My favorite composer is Andrew Lloyd Webber. He has written music for The Likes of Us‚ Cats‚ Phantom of The Opera‚ The Sound of Music‚ and more. This year he will write music for The Wizard of Oz. he was born on March 22‚ 1948 in Kensington‚ London‚ England. He been married twice and divorced them‚ but now he is happily married with 5 children. He has composed 13 musicals! He started writing songs when he was very young. He is not just a composer he is also a panelist‚ a businessman‚ a songwriter
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Andrew Carnegie‚ born in Scotland‚ came to the United States in 1848. Here he started with nothing and turned himself into a self-made man. He was in fact‚ one of the richest men if this era. In 1889 he wrote “The Gospel of Wealth”. In this essay he discusses philanthropy and explains that with money also comes responsibility. He stated that obedience [to the Gospel of Wealth] will one day solve the problem of the rich and poor‚ and will bring “Peace on earth‚ among men good will.” I agree with this
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fate of the bank depending on who Jackson took the side of. In 1828 Jackson became the president of the united states. Nicholas Biddle‚ a Philadelphia man ran the bank the Bank of the United States at that time. Biddle took more of an interest in business than in politics. Jackson had a distrust of banks because in his business career‚ he had been financially damaged by the tightening of bank credit and he retained this distrust of financial institutions. Jackson did not take action against the bank
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Invalids are people too A classical Greek philosopher‚ Socrates‚ once indicated‚ “the unexamined life is not worth living” (Socrates). The movie Gattacca by Andrew Niccol‚ is a science fiction film filled with nail biting plot twist and thrilling ideas and concepts. This motion picture’s featured hero‚ Vincent‚ is a man who enjoys challenging the system. This less then perfect man is in complete awe by the mere thought of traveling up into space. Given his genetic make-up‚ society has categorized Vincent
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Michael Jackson was an important musical artist because he was a true humanitarian who did everything in his power to “heal the world.” He did so by writing songs that encouraged people to better this world‚ supporting at least thirty nine charities‚ and starting the “Heal the World Foundation.” Aside from doing his humanitarian work‚ Jackson was an outstanding performer. Michael was born on August 29‚ 1958 and passed on June 25‚ 2009. Known as the “King of Pop‚” Jackson was one of the most popular
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great sports scandal involved many‚ but the most memorable and most known for it was Joe Jackson. The aftermath of the great World Series Scandal left many people questioning the character of Joe Jackson and whether or not he should have relations thereafter with baseball. There is still question today whether or not to let Joe into the Hall of Fame. 	Many people still question whether or not‚ Joe Jackson was involved in "The Black Sox Scandal of 1919." "The scandal even left
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The Legacy of Michael Jackson “Please go for your dreams. Whatever your ideals‚ you can become whatever you want to become‚” Michael Jackson quotes. Allowing oneself to feel liberated in their works and to influence future generations was the driving force behind “The King of Pop.” The social and cultural impact of Michael Jackson’s legacy has allowed current pop artists to show freedom of expression. From the time he began his career to his untimely death‚ Michael Jackson will be known as one
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Singer‚ songwriter. Jackson was born August 29‚ 1958‚ in Gary‚ Indiana‚ to an African-American working-class family. His father‚ Joseph Jackson‚ had been a guitarist but had put aside his musical aspirations to provide for his family as a crane operator. Believing his sons had talent‚ he molded them into a musical group in the early 1960s. At first‚ the Jackson Family performers consisted of Michael’s older brothers Tito‚ Jermaine‚ and Jackie. Michael joined his siblings when he was five‚ and emerged
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Explain how Andrew Davies’ 2001 film version of Othello appeals to a contemporary audience‚ shedding light on 1604 play and expanding your knowledge of it. Davies 2001 film version of Othello appeals to a contemporary audience‚ shedding light on the 1604 play through the use of new filming techniques‚ the implementation of a new storyline (the Death of Billy Coates) and the use of modern language which appeals more too today’s audience. Filming techniques appeal to a contemporary audience as they
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American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Rev. Jesse Jackson met with Jewish‚ Muslim‚ and Christian leaders from Chicago recently to explore ways to combat the increasing number of hate crimes targeting their communities. On Feb. 24‚ Rev. Jackson convened with the faith leaders at the KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation in light of the desecration of a cemetery near St. Louis. He asked the participants if there were other vandalism incidents in the area‚ and some of them brought up two bomb
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