...by Offenbach, L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) and Près das remparts de Sèville (Seguidilla) from Carmen by Bizet, All I ask of You from The Phantom of the Opera and Con Te Partirò– Time to Say Goodbye by Sartori. In this essay, the general performance of the concert will be discussed. After that, the piece L’amour est un oiseau rebelle from Carmen by Bizet will be the main focus of this essay. The performance of the performers was good in general. A large range of opera and types of opera vocals has been introduced. However, the instrumentation is simple that only a piano accompaniment. Some effects like accord cannot be perfectly expressed. The song L’amour est un oiseau rebelle is from the opera Carmen. It is a French aria in a simple duple meter with minor key first. Tempo of this song is moderately slow, but in a lively way. A variety of rhythm has been heavily utilized, including triplets, rests and doted rhythms. The song can mainly be divided into two parts. The first part starts with a minor key. The melody of the first part is according to a descending chromatic scale, which is easy to familiar with and more legato when singing. The key of the second part has been changed to...
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...Following the Band: Review of the Film Almost Famous Almost famous, written and directed by Cameron Crowe , is an endearing coming of age film that follows the adventures and experiences William Miller, of a teenage writer played by Patrick Fugit, as he follows an up and coming rock and roll band (Stillwater) in order to write a cover story for Rolling Stone Magazine in the early 1970's. William Miller is a bright-eyed and intelligent young high school student with a passion for both writing and rock music. Confined by an overly concerned and strict mother who has a irrational dislike for rock and roll music, William is desperate to break away and create a life for himself. William is determined it find an outlet and eventually lands a job writing album reviews for a local newspaper. Lester Bangs, an editor of Cream (a low-budget rock and roll magazine) played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, stumbles across William's album reviews and enjoys his work. Lester ends up getting ahold of William and offers him a job reporting on a Black Sabbath Concert. William excitedly accepts the offer, but is unable to gain access to the hugely popular Black Sabbath after the concert. Fortunately for William the members of the opening band, Stillwater, are very willing to be interviewed and provide him with enough material to write a solid report. William's piece on Stillwater catches the eye of an editor at Rolling Stone Magazine, Ben Fong-Torres ( played by Terry Chen ), who was so impressed by...
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...Congress and as a judge( Cruxton, J. Bradley). During the years of 1900-1906 she began writing about social issues under a fake name of Janey Canunk( Pettinger, Tejvan). Four years later she became the first women to work for the Edmonton Hospital Board. The next thirty years for Emily’s life would be the hardest years of her life, but would finally give women the voice and the rights they deserved. In the year of 1916, Alberta had passed the Dawer Act, which gave women the right to inherit 33% of their husband’s property( Pettinger, Tejvan). Her next mission was to give women the right to vote, this was later accomplished in 1919. During the years that women struggled to become a legal person, she created a group known as the Famous Five, the women involved were Nellie McClung, Louis McKinney, Henrietta Edwards and Irene Parhy, this was case was referred to as the persons case. After being declined by the Supreme Court that women were people, Emily moved to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Britain which was the highest court appeal. In 1929 on October 18th, women were considered people under the BNA and were able to serve in the senate(Pettinger, Tejvan). In 1933 Emily Murphy had passed away leaving behind her husband Arthur Murphy and her four children. Even though she never became a member of the Senate, she was able to accomplish many other great things that gave women the voice and the extra push to help them be what they...
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...lyricsWhen I was a young boy, My father took me into the city To see a marching band. He said, "Son when you grow up, would you be the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned?" He said "Will you defeat them, your demons, and all the non-believers, the plans that they have made?" "Because one day I'll leave you, A phantom to lead you in the summer, To join The Black Parade." When I was a young boy, My father took me into the city To see a marching band. He said, "Son when you grow up, would you be the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned?" Sometimes I get the feeling she's watching over me. And other times I feel like I should go. And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets. And when you're gone we want you all to know. We'll carry on, We'll carry on And though you're dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on We'll carry on And in my heart I can't contain it The anthem won't explain it. A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams Your misery and hate will kill us all. So paint it black and take it back Let's shout it loud and clear Defiant to the end we hear the call To carry on We'll carry on And though you're dead and gone believe me Your memory will carry on We'll carry on And though you're broken and defeated Your weary widow marches On and on we carry through the fears Ooh oh ohhhh Disappointed faces of your peers Ooh oh ohhhh Take a look at me cause I...
