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Teaching The Great Gatsby
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Instructions for You
Objective: These days it seems like everything's coming up graphic. From Austen to Oz, graphic novels abound, and Gatsby is no exception. Artist Nicki Greenberg has adapted Gatsby to a graphic format using (are you ready?) aliens and sea creatures instead of humans. But it works! Beautifully! And it will inspire your students to come up with their own take on the novel.
In this activity, students will adapt a scene or a chapter from the novel through the medium of a comic strip/graphic novel. In doing so, they will engage in close analysis of the text while also thinking about how different genres and media can create different stories.
Length of Lesson: One day to introduce and assign the project and let students start working in pairs. A week or so later, part of another class (15-20 minutes) to let students to view one another's work.
*You could give students another day (or part of a class) to work together on their strips if it seems like they might have difficulty getting together outside of class.
Materials Needed:
- Nicki Greenberg's graphic adaptation of The Great Gatsby or images from the book (see the links below)
- Computer software/apps for creating coming strips
- Drawing/illustrating materials and paper
Step 1: Get ready for some fun. Show your students some sample pages from Nicki Greenberg's graphic novel while leading a discussion about how the genre of graphic novels differs from the more traditional novel.
If possible, get a copy of the book to share with your class. If you can't find one, use these:
- some images from the book on Greenberg's webpage
- a pic of Gatsby and Daisy
- a little Nick montage
- an illustration of a Gatsby party guest list.
Here are some guiding questions to help get the discussion rolling:
- How does Greenberg's use of alien/sea creatures in place of human characters alter our way of reading The Great Gatsby?
- What can pictures tell us that a written text cannot?
- What does a graphic novel leave out or leave to a reader's imagination?
- What parts of the novel do you think best lend themselves to graphic representation?
Step 2: Introduce the assignment and divide the students into pairs. Each pair will decide what scene or chapter to adapt into a comic strip. This assignment can be used in tandem with Mac computers that support the application Comic Life or any other app or program you may have access to.
If school computers do not have any such applications available, students can use basic drawing or collage materials. Each pair will also need to give a written explanation of the relationship between the graphic adaptation and the novel. This assignment could take a week to complete.
Here are some key questions your students should consider while writing their explanation:
- Why did you choose this scene/chapter as the inspiration for your adaptation?
- What changes did you make in the adaptation? Why did you make those changes?
Step 3: Collect the final comic strip adaptations and written explanations from your students and (once you've had a chance to assess/evaluate/grade and whatnot) find a way to present them to the class. A few possibilities include: compiling them into a class book or magazine; posting them on a bulletin board; or scanning them and posting them on a class webpage.
(Standards Met: CA English Language Arts 9th & 10th grade reading standards 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9; writing standards 1.8, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4; CA ELA 11th & 12th grade reading standards 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4; writing standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6)
TEKS Standards: §110.31. English Language Arts and Reading, English I b2A, b7, b12A, b14C, b17C, b18A, b18B, b19, b24B, b26 §110.32. English Language Arts and Reading, English II b7, b12A, b12B, b14C, b17C, b18A, b18B, b19, b24B, b26
Instructions for Your Students
Would the novel The Great Gatsby be different if Jay Gatsby were, say, a seahorse?
Um ... what?
Yes, you read that right, and no, we're not completely delusional. There is actually an adaptation of the novel in which, instead of being human, Gatsby is a walking, talking, humanoid seahorse. Really.
It's a graphic novel by Nicki Greenberg, and you're going to get a look at some of her artwork in class. And then? You guessed it. You'll try your hand at illustrating a scene from the novel in your own unique style.
Step 1: Look at Nicki Greenberg's graphic novel adaptation of The Great Gatsby in class. You, your mates, and your teacher will be discussing Greenberg's adaptation, so while you're checking out some of the art, think about how the graphic novel version of Gatsby is different from the novel version.
Here are some things you may consider (and discuss):
- How does Greenberg's use of alien/sea creatures in place of human characters affect our way of reading The Great Gatsby?
- What can pictures tell us that a written text cannot?
- What does a graphic novel leave out or leave to a reader's imagination?
- What parts of the novel might lend itself to graphic representation?
Step 2: Next, you'll divide into pairs, and each pair will pick a scene from The Great Gatsby to turn into a comic strip.
You'll really want to think this through before you start illustrating, so don't just jump at the first scene that comes to mind. Be sure to read any scenes you're considering closely and think about how you could represent each of them in a graphic format.
