music played today‚ but it would not have come so far if it was not for Louis Armstrong. Armstrong is considered the most important improviser in Jazz (he taught the world to swing) (‘Jazz at Lincoln Center’).His trumpet playing changed the rules of music. Armstrong’s interest in music earned him the title of greatest trumpet/cornet player in American History. And to think it all started with a tin horn. Armstrong‚ full name Louis (“loo-ESS”) Daniel Armstrong‚ was born in Uptown New Orleans‚ Louisiana
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Statue of Liberty as a symbol of the United States as land of promise for refugees from other nations (Schultz). In the quote “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed‚ sunset gates shall stand a mighty woman with a torch” (Lazarus ). Coincedently‚ Lazarus contrasts one of the ancient statue to the Statue of Liberty. The Colossus of Rhodes was a greek statue that was built in the roman era to commemorate… In contrast‚ the Statue
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Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world. For many years‚ he was the richest. Bill Gates would have still been the richest man on earth if he had not been as philanthropic as he has been in the last two decades. He has even got Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffet to pledge half their fortunes for charity. Bill Gates is a legend in his own right. Very few people have shaped up the latter half of the 20th century as he had done. Not everyone can aspire to be a Bill Gates and not many can
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Bill Gates: Before Microsoft From his first business venture through his multi-billion dollar deals‚ Bill Gates has always been a ferocious and keen businessman. Bill Gates first started tinkering with computers when his high school‚ Lakeside Prep‚ wanted to acquaint its students with computers. In 1968 the school held a fund raiser to buy computer time on a DEC PDP-10 computer that was owned by General Electric. Lakeside was able to raise enough money for what they thought would be ample
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28th‚ 1955‚ a young boy born in Seattle named Bill Gates would change their life forever. When young Gates was growing up‚ he was already put off to a great head start. His family was very involved with business‚ politics‚ and community services which out Gates in a perfect environment for success. When he began school‚ every single one of his teachers would describe him as their smartest student they’ve ever had. Stories have even said that Gates would end up teaching the class instead of the teacher
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The fate of the world depends on one boy‚ Matt. Raven’s Gate by Antony Horowitz is an adventurous book that will take you on a fascinating journey through the life of a young man named Mathew Freeman. Antony Horowitz tells about an ordinary boy who all of a sudden finds himself in a strange town called Lesser Malling. With a single wrong move‚ Matt could destroy the destiny of humanity. This story opens with Matt getting punished for a crime he was supposedly accused of committing‚ but did not.
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The Marine Corps Security Force Company hosted a fundraising fence line run at the Northeast Gate of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay‚ Cuba‚ Oct. 15. “Today we did a 5-mile run‚ all the way from the legendary Northeast Gate‚” said MCSFCO’s senior enlisted leader‚ Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Joyuanki Victore. “We are raising money for our upcoming Marine Corps Ball. Event participants were able to see what most people are not as fortunate to experience‚ both Americans and Cubans alike‚ the chain-link
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Assessment - Essay Assessment (Essay‚ 2000 words‚ 30%) is an individual essay. The assignment requires you to use to build an argument that answers the question “Is Henri Fayol’s management theory relevant today?” Your argument should be presented as an essay. You may however make use of headings to highlight sections of your work Your essay should: Define the topic: outline what the report is about and how it will be structured i.e. what aspects are you focusing on and why. a. Specify your
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by its namesake‚ Bill Gates‚ and his wife Melinda. The couple created the foundation “to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.”1 It is headquartered in Seattle‚ Washing and is co-chaired by Bill‚ Melinda and William Gates Sr. Since its founding the foundation has accrued an incredible $31.9 billion and has a net worth of almost $50 billion. With such spending power‚ the foundation has been able to make great
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Born on May 18‚ 1889‚ American engineer and chemist Thomas Midgley‚ Jr. was controversial for two of his discoveries. One‚ he discovered the Freon while working for General Motors in 1930. He intended it to be a safe non-toxic refrigerant to be used in household appliances‚ to replace the dangerous refrigerants used before like ammonia and propane. Freon and other CFCs soon replaced the various toxic or explosive substances previously used as refrigerants‚ and were later used in other applications
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