...and evil. It is an age old struggle between the light and the dark for dominance over our realities. “All wills struggle for domination, independence, and power over one another, which is the source of change in the universe.” (Friedrich Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil)Such is the case with Blue Velvet and A wild Sheep Chase. In watching Blue Velvet and reading A Wild Sheep Chase we get an inside look at what happens when two conflicting realities butt heads, when light and innocence fights head on with dark and evil. In Blue Velvet and A Wild Sheep Chase, the main characters become involved in mysteries. They both lead seemingly normal, simple, even boring lives. Absorbed in their own realities of how their worlds work. In both stories the main characters are forced to become involved with scary, powerful men. One throws himself into the mystery, willingly and the other, a seemingly innocent bystander, is pulled into the mystery. A Wild Sheep Chase seems to be written in organized chaos. Throughout the book we are taken backwards and forwards in time by the narrator. However there is an understanding of how the passage backwards ties into the present; nearly everything makes sense. Blue Velvet is organized in a linear manner from beginning to end. The...
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...“Taxi Driver”, “Blue Velvet” y el Sueño Americano Voy a tratar dos películas “Taxi Driver” (1976) de Martin Scorsese y “Blue Velvet” (1986) de David Lynch. Las dos atrajeron una gran controversia cuando fueron estrenadas debido en parte a “temas desagradables” y “violencia y sexo gráficos” pero todavía se han convertido en dos de las películas más populares del siglo XX. Voy a hablar de como las dos propone una crítica del Sueño Americano Las primeras escenas de “Blue Velvet” demuestran una visión nostálgica y de ensueño de la América suburbana. La toma famosa con el cielo azul, la cerca blanca y las rosas rojas tiene connotaciones patrióticas, un hombre riega a su césped, un bombero simpático saluda a la cámara, un grupo de alumnos cruzan la calle felizmente. Luego la cámara hace un zoom hacia la maleza donde encontramos un enjambre de escarabajos negros feos, un símbolo metafórico de la fealdad y depravación que se encuentra en este mundo supuestamente perfecto. Jeffery es un símbolo de esto con su aspecto juvenil e inocente pero por dentro, es tan depravado como Frank con su veta voyerista y obsesión con Dorothy. Por tanto en “Blue Velvet”, nada es lo que parece: el pueblo de Lumberton, Jeffery, incluso Frank que tiene un lado vulnerable. La idea del Sueño Americano es tan superficial y falsa como los personajes. Lynch insinúa que el Sueño Americano es exactamente así, un sueño, una ilusión. En “Taxi Driver”, el escenario es muy diferente pero igualmente interesante...
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...Lou Reed is one of the most influential musicians in rock and roll history. Whether it was in his solo career or his work with The Velvet Underground, Reed was influencing the masses and other intellectuals and creatives of his time such as Andy Warhol, David Bowie, and Nirvana. Upon Lou Reed’s death Patti Smith, an influential musician, stated, “Lou was a very special poet – a New York writer in the way that Walt Whitman was a New York poet. One thing I got from Lou, that never went away, was the process of performing live over a beat, improvising poetry, how he moved over three chords for 14 minutes. That was a revelation to me.” Lou Reed did not have any easy bringing up, which inspired some of his most famous lyrics. He states that he...
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...only a mediocre(平庸) day. Judging by Oliver’s expression she looked all right, but it was difficult to tell. The salesclerks saw too many beautiful young women to be impressed, though one told Ginny she envied her hair - not just that shade of chestnut red but the thickness too. In the changing room she told Ginny that her own hair was “coming out in handfuls” but Ginny told her it didn’t show. It will begin to show one of these days, the salesgirl said. Ginny modeled a green velvet jumpsuit(天鹅连绒衣) with a brass zipper (黄铜拉链)and oversized buckles(超大纽扣), and an Italian knit (针织)dress with bunchy sleeves in a zigzag pattern of beige, brown, and cream, and a ruffled organdy “tea dress” in pale orange, and a navy-blue blazer made of Irish linen, with a pleated white linen skirt and a pale blue silk blouse. Assuming she could only have one costume, which seemed to be the case, she would have preferred the jumpsuit, not just because it was the most expensive outfit (the price tag read $475) but because the green velvet reflected in her eyes. Oliver decided on the Irish linen blazer and the skirt and blouse, however, and told the salesclerk to remove the tags and to pack up Ginny’s own clothes, since she intended to wear the new outfit. Strolling uptown, he told her that with her hair down like that, and her bangs combed low on her forehead, she looked like a “convent schoolgirl.” In theory, that was. Tangentially. It was a balmy, windy day in early April. Everyone was out. Ginny kept seeing...
