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    Scott Anderson’s novel, Triage, portrays the different effects that war and death can have on people. Mark, Joaquin, and Elena endure different experiences with war and death and are affected in different ways. Mark’s traumas originate from his time as a war photographer. His ability to capture war’s most grueling moments grants him the opportunity to shoot in many war-torn areas such as Beirut, Sri Lanka, Kurdistan, and Uganda. Mark’s first experience of war is in Beirut. He describes the…

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    Short Story: Potato Girl

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    My hands shook furiously as Keith Shadis paced up and down around the other cadets. Chest pounding at what felt like 1000 beats a minute, I prayed that Shadis wouldn't come close to me. After seeing the way he had already interagated potato girl I don't think I would be able to handle talking to him. "Hey calm down. It's gonna be okay," I heard a voice whisper to me. I whipped my head around to see that Zoe was standing there. She was standing tall and confidently, unlike myself who was still…

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    Livin On A Prayer

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    continuous note. Then an electric guitar and castanet comes in a bit later, slightly louder. At 0:23 the sound is louder. There is someone cupping their mouth over the microphone with added effects to make a low and short sound. The drum kit also comes in with a basic drum rhythm. At 0:30 there is an electronically added sound playing different notes, all at the same speed. At 0:39 there is a solo vocalist saying some words; like Michael Jackson in…

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    faced challenges and hardships on his own. Danny Carey started playing drums in a school band and got his first kit at 13. In 1986 he started playing the electronic kits with actual cymbals and played in clubs, after that he started to look for a quality kit and started working for Green Jello. “Danny started taking lessons when he was ten or eleven, just on the snare drum in school band, and then again when he got his first kit at thirteen. Danny received a scholarship in…

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    a. The four instruments I chose were cello, trumpet, flute, and snare drum. The cello is part of the string family, and consists of a wooden neck, endpin, tuners, fingerboard, bridge, and body. The cello has four strings: A,D,G,and C. The strings are held by the bridge and when a string is plucked or bowed it sends vibration waves through the cello producing the sound. One of the most common uses for the cello is at an orchestra or quartet. The trumpet is part of the brass family and consists of…

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    The tempo was medium/slow and the style was Latin/Salsa. The song included a cha cha beat, an improvised solo by Peter, who was scat singing, and a drum solo. This song was pretty fun, not only was the tempo upbeat but the audience also played a part in the performance by adding in syncopation. The last song Richland High played is called Love Makes the World go Round by The Ritz. The tempo was a medium/slow…

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    galore, including a light and sound stethoscope and a patient laptop that lights up and plays lullaby music. When all the boo-boos are treated, give the baby a bandage from the sticker dispenser. • VTECH KIDS DRUM SET Your toddler can be creative and freestyle on the four different drums and cymbal with the included drumsticks, or he can rock and dance along with nine pre-set melodies.…

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    Snare Drum

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    The Drums The drummer and the drums are the very backbone of many bands and orchestras. If the drummer is weak and offbeat, most of the time the band will become astray. Since the drums and the drummer give the backbone for the other players they are the anchor for the band. So how has the drums turned from some pig skin on a circular piece of wood to a whole drum kit used to anchor a band. The first drums to be found have been from the ancient Chinese civilisations. They are also believed…

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    The quick fast tempo of a drum was a manifestation of African heritage in “The Blues; Feels Like Goin’ Home” and in “Between the World and Me” but looks more like a symbol of a used people when played. The style in which Lonnie and Ed Young played the drums was militaristic shown by the slight slanted angle of the drum and rapid beat that was mostly seen in civil war drummers. This relates back to the civil war where both sides used blacks as relief an unarmed roles because they were seen as…

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    Fusion Rock Analysis

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    Fusion rock is a term frequently used in music to classify songs containing characteristics of the rock genre with another style of music, for example African or jazz music. Sister Rose, performed by renowned band Sky, and Smooth performed by the popular band Santana are both strong examples of fusion rock. While Sky successfully manages to fuse two very opposite styles of music, rock and classical, Santana unites rock and Latin music together bringing a spicy, hot dance number. Both pieces…

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