GM520 Midterm Exam 2 sets of solutions GM520 Midterm Exam 1 1. TCO B. Infuriated when Harry Reid is re-elected during the 2010 fall election‚ the Republican National Committee decides to take matters into its own hands. In 2011‚ the House of Representatives passes a new "Freedom isn’t Free Act" that requires that anyone who wants to vote in the 2012 presidential election must prove that they paid at least $200 in federal income tax in the past year‚ including people aged 18 (who typically are
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Can listening to favorite music heal? As Billy Joel (2014)‚ songwriter and performer‚ once said‚ “I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from‚ everyone loves music”(para.1). People love music‚ don’t they? Everyone would agree with that. Music touches us in deep ways that words alone cannot. Music stirs our emotions‚ makes our bodies move‚ and has also been used for therapeutic purposes. In
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the book the simple gift billy the main character talks about in his poem longlands road about how run down his house and street was‚ saying “this place has never looked so rundown and beat. Old bastens truck still on the blocks‚ the grass unmown around the doors. Mrs Johnston mailbox on the ground after I took to it with a cricket bat last week. And the windows from spencers house still broken from New Years Eve”. This part of the poem gives the reader a sense that billy isn’t proud or happy that
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Bright‚ colorful‚ and radiant clothing was worn among the peace indulged‚ war protestant‚ ever mellow civilians of the time. But what was a major role in the whole theme of the 70’s‚ was the music. Many artists such as Aerosmith‚ the Bee Gees‚ Billy Joel‚ Elton John‚ Led Zeppelin‚ John Lennon‚ Bruce Springsteen‚ Rod Stewart‚ the Carpenters‚ and one of my favorites Bob Marley‚ were also favorites of the people and inspirations to the decade. Rock and roll was played through out
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invoking the emotions within‚ while others are use their demeanor and emotions to relax their listeners. Many songs I have heard have accomplished their goal of seizing the listener. No other song I’ve been in touch with has taken hold of me like Billy Joel’s "Piano Man". I believe it to be a classic song and never tire from listening to it. The magnificent and captivating vocals and the smooth flow of the piano brings a sense of happiness and joy about me that is incomparable. Expressing yourself
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use of lit-er-ar-y Techniques Billy and his father share an unhealthy relationship that fundamentally creates Billys Values. This idea of an unhealthy relationship is evident in the Flash back scene of Sport. Billy was 10 years old in the backyard‚ he was kicking the soccer ball when all of a sudden he kicks the ball to hard‚ and the ball had smashed the window. Steven Herrick use the motif of “thunder” “dad came thundering out” This motif of thunder is giving billys father the characteristics of
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g Beautiful Tragic Love I never asked my life to be a FAIRY TALE or PERFECT‚ all I wanted was a normal life‚ and I didn’t have a very happy childhood living with my parents as an only child. As I was growing up all my life it revolved around men‚ every time I would fall in love with one‚ they would leave me after 3 months. I was beginning to feel like a hopeless romantic just like my mum when my dad had left her when I was beginning to experiment with love. I felt cursed. I kept asking myself “WHY
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Some children can be so ambitious an independent‚ and there are others that are needy and lazy. Well‚ when I was about six or seven I thought I had everything all figured out‚ and had the world by the tail. I had made up my mind that I was moving out‚ I did not want a parent telling me what to do. I was so ambitious an independent that an individual was not going to change my mind at that age. Little did I know‚ that moving out comes with a lot of responsibility. Even at the age of eighteen I thought
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Frederic Chopin and Billy Joel Nearly two centuries separate two of the greatest pianists of all times; yet Frederic Chopin and Billy Joel have many similarities in their composure of music. The biggest connection among the two is their love for the piano. Not only did they both enjoy playing the piano‚ it was a way of life for both Chopin and Joel. Chopin‚ a half-Polish and half-French composer from the Romantic era is known to some as the “prince of the romantics” (Zamoyski). Joel‚ an American pop
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Billy Joel and His Battle with Depression Since the early seventies‚ Billy Joel has displayed greatness with his success in music‚ and has captured America with the sounds of his catchy tunes. Many accomplishments have been made‚ such as winning five Grammy Awards and many top ten hits in the seventies‚ eighties‚ and nineties. Joel has been successful throughout the years‚ but one thing he is still trying to overcome is his depression‚ and that is a hard thing to control. As early
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