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    Jazz: The Roaring Twenties

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    Jazz will always be known as the music of the roaring twenties. Along with those years of great economic prosperity, jazz shined through as a gateway to celebration. With parties being thrown and many people learning about jazz, the genre of music was evolved into many forms of jazz. Additionally, jazz really gave a name to those like Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald. Among these names came Benny Goodman who was a prime leader in jazz. Benny Goodman performed with many famous…

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    to conduct and make a big-band jazz group. He also led his band for more than a century. Every in the U-S of A loved his band. Duke Ellington had written a lot of really good original songs. Some of his popular songs were, “Sophisticated Lady”, “ Rocks in My Bed”, and “Satin Doll”. Some other really good songs were “Don’t Get Around Much Any More,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Solitude,” and “I Let a Song Go out of My Heart,” he made wide interval leaps an Ellington trademark. At the age of 19,…

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    Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have known each other for twenty-three years and counting. Their friendship began when they both met each other at the Chicago's ImprovOlympics in 1993 (Fox). Afterward, they both have been acting, doing photo shoots, and comedy shows together. Jason Moore directed the movie, Sisters, in 2013, - and gathered $105 million in the U.S. box office. Main characters are Tina Fey as Kate, Amy Poehler as Maura, Ike Barinholtzas as James and Maya Rudolph as Brinda (Lemire). The…

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    origin stemming from the black communities living in the US in the twentieth century. Jazz has musical styles from European music, as well as the brass and stringed instruments. It is a mixture of US and Europe music culture. Like its origin, Jazz-Rock fusion is the epitome of the characteristic of Jazz that always combines with other kinds of music and finds its own way to refresh the original style. There were different types of jazz through time: New Orleans-style jazz, swing jazz, and in…

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    styles whose powers combined to form the types of music we know today. When one asks the question “What is American Music?” some may suggest jazz, others may mention blues, and some individuals may suggest the marches of John Philip Sousa. However, one composer’s name is the true answer to such a question; through his synthesis of jazz, blues, and other musical styles of his time Aaron Copland’s compositions embody the quintessential American sound. To begin, one must consider the musical state…

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    Aragon oil, Sunflower seed oil, Acai fruit oil, Papaya, and Agave Americana. Appealing to the eye, this attracts the audience to the ad by using vivid and appetizing images. The use of color for example the ones we see in the ingredients; greens, blues, orange bring a sense of appeal to the eye because they look pleasing. An important detail as to why they show these ingredients on the ad is because they are natural . Any product that contains natural oraganic ingredients will want to promote…

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    Mosely Logo Analysis

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    white shows peace and Green shows freshness. The old school blazer was in the colour black which shows fear. The budget had an outline around the budget in different colours, for example for the house group Anning the students had to wear the colour blue which shows confidence. This is the new school uniform which was introduced in 2013. The new school blazer is in the colour purple which shows pride, the school would show this as they are satisfied with their achievements. The blazer also…

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    Ragtime Analysis

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    multiracial Africans (Harrison). In this mix of a city the ability for intermixing of cultures was possible, and this city would be known as the birth place of jazz. The cultures were not the only thing to mix but also the music mixed two of which were the blues and ragtime. Jazz as…

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    Homosexuality In Harlem

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    jazz and the blues, working as both outlets for sexual and emotional expression and social awareness. These music genres, their lyricism, and the lesbian singers that brought life to them impacted the development of American arts in New York through a growing population of openly sexual women. Homosexuality was clearly…

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    Blues In the play Fences written by August Wilson, there are many different genres of music such as Gospel and the Blues. The Blues genre originated within the African American community. It is a type of music that expresses overwhelming feelings such as the depressions experienced or the exhilarations of daily life. The lyrical verses of the Blues are a way of expression to the African American people and people of other ethnicities who enjoy partaking in creating its soulful vibes. In the…

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