Stop consonant

This piece had one of the most vibrant and harsh, yet soft and smooth sounding tone-colors I have ever heard. It reminded me of the game Red Light, Green Light; where children freeze to a stop when “red light” is announced, but build momentum as “green light” is yelled. In the same way, the abrupt, but silky dynamics in the beginning of the song flowed effortlessly with the lyrics “What’s a man to do? What’s a man to say? He works his whole…

You Can Call Me ¬¬______? The squeaking of desk chairs and excited hushed whispers as the first day of school begins echoes through the classroom. The teacher begins attendance. Other students chatter, but I wait silently, patiently, prepared to stop her mid-sentence. “Mi–” “I’m here.” “Okay is there any other name you prefer to go by?” Each…

Concerning the consonants there are additional differences, for example the omission of h and the use of dark /ł/. Dark /ł/ means that “/l/ in positions not immediately before vowels, becomes vocalic /ʊ/, e.g. milk /mʊɪk/.” (Cruttenden 2008: 86) Furthermore, the th-fronting is common in Cockney English, in particular /θ/ is replaced by /f/ so that thought sounds like fought, and /ð/ is replaced by /v/ so that other rhymes with cover (cf. Trudgill 2004: 37). Lastly, “/t/ is realized as a glottal…

his chariot and took the girl to a landlocked place in the middle of the Cyane and Pisaean pools (Ovid 1093). The area was the residence for the most famous nymph in the entire Sicily. Dis wanted to rape the girl but Cyane emerged and ordered Dis to stop his action because he could not become an in-law to the Great Ceres against their will. Cyane said that it was better if Dis asked the Ceres first before abducting the girl. Since Cyane could not allow Dis to pass, he hurled his scepter using…

This tends to produce different effects when the poem is recited. This, along with the anaphora in the poem assist in creating a sensation of non-stop movement and the steady passage of time. This is also seen in lines 5-6-7, but there are five commas in the verse that slow down the movement to allow us to contemplate the lady’s hair carried by the wind. The continuation is also seen in lines 13-14…

cadence, these sounds contrast the harsh rhythms of the beginning. For example, in the poem's first stanza, Milton writes "I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude/And with forced fingers rude" (2. 3-4). Compared to the w's, this line uses hard consonants that pack a punch when said. This is intended to scare readers with the idea of looming mortality. On the other hand, the delicate whispering effect in line 165 is comforting. Milton is now trying to console readers, showing them there is a…

back to the birth of the nation, specifically, the constitution and Federalism. Prior to the constitutional convention of 1787, in late 1786, Daniel Shays led an armed insurrection through the Massachusetts countryside, shutting down courthouses to stop foreclosure proceedings. Colonial elites, horrified by the threat to their wealth and power, sought to reform the government, concerned with protecting their own rights. After Shays rebellion, it was clear that elites were the vulnerable…

Even though, the Baroque period, dating from 1600 to 1750 was centuries ago, the music and the composers of the period are relevant and prominent still today. Per the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Johann Sebastian Bach was, “One of the greatest and most influential composers of the Western world” (“Johann Sebastian Bach”) Although, Bach was not recognized in his time as a great composer, he most definitely is recognized as such today, and has been since his compositions were reintroduced…

For almost than 50 years educational policy makers have been focused on reducing the educational equally gap between groups of students. Multiple groups such as students of low socioeconomic status, and students of color, particularly boys of color have been identified as not achieving as high as their counterparts and not graduating from high school. In recent years, the attention has been drawn to children in poverty and the disparities these students face. Policy makers acknowledge that…

On Monday evening, September 21, 2015, I had the pleasure of watching University Jazz Combos. The performance was held at the University of Louisville School Of Music in the Bird Recital Hall. These three combos consisted of the Mark Turner Combo directed by Tyrone Wheeler, Illinois Jacquet Combo directed by Ansyn Banks, and Michael Brecker Combo also directed by Ansyn Banks. I wasn’t for sure what to expect when coming to this concert. Different from the other jazz performance I attended, this…