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    Rocco art style showed elegant and beautifully‚ with the scenes of classic love stories and fantastical dreams of romance. Fragonard‘s the oil painting‚ "The Swing" has created in 1766. It is located in the Wallace Collection‚ London‚ United Kingdom. The image has shown as a major masterpiece of the Rococo style. The painting‚ "The Swing" was originally commissioned by a wealthy patron to keep in homage to his mistress. The medium of this art piece was oil on a canvas and stands at a height of 31

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    Even in the common jazz lover community‚ Gypsy Jazz is considered a style rather than an individual genre. The fact that Gypsy Jazz is a style‚ means that there aren’t many specific musical pieces that are original to the style. Jazz musicians started by covering popular jazz standards of the day and‚ similarly‚ Gypsy Jazz musicians had the same material to work with. Gypsy Jazz is an extremely unique style however‚ it’s versatile enough to be able to translate modern‚ and standard‚ popular music

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    There are a variety of situations in which CCTV cameras are used to provide surveillance‚ especially schools. Sometimes‚ in larger schools‚ providing security guards is not enough. It is not uncommon for some schools to install CCTV security systems in their premises to monitor and keep track of all the activities that take place. Sometimes‚ in larger schools‚ providing security guards is not enough for school security. This is usually done with complete awareness on the student’s‚ parent’s and teacher’s

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    So you want to be known as one of the cool kids? The fact is‚ sometimes those cool kids arent really as cool as one may think. The quote‚ Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts‚ said by Margaret Drabble‚ is one that explains how the majority of society is under this pressure to be accepted. With all this pressure to belong‚ sometimes people lose who they really are just to fit in. In todays world people engage in certain activities that could really hurt them. Many

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    Michael Rapisardi History of Rock Pop & Soul 12-06-12 Writing Assignment #2 KiD CuDi Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi or also known as KiD CuDi was born on January 30th 1984. KiD CuDi is an American alternative hip-hop recording artist‚ singer-songwriter‚ guitarist‚ record producer and actor from Cleveland‚ Ohio. KiD CuDi gained much attention after his mix tape in 2008 called “A Kid Named Cudi.” In 2009‚ his single “Day ‘n’ Nite ended up reaching the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and

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    In Blue". Whiteman recorded many jazz and pop standards during his career‚ including "Wang Wang Blues"‚ "Mississippi Mud"‚ "Rhapsody in Blue"‚ "Wonderful One"‚ "Hot Lips"‚ "Mississippi Suite"‚ and "Grand Canyon Suite". His popularity faded in the swing music era of the 1930s‚ and by the 1940s Whiteman was semi-retired from music. Whiteman’s place in the history of early jazz is somewhat controversial.[1] Detractors suggest that Whiteman’s ornately-orchestrated music was jazz in name only (lacking

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    bob joe Comp 1 November 16‚ 2012 Paper 4 The song “A Country Boy Can Survive” originally written by Hank Williams‚ Jr and the cover by kid Rock tells a story about how a man becoming good friends with a New York City businessman. Between the two‚ they have different backgrounds‚ but set aside their differences; they become good friends and exchange gifts with each other. When the song takes a turn for the worst‚ the businessman is killed by a man with a switchblade knife for only $43. The song

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    The McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans was created in 1922. The team member‚ Jim Lanigan‚ Jimmy McPartland‚ Dick McPartland‚ Bud Freeman and Frank Teschemacher‚ were all the students from Austin High School. They always got together at a place named the Spoon and Straw to listen to their favorite jazz. One afternoon‚ they heard a new batch of music played by The New Orleans Rhythm Kings. They felt excited and played this kind of music five hours at the Spoon and Straw. They formed their band and named it

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    1. Jelly Roll Morton- Pianist (1890-1941) He was a creole who went on the road performing after his family got kicked him out for performing at a prostitute house. 2. Buddy Bolden- Trumpeter (1877-1931) He was known as the “Father of Jazz”. However‚ due to his drinking habits and a full diagnosis of dementia praecox‚ he was admitted to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum at Jackson‚ a mental institution‚ where he spent the rest of his life. 3. Sidney Bechet- Clarinetist (1897-1959) He never recorded

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    larke hails from Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania‚ born 1914. Originating from a musical family‚ he examined various instruments‚ including vibes and trombone‚ and also composition and music theory‚ while still in secondary school. As a young person‚ Clarke played in the groups of Leroy Bradley and Roy Eldridge. He on the road in the Midwest for quite a while with the Jeter-Pillars band‚ which likewise included bassist Jimmy Blanton and guitarist Charlie Christian. By 1935‚ Clarke finally moved to New York

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