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...Brazil Brazil how do I describe it, I’ll start with the weather the hot blazing sun spreads across the light blue sky, where the clouds light and fluffy as cotton candy. The golden sun reflects gently on my skin, as the light flowing breeze flows through my hair, tickles my skin like a feather. The beach, the first thing I come across was the white sandy beach as white as snow with a trickle of golden sun light reflecting from the radiant sun. The tide swiftly lapped the shore, the water a bright blue, the first thing I noticed the water was clean, clear Celeste blue beautiful bright colour I see my reflection it was crystal clear it stared right back at me, splash, splash I crashed into the water it was warm soft feeling, I screamed in delight, the water rushed all of my skin with a warm fresh feeling, as I came out, the water stung my eyes like a bee stuck my finger, the feeling of warmness jumped off my body like a grasshopper jumping through grass, all of a sudden there was a rush of coldness hit my skin , bang goose bumps hit my skin, I shivered, and shivered but when sun light hit my skin the coldness dance off my skin. My stomach rumbled and growled as loud as a loin’s growl as the aroma of flame-grilled meat drifts towards me. I could hear the sizzling on the open fire and the steak fat dribbling and hissing as it spills onto the grill, the smell of sizzling sausages on an open fire, the mouth-watering smell freshly cooked chicken. Sun set every night spread slowly...
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...She walked up the stairs to reach her children. She walked into her daughter’s room. Her room was a square studio size with purple-painted wall. A white plastic table with a laptop in a sleeping mood was sat in front of the window. There were tons of books stacked beside her laptop with a book opened on the middle of the desk. There was a purple book rack beside her bed stuffed with neatly arranged of different kinds of book, like Oxford English Dictionary, encyclopedia, non-fiction and fiction books, etc. While her purple and white wardrobe is beside the entrance to her bathroom. There were lots of quotes pasted on the wall. “She must be slept late yesterday.” Madame Benetton thought. She walked to the window and pulled aside the purple velvet curtain. The sunlight was beaming into the room. The dimly lit room had suddenly brightened up. Collins’s eyes were hurt. She pulled her purple, cotton-like blanket to cover her head. She was totally unaffected and continued her dream with a slightly snoring sound. “Sweetums, it’s time to wake!’Madame Benetton said. “Come on! Get up! Quickly! You’ll be late for school!’ Collins suddenly sat bolt upright with her eyes wide opened when she heard SCHOOL. She got up and headed to bathroom. ‘I already ironed your school uniform. I already hung in your wardrobe.’ said Madame Benetton, heading out of her room. ‘Mom, I will get down in a minute.’ Collins said. Madame Benetton never worried with her daughter. She walked into a room on the...
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...victories showcased the diverse nature of his work. For his songwriting talents, he earned a Grammy (Best Rhythm and Blues Song) for ‘Billie Jean.’ He also was honored for the singles ‘Thriller’ (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male) and ‘Beat It’ (Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male). ...Jackson shared the award for album of the year (“Michael Jackson”).” Michael went on to create many albums and hits later on in his career. Michael Joseph Jackson died on June 25, 2009. The cause of Jackson’s death was an overdose, intoxication of acute propofol and benzodiazepine. Jackson was found in his room by Dr.Murray, his personal physician. “After trying to revive Jackson for five to ten minutes without effect, Murray called paramedics who performed CPR on the singer for 42 minutes at his house in the Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, before he was taken to the hospital. The ambulance arrived at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre at 1.14pm, and Jackson was pronounced dead after over an hour of attempted resuscitation at 2.26pm (Hughes, Birchall).” It was later determined that his death was a homicide and Murray was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison, but only served two years. The public memorial service for Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, was held on July 7, 2009. His body was placed in a closed bronze casket that was plated with 14-karat gold and lined with blue velvet. It was broadcasted for fans and eager people all over the world to watch. More than 31 million people watched the...
