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a year of progress, a year in review...   This year I have expanded my growth tremendously. I have been able to more fully grasp what it is to put out music, to make music, and to really invest in music. Before this year, $20 was the most I'd spend on a record - maybe $50 if I'm wild. Then a great friend told me ... "IF you want the GOOD stuff; you're gonna have to pay." I began to manage money so I could invest in big money records - and that's where the fun came in!    I've also more fully grasped the game of being an audiophile. I keep learning and improving my recording techniques, my remastering skills and becoming more wise as to what cartridge will make my records sound the BEST. I've had the privilege to even remaster a record that was previously unreleased for a client interested in my work!   I have also been able to fulfill my dream of joining a band. A band that plays the kind of music I like! This has led to my next majo...

My learning was lit

This year I learned the following terms and I applied them as I read some pretty great stuff: Allusion is a reference to something the author thinks we should know The plot is the sequence of events in a story The theme is the main idea Diction is the choice and use of words Syntax is the arrangement of words used to create well formed sentences Indirect Characterization is reference to a character without mention of their name Direct Characterization is referencing to a character directly Symbolism is using something to represent another thing bigger than its actual meaning. Synecdoche is a figure of speech where a part is made the represent the whole