considered a risky step to take. The film commences with the presentation of the ShowBoat‚ large crowds are gathered and seek the arrival of the boat. Marching bands are prepared to play a song in its honor and reporters are eagerly trying to know more of the project. Shortly the audience is presented to Joe‚ Queenie‚ Magnolia and Gaylord. Show Boat is the first mixed-race-cast musical in which African American performers play three dimensional‚ sympathetic characters. Segregation is seen as an
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The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival‚ also called the Duanwu Festival‚ is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years‚ the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races‚ especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This regatta commemorates the death
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Missouri. There are many things that affect this situation such as California being closer to water‚ Air Temperature/water temperature is cooler‚ and the water temperature is 27°. First‚ California is closer to the water. This results in cooler summers and warmer winters because there is a smaller temperature change in water rather than soil when it is exposed to heat. Saint Louis isn’t near any large body of water‚ which results in the Air/soil temperature being warmer. It also has a greater temperature
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The Open Boat: A Response Throughout the 1800’s‚ transportation seemed more feasible upon water‚ as opposed to having to make an attempt by traveling on dry land. The Open Boat‚ as written by Stephen Crane‚ gives us the story of a group of men who are set to embark on a journey through the treacherous waters which are in their path. It was during this era that the idea of motored vehicles had never even been mentioned‚ and the idea of flight by humans was unfathomable. Although the train had been
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In the short stories the "Open Boat" written by Stephen Crane and "Cathedral" written by Raymond Carver‚ tell a tale about different groups of people who go through life changing experiences and come out in the end as a stronger community. Everywhere we look communities surround us all. From our families and friends to the people we go to school with. Communities make up the essence of our everyday life. The four main characters in the "Open Boat" are the captain‚ the cook‚ the correspondent‚ and
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Professor Joshua D ENGL 099 10/1/12 Grandfather’s Boat A long time ago‚ when I was twelve years old‚ I remember my grandfather coming by the house‚ and he had a boat with him. I was amazed‚ for me it was the coolest thing. I was eating my lunch when he came to the house. At first he didn’t say anything because he was trying to keep it a secret‚ I guess. After eating lunch‚ he told my parents‚ and I to come outside. There it was‚ a bright white boat that stood fifteen feet in length‚ and it looked
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CHAPTER I. Three invalids.—Sufferings of George and Harris.—A victim to one hundred and seven fatal maladies.—Useful prescriptions.—Cure for liver complaint in children.—We agree that we are overworked‚ and need rest.—A week on the rolling deep?—George suggests the River.—Montmorency lodges an objection.—Original motion carried by majority of three to one. There were four of us—George‚ and William Samuel Harris‚ and myself‚ and Montmorency. We were sitting in my room‚ smoking‚ and talking
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Comprehension Test Three Men in a Boat Jerome K. Jerome 1 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. A 1 The people in the maze were angry with Harris ... 2 George said it was most exciting to let girls tow your boat ... 3 The three men decided to go home early ... 4 Five different men said that they caught the fish ... 5 One morning George got up very early ... B a ... because his watch stopped the night before.
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Came on a Boat is a stunning picture book with a story‚ illustrations and backdrop like no other - people escaping war and violence in search of a new land. And with it‚ they hope for freedom. The setting in the story is a boat somewhere in the middle of an "endless" ocean. Ziba‚ a little girl‚ rides it with her mother and a group of other people. You can’t help but notice the gray and blue colors on the pages‚ and the sorrow-filled expressions on the faces of the people riding the boat leading
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Officially on falling on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month‚ the Dragon Boat Festival is also known as Double Fifth Day. While many stories regarding its origin abound‚ the most popular and widely accepted version regards Qu Yuan‚ a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC) Legend of the Dragon Boat Festival’s Origin At the end of the Zhou Dynasty‚ the area we now know as China had fallen into a state of fragmentation and conflict. While the Zhou dynasty had ruled for several
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