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...And to do while listening to old REM Rain is falling on the fields. We shield ourselves in acid metal pop. But there’s green all around us, and it never gives up. Harmony grows and ebbs, like it was meant to, all around us, now it’s bent too. Ghosts in the meadows, ephemeral in their gaze, they hang around, waiting for love to equate, their state. There’s a drum beat, slow, and dumb, keeping the time, almost silently. And the guitar strings, they sing melodically, in chords and tabs written, in heaven and forgotten, as some silly hooks. We burn books in our minds, but keep them on our shelves, so that we can revisit them, when we need a piece of hell. We fight and laugh, and fall in love blessed, almost every time, we meet again. while listening to old REM Rain is falling on the fields. We shield ourselves in acid metal pop. But there’s green all around us, and it never gives up. Harmony grows and ebbs, like it was meant to, all around us, now it’s bent too. Ghosts in the meadows, ephemeral in their gaze, they hang around, waiting for love to equate, their state. There’s a drum beat, slow, and dumb, keeping the time, almost silently. And the guitar strings, they sing melodically, in chords and tabs written, in heaven and forgotten, as some silly hooks. We burn books in our minds, but keep them on our shelves, so that we can revisit them, when we need a piece of hell. We fight and laugh, and fall in love blessed, almost every time, we meet again. while listening...
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...The Wheels On The Racecar By Alexander Zane Bibliographic Information: Zane, Alexander. The Wheels On The Racecar. New York: Orchard Books, 2005. Element of Music: Beat, Melody, and Timbre Materials: The Wheels On The Racecar Happy children ready to sing along Student Placement: Sitting in a circle in chairs Activity: The student will sing along with the teacher to The Wheels On The Racecar The student will repeat round and round three times The student will repeat vroom-vroom-vroom three times The student will repeat go-go-go three times The student will repeat zip-zip-zip three times The student will repeat steers and steers three times The student will repeat zizz-zizz-zizz three times The student will repeat glug-glug-glug three times The student will repeat speeds on back three times The student will repeat makes his move three times The student will repeat zooms to the lead three times The student will repeat swish-swish-swish three times The student will repeat round and round three times JUMP! By Scott M. Fischer Bibliographic Information: Fischer, Scott. JUMP!. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010. Element of Music: Beat, Rhythm, Form, Timbre Materials: JUMP! Active children ready to have fun and dance Student Placement: Standing up in a single line facing the front of the class Activity The student will hold hand on cheeks to indicate sleepy mode The student will hear frog and jump high The student will hold hand on...
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...EVENT: Black Vace newspaper – in the library 2pm on Friday 4/27 Donations to PFAU library. HBCU – groups all over the world to come together. • Mixed races – either intentional or unintentional. o Mulatto – ½ black (this is an offensive term which the root word is mule) o Quadroon – ¼ black o Octoroon – 1/8 black Video – Fisk singers and early white gospel video • Literacy was a problem – acapella singing. • Gospel – “Good news” • Fisk = HBCU in 1866 Video: the history of gospel music 02 • In the African heritage it had to be the music, the preacher and the religious. o Had to be the preacher and the response • Music was to be free but then brought Christianity which was pulled out from that they say. • Involving percussion tones • Melees tone – not singing the tone right to but to shape it. We wear the mask poem: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 – 1906) • Mask – façade, disguises you, hides you, masquerade, protection, performers. Performance v. rituals • Ritual o Gospel • Performance o For others/benefits o Entertainment o Image Video: Education on Minstrel – goes into the Images topic • Developed in 1820. • T.D. Rice • Jim crow presents himself as an African (black face) by performing how the Africans perform. Performance within a performance. • Compromise of 4, etc. o Paid performances • Call and response Images: • Co-opted • Corruption of the history image • Massive available – were everywhere. • The images like...
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...African-American dance orchestra band, which performed for 2 decades in the southern states. That’s leaded by Osborne with a specialty in blues music. * Being established in 1953 but was disbanded in 1974 by the turnover of musicians and Osborne’s increasing age. * There’s also studies on leadership and how Walter Osborne’s mgmt provided a relevant case just for that. * With the usage of frameworks proposed by Morgeson, Lindoefer & Loring * Lastly, with an examination of team leadership through the socio-historical model, illustrating lessons for the leaders and portraying power through the analysis. About Walter Osborne * Was a successful leader possessing spontaneous skills and was drummer of the Red Tops band, * Osborne had strict rules just like how businesses would have- punctuality for performances and rehearsals, band uniforms were to be neat and tidy and there was a renounce from drinking and socializing whilst on job. * He had strict rules of conduct and regular inspections on the members of the band. * Thus was popular for his leadership strength and rules towards his members without any biasness. The success of the Red Tops band * Red Tops success is mainly because of their disciplined mgmt, fine performance and exclusive talent * Where they entertained teams of dancers with a mix of blues, jazz and pop * Creating a fan base across Mississippi and nearby states * Performances were mainly for white audiences at...
