groups handled jazz admirably as part of a larger repertoire.[2] In his autobiography‚ Duke Ellington[3] declared‚ "Paul Whiteman was known as the King of Jazz‚ and no one as yet has come near carrying that title with more certainty and dignity. Clara Bow doesn’t look like a relic. She doesn’t look like she belongs in the ‘20s‚ or even in black and white. She looks nothing like the other stars of the silent era‚ who either seemed frozen in puberty (Mary Pickford‚ Lillian Gish)‚ outrageously "exotic"
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Future Health Summit on June 13-14 at Santa Clara Convention Center Dr. Mehmet Oz will headline the third annual symposium on health and wellness‚ ?Create Your Future Health Summit‚? sponsored by the Peninsula Special Interest Lions Club (PSILC) on June 13 and 14‚ at the Santa Clara Convention Center‚ 5001 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara. Dr. Oz and Martha Stewart to Speak at Create Your Future Health Summit on June 13-14 at Santa Clara Convention Center FOSTER CITY‚ CA‚ June 03‚
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Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O’Hara) in John Ford’s film The Quiet Man from 1952 is ‘the projection of an emigrant fantasy of return’ (Barton‚ 2004). Discuss critically. Mary Kate Danaher is a representation of the emigrant fantasy of return. From her first appearance in the picturesque fields of Innisfree to her eventual marriage to Sean Thornton Mary Kate fulfils the stereotypical Irish maiden role portrayed so many times in Irish Cinema. When first viewed by Thornton she is portrayed as a typical
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Although Mary Barton ’ is a novel the revolves around the effects of the industrialisation in and around Manchester‚ Gaskell is right in claiming that she rejects the notions of political economy and trade theories. It is a novel that is centralised around the people involved‚ rather than the trade itself. She uses the lives and the ups and downs of the people of Manchester to paint a vision of the effects of the politics and economy of the time and these are the truths ’ she tries to convey. This
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Angel of the Battlefield Clara Barton once said‚ "I have an almost disregard of precedent and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind. I go for anything new that might improve the past" (Lewis 1). Also known at the Angel of the Battlefield during the Civil War‚ Clara Barton is a great heroine for her many achievements such as: establishing a free public
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who molded nursing history. I will be writing about Clara Barton‚ Linda Richards‚ and Florence Nightingale. Clara Barton was known as the “Angel of the Battlefield”. Linda Richards was recognized as the first trained nurse. Florence Nightingale was seen as the woman who established modern nursing. Here are a few more facts about these women‚ and a brief explanation of how they influence nursing in today’s world. During the Civil War‚ Clara Barton cared for soldiers from both the north and the South
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Clara Barton – Angel of the Battlefield Staff Writer When the Civil War broke out Clara Barton was one of the first volunteers to appear at the Washington Infirmary to care for wounded soldiers. After the Battle of Bull Run‚ she established an agency to obtain and distribute supplies to wounded soldiers. In July 1862‚ Clara Barton lobbied and won permission to travel behind the lines to administer aid to soldiers of both the North and South. Clara reached some of the grimmest battlefields
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heavy number of wounded and ill soldiers‚ hospitals found it difficult to sanitize the instruments between surgeries. This caused injuries and disease to become worse. However‚ Clara Barton would be able to change a lot of these problems. Born on December 21‚ 1821‚ Barton would soon become the ’Angel of the Battlefield.’ Barton was a great help to the Union during the Civil War‚ as she found any way to help soldiers who suffered at this
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Without American Red Cross‚ it is difficult to imagine that thousands of people from disaster will lose response every day. Without volunteers‚ it is unable for millions of the affected families to receive services and food in time. Since technology and medical treatments are improving nowadays‚ human beings’ lifetime are longer than before. Individuals from developed countries become healthier‚ but forget that there are lots of people dying because of poverty and disasters‚ and think that their
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After decades of uprise‚ in 1861‚ tensions between the North and South could not be subdued any longer. The cause of these unsettled tensions ultimately contributed to the American Civil War. The Civil War was a brutal‚ bloody war between states involving men and women. Prior to the American Civil War‚ women devoted their lives to service inside the home. However‚ with the beginning of the Civil War‚ the lives of many women changed forever. The role of women drastically changed when women were put
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