Johnson returned to his hometown in Indianapolis to be with his first wife Vivian. He was under contract with Verve Label in the 1990’s. Johnson had recorded some of his most committed work‚ and was associated with film composer Robert Farnon. However‚ in 1991‚ J.J. Johnson wife‚ Vivian‚ died‚ so he recorded a song (or an album) in her name in 1992. At the year of 1997‚ J.J. Johnson retired from performing music and was more focus
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Nicoleen Ochoa October 24‚ 2014 Freshmen Seminar A lesson Before Dying By Ernest J. Gaines In A Lesson Before Dying‚ by Ernest J. Gaines‚ we begin by recalling a scene from the trial through Grant Wiggin’s eyes. Grant Wiggins is an elementary school teacher and also the narrator of this novel. He is an intelligent black man living in Louisiana. When recalling the vents of the trial‚ he states that he wasn’t there but he can visualize it. The events leading up to the trial were that Jefferson
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’Welcome to Constellation Academy! We will definitely be worth your while. We give many important life-changing extracurricular activities that will decide on which path you are willing to risk taking. You will always remember us for our teaching because many have agreed‚ its out of this world!’ ...  She is wearing a grey alien crop top‚ blue jeans‚ grey Nike airmaxes‚ cat ears‚ and a poncho jacket. "I could honestly say her soul is as dark as my lipstick." I muttered. ’This is why I don’t
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The ancient Greeks have made many influential contributions to western civilization. These contributions are the most achievable throughout ancient Greece; including philosophy‚ art‚ math and science. Also democracy was a major part and is what we use today to elect our representatives. With respect to philosophy‚ there were some of greatest Greek thinkers back then; including Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle. In medicine‚ Hippocrates had a major influence on the development of western medicine. His
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The ancient scholar of Greece Plato told of a legend of a great city the size of Asia and Libya put together on a lush island that sank into the ocean within one day and one night 9000 years ago. Plato wrote two dialogues Timaeus and Critias at around 360BCE‚ Atlantis’ features in both of these. This myth has enthralled people for centuries and has given rise to many skeptics and believers of the legend. Still to this day people ask was Atlantis real? The Greek scholar Plato spoke about a place
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In ancient Greece around 400 B.C.‚ many historical events took place. Hippocrates‚ who is credited as the “father of medicine”‚ wrote On Ancient Medicine which revolutionized the way the ancient Greeks viewed health and medicine. The text On Ancient Medicine is a piece contained in the Hippocratic Corpus‚ a collection of ancient Greek medical texts. This writing was important to this time period‚ and heavily impacted the ancient Greek society. In this text‚ there is an oath‚ simply titled The
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the economy of consumers. Without it‚ people would face difficulty knowing what services and products are available. Adverting indeed is vital to a prosperous social order. It is also the financial basis of important contemporary mass media (John Vivian‚ 1997: 315). Advertising performs the dual role of informing and entertaining in the media. It informs us of the products and services that are available for us to buy and use. Along the way‚ it also entertains us with some amusement‚ witty‚ or clever
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Global Culture (A block) Peter Qiu John Baker 10/27/2016 Rough Draft Athens was the largest city in Greece‚ located at the Attica peninsula. The name Athens was come from the Goddess of Athena‚ who is the protector of Athens. Between the mountains were fertile valleys‚ with many farms. Athens became rich because Attica also had valuable sources of various types of material‚ which allowed them to trade with other city-states (Ancient Greece:Athens‚ source 5). As the ancestor of modern democracy‚ Athenian
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in Athens. The Ekklesia is also referred to as the Assembly‚ and was “the sovereign ruling body of Athens” (History.com Staff). Participation in the Assembly was originally allotted only to males with at least two years of military experience‚ but Solon opened it up to all Athenian citizens. In order for the Assembly to operate‚ a quorum of 6‚000 people was required on some occasions (Revolvy). They wrote and revised laws‚ disciplined public officials‚
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professor‚ Richard plus many others as the (S) “birthplace of democracy” (Richard‚ 2008‚ 7). Although Athens went through difficult times dealing with years of tyranny and dictatorships‚ (S) Solon‚ an Athenian statesman and lawmaker was given unlimited power‚ with the intention to save Athens from falling. Solon put into place the first ever form of democracy (Richard‚ 2008‚ 7). Although in the short term‚ this did fail‚ as he was not in power for long enough to fully promote this way of governing
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