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...We define conflict as a disagreement through which the parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests or concerns. Every individual is unique and that very uniqueness will lead to conflicts in our relationship. You are in the middle of a conflict and resolution seems imminent, however, each time you approach the summit, the process stalls or goes into reverse. Why is this so? There are several factors that can delay or hinder the resolution process. The first one is Negative body language. A 'closed' posture (arms strapped across the chest), shaking one's leg, shaking one's head, tapping the floor with one's foot, sighing and grunting are all negative and do not help the process. Some men will apologise prematurely to get the woman 'to shut up' because 'I can't take the whole heap a argument'. This ploy may also be due to impatience. Some women will feign agreement while harbouring resentment and when the man thinks the hatchet is buried, the next conflict reveals that it was not buried deep enough. There may be times when there is a need to walk away from the conflict to prevent its escalation and to gather one's thoughts, but the decision to walk away must be thought out carefully as it could become a hindrance. On the flip side, persons may remain at the scene, but stew in silence. Besides that, Constant interruptions also can hinder conflicts resolution. If persons are serious about resolving conflicts, then there must be a concerted effort to allow the other...
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...Grandfather Car Scam At an adolescence age of eighteen, my grandfather was looking for my first vehicle. My grandfather spent most of his life as a carpenter and an at home mechanic. This made me realize how hard he works for his money. As he continued to search for the perfect car he can across a Nineteen seventy two Nissan Datsun two forty Z. It was flat black with red trimming and flat red alloy wheels and a chrome dual exhaust. The interior was black leather with flat red trimming. It also had a racing steering wheel that was red and black as well. It was a very beautiful car. So my grandfather went to look at it and the owner started it up and this car sound pretty and very powerful like a lions roar when he stepped on the petal. He really liked this car so he knows it would be right for me. So he bought it with cash and drove it home. As soon as he got home and got out the car. The car began to make a funny noise and began to leak green fluid. Grandfather got had a disgusted look on his face a look of disappointment. Grandfather called the seller of the car about the leak and of course he said he didn’t know about it. So the seller said bring it back so he can look at it and on the way back to the sell the car stops in traffic right around the corner from the seller. Then he called him and asked him to come help push it. He came but he came with a rope and a hook to pull the car. Then my grandfather said so you were prepared for this. Then asked is it possible to...
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...Jacob Tatum English 1302 – XW4 April 19, 2014 Professor Lee Exploring the Consumer Society: The Urge to Splurge I grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in McKinney, Tx. The high school I went to, McKinney High School, had students in attendance whose parents were on government assistance, students whose parents were in the top 10% of the top 1% financially and everywhere in between. Consider this, if you took a group of randomly selected students from my high school and your goal was to estimate their household income based upon the value of their possessions (phone, clothes, jewelry, shoes, etc...) you'd most likely get it all wrong. This is because it doesn't matter where you come from, how much money you have, or what you look like; you're a customer, you're a consumer. We live in a society today and I went to a high school where people are judged based upon their possessions and what they can acquire. It doesn't matter how you acquired it, as long as you've got it. I think that judging people based off of what they own is a huge mistake. I think it's unfortunate we are constantly purchasing things because of a brand or a logo, but at the same time I don't practice what I'm preaching. It's interesting to me that as I begin to think about it, I don't think any of the nice things I own are bringing me happiness right now, they have only provided some form of instant gratification. If someone asked me what I have to be happy about, I'd provide the cliché answer along the...
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...Lifesourcing – Blog (www.shomprakash.com) This is Friday Shomprakash Sinha Roy About the author : Shomprakash Sinha Roy is a Senior Technical Consultant and Social Media Professional for Dell International Services. He moonlights as a blogger on a few websites. Notable among them, are his contributions at The Youth Express, and Lifesourcing (www.shomprakash.com). For Roy, writing has been a necessity driven by experiences; more than anything else. Having struggled for survival for three straight years, he finally has a job that pays so that he can keep writing and stay alive at the same time. He dreams of the times of Hemingway and Bill Shakespeare, and idolizes Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Arundhati Roy and Rabindranath Tagore. The story “This is Friday” was presented via the blog Lifesourcing, and was accepted as a truly contemporary work of romance by thousands of readers. It was also promoted via different social media channels and as made its way to readers across India, the Middle East and the United States of America. It’s about one night that begins as a drunken journey across the protagonist’s favourite shopping mall to his favourite lounge in town. It explores a rhythmic side to the city of Bangalore, where the protagonist dwells upon his desires and deep-rooted values of friendship and “trust”. It also turned out to be the author’s first successful attempt to use the present continuous narrative form. His debut novel “The Pink Smoke” is being published by Grapevine...
