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    the Very First Sentence. In Carl Hiaasen novel, Scat, he uses characters to teach us about antagonists and protagonists,

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    Scat And Hoot Comparison

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    famous Lord Chancellor, Francis Bacon once said “We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.”. This theme of respect wildlife and people is reflected in two young adult books by Carl Hiaasen, Scat and hoot. Although, they share the same theme, Scat and Hoot they have many differences. Scat is about SCAT is about a boy named Nick and a girl named Marta who have a strict teacher that disappears on a field trip to the Black Vine swamp while there was a case of arson. Nick and Marta both are curious

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    The book Scat is an interesting book called Scat by Carl Hiassen. The book is about how a boy named Nick and a girl named Martha finds out who did the arson, and why did Mrs.Starch disappear. The message Carl Hiassen is sending is to never judge a book by its cover. The first example is that Mrs.Starch is mean, but deep down she is nice. This proves that you should never judge a book by it’s cover because a mean person such as Mrs.Starch could have a bright side by taking care of endangered animals

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    Louis Armstrong shaping scat singing to make it achieve posterity Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) is surely one of the most famous and incredible jazz singer and trumpet player. He influenced widely, and still does, jazz music. But there is something that only jazz specialists or some aficionados know: he actually reinvented a brand new genre of vocal jazz, the scat singing. And I said “reinvented” on purpose. Indeed, though Louis Armstrong's recording Heebie Jeebies in the mid 1926 is often cited

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    Scat Book Summary

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    book Scat by Carl Hiaasen involves a normal class that goes through a life-changing scenario from one adventure to the swamp. This book is very mysterious and has a lot of foreshadowing on the plot and changes drastically after they were involved with the panther. The main characters that brought this plot twisting and adventurous story are from Truman school Nick, Marta, and Duane Jr. Nick main character that dealt with Marta’s and Duane’s problems and helped them in some way in this book Scat. Nick

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    The Swing Era

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    "My audience was my life. What I did and how I did it, was all for my audience", these words came from the well known and never forgotten Cab Calloway. His style and mix of blues, swing and scat spread like wildfire and filled many peoples lives with joy, excitement and happiness. Cab Calloway broke the boundaries of racial barriers and become a very popular and influential household name. As stated in the Jazz Profiles from NPR, " A truly "larger than life" figure in American pop culture...Calloway

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    and trumpet. Not only was she able to copy their playing style but also could sound just like Parker and Gillespie. This is made apparent in her solo from the live recording of “How High the Moon”. This song is a great song for any beginning scat singer to

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    voice. This lead to her future career as a singer. The types of music also created a different style in her voice. Throughout her childhood scat, jazz and swing were very popular. Ella would practice scat in which would develop her ability to use her voice as an instrument. She had a deep interest in it. She worked hard and soon became known as the best scat singers of her time. (Capstone Press). When Fitzgerald sang jazz she had the ability to put more emotion into her songs. Along with those styles

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    Ishaan Musunuri Mrs. Asselin Scat message March.28.2018 The environment The book Scat by Carl Hiaasen is about a boy named Nick, a girl named Marta, a boy named Duane, a man named Twilly, and a strict biology teacher named Mrs. Starch who tried to reunite a mother panther and a baby panther. Red Diamond Energy Cooperation(RDEC) is a greedy oil company that is drilling illegally in the Black Vine Swamp. Twilly tampered with their employees and equipment and the police finally caught them. Twilly’s

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    Nick's dad ran away from his problem and it got even worse. Nick's dad comes home infection gets worse, he has to go back to the soldier hospital In life, don't run away from your problems because they can come back worse... Like in the book, “Scat”, Nick's dad ran away from the hospital to see his family after he was hit by a rocket while riding in a Humvee with his buddies in Iraq. Nick’s dad doesn't make the best choice, but he learns a very valuable lesson in the end. Nick's dad came

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