In the poem "The Weary Blues”‚ Langston Hughes describes an evening of listening to a blues musician in Harlem. “The Wear Blues” By: Langston Hughes Droning a drowsy syncopated tune‚ Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon‚ I heard a Negro play. Down on Lenox Avenue the other night By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light He did a lazy sway . . . He did a lazy sway . . . To the tune o’ those Weary Blues. With his ebony hands on each ivory key He made that poor piano
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music and dancing that inspired unrestrained dances. Again these dances and music now are ever so accepted within the American culture. Jazz was only a segment of it as later‚ other genre came into light such as rock-n-roll. A combination of blues music‚ and traditional pop (both vocal and instrumental) combined to bring us a new sound entitled Rock and Roll. The combination of the two was
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Language about war | Ten thousand soldiers marched to and fro. Looking for you and me‚ my dear‚ looking for you and me | Ten thousand soldiers are looking for two people- All the soldiers are looking for the Jews | | | | | | | Refugee blues- blues music Ten million souls (religious‚ holy‚ implies we are all the same) Society is unfair on the way it treats people (some are living in mansions‚ some are living in holes) Atlas – there not anywhere close to there home‚
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West Nile Virus Many people have encountered a mosquito bite and the side effects that come with being bitten. However‚ many people do not know about the deadly virus that mosquito’s may carry. The West Nile virus can cause other illnesses known as West Nile fever and West Nile neuroinvasive disease. West Nile virus first came to the United States from Africa. It was initially found in a Ugandan woman in 1937. Sixty-two years later it was detected all over the states in exotic birds in zoo’s‚ from
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West Nile Virus Summertime‚ without doubt is the best season for students‚ the mood that it brings along with it‚ is the time that most people treasure. However‚ as we go along and having wonderful time in this period‚ it is very important that we remain healthy and safe. The season not only brings the things we obviously expect‚ but also has been associated with viruses which can cause various diseases. People who enjoy themselves along the lakes and rivers should keep in mind of the threatening
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Infectious Disease Case Study Assignment After reviewing this case study‚ address these questions: 1. West Nile fever is caused by the West Nile virus. Describe the emergence of novel disease in the Western hemisphere. Provide some examples of sources of infection for novel diseases‚ including the mode of transmission for WNV. Why is this a concern? In late August of 1999‚ an unusual cluster of encephalitis cases was reported to NYC’s Department of Health. Laboratory sequencing of virus isolated from brain tissue of birds
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The Nile river of Egypt is important because it made a large impact on Egypt. The Nile is a great river in Egypt. It changed Egypt forever in a good way. Even today Egypt is blessed by the Nile River. Egypt is called “The Gift of the Nile”. Before the Aswan Great Dam was built‚ the Nile was a source of soil and is still a source of water. When the Nile flooded‚ they got silt‚ a soil that let them grow a surplus of food. The Nile’s source of water brought population. The Nile could be
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vomiting‚ and diarrhea. What stage of the illness was he experiencing at that time? Explain the physiologic mechanisms that give rise to the signs and symptoms of infectious illness. According to the CDC‚ 70-80% of people who become infected with West Nile virus do not develop any symptoms (CDC‚ 2013). The incubation period of WNV to the onswt of symptoms is 2 to 14 days hence most patients with the virus are asymptomatic and various cases go unreported. WNV has 3
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There is no doubt that the annual flooding of the Nile River was the greatest environmental factor contributing to the development of early Egyptian civilization. The Nile snakes through a vast desert wasteland with the world’s largest desert‚ the Sahara‚ to the east‚ and several smaller deserts to the west. These deserts are inhospitable to most life forms‚ but the earliest settlers to the region‚ around 6000 BCE‚ were drawn to the banks of the Nile by plentiful fish and abundant fruit trees. (ushistory
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The blues were consequentially “about heartbreak‚ loneliness‚ sadness‚ and the trials and troubles of daily life” (“History and Influence”). The genre of blues was essential in helping African Americans cope with their disadvantaged lives. Wining Boy illustrates the significance of the blues coping mechanism with the loss of his most cherished woman‚ Cleotha. A major aspect of the play involves strife
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