- How will you depict the characters?
- What parts of the text will you use?
- What will you leave out?
- What might you change?
When you're ready, get to it. You can draw freehand or use an app or some kind of software to create your strip—both options are fine. But regardless of how you decide to work, keep this in mind:
In addition to creating the comic strip, you need to write up an explanation of the relationship between your graphic adaptation and the novel. And when you do, be sure you answer these questions:
- Why did you choose this scene/chapter as the inspiration for your adaptation?
- What changes did you make in the adaptation? Why did you make those changes?
Step 3: Hand in your work, and make sure it's in final copy format. Why? Because your teacher is going to want to share your work—and everyone else's—with the class. Hmmm. We wonder if there will be any seahorses ...
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M.A.S.H. –Maine's Foreclosure Defense Force: Part 2
By Peter Clifford
The world, she'Äôs a turnin'Äô quick.¬Ý Unfortunately, the real estate market is still stuck in the muck, spinning its shoddy wheels.¬Ý¬Ý
It'Äôs time for Maine attorneys to push the proverbial ox cart out of the proverbial mud.¬Ý Its time for us to buck up, start leading, and stop with the whining.¬Ý The Legislature and the SJC have given us a wide arsenal of new tools to help our clients through the latter stages of the foreclosure crisis, 'Äúso let'Äôs start usin'Äô 'Äòem.'Äù¬Ý
Before we go there, consider the sage (if depressing) advice of these wise leaders:¬Ý
- "If you are going through hell, keep going." – Sir Winston Churchill
- 'ÄùEven the longest journey begins with the first step'Äù –Chinese Proverb.
- 'ÄùWhat doesn't kill me makes me stronger'Äù –Camus, Albert
Ok- are you empowered yet?¬Ý As the readership will recall from last
time, a group of volunteer attorneys, known as 'ÄúMaine Attorneys Saving Homes,'Äù ('ÄúMASH'Äù) is training Maine attorneys how to fight 'Äúthe foreclosure man.'Äù¬Ý The last article, summarizing points raised by Pine Tree Legal'Äôs Chet Randall,¬Ý addressed acceleration letters, faulty templates, affirmative defenses, and the real party in interest.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý We are now ready for the red meat of foreclosure defense:¬Ý tactics.¬Ý¬Ý This topic was addressed by attorney Jim Levis from the York County bar.¬Ý One of Jim'Äôs themes was that a few 'Äúbad apple'Äù mortgage brokers behave as scam artists; some do unethical and illegal things at closings, frequently with bait and switch schemes.¬Ý Don'Äôt be surprised if your clients discovers the forms he or she submitted have been altered, so that the broker could earn a quick fee at the closing from an unqualified borrower.¬Ý¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Another central player in the drama is the servicer, essentially a bookkeeper for the lender.¬Ý These folks frequently use harassing or even unlawful techniques as they try to collect from desperate borrowers.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Mortgage foreclosure lawyers are not paid very much money.¬Ý They sometimes try to do things on the cheap, or a cookie cutter basis, as efficiently and cheaply as possible.¬Ý There has been an epidemic of sloppiness both in closing documentation, as well as in foreclosure documentation.¬Ý For example:¬Ý Why is the bank'Äôs lawyer doing an affidavit to support the acceleration clause?¬Ý Does he or she actually have access to the records?¬Ý Does he or she actually have proper authority to speak for the company?
