go Sound the Trumpet by Canter Brown Jr., he talks about the documentation of different African Communities in Florida and the communities of the freed slaves. He tells us what happened to slaves after they were freed and where they went. Some of these communities he described as unidentified and he talked about one in particular that escaped identification. Information about the community known as Angola had come up and suggested they were in The Bahamas. A few months after this information came up; John M. Goggin released additional information and offered new insight on the community. The Bahamian Department of Archives published additional documentary evidence in 1980 regarding Seminole Settlements at Red Bays, Andros. It took another decade before the link between the Bahamian exiles and the old Florida homes of the slaves was established. Another author offered details where neighboring Cuban fishermen identified a community with the name Angola, which had existed as a focus for diplomatic and economic activities within the broader Atlantic world. He argued that its presence additionally had created impacts that influenced the course of United States history and, to a lesser extent, the British and Spanish Empires.…
Bill Crow has compiled a great collection of stories. This book looks into the personalities and humor of the Jazz world. Being a jazz player himself, Crow is obviously familiar with the life of a Jazz musician, and he has written down some hilarious tales that Jazz players have passed on to one another. This book shows how the jazz world as it really is. The entire book is filled, page by page, with hilarious stories of pranks, goofs, getting hired, getting fired, stuff that happened while on the road, jokes, nicknames, and unforgettable moments while playing at clubs. It also gives you a good feel for what the lives of jazz musicians were like the camaraderie and competition, the struggles over money, and the terrible working conditions.…
Vincent Cicowicz lived from 1927 through 2006. He was a trumpeter that had a devotion for music so large, it spread his music into northwestern classrooms and even, across the world. Cichowicz was 79 when he died from what “ Genriq, “Genie”, Murphy believes to be colon cancer. He played trumpet for the CSO (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) from 1952 through 1974. Cicowicz was second to fellow trumpeter, Adolph Herseth, who helped Cicowicz get acknowledged for admission into the CSO in 1952. Herseth says it’s Cicowicz’s dedication to music that made him such an outstanding player. In the later 1950s, he joined the faculty at Northwestern. It’s said he made his greatest mark as a professor, When he left the CSO permanently, to commit to teaching in Northwestern in 1974, he remained there until he retired sometime in the 1990s.…
Authors compose novels in order to highlight and confront the significant issues of their own context. Racial prejudice and the necessity of achieving justice are two key issues highlighted in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and also Montana 1948 by Larry Watson. Lee writes in the 1960s about the 1930s, and Watson writes in the 1990s about the 1940s demonstrating a time when people were persecuted for their race, gender, religion and education. These novels are crafted to provide insight of the issues experienced in society and to enlighten society’s current perceptions. Both authors desire to educate responders about the destructive nature of prejudice that disenfranchised individuals experienced and that the corrupt actions of empowered individuals can lead to the detriment of failing to achieve justice. Through narrative voice, contextual features and character development, Lee and Watson achieve this purpose of challenging responders to confront the fundamental issues that society has disregarded.…
He began his music career playing the piano, but “never did any of the lessons”, he said. He soon switched his focus to the bagpipes and found immense passion in both playing and teaching. “I love the sound it makes”, he said, “If I know I can create something beautiful, I chase mercilessly for it”. He now plays with the Naval Academy Pipes and Drums band and teaches newcomers, or “the babies”, as he puts it, how to play.…
In the film, The Jazz Singer, the protagonist, Jakie Rabinowitz, goes through a major character change in becoming Americanized. That is, in leaving his family's Jewish faith, he adopts the attitude and culture of the American way of life. However, there are many phases and steps he takes in doing this along the way. The first signs are the feud between Jakie and his father and goes as far as his name changing and meeting with a Gentile. Because of these changes he chooses to make, his Jewish way of life becomes Anglocized and eventually this Americanization overtakes his character causing him great issues with his true identity. He is forced to come to terms with who he is, and who he wishes to be.…
Everyday people around the nation are brought to trial. The litigants may or may not have sufficient resources, but are still entitled to a fair trial under the Sixth Amendment. Clarence Earl Gideon was accused of felony by the state of Florida and did not have the money for attorney representation. Instead, Gideon had to approach the Florida court system blinded by the rules of litigation and unaware of the processes of making an argument. He was helpless and could not win the battle, eventually being sentenced to five years in prison. In America, people are supposed to be treated equal in the eyes of the law, yet Gideon’s circumstance was unjust. As he ultimately reached the Supreme Court of the United States, Gideon was given an attorney. However, here he challenged the state of Florida for his rights. According to Marc Galanter, there is no way that Gideon should have won the appeal in the Supreme Court. Gideon was a one-shooter, lacking resources. Despite Gideon’s loss in the state court, he still won his appeal in federal court system, shaping the law to impact society and showing that “the haves” do not “always come out ahead”.…
EREPORT # 18939 stated the following: Andrew reported that his father has been harming him in multiple ways since he was very young. Andrew reports that several years ago his father, Chris Carlisle, would use his thumb to push his tooth back as a form of punishment. Andrew also reported being hit with a switch, belt, metal hanger, wooden spoon, and also being pushed and hit on the back. Andrew said that in the past he has had bruises and bleeding as a result of his father's actions. Andrew has a wound on his foot that he reports is from his father pushing him into a chair about a week ago. Andrew is currently staying with his paternal grandparents. He said that he has been living there for a few weeks because he is afraid of his father. He…
Ever since the beginning of this year the idea of being drum major has been floating in and out of my mind. I have spent many an occasion debating with myself if I wanted to keep marching with the band, one of my favorite things to do, or if I wanted to take my chances and try to make it as a drum major so that I could conduct, another favorite thing of mine. The lack of enthusiasm from my band friends does not help in favor of my wishes of becoming drum major. Though somewhere along the line my love for conducting won out, and now I find myself writing this essay and biting my nails as the nerves of try outs settle in my mind.…
Walking into the band room for the first time, the sound of every instrument being poorly played by fourth graders suffocated the room. The squeal of saxophones and blaring bass of tubas made it impossible to hear the instructions being given by the band director. However, none of that mattered to me. All I could do was to stare at the only thing in the room that was able to grasp my attention: a shiny, red drum set. I migrated to the back corner of the room where it sat unoccupied, took my place on the stool, picked up some sticks, and immediately felt at home. At that moment, it was clear to me that playing music was what I was meant to do.…
Andrew Jackson viewed himself as a friend to the Cherokee people because he always wanted what was best for the Cherokee and he thought of himself as a fatherly figure.…
‘The Portable Phonograph’ tells the tale of four men in a post apocalyptic world who gather once a week to bask in the glory of the arts. This short story by Walter Van Tilburg Clark holds hidden meanings and metaphors underneath the descriptive language and various literary techniques. The theme explores the idea that it is human nature to revert to primitive or basic instincts in a time of great crisis. The writer clarifies this theme through the use of paradox, symbolism, and irony.…
