Charles Mingus was one of the most influential and groundbreaking jazz musicians and composers of the 1950s and 1960s. The virtuoso bassist gained fame in the 1940s and 1950s working with such jazz greats as Louis Armstrong‚ Duke Ellington‚ Charlie Parker‚ Art Tatum‚ and many others. His compositions pushed harmonic barriers‚ combining Western-European classical styles with African-American roots music. While examining his career is valuable from musical standpoint‚ his career also provides a powerful
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In the excerpt from Principles of Geology‚ Charles Lyell discusses the importance of clarifying the age of the earth when determining the nature of geological changes. Lyell explains that geologists have had to overcome the long-held theory of a several thousand-year-old earth in order to explain that the striking geological features were not necessarily caused by drastic occurrences happening uniformly all over the earth‚ but over a long period of time and in different locations. Overall‚ Lyell
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Mountain waterfall was painted in the nineteenth century by Charles Dickerson. This painting represents a waterfall located in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. Dickerson used oil paint on top of a canvas to illustrate the picture. I chose this piece of artwork out of the Siena College J. Standish Library because of how realistic it looks. The painting illustrates a scene in nature and if I could see this image in real life‚ I would. I also liked how this waterfall came from the mountains in
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CHARLES PERKINS AND THE FREEDOM RIDES by Jamie Iredale Kumantjayii (Charles) Perkins was born in Alice Springs in 1936. Through out his life he was an aboriginal activist. After playing 3 years in England of professional soccer he turned down a opportunity to try out for Manchester united and returned to Australia. In Australia‚ he began studies at Sydney University. Where he founded SAFA (student action for aboriginals)‚ him and a fellow student led about 28 others on a 14-day‚ 3200km bus
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a bob a head. Never mind the rent or taxes‚ Dear Polly come with me‚ To the great Exhibition all The wonders for to see. London‚ Disley‚ Printer‚ Arthur-street‚ Oxford-street (1851) Letter From Charles Dickens to G. W. Curtis (April 1851) “As you do not say that you are coming to see the great exhibition I conclude that you intend to be the man‚ memorable through future ages‚ who didn’t see it” (Letters 371) Mike Smith Dr. Menke
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for his findings to reignite one of the most world-renowned debates: the debate between religion and science. Darwin pronounced‚ "I see no good reason why the views given in this volume should shock the religious feelings of anyone" (Darwin.748). Charles Darwin was indicating that his novel is not meant to change religious ways and ideas. The book was to show what he found during his travels and the evidence to prove his idea of natural selection.
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In October‚ Covergirl - a cosmetic company has announced the first ‘cover boy’ of their company‚ James Charles‚ a 17 years old boy. His talent has been noticed and gained tremendous supports on social media such as youtube and instagram. With his talent and enthusiasm about makeup‚ James Charles has influenced a lot of people in general and in the gay community. Jame Charles’s story definitely has impact a lot in the society. Analysis However‚ his story create an unfair barrier between genders
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Charles Thomas Newton – The Successful Career of a 19th Century British Archaeologist Sir Charles Thomas Newton (1816 – 1894) was a 19th century British archaeologist who served the British government from various diplomatic posts across the Mediterranean and as the first appointed keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities at the British Museum. His work record as an archaeologist included excavations at various sites in what is today Turkey and Greece. These excavations led to his crowning achievement
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CARDIAC IMAGING Teresa Mann 19372634 1196782 Charles Tew‚ MD BD: 10 November 60 2 January — — HISTORY CHEST PAIN. CARDIAC IMAGING (Dobutrex/Myoview) RESTING IMAGES WERE OBTAINED AFTER THE INJECTION OF 10 MCI OF MYOVIEW. SUBSEQUENTLY‚ THE PATIENT HAD DOBUTREX INFUSION ACCORDING TO OUR STANDARD PROTOCOL‚ REACHING A MAXIMUM HEART RATE ‚WITH THE HELP OF 0.5 MG OF ATROPINE IV‚ OF 144 BPM WITH A TARGET HEART RATE OF 135 BPM. THERE WAS A RESTING LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK WITH NO ISCHEMIC
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Ritsie Armington Mrs. Thompson AP English Lit 11/6/12 In the novel‚ “Hard Times‚” Charles Dickens uses Mr. Gradgrind‚ Louisa Gradgrind and Sissy Jupe to express his view on Utilitarianism. Utilitarians believe “our moral faculty‚ according to all those of its interpreters who are entitled to the name of thinkers‚ supplies us only with the general principles of moral judgments; it is a branch of our reason‚ not of our sensitive faculty; and must be looked to for the abstract doctrines of morality
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