Bessie Smith was a rough‚ crude‚ violent woman. She was also the greatest of the classic Blues singers of the 1920s. Bessie started out as a street musician in Chattanooga. In 1912 Bessie joined a traveling show as a dancer and singer. The show featured Pa and Ma Rainey‚ and Smith developed a friendship with Ma. Ma Rainey was Bessie’s mentor and she stayed with her show until 1915. Bessie then joined the T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit and gradually built up her own following in the south and along the
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Dear Aunt Bessie‚ November 25‚ 2013 Knock knock. Who’s there? I don’t know just read this letter Aunt Bessie. So as you know progressivism is a series of reforms needed in order to repair the underside of America. You also are aware that you have asked me to give away your million dollars to three reform movements in the levels of $600‚000‚ $300‚000‚ and $100‚000. The three problems I came up with are women’s suffrage‚ food safety‚ and child labor. I have decided that Woman’s suffrage will
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An Unforgettable Day I will never forget the day I passed my written driver exam and got my permit. The instructor just informed me that I passed and he was reviewing the junior driver restrictions with me as I was full of smiles. Meanwhile‚ I looked over at my dad and he was staring at his phone with a strange look. The instructor and I just ignored him and went on with our own business. “Excuse me sir‚ but I must take this call…” my father rudely interrupted. I was so embarrassed because
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Dear Aunt Bessie‚ Hello Aunt Bessie‚ I am sorry I have not been writing to you lately. I am having trouble running the mills by myself since my family has died of malaria. Which is why I now know where I will put your million dollars that I have received from you. Progressivism is a tough moment in our history. We are battling progressivism‚ which is a movement reformed to change America. This is why I have chosen to take your blessed million dollars‚ and put it towards these reforms; 600‚000
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Where will you put your million dollars? Dear Aunt Bessie‚ It’s an honor that you have chosen me to distribute your entire life earning of one million dollars! I promise you that I wont let you down. America is growing day by day and it needs help because there are many problems that it’s facing. I’ve narrowed it down into four important causes on where your money will go. My choice for the most important cause is the woman’s suffrage‚ this cause will receive your $600‚000. Jane Adams‚ the co-founder
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An Unforgettable Adventure The water was dark and threatening; I took a deep breath and jumped. Thankfully‚ I’m a good swimmer. However‚ I wasn’t prepared for the icy intensity of the water. Panic hovered on the fringes of my brain‚ ready to overwhelm me. I felt numb‚ heavy; I could barely see anything as it was pitch dark except for the two fiery eyes burning brightly across me‚ the eyes of the creature responsible for my wet and frosty state. The sky was overcast and star-less‚ at times the hazy
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Today is the most unforgettable day in my whole life.It is because my grandmother dies at this day. While receiving this news‚ I can not stop crying. Although the day I got along with her is not so much. But when I visit her‚ She will do the food that I like most to eat‚ takes me go to the park enjoy the time‚ But from this day‚ I lost all these. If grandmother still lives in the world‚ I think I should say "I love you" to her But‚ I had no chance again. An Unforgettable Experience Three
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An Unforgettable Journey I stepped a foot towards a step. I looked for my seat in the economy class. It is here. I sat down slowly as I think of the possible things I am going to do when I come back home. Its been15 years since I last saw my high school classmates. “Can I do something for you sir?” a voice surprised me. As I looked up‚ I saw a familiar face. It seems as if I seen her somewhere. I remembered. It is Fabbelle Cartilla‚ an old classmate since elementary. She became a flight attendant
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An Unforgettable Moment It was November 5‚ 2012. It was raining and you could notice the clouds in the sky even though it was dark. While my father was driving the car‚ my mom was talking nonstop and my brother was taking a nap on my lap. I was staring out of the window and was thinking of that moment I was barely waiting for; the unforgettable moment of having my last thoughts while traveling to the airport‚ facing my dad’s feelings and saying goodbye to my parents . Many times I had thought
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An Unforgettable Experience It was a very tough year.When I look at the menu written by myself‚vividly‚the small tidy noodle restaurant crosses my mind.The menu seems to smell of Kung Pao Chicken?Mapo Tofu?Anyway‚just dishes cooked by Mom.Mom is so good at cooking that one day she decided to set up a restaurant on a sudden impulse in the spring of 2009. "Xi Yang Yang‚like the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf!"Mom put it when we thought over the restaurant’s name.To support her‚I volunteered
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