Aretha Franklin is an American singer‚ songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings‚ Franklin is also adept at jazz‚ rock‚ blues‚ pop‚ R&B and gospel. She is widely acclaimed for her passionate vocal style and powerful range. In 2008‚ the American music magazine Rolling Stone ranked Franklin 1 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. Aretha Franklin was born March 25‚ 1942 in Memphis. Franklin grew up in
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educational‚ social‚ and even spiritual. Just as Benjamin Franklin invented devices to improve the quality of life in America‚ he also tried to invent a moral “machine” to improve the quality of his own character. In his autobiography‚ “Ben Franklin’s Autobiography‚” Benjamin Franklin illustrates the difficulties of achieving overall perfection by means of improving one’s morals and quality of life‚ in regard to his own character. Benjamin Franklin thought improving his character would simplify his life
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Franklin’s Philosophies Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest men to walk this earth. His accomplishments range from being a wonderful politician and statesman‚ to a scientist and an author. He also conquered many personal goals that made him a person that people sought to be around and to be like. In his early 20’s‚ Franklin decided that he wanted to become a “perfect” being. Following a list of 13 virtues‚ and other philosophies that we will look into‚ Franklin was able to accomplish much more
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Benjamin Franklin Born: January 17‚ 1706 Birthplace: Boston‚ Massachusetts Bay Nationality: American Contributions: Lightning rod‚ Bifocals‚ Franklin stove Benjamin was the first American physicist to characterized two kinds of electric charge which he named “positive” and “negative.” He earned the title of "The First American" for his early and untiring campaigning for colonial unity He signed the Declaration of Independence‚ the Treaty of Paris‚ which ended the Revolutionary
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bank and an army. They proposed a new constitution‚ while the Anti-federalist wanted to remain under the Articles of Confederation. The Anti-federalist planned for the almost unavoidable corruption of a powerful central government. They wanted true federalism‚ a much better plan for our country long term. The federalist believed that the current system of government could be improved. Strengthening the central government would help protect the government from tyranny. Federalist No. 51 stated‚ “In framing
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Tourism Development in Australia Introduction The tourism industry is exceptionally complex and is constantly growing in size and competitiveness. Tourism plays a key role in our export industry accounting for 10% of the total export earnings‚ making it Australia’s largest service export industry. These contributions to Australia’s Gross Domestic Profit (GDP) have grown significantly from $25.2 billion in 2002 to $34 billion in 2011 (Kumar Narayan‚ 2006; Department of Resources Energy and Tourism
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Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin was a very important man in U.S. history. He signed each of four major documents of the United States‚ and conducted experiments on electricity. Ben Franklin was born on Milk Street‚ January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. His father owned a candle and soap shop. Everyone referred to his father as a leather apron. Leather aprons were usually carpenters‚ black smiths‚ shoemakers and others who made their living producing household goods to sell. Ben Franklin became
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Federalism in Action Part One: The Storm "The Storm: Chaos and Tragedy": Answer the following questions as you view the PBS video excerpt "Chaos and Tragedy." 1. According to Frontline‚ what problems were caused by the following groups: The Local and state officials? Fail to plan The U.S. military? Waited too long FEMA? Poorly led The Government? Indifferent to victims who were poor 2. Why was the Louisiana National Guard unable to help? 300 soldiers were trapped inside the headquarters. And they
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The U.S. Constitution is the matchless tradition that must be adhered to in the United States. It makes an elected arrangement of government in which power is imparted between the national government and the state governments. Because of federalism‚ both the central government and each of the state governments have its own particular court jurisdictions. Jurisdiction refers to a specific geographic region holding a characterized legitimate power. Case in point‚ the national government is a purview
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101 9/19/2012 Federalism‚ as defined by The Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ is “the distribution of power in an organization (as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units”. A more basic definition of federalism is the sharing of power between the national government and the State government. The Federalist Party is thought to have been started by Alexander Hamilton in an attempt to form a strong central government. Today‚ there have been two types of federalism‚ dual and cooperative
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