Firstly‚ one interesting fact I found was that his birth name was actually James Louis Johnson‚ but that he was often referred to as Jay Jay Johnson. Secondly‚ I learned that Jay Jay is considered one of the first trombone players to embrace bebop music and one of the leading trombonists of the post-swing era‚ thus having a great influence on other jazz musicians. Thirdly‚ I also found it interesting how trombone
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characters to taking their revenge? In both "Vendetta" and "The Schoolteachers Guest"‚ both stories show that the cultural forces did lead to them taking their revenge‚ in the most different ways possible‚ this being affected by their culture and communities as both stories were set in different time scales and different surroundings‚ vendetta being set in Italy in the 1900’s and the schoolteachers guest being set in the 1800’s in Agua Santa‚ South America. Both writers portray these very well in the
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of his decisions that affected his happiness was that he caught a ride in the same taxi as Jay Twistle. Chris tried talking to Jay‚ but Jay kept telling Chris that he had to go to a meeting. Chris then says that he is going the same direction as Jay is anyway‚ so Chris catches a ride with Jay. Chris goes on to talk to Jay‚ but Jay gets distracted by his Rubix cube. Chris solves the Rubix cube‚ which leaves Jay baffled. The quality time they spent together in the cab leaves Chris with a shot at getting
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1. Spanish Heritage Spain ruled the Philippines for three centuries (1565-1898) Spain’s cultural legacywas more beneficial and comprehensive than her political and economic endowments. 2. Christianity Spain’s greatest legacy The Roman Catholic religion - originated in Asia‚ being founded by Jesus Christ in Palestine; spread to Western Europe after Christ’s crucifixion‚ in the 16th and 17th centuries‚ propagated across the Atlantic to the New World and across the Pacific to the Philippines‚ making
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by F. Scott Fitzgerald tells a fictional‚ yet realistic story of a selfbuilt millionaire. This millionaire‚ Jay Gatsby‚ finds himself stuck in tough situations because of his persistent fight for a married woman‚ Daisy Buchanan. His infatuation and blindness for Daisy ended up in the downfall of Gatsby’s life. Who is to blame for his downfall? Of course‚ Jay Gatsby is the one to blame. Jay Gatsby had already started problems when he first met Daisy. Ever since he had set his eyes on her for the first
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“A keen sense of your heritage will help you to understand‚ in part‚ just who you are‚” says the article titled Why Your Heritage is Important. Is something passed down from generation to generation but is also something that is constantly being updated and changed. When I say ‘my family’ I am mainly referring to my moms side because I don’t have a lot of connections with my dads side of the family. My moms side of the family is a very closely knit group that is full of hard times and the best times
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Prof. Torreon Guest Check Accountability A Guest Check is a form used in a food services establishment to record the customer orders and is presented afterwards for payment; also called check Accountability. Make your servers responsible for accounting all of their guest checks‚ at the end of the night‚ when they return these over to the manager duty. Rather than keeping a stack of guest checks for servers to pick up as they come on duty‚ have the manager on duty issue guest checks and keep
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On September eighteenth in 1873‚ Jay Cooke and Company officially declared bankruptcy‚ and in doing so set off a series of financial crises that plunged the western world into an economic depression that lasted six long years. The collapse of American economic structure had been brewing for a long while‚ as in Europe the crash came early in May of that year. Surging to export into the Eastern economic vacuum‚ American businesses overstretched themselves and wound up in the same state as the Europeans
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terrible tragedy which led to the subsequent loss of a great man‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay‚ was not only my neighbour‚ but was a sophisticated and kind hearted man whom I have acquainted with throughout my time here‚ in West Egg. (Clears throat) But however I don’t think I’ve ever seen Jay’s house as empty as it is today. The life‚ fun‚ and excitement of Jay that have become characteristics of his beloved house seem to have vanished. Jay will always be remembered for his generosity and compassion. For he
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Jay Gatsby – He is a young man who is immensely rich. He had said his fortune had come from an inheritance which he used to travel the world on his own until some of the money was used up to where he settles into a mansion in the village of West Egg on Long Island. He is probably most known for the grand parties he threw so often‚ yet never fully attended his own ones. By that of he would never be too active in what was going on at the time‚ be it mingling with the party guests‚ or dancing to
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