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...Every Year Every year that I'm with you Has been better than before; It's hard for me to even think How I could love you more. Every year you've graced my life Has been full of happiness; I love your caring face, your voice, Your tender, sweet caress. Every year when this day comes, I'm filled with love and pleasure; Happy Anniversary, Love, My joy, my delight, my treasure. Just gonna stand there And watch me burn But that's alright Because I like The way it hurts Just gonna stand there And hear me cry But that's alright Because I love The way you lie I love the way you lie I love the way you lie I can't tell you what it really is I can only tell you what it feels like And right now there's a steel knife In my windpipe I can't breathe But I still fight While I can fight As long as the wrong feels right It's like I'm in flight High of a love Drunk from the hate It's like I'm huffing paint And I love it the more that I suffer I sufficate And right before im about to drown She resuscitates me She fucking hates me And I love it Wait Where you going I'm leaving you No you ain't Come back We're running right back Here we go again It's so insane Cause when it's going good It's going great I'm Superman With the wind in his bag She's Lois Lane But when it's bad It's awful I feel so ashamed I snap Who's that dude I don't even know his name I laid hands on her I'll never stoop so low again I guess I don't know my own strength ...
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...Student Book Tapescript Unit 1: The Weekend 2. Let’s Listen (Page 2) 1. A: So, how was your weekend, Don? B: Well, I wanted to go dancing with my girlfriend but she was too tired to go out. A: So what did you do? B: We just stayed home and watched TV. 2. A: I had a great weekend. B: What happened? A: I met this really terrific girl and I think she likes me. B: Really? A: Yeah, we’re going out next weekend. B: All right! 3. A: What did you do last weekend? B: Umm, I spent most of the time at the gym. A: How come? B: Well, I plan to enter a bodybuilding competition next month. A: Gee, I didn’t know you were a bodybuilder. B: Yeah. Want to see my muscles? 4. A: So, what was your weekend like? B: Not very good. My brother came over. A: Yeah? B: Well, he’s got three young boys. I spent all weekend playing computer games with my nephews. Now I’m exhausted. A: I’ll bet! 5. A: Did you have a nice weekend? B: Mmm. Not too bad. A: Did you do anything special? B: Well, I saw a really good movie. A: Who with? B: Oh, I don’t think you know him. It’s this really good-looking guy I just met. 6. A: Did you have a nice weekend, Teresa? B: It was okay. A: So what did you do? B: Well, I met some friends on Saturday and we rented a video. A: How about Sunday? Did you see the World Series on TV? B: The what? A: The baseball game. B: Oh. No, I was too tired. I slept most of the day. A: You’re kidding! You missed a really great game. 3. Let’s Listen (Page...
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...This first image was found at www.golfwrx.com website, the sign has misspelled word and the sign needed re-wording. There were words missing in this sentence. This sign should have put a period instead of a comma. My sign would have gone like this: When using the copy machine please do not put any items on it to avoid breakage. Thank you for your cooperation This sign can misinterpreted and the copy machine can still be broken, by the sentence saying heavy item, what about the smaller or lighter items that can jam the copy machine. The person who wrote this sign should have checked it first, this poor judgment of management. The second image was found at www.coriromashkina.blogspot.com website, the sign has misspelled word and the phrase should be rewritten. My version would have gone like this: The Town of Crestwood, in this town we speak English but if you don’t speak English your still welcome in this Town. This was a big mistake by the mayor’s office he should have not permitted it to be written in the first place and put up for all to see. This sign is very racist towards minorities. Personally I would have not have put something like that up, it is very rude. The third image was found at www.huffingtonpost.com, this is an advertising sign for food that is sold at an eatery. There are misspelled words. My version would have gone like this: We sell chicken eat more for your buck, chick-fil-a, instead of cows it should be chickens since that was they mostly sell. ...
