Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News‚ Virginia on April 25‚ 1917. Inspiring many with her unparalleled vocals and commercial success‚ Fitzgerald was known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella‚" an American jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the Great American Songbook. Ella was the first African-American woman to ever win a Grammy Award‚ winning a total of 13 awards in 1958. Fitzgerald died in California in 1996. Fitzgerald’s career as a musician began early in her life
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The years after 1877 were to say the "Reconstruction" of the black condition improves. In this case‚ the right to vote is granted. Several hundred are elected in state assemblies and Congress. Northern troops occupied the South to enforce the new amendments of the Constitution. Booker T. Washington in 1881‚ black leader and advocate of conciliation‚ founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. And the Supreme Court nullified the law on civil rights in 1875 declaring unconstitutional. In 1896 Stop Plessy
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“Daytona Contemporary Dance Company‚ Boston Ballet and the PACT Dance Company of Johannesburg‚ South Africa.” Miller established her own dance company called‚ “The Bebe Miller Company.” She has been the recipient of many prestige awards‚ i.e. “four Bessie Awards for her choreography and direction” and the “Doris Duke Artist Award.” No to mention fellowships‚ such as “John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and a USA Fellowship.” Currently‚ Miller is a professor in dance at the “Ohio State University. Miller
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Introduction Jane Eyre has been popular with readers all over the world since its publication in 1847. It was written by Charlotte Bronte‚ one of the most outstanding British writers in nineteenth century. The character of Jane Eyre attracts everybody of us and encourage lots of women to pursue the real love and keep the spirit of Jane Eyre . I am one of the beneficiary ‚ so I chose this title as my thesis . This thesis first introduced the author Charlotte Bronte‚ for they have many common
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When Huck discovers his father has come to town‚ he wisely signs his fortune over to the Judge. Judge Thatcher has a daughter‚ Becky‚ whom Huck calls "Bessie." Aunt Polly { Tom Sawyer’s aunt and guardian. She appears at the end of Huckleberry Finn and properly identifies Huck‚ who has pretended to be Tom; and Tom‚ who has pretended to be his brother‚ Sid (who never appears in this novel). The Grangerfords { The master
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Interesting Facts about Henry VIII Interesting Facts about Henry VIII The Tudors encompass one of the most exciting periods in English History. The dynasty of the Tudors include Kings and Queens such as King Henry VIII and his daughters. Interesting Facts about Henry VIII Looking for fast and interesting facts about King Henry VIII? Check out these fast‚ interesting‚ important and even little known facts about the famous King of England - the Great King Henry VIII of England * Fact 1 - King
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The 1920’s was the best decade of the first half of the 20th century. In the 1910’s there was WWI‚ the 1930’s the great depression‚ and the 1940’s WWII. So much flourished economically and industrially during the 1920’s which made it the best decade. Even though there was so much good in the 1920’s there were some problems too‚ but not nearly as bad as any of the other decades in the first half of the 20th century. During the 1920’s‚ the economy was booming. A big factor of the economy prospering
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The Red Scare caused a large dispute between the Un-American Activities Committee and Hollywood in the 1940’s. The Hollywood Ten‚ a group of writers and directors‚ were sent to jail‚ “for contempt of Congress after they refused to testify about their past associations.”(Henretta‚ pg.746) This very well known event in history was one I had known about‚ but was unsure of the exact details. I went in search of the events that lead up to arrest of the Hollywood Ten. During my research I read many
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Josephine S. Baker- (1873- 1945) Worked mostly with children and discovered how important holding is to a childs health. She also worked with silver nitrate eye drops and perfected the application process in infants. Baker was the first woman to be assistant surgeon general in the U.S. Olive Ann Beech- (1920-1986) She was cofounder of Beech Aircraft and eventually became CEO and turned the company into a multimillion-dollar international aerospace corporation. Elizabeth Knight Britton- (1858-1934)
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Edgar De Leon Ms. Arias Language Arts II Honors 10 September 2016 The Hardships of an Orphan in the Victorian Era “On that same occasion I learned‚ for the first time‚ from Miss Abbot’s communications to Bessie‚ that my father had been a poor clergyman; that my mother had married him against the wishes of her friends‚ who considered the match beneath her; that my grandfather Reed was so irritated at her disobedience‚ he cut her off without a shilling” (Bronte). The fiction novel “Jane Eyre” depicts
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