Edmund Fitzgerald‚ was written by Gordon Lightfoot to not only tell the historical story of the night it sank‚ but also to show commemoration to those who lost their lives. According to Lightfoot‚ out of all his songs‚ this is the one he is most proud of‚ and for a good reason. (McCall‚ 2000) Through a unique combination of song characteristics such as the rhetorical strategies he used‚ his voice and instruments‚ and the historical accuracy he sings with Gordon Lightfoot also successfully pays tribute
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The Amazing Adventures of Spear and Shadow Chapter One: Discovery “Done!" cried a young wolf named Spear‚ as he lifted a small dagger. He heard the leader‚ Rough‚ calling him. He hurried outside his tent‚ and he said‚ “Yes‚ Sir?” “Last night‚ I saw a young wolf steal our food. You must go to explore the woods. If you find anything‚ report back here. Understand?” said Rough. “Yes‚ Sir‚” said Spear. Spear went out into the woods alone. He heard many strange sounds. He heard CRACK‚ CRACK‚ CRACK! and
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Gordon Ramsey Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8‚ 1966 in Stratford‚ England. His dream was to become a soccer star. At the age of 15‚ the talented Ramsay joined the Glasgow Rangers‚ a pro club. His time with the team spanned three years until 1985‚ when a knee injury prematurely ended his career.he went back to school to study Hotel Management. When he was 16 he moved out‚ his father was abusive and an alcoholic. Gordon Ramsay has had a few run ins with the law once was for driving under the
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Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay is a British chef. He was born on November 8th 1966. Ramsay is most famous for his television show Hell’s Kitchen. Gordon Ramsay was brought up in Stratford upon-Avon‚ England. When Gordon was younger he had high hopes on being a professional football player. After a few serious injuries he finally decided it was time to settle in and focus on his culinary education. At age 19 he enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study Hotel Management. After graduating
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Ramsey branded the celebrity chefs a ‘bunch of whingers’ and complained to the press that most of the stars ‘hadn’t done a day’s work in their lives’ Gordon also enjoyed huge success in America with the television show Hell’s Kitchen USA. The American public loved him and in 2006‚ he took the Ramsay empire to America where he opened Gordon Ramsay at the London in New York. The same year saw him gain further recognition with an OBE "for services to the hospitality industry" as well as receive
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“The secret is to make sure the business is running to Perfection‚ with or without me” —Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay‚ famous UK celebrity chef‚ born on November 8th‚ 1966 in Scotland and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ Warwickshire. Ramsay had played soccer all through his early life in high school. He endured many occupational injuries during his football career which led to knee injury. Ramsay enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study courses in Hotel Management when he was
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GORDON PARKS Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment to social justice‚ he left behind a body of work that documents many of the most important aspects of American culture from the early 1940s up until his death in 2006‚ with a focus on race relations‚ poverty‚ Civil Rights‚ and urban life. In addition‚ Parks was also a celebrated composer‚ author‚ musician and filmmaker who interacted with many of the most
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Micheal Brewer David Fisher Composition II February 17‚ 2013 Hell’s Kitchen Nightmares: What it’s like to be Gordon Ramsay Gordon Ramsay is an extraordinary chef and restaurateur‚ and he is whom I will be profiling. Gordon is mostly known for his chaotic antics on shows such as Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. What most do not know is that when you take away all the yelling and screaming you are left with a genuinely caring person‚ and that is exactly what I intend to bring
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PHOTOGRAPHER Gordon Parks once explained the complications of his birth this way: "I was born dead." Gordon was his mother’s 15th child. His survival as a newborn was miraculous. The doctor gave him up for dead‚ but an assistant asked if he could try his hand at getting the child to breathe. The family collected all the ice they could find and surrounded the newborn with an ice bath. Voila! Instant life. Every day after that was a gift. From his first breath Gordon Parks broke all
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Dexter Gordon was a Jazz saxophonist. He was born February 27‚ 1923 in Los Angeles California. Many people know Mr. Gordon because of bebop. This style of play is what brought him fame. Gordon played amongst many jazz greats like Charlie Parker‚ Charles Mingus‚ and Buddy Collette to name a few. Gordon started to play at the age of 13. His first instrument was the clarinet but quickly after he decided to take up the tenor saxophone at the age of 17. Music was always popular around the Gordon household
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