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...This is my birth story: Fifteen with twins. It was the night of my year 10 formal. I went with my boyfriend, Cameron, of 3 years. We had a really good and fun night and decided to sleep together later that night. Around Christmas/New Year time I started to feel quite sick. I had missed a period but didn't think much of it since it was still quite new to me and the have odd times. On the 5 Jan my older sister, Kate, took me to the doctors because of how sick I was. They looked at me and did some tests and then told me the news- I was pregnant. At first I was in shocked. I didn't know what to do. But then Kate hugged me and said it will all be ok. When I got home I was brave enough to tell my parents. They were both watching TV on the lounge. I walked in and just told them straight out. They were so surprised ( I was a straight A student that was in dance groups, choir, musicals, social justice group and tennis) they never thought I would get pregnant. The first thing my mum did was hug me. My dad just kept saying you should have been more careful. After that we just talked about and I was keeping the baby. The next day I asked Cameron over. I sat him down sand told him. He didn't take it well and left. I was so upset but I had Kate and my parents to help me through it. A few days later I was scheduled to go out with my two besties, Hanna and Maddie. When I told them they were surprised and supportive. Then it was school time. When I returned to school to start a new year I...
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...Why do we need to speak English? Is it really important for us to learn and speak English? The answer is definitely “YES” as English is a universal language. Speak well in English is the ticket for the employment. Studies also show that people who have advanced knowledge in English mostly will obtain better jobs. They even will get higher pay and also do well in their social life. Job interview is the first step for you to get a job. For jobs that offer high salaries, there sure will have higher competition. So, even you are qualified for that job but you do not do well in the interview, it will also forbid you from the success. Speak well in English will definitely increase your confidence during the interview and you can also express yourself well from the others who have the same qualification with you but cannot speak well in English. Therefore to make yourself marketable or superior to the other people in your work place, it is important for us to speak well in English. Nowadays, English is prominent in education. Good oral communication can help you to acquire knowledge more effectively especially when you want to ask question, express opinion and ideas, summarize information, and provide feedback. Besides that, all the information that we obtain from the books, internet and news are mostly in English. Even universities in our country use English to teach most of the subjects. Our thesis presentation at the university is mostly done in English; therefore we need to...
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...The interpretation of human nature through the vanity fair Vanity Fair was a true reflection of the British society in that time,criticized the bourgeois money relations,to reveal the snobbish bourgeois.And we can also observe the society nowadays we lived.There is also a big vanity fair today,someone wants to enter the upper social class,they not only sell their bodies and souls,but also his families and deceive them.They lost their truth heart,throw their true love and the friendship to the wind.Money and the power become the aim that they pursuit only.In my opinion,The more beautiful in one thing,the more lice in it.It might has a beautiful appearance,but it is ugly and dirty essentially.The fame just as the fireworks,it goes with the wind in a flash,we can not hold it in the real.Vanity fair is a flashy world, everywhere filled with dust.It always blind people’s eyes.Therefore,people always want to find a beautiful place to stand in this world,and show off himself.However,whatever the money or power,they all have their own limit.you never can fill up human’s greedy.And once you come into this place,you will never go out,and finally it will stop your footstep and died with your endless greed. After I read this book,it let me deep in thought.In addition to fame and fortune in life what is left?Perhaps in this complex world,we need to compliment,flatter and do something not out of our true heart.However,do you realize there is more pure and beautiful things in our...
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...Improving Creative Theory I believe that my strength out of the twelve techniques is being alert of my observations. I say that because I always been very observant of everything I do, for instance one day I was thinking of a way to perform my job better and more efficiently. I notice one day that there was a folder on the company computer that no one has used since I have been employed at this company. I opened this folder and inside was a lot of missing blueprints that the company thought was lost and this allowed myself and others to be more productive and to spend less time at a job site making us more efficient. Like mention the ability to be observant allowed me to help an entire company including myself, this lead to a rise in my pay and more stability for my family. Another incident I had was when I was younger I had a friend who’s football had gotten stuck in a tree and we tried throwing rocks at it to try and knock it out of tree and we failed miserably, and I remember that I saw a very long metal rod a few blocks back from where we were, I ran back to get it and the rod was just long enough to reach the football we were able to get the football out of the tree. I plan to improve upon my risk taking ability, as stated in under this technique I have a real fear of failure which leads me to take less risks and usually keeps me stagnated and unfulfilled and wondering what if. This one technique I believe is the sole reason why I have not achieved the goals that I...
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