and villains always contribute to all great stories. Louis Riel‚ one of the most controversial figures in Canadian history‚ is now argued as both a villain and a hero. He was hanged on November 16‚ 1885 for treason‚ but was he a real villain? Louis Riel is undoubtedly a national hero because he stood up for Métis rights‚ was responsible for the formation of Manitoba‚ and called attention to the Canadian Pacific Railway. Some may see Louis Riel as a villain because of his initiatives taken against
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complicated by his alcoholism in 1931. In both pieces‚ Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke and their instruments are what stand out in the songs. The tempo of the pieces are different with “I’m Coming to Virginia” being the slower tempo of the two. Louis Armstrong normally has a real bright sound. In “The Potato Head Blues” the best way to describe his timbre here is something more "street". It’s not as refined. You can tell Louis hasn’t had any formal training and is just raw talent. The
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Twenty-Nine I had completely forgotten Louis’ appointment with Baroness Portella until the next morning when he was dressing to leave. I wanted to go with him‚ but even though Boudreaux and Louis both said that they felt the meeting was because of me‚ I dared not ask to go. The Baroness had not requested my presence there. Anxiously‚ I waited his return‚ but it was hours before he did return and by that time‚ I had become angry. When he walked in‚ I could see right away that all was not well. “Where
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What makes your big head so hard? I love her. I love her just the same Crazy bout that woman cause Caldonia is her name ‘Caldonia’ (Jordan‚ 1945) — as seen from this excerpt of Caldonia‚ Louis Jordan composed a set of lyrics that is essentially fragmented between short recitations and a follow-up shout of “Caldonia!”. The fact of the matter was that he did not necessarily perform the track in a traditional manner—instead‚ he performed the
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stop when there’s no more- Louis Armstrong He means that the musician doesn’t stop playing the music until he has no more music to play and for a good musician they make songs all the way until they are deceased. Louis Armstrong was an important figure in American history because he is the most influential person of jazz if he didn’t do what he did jazz probably would have went unnoticed and people probably would have turned the other cheek to that genre of music. Born Louis Daniel Armstrong on August
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of Canadian history. One notable incident during this era was the refusal to take the St. Louis in as refuge by the Canadian government. On May 15‚ 1939‚ 907 German Jews with visa for Cuba fled from Nazi persecution by boarding the SS St. Louis‚ in search of a better life in the western world. However‚ Cuba later denied the ship permission to land‚ while the United States coast guard escorted the St. Louis away . Their last strand of hope was to plead to Canada for refuge‚ but discrepancies between
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The Life of Louis Armstrong He was known as the greatest of all jazz musicians. He defined what it really was to play genuine jazz music and taught the world to swing. He included joy‚ spontaneity‚ and amazing technical abilities. Louis Armstrong was a genius when it came to his inventive musical ability. In this paper‚ I will tell you about who Armstrong was‚ his early childhood‚ accomplishments‚ and his living legacy. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana which
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Louis Foreman is someone who has always been an entrepreneur. He started when he held a fundraiser‚ at nine years old‚ and raised thousands of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Louis has started five different business ventures. The first one was started while he was a sophomore at the University of Illinois. Through Louis’s business ventures he became a source of advice for other new entrepreneurs. This led him to a new idea that he called Everyday Edisons. Everyday Edisons was a reality
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Michael Edelman HST 313 3/28/2005 Caricature Paper Jacques-Louis David: Gouvernement Anglois (The English Government) Introduction: As one can expect from the very nature of political and social revolutions‚ there were some very unhappy people during the French revolution. The question here is why the French citizens of this time so upset were and was their discontent so great that a revolution could be justified? Furthermore‚ who and what will be the ultimate vehicle to bring the necessary
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superiority to the spectators of the world. Little did he know that track legend Jesse Owens‚ an African-American superstar‚ would break eleven world records at that very game. Another lesser known Olympian caught Hitler’s attention that day‚ as well. Louis Zamperini‚ an unknown American runner‚ completed the last lap of the 5000 meter race in a mere 56 seconds. Upon meeting Zamperini Hitler remarked‚ " Ah‚ you’re the boy with the fast finish." Such words would prove to be prophetic - Zamperini indeed
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