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    Deford Bailey Analysis

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    He’s the type of character that can attract talent. However‚ explore more of his inner conflict and his struggle. He’s almost too calm and relaxed. Show more authentic emotions. For example‚ when Bessie dies‚ he hardly has a visual reaction (page 66). Saying‚ he remounts after the worst body shot is not visual. Show how he feels about his family. Give him stronger emotions when he’s let go because of the copyright issues. Also‚ in a character driven

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    Anthonlogy J.D Sallinger

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    Anthology: J.D. Salinger Jerome David Salinger was famous for his writing skills and known from his famous novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye. However though‚ before becoming a successful man‚ he faced numerous problems and struggle in life. For example‚ he wasn’t much of a student and struggled to stay in school. Salinger’s parents was forced to send him into a military school‚ Valley Forge Military Academy‚ in Wayne‚ Pennsylvania after getting kicked out of Mcburney School in New York. In addition

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    March 1‚ 2015 Erick Andrews SPH 107 Fundamentals of Public Speaking Eandrews1108@bishop.edu Introduction Speech: Manuscript: Ladies and Gentlemen‚ I am Erick Andrews‚ and I am your host for today on the Mrs. Bessie McMillion show. I am so pleased to be here today and have a chance to introduce our guess speaker Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born on February 24‚ 1997 in Grand Rapids‚ Michigan. Boxing has always been in his blood due to his father Floyd Mayweather Sr. and his

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    Not only did Louis Armstrong changed the way music is‚ but Armstrong owned the definition of perseverance. “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.”In this quote‚ Louis Armstrong is defining what he believes in. He is saying that you or anybody can’t quit. That you stop when you don’t believe in yourself.You stop when you lose hope in yourself to succeed. Louis Armstrong is a “Game Changer” because not only is he changing Jazz‚ but he is also changing how musicians

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    ”The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” by Bessie Head is a short narrative with a powerful message. At first I was uninterested in and untouched by the story‚ but after understanding the moral context‚ I became engaged with the piece and it’s characters. The main purpose of the piece is to present a conflict where mental strength is tested against physical‚ showing that mental strength is superior and also to show that the world is a better place when we work together. Brille‚ the protagonist‚ not only

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    wrote prose better than most authors of her day‚ and Zora Neale Hurston who was inundated with what she contrary instincts yet persisted‚ not afraid of what other people would think of her. She also mentions Black‚ female musical icons including “Bessie Smith‚ Billie Holiday‚ Nina Simone‚ Roberta Flack‚ and Aretha Franklin” (12). These women are the epitome of what the Black American woman can do with her talent‚ but many women also go unnoticed. She thanks the aforementioned icons for showing that

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    Native Son Racism

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    Richard Wright; Product of the Environment Fred Hampton once stated‚ “We’re going to fight racism not with racism‚ but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism‚ but we’re going to fight it with socialism.” Racism is a problem that cannot be solved with violence but an issue that must be solved by society coming together and accepting one another. Racism is an issue that society has still not solved to this day and is will still be an

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    Jazz began when WWI had just ended and a social revolution was coming. Life was to be lived to the fullest extent. People during this time had just gotten out from the worst war that the world had ever seen‚ up to that point in time. The country had also just hit the depression; folks were trying to make the best of their lives. People were depressed with financial issues following such a terrible war. Jazz helped to bring the light into some of those people’s lives. The first place of jazz is normally

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    styles of music in many ways. To give some examples‚ The Beatles‚ Queen and The Rolling Stones (to name a few of the many huge rock and roll bands) affected rock and roll greatly. Along the same lines we have Louis Armstrong and jazz and B.B King or Bessie Smith influencing Blues. For reggae‚ it is a name that‚ just like all the ones mentioned above‚ you have definitely heard of before. On February 6‚ 1945‚ in small town of Jamaica‚ Bob Marley was born. This Jamaican singer introduced the power of reggae

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    Feminism in Pygmalion

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    plays and novels are all based on his past experiences and his beliefs. The reason people argue that he was a feminist was for various reasons. One of them was because of his mother Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw‚ or better known as PA R K | 2 Bessie Shaw‚ was a woman with strong beliefs. While she still stayed with her family‚ she was devoted into music‚ hoping to become a concert star and not devoting

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