based almost entirely on official records. He was born in London between 1340 and 1344‚ the son of John Chaucer‚ a vintner. In 1357 he was a page in the household of Prince Lionel‚ later duke of Clarence‚ whom he served for many years. In 135960 he was with the army of Edward III in France‚ where he was captured by the French but ransomed.
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Henry Duong Political Science 139 Professor Bordenkircher Analytic Paper Pop American Culture Vs Middle East Culture In Richard Poplak’s the Sheikh’s Bat mobile he shares with us a variation of stories about his two-year tour throughout the middle east. Poplak embarks on this trip in order to see what happens when our pop culture meets the Muslim world. Each country Poplak visits he shares his occurrences and exchanges with over hundreds of people. Richard Poplak wants to know how his American obsessions
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Motown music was created in the suburbs of Detroit‚ Michigan in the late 1950s. Motown was born when Berry Gordy founded his record company Tamla Records‚ a branch of which was called Motown. Gordy‚ an entrepreneur and visionary‚ helped write and produce many early songs of the type. The company became a big hit in the midwest and eventually all across America. Gordy‚ being an african-american man in the 1950s‚ was a huge believer in Civil Rights. He recorded and put out Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s
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August 1997. He began recording jingles himself at the age of five‚ and as a teenager Marx wrote his own songs. When he was 18‚ Marx managed‚ through a series of acquaintances in the music industry‚ to get a demo he had recorded to singer Lionel Richie. At Richie’s urging‚ Marx moved to Los Angeles‚ and beginning in 1980‚ he worked as a background
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and became very popular all over the world. My favourite songs performed by him are “Remember the time”‚ “You are not alone”‚ “White and black”‚ “They don’t care about us”‚ “The Earth song” and so on. He showed his compassion when he and Lionel Richie wrote “We are the world” to raise money to help with relief efforts in Africa. Michael Jackson will always be remembered for his original dance performance – Moonwalk. He debuted his “Moonwalk” in 1983 and spread this dance style all over the
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Joliet the quiet suburban congested city offers a peaceful mix of safe housing‚ and the industrial look of the city. Stretching to about forty miles its twin city is Romeoville. Joliet was discovered by the French explorer Louis Joliet back when it was Native American hunting ground. The city hides many little secrets one being it was originally named Juliet speculated to be due to the city of Romeoville which was the originally just called Romeo. Named after the Shakespeare’s play of the same name
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Brown two Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best R&B Contemporary Album. While he did not win‚ he showed the audience at the Grammy Awards just how talented he was by holding his own while performing with two R&B legends‚ Lionel Richie and Smokey Robinson. In 2006‚ he played more than 30 concerts in cities across the country. He had a small role in the box office hit Stomp The Yard (2007)‚ which centered around a step dance competition. The final months of 2007 brought a wave
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to together and agreed to sing a song that symbolizes helping out the world and uniting as a whole. Around 80 skilled artists came together to vocalize this empowering song to help the Haitians of Haiti. The producers of the song consisted of Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones. This song wasn’t made to benefit the singers but made to help others
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Detroit‚ located near the Great Lakes‚ was the biggest city of heavy industry in the 1950s and 1960s. The Big Three automobile companies such as Ford‚ GM and Chrysler‚ had their manufacturing plants in Detroit at that time. People called this city as Motown‚ a compound word of Motor Town. Berry Gordy Jr. came back to Detroit after the Korean War in 1953 and he run a jazz record store with his friends. He was absorbed in blues and bebop and used to write songs as his hobby. Since he was a versatile
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Since the creation of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity‚ Incorporated 110 years ago‚ Alpha men have had a profound impact on the African American community. Notable Alphas men such as Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Lionel Richie and W.E.B. Dubois have lead significant marches‚ molded African American music and guided a race. As they say‚ Alpha history his African American history. I would to be a part of an organization with such rich history. Today‚ Alpha Men are still the most prominent men in the African
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