Out of the three articles‚ I found Michael Bloomberg’s commencement speech the most appealing. It clearly conveys Bloomberg’s thoughts and beliefs into a reasonable message. Bloomberg gives statistics and reasonable statements as to why freedom of speech‚ especially on college campuses‚ should be protected and valued. He states “Tolerance for other people’s ideas‚ and the freedom to express your own‚ are inseparable values at great universities.” Bloomberg speaks on how important different ideas
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On all accounts‚ the Bob Jones Marching band is best known for it’s musical excellence‚ and Friday night halftime entertainment. Amid summer heat‚ most members of the band will find themselves with around 6 hours of after-school rehearsal a week—not including the time put into each football game‚ and pre-competition rehearsals. However‚ the time and effort seemingly is worth it. Junior Color Guard member‚ Jada Washington says‚ “When we get out on the field‚ we don’t want to practice out in the
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Bob Marley is one of the most influential artist in history and the tentacles of his influence touches every corner of the globe. For all the fame and power‚ he would receive through his music‚ he was born poor to a single mother on a third world colonial island. The island was Jamaica and Bob Marley spent the formative years of his youth with his mother and her mother’s family in rural region called Nine Miles. Marley’s maternal grandmother was the matriarch of the family and Marley would live and
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“Bernice Bobs Her Hair” is a short story about a girl named Bernice and her cousin Marjorie. During her visit‚ Bernice overhears Marjorie tell her mother how she doesn’t like Bernice because she is dull and Bernice confronts her the next morning. After fighting‚ Bernice later that night agrees to let Marjorie help her not be boring. Marjorie helps Bernice gain some popularity‚ where Bernice lying that she was going to bob her hair was one thing that majorly helped her quick popularity. After a few
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I woke up to someone shaking me. "Mr. Disney‚ we are all done‚" Bob one of my employer I made stay here. After that I shoot up‚ "Where is it!" I yelled at Bob. I looked at Bob. He had fear in his eyes‚ when mine have urgency in them. Bob did not speak just pointed only to the table in the middle of the creating center. I ran there like my life counted for it. On the run I almost ran into a couple of
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inspiring thousands of people. As our world faces the potential horrors of war every day‚ it is important to familiarise people with the apprehension it retains. It is essential a vast audience is introduced to the fascinating work of Bob Dylan on an episode of ‘Get Poetic’. Bob Dylan’s ‘Masters of War’ is a prestigious piece of protest poetry that shocked the world with its fierce vibe‚ making it an iconic stature. His poems provide the essence of profound messages and display very strong philosophies
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compositions performed and written by Bob Dylan and Edwin Starr explicitly portray important issues during the era they were created. In addition to that they socially commentated their perspective and positioned the audience to effectively pursue their opinion. Both of the artists’ messages were greatly impacted from the social‚ cultural and political turmoils surrounding the era and it was vital in the development of both songs. Firstly Bob Dylan’s song of
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weeks after Dylan began performing it These popular songs ("Blowin’ in the Wind"‚ "A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall") marked a new direction in songwriting‚ blending a stream-of-consciousness‚ imagist-lyrical attack with traditional folk form‚ something Bob Dylan was renowned for. These labelled ‘protest songs’ became anthems for the American civil-right anti-war movements. His songs‚ and lyrics‚ have incorporated various political‚ social‚ and philosophical influences and appealed to the generation’s
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Bob Dylan is maybe one of the most famous rock n’ roll writer/singer in the 1970’s to the 1980’s. His songs were‚ considered by the public‚ really good‚ and some of the best. But unfortunately some kids have never heard of him in their life. Bob Dylan wrote and composed songs that changed the world of music with cultural rock n’ roll‚ creating a passion for music that was loved by many. Bob Dylan’s passion for music started when “he began writing poems at the age of ten”(galegroup.com). Then he
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none but ourselves can free our minds.” On tour to support the album‚ Bob Marley and The Wailers traveled throughout Europe‚ playing in front of large crowds. The group also planned a series of concerts in the United States‚ but the group could play only two concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City‚ before Marley became ill. The cancer discovered earlier in his toe had spread throughout his body. Traveling to Europe‚ Bob Marley underwent unconventional treatment in Germany‚ and was subsequently
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