... the credibility and trustworthiness of your results and conclusions. • Use storytelling. Instead of telling about your setting, illustrate it for the reader using stories and anecdotes taken from your notes, reflections, and data. Introduce major players in your analysis and results. • Include active and layered description. Use multiple data sources to illustrate the setting and story behind the research ... ...

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... black man went through in his generation. Although he wrote fictional stories, most of them were based on his own life. One of his best works was a short story entitled, Notes of a Native Son. This story may not be long in page numbers, but its power is limitless. The author goes into depth when discussing the racism that the main character ... ...

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... The Sound and the Fury" are obsessed with past events, therefore their present was continuously threatened by "those sudden invasions of the past" (Faulkner PG; Monarch Notes PG). Throughout the novel, a heavy, tragic sense of loss is present. It is a loss of innocence, a loss of belief, a loss of simpler ... three contrasting personalities to represent the past, the present, and the future in the picture he paints of the "futility" of modern man's existence (Monarch Notes PG). The feeble minded Benjy represents the past and its innocence. In Benjy's existence, there is no concept of a pa...

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... solo is specific compared to other instrument because of the instrument itself; as we said in the beginning, the very beginning and very end of each notes played on an organ are flat (I mean no sharp attack nor sustain and decay). The organ player uses that and creates a feeling of strangeness by ... in the organ solo part), but the trumpet actually takes over. As opposed to the organ solo, the trumpet player uses a very narrow range of notes. This specific choice really creates a specific atmosphere; we have the feeling that the trumpet player is stuck at a certain pitch and that he can...

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... a musical procedure in which a single voice or instrument states a melodic phrase-the call-and a group of voices or instruments follows with a responding or completing phrase-the response. -Chord: a group of notes that are played at the same time. -Chord progression: the sequence of chords that underlie a particular melody. -Chorus: the element of the song that repeats at least once both musically ... a piece or section of music. A key is represented in a chord progression by that chord which feels like a resting place. -Measure: a group of beats starting with a downbeat. -Melody: a ser...

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... ideas can also be found in the scale areas of music, which are called scale intervals. An interval is the distance between two notes. Intervals are always counted from the lower note to the higher one, with the lower note being counted as one. Intervals come in ... , then it is a harmonic interval. The smallest interval used in music is the half step. A half step means that the difference between the two notes is only one chromatic scale degree. For example, a visual representation of a half step would be the distance between a consecutive white and black note on ... W H. In a minor scal...

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... a different instrument, with the exception of David Heinick, the composer and pianist in every movement. Accompanying the program was a sheet titled "Program Notes," which gave members of the audience a lot of information concerning the performers and the composer. One impressive fact mentioned was Heinick composed every piece ... by Timothy McAllister. McAllister, also dressed in all black attire, was a young man whose affiliation to the college was not mentioned in the program notes, yet I assume that he is a member of the faculty here at the State University of New York at Potsdam. D...

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... . After crossing this point, the hero is ordained to encounter people of significance. These people include a guardian, a mentor, and a protector (Class notes, Sept 5). Hard times follow the hero's choice to cross over to the point of no-returns. Consequently, this crossing leads to an inordinate share ... be more and more complex. Nevertheless, the outcomes of these challenges always result in the hero maturing, and becoming a wiser person (Class notes, Sept 5). The consequence of advancing the level of maturity, and knowledge is that the test the hero is faced with becomes more intens...

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... Alcibiades. In response, Lysander added more ships to his fleet. The two parties battled and Lysander came out the victor. With this win, Lysander took over 15 Athenian ships. (Plutarch Notes: Lysander, Page 2-3) After That battle, Lysander was replaced by a man named Kallikratidas. He argued with Lysander and alienated all his friends. Realizing that this was a bad move, the Spartan ... almost simultaneously, attacked. The battle proved to be a great success for Lysander and his troops. They took three thousand prisoners, with the generals, and almost the whole Athenian fleet. (Plutarc...

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... grand prize. How much expression, character, and life I placed into dull lines on a page would be judged. The quality and emotion I used to sing the notes of a song would be listened to. I shook nervously as I neared the play auditions. With my final steps I came to a stop in front of two old ... note beginning, the remainder of the song consisted of frequent tempo changes from fast to slow, complicated rythmes, and difficult notes to sing and follow. The sound of shrill high notes, out of tune pitches, and incorrect rhythm and tempo patterns filled the room as we listened to the diffic...

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... note. According to one source, 40% of people who commit suicide leave a suicide note. Some notes include a motive for the suicide, and other notes give no real answers. Some suicide notes express the emotions that are being felt proceeding the suicide. Below are examples of various suicide notes posted on the web. 61 year old male You cops will want to know why I did ... Joe A. the greatest devotion -- the kind that "passeth all understanding." 3a) And my life. Anita R. To my father, Vincent M., the sum of one dollar ($1). (Suicide Notes) Suicide notes are a narrative explanation of dea...

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... marches. Brass players control their instruments by means of valves, and have to master 'embouchure' - the technique of using the mouth muscles to create notes of different pitch. TRUMPET The trumpet tunes of 17th and 18th Century England, particularly those of Jeremiah Clarke, Henry Purcell and Handel, capture the ... silemn ceremony. I early opera, they are linked with the appearance of the Gods of Olympus, the Sea and the Underworld. The trombone pitches notes by lengthening the air column blowing through the fixed and moving parts of the tube. The slide positions only give the playe...

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... XX. Guest-gifts XXI. Departure meal XXII. Departure libation XXIII. Farewell blessing XXIV. Departure omen and interpretation XXV. Escort to visitor's next destination (Source: Reece, 6-7) In fact, Steve Reece notes that Homer's Odyssey contains twelve elaborate hospitality scenes and the Iliad has four (5). Speaking of hospitality, Agathe Thornton says this "social institution is one of the most important themes- (38 ... between Achilles and his friends Odysseus, Phoinix, and Ajax, and the narrator's identifying them as such would be superfluous. The hospitality scene next provides for e...

