a Suzuki class‚ he encountered his first musical interest; the drums. In 1980 he joined the band Three Plus and this is where his performing career began. In 1982 the band got a job at Broadway Dance Center‚ and this was where Glover first saw the great rhythm tap dancers Lon Chaney and Chuck Green. Glover later studied tap with John Fredo‚ who arranged him an audition with Henry LeTang. He was about 11 years old in 1984 when he starred the leading role in the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid. In
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Arik Akerberg Church History November 18‚ 2013 Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson was born on August 9th‚ 1788 in Malden‚ Massachusetts. Adoniram graduated from Brown University in 1807. While in college‚ Judson abandoned the Christian faith for Deism. After graduation from Brown‚ Judson moved to Massachusetts and started a school‚ he also published several books. Judson liked to travel and did so often. While on one of his trips‚ Judson stayed at an inn‚ in the room next to him he could hear
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ClassicNote on The Great Gatsby Chapter One The narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ begins the novel by commenting on himself: he says that he is very tolerant‚ and has a tendency to reserve judgment. Carraway comes from a prominent Midwestern family and graduated from Yale; therefore‚ he fears misunderstanding those who haven’t enjoyed his advantages. He attempts to understand people on their own terms‚ rather than holding them up to his personal standards. Nick fought in World War I; after the war‚ he
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involved with hookers and drugs and alcohol. On top of this Farley was a heavyset man‚ carrying 300 pound on his 5 ’ 8" body. He also loved to eat. This along with the drugs and alcohol cause major health problems. Chris Farley ’s death changed history forever as all death ’s do. But his hits my generation hard because he was so young and had everything going for him and we grew up watching him. He is one of my idols and I still cannot reason why he threw it all away and it serves as an awareness
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name Instructor Us Lit & Comp Rudolph Valentino “The Great Lover” was the nickname given to Rudolph Valentino when he became a motion picture star. He helped define what a star should be and represented the screen’s first “Latin Lover. His early death at age 31 only increased his legendary status especially among women; He often played as an evil villain because of his foreign looks. Rudolph Valentino became one of the great romantic idols of Hollywood’s “Silent movie era.” First of all
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James Dean was a famous actor in the 1950’s who also loved to race cars. Dean was an up and coming new actor when tragedy struck. James was traveling in California when he rammed into the back of another car‚ and he was pronounced dead at the scene. This changed the movie world and it made people realize that tragedy can strike whenever‚ wherever. James Dean was born on February 8‚ 1931‚ in Indiana‚ to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Soon after James was born‚ his dad became a dentist
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John Candy is one of Canada’s greatest‚ and funniest‚ character actors. His well-known role as the big hearted buffoon earned him classics in Uncle Buck (1989) and Planes‚ Trains & Automobiles (1987). His career has handed him some dry spells‚ but Candy always rebounded. Born in Toronto‚ Ontario‚ in the year 1950‚ Candy found his passion for drama while attending a community college. He found a number of bit parts in Canadian television shows‚ and also in such small films as Tunnel Vision (1976)
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world because of her work with the Little Rock Nine. The Little Rock Nine is very widely known and keeps people interested in what actually took place during this time. The way that she plays a major role in this event that has been made a part of history is that she was the advisor for the students who tried to integrate into then an all-white Central High School. The first time that they tried to enter the school was on the September 4‚ 1957. As they appeared at the school they were greeted by a
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songs‚ 23 grammys‚ and the presidential medal of freedom‚ you can see Bruce Springsteen is a legend. The Springsteen family name was Dutch‚ even though his father was Irish and his mother was Italian. Douglas Springsteen‚ his father‚ did not have a great relationship with his son due to being in depression. Bruce’s mother‚ Adele Springsteen‚ was the breadwinner of the house‚ employed as a legal secretary while his father was mostly unemployed. His life was not perfect financially even though his
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slaves become free and there were three main lines‚ called Liberty Lines. With Harriet’s family‚ still back in Maryland‚ she wanted to help them escape also. She sent secret messages throughout the UGRR to try to tell them how to get to her. Being the great and independent person she is‚ Harriet Tubman led the way to freedom for many people after she found her
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