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    reference to the heat creates an atmosphere of strain so that small text changes can have a cumulative atmospheric effect: Man versus nature while man versus man. The weather takes its toll on character's moods. "Make us a cool drink, said Daisy," in the manuscript. '"Make us a cool drink, " cried Daisy" in

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    include All Fired Up which is a paint your own pottery studio, restaurants such as Dan’s Dogs, Lemonberry and House of Hunan, and museums like Castle Noel. On the Northwest corner of the Medina Square sits a small, independently owned coffee shop, Cool Beans Cafe. “This has been a coffee shop since the 80’s,” Laura, the owner for the past six years said. At 12:30 on a Thursday afternoon there is a short line when walking into the restaurant through the tall propped open doors. There is an

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    Van Gogh conveys soft visual cues to connect us to humanity. Balance among warm and cool colors invites the viewer to take a closer look. Emphasis of an ordinary night at a cafe captivates the theme of humanity and inspiration. As the objects details lack, this allows the viewer to see realize the beauty of culture. Van Gogh painted an

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    Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “We Real Cool” was published in 1960. Brooks was raised in the South Side of Chicago, and Chicago was known as the center of blues and jazz culture. In 1960, John F. Kennedy ran for the Democratic party. The main theme is destructive values. The poem is based on the thoughts Brooks had when she experienced a scene similar to the one in the poem in real life. She reflected over their actions and what they would bring to them later in life, that was what inspired Brooks to write

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    Wonders of Rhetorical Figures In “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, “Waiting for Icarus” by Muriel Rukeyser, and “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, rhetorical figures are used to emphasize main points in the poems. Each of these poems use a rhetorical figure to help the readers recognize main points the authors are trying to get across. The authors use rhetorical figures to bring out important points in each poem. Some rhetorical figures are used in “We Real Cool”, “Waiting for Icarus”, and “Harlem”.

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    The movement that unfolded in the later 1940’s and 50’s, called Cool (sometimes referred to as West Coast Jazz) came as a response to Bebop’s later demise. Even though Bebop and Cool stemmed from the big band music of the swing era, their differences are apparent. From its conception, to its musicians, to its audiences, Bebop and Cool came into the Jazz timeline for different reasons. Nevertheless the two musical movements ultimately left a long-lasting and distinctive influence on Jazz music, which

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    past but instead selling an image. Both No Logo and The Merchants of Cool use some good ideas for example Klein talks about how Nike uses third world countries in order to produce their products. This seems unfortunate due to the fact that Nike is spending way more when it comes to branding rather than the actual production being created and Klein has a huge problem with that. The Simpsons perhaps better than The merchants of Cool does a great job of nailing the some issues is briefly displayed in

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    “I think that’s really cool actually. I wouldn’t laugh at it. The only poetry I really know is from high school English but I’m sure you could catch me up to speed Dr Seuss is pretty cool, one fish, two fish and all that.” Louis finds himself smiling, “Yeah, I will. Don’t you worry about that and yeah Seuss is pretty amazing.” Louis was about to exit when he paused looking over his shoulder at Harry and smiled a smile he hadn’t known was in him. It was so long since he had pulled it from the

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    them straight lies. "Yeah there 's a pool on top of the roof. If you go in the media center and you go to the double doors to the left there 's the new media room. They do the announcements there. In the recording room is a closet with a ladder. You go up the ladder and go to the top and you 'll find the door to the pool." Chloe said, smiling. "Wow! That 's so cool! That must be where the swimmers go right?!" One of the naïve freshmen asked. "Yeah. But it 's secret so you can 't ask about it

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    In “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, seven boys are cutting school to go to a pool hall named The Golden Shovel. They drink, party, and are showing off. This type of fast, rough living will eventually lead to their death. The boys want to be defined by their rebellious actions, which place them at odds with polite society. Gwendolyn Brooks was inspired by her Chicago neighborhood when she wrote this poem. One day Brooks was walking down the street and happened to cross by a pool hall; Inside she

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