Black and white musicians alike‚ as well as‚ promoters‚ and performers. Many of these jazz musicians advanced the civil rights movement by their compositions and influences to decimate racial barriers and inequalities. Louis Armstrong recorded‚ “What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue" in 1929‚ and Benny Goodman bought arrangements from Fletcher Henderson and integrated black musicians into an all-white jazz band when it was illegal in many states. Duke Ellington wrote “Jump for Joy" in 1941‚and Billie
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I can make a difference “If there is a better solution… find it.” This quote by Thomas Edison means that there is a better solution. I just have to have enough perseverance to find it. I believe that there is always another solution. Bullying is a huge problem in the United States. All it takes is one person to stand up and it can start a chain reaction. With enough courage‚ compassion‚ and perseverance it can be stopped. I can eliminate bullying in my school by
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Professor Gilmor‚ I developed and practiced writing skills related to research that I had not practiced before I took this class. I developed observation skills in which I did not have before‚ the ability to document workshops with peers‚ and the ability to construct a research plan and a secondary source literary review in preparation for a final document. I found that overall‚ this class taught me to approach the process writing in a pragmatic way when involving research. These skills that I have developed
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Do you have goals you want to achieve or accomplish? Everybody has goals they want to accomplish whether they are short or long term goals. For me‚ goals are very important because they can shape us or make us successful people. My goals are to graduate high school‚ work as a registered nurse‚ and lastly travel around the world. These are just a few of my major goals I want to accomplish. When I accomplish these goals I know I will become a successful person. The first goal I want to achieve or
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I have always enjoyed writing; however‚ I have never enjoyed the process of writing as much as I do now. Entering this semester‚ I felt confident in my skills as a writer and did not expect to learn as much as I have. Each class‚ I found myself learning new skills to apply to my writing. I think the most important thing I learned this semester is that writing does not have to be a daunting task and that writing is about what one does with the knowledge he has. Prior to this semester‚ when I was
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Omar Sanchez Prudential: Brain is to Blame - Episode Two: I’ll Do It Later The following commercial of prudential contains statistics‚ and peer testimonies of the experiment. The commercial had to deal with procrastination and how using procrastination against another procrastination can help finish a prior job or objective. Statistics have shown that 95% of people procrastinate almost anything‚ from doing a work done‚ to everyday choices. Dr. Piers Steel of the University of Calgary‚ is an expert
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Informative Speech Outline “What I would I do if I won in the lottery?” General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech‚ my audience will know what I would do if I won in the lottery‚ by three important things. Thesis: If I won in the lottery one day I will do three important things: to invest‚ to travel and to help people. In my point of view these are the best way to spend the money. I. Introduction A. Have you ever thought about what would you do if you won in the lottery
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If I could change the world‚ money‚ the axis of evil‚ will not be the center of everything. It will just be a part of life‚ not the criterion of man’s success in life. People will stop killing each other for money; people will stop defrauding others of their money. If I could change the world‚ money will stop its reign as king over man’s soul. In Saudi Arabia‚ Women‚ dressed in black from head to toe with only their eyes sticking out‚ were moving about busily. If I could change the world‚ women
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The theme of distance is introduced in the opening line. When the speaker informs the reader‚ “Tonight I can write the saddest lines‚” he suggests that he could not previously. We later learn that his overwhelming sorrow over a lost lover has prevented him from writing about their relationship and its demise. The speaker’s constant juxtaposition of past and present illustrate his inability to come to terms with his present isolated state. Neruda’s language here‚ as in the rest of the poem‚ is simple
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Scholarship Essay How Being a Member of An Athletic Team Has Helped Me Grow As a Person Being on an athletic team is one of the greatest honors I have ever had. Athletic teams influence people across the world in countless ways every day. But for me‚ being on an athletic team has influenced who I am as a person. During my four years at Commack High School I have been involved in various clubs and organizations‚ but none have benefited me the way that being on a sports team has. I have learned
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