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 1.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Objectives.¬Ý Jim Levis focused on the lawyer'Äôs objectives.¬Ý Winning is not the only or even primary goal frequently. ¬ÝNow, with mandatory foreclosure mediation, there are a host of opportunities for lawyers handling foreclosure defenses.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Loan modifications are frequently the goal for both parties.¬Ý Foreclosure mediations will frequently focus on this goal.¬Ý Go online to find out how to properly file the federal modification forms.¬Ý Find out which lenders have gone into bankruptcy and/or have receivers.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý If modification is impossible, don'Äôt give up.¬Ý Delay itself can be a goal.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Delay can allow:¬Ý a) a period time for the borrower to continue to reside in the house, rent free to get their feet back underneath them; b) to provide time for a sale or short sale.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Sometimes, foreclosure defenses should be deferred, and raised at 'Äúan optimal date and time.'Äù¬Ý In other words, talk settlement right after the lender'Äôs summary judgment motion is denied.¬Ý Don'Äôt try this right after the attorney has spent a long time answering your three dozen summary judgment defenses.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 2.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Summary Judgment Practice.¬Ý Your summary judgment arguments should usually assert that the record keeper hearsay exception had not been complied with.¬Ý Arguably, the affiant may not have access to all of the necessary records, and/or may not have a basis to reliably calculate the amount due.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý It is critical to review the record keeping evidence rules.¬Ý The lender must produce admissible evidence, and the records must be available in the regular course of business.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Sometimes it makes sense to do cross motions for summary judgment.¬Ý That way, if there is a fatal problem with the lender'Äôs summary judgment materials, judgment for the borrower can be entered.¬Ý That will stay any attempt to collect interest while the lender gets its house in order and attempts to refile the complaint.¬Ý ¬Ý¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý The acceleration letter typically does not indicate what is owed.¬Ý Again, there are frequently hearsay problems with this letter, including with the calculations of the correct amount due.
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Frequently a power of attorney must be shown on the record.¬Ý If the person giving the affidavit is not the authorized agent of the record keeper, there is a problem.¬Ý Does the servicing agent have the right to speak for the lender?¬Ý Don'Äôt make that assumption.¬Ý It must be proven.¬Ý Another issue is who has access to the servicing agreement?¬Ý It is usually not in the lender'Äôs file.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Jim also discussed potential strategies.¬Ý One is to ask the bank to waive interest.¬Ý If interest is waived, it won'Äôt go into the loan pool.¬Ý It will be managed by the servicer for the trust.¬Ý However, the principal will remain intact, avoiding a big write off.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 3.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Focus on Ambiguities.¬Ý Look at the language in the acceleration letter.¬Ý It sometimes leaves things ambiguous.¬Ý If you do not do such and such within 30 days, we may accelerate vs. we shall accelerate.¬Ý Compare the language in the acceleration letter to its counterpart, Paragraph 22 of the federal standard mortgage form.¬Ý There are six things that the lender is required to say in order to properly accelerate in accord with the Fannie Mae mortgage.¬Ý Acceleration defenses can'Äôt be waived because that would violate Fannie Mae guidelines.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 4.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 'ÄúNigeria defense'Äù.¬Ý How do we know that the person attempting to collect is not a scam artist like the Nigerian e-mail scammers?¬Ý Under the RESPA Statute, you don'Äôt need to deal with the loan servicer until properly notified by the lender.¬Ý ¬ÝWhen the attorney for the servicer does the servicer'Äôs work, that is a red flag:¬Ý the servicer does not have their paperwork in order.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Under the Rules of Procedure, the real party in interest must commence the lawsuit.¬Ý If that is not the case, it is grounds for dismissal.¬Ý One way to efficiently discover the case is to simply depose the record keeper.¬Ý Put the burden on the bank to produce all the documents via a 30(b)(6).¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 5.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Use Negotiable Instruments Law.¬Ý Another point that Jim raised is that the mortgage and note are entirely separate entities.¬Ý Every time a note is transferred, it should be properly recorded and endorsed in accord with UCC principles.¬Ý ¬Ý¬ÝNegotiable instruments law controls the note, including endorsements.¬Ý As far as the mortgage goes, look to the statutes in terms of the mortgage itself, as well as local real estate and title law.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 6.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Who Has the Note?¬Ý Usually the servicer doesn'Äôt have the note.¬Ý The note is like gold.¬Ý It is sitting in a vault somewhere in New York.¬Ý The servicer may not know where the note is.¬Ý Generally, the holder of the note, if it is paid to the order of e.g. Wells Fargo, must endorse on the back of the note and have possession of the note.¬Ý Without those two requirements, the lender may have a foundation problem.¬Ý If the note is to the bearer, the bearer must be in possession of the note.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Jim reviewed a bad assignment.¬Ý The stamped endorsement simply says 'Äúpay to the order of 'Ķ.'Äù¬Ý If there is a blank endorsement, the bank needs possession.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 7.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Timing of Assignment.¬Ý Another big question about assignments is, when was it done?¬Ý Was it done after the acceleration letter?¬Ý If so, it is likely invalid.¬Ý What if the lender is in bankruptcy?¬Ý Is a trustee needed?¬Ý It may be that stamping after the foreclosure takes place is illegal because the allegations were untrue when made.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý 8.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý MERS.¬Ý We then discussed an entity known as MERS, which is a 'Äúnominee'Äù found in most mortgages approved by Fannie Mae.¬Ý MERS stands for the 'ÄúMortgage Electronic Registry System.'Äù¬Ý First of all, the term 'Äúnominee'Äù is legally meaningless and has never really been challenged.¬Ý MERS does not have a legal interest in the note.¬Ý It is in essence a 'Äústraw man.'Äù¬Ý In order to get meaning, one must look at the agreement between the entities, including MERS.¬Ý Until the chain of authority with MERS is adequately established, it is still essential for the lender to prove possession of the note, etc.¬Ý
¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý To paraphrase Winston, if you are walking on hot coals, don'Äôt stop to have a smoke.¬Ý Keep on truckin'Äô.¬Ý¬Ý¬Ý Next time, we'Äôll finish with a variety of state remedies for bad behavior, when lenders cross the line.


