MUS 205 Mid term Essay Bessie Johnson Kown as the “Empress Of Blues”‚ Bessie Smith was said to have revolutionized the vocal end of Blues Music. She showed a lot of pride as an independent African-American woman. Her style in performance and lyrics often reflected her lifestyle. Bessie Smith was one of the first female jazz artists‚ and she paved the way for many musicians who followed. Bessie was born April 15‚ 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee to a part time Baptist preacher‚ William Smith‚
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Mary Pittman Mr. Zemp English 101 January 20‚ 2010 Unforgettable Night What started out as a normal night‚ ended up as a night from hell. It was the day of graduation and everything was perfect. This day marked the beginning of the summer before my senior year. I had already made plans to go on trips to the beach with my family and friends. My friend‚ Bailes‚ was in town for graduation‚ as a surprise. She moved to Ohio her sophomore year and came to South Carolina when she could‚ which was
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An unforgettable memory The silence was so dense and heavy I could almost feel it but it was always like that between me and dad. He had told me to go grocery shopping with him because we had come back after the summer vacation and there was no proper and edible grocery at home‚ so we were headed to the local store. Dad was really sick and weak after the flight back from our homeland so I made myself do all the shopping quickly so that he wouldn’t have to tire himself. And whenever I am in
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Asma Ahmed Hassan 200600140 Engl 285 Time; 1:00_1:50 P.M An unforgettable teacher Thorough my educational life there were many teachers or lecturers I cannot forget them. In whole my life I will remember them and wish to them they be in a good condition and they will continue their massage witch is helping people to improve‚ rises them knowledge and helping the students to be better persons. For them they see the education process must includes fun‚ educate and acting
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Certain incidents so impress us that they leave an indelible mark on our memory. I was once involved in an incident of which I shall always have vivid recollections. The incident occurred when I visited a village in India together with my parents‚ sometime during my holidays last year. Early in the morning on the day the incident occurred‚ I was talking with a few of my new friends in that village. All of a sudden‚ a boy of my age came rushing towards us to break the news that violence had broken
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6b Amelia Earhart Bessie Coleman Compare/Contrast Essay Two of the world’s most famous women pilots are Bessie Coleman and Amelia Earhart. Both of them really loved flying but Amelia Earhart had money to fly around the world while Bessie Coleman had to work hard at getting lessons and a plane. Although they both got their pilot license and both were women how they got them is a totally different situation. Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman share many similarities.
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An Unforgettable Day 16 years have passed since my mother‚ a 37 year old woman‚ left her five poor children behind. Death brutally took her away from our world in a motorcycle accident which happened in Vietnam. I‚ her second daughter‚ was the only person to witness her sudden fatality and was helpless to do anything to save her life on that stormy night. May 20‚ 1992‚ on which my mother breathed her last breath‚ is the most unforgettable day of my life. That day‚ same as every day
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OK‚ I ask you‚ is it my fault? Is it my fault the guy leaves his briefcase in the back seat of my cab? It’s not my fault. I get a cheap hot dog at a stand down the block my usual lunch‚ and I’m still tasting it when the next guy‚ a business type‚ taps on the glass and tells me there’s a briefcase on the floor and says he’s not riding in the back with an unidentified briefcase. Durban is the city of paranoia these days like terrorists spent months plotting to blow up my cab‚ who would care
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BESSIE SMITH 1894 – 1937 Bessie Smith‚ known as “Empress of the Blues”‚ was born on April 15 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. She was one of seven children to a part-time Baptist preacher and his wife. However‚ by the time Bessie was nine years old both of her parents were dead. Bessie and her brother Andrew were already singing on the streets of Chattanooga for spare change. Bessie’s older brother Clarence had joined a travelling vaudeville1 show as a comedian and dancer and in 1912 he
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Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee in April 15‚ 1894. She was the most popular female blues singer known as “The Empress of the Blues”. She started her career by singing in tent shows in 1912‚ alongside another blues specialist Ma Rainey. Bessie influenced other singers including Aretha Franklin‚ Nina Simone‚ Frank Sinatra‚ Billie Holiday‚ Dinah Washington and Janis Joplin. Bessie Smith was married to Jack Gee on June 7‚ 1923. She made her first record with Columbia records “Downhearted
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