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... traditionally written in iambic pentameter--that is, in lines ten syllables long, with accents falling on every second syllable, as in: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"" (Spark Notes, Shakespeare). It is one of the most formal poetic devices and usually has an intricate rhyming scheme. Sonnets typically state a problem, explore implications, and then resolve the dilemma. "In Elizabethan ... which Shakespeare's sonnets were written--the sonnet was the form of choice for lyric poets, particularly lyric poets seeking to engage with traditional themes of love and romance" (Spark Not...

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... up residency in Paris. Roderick Hudson was published in 1875, as well as a collection of tales, a travel narrative and "112 reviews, tales and notes- (98-99). In 1876, while thoroughly enjoying life in Paris, Henry James' first chapter of The American was published in Atlantic Monthly. Henry left ... brother, "[y]ou have my blessing indeed, & Miss Gibbens also; or rather Miss Gibbens particularly, as she will need it most- (Letters 113-114). The notes between the James' brothers tended to be playful and sometimes incorrigible. After learning that of the date of the wedding from his mother...

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... of the discourse would help them decide whether or not they would continue their career in a program in a presentation they provided with a guest speaker. Methods While attending this meeting taking notes and visually analyzing body language, I had a voice recorder recording to help my analysis process. The voice recorder was also used to record my interviews with two members of the club ... day and how things were going. A few others looking relaxed and facing the projector screen. As the meeting begins five to seven members have their notebooks out ready to take notes. Some few minute...

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... , a perfect fifth. That initial exhibition of fifths tells the listener there will be more pure harmonies to come5. In measure 33, Bartok creates vividness with duples on beat 1. The three notes in this measure fall into the (0,2) category with the G# and F#, but also in the (0,7) category with G# to C#. Often Bartok combines these intervals to form new, compete cells-something more complex ... would separate the two parts by a half step. However, in this case, he definitely wants there to be emphasis on the "tonic," or "root," or the notes that present themselves as the tonic when liste...

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... the grid layout, a Back Sight (BS) measurement is taken with rod operator located at the benchmark. The rod readings are then recorded into the surveyor's field notes. Since there is not enough visibility to take readings on each one of the grid positions the Gun operator requests a TP from the rod operator. TP "A " ... communication with the rod operator each position within the grid is read off the plaster lath and a measurement is recorded as an IS in the field notes. This ensures that the right measurement is being recorded as the right point. After all the grid point IS measurements...

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... I must have done something right. For my other classes I rarely read the material. I would go to class and take notes on the lecture. When it was time for the test I would study my notes. Occasionally I would look up material if I needed a better understanding of the material. For the most part though I passed the ... point that I saw no point in reading because I would not learn the information anyway. I felt I comprehend material much better when I listen to a lecture and take notes. That is how I got through college, of course my grades could have been better, but I made it. Today I a...

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... The Trinitarian reference is used again, as always throughout his entire journey, almost over-emphasizing that special, divine number, three. The translator, Mark Musa, in his notes on lines 1-6, exposes the significance of the time and the number three. He explains that since Dante tells us it is 3:00 in the afternoon "up there ... and that it is simultaneously "midnight here" in the present time, the result is that "it is three hours before sunset in Purgatory" (Purg. XV, Notes 1-6). Furthermore, Dante-the-Poet is showing the reader the idea of the "mirror image" of the evening time in...

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... schedule a few hours in their assignment notebook for studying, and, in the meantime, the two of them should take good notes during each class session. Students should be encouraged to take their own notes instead of borrowing someone else's. Therefore, the student does not spend unnecessary time trying to make sense of the borrowed ... notes. For example, you borrow a note from your friend and you have no ideas what has been written on the note because ... noting, so it is almost impossible to understand somebody else's note in a short period of time. Finally, each student can create a ...

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... , the power point will contain specific vocabulary words such as carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, autotroph, heterotroph, consumer, producer and decomposer. The students will be provided with scaffolded notes to fill in/complete which directly coincides with the power point. The completeness of the notes provided to each student will depend on aforementioned groups. The more capable students will be provided with less complete ... notes while the less capable students are provided with more complete notes. Additionally, any English Language learner students will be provided with notes tha...

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... . The segment is quite lushly and slow, but a happy slow as if the two lovers have no problems on their minds. There are many high notes and low notes intertwined giving the audience a rather soothing sound. The following movement called "Intermezzo: Playing at Swans and Peacocks" was up beat. The music ... seemed happy, fast, and jumpy. This was done through the use of peppy high notes that made the audience sit on the edge of their seats. It sounded as if the characters, in which the song was describing, were dancing to ... the sounds were supposed to be depressing. This was made clea...

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... to make easy money, gambling, drugs, and alcohol which helped millions of Americans wishing to risk it all to live the American Dream. (History Lecture Notes) Gatsby's intentions to build this fortune were entirely pure and passive. Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby's lost love, the one that vanished while he was at ... along. Now, the lost generation, being that people were careless with no sense of morals or respect for others as they did for themselves. (History Lecture Notes) Ironically, Gatsby was a soul who wasn't lost like the others, he wasn't a fool lost for money, but lost for love. Jay Ga...

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... African-Americans more so than the white population (Amato 1280-1281). Unfortunately, the positive consequences of divorce are not very abundant. One study notes that, after divorce, many children establish strong bonds with their biological mothers, especially daughters. Children of divorce also tend to do better academically ... typically means that the child is using its own emotions and strategies to make it through and attempt to accept the divorce experience. Berger notes that "parents should be alert for signs of any general behavior change in the child "(117). Changes may vary i...

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