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    This speech will be revolving moral issues and dilemmas that are shown throughout the movie. The most prominent characters in the film that face these issues and dilemmas are Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell. both characters face their morals with inner and outer conflicts that are shown throughout the film, these include Gerry choosing his teammates over his girlfriend and when Julius had to accept his white teammate, Louie Lastik, trying to befriend them. In Alexandria 1971, high school football

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    TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP IN REMEMBER THE TITANS Introduction The dynamics of teamwork and leadership can be seen throughout the film “Remember the Titans.” The advantages and disadvantages of teams, norms and cohesiveness, and the stages of team development, are exemplified on multiple occurrences. This report will analyze these dynamics and provide examples of how they are displayed in the film. Advantages of Teams Throughout the film, there were many instances of the advantages of being part of

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    Today I will be talking about a report on Gerry Harvey, and how he started his own business, his business is Harvey Norman, they sell tools, plants, wheelbarrows, seeds pretty much everything for the outdoors they will be able to sell to you. Gerry Harvey was born on 18th of September 1939 in Springwood that is in New South Wales. Gerry Harvey then grew up and went to the schools of Bathurst and then Katoomba, as then he got older he then moved to Sydney and went into University, at the age of 17

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    archetypes such as a herald, a mentor, and a shadow. This concept shows the common pattern present in stories in the myths of cultures around the world, in the lives of people around the world, and in the literature of all levels of complexity. Mike Mulligan and his

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    in the “cool” school. Stan Kenton's Modern Music Orchestra was also a major influence on “cool jazz”, which revealed the racial diversity of jazz in white groups that expanded on African-American influences. Jazz artists, such as Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan, that complimented the master works of Mile Davis and the Modern Jazz Quartet in this multi-racial and multicultural development of “cool jazz” as a trend in American music. The and of the 1950s defined the end of “cool jazz” as a dominant movement

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    Cool Jazz Research Paper

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    Yes, I feel the term "cool jazz" is a good one to describe the music of Stan Getz, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis because they're sound was softer than that of Bop. They rarely used vibrato and played with low levels of volume. The sound they displayed was that of a relaxing feeling. Their music wasn't as loud and complex as the sound of Bop. It is very mellow and subdued, and the term "cool" fits it perfectly. Hard Bop was played mainly from East Coast and Midwest Musicians. It evolved directly from

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    My experience at the Fall concert this is my first time attending a high school concert. It was a great experience my son and I attendant the musical concert at the Zillah High School in our community. Those kids really impressed me with their talent. The ZHS concert was a combination of Band, Choir, Jazz Band and Woman’s Choir, directed by: Victoria Lodahl accompanied by: Meghan Schoonover. The opening was with the Band and their interpreted the songs: “Dance Carnivale” by: Randall Standrige, “Carnival

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    of Cool recordings which were recorded with part of the Thornhill band. The band was known as the Miles Davis Nonet or Birth of the Cool band. The band included lead trumpeter Miles Davis, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, and baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. The band’s rhythm section included a piano, bass, and drums, but it did not include a tenor saxophone or guitar. The band recorded the song “Boplicity”, “Moon Dreams”, and many others that were not released until the mid-1950s. The Miles Davis

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    Unfortunately, this strong finish was followed by a weak open in the second half with two pieces by Gerry Mulligan. However, the ensemble recovered with its investigation of Duke Ellington’s “Caravan.” Nicknamed a “tonal portrait,” this piece was just as visually stimulating as it was auditory. The piece started with an African beat provided by the percussion

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    music. Jobim graduated in 1950 from Rio’s bars to staff arranging positions with Continental and Odeon record labels. At the age of twenty he started to play piano in nightclubs. There were many artists that made an impact in his life such as Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Barney Kessel, and many other west coast jazz musicians. In 1954 he made is first record with Bill Farr who was the leader of “Tom and His Band.” His first found fame was in 1956 at a play called Orfeo do Carnaval where him and poet

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