Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey‚ and Smith developed a friendship with Ma. Ma Rainey was Bessie’s mentor and she stayed with her show until 1915. Bessie then joined the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit and gradually built up her own following in the south and along the
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able to view multiple films by a specific director in succession. They studied these films and recognized a series of reoccurring motifs‚ both narrative and formal‚ that created a signature style and form consistent in all of the director’s works. Alfred Hitchcock is widely considered a master filmmaker and one of the quintessential
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Title: The LoveSong of J. Alfred Prufrock In this dramatic soliloquy‚ a middle class male lives in a charmless environment that is physically and emotionally draining. The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock is misleading because this is not a song or a love story‚ but this builds on his personal feelings‚ insecurities‚ and personal thoughts.Throughout this poem Prufrock uses repetition‚ rhythm ‚ and allusion to further emphasize pessimism‚ lack of confidence‚ and an indecisive character who is afraid
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The movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” is a successful example of comedy. It was theoretical released on April 18‚ 2008. The film was brought together by a group of well acted performers and was very famous for perfectly combining the hilarious performances and the laughter together. I think that a successful comedy movie has to have these important factors. First‚ it needs to be performed with the perfect sounds elements such as the background music and the songs in the movie; second‚ the movie should
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Vertigo: A Catalyst of the Cult Movie Following Famously known as the “best movie of all time”‚ (6) Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo elicits a dumbfounded reaction to the first-time viewer. Surprisingly shocking‚ through plot and production‚ Vertigo tells the story of a discharged detective and his obsessive pursuit of a young woman who he is contracted to investigate on the orders from an old college friend. However‚ to the second‚ or third‚ or twentieth time viewer‚ Vertigo serves as a shrine to Hitchcock’s
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Alfred Adler‚ The Brilliant Alfred Adler‚ is the psychologist I have grown to admire the most. He is known most for three major concepts he presented in his life‚ inferiority‚ compensation and belongingness. He was also the president of the Psychoanalytic Society in 1910. Alfred Adler ’s theoretical ideas have worked as a significant role and stepping stone in various areas such as therapy and child development as well as inspiring many other psychologists researching in fields
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decided to compare two Hitchcock films. Ever since I can remember‚ I have seen Alfred Hitchcock films; Psycho‚ The Birds‚ North by Northwest‚ I enjoy his work because I like the suspense‚ and visual effects that he was able to accomplish. Out of all of his films‚ I believe that my favorite Hitchcock films would have to be Rear Window (1954) and Vertigo (1958)‚ because I think that the two incorporate everything that is “Alfred Hitchcock”. Hitchcock films are known for being mysterious‚ cynical‚ as well
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Tommy Smith‚ fell short of the stereotypical "violence is key‚" category when he used his podium to raise attention to the hard times black people endured with simply one small gesture. On June 6‚ 1944‚ and Clarksville Texas‚ to the parents Richard and Dora Smith‚ Thomas C. "Tommie" Smith was born. Being one of 12 children‚ Tommy survived about times as a young boy but ameliorated to become a phenomenal athlete. In the mix‚ his family moved to California where Smith was voted MVP (most valuable
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When discussing the notable leader of the Jamestown Colony‚ otherwise known as John Smith‚ a rather interesting has arisen regarding his genuine experience with the daughter of Powhatan‚ the Native American Chief. The girl‚ widely known as Pocahontas‚ is known for her inextricable link to Captain John Smith‚ Smith who had a suspiciously idyllic story to share. According to the National Park Service Website on Historical Jamestown‚ Smith’s tale involved being brought before Chief Powhatan and preparing
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Earl Smith III‚ OD‚ PhD‚ has worked diligently throughout his career to aid the children of myopic parents from developing the condition. Dr. Smith has made multiple important contributions to the field of optometry and continues to today at the University of Houston. His career began many years ago‚ and his spirit to help started at a young age. Dr. Earl Smith was born in the late 1940s in Norfolk‚ VA after World War II had taken the victorious United States by storm. The diligent Dr. Smith would
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