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Jazz Age and F. Scott Fitzgerald

the 1920s turned to the American Dream we know today, which involves the assumption that if we work hard we can have wealth, and w...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and America's Jazz Age

the major theme is far from romantic in nature. This story is all about the disintegration of the once proud American Dream. And, ...

Rhys: "Let Them Call It Jazz"

In her story Let them call it jazz, Rhys "assumes the personality of Selina, a black West Indian in London, whose struggles parall...

Korea and Jazz Music

they will not have to repeat those classes when they study at the Berklee later (Jazz popularizer feels upbeat, 2003). The systems...

The Alex Blake Quartet in Concert

the floor tom-tom- for dynamic effect" (Alfaro). The group would break into a swing change and bounce back into a "hard Latin chop...

Shanghai and the Jazz Age

p. 6). This community was comprised of "a number of musicians, singers, stage and taxi dancers, and cabaret and dance hall proprie...

Jazz as Modernism

Jazz breaks free of restrictions of form and structure, melody and harmony. Jazz allows composers to take "freer liberties with a ...

Literature about the Blues and Jazz

where responses were made, which in turn may also be seen to have cross overs with gospel music. The aspect in which blues...

Influential Jazz Musician Miles Davis

Miles Davis, and many of the works which came from those periods are still considered classics today (Biography of Miles Davis, 20...

Jazz Age Lifestyle in Tender is the Night, This Side of Paradise, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

attended but did not graduate from Princeton University. While at Princeton however, Fitzgerald was first exposed to the exceeding...

Effects of the US Progressive Era

include: The Homestead Act, National Urban League, direct election of U.S. Senators, child labor laws, and federal regulation of b...

Blacks in Gone With the Wind and The Jazz Singer

mythos, Negroes were naturally more musical, more rhythmic, and better dancers than any other group. Therefore the studios scurrie...

Looking at 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Songbook'

was three years old (Bailey, 2002). Although she was born in Virginia, she grew up in New York. In fact, she only lived in the sou...

Bebop Jazz and the Reaction of Whites

performing with others but always alone. They talked the talk of jazz, built communal rites around using the jazzmans drugs, and ...

Beneath the Underdog by Charles Mingus

result blurs the lines of what is real or not but the book makes it clear that for Mingus, at the moment of his telling it, it was...

Confrontation in 2 Twentieth Century Novels

In twelve pages this paper examines confrontation in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and in Toni Morrison's Jazz. One othe...

The Bear Comes Home by Rafi Zabor and Jazz

our waitressing job, we are humiliated. Forced to perform in a way that does not in any way reflect who we are inside, we have bec...

Comparing 'Boplicity' by Miles Davis with 'Lady Be Good' by Charlie Parker

In five pages these revolutionary jazz musicians are compared in terms of these two definitive works. There is no bibliography in...

Nat King Cole's 'Unforgettable' Life and Legacy

the life of little Nat, whom the world later came to know and love as Nat "King" Cole. II. A Musical Background Once situated in...

Biography and Influence of Pope Leo the Thirteenth

In five pages this paper represents a first person narrative of the Pope recounting his life and comments on how he influenced the...

The Old Bunch by Meyer Levin

In twelve pages this paper examines this novel by Meyer Levin in terms of ethnic heritage and how it was influenced by the author'...

Overview of Political Action Committee the Influence in Michigan

In nine pages this research paper considers PACs in terms of history and its Michigan influence is emphasized. Thirteen sources a...

Samuel Walker In Defense of American Liberties

Walker recounts the trials and tribulations of those who were both victims of discrimination and on the fighting line working hard...

Example of a Medical Patient Case Study

In six pages this medical student intern psychiatry case model format includes history of the illness, mental state, and other per...

Homeopathic Remedies and Concepts Discussed

In fifteen pages this research paper considers homeopathy in terms of history, relevant concepts, uses of remedies and their age g...

The Colonizer and Colonized by Memmi

In five pages this paper examines Northern Africa's colonization and the colonizer and colonized roles that were influenced by pol...

An Exploration of Aztec Art

In a paper consisting of six pages various aspects of Aztec art are explored in terms of history, culture, and influence, with per...

Overview of Experimental Economics

In five pages the contemporary world's utilization of experimental economics is examined in this overview of its history and varie...

Economy of Chile

In nine pages Chile's economy is assessed in terms of its history, basis, and present trends. Six sources are cited in the biblio...

Past and Present Economic Relationship Between China and the United States

to understand the economic history of Sino-American relations and understand how this relates to current trade figures. Only by u...