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DALLAS -- As the government prepares its bribery case against Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, questions remain about those who may have participated in the scheme, yet were not indicted.
News 8 has identified six businesses whom the feds are suggesting paid off Commissioner Price, but thus far are not charged with any crime.
Price and his political consultant Kathy Nealy are charged in an alleged bribery scheme involving multiple companies seeking to do business with Dallas County. The 107-page indictment lays out an elaborate scheme alleging Price, through Nealy, is paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by prospective vendors, identified in the indictment as businesses 'S,' 'A,' 'B,' 'U,' 'V,' and 'Q' to get the inside edge on multi-million dollar contracts.
The initials are a thin disguise for who the businesses really are. And the indictment explicitly suggests over the course of a decade, the technology firms had hired consultant Kathy Nealy to gain access to and influence with Commissioner Price, who voted on the contracts.
Here's how the alleged scheme worked: Beginning in 2001, business 'S,' Schlumberger, paid Nealy $258,000. Nealy later pays Price $218,000. Price later votes to award Schlumberger a $40-million contract.
In 2004, Business 'A,' Atos-Origin, takes over that same contract and pays Nealy $229,000. She then pays $153,000 to Price. Atos then receives its portion of that $40-million contract.
Business 'B' is BearingPoint. Beginning in 2004, Bearing Point pays Nealy $197,000, $176,000 of which goes to Price, and who later votes to award BearingPoint a $3.2-million contract.
Business 'U' and its sub-contractor 'V' are Unisys and Vignon. Beginning in 2006, Vignon pays Nealy $159,000, $122,000 of which is paid to Price. Price later votes to award Unisys a $6-million contract.
Business 'Q,' QNET, pays Nealy $10,000 in 2010, $9,500 of which flows to Price. He then votes to award QNET a $3.6-million contract.
In total, $853,000 in payments were made to Nealy, $678,000 of which allegedly flowed to Price, and $52.8 million in contracts were awarded to Nealy's clients.
The indictment goes on to suggest each business received an inside advantage in return for its payments to Nealy. Specifically, some of the businesses asked for 'access to and influence with Price,' who would then obtain and 'share inside information.'
In one case, according to the indictment, Price provided sensitive and classified bid information to a prospective Vendor including 'scoring summaries of the four finalists and each of their bids.' Much of the information would allegedly flow to Nealy's clients during a 'no-contact' period with zero communication, designed to prevent a bidder from gaining a competitive advantage.
According to Nealy's 2004 personal calendar, made public in the 2009 Don Hill public corruption trial, prospective vendor BearingPoint was scheduled to meet with Price and Nealy during that 'no contact period.'
Another calendar entry seems to suggest vendor QNET held a political fundraiser for Price. Texas law prohibits corporations from making political contributions to officeholders.
Another entry appears to indicate a scheduled payment from Nealy to Price.
This information represents just a fraction of the bribery evidence laid out in the government's case yet, again, only Price and Nealy are charged with a crime.
Former federal prosecutor Jeff Ansley would know, he helped prosecute Don Hill in 2009. He has read the case against Price and Nealy. He calls it thorough and damaging.
As to why the feds are not bringing cases against the businesses mentioned in the indictment, Ansley said the government may simply not have enough evidence.
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(Washington, D.C. – May 12, 2009) With summer and the high costs of cooling right around the corner, EPA is offering advice to help Americans reduce both energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions by one third through Energy Star. The energy used in an average home costs more than $2,200 a year and contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than a typical car.
