I attended The Wind Ensemble on March 9‚ 2016 that took place in San Jose State University Concert Hall. The program was part of San Jose State University School of Music and Dances performances Spring ’16. There were two conductors for this performance‚ Dr. Edward Harris was the director as well as the main conductor of this performance‚ and the graduate conducting associate Paul Herrea. In this ensemble‚ there were two percussion soloists by Professor Galen Lemmon and Anne Hsu‚ an alumni from SJSU
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victimizes individuals who have a value system or a personal sense of morality that does not conform with its own. William Shakespeare‚ Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee expertly articulate this concept within The Merchant of Venice and Inherit the Wind. Bertram Cates and Shylock experience multiple forms of persecution in each of their towns. The fact that both characters undergo a tangible penalty highlights the similarities as well as the differences between the two plays. Analyzing the various
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was a debated topic about the theory that denied the story of creationism as said in the bible. Reporters‚ spectators‚ and crowds all came to this trial to watch this misdemeanor of the high school teacher‚ John Thomas Scopes. The play Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee‚ was based off of the Scopes Monkey Trial set in Hillsboro “a small town‚ not to long ago during the summer.” They value that no one should be accused for having the freedom of thought. Bertram Cates‚ a high school
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Gender and Divine Vengeance In Greek mythology‚ there are many stories pertaining to divine vengeance and mortals. There are many different reasons as to why the gods penalize humans‚ and likewise‚ an assortment of punishments cast down upon these offenders. Throughout the book‚ Powell gives many examples of the wrath of the gods and the differences in their punishment styles based on their gender. Male gods do not usually punish male offenders with a quick and easy death. They prefer to use a more
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When the Wind Blows Biology Project Note:This was basically a project where i had to chose three main scenes in each book and write a summary about them so its basically a summary for the book. Prologue Max was dashing through the forest. She was getting quite tired. Her long blonde hair was waving briskly behind here as she ran. She was running for her life. She was approaching her limit. Five armed men were chasing her. They were the hunters and she was the unfortunate prey. They were getting
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English Project A Written Report of Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” I. The Author Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ the author of “Ode to the West Wind”‚ was a significant part of the English literary period we now refer to as the Romantic Age which ran from 1798 to 1832. The most prominent features of the Romantic period were the reflected effects of the American and French Revolutions‚ as well as the growth of a new romantic stream in poetry‚ and the development of a strong sense of delight
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Throughout the course of history‚ people around the world attempt to comprehend the will of the deific being. Great poet and Italian politician‚ Dante Alighieri is one who also underwent this life-long journey for understanding. In the epic‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante allegorically records his quest to overcome his sins and find god’s love. Specifically in The Inferno‚ an imaginative and gripping epic‚ Dante explores the nature of sin by traveling through numerous layers of hell. Unlike many other
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The movie Inherit the Wind demonstrated this through Reverend Jeremiah Brown. Reverend Brown in the movie held daily sermons‚ and almost everyone in the entire town attended. There was even a sign outside of the courtroom that said “Read Your Bible”. Also‚ the amount of support
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Loss of Identity in When the Emperor was Divine “As we got off the bus‚ we found ourselves in a large area amidst a sea of friendly Japanese faces‚ “‚ stated by a once twelve-year old Nisei Florence Miho Nakamura in her account of her internment camp experience (Tong‚ 3). This initial experience was common among many Japanese‚ as they were uprooted from their homes and relocated to government land. Although‚ they had been asked to leave their homes and American way of life‚ many had no idea of
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Wind‚ Sand‚ and Stars: A Book Review American author John Green once gave some advice to an aspiring writer; “Don’t make stuff because you want money‚ it will never make you enough money. Don’t make stuff because you want to get famous because you will never feel famous enough. Make gifts for people‚ and work hard on those gifts in the hope that those people will notice. Maybe they will notice how hard you worked and maybe they won’t… Ultimately‚ that doesn’t change anything because your responsibility
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