Renaissance era. Lena abilities to sing and act paved a way for many African Americans. Due to her skin complexion‚ she receives roles that other African American women couldn’t get. She was the first black female to receive a very long contract with MGM. Her impact encourages many great women singers today because she broke the color barrier in music. I think if it wasn’t for Lena Horne‚ we wouldn’t have as many women singers and rappers in the music world today. Lena Horne was boring on June
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Assignment 1 - the Casino Industry 1. Introduction - current situation overview The three most common forms of casino gambling in the USA are the land-based‚ the river-boat and the Native American gambling. During the year 2009‚ the commercial casino industry used to employ about 375000 people earning around $13 billion in wages‚ making it one of the biggest industries in the USA. Commercial casinos are a major part of the actual entertainment landscape. For proof‚ ¼ of the U.S. adult population
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especially with her last film Summer Stock being a financial hit‚ MGM finally terminated their contract with her in 1950. The reason for her downfall? The unwavering addiction to her pills‚ the same pills she was given at the credulous age of 12 where she signed her name over to MGM. Not to say she was the only child actress to be given pills but she was the one star Hollywood cared most about in the way of her making bank and bringing MGM recognition. She had the power to get help‚ but she had too
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experienced the crew was not prepared for the cold mirage to effect the line of sight of the officers by saying‚ “the speeding Titanic would have slowed down if the crew and officers would had understood how the cold night was bending light in a confusing way” (Broad 88-90).If the crew had sailed more often and experienced condition quite similar to that night the crew would have slowed down. The officers and crew did not know about the cold mirages so the decision to continue full steam ahead was
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While his timeless photographs are key artifacts in Hollywood history‚ many people do not know the man responsible for creating one of the most iconic lighting techniques in the world of photography. George Hurrell’s knack for photographing prominent figures in the early 1900’s led their fame to overpower his. This leads many people to seek out his photographs simply because of the stars in the pictures‚ not because it is his work. Born to an English family of successful shoemakers on June 1‚ 1904
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Priced Beauty? in 1925. He eventually begin to work for Cecil B. DeMille’s independent film studio‚ as his head costume designer. In 1928‚ he followed Cecil B. DeMille to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) where he was hired as the chief costume designer. Although DeMille returned to Paramount‚ Adrian stayed at MGM. He designed costumes for over 200 films while working at that studios. Adrian worked with some of the biggest female stars from Greta Garbo‚ Jean Harlow‚ Joan Crawford‚ Katharine Hepburn‚ and
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I was going there to enjoy the scenery‚ see everything that there was to see‚ and play poker at as many of the major casinos as possible. Once I visited the Bellagio‚ the Wynn‚ the MGM Grand‚ and the Mirage‚ I decided that it was time to do some picking and choosing among the other casinos. My goal was to play some good poker and make a little bit of money‚ but I also wanted to gain the value of a good experience. Since my favorite movie as
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Lynn Meyer (‘Mrs Meyer’) (Second Respondent); and Meyer Gold Mining Pty Ltd (‘MGM’) (Third Respondent). Originally there was a partnership between Joseph Edwin James (‘Mr James’) and MGM. The partnership constitution then changed‚ a new partnership was formed between Pitgate and MGM. Mr James still held a percentage share (49%) in a mining lease‚ which was also being utilised in the partnership between Pitgate and MGM. The Public Trustee represents the interest of the estate of the late Mr James;
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centric market‚ with 61% of revenues coming from the casino category in 1990. Today‚ non-gaming revenue 1 http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-gaming-industry-las-vegas-sands-corp-lvs-wynn-resortslimited-wynn-mgm-resorts-international-mgm-90508/?singlepage=1 2 http://www.businessinsider.com/las-vegas-gaming-vs-non-gaming-revenue-2013-3#ixzz2OGvTP13o comprises around 64% of Las Vegas’ total revenue mix as a result of the market evolving over the past ten years into
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George Edward Hurrell was born in Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ on June 1‚ 1904. “As long as I can remember I wanted to be an artist. As a boy‚ I was drawing all the time‚ in school and out. Art was my favorite class in high school.” (George Hurrell‚ Par. 2). After graduating high school‚ Hurrell enrolled at the Chicago Art Institute‚ and also going to night classes at the Academy of Fine Arts studying painting. He became familiar with camera’s during his time at the art schools‚ because students would photograph
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