James Ambrose Johnson also known as Rick James was born on February 1‚ 1948 in Buffalo New York. Best known for his hits Super Freak and Mary Jane‚ Rick James was a popular American musician and composer in the late 1970s. Inspired my musical geniuses like Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson‚ James Ambrose Johnson will soon become musical sensation Rick James James Johnson and his seven siblings was raised by a single catholic mother in Buffalo who worked by running numbers for a mob to provide for her
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James Creighton (1850-1930) While he was working in Ottawa‚ James Creighton started his own hockey team with the help of young parliamentarians and government members. The team was called the Rideau Hall Rebels; on this team he became friends with William and Arthur Stanley‚ the sons of Governor General Lord Stanley. In 1892‚ Lord Stanley presented them with a trophy‚ it was called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup. Now know as the Stanley Cup (The trophy awarded to the best team in the NHL). James
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David Opong Period 4 and 5 Hahn 28 April 2016 James Hogue: The story of a devious con artist‚ an imposter‚ and a talented runner Have you ever lied before ? We all have. From the time we lied about cheating on the test to the time we lied about stealing the last cookie. Our life is full of lies because we are always trying to evade the truth. But if your whole identity was a lie and you were nothing like what you said you were ? This is what James Hogue did when he applied to Princeton with a
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day-to-day life. It was a particularly busy night‚ however‚ because it was the night of an election. In the coming hours‚ Americans will be casting their vote for president of the United States. The election was between Democrat‚ James Bakersfield‚ and Republican‚ Clare Thomlin. James was a tall‚ handsome man in his thirties‚ and was projected to win in a landslide. The former governor of New York‚ he was an experienced lawmaker‚ who in almost the entire two-year campaign‚ he had kept his cool. His opponent
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James Patterson is not only a great man but a great author‚ he is one of New York’s best-selling authors. He knows how to grasp the reader’s attention and has been said that his books are real page turners. I have read a great deal of his books and he has a variety. One of my personal favorites are the wicked series‚ which is a book that talks about wizards and witches and implements the modern-day era. James Patterson knows what the world struggles with and knows what he wants the world to learn
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James Brown and the American Dream of the ‘60s The American Dream is defined in the Random House dictionary as “the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American” (Random House 1). However‚ most Americans strive towards the American Dream without knowing this definition. That is because you cannot give the American Dream a clear definition‚ it has an ever changing meaning. The American Dream of today is certainly not the same as what it
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begun to stop living.” ~James Baldwin. First‚ here is some background information about James Baldwin. James Baldwin was born 1924‚ and sadly passed away 1987. He had a young mother named Emma Jones‚ and 8 siblings. James served as a youth minister from 14-16 years old. James went to school at DeWitt Clinton high school. Secondly‚ here are some accomplishments James Baldwin did. He gained fame for his work about racial conflicts and in justice in the United States. In 1690 James participated in in a
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For nearly three decades James Turrell has used light‚ distance‚ and space in his work to create some of the most unique‚ visually stunning pieces of modern art. His goal is to create illusions and perceptions for the human eye. When asked about his work‚ James Turrell once said‚ "I am really interested in the qualities of one space sensing another. It is like looking at someone looking. Objectivity is gained by being once removed. As you plumb a space with vision‚ it is possible to ’see yourself
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Anahuac middle school James Bowie Savanna Alfred Rrasbeary-7th Savanna Anahuac James Bowie Rasbeary-7th In 1796 James bowie was born near terrapin creek (now spring creek) enter Mexican texas is unknown… their first child‚ Charles Edward Travis‚ was born August 8‚ 1829. When James bowie arrived with 100 volunteers‚ he and Travis… jun 12 2010 Neither Rezin P. nor his brother James Bowie‚ of Alamo fame‚ was born at Elliotts springs‚... This year they sold
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artist was born. James Albert Rosenquist was a painter‚ print maker‚ and “Pop” artist. He studied art at the University of Minnesota‚ Minneapolis in 1948‚ and at the Art Students League‚ New York in 1954. He then studied Eastern philosophy and history at Aspen Institute of Humanist Studies‚ Colorado in 1965. Rosenquist married and divorced Mary Lou Adams after having one child‚ John‚ and then married Melinda Thompson and had another child‚ Lily McLean (“James Rosenquist”). James Rosenquist was a
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