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    The last thing we all want to do when we are reading a book is flipping the pages back and forth to understand the page you we are reading. Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman, was one of the most interesting and most complicated books I have ever read. Being used to American writing style, it was pretty hard to stay on track with Black Water since it’s a Swedish novel. Being a detective is the last thing I would of have thought of myself. The readers of The Blackwater have become an unlicensed…

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    I never was the writer who lived a rich life grand with detailed stories that gave them initial inspiration on my creation of a character, detail of a line or the crafting of a setting/scenario. I just started with something out of the ordinary and built off it. I will say that the only initial theme quantities I enforce are biblical allusions or themes that work as political commentary on religious matter. No matter what I am writing about it try my best to express a political statement or…

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    Operettas Research Paper

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    Operettas of the 1800s (Musicals). Mid 1800s, Crude American variety and Minstrel shows produced into Vaudeville and Burlesque (Musicals). Additionally, The Black Crook (1860) increased the variety of American musicals (Musicals). The gilbert and Sullivan forerunners of our modern musicals (MIT). Some of the songs of Gilbert and Sullivan continue to appear in common Broadway shows (MIT). These works lead to a…

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    name “Empress of the Blues” for her ability to endure the obstacles that a black female singer faced at the time. Bessie Smith faced indifferent, segregation, and other things in her personal life growing up. She traveled through the south singing in shows, bars, and theaters in small towns and in cities such as Birmingham, Memphis, Atlanta, and savannah. She was known to only sing for black and disliked singing for white.…

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    years of his life, he remained in Sea Haven, never knowing he was actually on a movie set and his whole life was a lie. The movie The Truman Show is an indirect satirical look at reality tv, making comments about the “controlled” reality these shows display, creating illogical scenarios, and mocks those who follow reality tv shows like a religion. The Truman Show, as mentioned previously, takes an indirect satirical look at reality tv and the various “realities” that revolve around tv culture.…

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    fast as I let them come in, for it is too unethical to give thought to. However, recently I allowed some of these thoughts to creep back into my body and I approved their of presence for a while. Reflecting on a movie I recently viewed, The Truman Show, I placed myself in protagonist Truman’s position.…

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    attracting an audience. CBS employed a populist programming strategy, which included sitcoms, game shows, adaption of radio shows, star driven shows from the celebrity base form radio, employing similar programming strategies that had been established in radio in order to appeal to a mass audience and ensure sponsorship. The network also ensured great flexibility through its use of packaged programs (Shows developed, owned, and scheduled by CBS) allowing them to create anchor points throughout…

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    Truman Movie Analysis

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    his first love, Sylvia, and he wants to travel to see her. What Truman doesn’t know however is that he was an unwanted pregnancy and he was chosen to become the main character of a reality television show that began at the beginning of his life. He has been recorded every day of his life for a show that is broadcasted to millions, and every person who surrounds Truman’s life is really just an actor. One strange…

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    City Ranch Case Study

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    Horses are not just animals. They are healers and teachers to kids and adults who interact with them at The City Ranch in Windsor Mill, MD just five minutes away from Baltimore city. City Ranch’s purpose is to provide horsemanship and horseback experiences to inner-city kids in the greater Baltimore metropolitan area. The non-profit organization has been operating since 2007. The ranch offers a variety of lessons such as horseback riding and therapy riding. Pony parties and workshops in…

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    NoeNeff Inspirery Interview Author Bio Noelle Neff is an accomplished young female photographer and the Founder of Noelle Neff Photography based in Miami, Florida. Noelle Neff Photography specializes in wedding photography, sport photography, fine art photography and portrait photography among other areas. Noelle is especially adept at wedding photography, a fete that has seen her receive contracts from high places as well as awards of excellence. Over the years she has received call up from a…

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