of the best jazz writers ever‚ Duke Ellington had a huge effect on the prevalent music of the late twentieth century. Among his more than two thousand melodies are such hits as "In A Nostalgic Mind-set‚" "Refined Woman‚" "I Got It Awful And That Ain’t Great‚" and "I’m Starting To See The Light." For nearly fifty years‚ he visited the world as a band pioneer and piano player. Today his recordings stay among the most prevalent jazz of the enormous band period. Duke Ellington’s commitments to jazz
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Greetings Duke Manor Management Staff This Bruce Harvill‚ Building 3011 Apt. D‚ writing to you. My caregiver‚ Linda and I have been living in Duke Manor for the past 8 years or so‚ and we call it home. For the last year or so‚ we have been hearing rumors that when our lease expires in November‚ we will be forced to move to either a different apartment or out of the complex. However‚ I have also heard that in some cases‚ the lease is extended for one more year. Which of these statements are the
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jazz music and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He composed over 2000 works and performed numerous concerts during his musical career. A compilation of some of his most popular music is collected on a CD called "The Popular Duke Ellington." Ellington personally created most of the music played by his orchestra. He often wrote pieces for specific players with distinctive musical styles in his band‚ such as "Concerto for Cootie" (1940) for fellow musician
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the Bold‚ Duke of Burgundy‚ and King Charles V‚ Jean Duke of Berry (1340-1416)‚ developed and reinforced this strategy. Regardless of the Duke’s fame as an adherent of material culture‚ politics had always been a crucial aspect of his agenda as collector and patron. In fact‚ he transformed the imagery of his objects into a manifestation of his political program and‚ as Jennifer Courts points out‚ his collection became the counterpoint to the military superiority of his rival‚ the Duke of Burgundy
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It was the year of 1899 on the day April 29 when Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born. This talented musician was born in the city of Washington D.C. Growing up Edward had two big musical performers that had a big influence on his life‚ which was his mom and dad. At an early age Edward took liking to playing the piano. “Young Edward started piano lessons with a local teacher‚ unforgettably called Mrs. Clinkscales‚ at the age of about eleven.” (Bradbury‚ 2005). For his smooth playing of instruments
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Michael Pisani Sports Law Spring 2012 Mercer v. Duke University Facts- Duke University allowed a female to try out for a male football team. In doing so Heather Sue Mercer should have had equal opportunity in making the squad. Duke University operates a Division I college football team. During the period relevant to this appeal (1994-98)‚ appellate Fred Goldsmith was head coach of the Duke football team and appellant Heather Sue Mercer was a student at the school. Legal Issues- Mercer claims
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Using the publicly available data‚ we estimated the weighted average cost of capital of the AMD and Duke Energy. For the AMD‚ the WACC is 10.83%. For Duck Energy‚ the WACC is 2.76% When we calculate those number‚ we need to know the equity and debt of the company which can easily find on yahoo finance. The cost of debt and the corporate tax rate that we calculated are also based on the data from yahoo finance. We made Beta for the companies with 10 year ranges and use it to calculate return of
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governments and leaders‚ although they all had different characteristics that made them so proficient. Many of these people ruled through violence and fear‚ although the most powerful of them used more harmonious means of leadership. “Confucius Counsels the Duke Ai on Government”‚ “Cyrus the Great and Religious Toleration”‚ and Thucydides’ “Funeral Oration of Pericles” are examples that rulers who value peace and kindness towards their subjects are the greatest and strongest. The governments and leaders in
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Duke University Mens Lacrosse Sex scandal was a major a highly covered event and publicized by the media. The basis of the scandal pulls from a plethora of different areas. Some of those areas are race‚ media bias and due processes on campus. The scandal took place in 2006 involving 3 Mens lacrosse players one of which is the captain of the team the names of these athletes are Reade Seligmann‚ Collin Finnerty and David Evans. The accuser in this case was an African American student Crystal Magnum
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Griggs v. Duke Power FACTS: The case originated in a lawsuit filed by Willie Griggs and twelve other African-American employees of Duke Power’s Dan River hydroelectric plant in Draper‚ North Carolina. Before the passage of the Civil Rights Act‚ Duke Power discriminated against African-Americans in hiring and promotion‚ restricting them to the company’s Labor department. In 1955‚ Duke Power instituted a high school diploma requirement for initial hiring in any department except Labor. (The other
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