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...“Black and Blue” by Louis Armstrong In the early twentieth century, a new style of music was being created in New Orleans. This style of music, known as Jazz, was performed with the audience in mind. It was heavily influenced by ragtime and washboard bands. Jazz is also highly competitive since the musicians wanted to stand out from the rest of the crowd. Their differences were accomplished through the use of timbres, improvisation, and many other characteristic of Jazz. Louis Armstrong’s version of “(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue” illustrates the characteristics of Jazz, is completely unique to his style of preference, and advocates against racial discrimination. Improvisation was the most unique and challenging style utilized in the Jazz era. Musicians used this skill set to differentiate themselves from other artists within their original musical scores along with remakes of other artist’s songs, as no two performances of a song were the same. This is because the musicians literally made up or created the notes they played for their solos during the performance. The top skilled performers of Jazz were defined by their unique ability to create interesting solos with both their vocals and instruments. Louis Armstrong had the ability to use phrasing as a singer to capture syncopations that were prominent in early jazz. Jazz in the 1920’s was a combination of blues, ragtime, swing notes, and other European influences. Armstrong was able to capture the...
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...Cp8, Coordination Compound, Synthesis & Product Yield Observation, Description & Questions 1. Compound 1 was initially a light blue color. After adding the oxalic acid and heating it changed to a yellow color. Once the saturated potassium oxalate solution was added it changed to a red color. Once most of the hydrogen peroxide was added it changed colors again to murky brown. Finally it changed to a green color after the solution was brought to a boil and more oxalic acid was added. Compound 3 were crystals that of the same green color. 2. We started with: 10.000 g Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 • 6 H2O / 392.14 g/mol = .02550 mol. We ended with 6.557 g K3Fe(C2O4)3 • 3 H2O / 491.24 g/mol = .01335 mol. .01335 mol / .02550 mol * 100% = 52.35% yield. 3. If the yield had been greater than 100% percent the likely reason would be that some liquid from the washing process hadn’t been allowed enough time to dry and caused the final weight measurement to be off. 4. Since the yield of the final solid crystals was about half of the starting amount it is likely because the solution didn’t have enough time to completely form into the solid compound. Also, in there may have been a limiting reagent that wasn’t taken into consideration. 5. Charge on iron in reagent I (Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 • 6 H2O) = 2+ 6. Charge on iron in product III (K3Fe(C2O4)3 • 3 H2O) = 3+ 7. K3Fe(C2O4)3 • 3 H2O = potassium trioxalatoferrate(III)...
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...manual. Another important criterion is how accurate and detailed the information is to accomplish each step successfully. The manual must be able to be read and understood by different audiences. The graphics in the manual should stimulate the visual learner and provide clear guidance to the user. The ability to contact customer support is important so the user feels they have a place to go if they have any questions about the phone. Table of Contents The table of contents is organized and thorough using the different topics of the phones attributes. The table is structured in a numerical sequence that helps the user navigate to different parts of the manual. The table of contents is well organized and complete, but the light blue color font on white paper is a little hard to see. If the writer would have used better highlighting techniques, the font would not look washed out. The organization of the table of contents is important but accuracy is critical for user success. Accurate and Detailed This manual provides the accurate and detailed instructions required for any user to open the box, follow the step-by-step instructions, successfully set up and operate the phone. This manual states that the user can search the Internet using voice commands. The manual does not explain that the user will have to download an application called Google Voice Search to activate the voice command feature. The manual can be accurate and detailed, but it has to be written...
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...Lecture 1 July 4, 2012 • Popular Music in the United States: o Lies in the African-American Population o West African music was brought into America and was thrown into a mixing pot that the slave population count themselves as Americans. o Blues is the beginning of Jazz, Rock and R&B • Congo Square –Passage from book: History of Jazz o An eligible black man sits with a large cylinder drum using his fingers and edge of his hand he jams repeatedly on the drum head which is around 14 diameters and probably made from animal skin. ____________________ with rapid sharp strokes. A second drummer holding his instrument between his knees joins in, playing with the same ______ attack. A third black man seated on the ground _________ instrument the body of which is rashly fashioned from the calabash. Another calabash which has been made into a drum and a woman beats at it with two short sticks. One voice then another voice, then other voices join in a dance of scene contradictions __________ give and take ___________ one handed performance spontaneous yet on closer inspection ritualize and precise is a dance of massive proportions, a dense crowded _________ performed in circular groups perhaps five or six hundred individuals moving in time to the pulsations of the music some swaying gently and others aggressively stumping their feet. A number of women in the group begin chanting. This scene could be Africa, in fact it is 19th century in New Orleans scattered first handed...
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