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    an equal territory. As the poem develops he becomes more hopeful in being able to eat in the kitchen along with the white people and they will know that he is American also. In comparison, “I Hear America Singing”, has a much different point of view. The point of view of “I Hear America Singing”, Walt Whitman is viewing as America great and nothing is wrong in this beautiful country. This is showing the individual liberty of each person

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    This is a black, black ski mask song So put all of your anger on In the truly gruesome do we trust I will always land on you like a sucker punch Singing I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare I am your worst, I am your worst nightmare If you knew, knew what the bluebirds sang at you, You would never sing along Cast them out cause this is our culture These new flocks are nothing but vultures Because they took our love and they filled it up Filled it up with Novocaine and now I’m just numb Now

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    The Swing Era

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    "My audience was my life. What I did and how I did it, was all for my audience", these words came from the well known and never forgotten Cab Calloway. His style and mix of blues, swing and scat spread like wildfire and filled many peoples lives with joy, excitement and happiness. Cab Calloway broke the boundaries of racial barriers and become a very popular and influential household name. As stated in the Jazz Profiles from NPR, " A truly "larger than life" figure in American pop culture...Calloway

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    Long gone are the days when motherhood, marriage, and rearing a family are the milestones of a woman’s life. Feminism has transformed the way women view themselves and their role in society. Keri Hulme’s short-story One Whale Singing tells the story of one woman’s inner suffering while enduring a difficult pregnancy and a loveless marriage while spending a weekend at sea. While the short story leaves an open ending with the fate of the protagonist, it tackles the theme of feminism and independence

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    In “I Hear America Singing,” Walt Whitman’s message of the American identity is that it is diverse and proud. The fact the American identity is diverse is proven best in the first line, which states, “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.” In this line, the word “varied” proves that it is diverse because if something is varied it has a variety of things amassing it. The American identity being proud is proven by the line, “Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else.” This

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    1. What have been some of the obstacles to the teaching of sight-singing in the contemporary choral rehearsal? One difficulty in teaching sight-singing in a choral program is that there is not one accepted method that has been adopted to teach sight-singing. I believe this is because we have many different types of students in our classrooms so we need many different methods to reach these students. Also, not all music teachers are comfortable teaching sight-reading or give enough rehearsal time

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    I went to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Santa Rosa, California. The church is located in the old movie theater in downtown Santa Rosa. I parked in a nearby parking garage, grateful for the free parking on Sunday, and walked down the street toward the church. I knew that I had arrived at the correct place because of the large granite sign with the name Unitarian Universalist Congregation Santa Rosa. There were many people standing outside talking to one another. I was immediately greeted

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    Singing and Dancing on the Big Screen “La la land” is a nickname for Los Angeles that has almost a demeaning nature; implying that LA is a place that is stuck in the clouds; distant from the world outside. La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016) uses this nickname as the title suggesting the movie will portray Los Angles in this dream like idea. This musical presents two characters struggling to work towards their dreams in this city and instead romanticizes the nickname for the city. Damien Chazelle

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    Personal Statement While I have enjoyed singing over the course of my life, my high school choir experience captivated my passions for music. The memories that I hold continue to drive me towards a career that will impact the lives of my future students, similar to how my choir director influenced me. My director's ultimate goal was not to teach notes from a piece of paper but to present her students with valuable life lessons through the art of music. Until high school, I found very little value

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    “I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong.” The phrase “I hear America singing” presents an image of Americans being proud and healthy individuals that are engaged in productive and happy labor. “I am listening to the nation in song, the different songs I listen to, The songs of technicians, each individual humming his because it is supposed to be easygoing and firm, The woodworker caroling his while measuring the

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