Billie Holiday is one of the greatest jazz singers of her time. Although her legacy shines bright‚ her life was often plagued by the adversity of drugs‚ men‚ and alcohol. Critics do not give enough credit to the struggle of Billie Holiday‚ whose highs and lows were commonly expressed through her strong vocals and combination of blues‚ jazz‚ and swing. She‚ unlike any other artist‚ came from nothing in Baltimore and found different avenues to rise through jazz history. Similar to her immediate family
Premium Family African American Jazz
#6 Holiday Cheer… In a year‚ there are a lot of holidays that are celebrated around the world. These holidays include; Valentine’s Day‚ St. Patrick’s Day‚ Thanksgiving‚ and Christmas. People worldwide celebrate some of these holidays in their own way‚ and always have a good time too. I like to spend a majority of the holidays throughout the year with my family or friends‚ because it tends to be more fun if you spend it with family or friends. My favorite holiday out of all of the holidays in
Free Family English-language films
lot of these so called “changes” - some being for the better and some being for the worse. Whether it be due to the economy‚ illness‚ or even just pure luck; my family made it through these everlasting changes with loving support and happiness. Receiving the Coolidge Scholarship would make a difference in my life by relieving
Premium Family Mother Medicine
World Business Council for Sustainable Development Case Study 2007 Ledesma Local Supplier Development Program Ledesma’s Local Supplier Development Program aims to strengthen job-creation in and the economic development of the province of Jujuy‚ in Argentina‚ and particularly in the area where its employees live. In doing so‚ the company designed a program in which the growth of local suppliers could also provide benefits for the company. In this way‚ the sustainability of the program
Premium Economic growth Sustainable development Economic development
"India’s gift to World" Swami Vivekananda‚ the Hindoo monk‚ delivered a lecture Monday night under the auspices of the Brooklyn Ethical Association before a fairly large audience at the hall of the Long Island Historical Society‚ corner Pierrepont and Clinton streets. His subject was "India’s Gift to the World". He spoke of the wondrous beauties of his native land‚ "where stood the earliest cradle of ethics‚ arts‚ sciences‚ and literature‚ and the integrity of whose sons and the virtue
Premium Reciprocity Potlatch Free market
Why has gift exchange been a seminal topic in social anthropology? Gift exchange within social anthropology became a more expanded and discussed topic after Malinowki’s writings on the Trobian Islanders throughout the period of the First World War. In this writing he discussed the rituals involved in the Kula ring in his ground breaking research write up in the book "Argonauts of the Western Pacific" (Malinowski‚ 1922). This was shortly followed by the writings in Marcel Mauss’ "The Gift". The text
Premium Sociology Anthropology Culture
millions of dollars in advertising‚ behind the scenes‚ workers who manufacture its products still earn the bare minimum. In the last three years‚ China Labor Watch (CLW) has been monitoring the conditions of PUMA’s suppliers in China. During an investigation on Taiway Sports Ltd.‚ a supplier that “has enjoyed an “A” ranking for years now” according to PUMA’s 2005/2006 Sustainability Report‚ CLW has found deplorable conditions. Conveniently‚ on March 19th‚ after CLW notified PUMA about Taiway’s conditions
Premium Puma AG Athletic shoe Herzogenaurach
My favorite holiday Do you like holidays? If you are like me you do. If you like to celebrate holidays you could try to be enthusiastic about them. I love Halloween because I scare people and go trick-or-treating. My favorite holiday is Halloween because I like candy‚ scaring people‚ and seeing decorations. First‚ I like candy‚ because that is a big part of Halloween. I love the taste of all the different candies. When I go trick-or-treating I get to try new candy I haven’t yet. Some
Premium Reasoning Debut albums
are all around us during the holidays. For one‚ our brains will tell us that we can eat more fatty foods because we can hide out forming tummy’s underneath a baggy sweater and a thick pair of tummy tucking jeans. However‚ if you go with that idea for too long‚ by the time spring comes around you would have put on so much weight that you will not want to get rid of the baggy sweaters or the warm baggy sweat pants. And believe me‚ it’s much harder taking off that holiday weight than it was putting it
Premium Physical exercise Obesity
A Supplier Alliance at Quaker Oats Summary Quaker Oats Company of Chicago‚ IL formed an alliance with Graham Packaging of York‚ PA. Graham is a leading global manufacturer of custom blow molded plastic containers. Plastic bottles are the largest single quantity and cost item purchased by Quaker Oats. Gatorade had captured over 82% of the global market share in the sports beverage industry. The purchasing department established a goal of lowering the bottling cost $10 million to $15 million per
Premium Gatorade Bottle Quaker Oats Company