Mad for Beauty “Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Emerson’s saying is all that embodies A Streetcar Named Desire. Williams’s Blanche is that tragic heroin hurt by the depths of society. Her tragic flaw is her pursuit of society and her madness for beauty. The Young Man’s presence in Scene 5 of Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is essential as it illustrates Blanche’s fear of vanishing beauty and old age. Elia Kazan’s film version of A Streetcar Named Desire
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When first listening to Louis Armstrong’s “Hotter Than That” I didn’t really enjoy the song it seemed like a simple jazz song that would play as a background song for some type of summer scene in an old movie. Then when Louis Armstrong begins to bring in the vocals with the background guitar the song drew me in. Right after the vocals end the whole song seems to shift and the trumpet‚ piano and the rest of the band gain a second wind where the song because more up-tempo and more lively. Louis Armstrong
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I have selected Branford Marsalis‚ a saxophonist‚ as my modern contemporary jazz artist. Initially‚ I chose him because his name sounded familiar and I wanted to choose an artist from the list of saxophonists. Moreover‚ the content of his discography was fascinating by its inclusion of several jazz albums with the Branford Marsalis Quartet as well as other collaborative projects and a solo project. Among the list was the album‚ Music Redeems‚ with performances by The Marsalis Family‚ is a collaboration
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This horrific flood has caused a major problem for those living in Tewkesbury from houses being up to 2m high of water‚ to thousands being evacuated. Sadly thirteen people have lost their lives and hundreds are stranded. On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies‚ this meant water usage doubled. Now 140‚000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water
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on the ground. It was amateur hour at its finest and blame was spread throughout with the Federal Governments head relief agency FEMA‚ bearing the brunt for failure. To a lot of people‚ it was amazing that despite all the efforts supposedly occurring in the aftermath of September 11th‚ that a response to Hurricane Katrina was even fathomable. People were still fearful that another terrorist attack could be forthcoming any day and how the local and federal governments would respond. Hurricane
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On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida as a Category 5 storm. But before Andrew became that major storm‚ it started off as a tropical way off the west coast of Africa on August 14‚ 1992. Andrew also had wind gust up to 168 miles per hour. According to the Huffington Post “The nationwide total death toll from Hurricane Andrew was 26‚ with another 40 people dying as an indirect result of the storm. In Florida‚ 15 died directly from the hurricane and another 29 died indirectly
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The state of Oklahoma is known for its significant weather‚ the most dangerous of which includes tornados. In late May of 2013‚ the people of central Oklahoma when through a series of devastating storms that caused significant damage. Whole communities were shredded into rubble‚ and families where left homeless in an instant. Those that were not directly affected by the disaster where touched by the tragedy and stepped up to lend a hand. At this time of great need‚ the community came together to
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ANDERSON SC-- Hurricane Irma has taken a turn for the absolute worst. We all thought that it was over after Hurricane Harvey hit on August 25th on the Texas Coast. But now Hurricane Irma is projected to hit the East Coast as a category three hurricane. Currently this powerful storm has hit the caribbean area and flashing flooding is taking place. Already‚ Hurricane Irma is responsible for 10 deaths and is threatening Miami. Many people in Florida are told to evacuate because the damages ahead are
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"Sonny’s Blues" was first published in a mainstream magazine in 1957 and was collected in Baldwin’s 1965 book "Going To Meet The Man". Sonny’s Blues" is a short story set in the ghetto of Harlem‚ NY. James Baldwin wrote "Sonny’s Blues" to articulate how the African-American culture enabled countless numbers of Blacks to escape‚ survive‚ endure and overcome various types of institutionalized racism and accompanying forms of social‚ economical and political oppression. African-American culture refers
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One of the strongest earthquakes in Mexico history struck the country’s southern coast. It happened later on a Thursday night. The earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings. Panicked people ran into the streets in the middle of the night. About 90 people died. The earthquake hit minutes before midnight and caused buildings to sway violently in Mexico City. The capital of Mexico is more than 650 miles away from where the earthquake had struck. Beds were banging against walls. People still wearing
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