Etta James Famous singer originally named as Jamesetta Hawkins. Jamesetta was born in Los Angeles‚ California‚ on January 25‚ 1938. She was a very dynamic song writer of the blues‚ jazz‚ and a gospel prodigy. Jamesetta mother Dorothy Hawkins had her at the age of fourteen years old. Despite the struggles as a child‚ raising a child was hell. But Dorothy knew her daughter had a spontaneous voice. In the church choir‚ receiving fame and praise from the neighborhoods’ radio station. Jamesetta took
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AP U.S. History Multiple Choice Worksheet – Chapter 10 Mr. Jones Make the best selection. 1. When the new government was launched in 1789‚ a) the nation’s population was doubling about every twenty-five years. b) Most people lived in the fast-growing cities c) Most people lived west of the Allegheny Mountains d) New York was the largest city in the nation e) Great Britain refused to establish diplomatic relations with the United States 2. Regarding central authority‚ early Americans
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One of the most infamous figures of the later 1800 ’s is a man by the name of Jesse James. A legendary outlaw in his own right‚ his actions are still somewhat shrouded by mystery. Jesse James was born on September 5th‚ 1847 in his family ’s farm in Missouri. His father‚ Robert James‚ left his family and died in 1850 leaving his wife‚ Zerelda‚ with the responsibility of taking care of Jesse‚ his two siblings‚ and six slaves (Trout 3). Some probably expected him to grow up to become a minister like
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LeBron James is my idol. I look up to him because of his leadership on and off the court. On the court he is a leader on his team and a great basketball player. I learn new things every time I see him play. Off the court he is a respectable person for his actions. That is why LeBron James is my idol. At an early age Lebron James was in a poor household with only is mother. He wanted to get out of the projects and have a better life. That was the main thing that made him strive for greatness. He
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Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)FactsMarbury was commissioned to serve as a judge by former president John Adam. The former Secretary of State and the present Chief Justice John Marshall failed to deliver the commission before President Thomas Jefferson started his term. The current Secretary of State‚ James Madison‚ under Jeffersons orders‚ did not deliver the commission. Marbury applied for a writ of mandamus to force Madison to deliver said commission. HoldingMarburys application
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On January 19th 1736‚ James Watt was born to James Watt Sr.‚ a ship owner and contractor‚ and Agnes Muirhead. He was born in Greenock‚ Scotland and his mother was the one to educate him through most of his childhood. Towards the end of his teenage years‚ at the age of 18‚ his mother passed away and his father’s health was failing. After this tragic event‚ Watt attended the Greenock Grammar School where he specialized in manual dexterity‚ engineering skills‚ and Mathematics. After Watt’s time
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Criticism: Summer in Cumberland The title of this work of art is named summer in Cumberland. It was painted in 1925 by James Durden which has collected in the Manchester Art Gallery. The dimension of this painting is 101.5x101.5cm. Durden used oil to pain on canvas. James Durden (1878-1964) was born in Manchester. Before studying at the Royal College of Art in London‚ James Durden studied at Manchester School of Art in Manchester. He later lived at Keswick in the Lake District. In 1927‚ he continually
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In The Color of Water by James McBride‚ we are taught through the eyes of a black man and his white mother that color shouldn’t matter. Although Ruth McBride Jordan had grown up as a Jew and had a father who disliked Jews very much‚ she was never prejudice against them and learned that she fit into the black world better than the white world. When she married a black man‚ she accepted Christ into her life and told her children‚ “God is the color of water.” She taught her kids that color didn’t
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short story written by James Joyce about Gabriel‚ a man who is facing troubles with his wife‚ Gretta. Gabriel stumbled upon Gretta in an intense trance‚ while a certain song is playing. Gabriel soon finds out that Gretta had a past lover who had died for her‚ and he understands that she still shows emotion for him. Gabriel feels alone and troubled for the first time in his life. This story shows his great suffering in the marriage and how it came to be. “The Dead‚” written by James Joyce‚ is a short story
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Marbury vs. Madison What was the case: Marbury was a soon-to-be appointed justice of the peace when Adam’s presidency came to an end‚ resulting in his successor‚ Thomas Jefferson denying credibility of the appointments because they were not completed during the time of Adam’s presidency. Jefferson’s Secretary of State‚ James Madison‚ was asked to allow the commissions. Decision: The Supreme Court denied Marbury’s writ of mandamus and he was denied the commissions. Reasoning: Congress cannot expand
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