around the world. In Alpena where I live we rarely have any kind of major weather damage. On June 14‚ a group of 44 members from Grace Lutheran Church‚ as well as other churches in Alpena‚ drove 20 hours to Mayflower‚ Arkansas where a level 5 tornado had hit. I was one of these‚ along with my mom and one of my best friends Maddy. For six months we had prepared and fundraised. I did not want to go on this trip‚ but what I was going to see was much more than what I had imagined--i came back more
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As a recent Business graduate of Southwestern University‚ I am dedicated towards continuing my passion for nonprofit work through your open Southwestern University Coordinator of Community-Engaged Learning Position. With my background in volunteer management‚ strategic program planning and development‚ and effective team leadership and collaboration‚ I am eager to apply my experiences in nonprofit work towards enhancing students’ roles in community involvement. During my time at Cottey College‚
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classical singers. Mercury’s vocals shine on songs such as "Bohemian Rhapsody‚" "We Will Rock You‚" and "We Are the Champions." In 2001‚ Queen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Honorable mentions: Ronnie James‚ Steven Tyler‚ Janis Joplin‚ Sammy Hagar‚ and Robert
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the Blues”. She started her career by singing in tent shows in 1912‚ alongside another blues specialist Ma Rainey. Bessie influenced other singers including Aretha Franklin‚ Nina Simone‚ Frank Sinatra‚ Billie Holiday‚ Dinah Washington and Janis Joplin. Bessie Smith was married to Jack Gee on June 7‚ 1923. She made her first record with Columbia records “Downhearted Blues” in 1923. It was a hit selling 780‚000 copies. It was the best selling blues record to date. Between 1923 and 1931‚ Smith
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When Austin‚ TX began as a small settlement named Waterloo‚ no one could have predicted the amazing growth this city would experience. The first of many population booms occurred when this small town was named the capital of Texas and given its current name in 1839. Before long the population had soared to around 850 people. Since then‚ the city’s population has doubled approximately every 20 years as new industries develop and its reputation as a colorful‚ diverse community builds. The most recent
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"Tin Pan Alley" was the nickname given to the street where many music publishers worked during the period of 1880 to 1953. In the late 19th century‚ New York had become the epicenter of songwriting and music publishing‚ and publishers converged on the block of West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. There are several stories about how the block got its name. One that is often repeated tells of a reporter for the New York Herald who was hired to write about the new business
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it’s area decreases.it is also vice versa‚when you lessen the water area of the water ‚the water gains speed. 10.Why are people in buildings threatened by a tornado told to open windows to minimize damage? -For me‚the people in the building threatenedby a tornado told to open windows to minimize damage so that the air caused by a tornado cannot immediately go inside the building and to change the direction of the
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Whether it be the early 2000s R&B I grew up enjoying or the sweet melody of “You Are My Sunshine” my mother sang to me as I fell asleep‚ since my youth‚ music has played a substantial part in my life. However‚ performing music holds the most treasured place in my heart‚ for the pieces I have performed always spark the fondest musical memories. The most significant of these memories was my experience performing "Moldau‚" movement two of Ma Vlast by Bedrich Smetana‚ with the 2016 North Dakota All-State
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency best known as FEMA‚ was one of the main supporters to help. This agency helps with organizing and giving out tasks to do to help and‚ bringing out rescue teams to help. They also give assistance to tornado victims‚ some of those include rental assistance for those who have homes that have been destroyed. They also give out grants for certain home repairs that are not covered by insurance. Also‚ they give grants for medical‚ dental‚ funeral services‚ and transportation
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Ara Cho Ethno 50A 803-672-412 October 14‚ 2011 Seeing Ragtime and Blues as Parents of Jazz Jazz is a music genre that has complex characteristics and history of development and thus many musicians and scholars face troubles in defining what jazz is. In general‚ jazz is believed to have born in New Orleans. Jazz developed for the pleasure of the social dancers. According to the “Understanding Jazz: What Is Jazz?” of John F. Kennedy center for the Performing Arts‚ Jazz was created mainly
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