Who was Count Basie? He was an African American jazz pianist‚ organist‚ bandleader‚ and composer. Considered as one of the greatest bandleaders of all time Basie was born on August 21st‚ 1904 in Red Bank NJ. Basie changed jazz and shaped mid-20th-century popular music‚ earning the title “King of Swing” because he gave people the urge to dance. Dropping out of high school junior year‚ Basie learned to operate the lights for vaudeville (which is like a theater) and to improvise piano solo’s for silent
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The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel in which Alexandre Dumas tells the story of Edmond Dantes‚ how he was wronged and his eventual plans for revenge. Although there are many characters in the novel‚ the main characters which Dumas presents all are preoccupied by their own personal pressing issues.When one is blindly consumed by a single thought‚ it will inevitably lead to nefarious moral decisions. By focusing so intensely‚ they achieve full realization of a single thought ( revenge) because these
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Efficacy of Oil Pulling Therapy using Sunflower Oil on Bacteria Count in Saliva of Dental Students from Northern Sumatera University. VIDYAVATI Northern Sumatera University‚ Northern Sumatera‚ Indonesia Background: Oil pulling therapy or oil swishing has been extensively used as a traditional Indian folk remedy for oral health benefits which comes from Ayurvedic medicine thousands of years ago. This therapy is done by swishing any desired vegetable oil for a period of 5 to 8 minutes in mouth. The
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watching Violet‚ Klaus‚ and baby Sunny struggle with their closest relative‚ Count Olaf‚ and all the evil things he tried to do to them just to get their fortune they inherited from their parents in a tragic fire that burned their home that the parents were still in parents were inside. This tragic incident forces them to live with their distant relative that they have never even heard about. Soon after they arrive they know that Count Olaf is up to no good and that they are going to have some problems with
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Historical analysis of Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo Alexander Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo is founded upon historical events and political intrigue. He not only uses historical facts to help the reader understand‚ he also weaves such details into the story to make it possible for his reader to have an understanding of the current events that were taking place in France‚ during that time (from approx. 1815 through 1838). Dumas would want his readers to be familiar with French history‚ and
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Glenn Boswell January 19‚ 2014 English 2 Pages in Book: 531 The Count of Monte Cristo Introduction The Count of Monte Cristo was written by Alexandre Dumas. It was first published in 1844. More recently‚ it was published by Bantam Dell in 1956 in New York‚ New York. The book I read was translated by Lowell Bair. The story takes place in the 1800s in France‚ Italy and on the Island of Monte Cristo. The setting is during the period in France when Napoleon Bonaparte returns to power after being exiled
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Topic: The Separate Vote Count Mechanism in the Hong Kong Legislative Council In Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco)‚ the decision rule is difference for the bills by government and the bills by the legislative council members. There are different views about the Separate Vote Count Mechanism in the decision rule of Legco. Some people think that it cannot reveal public interest and some people think it has its function on resisting so called “unreasonable” or “nonsense” bills by the legco members
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using the data in the Excel file provided‚ graph the two most commonly used measures of the unemployment rate (the Claimant Count measure and the International Labour Office (ILO) measure taken from the Labour Force Survey) on the same chart‚ ensuring that you label this chart appropriately. ii.how does the unemployment rate based on the ‘Claimant Count’ differ from the ONS’s preferred measure of the unemployment rate (i.e
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The Effectiveness of Common Acne Products against P. acnes Bacteria Kathryn Henshaw Taunton High School Honors Chemistry I Mr. Osowick January 23‚ 2013 Table of Contents Abstract3 Background Research4-9 What is Acne Vulgaris? 4 How does Acne Vulgaris Form?6 How is Acne Vulgaris Treated?8 Purpose10 Hypothesis10 Materials10 Procedure11-14 Data15-16 Results17 Conclusion18-19 Figures20-22 References23-24 Abstract Acne is one of the most common pests to human beings. Although
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They did not want the states to be biased or unfair with their votes because they were not used to functioning as a whole. The founding fathers were also afraid that the state with the largest population would sway the entire election. Ultimately‚ the Electoral College system was chosen‚ which they based on the Ancient Roman Republic. This process that they came up with is the same system that is still used today. (Deatrick) Some believe that the Electoral College system has never worked as intended
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