“St. Louis Blues” from 1922 was composed by William Christopher “W. C.” Handy. It is a blues jazz song. Handy was known as “The Father of the Blues”. The blues is a musical genre whose origin is from the African-American communities. The blues songs were jazz songs‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll. “St. Louis Blues” remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians’ repertoire. Handy wrote this song mainly inspired by some memories of his life. He remembered hearing a woman walking down the street
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The plot of Sonny’s Blues is structured to deliver the theme of the story which is the obligatory love of the narrator toward his brother Sonny‚ growing up as an African American in the poverty and despair of Harlem. Also‚ it highlights the salvation they desire in themselves and with each other. The plot encompasses the initial situation‚ conflict‚ complication‚ climax‚ suspense‚ denouement‚ and the conclusion to achieve the message of the story. The initial situation is set up when the narrator
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Kenyon’s criticism of burial and the mourning process and the manner in which it fails to provide a sense of closure for those who have lost a loved one is the main underlying theme in The Blue Bowl. Through her vivid description of both the natural setting and the grief-stricken emotional overtone surrounding the burial of a family’s house pet and the events that follow in the time after the cat is put to rest‚ Kenyon is able to invoke an emotional response from the reader that mirrors that of
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PATRICIA Evangelista‚ an 18-year-old communications sophomore at UP Diliman‚ won the 2004 Best Speaker award in the International Public Speaking competition conducted yearly by the English-Speaking Union (ESU) in London. The petite‚ poised and pretty Filipina emerged triumphant in a field of 60 contestants representing 37 countries that are members of the prestigious international British institution dedicated to the idea of “Creating Global Understanding through English.” Evangelista won
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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5‚ 1988 in North London‚ England. She was the only child of Penny Adkins who was just 18 at the time of her birth‚ and a Welsh father‚ Mark‚ who left the family when Adele was only 4 years old. Mark‚ who never married Penny‚ stayed in contact with his daughter up until her teen years‚ when appeared problems with alcohol. That is the reason why Adele grew close to her mom‚ who said her young daughter "to explore‚ and not to stick with one thing”. Adele developed
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My Papa ’s Waltz" In Theodor Roethke ’s "My Papa ’s waltz" the reader finds a horrid experiance‚ the beating of a child by his father‚ which is told in a way of a romantic and beutifull dance - the waltz. The feeling one get from reading this poem is that the narrator‚ at least at the time in which the poem is written‚ does not look at this experience as something bad. He tries to beutify the experience by making it a waltz. He also‚ by means of images and rythem‚ shows the conflict between
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Maria Emily Butler October 26‚ 2012 Mr. Kryder Period 5 Reservation Blues “Magic does exist; you just have to know where to find it.” Gifted Chain’s quote relates to the book Reservation Blues‚ by Sherman Alexie. Magic is obscured‚ laced into life in unexpected ways. The extraordinary appearance of Robert Johnson on the Spokane Reservation inspires Thomas Builds-The-Fire‚ an Indian‚ to form the band‚ Coyote Springs‚ with fellow band mates‚ Junior‚ Victor‚ Chess‚ and Checkers
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Life of a Traveling Blues Artist The life as a traveling musician is one often looked upon as a life of ease‚ fame‚ and wealth‚ but can it really be what it seems? There are many difficult struggles to overcome‚ especially in the life of a blues performer‚ and as a fellow blues guitarist‚ this topic felt like something that would be easily relatable in countless ways. It is important to become informed and educated about the difficulties‚ hardships‚ requirements‚ and joys of becoming‚ and sustaining
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After reading “Sonny Blues” by James Baldwin which is about a narrator who parents passed away while the narrator was in the army. Because of his years in the army he has not have a great bound with his little brother Sonny. After reading a newspaper; the narrator then discover that his brother have been arrested for using and selling heroin. Sonny moves in with his sister in law and after Sonny figured out he wants to be a musician‚ he made the decision to join the navy to leave the streets of Harlem
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in the circadian rhythm. 24 Markers Circadian rhythm is rhythms that last 24 hours‚ one day. An example of a Circadian Rhythm is the sleep-wake cycle. Because this rhythm occurs daily‚ it is tempting to automatically assume that the factors which control it are exogenous zeitgebers‚ such as natural light patterns‚ TV‚ radio‚ birdsong‚ Research however has gone into this to find out what exactly controls the circadian rhythms. Research by Siffer implies that circadian rhythms are controlled by
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