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    oversimplification is encouraged in the novel, when the creator of OASIS, Halliday, congratulates Wade on his victory of retrieving Halliday’s Egg, he states, “As terrifying and painful as reality can be, it’s also the only place where you can find happiness” (Cline 364). Evidently, Halliday forms a contradictory outlook on life as he spent most of his within OASIS yet he still believes that true happiness can only be found in the real world. The juxtaposition of how reality can be both painful and rewarding is

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    Washington Lynn has four children, Betty Sue, Jack Benny, Ernest Ray and Clara Marie. Lynn was still passionate about music and began to play at local venues. By 1960, she had released her first single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl.” She moved to Nashville, where she continued to perform and promote her music. Moving to Nashville was arguably one of Lynn’s best decisions. That is where she met one of her best friends and role models, Patsy Cline, as well as find fame and recognition there. During her career

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    Country Music Essay

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    these markers while brining to light a new sound for country music, The Nashville Sound. This new sound of country music introduces background singers, pianos, polished voices and much more sophisticated types of enhancements. Hank Williams, and Patsy Cline were two artists that thrived within the era of the Nashville Sound despite the influences of commercialism. The concept of a big country showcase striped music of its roots and deprived fans of what they really yearned for, simplicity and genuineness

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    Patsy Cline once said “If you can’t do it with feeling- don’t.” This quote may not mean much to just an average person, but to me it is something I live by. Music plays different roles to different people. For myself, music inspires me, while some cannot stand to listen. You have used it as a hobby while others use it as an escape. Music has played multiple roles in my life. It has become something that I cannot live without. Music has been a hobby, an escape, but most importantly it has been a

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    Reba Mccentre Biography

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    Reba McEntire Imagine sitting in an arena waiting for the most famous female country singer in the world. Being able to feel the electricity through the room, the chatter, clapping, and excitement. Through her impeccable award record it is no secret she is a star. Her music set ground breaking records and inspired country music as a whole. Whether she is shaking Nashville with a new single, or breaking television with her iconic TV show, she continues to be a trend setter. Reba McEntire, is a singer

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    Throughout adolescence and high school, students go through many experiences trying to figure out who they are and how they want to represent themselves. Zac Beaulieu, the protagonist in the film C.R.A.Z.Y., went through this transitional phase unlike most teenagers who live in Quebec’s 1970’s heteronormative society. As a queer trying to figure out his sexual identity, Zac goes through an unexpected journey when his non-heteronormative ways start to show. It started when Zac realized he was a little

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    A tribute to Patsy Cline

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    A tribute to Patsy Cline with Mandy Barnett and the Nashville Symphony On November fourteenth at eight o'clock p.m. I attended a Patsy Cline tribute concert featuring Mandy Barnett and the Nashville Symphony with my grandparents. On that particular Friday night, it had been raining for most of the day. My grandparents came and picked me up at five o'clock in hopes of going to a nice dinner before the show. Once we got on the road, it was clear that our itinerary was not going to work out as we had

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    The woman I plan to wed is smart, gorgeous, funny, hardworking, and sweeter than her favorite Splenda. She also has a four-year-old son, who is a great kid. He is smart, well-adjusted, and precocious. But it's obvious that I need to keep some New Year's resolutions in mind as I prepare for step-fatherhood in 2012. 1.) Become more comfortable with assertive fathering. As the non-parent, it is easy to sit back and let the parent step in when the kid gets out of line. Certainly, and especially as a

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    throughout the house as she attempted to clean up after my siblings and I. She also found it very entertaining to annoy us by singing at the top of her lungs as we would travel places in the car. She always listened to classical music, country music, Patsy Cline, or Phantom of the Opera. As a child I just always told her she was really weird and went along my way, but secretly on the inside I started to enjoy the types of music she listened to. Now I find music very intriguing and often notice myself applying

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    EXPAND ON GILDED AGE CORRUPTION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Was it innovation or greed and corruption that played a pivotal role in making the United States the leading industrialized nation in the world during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, also known as the Gilded Age? In the book, Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson the author describes how greed and corruption by the United States government ultimately leads to poor decisions after a horrific disaster in 1900 [Larson]. In addition, well-researched

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