Eddie K. Jazz 219 Charles Mingus Charles Mingus is a very important and influential name in jazz; however he is left out by many historians when talking about the history of jazz. The main reason he is left out by so many historians‚ Mark Gridley in particular‚ is because of his attitude and ego. He is clearly not the most pleasant person‚ and he surely does not display how a real jazz musician should act‚ at least according to most historians. The way he acts during performances can be
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In 1978‚ Raymond Miles and Charles Snow developed their strategic choice typology and helped in the launch of the business strategy. The American academics suggested that business level strategies generally fall into one of four categories: prospector‚ defender‚ analyzer‚ and reactor. The two scholars also examined how organisations adapt over time to changes in their environment. They defined their strategy “as a consistent pattern of decision making‚ and regarded the organisation’s behaviour as
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Illustrative Essay The film 8 Mile is a semi-biographical film about the rap artist Eminem’s life and the start to his career. This film stars Eminem himself as the main actor and has many ties and relations to real events in his life. This film was award winning‚ not just for its production‚ but for its soundtrack as well. This film was written and produced very well with great acting‚ creativity‚ and accuracy to real events. 8 Mile is a spectacular movie because of its production‚ storyline and
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Alexander Miles was born in Ohio on May 18‚ 1838. While Miles’s exact birthplace and birthdate are unknown‚ it is believed that he was born in Pickaway County near the town of Circleville‚ being the son of Michael and Mary Miles. Alexander Miles ended up moving to Waukesha‚ Wisconsin later in his life where he got a job as a barber. After a move to Winona‚ Minnesota‚ he met and got married to Mrs. Candace J. Dunlap‚ who was living in La Porte‚ Indiana. She was a widow who had two children with her
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Jazz in American Culture: Bop and Cool Jazz Jazz music has developed into a complex and extraordinary phenomenon since its advent in the early twentieth century. This unique and sociocultural music movement developed many variations‚ each bringing to light talented musicians characterized by a particular technique or style of play. The audiences for each individual style of music were constantly evolving with their respective cultures‚ finding themselves gradually integrating this more foreign
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In his novel The Green Mile’ Stephen King uses the dominant discourse of power to reflect the attitudes and cultural beliefs of Southern USA in the 1930’s‚ while contrasting these beliefs to today’s society. The concept of power used in The Green Mile’ illustrates that when it is abused the consequences that can and will transpire have a harmful effect on everyone involved. The abuse of power intertwines with several different ideologies in The Green Mile’. Justice can be identified
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RALPH ROISTER DOISTER This play is one of the first of comedies showing directly the influence of classical (Latin and Greek) models; it is certainly the first we ave that has come down to us intact (in the English language). In it we see the "miles gloriosus" (the braggart warrior)‚ the trickster-parasite‚ and several other stock classical comedic characters. It also maintains the classical unities of time‚ place and action‚ the division into acts and scenes‚ and the simple setting. These
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Nicholas Sparks‚ Miles Ryan was having such a great life till everything went downhill for him after the death of his wife. Now he has to pursue by overcoming his grieving and presumably even find love to make his son‚ Jonah‚ and he makes an exceptional life. Moreover‚ shortly‚ Miles meets Sarah Andrews‚ Jonah’s second-grade teacher‚ who falls head over heels for Miles. On the other hand‚ the person that killed his wife in the hit and run accident was Sarah’s brother‚ Brian. Eventually‚ Miles forgives him
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first great examples of hard bop. Clifford Brown is superb on trumpet‚ building clear‚ precise melody lines with such authority and control for a mere 24 year old. As many have observed‚ to get from Louis Armstrong to modern trumpeters‚ in addition to Miles Davis‚ Fats Navarro and Lee Morgan‚ you have to give very serious consideration to Clifford Brown. His solos‚ for example on Duke Jordan’s "Jordu" or on the three Clifford Brown originals‚ "Daahoud"‚ "The Blues Walk" and "Joy Spring"‚ now jazz standards
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young‚ lonely‚ unrecognized musicians tried to bond with one another to blot out the dismal world around them; in an effort to find positivity and acceptance‚ play together‚ and inspire confidence‚ they were exposed to heroin. At one time‚ jazz great Miles Davis was even a
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