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    Aneta Leja 04/13/2024 Jazz Media Assignment #6. Gilberto was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova songwriter and Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Stan Getz and Gilberto’s song is very smooth and romantic. The song features smooth‚ sultry vocals by Astrud Gilberto‚ accompanied by the melodic saxophone of Stan Getz. Musically‚ "The Girl from Ipanema" is characterized by its gentle bossa nova rhythm‚ characterized by syncopated guitar chords and a laid-back groove. Getz’s saxophone solo adds

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    In the excerpt‚ "Self-Reliance" written by American writer‚ speaker‚ and key figure in the Transcendentalist movement Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ the ideas of intuition‚ independence‚ and inherent goodness in humans and nature are promoted. Throughout the excerpt‚ Emerson emphasizes that by being self-reliant and avoiding conformity‚ you will transform into a better version of yourself. People must follow their conscience and reject the opinions of society to reach self-actualization when an individual

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    Patrick Henry Speech In the “Speech to the Virginia Convention”(1775) Patrick Henry convinced colonist to fight against Britain; he constructed extensive use of three main rhetorical devices in his speech to persuade colonist to go to war and fight for what they truly desire. Presenting his speech in House of Burgesses‚ Henry sincerely respected his audience to gain their respect and attention to comprehend his urgency. Patrick Henry said in his speech “listen to the song of that siren till she

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    Faulkner cautiously celebrated his accomplishment with a message that will forever change the field of literature. Under his belt‚ Faulkner went on to write a vast collection of poems‚ short stories‚ and more. Throughout his speech‚ he used rhetorical devices such as tone‚ modes of persuasion and extrinsic proofs to directly convey his message‚ that of which was wildly neglected by many authors of literature until brought forward by Faulkner. His speech‚

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    MOLETRONICS-“an invisible technology” ABSTRACT As a scientific pursuit‚ the search for a viable successor to silicon computer technology has garnered considerable curiosity in the last decade. The latest idea‚ and one of the most intriguing‚ is known as molecular computers‚ or moletronics‚ in which single molecules serve as switches‚ "quantum wires" a few atoms thick serve as wiring‚ and the hardware is synthesized chemically from the bottom up. The central thesis of moletronics

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    development of autostereoscopic 3D display devices. This report profiles the latest products as shown by major vendors at the SID Display Week 2013‚ and pinpoints market and product development trends of autostereoscopic 3D display devices. Complete Report @ http://www.marketreportsonline.com/282949.html Buy Report @ http://www.marketreportsonline.com/contacts/purchase.php?name=282949 Table of Contents 1. Shipment Volume Forecast for Autostereoscopic 3D Game Devices 2. Major Vendors’s Product Development

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    emotions‚ that now has gotten him one step close to getting revenge. Antony was very tactful by studying the psychological aspect of the commoners to sway them on his side. Also‚ Antony figured out ways to persuade the crowd by using fallacies‚ rhetorical devices‚ and appeals. From the beginning of Julius Caesar‚ Brutus wanted to do everything for the good of the people‚ but are the people actually good? The commoners have shown that they tend to go back and forth between leaders. After Brutus spoke

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    alone‚ and couldn’t stop.” At first the audience is led to believe the speaker is upset over the fact he lied‚ but by the last sentence it becomes apparent he was crying over his lack of faith. Irony is undoubtedly the most significant use of a rhetorical device in the entire passage. It’s established that the entire story will be based on irony when Hughes’ contradicts himself in the first sentence saying he was saved‚ “But not really saved.” Another example of irony‚ is the preacher’s sermon. It’s

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    the story? Irony is a stylistic device‚ used by the author to keep the drama in the story going‚ for the reader’s enjoyment. It is the twist or unexpected event which blends the elements of the story together. In the instance of O. Henry he combines exaggeration [or hyperbole] and irony to add humor in the story. O. Henry is a master of irony and exaggeration‚ so that his stories have flavor and depth. In "The Ransom of Red Chief‚" O. Henry uses the three devices; irony‚ hyperbole and humor‚ enticing

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    INTRODUCTION: Terrorism in the Philippines are conflicts based on political issues conducted by rebel organizations against the Philippine government‚ its citizens and supporters. Most terrorism in the country are conducted by Islamic terrorist groups. The most active terrorist groups in the Philippines are the Moro Islamic Liberation Front‚ Moro National Liberation Front‚ Abu Sayyaf‚ Rajah Sulaiman Movement and Jemaah Islamiyah. Prior to Islamic terrorist groups‚ the Philippines were terrorized

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