Homework C5 #4

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. What is Ornette Coleman writing in his spiral notebook on his 80th birthday?
2. What is the mistake that the reporter makes when he first sees Mr. Coleman?
3. Why does Coleman think about the notes so much?
4. How does comment about his pool table relate to his discussion of notes?

Due Friday March 26, 2010 or Friday May 7, 2010 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #3

Read the following article:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/jazzman-turns-80-pondering-musics-metaphysics/

Homework C5 #2

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. aerie
2. stave
3. matrices
4. resignation
5. pondering
6. logistics
7. metaphysics
8. interject


Due Friday March 26, 2010 or Friday April 9 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C5 #1

Define the following words:

1. aerie
2. stave
3. matrices
4. resignation
5. pondering
6. logistics
7. metaphysics
8. interject


Due Friday March 26, 2010 or Friday April 9 by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #20

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. How does Pomerenke enhance his film?
2. What does Tool's Keenan claim is his thesis about what is music?
3. What is one funny quote from the article?
4. What does Carl Sagan's widow hope the extraterrestrials think about our planet?

Due Tuesday March 16, 2010 email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #19

Read the following article:

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/03/review-heart-is-a-drum-machine/

Homework C4 #18

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. aboriginal
2. prenatal
3. homage
4. mogul
5. eloquent
6. primacy
7. inseparable
8. engaging

Due Tuesday March 16, 2010 email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #17

Define the following words:
1. aboriginal
2. prenatal
3. homage
4. mogul
5. eloquent
6. primacy
7. inseparable
8. engaging

Due Tuesday March 16, 2010 email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #16

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. How successful was Benny Goodman's Carnagie Hall concert?
2. Why does the author think that Benny Goodman need to play Carnagie Hall?
3. Who are some of the other famous people in this article who were unsure of their accomplishments?
4. What are some of the reasons the author gives for why such people may lack self conficence?

Due Friday March 12, 2010 or March 16, 2010 if by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #15

Read the following article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703807904575097390662423192.html

Homework C4 #14

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. indelibly
2. profusely
3. confer
4. pungent
5. incapacitating
6. capstone
7. virtuosity
8. colleague

Due Friday March 12, 2010 or Tuesday March 16 if by email (albert@cellsum.com).

Homework C4 #13

Define the following words:

1. indelibly
2. profusely
3. confer
4. pungent
5. incapacitating
6. capstone
7. virtuosity
8. colleague

Due Friday March 12 or Tuesday March 16, 2010 if by email (albert@cellsum.com)

Homework C4 #12

After reading the article in the previous assignment answer the following questions:

1. Why is John Mayer letting his guitar do the talking?
2. How did Mr. Mayer find a way to both apologize and show off?
3. What does the writer feel the effects of the tabloids feasting on famous ex-girlfriends will be?
4. Why does the writer feel that Mayer's most recent statements on race are troubling?

Due Friday March 5, 2010 or Friday March 12 if by email.

Homework C4 #11

Read the following article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/arts/music/01mayer.html?ref=music

Homework C4 #10

Create original sentences with the following words using them in the proper context. Pay special attention to case, tense and whether it is a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.

1. epithet
2. faux pas
3. implicit
4. garrulous
5. obliquely
6. lothario
7. ostensibly
8. gambit

Due Friday March 5, 2010 or Friday March 12 if by email.

Homework C4 #9

Define the following words:

1. epithet
2. faux pas
3. implicit
4. garrulous
5. obliquely
6. lothario
7. ostensibly
8. gambit

Due Friday March 5, 2010 or Friday March 12 if by email.