May 26‚ 1926 in Alton‚ Illinois‚ a true legend of Jazz music was born. Miles Dewey Davis III‚ son of Miles Dewey Davis II and Cleota Mae Davis‚ was the middle child in the family. Miles had an older sister‚ Dorothy Mae Davis and a little brother‚ Vernon Davis. Both of his parents worked‚ making enough money live a middle-class lifestyle in a household which was located in a white neighborhood. His dad was a dental surgeon and his mother worked as a music teacher and a violinist‚ which justifies that
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a complicated definition: "A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word." Say what? How about an example from Dorothy Parker: "It’s a small apartment. I’ve barely enough room to lay my hat and a few friends." There’s also the Rolling Stones’ "Honky Tonk Woman": "She blew my nose and then she blew my mind." 6. Smaragdine‚ 1961. Of or pertaining to emeralds‚ or having
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Social Life The aftermath of the Civil War made a mark on writers during the era. The occurrences and reconstruction of America had changed some writing to shift from realism to depicting social life in literature. The view of many writers focused on the effects of the war like death‚ sadness‚ and people confronted with poverty. This is followed up with the Great Depression and World War I. People saw war first hand in bombings‚ killing‚ murders‚ and voracity. A group of writers chose this
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Adams‚ Andy Bad Medicine A College Vagabond A Winter Round-Up At Comanche Ford The Passing of Peg-Leg Alcott‚ Louisa May Scarlet Stockings A Country Christmas The Brothers The Cross on the Old Church Tower Aldrich‚ Thomas Bailey Marjorie Dah The Cruise of the Dolphin Anderson‚ Sherwood The Door of the Trap The Dumb Man The Man in the Brown Coat I Wanted to Know Why Arthur‚ T. S. The Humble Pharisee The Two Husbands
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How Films Communicate Parts II & III Dorothy Straughter-Parker HUM/150 May 25‚ 2015 Dyrk Ashton University of Phoenix Material How Films Communicate – Parts II & III Instructions Part II: The Technical Language of Film Use the same film you used for Part I‚ and make sure you have viewed it before completing Parts II & III. Complete the following entries in the space provided by answering each question as it pertains to the movie you selected from the University of Phoenix Material:
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Jersey: Pearson Education‚ Inc. Meleis‚ Afaf Ibrahim(2007). Theoretical Nursing; 4th Ed.; Philadelphia‚ PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins McEwen‚ M. & Wills‚ E. (2007). Theoretical Basis for Nursing; Philadelphia‚ PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Parker‚ M. & Smith‚ M. (2010). Nursing Theories & Nursing Practice‚3rd Edition. Philadelphia‚ USA: F. A .Davis Company.
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name Saki‚ and also frequently as H. H. Munro‚ was a British writer whose witty‚ mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde‚ Lewis Carroll‚ and Kipling‚ he himself influenced A. A. Milne‚ Noël Coward‚ and P. G. Wodehouse. Beside his short stories (which were first published in newspapers‚ as was customary at the time‚ and then collected
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2. THE DOUBLE CLUE "But above everything – no publicity‚" said Mr. Marcus Hardman for perhaps the fourteenth time. He repeated the word publicity regularly throughout his conversation. Mr. Hardman was a small man‚ delicately plump‚ with exquisitely manicured hands and a plaintive tenor voice. He was rich‚ but not remarkably so. His hobby was collecting. Old lace‚ old fans‚ antique jewelry were the focus of his interest. Poirot and I‚ obeying Mr. Hardman’s urgent call‚ had arrived at his house. "My
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presumably a bedroom - Dorothy in night attire‚ desperate (lights in) Wizard as Munchkin: (taking a fit) Four feet‚ one and a half inches is not short! (grumbles under Dorothy) Dorothy: (impatient) I wasn’t trying to insult you. I just want to know how you got in! Wizard as Munchkin: (not listening) I’m the tallest one around! (grumbling continues) Dorothy: I really don’t want to argue - I just want your help... Wizard as Munchkin: (interrupting) I’m not listening.... Dorothy: Look‚ I’m sorry.
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presented to us within the dialogue. The notion of Dorothy absconding from the troubles of her home‚ to ultimately appreciate her family and friends is explicitly presented to us. However‚ we are also implicitly presented with an additional interpretation; that Dorothy is constantly battling with adolescence and the pressures of growing up‚ and her desire to run away cements her wish to continue living a carefree‚ youthful life. However‚ Dorothy soon recognises the demands of growing up. Opening
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