Of Billie Holiday: If You Can’t Be Free‚ Be a Mystery is an inspiring analysis of Billie Holiday that pairs Griffin’s passion for the singer with a deep critical examination that deconstructs the myth of Billie Holiday that has been perpetuated through her “autobiography‚” the media‚ the Academy Award nominated biopic Lady Sings the Blues‚ as well as countless biographies that construct a tragic mulatto narrative around the vocal genius. Though I was only familiar with the myth of Holiday‚ a brief
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My Favorite Vacation I had a wonderful time at the Kalahari resort in Wisconsin Dells when I went there for vacation in 2001. It was on my mom’s birthday when we went there‚ son that was nice for her. We stayed for three days‚ and got home at six o’clock p.m. on the third day. The reason that this vacation was so fun was probably the first vacation that my brother was not annoying me. That and just all the stuff that there was to do there were the main reasons. They had good water slides
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I choose to do vacation spots and picked the beach and the mountains. I.) I am nervous about going to the beach‚ because we are going to do a lot of stuff we have never done before. 1.) Distance a.) The beach is further away b.) You can’t go as often c.) You can’t stay as long 2.) Activities a.) Amusement parks b.) Fishing c.) Parasailing d.) Deep sea fishing 3.) Expense’s a.) More expensive on gas b.) A beach house and a cabin around the same
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My Summer Vacation My summer vacation was really fun and I enjoyed every minute of it. The first day of my Summer vacation was boring‚ but I knew it would be because it was the first day. I spent Almost my entire summer vacation with Astrid and my cousin as well as my family. The first thing I wanted to do was to go to the beach. I ended up going to the beach‚ but it Was when Tania invited me to come out of a video for her fifteen and I of course I said Yes. As well as Astrid
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Ancient Roman holidays & Festivals by emily deal Ancient roman calendars were a little different than ours for‚ example their weeks were eight days long. The eight days didn’t even have names‚ they were just letters. A‚B‚C‚D‚E‚F‚G‚H. On the eighth day of the week‚ H‚ a regular school holiday‚ kind of like our weekends. It was called Market Day‚ the meant for washing your whole body and going to market to get the food
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If a beach vacation home is your idea of a dream come true‚ Panama City Beach timeshare resales are for you. You can have a vacation home in the Landmark Holiday Beach Resort where you spend your annual vacation without breaking your vacation budget. Located right on the warm‚ Gulf waters‚ you are two steps from the white sand beach and have easy access to all the activities and adventures in the area. Panama City has a Marine Park and Arts District and you are close to Ripley’s Believe It or Not
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My Spring Vacation This year’s spring break was very different from those in the past. Usually during this period of time‚ I would be spending a normal and quiet time at home‚ but this year‚ in celebration of my birthday‚ my boyfriend scheduled an all inclusive five day vacation in the Bahamas. I haven’t been on a vacation in a long time; that’s why I was hoping I would be able to have a good time. Who knew I would get sick just a few days before we were to head out. I thought I wouldn’t
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I have many places that I really like; for example‚ going camping at Big Bear in the summer‚ the beach‚ the mall‚ and theme parks‚ but my number one place I like so much and never get tired of going there is Universal Studios Hollywood. Many people might think that Universal Studios is not a really good place to call it ‘a favorite place’ for they have only a mammoth of rides and large size of entertainment shows. I do not just like Universal Studios for their rides but also for their shows and their
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What is the psychological benefit of going on holiday? For most of us life involves the constant routine of work‚ whether at home with the family or within a business. Household duties‚ shopping‚ cooking‚ and looking after our families‚ watching television and whatever other hobbies or activities we engage in keep our minds active and occupied day in day out. If we interpret our situation to be stressful‚ forced‚ without choice or robotic then the constant engagement in life can wear us down
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A vacation begins at the end of examination .Students breath a sigh of relief as a heavy burden has been unloaded .They pine for some change from the drudgery of their daily routine. During the vacation‚ some students visit historically important places. Some‚ who are away from their parents gladly go home .Others may spend (or waste?) the vacation in entertainment. It is‚ then evident that a vacation can be utilized in a variety of ways. A vacation is not for pleasure. It is for both pleasure
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