Born in Washington D.C. on April 29‚ 1899‚ Duke Ellington was an American composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who gained fame by performing with his orchestra both in the Cotton Club in Harlem and in Europe. Regarded as a major figure in the development of jazz‚ Ellington identified his music as American music and adopted the phrase of his colleague Billy Strayhorn “beyond category” as a principle. Ellington started taking piano lessons locally at the age of seven and his mother insisted that he be
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I am writing to request that you chose Paul Rowe as a recipient of an “Unsung Hero Award”. As a student of Mr. Rowe I look to him for inspiration and as someone I can trust. As a Music Education teacher‚ professional trumpet player‚ and conductor‚ Mr. Rowe shows leadership as well as an inspiration to others. No matter what the circumstance is‚ he always finds a way to push forward. Mr. Rowe is a symbol of an ideal hero. To start off with‚ Mr. Rowe struggled at a young age. With the mom working
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The documentary‚ Waiting for Superman‚ is a look at the problems with America’s public school system. After watching to film I was shocked and frustrated. It is difficult for me to imagine that people who have chosen to become teachers would ever refuse to reform a system that is not functioning in the best interest of the children for whom the system was developed to serve. I am a very direct thinking person‚ when a problem is explained to me I immediately think about solutions. This film
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Charlie Parker‚ an American musician‚ once said‚ “Don’t play the saxophone. Let it play you.” Saxophone is an instrument that was very recently created by Adolphe Sax in 1840. It has a lot of influence on the music we listen to today‚ with its smooth‚ buttery‚ voice-like sound. Many genres of music utilize the velvety tone of all different kinds of saxophones. Saxophone is an instrument that has had a major influence on both music from 200 years ago to modern music now. The creation of the saxophone
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Bud Powell falls into the category of the jazz style of bebop. This style began in the 1940s and was something totally unexpected. It had really fast tempos‚ which were unusual for jazz at the time.”This was not dance music‚ and it was never really intended to be popular. It was jazz for the artists themselves and for the true jazz lovers.”(Hopkins Lesson 7). But become popular it did. Not only that but it “established the primacy of virtuosic solo improvisation” (Hopkins Lesson 7). In this sense
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Now in the twenty first century‚ there are many advertisers trying to get you to buy their product. They use a variety of ways to show us how good the product is. Some of those ways are marketing through different social media websites‚ billboards‚ television‚ and magazines. There are some people who may not care as much about all of the benefits of the products offered but only care about the current fashion trend or the latest technology devise. The advertisers try to capture our attention on the
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equality for all‚ I would want to travel to this period in history to be able to meet Angela Davis and Gloria Steinem. These two women were huge advocates for Women’s Liberation and I would like to talk to them in order to truly get a sense of what it was like to be a part of the movement that redefined the concept of being a woman in the United States.
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This documentary‚ directed by teen filmmaker Kiri Davis explores the many stereotypes associated with African American women and children. Per society‚ African American women‚ are not smart‚ must have a big butt‚ and if you are not lite-skin you are not pretty. Davis‚ asks her peers to discuss what the standards are for “a girl like me”. Most of the girls believe if they have blonde permed hair their better‚ never want to marry a darker male‚ or that having natural hair makes them African
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etailed Lesson Plan in Math Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics IV I.Objectives At the end of the lesson‚ the students should be able to: 1. Identify linear equation in two variables. 2. Solve and graph linear equation in two linear variables 3..Present solutions with accuracy and precision in ones work. II.Subject matt... Premium763 Words4 Pages Detailed Lesson Plan A DETAILED DEMOSTRATION LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH V I. OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson‚ the pupils should be able to:
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aiding in Captain Jack Sparrow’s escape in the previous movie. Lord Cutler Beckett will only lift the charges in exchange for Jack Sparrow’s compass. William Turner is sent off to find Jack Sparrow. He is reluctant to leave his future bride behind in prison‚ but it is his only chance to free her. Jack Sparrow is a cursed pirate. He has made a deal with Davy Jones‚ the captain of the Flying Dutchmen. If Davy Jones would raise the Black Pearl from the bottom of the ocean‚ Jack Sparrow had thirteen
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