Billie Holiday is one of the greatest jazz singers of her time. Although her legacy shines bright‚ her life was often plagued by the adversity of drugs‚ men‚ and alcohol. Critics do not give enough credit to the struggle of Billie Holiday‚ whose highs and lows were commonly expressed through her strong vocals and combination of blues‚ jazz‚ and swing. She‚ unlike any other artist‚ came from nothing in Baltimore and found different avenues to rise through jazz history. Similar to her immediate family
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are so many holidays today that it is mindboggling. Did you know that today‚ February 7th is “Send a card to a friend day” and “Wave all your fingers at your friends’ day?” Of course these aren’t really highly celebrated days. There are all of the more important holidays such as the Fourth of July‚ Thanksgiving‚ New Years‚ and so on. These holidays while they are important they are not my favorite and I don’t look forward to them all year. Christmas is my favorite Holiday and it is really
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My favorite holiday Do you like holidays? If you are like me you do. If you like to celebrate holidays you could try to be enthusiastic about them. I love Halloween because I scare people and go trick-or-treating. My favorite holiday is Halloween because I like candy‚ scaring people‚ and seeing decorations. First‚ I like candy‚ because that is a big part of Halloween. I love the taste of all the different candies. When I go trick-or-treating I get to try new candy I haven’t yet. Some
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the most exciting times of the year. To celebrate the Christmas‚ the whole World becomes illuminated with tons of light and people all over the World feel the groove of the festive period. With the long two weeks of the holiday it is the best time to travel. Planning a holiday could be a difficult job‚ but here is the list of best cities to visit on Christmas. New York: New York is the most glamorous destination to spend the Christmas. Rockefeller Center in New York is the main attraction‚ when
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Christina English Comp 1 3 January 2014 My Favorite Holiday Ever since I can remember‚ the members of my family have met at my mother’s house every year for Christmas. I can say that this holiday is celebrated two days‚ one is on December 24th and the second on December 25th‚ on those two days we try to spend time together talking‚ laughing‚ traveling‚ and playing games and so on. As a result‚ Christmas in my family is my favorite time of the year. The day before Christmas‚ it is felt in
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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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Best holiday destination J.Preetham University of SRM Each year thousands of people wish to spend their vacations holidaying abroad. There are many destinations with exquisite panoramas in the world. Out of those Switzerland is the most preferred destination. In my opinion‚ Switzerland is the best travel destination because of the natural beauties‚ diverse cultures and food. First of all‚ Switzerland is the best vacation spot because of its natural beauties. For example‚ The Matterhorn
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History In 1882‚ Matthew Maguire‚ a machinist‚ first proposed the holiday while serving as secretary of the CLU (Central Labor Union) of New York.[1] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882‚[2] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto‚ Canada.[3] Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday on February 21‚ 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894‚ thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.[2] Following
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My last holiday It still haunts me till this day. It was the most scariest moments I have ever encounter in my life. How wrong was I to make that decision. Why I did not listen to my friend. How I wish I could turn back the time. On my last holiday‚ my friends and I have decided to finish up our homework at Jason’s house. We wanted to go to the nearby shopping mall after completing our homework. That is why we choose Jason’s house which is nearby a shopping mall called “Prangin Mall”. So we were
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MY FAVOURITE HOLIDAY I like going to London because it is so unlike my hometown Sungai Petani. While Sungai Petani is low-lying being situated in a valley about an hour’s travel from the air‚ London is a country that offer visitors surrounds world. First‚ there is Buckingham Palace. No trip to London is complete without going out to the highest point by trom. It’s an exciting ride‚ as I can see policeman on both side as the palace in the town. When I reach the speak ‚ my heart
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