In the autumn of 1971 Don McLean’s elegiac American Pie entered the collective consciousness‚ and over thirty years later remains one of the most discussed‚ dissected and debated songs that popular music has ever produced. A cultural event at the peak of its popularity in 1972‚ it reached the top of the Billboard 100 charts in a matter of weeks‚ selling more than 3 million copies. By identifying this great success it illustrates that it was no ordinary song. With its boldness‚ originality and it
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SAMPLES: BAR CHART ----------------Type 1: Bar chart with change over time The bar graph shows the global sales (in billions of dollars) of different types of digital games between 2000 and 2006. ... The bar chart compares the turnover in dollars from sales of video games for four different platforms‚ namely mobile phones‚ online‚ consoles and handheld devices‚ from 2000 to 2006. It is clear that sales of games for three out of the four platforms rose each year‚ leading to a significant rise in
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Sweet Potato Pie Eugenia Collier From up here on the fourteenth floor‚ my brother Charley looks like an insect scurrying among other insects. A deep feeling of love surges through me. Despite the distance‚ he seems to feel it‚ for he turns and scans the upper windows‚ but failing to find me‚ continues on his way. I watch him moving quickly—gingerly‚ it seems to me—down Fifth Avenue and around the corner to his shabby taxicab. In a moment he will be heading back uptown. I turn from the window
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is “American Pie?” During the early to 1970s to modern times songwriters such Don McLean has released nearly 40 gold and platinum records. Of all McLean’s music his most memorable album would be American Pie. In the American Pie album McLean wrote his most famous song “American Pie” which he dedicated it to one of his greatest influences Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly was a particular influence on Don McLean and was one of the biggest explanations why he decided to write “American Pie.” This legendary
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The immensely popular song "American Pie"‚ written by Don McLean‚ describes the "day the music died"‚ and the decline of society in the following decade. This date‚ specifically February 3rd 1959‚ is marked by the deaths of influential musicians Buddy Holly‚ Ritchie Valens‚ and J.P. Richardson. McLean wrote the song to describe his feelings towards the deaths‚ and to describe the history of American music up to the date "American Pie" was written‚ using symbolism to describe events without directly
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a profound effect on Don McLean‚ as the lyrics appear to show. In the chorus‚ we see more clearly how McLean misses the 1950s‚ as he references many events that occurred at the time. The chorus begins with McLean saying‚ “Bye‚ bye‚ Miss American Pie” (16). Here the speaker could be referring to the American Dream‚ which he believes has gone under a change since the 1950s. He seems to think that the idea of the American Dream is different now‚ in 1971. Another option for what the speaker means
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Area Chart Figure 1: Area chart Use it to... * Display over time (or any other dimension): * How a set of data adds up to a whole (cumulated totals) * Which part of the whole each element represents Variants * Percentage: The sum always represents 100% (relative scale) * Cumulative: The sum can vary according to the elements (absolute scale) Column/Bar Chart Use it to... * Present few data over a nominal (e.g. countries‚ testing conditions‚ ...) or interval
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION Christy Chen works at SpringLeaf Designs‚ a Seattle-based company that makes jewelry and accessories out of recycled materials. Christy has created a workbook to analyze costs and profits by product line. She has also compiled sales forecasts for the next five years. She has asked you to complete the data entry and analysis and to format the worksheets so they have a consistent and professional look. GETTING STARTED Download the following file from the SAM website: IL_Excel2013_CS_P1a_FirstLastName_1
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Doreen Carranza HCS/438 Biman Ghosh Sample of Chart or Graph Assignment 1/21/2013 Health Care Spending Demographics U.S. households spent‚ on average‚ a total of $2‚976 on health insurance‚ medical services‚ drugs‚ and medical supplies in 2008. Hispanic‚ Black or African American‚ and Asian households spent less—and White households spent somewhat more–than the average. These averages are calculated with data collected from all types of households; that is
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