Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was the greatest of all Jazz musicians. Armstrong defined what it was to play Jazz. His amazing technical abilities‚ the joy and spontaneity‚ and amazingly quick‚ inventive musical mind still dominate Jazz to this day. Only Charlie Parker comes close to having as much influence on the history of Jazz as Louis Armstrong did. Like almost all early Jazz musicians‚ Louis was from New Orleans. He was from a very poor family and was sent to reform school when he was twelve
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Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous trumpeters to ever live. He was born on August 4th‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. His father was a factory worker and he abandoned Louis after his birth. His mother left him with his grandmother and was always in prostitution. He married died on July 6th‚ 1971 in Corona‚ Queens‚ New York. He went to school at the Fisk School for Boys and the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. His nicknames all his friends and fans gave him was “Pops”‚ “Satchmo”‚ and “Ambassador
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Louis Armstrong or frequently called pops‚ satchmo‚ and dipper had a far from normal life. Louis was born August 4‚ 1901‚ in New Orleans Louisiana he was a son of Mary Albert and William Armstrong. Louis did not grow up wealthy‚ in fact the place where he lived was nicknamed the battlefield. His dad a factory worker and left soon after Louis was born. His mom who was regularly found on the corner as a prostitute usually left Louis with his grandmother. Louis only made it to the 5th grade before he
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length of life‚ but the depth of life.” This famous line shows that the value of life is in how you live it‚ and in how you impact those around you. It is never something that can be based monetarily. Instead‚ if someone is constantly living life to its fullest‚ never dwelling on the minute details as opposed to the grand tapestry of life‚ then they have truly led a meaningful and rewarding life. Firstly‚ is it possible to put an actual dollar amount on the value on someone’s life? Many have
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Despite the many differences in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Talented Mr. Ripley. The two novels relate greatly when it comes of acts of evil and dishonesty. The motivation for their evil is dissatisfaction with their current lifestyle. Dissatisfaction comes in many forms it can stem from boredom‚ self judgement‚ rage‚ and many more that won’t be covered in this paper. The feeling of not living up to one’s full potential can lead too many unacceptable actions. Even
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Fueled by Envy: Analysis between Othello and The Talented Mr. Ripley The Film The Talented Mr. Ripley‚ directed by Anthony Minghella‚ and the Play Othello‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ are similar in the theme that envy leads to a demise of characters. In both works‚ the antagonist motives are pursued by the acquisition of wealth‚ and in the end are deemed by the desire for power. In The Talented Mr. Ripley‚ Tom Ripley is a poor shipbuilder from New York who must persuade wealthy
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Imagine taking over your friend’s life‚ taking their money‚ living under their name while still trying to maintain yourself. This is the life of the main character Tom Ripley from the book The Talented Mr. Ripley‚ written by Patricia Highsmith. This highly suspenseful book takes you through the colorful mind of Ripley. Anxiety‚ lying and impersonation are three topics that come up a lot in Ripley’s journey. Each aspect reflecting why Tom does what he does in the story‚ realizing why he feels the
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perspective of the hero‚ but rarely are we told the story from the perspective of the criminal and rarely do we find ourselves rooting for a deranged‚ psychopath. Patricia Highsmith’s novel‚ The Talented Mr. Ripley‚ is a story where we do see these rare qualities in effect. The eerily charming Tom Ripley‚ like most of us‚ is finding it difficult to be comfortable in his own skin and desperately craves a new‚ more enticing identity. What makes Tom different than us in struggling with this normal insecurity
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Life is a beautiful thing‚ but everyone gives life a certain value for each person they meet. Some people are too important to put value on‚ depending on the perspective of the appraiser‚ others can be priced quite easily by someone else and be difficult to by another. Based on the readings given to work with contradicting one another‚ someone cannot wholeheartedly agree with all of the passages. People put dollar value on life and in some places it is deemed as bad to do so but it is the only way
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Louis Armstrong is a very talented musician‚ actor‚ and singer. He has lived a prosperous life with a lot of success and an equal amount of downfalls. Louis Armstrong’s story goes back to over one hundred years ago. Nicknamed Satch‚ Satchmo‚ Satchelmouth‚ Dipper‚ and Dippermouth Louis Armstrong took over and changed the jazz industry to what we know it as today. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. His father‚ William Armstrong‚ abandoned the family during Louis’
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