The world has witness great musicians who have left their marked in the music industry‚ but Duke Ellington revolutionized the industry with his music and showed the world a different type of style. Duke Ellington described his music as "American Music" rather than jazz‚ and he enjoyed to describe those who try and mimic him as "beyond category”. He is still one of the most influential figures in jazz‚ if not in all American music and is widely recognized as one of the twentieth century’s best known
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established in Cleveland by Alwin C. Ernst and his brother Theodore and in 1906 Arthur Young & Co. was set up by the Scotsman Arthur Young in Chicago. As early as 1924 these American firms allied with prominent British firms‚ Young with Broads Paterson & Co. and Ernst with Whinney Smith & Whinney. In 1979 this led to the formation of Anglo-American Ernst & Whinney‚ creating the fourth largest accountancy firm in the world. Also in 1979‚ the European offices of Arthur Young merged with
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“American Federation of Labor and Industrial Workers of the World” The American Federation of Labor was an association of trade unions starting 1886‚ rising out of an earlier Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions founded in 1881. The AFL’s president‚ Samuel Gompers‚ was convinced that unions open to workers of all types of skills within a given industry‚called industrial unions‚were too undisciplined to withstand the tactics that both government and management had used to break American
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hurricane. It is therefore fitting that a movie‚ which carries its name‚ is as impacting and devastatingly effective as the meteorological event Beginning on the night of June 17th 1966‚ several shots ring out from the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson‚ New Jersey‚ claiming the lives of two men and a woman. In the aftermath of the shooting‚ the police arrest two Negroes in a white car‚ based on eyewitness accounts of two men seen speeding away from the crime scene. The two men are Rubin "Hurricane"
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Marcus Mumford began his life’s journey on January 31st 1987. He was born in the golden state of California. The first six months of his life was spent in Anaheim with his family until they decided to return to their native land‚ England. Marcus Mumford and his family continue to visit the states every summer. Mumford grew up in Wimbledon Chase where‚ when he came of age‚ he attended King’s College School. It was there that he first met fellow future band member‚ Ben Lovett. After Mumford’s first
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1. Caption and Procedural History Marbury v. Madison‚ Supreme Court of the United States‚ 1803 Justice Marshall wrote the majority opinion; he was joined by Paterson‚ Chase‚ and Washington. Justice Cushing and Moore did not participate. This case was originally tried in the Supreme Court of the Unites States. Marbury requested the Supreme the Court issue a writ of mandamus to compel James Madison to deliver the commissions issued by former President John Adams. 2. Facts Just before finishing
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LESSSON 5 The Swing Era (1932-1942) • Post Depression (1929) • Big Bands become prominent • Instrumentation: 4-5 trumpets‚ 4 trombones‚ 5 saxophones (woodwinds)‚ piano‚ bass‚ drums‚ guitar • Arranger becomes much more important • Written out arrangements with less‚ or little‚ improvisation • Some up-tempo tunes • Many more ballads with jazz interpretation • Music often for dancing Music become a big business • Recordings were now very important • Recording companies now exercised
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their heritage. One theme that I like is be thankful for those who keep bad influence away. This theme is portrayed in the stories of bad influences and catch the moon. "Bad Influence" details a summer in the life of a young Puerto Rican girl from Paterson‚ New Jersey. In keeping with the other stories in the collection‚ "Bad Influence" speaks to topics specific to young Puerto Rican Americans‚ while addressing issues universal to young people. At fifteen‚ Rita‚ the narrator‚ is at odds with the world
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The new Employment Rights Act 2012 has imposed several additional duties on employers‚ once proclaimed will affect the present labour laws in Barbados. The Employment Right Act 2012 clearly gives more rights to the employees and has several implications for employers whether party to the private or public sector. The Act was passed in Barbados Parliament in May 2012; it marks a fundamental change in the employee and employer relationship. The Act establishes a tribunal called the Employment Rights
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Graham Sumner was a classical liberal American social scientist. He taught social sciences at Yale‚ where he held the nation’s first professorship in sociology. He was one of the most influential teachers at Yale or any major schools. He was born in Paterson‚ New Jersey on October 30‚ 1840 and he died on April 12‚ 1910 in New Haven‚ Connecticut. His main interest was Sociology. He accepted and expanded Spencer’s ideas and was the leading American spokesman for what became known as "Social Darwinism."
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