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    Frank Sinatra was one of the most if not the most important popular music figure of the 20th century. In a professional career that lasted 60 years, he demonstrated a remarkable ability to maintain his appeal and pursue his musical goals. He came to be known during the swing era of the 1930s and '40s, helped to define the "sing era" of the '40s and '50s, and continued to attract listeners during the rock era that began in the mid-'50s. He scored his first number one hit in 1940 and was still making

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    Kelly Simon, the writer of “Frank Sinatra’s Gum,” presents the audience with a coming of age narrative. Kelly Simon demonstrates her use of imagery, characterization, and point of view to elongate and present the allegory in the narrative. She utilizes these rhetorical strategies to contribute to the inclusive meaning and endorses the audience to see her growth in her identity and self-image while also recognizing the characterization of Frank Sinatra. Kelly Simon applies a variety of devices and

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    Frank Sinatra was an American born singer who revolutionized the music industry. Sinatra went from a lowly immigrant to a worldwide star utilizing his boisterous attitude and charming wit to woo the nation 's young females into an uproar. Even though he had a huge career and a lasting impact on the music world, Sinatra was a troubled man. The book His Way written by Kitty Kelley gives readers an insight into the darker demons of Sinatra 's life and career. Sinatra’s career and life were both full

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    I do not agree that the collection, The Worlds Wife, is “nothing but feminist propaganda”. I must agree that there are a lot of poems within the collection that are feminist in some way or another but there are also others that don’t really show a feeling of feminist propaganda at all. ‘Propaganda’ means “Information given to show something or someone in a biased way” and ‘Feminist’ means “Women are better than men and so can do everything better than they can” and therefore ‘Feminist Propaganda’

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    Observational Learning Theory By studying Frank Sinatra through the lenses of the Observational Learning Theory much can be understood. Albert Bandura’s Theory states that individuals learn by observing. His experiment included a Bobo doll an adult actor and a child observer. Bandura picked an object, a Bobo doll, that the children had never been exposed to and their fore did not know how to react to it. He then had the children observe the adults hitting and kicking the doll. Then when the children

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    of an intimate connection Frank emitted to them. Writer Francis Davis

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    songwriters of all time, Frank Sinatra holds many hidden meanings. Emotions run high as Sinatra discusses his flaws and triumphs while looking back on his prime. Written in 1969, when Frank was nearing the end of his songwriting career, he released this song that had his fans wondering if there was any more to come. In this lyrical masterpiece Frank lets not only his fans, but lets the world know that he lived his best life. Winning many awards throughout his difficult career, Frank was uncertain if there

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    Kelley Simon’s anecdote, “Frank Sinatra’s Gum,” is a literacy narrative about an outcast teenage girl’s personal account of her riveting interview with the one and only Frank Sinatra. The narrative illustrates Simon’s internal struggle over how to successfully become part of a school clique of girls and her external struggle with Frank Sinatra. Her motivation for the interview, her self-identity, and her ultimate decision all play a part in her methods. She uses rhetorical devices throughout the

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    Explication of “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” is written by Kelly Simon and covers the important issue of conformity vs the individual. This story features a girl in junior high who gets to interview Frank Sinatra and decides to go against the grain. Simon says, “Secretly I did not adore him like the other girls in junior high did” (1). This first person account gives the reader great insight on how one individual can stand up against what the rest of society appreciates. First off

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    Frank Sinatra was a great example of this; one night he wanted to be a journalist but the next a singer, due to seeing Bing Crosby live. From there Frank Sinatra looked up to Crosby and started his career from 1931 all the way to 1998. Sinatra was said to be one of the best interpreters ever lived because he treated every musical line like Shakespeare (“Frank”). He would get great known songs and turn them into a masterpiece, he

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