Janice Joplin‚ a singer-songwriter and one of the biggest female rock stars of her time was born in Texas on January 19‚ 1943. Joplin was an American blues influenced rock singer and known for her powerful‚ blues-inspired distinctive vocals. She grew up in a small Texas town‚ Port Arthur and it was known for its connections to the oil industry. Joplin developed a love for music at a very young age and often sang in her local church choir. At a very young age‚ she showed promising signs of being
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to it and use this place as a educational building. AGAIN she talks about them playing the boring dull music instead of the popular music that progressed through history. She talks about them dressing up fake people as glorified Elvis and Janis Joplin. They needed to put plaques up on the walls displaying these artists great achievements. The alternative that she provides for this argument and the museum is that they should quit with the cheap show crap and move on to bigger educational displays
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Manager of Campus Security 563.242.4023 ext. 7868 Associate Director of Student Services 563.242.4023 ext. 7789 Introduction Disasters‚ whether natural or manmade‚ can happen anytime and anywhere‚ without warning. An earthquake‚ hurricane‚ tornado‚ fire‚ or hazardous material spill or even an act of terrorism can happen anywhere any time any place. If your business‚ school‚ city‚ town or home and family were faced with an unexpected disaster‚ would you be totally prepared? A Emergency Operations
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On February 1‚ 1902 Langston was born in Joplin Missouri. He lived with his grandmother for the first thirteen years of his life in Mexico. He also spent a year at Columbia University‚ were he served as a merchant seaman and worked at a nightclub called Paris. Langston showed a couple of his poems to Dr. Alain Locke who was a pleader for African-American literature. Twenty-Four years later is when Langston published his first book which started off his career as a writer. Langston Hughes is a poet
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The earliest surviving examples of pre-Colombian tie-dye in Peru date from 500 to 800A.D. Their designs include small circles and lines‚ with bright colors including red‚ yellow‚ blue‚ and green.[4] Shibori includes a form of tie-dye that originated in Japan. It has been practiced there since at least the eighth century. Shibori includes a number of labor-intensive resist techniques including stitching elaborate patterns and tightly gathering the stitching before dyeing‚ forming intricate designs
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Langston Hughes‚ also known as Langston Hughes was an African American writer who wrote various works‚ including poetry‚ novels‚ newspaper articles‚ and playwrights. He was born to the father and mother of James Nathaniel and Carrie Langston Hughes in Joplin‚ Missouri. His father later abandoned the marriage and left him and his mother for Cuba and Mexico‚ however later on‚ he was sent to his grandmother to be raised during his childhood life. His life consisted of many ups and downs‚ which influenced
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trying to give him subtle hits of what the road of life offers. "Mending Wall" gives a direct approach‚ it ’s a conversation between neighbors that happens once a year‚ once it happens they go back to the way they were. Langston Hughes was born in Joplin‚ Missouri‚ James Langston Hughes was a member of an abolitionist family. His first published poem was also one of his most famous‚ "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"‚ and it appeared in Brownie ’s Book. Later‚ his poems‚ short plays‚ essays and short stories
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The Tornado It was July 22‚ 1983‚ and a nice and sunny day until 5:00pm. Duke‚ Mary‚ and I were staying after school for guitar practice. We were in Mr. Jones classroom when the wind started blowing really hard. Then the police man came in and yelled‚ "There is a tornado get the kids in the gym now!" So‚ we went in the gym. "I’m scared‚" Joy said. "Me too‚" said Duke‚ who sounded very scared. "This is my first time being in school when there was a tornado‚" explained Mary
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have the privilege of remembering. Many artists such as Carlos Santana and Crosby‚ Stills‚ Nash and Young had their debut playing at Woodstock and continued on to have very successful careers. Other prolific acts included Jimi Hendrix‚ The Who‚ Janis Joplin‚ Creedence Clearwater Revival‚ and Grateful Dead. The rock bands and their participation in the Woodstock music festival had an enormous impact not just on the music of that time‚ but also on the direction music took that lead us to what we listen
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The music of the 1969s greatly reflected the people and behaviors of the decade. It affected everything from the clothes they wore to the drugs they used. Under the influence of drugs. Everything appeared to be a double entendre with a deep hidden meaning. (Kurlansky 183) The drugs made the music come alive. You not only heard the music‚ you could see it and feel it as well. With psychedelic music of bands like the Grateful Dead it was no surprise that people were usually stoned when they listened
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