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    that time period‚ music created many conflicts between generations. Also in those decades‚ music created conflict between racial and gender classes. Glenn C. Altschuler‚ author of All Shook Up‚ discusses in this book all of these conflicts‚ and what rock ‘n’ roll did to aid or to discourage people of this time. The book starts with a boy named Josh‚ whose life changes the summer he turns thirteen. Josh’s parents are divorced; he lives with his mom in Boston‚ and visits his dad every summer in Chicago

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    The Fight

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    book-smart‚ and life-smart‚ she knows when somebody’s trying to jack her‚ or just plain play her--even someone as fine as her (ex) man KJ. And she knows how to survive the streets of Compton. The girl’s got it going on. What she doesn’t know is how to play the game at South Bay High‚ aka Drama High‚ a white school in Los Angeles where the kids keep looking at Jayd like she’s going to steal one of their rides. And that’s just the beginning of the drama that’s about to play out. After a summer of bliss

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    Lather, That's All Theme

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    Lather and Nothing Else The central theme in “Lather and Nothing Else” is that when faced with hard decisions people struggle with their morals. In this story the protagonist is faced with the decision to become a murderer or continue being the honorable barber that he is. The first reference to support this theme is when the barber thinks to himself “I would have to shave his beard just like any other‚ carefully‚ neatly‚ just as though he were a good customer...” Showing that his first instinct

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    In the story “Lather and Nothing Else” the barber is the villain. For instance‚ the barber claims he is on the “opposing side” of Torres‚ as he says “I [am] on the side of the existing regime” (Téllez 182). This proves he is the villain‚ as a regime is a word used to describe a group/government that values order and control over personal freedom. Moreover‚ the barber recognizes that letting Torres leave his shop alive is a questionable decision. This is shown through one of the barber’s thoughts

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    In the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Téllez‚ Captain Torres is the villain. Captain Torres is the Captain of an army that kills and tortures the rebels in the town. Captain Torres has the composure of a villain. In the story‚ Captain Torres walks into the barber shop with the assumption that the barber will kill him. On the other hand‚ Torres keeps his composure by not showing the barber any fear and by keeping calm the entire time. In order to be a successful villain‚ you must

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    In‚”Lather and Nothing Else” a short story by Hernando Tellez explains a story about a barber who has an unexpected customer‚ Captain Torres‚ who needs a shave from his hard work of catching revolutionaries. The techniques used in the story are foreshadowing and internal conflict. The barber uses external movement and different reactions to what Torres does when the captain enters. The story shows foreshadowing and internal conflict to show suspense in the story. One way that Tellez uses foreshadowing

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    As people know‚ the easiest option isn’t always the right one. But the most obvious choices aren’t always the easiest‚ either. “Lather and nothing else” written by Hernando Tellez. A short story of a saga. Starts with a barber who has to shave a captain’s beard. However‚ he’s a killer who has the urge to kill the captain‚ since a lot of people want to kill the captain. The essay will be about how the barber keeps mentioning murder‚ but vaguely in different forms of words (foreshadowing). Also‚ the

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    STATEMENT: geologists classify rocks based on how the rocks were formed. Rocks can be classified into three categories on the basis of their formation: igneous rocks‚ sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. I. The first type is igneous rocks (from the Greek word for fire) which are formed from molten rock (magma) and lava. A. Formation 1.coming up of magma through cracks 2. forming a layer on surface or filling other cracks 3. cooling forming a very hard igneous rock 4. magma on the surface

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    instruments. For example in the steel pedal guitar can be plays the lead riff in “Country Roads” by John Denver. It can also be heard in “Wild Horses” by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Along with the pedal steel guitar another essential of country and folk rock is a acoustic guitar which can be heard through these albums and is the base for this genre. John Denver used Guild and Yamaha guitars‚ Neil Young played a Les Paul and Hank Williams Martin D-28. Some artists will use a variety of instruments‚ for

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