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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Cooper Wallace Mrs.stewart 1306 November/2/2014 A Slaves Holiday American slaves experienced the Christmas holidays in many different ways. Joy‚ hope‚ and celebration were naturally a part of the season for many. For other slaves‚ these holidays stirred up visions of freedom. The relaxed work schedules associated with Christmas often enabled slaves to interact in ways that they could not during the rest of the year‚ like receiving gifts ‚ ability to marry and opportunities to escape. slaves
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Working holiday and Travelling in England Student No Student Name 10766455 Cheung Yi Lok Introduction • Working holiday is very popul ar in Hong Kong. • Long history‚ glorious royal‚ a ttractive sceneries and a mild climate attract people to com e. • The United Kingdom is not str ange for Hong Kong people. Working holiday in brief • https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2rvhlyqbqQ • Applying visa • Be independent • Agency can help you to adapt • Travelling in that regions And I am going to share
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cultural and religious practices has led to the establishment of a mosaic of new public holidays. The once month-long Dashain and Tihar holidays have been reduced to a few days each‚ while new additions have been made to include festivals celebrated by minority religious and cultural groups like the Christians‚ Muslims and Buddhists. Incorporating demands from various communities‚ Nepal has a slew of public holidays a year‚ including a total of 10 days for Dashain and Tihar celebrations‚ three no-work
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long list of qualities and attributes that I would like for my ideal mate to possess. First of all‚ I would like for him to have a great personality and sense of humor. He should be kind‚ loyal‚ honest‚ loving‚ sincere‚ affectionate‚ and caring. He should also possess the qualities of maturity‚ integrity‚ and generosity. He must have good morals and values and be a non-smoker and non-drinker. I would like for my ideal man to be handsome and attractive in his appearance. He would
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community by outsiders who don’t belong. We are able to view these experiences of belonging and not belonging through the use of characters and events throughout a variety of texts. Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” and Armin Geder’s picture book “The Island” display how an individual can belong and not belong at different stages throughout their life and the experiences these characters face. While and individual may initially belong to the community‚ having differing views and opinions can seclude
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History of the British Islands The study of the British Islands helps us to understand the foundations on which our society is built on. The present life of the British Islands is the result of the accumulated past; and if we understand the past‚ we can understand ourselves and also determinate our future. The History and Culture of England helps us to answer questions that ask for the remains of the past‚ such us: Who built a dolmen? Who built a hill-fort? What was a castle? Etc. Therefore
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Salvation Army offer help during Christmas? The salvation army supports the community many ways during the christmas holidays. They have an annual “Fill the Kettle for Christmas” there is also a “Santa Shuffle” to raise money‚ and there is also a Christmas hamper program. The Christmas kettle campaign is salvation army’s most famous campaign to raise money during the christmas holidays! Donating to the Christmas kettle campaign gives money to people who cannot afford food‚ clothing or shelter. This
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Holidays and Our Consumer Culture Holidays have always been known to affect our consumer culture for many years‚ but how it all began eludes many people and very few studies have been completed on it. Even though some say that the subject is too broad to precisely to identify how holidays‚ especially Christmas‚ directly affect our market‚ I have found that people’s values‚ expectations and rituals related to holidays can cause an excessive amount of spending among our society. Most people
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better their living. When the immigrants arrived in the United States they had a choice to either go to Ellis Island or Angel Island. These islands were both considered stations or entry points where immigrants were either being examined and questioned. During the 1800-1900 Ellis Island was formed‚ immigrants at Ellis Island were known to be treated unfairly than Angel Island. Angel Island was considered to treat immigrants more fairly. Ellis
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