know what to do with her. In fact‚ MGM was in a similar predicament with another child star around Judy’s age‚ Deanna Durbin‚ who had an exceptional voice‚ albeit more operatic. The studio even filmed the two girls in the musical short titled Every Sunday in 1936 as a “screen test” to help decide which one of the girls they wanted to keep by comparing their voices side by side to an audience (Clarke‚ 73). According to Judy in a Jack Parr interview‚ they were
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To start off‚ in the book My Fair Godmother by: Janette Rallison a girl named Savannah just got dumped by her boyfriend who is now going to be a Junior in highschool. Hunter‚ “The most perfect guy to set foot on earth” was a jerk‚ he never really cared about Savannah nor did he ever treat like royalty which is what Savannah wanted. Savannah a loving girl who cared about what people think of her wanted a boy who treated her with respect and liked her for who she was but this did not happen. The day
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Bloody Sunday March 7‚ 1965 Sasha Fernandez Civilizations II Prof. Kenneth Sander December 16‚ 2013 Throughout the first half of the twentieth century segregation within the south was a way of life. It was perfectly normal to everyone that blacks and whites remain separate. The 1960s was a time where African Americans began to act and excel on their civil rights movement more abundantly. Even though slavery was abolished in 1865‚ it was a period in which
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Sculptor extraordinaire George Segal made a huge impression on American still life art and the Pop Art Era. Segal was born in New York City‚ in 1924. His family moved to South Brunswick‚ New Jersey where Segal was raised on a chicken farm. Living in New Jersey led to Segal attending Rutgers University‚ where he studied literature‚ psychology‚ history‚ and philosophy. He then received his B.S. degree in art education from New York University in 1949. The 50’s were financially hard for Segal‚ he was
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Art Concepts are a way of explaining a story or design through music‚ film‚ pictures‚ clips‚ or paintings. in order to understand certain art developments and styles. There are many different art forms‚ but watching a film or looking at pictures helps determine which art style it is and possibly whom it is from. Artists who wanted to create something that moved them emotionally‚ and mentally develop Art. They also wanted the art to be presented and for viewers to feel how they do and for them to
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Reading Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden‚ I cannot help but feel the poet now grown and becoming a parent himself‚ is reflecting. The poem does not talk of the authors present‚ but I can imagine that some life event has caused this revisiting of the past. The tone leaves one with a sense of regret‚ a longing to return to childhood‚ to revisit the unappreciated moments. The author seems to speak almost in a narrative‚ as if almost confessing to anyone who will listen. Thinking back to the
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In their song “Sunday Bloody Sunday”‚ U2‚ a rock and roll band from Dublin‚ reflect on the tragedy that occurred one Sunday in Derry‚ Northern Ireland. Although several events in Irish history have been termed ‘Bloody Sunday‚’ Bono sings about the events in Ireland/Northern Ireland in the late 20th century. During this time‚ the Catholic people of Northern Ireland wanted Northern Ireland to reunite with the Republic of Ireland while the Protestant people wanted to remain apart of the United Kingdom
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Whisking in the wind‚ La Llorona walks softly in her ghostly form‚ looking for two young boys who remind her of the sons she drowned. Flashback to the early 1800’s‚ a woman by the name of Maria was said to be the most beautiful woman in El Paso. She was married to the richest man in the entire town‚ but was burdened by the two young sons she shared with him. On an eerie West Texas night‚ Maria is devastated when she sees her husband is leaving her for a younger woman. She watched the carriage carrying
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Behind the Music: Sunday Bloody Sunday During the four minutes and forty-two seconds I listened intently to Bono’s song‚ Sunday Bloody Sunday‚ many thoughts passed through my mind. Bono did a wonderful job of contrasting the 1972 Bloody Sunday Massacre with Easter Sunday‚ a peaceful day both Protestants and Catholics celebrate. While hearing U2’s uniquely created spin on the incident‚ I realized how sad and gruesome the day must have been. Bono’s parents were both of two different religions‚ Protestant
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History In the late 1500’s‚ Spanish explorers‚ led by Don Juan Onate‚ founded the first settlements near the Rio Grande (Las-Cruces.org). Explorers created a road that ran from Mexico City to Santa Fe that was named El Camino Real‚ Royal Road‚ in their desire to find treasure in the legendary Seven Ancient cities of gold (City-Data.com‚ 2009). Spanish conquerors ruled the area until the late 1700’s‚ when the Pueblo Indians gained control over their territory. In the year 1821‚ the Republic of Mexico
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