Devin Greenlaw 3/2/13 2nd Period Love the Holiday (Billie Holiday Report) Born Eleanora Fagan on April 7‚ 1915 in Philadelphia‚ PA; the amazing jazz vocalist never imagined she was going to become one of the biggest jazz musicians of all time. Rose Primarily in Baltimore‚ MD with her mother‚ Sady Fagan‚ who gave birth to Billie at the age of nineteen. Billie was raised primarily with her mother. Her father‚ believed to be Clarence Holiday who was a successful jazz musician himself‚ wasn’t
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The first of these causes was ideas during the Enlightenment. The ideas were about French society. John Locke‚ an Enlightenment thinker‚ wrote that each and every single person is born with rights. These natural rights include: life‚ liberty and property. Locke wanted to get rid of an unjust ruler‚ and people began to be inquisitive of the authority of the King. Another Enlightenment thinker‚ Montesquieu‚ wanted freedom of speech without punishment. A powerful government should be divided into three
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touched each and every one of the immense and diverse populations of the new world. The French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War in the colonies‚ lasted from 1756 to 1763. The main reasoning behind the donnybrook was because France was interested in area in and around the Ohio River valley‚ which over and over again caused the British colonies to be upset‚ most importantly Virginia. The French and Indian War is a war that should be universally taught in European history classes. Being
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words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents‚ but will usually refer to one of the following activities or events: A general leave of absence from a regular occupation for rest or recreation A specific trip or journey for the purposes of recreation / tourism Official or unofficial observances of religious/national/cultural/other significance‚ often accompanied by celebrations or festivities (public/religious holiday) A holiday or vacation
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websites there are many written works about mother. They are simple but meaningful and reminded me of my mother. Accordingly‚ I want to share with everyone my story-a long one to tell… When I was a child‚ I always imagined my mother as a serious and frightening woman. She was constantly forcing me to stay at home whereas my friend can freely go out and enjoy their childhood. That’s not fair!!!There was a question that kept haunting my mind “Is she exactly my mother?” .I think that I found the answer
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Main Features of French Rule in Indochina By 1893 France had colonised all of Vietnam‚ Laos and Cambodia and renamed it the French Indochinese Union. The French were oppressive and self-interested. They ran Indochina as a profit making venture and tried to ensure it paid for its own administration. Colonial governor Paul Doumer made the people pay for the cost of their own rule by increasing customs duties and direct taxes. He created official monopoly on salt‚ alcohol‚ and opium. Doumer concentrated
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are all around us during the holidays. For one‚ our brains will tell us that we can eat more fatty foods because we can hide out forming tummy’s underneath a baggy sweater and a thick pair of tummy tucking jeans. However‚ if you go with that idea for too long‚ by the time spring comes around you would have put on so much weight that you will not want to get rid of the baggy sweaters or the warm baggy sweat pants. And believe me‚ it’s much harder taking off that holiday weight than it was putting it
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Ancient Roman holidays & Festivals by emily deal Ancient roman calendars were a little different than ours for‚ example their weeks were eight days long. The eight days didn’t even have names‚ they were just letters. A‚B‚C‚D‚E‚F‚G‚H. On the eighth day of the week‚ H‚ a regular school holiday‚ kind of like our weekends. It was called Market Day‚ the meant for washing your whole body and going to market to get the food
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In history major changes take place often. One example of a major change was the French Revolution. The French Revolution occurred in France during the late 1700’s. The French people wanted to replace their Absolute government with a democracy. The ideas of the Enlightenment encouraged members of the 3rd Estate to revolt against Louis XVI. Revolution is change. The French Revolution is an example of change. There were many causes that led to the Revolution. One cause was the 3rd Estate
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Facing innumerable inequalities in politics and economics‚ the french citizens wanted to rewrite their social contract in order to liberate themselves from the unfair monarchy. It made it almost impossible to survive under the harsh conditions they were forced into. The heavy involvement of the government in commoners lives lead the third estate to want a less government controlled society. According to document 5‚ France’s debt tripled when they supported the Americans in the American Revolution
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