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- Turn off office lights and equipment when not in use so they don't generate unnecessary heat.
- Replace incandescent light bulbs in your desk lamp with Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs which use two-thirds less energy and generate less heat than conventional bulbs.
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I had high hopes for Sheila E's 2nd Prince produced album, after the brilliance of her debut 'Glamourous Life'. I wasn't let down, even if it didn't always live up to the high standards of her first record. It plays more as a slightly less memorable imitation of that first album.
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I've just bee waiting for you to post some chords because i knew they'd be right. haha thank you!!
I think the capo is supposed to be on 1 ... or at least it sounded right when I played it that way :)
sounds competley right! thanks soooo much, i love this song! does anybody have the strumming patteren? I can't figure it out
check out my blog for taylor swift song strumm patterns more each day this one will be up soon
my guitar is soo ancient and like but i still think it sounds good if oyu played it with a newer guitar. Will somebody
5 stars
Amazingg i love this its perfect!!!!! thanks so muchh!
No capo.
Great tab. Enough said. haha What is the Cadd7 the second time in the chorus? how do you play that?
Oh it's just a typo, sorry! It should be Cadd9.
baha i think it souns perfect the way it is! i love playing and singing this song.
this sounds TERRIBLE i tried playing it and it sounds nothing like the song
She uses steel strings so that might be why it doesn't sound correct to some people.
Actually I think it's D DUD D DUD D DU
It sounds more alike with a capo on 1st fret
hey guys. um, just asking. does it sound better with Em instead of Em7 in the chorus? thanks! :)
Just wondering did anyone else notice that almost all of this wanna be musicians "music" (and I use the term loosely) is just Variations of G, D, Em, and C. I guess she is trying to prove that not just pop bands can make it with less skill then the average 3rd year guitarist. ( To answer your next question I went on this tab not because I like Taylor but because I new she was famouse and I thought she would have some good acoustic songs...... I was wrong)
music doesn't necessarily mean she has to play barre chords or something.... at least she can play or she could just sing w/out the guitar and you wouldn't say that. that 3rd year guitarist might not be able to sing... haha you got that right k00ks! if you listen it sounds good you dont need it to be all this complicated crap like barre chords. and you dont judge singers like lady gaga or britney spears on their guitar skills do you?
Great tabs! Spectacular song, too! (Rock on Taylor!) And DaGuitarMasta01, you're a retard! Taylor's an excellent guitar player! All of her songs have great acoustic guitar! You know nothing about REAL music, you dumb f**k! You have horrible taste in music and you know NOTHING at all about REAL guitar playing! Now, why don't you do the world a favor and go f**k yourself? Dumbass!
Don't listen to anything DaGuitarBastard01 says. Nothing he says is true; it's all nonsensical bullshit.
I agree with DaGuitarMasta01. A lot of her songs (if not all) revolve around the same chords.
@erin2014 It's stupid to "judge singers like lady gaga or britney spears on their guitar skills" because, 1) they don't play the guitar, or at least don't use it on their songs; and 2) those two are barely musicians; they're entertainers. @goofygirl Just because you don't agree with someone, doesn't mean what they're saying is "nonsensical bullshit." I know most of her songs are the same chords (D A Em G or G D Em C) but the way I see it - at least she writes her own music/lyrics. In this day and age a lot of artists have writers who do it for them. I mean, I wish she would branch out and try some different chord progressions and maybe try more picking or something, but I'm sure as she gets older her music will become more complex and her lyrics more mature.
