Tikemo Higgins 12:30 Duke Ellington Duke Ellington was born Edward Kennedy Ellington on April 29‚ 1899 in washington D.C. And died may 24‚ 1974 at the age of 74 in new york city. Edward was an american composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader of orchestras. His career and hard work spanned over 50 years‚ leading his orchestra from 1923 until his timely death. Ellington though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz‚ he himself embraced the phrase” Beyond Category”
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Jazz Music Developed in about 1900‚ Jazz music has been an influence in many artist’s work‚ from painting to other forms of music. Jazz is an American music form that was developed from African-American work songs. Jazz music was developed about 1900 by black Americans. It possesses an identifiable history and describable stylistic evolution. European classical music‚ American blues‚ and South American songs and rhythms came together to form what became known as jazz. Jazz has borrowed from black
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American History November 14‚ 2013 A Short Overlook of Stephen Douglas Stephen Douglas is best known for his contribution in the Civil War Era with the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Aside from being known in the Congress as a powerful debater‚ properly nicknamed ‘Little Giant’ because of his short stature of 5’ 4”‚ he became Lincoln’s running opponent in his couple attempts at taking the American presidency. While he did not finish his campaign in office in the White House‚ he kept his efforts
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Rebecca Davis and Stephen Crane portray the darker side of humanity by making the reader feel they are observing the social environments of animals. In Life in the Iron Mill and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets‚ the animals are penniless products of the America’s Industrial Revolution. Through realistic and naturalistic lenses‚ Davis and Crane are connected through their abilities to create a unique spectator-to-subject relationship between the audience and characters. To speak to a broader issue of
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Legacy leaders make lasting improvements to their communities that benefit future generation. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate why General (GEN) Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was a legacy leader. This paper will illustrate how GEN Davis’ story has contributed to my own personal growth. Lastly‚ this paper will illustrate how GEN Davis’ story has helped shape the legacy I want to leave behind. Attributes and Competencies. Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 6-22‚ Army Leadership‚ states the attributes
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influence a person’s decisions. Laws and ethics have two different meanings. Kim Davis is the county clerk of Rowan County‚ Kentucky. Davis refused to issue a same-sex marriage licenses. She made this decision based on ethics that conflict with United States laws. Kim Davis makes a strong ethical argument because she successfully explains the reason why she cannot issue a same-sex marriage licenses. According to Davis ethical principles‚
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Lies turn into Deaths? Saint Stephen is the first deacons and the first Christian martyr. His defense enraged his hearers‚ and he was taken out of the city and stoned to death. The name Stephen means crown. In act 6‚ it tells us that he was a Hellenist; that is‚ a foreign-born Jew who spoke Greek. In Stephen’s speech‚ presents his view of the history of Israel. He states the stories from Abraham to Moses in the burning bush. The second main theme of Stephen’s speech‚ Israel’s disobedience to
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Kmiya Ransom Philosophy 231 09/28/2012 I would first like to take this opportunity to say thanks for allowing our class participate in the presentation by the members of the Texas Southern debated team. It was truly a pleasure. The suicide presentation was very suspenseful. I liked the way the presenter set the stage by painting a visual of the events that took place leading to the child drowning. He enacted the torment the father endured after his wife and child’s death. He was able to make
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Once upon a time there was a man named Pablo Davis. Pablo Davis is a strong‚ tall and intelligent man. He plays professional basketball for a living and graduated from the University of Kentucky. He also makes a lot of money in his profession of basketball and has received the MVP award twice and won the dunk contest three times. One day Pablo wakes up to the sun’s light in Cleveland‚ Ohio. He then decides to take a vacation after the playoffs‚ but sadly his team did not win. So he decided to go
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Gianna De Rosa Emilie Davis Paper October 2017 Emilie Davis was an African-American woman residing in the city of Philadelphia during the U.S Civil War. Still living with her family‚ Emilie worked as a seamstress while she attended the Institute of Colored Youth. Although she did not differ too much from the other free black women in her community‚ one thing that made Davis different was her diary. Emily kept a diary from the years of 1863 to 1865‚ and because of her entries‚ we today can get the
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