in life that impact us with such unrelenting force‚ that we are unable to even fathom their depths. It is the job of a writer or poet to make a reader feel the emotions of others‚ describe the indescribable‚ and tell a story. W. H. Auden’s “Funeral Blues” does all three‚ and more for readers‚ due to its beautiful descriptive language‚ blinding imagery‚ and theme. The poem demonstrates everything that is needed in such a fine piece of literature. Have you ever heard the rustle of the leaves? The wind
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The Color Blue I. Positive associations 1. Blue is successful in bathrooms. 2. Is a peacemaker of color; not many people dislike blue. 3. Is considered a noble color‚ represents dignity and poise. 4. Dark blue inspires confidence and trust. 5. Pale blue is believed to encourage fantasy. 6. Cool‚ calm‚ comfortable‚ relaxing‚ and clean. II.
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Exploring the Dark Side: Contrasting Themes in "Blue Velvet" The subconscious psyche is one of the most fascinating and almost completely inexplicable aspects of human behavior. Even more intriguing than merely the subconscious is the notion of a darker‚ more repressed side that many individuals refuse to acknowledge exists within them. In David Lynch’s film "Blue Velvet‚" the director attempts to explore the psyche of a young man named Jeffrey Beaumont‚ most notably the clash between his darker
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12 Part IV: Review of Relevant Competitors The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 37 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined‚ they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans. The history of Blue Cross dates back to 1929‚ while the history of Blue Shield dates to 1939. The Blue Cross Association dates back to 1960‚ while its Blue Shield counterpart was created in 1948. The two organizations
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The Sound of Blue Velvet In Dreams You’re Mine Forever….is this Frank’s line‚ or is David Lynch speaking to the audience? Blue Velvet opens surrealistically with a dream-like/nightmarish introduction to suburbia. Amid the red roses posed against the white picket fence framed by the blue sky dwells a world of voyeurism‚ sadomasochism‚ the American dream‚ and naiveté. Lynch takes no time in getting to the dichotomizing nature of the film. Within the first few minutes‚ the viewer is shown
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Reservation Blues Sherman Alexie‚ author of the novel Reservation Blues‚ explains that at the start of an Indian’s life on a reservation‚ he or she is destined to be hopeless. First‚ parental guidance is infrequent leaving many infant Indians with an insufficient childhood. After that‚ Indian children experience poor education revolved around heaps of stereotyping and bullying from their white classmates and teachers. Next‚ any sort of entertainment such as television‚ music‚ and books are extremely
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“(What Did I Do To Be So) Black and Blue”‚ along with many of his other works‚ helped establish the “bluesy” feeling as part of Jazz’s harmonic foundation. In observing Armstrong’s performances‚ the meaning of his lyrics and the emotion behind the words are what helped makes jazz music so unique. Some of the lyrics that he sings‚ such as “I’m white… inside… but‚ that don’t help my case…” helped give Jazz expressivity as well as shows how Jazz could be very blue. Louis’ voice while singing this particular
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Fitzgerald‚ the colors blue‚ yellow‚ and green repeatedly come up as symbols of wealth through either the color of a car‚ TJ Eckleburg’s eyes on the billboard‚ or the green light. However‚ all 3 colors symbolize wealth in some way. First off‚ the color blue is shown throughout the novel in multiple ways. However‚ the two most substantial examples of the color blue are the eyes of TJ Eckleburg on the billboard and Tom Buchanan’s car. One day
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final. Here‚ this article describes ‘Blue Period’ a series of monochromatic paintings by Pablo Picasso‚ as a work and as a text. Pablo Picasso is an avant-garde painter‚ sculptor artist known for his uniquely painted- modern paintings. He was one of the pioneers who broke new ground for cubism‚ later to be discussed hugely as philosophical agendas and literature as well. From 1901 to 1904‚ a series of paintings came into life‚ all of them rendered in blue and dark green occasionally warmed by
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Bonnie Wong English 385 February 24‚ 2010 Stone Butch Blues Stone Butch Blues’ opening was different from other books I’ve read because it begins as a love letter from Jess Goldberg who is a “butch” lesbian to her long-lost lover Theresa. It is sort of like an autobiography about her life and the struggles/events she went through being “different”. She always knew that she was not your typical average
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