Personally, I have little/no respect for "entertainers." It depends. If they don't play an instrument, don't write any of the music/lyrics, and they lip-sync... I don't think they have any right to be famous, because that means all you have to do to be famous is have a hot body and maybe do some dancing. I don't consider that talent. That's just my two cents. *shrug* no capo if you tune like a freakin octave up
For the record her chords arent exactly G D Em etc... This song, for example, actually use Gsus2, Csus2, Em7, D/C, D/F# aswell... Fearless has F, C5, Gm7, Bbsus2 and F/A. Sayin' she uses simple chords due to people making'em easier for us newbies to play is just plain BS. @DaGuitarMasta01:
you dont need fancy chords and complicated riffs on top of good lyrics to be considered a good musician... you just need original ideas, talent and a bit of luck. if you knew anything about acoustic songs you'd know that 99.99% of them are simple chords, and what did you expect, complicated finger picking? well you werent going to find that because if you listened to the song you'd be able to hear there isnt any, or very little of it. how about complicated barre chords? well what does it matter if there arent any? they're not that complicated anyway. the song sounds good... get over the chords. no one cares how simple the chords are, thats why there are lyrics, so no one gets bored listening to it. that was an incredibly dumbass comment and you're clearly the wannabe musician. you wouldnt know what a musician was if one hit you in the face. oh and btw, you need to learn how to spell... its famous not famouse oh great tab btw :D
This is an awesome tab!!.. and to all the people saying she doesnt have talent because she uses the same chords, lets see your award winning songs, just because she doesnt put barred chords or solos doesnt mean she doesnt have talent, like c'mon how small minded could you be? i mean i listen to like hardcore and screamo but i still think she's talented. you guys are just jealous because she got famous snd your probably some kid who could play the whole metallica tab book wondering why your not.(im not bashing metallica, theyre pretty awesome too)
oh yeah and taylor swift is the best.. and shes pretty hot too. hahaha
Well, I must say I was pretty surprised to see four of taylor's songs on the top 100 list,
but after I listened to all of those songs, I must say that taylor is one hell of a talented musician. I agree with some of the comments above... a musician is not a person who really masters the instrument he/she plays... for me its the originality that counts. Taylor writes her own music, and even though it may be simple open chords, she still makes songs that are melodious and have a rythym to them.. and yeah she's only gonna get better with time. TO the people who really are into the "ultimate guitaring"... I certainly understand how they feel when they spend long gruelling hours mastering their scales and tough tabs and the next thing you see is such an easy song (TO PLAY) getting a lot of credit. We gotta appreciate such artists as who knows how many teenage girls must've been influenced by Taylor, and started strumming those melodious songs. With time, If they want to master the guitar, they will move up to listening to the real gurus like metallica or zeppelin and many more that maybe youngsters dont even know about. Music is all about feel, and i certainly understand how thise young girls feel after singing those lyrics lolz... anyways keep up the good work with the good tabs.I've a suggestion for all the people who come up to this tab, "Wonderwall" by oasis has a almost the same chords so you should try that out... that was one of my first songs i played and could be found on the top 100 list. Taylor Swift deserves all the credit she gets ... and I hope she goes a long way. peace. Im sorry haha! Im bit slow and kind of new to guitar. Does anyone know the correct strum patterns? And I have an electric so I know it won't sound the same, But Oh well. Strum Pattern please??? Thanks
In the intro and verses she does that cool strumming pattern. I've got the pattern down, but i just know for sure she hits a couple of lower strings while shes srumming the emphasize it. Does anyone have any idea what strings she hits?
Oh and btw, I've got some of the plucking that she does. Its not all strumming. I don't have it down to each string or anything, but I can explain it kind of. ok in the chorus in this part:
G D/F# Cadd9 This is life before you know who you're gonna be D At fifteen when you get to G, you start plucking I believe the first four strings or something close to that, until the D where you kind of strum in. If you watch the music video or live performances you can see the plucking too. So at that part in the chorus you do that, but in the other choruses its different lyrics. And in the last verse you do it a little longer from the G like in the other chorus to the D, like normal, but there's more lyrics and chords in between. Ok onto the bridge: G D/F# Cadd9 D Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now You start at the G, and keep going to the rest of the bridge and then start strumming to the last chorus. Ok I hope you guys get what I'm saying. It might be confusing and might be slightly off on what strings to pluck, so you guys could maybe fix it up a bit? For the record, I just want to say to whom it concerns and to everyone out there posting about 'simple chords' in Taylor's songs; that the very foundation of most of our music today is from simple chords and riffs and scales. There's plenty of rock, country, blues, and soul songs that are based off just 2 or 4 chords. A classic blues song, "Bad Moon Rising" by CCR is famous, even though the song uses 3 chords the entire thing through, 3 simple chords at that (D,A,G). The very talent it takes for some people to learn the simplest of chords takes a great deal of talent and practice, and to play it well and on stage in front of thousands of fans is not what i would call a wannabe musician.
It sound pretty good...2 things though for people who want it to sound more like the real thing put capo on first fret and use your free pinky finger to fret 1st string 6th fret (or 5th fret if you don't use capo) there's a mandalin playing in the background of the song so fretting the first string kinda sounds like it.
i posted one already it should be out tomorrow, you should go snd check it out, MY hey tephen is already out, it's the one with no stars. IT has no stars because no one rated it yet!
