due to a series of bad loans‚ charges of criminal embezzlement‚ and other unfortunate circumstances‚ the Union Planters Bank foreclosed on the Stax Record Company and all its property. Included in this seizure was the building where Stax founders‚ Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton‚ set up shop an African American neighborhood at the former Capitol Theater in 1960. By 1980‚ the neighborhood became one of the poorest and most crime-ridden zip codes in the United States and the property held little to
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Understanding Death People from different generations‚ walks of life and backgrounds have all contemplated death in comparable ways. Some people choose to look to the afterlife as a means of explanations of the mystery that is death. Others look at the science behind death and gather as much information as possible on what happens. In The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy and Death Be Not Proud by John Donne we can identify two ways in which both of these writers deal with and view death‚ through
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was wanted.) And turning to mas as he moved away‚ he said: “Just set where you are‚ stranger‚ and rest easy – I ain’t going to be gone a second.” I did not for a moment contemplate that any of these strange tales were true. I wanted to hear of Jim Smiley anyways‚ not The Reverend Lenidas W. Smiley which‚ for all I knew‚ was a creation Wheeler’s imagination. Not wanting to appear rude‚ I sat and waited for his return. Having determined I would not wait too long‚ as I preparing to leave in came
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Apollo 13: Flight vs. Hollywood On April 11‚ 1970‚ 1:13 p.m‚ Apollo 13 was launched at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Fred W. Haise‚ Jr. who would be the Lunar Module Pilot‚ James A. Lovell‚ Jr. who would be the Commander‚ and John L. Swigert‚ Jr. who would be the Command Module Pilot‚ and would replace Ken Mattingly‚ would be the crew for this operation. This would be the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo Space Program‚ and the third intended to land on the moon. When mission control
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the Reverend Jim Jones‚ leader of the Peoples Temple‚ enacted a psychological-based massacre of many of his devout followers. Jones’ congregation became known as a cult whose members were unable to leave and cut off from the rest of society that did not have the same beliefs as them. Jones moved his congregation to Guyana and called it Jonestown‚ where he eventually persuaded his followers to drink a mixture of Kool-Aid and cyanide that would kill them (The Psychological Massacre: Jim Jones and Peoples
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Jim Crow’s segregation In the South had states passing codes to classify race‚ it became known as the "one-drop rule.’’ The definition meaning is that if a single drop of "black blood" runs through your veins you’re black‚ this practice is known by many names such as "one black ancestor rule‚" "traceable amount rule‚" and "hypo-descent rule‚" it meant that mixed race people were assigned to the status of a minority group. The first registrar of Virginia’s Bureau of Vital Statistics was Dr. Walter
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evident that their lives were not wasted. Many college students volunteered to enter the foreign–mission field‚ and more Indians came to church in Shandai. II. Body In the autumn of 1955‚ Nate Saint‚ Roger Youderian‚ Ed McCully‚ Pete Fleming‚ and Jim Elliot had dared to make contact with a Stone Age tribe deep in the jungles of Ecuador. Their goal is to establish a communication with people whose only previous response to the outside world had been to attack all strangers. The men’s mission combined
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rights between 1950’s and 60’s Frank Lloyd Wright: The creator of “organic architecture” which the purpose was to create a harmony between the humans and environment. Gandhi: Led India to independence‚ civil rights and freedom. (Without using violence) Jim Henson: Creator of the Muppets John Lennon: A Peace and Human Rights leader that works along with Sir Paul McCartney on one of the most important music group of all times. Maria Callas: Well known opera singer of the 20th century. Martha Graham: Inspired
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’The Loaded Dog’ The goldfields were a setting very familiar to Lawson. The main characters Dave Regan‚ Jim Bently and Andy Page are good-natured. The escapades of Tommy‚ the black retriever dog establish the plot of the narrative. Tommy’s good nature and the challenge of a game with his friends build into a chase scene which has become synonymous with bush larrikinism and legend. The male characters hit on an ingenious plan to catch fish‚ by blowing them out of the water with a special cartridge
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Yet‚ he discovered that he could make friends by making people laugh‚ that was his turning point. At home‚ he would thoroughly enjoyed making faces and mimicking in his mirror. It wasn’t all great for Jim though. First‚ he had to work around his learning disability‚ dyslexia‚ in order to succeed in school. He did this by developing a phenomenal memory. Money was another problem‚ his family lived in a rough district with lots of low-rent townhouses. By
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