Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey‚ and Smith developed a friendship with Ma. Ma Rainey was Bessie’s mentor and she stayed with her show until 1915. Bessie then joined the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit and gradually built up her own following in the south and along the
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BEIJING 2008: A DIGITAL OLYMPICS Known in China as “Superfish‚” Michael Phelps was on his way to achieving his goal of eight gold medals. His most difficult competition was the 100-meter butterfly. On PCs‚ cell phones‚ electronic billboards‚ and televisions‚ millions of viewers worldwide watched him win the event by .01 seconds. The results appeared on the screens almost in real time. If you did not see this exciting race‚ you can access it on YouTube. This was only one component in the “most wired
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The 2008 Olympics’ Impact on China From new construction projects to attracting the spotlight‚ the Olympics will have a lasting effect on China by Lee M. Sands For the PRC leadership and most Chinese‚ the July 13‚ 2001 International Olympic Committee (IOC) announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games marked China’s emergence as a major global player. Just as the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics propelled Japan and South Korea onto the global stage‚ the 2008 Beijing
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Tommy Smith‚ fell short of the stereotypical "violence is key‚" category when he used his podium to raise attention to the hard times black people endured with simply one small gesture. On June 6‚ 1944‚ and Clarksville Texas‚ to the parents Richard and Dora Smith‚ Thomas C. "Tommie" Smith was born. Being one of 12 children‚ Tommy survived about times as a young boy but ameliorated to become a phenomenal athlete. In the mix‚ his family moved to California where Smith was voted MVP (most valuable
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When discussing the notable leader of the Jamestown Colony‚ otherwise known as John Smith‚ a rather interesting has arisen regarding his genuine experience with the daughter of Powhatan‚ the Native American Chief. The girl‚ widely known as Pocahontas‚ is known for her inextricable link to Captain John Smith‚ Smith who had a suspiciously idyllic story to share. According to the National Park Service Website on Historical Jamestown‚ Smith’s tale involved being brought before Chief Powhatan and preparing
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THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY IS PROBLEMATIC. COMMENT ON YOUTH‚ CULTURE AND POSTCODE RIVALRY IN INNER CITY LONDON Community has been described and interpreted in different ways. It has been explained by different people in their own understanding and views. The concept of community could be associated with the beliefs‚ culture and interests. In this essay‚ the concept of community‚ what it is and the different types of community will be discussed. Also‚ the association between community‚ youth and its
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Community Education This paper is the culmination of the literature‚ research‚ project design‚ and evaluation completed to define a community‚ the effectiveness of community education‚ and who is identified as a community educator. Within the context of these assignments‚ variations of community and persons identified as community educators were discovered; but the commonality of the research and the projects was the idea of “community betterment”. As quoted from the book‚ Linking Adults
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millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us’ - Inspector Google (Socialist) Inspector Google is showing to the everyone (and the audience) that there are millions of working class people that are expriencing a similar life style of Eva Smith‚ that are ’still left with us’. ’Look‚ Inspector - I’d give thousands - yes‚ thousands of shellings’ - Mr Burling (When she’s alive‚ he doesn’t do any action or gives a thought about Eva Smith‚ nor neither give a sign of
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Workplace diversity means the inclusion of variety of people with individual differences such as races and gender into a same organisation or group. It is about creating a working environment where human differences are valued and respected and all abilities and experiences of diverse employees can be used to their fullest. People with different genders‚ ages‚ educational levels‚ cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs and so on are all related to workplace diversity. Diversity includes everyone
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“The Truth of John Smith” The text I have chosen to write this essay about is an account by John Smith about his experiences in the New World and his first encounter with Native American people. The text I’m using is from the coursepack page 105 to page 107‚ General History of Virginia‚ New England and the Summer Isles‚ from the second chapter in book three. Although this text holds many interesting aspects‚ I have chosen the one aspect that interested me the most‚ namely‚ in which way the truth
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