Jose 1 Janelle Jose Professor Pappas AAS 254 16 April 2008 “Our Theater: The Hey Dey of the Apollo Theatre” Apollo was the Greek God of music‚ Poetry and the arts. His temple was at Delphi and was known to be a place of purification. There is a temple of a different that bears the name of the Greek god and its at 253 West 125th Street Harlem in New York City. The Apollo Theater would become as famous as the temple at Delphi. The Apollo Theaters home was in Harlem. Harlem is known worldwide as a
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Jazz Influence on the 20th Century Jazz is considered one of the most influential types of music in American history. Some of the greatest artists in the world have contributed to the success jazz has had not only on American history‚ but throughout the world. Jazz music has come to serve as the base of many music styles in the United States. This paper will explain the history of jazz‚ where it all came from‚ and the effect it has had on the American culture in the 20th century. To
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courage to fight the super power of the world and take charge of an unstable colony. Patriotism gave him courage. Patriotism is why America leads the world. Men and women have a deep will to work and succeed. This disease is why Neil Armstrong stepped onto uncertain ground. He wanted to show the world that his nation had accomplished something no other had. He took the leap onto the moon to prove his patriotism. In the Second World War‚ there was a shortage of workers
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passed. The government’s ambition was to show they were for racial equality. While it wasn’t the a fast acting movement they’d hoped for‚ it was a gateway to help other bills pass smoothly. On July 20 1969‚ apollo 11 was sent into space‚ landing Neil Armstrong on the moon. This was a huge advancement
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During the late 1950s to the mid 1970s‚ the US and the Soviet Union‚ the two Cold War rivals‚ engaged in a Space Race‚ a fierce competition for supremacy in spaceflight capability. The Soviet Union achieved an early lead in the Space Race by launching the first artificial satellite into the space with Sputnik 1. The United States quickly followed suit three months later with the launch of Explorer 1. Unsatisfied with being the second to reach space‚ President John F. Kennedy set his sights for a
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he spent the rest of his life. 3. Sidney Bechet- Clarinetist (1897-1959) He never recorded his music and at live performances would request a drape be placed over his hands as he place because he wanted no one to copy his playing style. 4. Louis Armstrong- Trumpet (1901-1971) Because of his large mouth‚ he was nicknamed "satchel mouth"
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Kennedy petitioned congress for $7 billion to $9 billion dollars for the space race and to successfully send a man to the moon and bring him safely home. In roughly eight years‚ NASA was able to produce the desired results when on July 20‚ 1969 Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
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Quincy Delight Jones Jr. Name at birth: Quincy Delight Jones‚ Jr. Quincy Jones started as a trumpet player‚ touring with Lionel Hampton in the early 1950s. He soon gained a reputation as an arranger and composer‚ and was leading his own bands by the end of the decade. Since then he has worked as an arranger‚ composer and producer for some of the greatest performers of swing‚ jazz‚ blues and hip-hop‚ from Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra to Little Richard and Michael Jackson. Nicknamed
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The Summoning Book Review The Summoning written by Kelley Armstrong is part of a trilogy called the Darkest Powers. The Darkest Powers is a fantasy trilogy that is about the supernatural beings. I give them the bonus because in this first book there was no mention of vampires as a main supernatural! This story focused around a fifteen year old girl name Chloe Saunders has the ability to see ghosts. On the first day of school‚ Chloe saw a ghost which haunts her school. She had a mental
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Ch 29 pt 2 vocab Neil Armstrong and the moon landing: America celebrated the moon landing and the defeat of the Soviets in the space race. Armstrong was the astronaut to first make it to the moon from America. Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers: In order to secretly divide America so he could win the 1972 election‚ Nixon opposed court-ordered busing and took a stand against criminals‚ drug users‚ and radicals. In order to continue his plans‚ Nixon authorized illegal investigations against
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