Many people knew Louis Armstrong as the “first real genius of jazz”(Shipton 26). He was born in New Orleans‚ Louisiana on August 4‚ 1901. Louis was the illegitimate son of William Armstrong and Mary Est “Mayann” Albert. He was abandoned by his father‚ a boiler stoker‚ shortly after his birth and was raised by his paternal grandmother. Then‚ at the age of five‚ he was returned to the care of his mother‚ who at the time worked as a laundress. Together with his mom‚ they moved to a better area of New
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The weakness in internal control over cash disbursements is that there is no numbers on the check. If there were numbers on the checks it will be easier to file in order and the number to the check will be the identity of the person and reason for the check for the company’s records. Dear Management‚ The internal control over cash disbursements need to be revised. To maintain‚ proper and organized documents each check written by this company will have a number on it. For the safety of our
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“St. Louis Blues” from 1922 was composed by William Christopher “W. C.” Handy. It is a blues jazz song. Handy was known as “The Father of the Blues”. The blues is a musical genre whose origin is from the African-American communities. The blues songs were jazz songs‚ rhythm and blues‚ and rock and roll. “St. Louis Blues” remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians’ repertoire. Handy wrote this song mainly inspired by some memories of his life. He remembered hearing a woman walking down the street
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rulers like Louis xiv and Peter the Great strengthened there countries butweakened them economically. They made great improvements to the armies and social aspects of the kingdom. But when they were improving all of these things it ended up costing them a great deal of money. Was it good to have a great army and government if everyone had no money? Absolutism is a political theory holding that all power should bevested in one ruler or other authority. Both Louis xiv and Peter
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KING LOUIS XIV Magnificent in bearing and manner‚ he is every inch a king. Though not tall at 5’7"‚ he carries himself with great majesty. He is susceptible to flattery and believes all that the flatterers say of him. He is at all times a gentleman‚ just‚ moderate‚ and predisposed to kindness towards others. He is a consummate lady’s man and has never passed a woman‚ no matter her rank‚ without tipping his hat. In turn‚ the women are taken by his comely and virile appearance and courtly manner
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Google SWOT Analysis: Strengths Google Search Engine- The number one search engine‚ hard to replicate. Strong Brand Value Ancillary Service- Gmail‚ YouTube‚ Google Hangout Robust Research and Development Opportunities Weakness Click fraud Piracy and copyright issue Not a leader in social media space Opportunities Growing demand of online video Growing demand of Android OS Threats Competition from Microsoft‚ Yahoo‚ Apple and smaller competitors Rapid Technological changes Strengths: Google
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Joe Louis was one of the greatest African American boxers of all time. He was a hero in the eyes of all African Americans not just for his boxing success but for his representation toward the white population of black Americans. He was more then a hero he was an icon for all African Americans. Joe Louis Barrow was born on May 13‚ 1914 in Lafayette‚ Alabama. His father‚ Monroe Barrow was a sharecropper who died when Joe was only four years old. When he was seven his mother‚ Lillie‚ married Patrick
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American Experience Louis Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan is best known today as the head of the Nation of Islam. The Nation of Islam supports black independence along with some of the practices and beliefs of Islam religion. One of its main goals is for blacks to attain self-sufficiency in today’s culture. Farrakhan has been criticized by some as a racist towards non-black races but others say he is a credit to all races. Farrakhan has sparked more criticism in recent years‚ particularly from the U
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Louis XIV was the outcome of the despotism convention that was insinuated into him from childhood. Right from his early years he was taught to follow the changes that took place in French monarchy from earliest times to the present and was accustomed about various individuals‚ procurements and non-fulfilment of his antecedents. French monarchy could be mustered of a rich and varied heritage as it had substantial aid at his conveyance‚ some ambrosial in inception while others ascend from the rights
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Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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