High School Wind Ensemble “From the beginning‚” the conductor whispered‚ while bringing his arms up in a stance which made him look like he was ready to fight a raging battle against ferocious warriors. I could feel my palms sweating as I touched the cold metal of my saxophone‚ bring it up to my mouth into ready position. I quickly glanced around me at the other ambitious players‚ each one of them barely sitting on the edge of the black band chairs‚ nearly bursting at the seams with excitement
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Animals are happy and better in jungle. "The Jungle" portrays the lower ranks of the industrial world as the scene of a naked struggle for survival. Where workers not only are forced to compete with each other but‚ if they falter‚ are hard pressed to keep starvation from their door and a roof over their heads. With unions weak and cheap labor plentiful‚ a social Darwinist state of "the survival of the fittest" exists. The real story revolves around the integration and eventual disintegration of
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In seventh grade I used to be in marching band. I had done band in sixth grade as well‚ but this year it was marching band. I played the clarinet and I was pretty good at it. In the middle of the school year we had a parade that our band had to march in. It was something that I had never done before‚ so I was a little bit apprehensive about doing it. People who who were new to marching band like me were referred to as “newbies”‚ which wasn’t very many people. During marching band practices all of
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Alexandra Ayres History April 13‚ 2013 Book Review of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair‚ and it first appeared in a Socialist newspaper. It has become a classic not only for the heart-rending story in the pages‚ but because of deeper social and political commentary within it. It tells a sad story of the harsh realities that awaited many immigrants as they came over to America in the early 1900’s. It is not known
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Recital Report A few weeks ago I attended a recital/concert in the UMHB auditorium performed by the Waco orchestra (I think that’s who it was). At first when I got there‚ I wasn’t paying attention because I was bored and knew I was only there to get my fine arts experience credit. After about two songs‚ I remembered that I was in Music Appreciation and some of the songs they were playing‚ I heard in class before. I began to tune into to certain instruments and listen to their unique sound and what
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Out of all the extra-curricular activities I have listed‚ marching band is the most significant one. In marching band‚ I met a lot of people that became very close friends with me. My clarinet group was like a small family. We practice and compete together. I was one of the favorite ones in my clarinet group‚ because I kept everyone happy when the group are going through hard times. For example‚ if I recall it correctly‚ during my freshman year‚ we competed in a competition‚ and got first place in
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Upton Sinclair has famously remarked‚ “All art is propaganda. It is universally and inescapably propaganda; sometimes unconsciously‚ but often deliberately‚ propaganda.” These words are especially befitting for Sinclair’s most famous novel‚ The Jungle. Sinclair’s novel follows the devastating collapse of an immigrant Lithuanian family as a result of the ruthless practices of capitalism. Thus‚ The Jungle is a severe critique of capitalism‚ and it possesses the intention of persuading readers to adopt
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As a young trumpeter in middle and high school I was oblivious to the proper techniques to effectively play the trumpet‚ however I was foruntate enough to begin taking lesson for my final two years in high school. As a result I began studying with Dr. Gary Malvern who serves as professor of trumpet and music history at Furman Unversity as well as co-principal trumpet of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Malvern was critical figure in my development as trumpet player as well as a musican. Consequently
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South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band is a group of individuals who gather for the majority of major events that happen at South Alabama University and across the state of Alabama. The Marching Band provides entertainment and a lively atmosphere to any significant occurrence. The participants in the band consist of a variety of people from the campus of South Alabama with different backgrounds and interests. Being labeled a discourse community means the marching band has‚ “common goals‚ participatory
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activity-based costing method is very different from the existing standard unit costs and the revised unit costs. Exhibit 3 uses the traditional cost allocation system‚ which allocates all costs based on measures of volume. In the standard unit costs‚ Destin Brass uses direct labor as the only cost driver‚ which rarely meets the cause-effect standard wanted in cost allocation. Exhibit 4 is similar to exhibit 3‚ but instead‚ 4 uses materials and machine hours as the cost driver instead of just direct labor. The
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