I really can't explain why this song brings tears to my eyes. It describes your life as a freshman, and it's so true and beautiful. Thanks for this, and thank you Taylor Swift for sharing such a beautiful song that's so fun to sing and play.
This one is wrong, 1 star! Instead of D on "Somebody tells you they love you youre gonna belive them, its Dadd4.
..i thnk its..
D/F# Em7 Somebody tells you they love you..just try.. :) @DaGuitarMasta01:
hey first of all! get a life!!! ive seen you post comments on other songs and ur allways bustin sumones chops 4 sumthing! heres an idea dumm-dumm!1.)get a dictionary ad learn how 2 spell famous!2.) get a life! if all u do is insult people/musicians ur just showing us that u r a total loner and that bullying sumone this way is the only way they cant beat your retarted butt later!! y u gotta b a jerk to every one?! 3.)music is like art! i dsnt matter if u like it as long as the writer is happy with its perfect. you have to be open-minded! i cant believe you call yourself a musician at all cuz last time i checked simple chords r how great music is made and is also the basics for beginners and 4 sum people its hard!!! so i hope now u kno that u r a total turd and a HUGE loozer! oh ya and btw luv the tab!
Hey I think that whether it's easy or not, this version sounds great even though it may be really easy to play.
It's a great song, thanks Taylor! And it's a great tab, thank you!!! :) Awesome! :)
haha these are teh exact ones written in her fearless guitar book except she does dsus4 and g5
Perfect, right on!
I love this songs, it is amazing!! If you don't like her music, her lyrics or her chords ect... Don't bother commenting. I love Taylor and so what if she uses the same chords. Is that seariusly what your juging her one... HER CHORDS? Juge her by the person she is. Shes one of the only singers who can actually sing without someone editing her vocals!
If it sounds weird to some people, it's because Taylor plays this on a 12 string.
This sounds perfect!
I think the strumming pattern is DDU UDU
I think that you got the D/F# wrong. It`s actually
The Cadd9 is supposed to be Csus2
Also, the intro can be played like this (pay attention the the G string): G Csus2 Em7 Csus2 There shouldn't be a capo. If you play along with the song with the capo on one, they obviously sound different. Also, Taylor Swift plays it without a capo
I'm learning this song because in August, I'll be starting my first year of high school, and I'm really pretty scared. I'm going to play this for all my friends that are staring with me, and, in three years, I'm going to play it to my sister, when she starts HS. I'm actually excited!
LUV YA TAYLOR! good job!! i think maybe the Cadd9 should just be a c and the Em7 should just be em, but sounds good anyway
Taylor is a genius to write great lyrics and record her songs and plays them live in concert (you realize she remembers the lyrics of 20 songs) without a cheat sheet or teleprompter- her memory is superb. My memory is terrible i can only remember a short paragraph then it goes blank.
here is how to play Taylor Swift songs; (step 1) put guitar down (step 2) put in Taylor CD (step 3) = push play (step 4)turn volume halfway (step 5) go to sleep listening to Taylor Swift.
just a suggestion, Cadd9 and Em7 could be C and Em respectively :) Nothing is wrong with it!!! Its perfect!!! People have probably heard pitched versions on youtube or something! I give it 5 stars.
For all you people who are saying it needs a capo, it could be because you've heard it live. I think when she did it live, she played it on a 12-string. (At least, in a video I saw)
It's a typo. She meant Cadd9, not Cadd8 or whatever it was
I love it so much!!! Thank you soooooooooo much much much!!!! |


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A slow start inside led to struggles on the outside for Arizona in a surprising home loss.
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Arizona (16-2, 4-2) missed 12 of its first 13 shots - many from close range - against UCLA on Thursday and fell behind 21-5. While the Wildcats pulled to within four points in the second half, they never put themselves in a position to tie or take the lead in an 84-73 defeat, dropping two games behind front-running Oregon in conference play.
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Arizona never found its rhythm on the perimeter, shooting a season-low 20.8 percent (5 for 24) from 3-point range - well off its Pac 12-leading season mark of 37.1. Starting guards Mark Lyons and Nick Johnson totaled 39 points but went a combined 3 for 12 from beyond the arc.
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Lyons leads the team with 15.2 points per game and 33 3-pointers made, but the senior transfer from Xavier was 2 for 7 from 3-point range Thursday. He's made four of 17 from behind the arc his last three games.
