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| Certified Educator There are some very telling and beautiful quotes from this story. Here are aselect few."Whereupon, as he walked among the long mounds, a voice seemed to rise fromthe still ranks below: 'While ye have time, do good to men,' it said, 'Behold,we are beyond your care.' But the keeper did not heed."The dichotomy between the dead and the living is an important theme in thestory. The keeper feels some sort of duty to the dead, even though they arebeyond his help. In the back of his head, he knows this. He knows that heshould be doing something for the living."'Is it, or is it not warm?' asked the keeper, as a naturalist might inquireof a salamander, not referring to his own so much as the salamander's ideas onthe subject."On a particularly humid day, the keeper asks this of the young boy whodelivers his supplies from town. At first glance he seems only to be referringto the differences in the weather of the north and south, but he is alsorealizing that he is something inherently other compared to his surroundings.At times, even the climate seems to reject him."'Nothing can change you,' he said; 'I know it, I have known it all along. Youare part of your country, part of the time, part of the bitter hour throughwhich she is passing. Nothing can change you. If it could, you would not bewhat you are,"The keeper and Bettina's unspoken attraction is very obvious. However,Bettina can never let go of the hatred she feels for the north. Her pride, herwealth, and even her right to anger have been dashed. She realizes how selfishit is to stay even slightly angry at Rodman. However, even though she isgrateful for what he has done, her animosity will never fade. She is foreverpart of the "bitter hour." Get Ahead with eNotes Start your 48-hour free trial to access everything you need to rise to the top of the class. Enjoy expert answers and study guides ad-free and take your learning to the next level. Get 48 Hours Free Access Already a member? Log in here.

By Dianne GriffinKeeper of the Beat: A Woman’s Journey into the Heart of Drumming is an award-winning hour-long documentary on the life and music of Barbara Borden, the acclaimed and pioneering 72-year-old drummer, composer and teacher who lives in Mill Valley. It will air on PBS stations throughout the country during Women’s History Month in March. Keeper of the Beat will be broadcast locally on KQED, channel 9, on Wednesday, March 19, at 3 pm and on Saturday, March 24, at midnight. The complete list of national airdates is online (www.kobmovie.com).Keeper of the Beat tells Borden’s inspiring life story in eloquent words and toe-tapping music. Filmed on four continents, it was produced and directed by three-time Emmy-Award winner David L. Brown and premiered at the 2013 Mill Valley Film Festival. Janis Plotkin, who programs the festival’s documentaries, wrote that this was “the most enthusiastic, raucous, joyous and spiritual screening I have witnessed in more than 30 years as a film festival programmer.”Keeper of the Beat weaves footage from She Dares to Drum, Borden’s autobiographical “percussion play,” and other dynamic performances from the last four decades with interviews of noted artists, students, family and friends. The film tells the story of a woman whose love of drumming and music gave her courage, inspiration, and the drive to find connectedness within a widening circle of communities throughout the world.We watch the unfolding of Borden’s identity as she grows from a little girl in love with drumming to a pioneering woman drummer, a

An amazing, iconic destination without another human as far as the eye can see. After a brief moment to take it all in it was time to go to work! We decided that even though the focus of our trip would be bottom fishing, the best strategy would be to troll for a couple hours before dark to really dial in on the live bottom spots we would fish at night. This turned out to be the the right move, and after getting anchored on our first waypoint, the first keeper fish came in the boat in about 30 seconds! After that it was game on with our first priority to get a couple of nice keeper Black Sea Bass to make a Catch, Clean & Cook ceviche for dinner. From sea to table in less than an hour gives a whole new meaning to the term “fresh catch”! The action was absolutely nonstop the rest of the evening. As one of the guys put it, “this isn’t fishing, this is catching”. We called it a night just before midnight with only the faint glow of container ships out in the shipping channel and the shadow of the tower visible in the light of the moon. After taking in the sunrise with bagels and coffee (typical “fishing” boat huh? :)) we put together our game plan for the day. Since we already had lots of fish in the cooler, the pressure was off so we decided to spend the morning