ELLA FITZGERALD Fitzgerald was born on April 25‚ 1918‚ in Newport News‚ Virginia‚ to a laundress mother and a father. Her father disappeared when she was three years old. She soon moved to Yonkers‚ New York‚ with her mother and stepfather‚ where she began her schooling musical education in public schools. In 1932‚ when she was fifteen‚ her mother died suddenly of a heart attack. Her stepfather treated her badly‚ but an aunt took the teenager to live with her in Harlem. This arrangement did not
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Grendel as a Ridiculous Character Probably one of the greatest questions of the 19th century comes directly from John Gardner’s novel Grendel. Given a world with no inherent meaning‚ how should one live his or her life? Grendel lives in a world that he is not supposed to be in‚ acting out on emotion. Grendel represents the animalistic traits of humans. His actions are primitive and based around society’s acceptance throughout the novel. Grendel portrays a ridiculous character that is convinced we
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jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald was the “first lady” of singing‚ swing‚ bebop‚ and ballads. Her career spanned over sixty years‚ she sold millions of records‚ and won multiple Grammy awards. She known all over the world. Ella Fitzgerald greatly impacted the way jazz music is today through her use of scatting and her perfect voice. Ella Fitzgerald did not become the “first lady” of these things overnight. She had to go through hardships in order to get to that point. Ella Fitzgerald was born to William
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Literature 30 August Character Analysis of Winston Smith from 1984 Winston Smith‚ George Orwell’s main character from 1984‚ contributes greatly to the novel in many ways. While he is presented to be a simple man‚ Winston adds many complex ideas to the classic piece of literature. Orwell uses internal and external characteristics‚ symbols‚ and significant quotes to develop Winston’s role in 1984. Internal Characteristics are a big part of the development of a main character and ideas relating to
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A complex issue that surrounds both the main characters in the excerpts Our Papers by Julia Alvarez and What is What by Dave Eggers is how national conflict (civil war‚ war‚ dictatorship‚ etc.) can be viewed. affected their lives and viewpoints. Julia shares the experience she had as a child with her family while still in Puerto Rico. Julia repetitively includes her family in her life while at her grandfather’s house in Boca Chica‚ and they would go swimming near the beaches with other neighbors
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Eng 112 Character Analysis 23 June 2013 Character Analysis of Gertrude in “Hamlet” “Hamlet”‚ which was written by William Shakespeare‚ is the story of a prince seeking revenge for his father’s death. Gertrude is the mother of Hamlet and the Queen of Denmark. King Hamlet dies in the beginning of the play and Gertrude quickly marries King Hamlet’s brother‚ Claudius. Queen Gertrude seems to be insecure and dependent of men‚ and her role raises more questions than it answers. Some questions it
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Grant Character Analysis In the book A Lesson Before Dying it’s about Grant‚ Who wanted to help Jefferson not think that he is a hog‚ but he didn’t believe he wasn’t a hog because of society‚ so Grant was counseling Jefferson‚ then Jefferson believed he wasn’t a hog anymore. Because Grant is a dynamic character in the novel he goes from being disappointed‚ to a cynicism person (someone who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest)‚ and to a secretive person During the exposition
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Character Analysis- The Great Gatbsy‚ Chapter 1 Nick Carraway serves as the novels narrator and tells us in chapter one that he is tolerant‚ open-minded‚ and quiet and a good listener‚ which makes others; want to confide their secrets in him. Nick is repulsed by the phony nature of the socialites and his moral sense sets him apart from the other characters in the novel. “ Unjustly accused of being a politician”. He seems to be a biased narrator‚ and possibly unreliable as he seems to contradict
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Analysis of Romeo (3rd Edition) Author: Campbell 08/11/2011 The play Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in which Romeo is a tragic hero‚ who is the son of Montague and falls in love with Juliet from his feud family‚ Capulet‚ at their first glance of each other. Shakespeare uses several rhetoric devices in Romeo’s lines to suggest that Romeo is a romantic yet rash figure. As Russ McDonald mentions in his essay “Shakespeare’s tragic characters are visionaries‚ purists‚
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Washwoman” by Isaac Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ the concept of loss plays a common theme throughout the characters’ lives. Loss can be attributed to many things‚ including people‚ but in these short stories it is nonhuman things in particular that can serve to teach lessons: the harp in “Gwilan’s Harp”‚ the linens in “The Washwoman” and the vine in “The Last Leaf”. Each of these physical objects takes part in a form of loss that serves to help the characters of each story learn a message‚ whether
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