Round Midnight The movie Round Midnight‚ directed by Betrand Tavernier‚ is a very well reflected portrayal of the jazz scene‚ as it was known in the late fifties. The main character and protagonist of the movie‚ Dale Turner who is played by Dexter Gordon‚ leaves New York to go to Paris. Dale leads the audience through the ups and downs of being a working jazz musician. The struggles of business‚ the 24-hour love for the music‚ the constant late hours of the night‚ the run-down residencies jazz
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Sunset‚” “Ben Kenobi’s theme‚” “Obi-Wan’s theme‚” or in a music book‚ “May the Force be with you.” This musical theme is most notably heard in the very first Episode IV: A New Hope‚ in the cue “Binary Sunset‚” but also appears in all six movies. The scene where it is most memorable is where Luke Skywalker watches a pair of suns set on the horizon while thinking of his future. This theme ranges from indications of deep sadness that make one’s eyes watery to a hurried aggressiveness. The themes melody
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INFORMATION PAPER International Journal of Recent Trends in Engineering‚ Vol 1‚ No. 4‚ May 2009 Significance of Nanotechnology in Construction Engineering Ashwani K. Rana1‚ Shashi B Rana2‚ Anjna Kumari3 and Vaishnav Kiran4 National Institute of Technology‚ Hamirpur (H.P)‚ India Email: 1ashwani_paper@yahoo.com 2 Regional Campus G.N.D.U. Gurdaspur‚ Punjab‚ India Emails: 2shashi_rana12@yahoo.co.in‚ 3anjna.paper@gmail.com‚4vaishnav.rana@gmail.com‚ 1‚ 3‚ 4 Abstract— Nanotechnology is one of the
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Mr. Griffith History 101 16 July 2012 The Significance of Pre-Presidential Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the United States of America’s sixteenth president and the most iconic figure in the struggle to end slavery. Lincoln was born in Kentucky‚ which was part of the South and a Slave state. However‚ he moved to Illinois in 1830. Lincoln worked as a lawyer in Illinois and even served a term in the United States House of Representatives in the 1840’s. He was a member and leader of the Whig
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of 1969 in the Vietnam War (Sorely et al). American troops fought to defend a relatively insignificant hill in the South of Vietnam. The object of the attack was to eliminate enemy forces and to obtain enemy weaponry (Vowell et al). It gained significance mostly because when the casualties were reported in the United States‚ they were misrepresented‚ resulting in a public outcry (Summers et al). The monetary and human cost that was expended during the battle with what seemed to be very little gain
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The Significance of Gender In Ancient Law West Virginia University April 11‚ 2013 While The Law Code of Hammurabi and The Laws of Manu exemplify the ideals of civilization and central authority through the usage of direct law codes and social rules they none the less are clear examples of the inequalities between genders in each respected laws societies from which they represent. The purpose of these law codes
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(Page 165-170) In chapter seventeen of the novel‚ Brontё hones in on the social structure of Victorian times. This particular scene consists of a celebratory atmosphere where Jane‚ the lowly governess‚ is criticized and attacked both professionally and personally by Rochester’s aristocratic guests. While the haughty Lady Ingram and her equally haughty children‚ Blanche and Theodore‚ discuss the atrocious nature of governesses at large—namely that of their own over the years—Jane grows increasingly
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1. CPD Synthetic Prospects 1.1. The Significance of CPD The signifier CPD typifies ‘Continuing Professional Development’. In any career sphere‚ the term refers to the evolving operation which upholds the continuous progression of a careerist subsequent to joining the vocation. Educationally‚ however‚ it is often equalized to the various talks‚ conferences‚ workshops‚ courses‚ and seminars that educators attend. It exposes two outlooks having micro and macro senses. In its constrictive meaning‚ it
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Boo Radley is essential to the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" because he is a catalyst for many other things to happen through out the book. For example he allows the reader to see what the mentality of some of the people in Maycomb. For example Miss. Stephanie Crawford‚ who demonises Boo as a monster and also a large proportion of the community who‚ for example‚ will not eat the nuts produced by the tree on the Radley’s property as they will be poisoned. "Miss. Stephanie Crawford said she woke up
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Dave Epstein Jennifer Kaufman Eng 102-8 Short Story Essay #2- Essay 1 Revision-“A&P” 10/11/10 Word Count: 1172 “The Significance of Minor Characters in “A&P” ” Minor characters are crucial to a reader’s understanding of any story. In John Updike’s short story‚ “A&P” this idea is very apparent. In this short story‚ two of the minor characters are quite important. These two minor characters are Queenie‚ a young women shopper and Lengel‚ the manager of the A&P. Qeenie and
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