Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee in April 15‚ 1894. She was the most popular female blues singer known as “The Empress of the Blues”. She started her career by singing in tent shows in 1912‚ alongside another blues specialist Ma Rainey. Bessie influenced other singers including Aretha Franklin‚ Nina Simone‚ Frank Sinatra‚ Billie Holiday‚ Dinah Washington and Janis Joplin. Bessie Smith was married to Jack Gee on June 7‚ 1923. She made her first record with Columbia records “Downhearted
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Jackson is a character that I find very interesting in the short story “Home”. Written by Iain Crichton Smith “Home” is a story about a couple‚ who after emigrating to Africa‚ come to visit Glasgow‚ their old home. After a while they realise that Glasgow is not their home anymore‚ and find themselves in a five star hotel where they feel much more comfortable. I intend to explore how Crichton Smith uses setting‚ dialogue and characterisation to intensify the themes of isolation and greed‚ that make
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Adam Smith wrote in Theory of Moral Sentiments about the unnecessary need for political revolutions in order to remedy the problems of the government. He explained that the spirit of the system tended to take the current public spirit‚ or opinion‚ and transform it into an animated fanaticism. The current rulers of the country fell short of the reformation they originally planned announced that the government needs restructuring‚ and the constitution needed rewriting; even though the public was generally
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Annotated Bibliography Article Reference Taylor‚ L. and Oliver‚ C. (2008). The behavioural phenotype of Smith-Magenis syndrome: Evidence for a gene-environment interaction. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research‚ 52‚ 830-841. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01066.x) Objective/Purpose Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is not only evident through physical characteristics such as‚ a prominent forehead‚ up-slanting eyes and short stature; but also by developmental delays and moderate to severe
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The accounts of the first vision share unique perspectives but also include similarities that really do testify the truthfulness of Joseph Smith. Joseph was an incredible child because of his desire to search for salvation. In his first account from 1832‚ he describes the discontent he faced‚ “At about the age of twelve years my mind become seriously imprest with regard to the all importent concerns of for the well fare of my immortal Soul.” In the 1835 account‚ he was curious to know what is right
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ENGLISH SCRIPT Charecters Juliette:- AJMAL Maid:- NAYEEM Jeanne:-HASSAN Gaston:- ADEEB Mrs. Al Smith:- NAYEEM Summary Villa for sale is a drama written by Sacha Guitry. In this drama Juliette puts up her villa for sale. Some customers come to see the villa but they do not buy it. After almost a month‚ Juliette gets a call saying a lady will come to buy it. A French couple Gaston and Jeanne come to take a look at the villa. While waiting for the owner of the villa‚ Gaston indicated that he
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January 08‚ 2011 English 240-55 Journal 1 John Smith is a well known figure in the initial settlement of what was the English commonwealth of Virginia. Many opinions can be made of Smiths accuracy of his feats or his self righteous or overindulgence of his personal feats‚ but never the less he is a dominant figure in early America‚ and many of his explorations and views later would form what the mass opinion of American settlers would inhabit. Smith paints early America as a land of great toil and
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TIME AFTER TIME – Cyndi Lauper Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick‚ And think of you Caught up in circles confusion-- Is nothing new Flashback--warm nights-- Almost left behind Suitcases of memories‚ Time after-- Sometimes you picture me-- I’m walking too far ahead You’re calling to me‚ I can’t hear What you’ve said-- Then you say--go slow-- I fall behind-- The second hand unwinds [Chorus:] If you’re lost you can look--and you will find me Time after time If you fall I
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Smith‚ Marx‚ Keynes Adam Smith‚ a Scottish Economist‚ was baptized on June 5‚ 1723. The exact date of his birth is unknown. In 1759 he published his Theory of Moral Sentiments‚ but it wasn’t until he moved to London in 1776‚ that he established himself as a source of contemporary economic thought. Smith published "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations‚" which examined in detail the consequences of economic freedom. The idea of the "invisible hand‚" now called market
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BESSIE SMITH 1894 – 1937 Bessie Smith‚ known as “Empress of the Blues”‚ was born on April 15 1894 in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee. She was one of seven children to a part-time Baptist preacher and his wife. However‚ by the time Bessie was nine years old both of her parents were dead. Bessie and her brother Andrew were already singing on the streets of Chattanooga for spare change. Bessie’s older brother Clarence had joined a travelling vaudeville1 show as a comedian and dancer and in 1912 he
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