Creole

In the surrounding areas of the Quarter there are remarkable plantations, renowned museums such as the WWII Museum, creole cooking schools, swamps, bayous, alligator farms, and much more that are all open for those who are looking to expand their horizons and knowledge. I was barely able to scrape the top of my list because there were so many entertaining opportunities…

GEMS is a group with 6 classmate members. We knew each other from previous classes. I have worked before in a group with Laura. The group process was stated by Prof Victoria Gray. I will use Five Stages of Group Development - Tuckman to explain the process of my group. After we formed the group, we started the forming stage. According to Tuckman (1965), “in the Forming stage, personal relations are characterized by dependence. Group members rely on safe, patterned behavior and look to the group…

My mother was born in Bahamas while my father was born in Haiti. My grandmother on my mother’s side is Haitian while my grandfather on my father’s side is Dominican. Our primary language is Creole however, my father can speak a bit of Spanish and Jamaican Patois. My grandparents were religious however my parents were not as religious and them. My grandmother on my mother’s side past away when I was young. The only thing I could remember about her was that we were attached at the hip. My mother…

A Song to Tell a Story James Baldwin was considered as one the most talented and amazing writer in America during the mid-20th century. James Baldwin was the one who was behind many great stories because he has a distinctive style in American literature, but one of his notable works of is Sonny’s Blues. Unlike other stories, Baldwin uses jazz to depict the story of two brothers who struggled with their life as they attempt to live righteously in a world of hatred and rage. The narration of the…

The sounds, the smell, the sights, the buzz of conversations and laughter, all enveloped in a sea of melancholy and eerie jazz music, assaulted the man's eardrums as dusk turned to night, and the final rays of the sun lit up the sky in an incandescent, orange glow. Michael Brennan had yet to become accustomed to New Orléans, and he continually shifted his bright green eyes to appraise the dolls and trinkets, flared his nostrils to enjoy the aroma of gumbo and spice, and smiled at the men and…

and Katherine Anne Porter have had their issues with love and they seem to show it through the eyes of a reader with their main characters in their short stories “The Storm” and “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall. Chopin had married Oscar Chopin, a Creole cotton broker, at nineteen and he later pass away in 1883 which had left her with six children to raise own her own. As this shocking turn of events inspired Chopin to start writing, critics have taken her work as too explicit and it wasn 't…

Louis Armstrong was an influential African American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer. He is known for songs like, Star Dust, La Via En Rose and What a Wonderful World. He is also known for his influence over jazz culture and music. He had many nicknames such as, Satchmo, Pops and, Ambassador Satch. He was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans Louisiana. He was born into a very poor neighbourhood known as “The Battlefield” and his life was very difficult growing up. Soon after his birth his…

The Amazing Jazz Age Di’Join M. McCoy Central High School Abstract This paper is about the jazz age. This was around the years of the 1920s. A time of joy and a time of enjoyment. A time when the youth was free and did as they pleased honestly. The times where were very exciting for families and especially the youth /teens at the time. From the various music , to the various type of fashions the kid wore , all the was to the curled and greasy hair styles worn by the boys and girls. I you…

What a Wonderful World On August 4th, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana; one of the most influential jazz artist was born, not only was he a musician, he was a trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star, and a comedian. Louis Armstrong, known for many of his popular songs such as What a Wonderful World. Being born and raised in such a bad area of New Orleans its’ nickname was “The Battlefield”, as well as an rough childhood. His father left soon after he was born, his mother was a…

singer. Description: In seems in this song that it’s a classic blue style. The lyrics of this song showed it’s a song about hard time .I believe this song expreesed relationships the were not succeeded. 5. Song Title: Dipper mouth Blues (King Oliver's Creole Jazz) Group: Male singer was sing this song with long sounded horns. Description: It seems that the band played as a one person. I believe that there was too much antiphonal dynamic. 6. Song Title: Black Bottom Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton's…