Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Harris (1915–1959) was an African American jazz singer and songwriter. Her singing style‚ strongly inspired by jazz musicians‚ lead to a new way of using word choice and rhythm. A critic named John Bush once wrote that Holiday "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She only co-wrote a few songs‚ but a number of them have become jazz standards that many musicians strive to live up to. Some of these standards were set by songs of hers such as "God Bless the
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English B50 26 January 2013 How I learn best Learning is to gain knowledge‚ comprehension or mastery through experience or study. Everyone has their own unique ways of learning. Some people learn by observations‚ and personal experience. In my case‚ I learn best when I watch others make mistakes because it lets me see first hand the consequences of their mistake. For this reason making mistakes‚ taking risk‚ and watching others personal experience is how I learn best. I have made several mistakes
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How Do I See Myself in Ten Years? Where do I see myself in ten years? Thinking about this question gave me a chance to analyse my goals‚ wishes‚ and ambitions. In ten years I know I want the basic things of life‚ love‚ family‚ and happiness and the opportunity to pursue my dreams. I would like to be honoured with having children with my future wife. I will be employed by a top automotive company. I will own my own business; either still live in Melbourne or in another state and be able to
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How I would like to see myself in the next 10 years? For the next 10 years I want to see myself succeed in every aspect such as self‚ family/social‚ economic‚ and spiritual. I would like to see myself still in service‚ growing in my profession and continuous my study / schooling. So‚ I will improve more in the areas of my weaknesses and make use of my full potential and ability in achieving my personal goals. By that time‚ I am continuing practicing my profession as Psychologist and perhaps
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May 4‚ 1929 in Belgium to an English father and a Dutch mother. In 1939 Hepburn moved to the Netherlands to avoid Nazi invasion but this move proved pointless. In 1940 the Netherlands was overrun by the Nazis until the liberation in 1945. Audrey spent the next years seeing her family members shot in the streets by Germans and Jewish children being loaded off trains and on to deportation trucks. Seeing these poor children suffer lead Hepburn to make a commitment to UNICEF children’s charity. After
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LIFE AS I KNOW IT! What is life as I know it? Well on September 11th 2011 I know it’s a rare day to celebrate but that’s a day that I meet the most remarkable person I have ever met the day I started dating the love of my life we have been together for 2 years 3 months and 6 days and those 2 years 3 months and 6 days have been the best years months and days of my life! I never thought I could love someone the way I love him. He also attends college. I never thought I would find anyone who loved
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My mother never taught me sweeping is the opening line in Julia Alvarez’s poem and the one that stand out most in my mind. In the opening line Alvarez use powerful word such as Mother‚ Never and Sweeping to engage the reader and control the sway or sweeping motion of the poem. The word Sweeping stand out the most‚ because to sweep means to clean out at dirty place‚ to rid one’s self of dust. The poem gives the imagery that the Alvarez is ridding herself of dirty. The sweeping motion continues throughout
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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK SESSION 2014-15 ENGLISH CLASS VIII 1. Read the supplementary reader ‘Robinson Crusoe’. Make a Reading Passport (atleast 6 pages) Find out more about the author and his works and write about it. Character sketch of Robinson Crusoe My favourite character(from the book) Summary of the book . 2. Project Work (P.P.T) ROLL NO. 1 TO 25 (Power Point Presentation) Topic – The concept of funfilled vacations
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Holiday Ambassador (HA) Briefing Sheet Benefits and payout to Holiday Ambassador (1) On boarding benefit Once on-board Holiday Ambassadors will receive a Welcome kit with MMT goodies worth INR 8000 On-boarding Kit includes • -Welcome letter • -Laptop Bag • -Makemytrip branded baggage tags • Discount vouchers worth INR 5000 *Above benefit will be awarded only once during the tenure of a Holiday Ambassador after 1st booking is reported from the unique queries sent. (2) Business Benefits
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Jessica Abear Psychology 100 Topic Paper “How I learn” May 6‚ 2015 Learning How I Learn Right when we think we know everything possible to know about learning‚ we learn something new. I propose that “re-learning” how we learn‚ will not only surprise us‚ as well as teach us a lot‚ but it will make us far more efficient learners. Beginning the first day of school it is drilled into our heads that distraction‚ ignorance and restlessness are Failure’s allies. We are taught that sacrifice‚ self-discipline
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