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    Jean Baptiste Lully

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    prolific composer who is best known for establishing French Opera. (Boynick) Born in Florence on the 28th of November 1632‚ (Boynick) Giovanni Battista Lulli was a miller ’s son. (Sadie 2000 pg 166) Lully first arrived in France in March of 1646 (Jean Baptiste Lully) to work as an attendant for a female courtier. (Sadie 2000 pg. 166) "During his six years in her household‚ Lully‚ already an expert at the guitar and violin‚ polished his skills as a performer and composer." (Straughan (a)) He made

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    time. What differentiated them in their economic position was their race which formed the logic of white supremacist rule at the time. Black nationalist consciousness developed from black people’s common subjugation‚ and individuals such as Martin Delany were some of the first to articulate Black Nationalism as it relates to Africa. Every people should be the originators of their own designs‚ the projector of their own schemes‚ and creators of the events that lead to their destiny--the consummation

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    where Greek influence is still around. However‚ in the Kane Chronicles‚ Rick Riordan’s stories are about Egyptian mythology. In the Serpent’s Shadow‚ Carter and Sadie‚ the protagonists‚ are trying to save the world from the evil force Apophis‚ the god of chaos‚ who plans to eat the sun and destroy the world. In modern time‚ Carter and Sadie are Egyptian magicians‚ who are faced with the task of destroying Apophis. Unfortunately‚

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    brings out his best tea set for Jimmy even though “there was no one in the whole district who would bring out the best china to serve a black stockman”(p53). Another value shown in the novel is integrity. This value is shown where Sadie saves Lachie’s life. By doing this‚ Sadie risks her friend Walter being accused of killing Lachie and going to jail. She does this even thought Walter tells her to “get out of here”(p198). Not all of Constable’s characters however show positive values. Constable has

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    HISTORIA DI JEPHTE: AN ORATORIO LATINO BY CARISSIMI Oratorios are similar to operas but based off of a religious topic.1 One example of an oratorio is Historia di Jephte. Historia di Jephte is an oratorio latino by Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi during the 17th century.2 Carissimi was successful creating the greatest possible sense of drama with out action.3 ORATORIO IN THE 17TH CENTURY An oratorio is basically an opera with a sacred topic. Oratorios can also be thought of as spiritual

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    Crow Country

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    Australia and aboriginal culture‚ teaches Sadie the ways of his culture and educates her about his background. The aboriginal warrior Saturday is a good example of Walter educating Sadie‚ about both an aboriginal hero‚ and the possible origin of her name. Both Sadie and Walter show respect towards aboriginal culture and both attempt to have a good understanding of it as well. Another example of respect is Jimmy Raven’s acts to the stone circle during a time slip Sadie goes through. Although Jimmy is not

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    I signed up for a service based class because I thought it would be simple‚ but after four months I feel honored for having been a part of it all. I’ve volunteered before‚ but have never tackled a project such as this. I chose to work with the Salvation Army and initially had plans to help the flood victims. Throughout the semester‚ we hit a few bumps but overcame them and succeeded. In my experiences with the Salvation Army I dared to dream‚ dared to succeed‚ and dared to make a difference. Daring

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    but feel good. This was one of those surprise stories that you would never expect to come from a sweatshop worker. Sadie Frowne was obviously an educated woman who had ambition. To read this document from her perspective was a very enlightening experience. Sadie was very intelligent and independent. She wanted to take full advantage of everything that America had to offer. Sadie educated herself by going to night classes. She recognized that through education and bettering herself she could achieve

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    The Drunkard

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    gets drunk‚ but does it for a good cause. In the story O’Connor uses first person point of view‚ irony and humor to make this story more entertaining. The narrator is Larry Delaney‚ the main character‚ the son of Mick Delany. In the beginning of the story after Mr. Dooley‚ Mick Delany friend‚ dies he says “I did not take the report of his death seriously. Even then I felt there must be a catch and that some summer evening Mr. Dooley must reappear at our gate to give us the lowdown on the next world

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    St. Louis Blues Analysis

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    St. Louis Blues Bessie Smith and St. Louis Blues are two legends in the blues world‚ separately as well as together. When placed together one could not find a better example of classical blues from the 1920’s. St. Louis Blues is one of the most popular blues songs ever written. William Christopher Hardy wrote this song over 80 years ago. While on a trip to St. Louis‚ Hardy met a tormented black woman. She spoke to him in her deep southern broken English about the loss of her husband to another

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