Those shots, though, could fall against USC (8-12, 3-4), which is last in the Pac-12 defending the 3-pointer at 36.8 percent. The Trojans made a season-high 15 3s but allowed Arizona State to make nine in a 98-93 overtime road loss Thursday, falling to 1-2 under interim coach Bob Cantu.
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I'm going to replace the stock GT cro-mo fork with a a rigid disc fork and was wondering if I can use any crown race for the new fork. Is there a universal race that I can just use or will I need to use one that's specific to the Tioga headset or should I replace the headset as well, which I prefer not to since that's extra money.
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Work this up in thick squishy cotton to use it as a potholder or dishcloth or work this up in thread to have a lovely lacy doily.


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- Scoop Back Barstool, Walnut/Chrome $169 – $398 What's the scoop? Playful and particularly adaptable, the comfortable curves of these popular, crowd-pleasing Bar + Counter Stools are a fun and easy match with any number of decorating styles. Bentwood body in varied finishes. Chrome-plated iron legs. Front edge of seat curves down for increased comfort at the knee. Imported. Select items are online/catalog only.
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"There has been a major gap in resources that report to the biotech, pharmaceutical and medical device industries about prescription drug use and pharmaceutical marketing in pain clinics. The Pain Clinic Monitor is designed to fill this gap. The Pain Clinic Monitor presents a fresh, unique focus on point of care pain prescribing, and a significant opportunity to obtain actionable findings for Product Development, as well as Marketing and Physician Education professionals," stated Susan Olsen, President, WWMR. "There are no other comparable audits available to companies focused on the treatment of pain."
Some of the reasons companies subscribe to the Pain Clinic Monitor include:
1. Provides insights from a 10,000 pain-patient database; 2. Understanding drug use for 27 different pain conditions; 3. Monitor uptake of NEW pain drugs; 4. Track reasons for pain drug discontinuations; 5. Examine in-office (IV, injectable, oral and topical) pain drug administrations; 6. Know all the pain drugs a given chronic pain patient is taking; 7. Analyze pain drug detailing & detailing messages; 8. Profile competitive pain drug uses; 9. Connect with the most influential clinicians prescribing for chronic pain patients; 10. Ask ad-hoc questions of a representative panel of pain center clinicians; 11. Support their company's product development, marketing, and physician education efforts in the pain therapy area; and 12. Receive the results of the annual "Most Appreciated Pain Drug Company Survey.
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Accoring to the US Census Bureau, Ciofalo ranked #109,915 in frequency out of 151,671 surnames for which statistics were released from the 2000 Census. 149 people, or approximately 1 in every 1,810,484 individuals in the US had this surname in 2000.
Source: "Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000", US Census Bureau.
Histopolis currently has 2 grave(s) with the surname Ciofalo.
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The surname Ciofalo has a Soundex code of C140. The following 247 surname(s) may sound similar to Ciofalo since they share the same Soundex code.


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Earthquake Preparedness
The City maintains 124 Traffic Signals? Report malfunctions to (714) 960-8861( City) or Caltrans (PCH & Beach Blvd) (949) 936-3600. You can also report a malfunction online.
City of Huntington Beach
Fire Department
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (714) 536-5411
Fax: (714) 374-1551
The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Management and Homeland Security Office has prepared the following information on preparing for an earthquake. To be ready for an earthquake, you must prepare yourself, your home, and your family. When earthquakes strike, electrical power may go out, gas lines and water lines may break, buildings may collapse, and residents may require emergency medical assistance. In a major emergency, police, fire, and paramedic resources are often overwhelmed and unable to respond to all calls for assistance. Therefore, it is important you and your family be prepared to be self-sufficient for three to five days.
To ensure that your family is prepared for such an emergency, you should do the following:
- Have a family disaster plan
- Have a plan for your workplace
- Know the plan for your children's school and participate in the school's preparedness efforts
- Have sufficient food, water, medical prescriptions, and disaster supplies to sustain your family for at least 72 hours
- Eliminate hazards in your home
- Know how and when to shut off damaged or leaking utilities
- Ensure your family is fire safe
- Be sure to have smoke detectors and fire extinguishers in your home
- Have an evacuation plan and a "Grab-N-Go" bag ready
If you are a Huntington Beach resident, you are encouraged to participate in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program to better prepare yourself.
For information about Fire Department education programs, please see Safety Education.