opera-neophyte
introduces boyfriend as someone new to opera, a stark contrast to author's impression of it
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- Sep 2020
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believermag.com believermag.com
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At the height of its buzz, Toronto is a place silenced.
author emphasizes his point of mainstream attention leading to the loss of Toronto's character using contradicting words "height of buzz -> place silenced"
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It is at once just beginning to make its presence known elsewhere and burying itself alive at home; daily, it seems, the city announces a new development or the teardown of a long-loved corner or storefront or block or neighborhood. It’s a city of hard living and promises of making it.
The author seems to suggest that the attention Toronto gains from mainstream culture such as Drake leads to the destruction of its identity ie: new development in place of a local business
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the sheer power of voice, which could not be restricted, no matter where black riders sat. Kelley’s point was a simple one: voices carry. Sounds of life, and of love and protest and the everyday, will always bleed through.
The use of "bleed through" makes the sentence much more powerful and vivid. It also symbolizes the strength of bipoc to continue fighting despite their struggles.
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