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The “fall of the coins” wakes the protagonist from his revery as he realizes that his imagined romance of the bazaar has been displaced by the reality of the bazaar as a marketplace.
The fall of coins, the men counting money–here they also reminds us of Christ’s anger at the moneychangers in the temple. Earlier, Joyce explicitly compares the space to a “church after a service.” The spiritual impulse of the boy’s promise to his love, is well and truly profaned.
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Phrase used to distinguish middle class crimes from those committed by working class (“blue-collar”) individuals.
Here’s a more elaborate explanation from [the FBI website]:
It’s not a victimless crime. A single scam can destroy a company, devastate families by wiping out their life savings, or cost investors billions of dollars (or even all three, as in the Enron case). Today’s fraud schemes are more sophisticated than ever, and we are dedicated to using our skills to track down the culprits and stop scams before they start.
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A lyrical sentence to which it’s difficult to ascribe a fixed interpretation.
We can see it as the young boy’s naïve, romantic view of the world. He is obsessed with a more vibrant life than the one which surrounds him.
That he likes the last book best not for its contents but for its appearance–literally judging a book by its cover–is indicative of his naiveté, but also of his growing sensuality for the world around him.
We can also argue that the boy likes the last book because it is older – which has deeper, more positive connotations – wisdom, experience, emotional maturity – than simply liking its appearance. I particularly like the contrast between the boy’s youth and naivety and th4e apparent respect he has for older things.
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Black Noise is one of the first and still one of the best academic books on hip hop culture. Through extensive ethnography, Rose, a sociologist now at Brown University, portrays hip hop as a rich and complex culture rather than as the “black noise” that many outsiders at the time believed it to be
Check our interview with Professor Rose here!
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As he does below, Sandor will repeatedly claim he is “no Ser” (no knight) and generally debunk the concept of chivalry, yet in his bow here and elsewhere he shows a natural, if conflicted, notion of such noble behavior.
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There’s definitely been nights I’ve given in to urges and tried to get someone to come spend the night, only to deeply regret the repercussions the next day. Since this song was released, texting has unfortunately made late-night attempts at contact easier than ever.
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