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Taking something away from others — their possessions, their dignity, their liberty, their lives — is the root of taboo. All the stories in this, the fourth collection of tales from Plan B Magazine, touch on what happens when people put their will above that of others. Sometimes it’s amusing, other times heartbreaking, but it no matter what, someone’s day won’t be going according to plan. Table of Contents “Old Friends” by Frank Byrns “Write Your Epitaph” by Laird Long “An Unexpected Invitation” by Daniel Marshall Wood “Bad John” by Adam Howe “Death by Fiction” by J. M. Vogel “The Chunk” by Michael McGlade “The Basement” by MJ Gardner “The Bulldog Ant is Not a Team Player” by Dan Stout “The Mystery of the Missing Puskat” by Lavie Tidhar “Other Wishes” by Richard Zwicker “Afterwards” by Jeff Poole “The World’s Best Coffee” by C. D. Reimer “Zero Sum Game” by Doug J. Black
Two women working on the line of a poultry-processing plant in Arkansas share many things, including their views about personal improvement; but when those views unexpectedly diverge, old cracks break wide open. Published in the Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 43rd Series.
This is a complete guide to pentatonic scales, explaining how to create them and how to use them for improvisation and composition. Many different pentatonic scales are considered - Major, Minor, HIrajoshi, Blues, etc., each with a list of possible harmonizations. The book includes a chart of the pentatonics in each mode of the Major and Melodic Minor scales. Numerous exercises are presented so that you can build your technique and improve our concept at the same time. These include in 3, 4, 5 and 6 note groups, sus4 triads. The group includes sections on pentatonic chords, bitonal pentatonics, pentatonic bass lines (ostinato), II V/ I's, and harmonic sequences in pentatonics. Pentatonic lines are included on Major and Minor Blues forms, Blue Bossa, Giant Steps, Rhythm Changes, Funk, and Free Improvisation. Level: intermediate to advanced. What a great book you have written!! Truly to the point and substantial - just the kind of condensed information I wish I had had 40 years ago!! A perfect blend of technical exercises, theory, and great etudes based on different pentatonic concepts and standard chord changes. I will definitely use it as a reference. Bravo! Otmaro Ruiz A rich compendium of myriad pentatonic possibilities in both melodic and harmonic contexts - a pentatonic companion filled with engaging jazz-relevant concepts for players at all levels. Dr. Susan Muscarella Founding President, California Jazz Conservatory Jeff Gardner presents us with another excellent work dedicated to the study of popular music, with a clear and direct approach that offers the student of jazz a practice routine combined with performance development, appliable to the piano and other instruments. Marilia Giller Professor - State University of Paraná. An approachable and thorough exploration of the many angles and applications of pentatonic scales. From beginning to advanced concepts, the detailed explanations and many written examples and exercises make this an important and valuable book for any improviser's collection. Rosana Eckert University of North Texas jazz faculty I highly recommend this magnificent and very complete book by jazz master pianist Jeff Gardner on the use of pentatonic scales. It is designed for beginners as well as for high-level musicians. The examples on Blues, Rhythm Changes, and Coltrane Changes are a gold mine for any improvising musician who wants to make progress. Manuel Rocheman Jazz Pianist, professor at IMEP - Paris College of Music Pentatonics for intermediate and advanced players. This book concisely covers all the basics, and offers unique approaches to pentatonic thinking. An excellent resource for players looking to grow musically. Patrick Sheng Director of Instrumental Jazz Studies Long Beach City College Complete, direct, and didactic content about pentatonics and their applications. Jeff Gardner presents numerous clear and practical examples basic concepts to advanced nuances, including harmonizations of different pentatonic scales. It offers tools for mastering these scales in improvisation, as well as useful concepts for composition and arrangement. I highly recommend it for all levels. Iara Gomes Professor of Popular Piano - Escola de Musica de Brasilia I know many books on pentatonic scales, but yours, Jeff Gardner, brought freshness to the subject, opening new perspectives in a very creative way. Congratulations on your detailed and revealing work. Renato Vasconcellos Professor of Popular Music - Universidade Nacional de Brasilia
Shante's afraid of life because she never lived a normal one. What she has learned from life came from neglect and abuse. John, Shante's husband is an abusive man that beats her. Shante tries unsuccessfully to take her own life, but failing she decides to run to be free and for her life. Shante reached out to David for the love she never had, a hopeless dream. Though David's in with love Shante, he ended their affair to stay with Monica, a woman he lives with. Monica's holding on to David with the threat of suicide and ending their baby's life. Vera's, David's sister becomes Shante's good friend. She wanted Shante and David to be together. She stands by Shante even after the affair ends. Vera has been in Shante's shoes and has broken away from being abused. When love comes to Shante once again, she blinds herself to it denying any real feeling she has for Kevin and to her self. Kevin has been falling in love with her from their first meeting. He gave up his way of life for Shante. He kept and lived with her secret. Shante finally realizes that she's in love with Kevin. Shante finally stops running.
Edited by Mylan Engel Jr. and Gary Lynn Comstock, this book employs different ethical lenses, including classical deontology, libertarianism, commonsense morality, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and the capabilities approach, to explore the philosophical basis for the strong animal rights view, which holds that animals have moral rights equal in strength to the rights of humans, while also addressing what are undoubtedly the most serious challenges to the strong animal rights stance, including the challenges posed by rights nihilism, the “kind” argument against animal rights, the problem of predation, and the comparative value of lives. In addition, contributors explore the practical import of animal rights both from a social policy standpoint and from the standpoint of personal ethical decisions concerning what to eat and whether to hunt animals. Unlike other volumes on animal rights, which focus primarily on the legal rights of animals, and unlike other anthologies on animal ethics, which tend to cover a wide variety of topics but only devote a few articles to each topic, this volume focuses exclusively on the question of whether animals have moral rights and the practical import of such rights. The Moral Rights of Animals will be an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers, and students in the fields of animal ethics, applied ethics, ethical theory, and human-animal studies, as well as animal rights advocates and policy makers interested in improving the treatment of animals.
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