Billie Holiday is one of the greatest jazz singers of her time. Although her legacy shines bright‚ her life was often plagued by the adversity of drugs‚ men‚ and alcohol. Critics do not give enough credit to the struggle of Billie Holiday‚ whose highs and lows were commonly expressed through her strong vocals and combination of blues‚ jazz‚ and swing. She‚ unlike any other artist‚ came from nothing in Baltimore and found different avenues to rise through jazz history. Similar to her immediate family
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The Last Time I Wore a Dress “The Last Time I Wore a Dress‚” is not exactly an easy to read book. The story line is confusing. The character doesn’t always know what she wants. The word usage is sometimes awkward. Though‚ even through all of that‚ you can still feel exactly was Daphne is feeling. She knows that she is a girl. She doesn’t even have a hard time grasping that. She just doesn’t want to act like a stereotypical girl who wears make-up and shorts skirts and skimpy tank tops. I personally
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are‚ in actuality‚ quickly being depleted and‚ in a few generations‚ may be obsolete. While fossils fuels are technically renewable‚ it would be millions of years before this energy source would be completely restored and harvestable (“How Long Will Fossil Fuels Last?”). The other major issue with the use of fossil fuels is their environmental and health effects. The major fossil fuel‚ coal‚ poses several detrimental effects to the environment. Coal mining results
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Turning my face to a nearby window‚ I began to watch the dance performed by the raindrops. I took a momentary distraction from this image by picking back up my 4B charcoal pencil and skilfully tracing over a faint pattern. I put my pencil aside and spotted the weather outside. I was sorry for the people outdoor who were not allowed inside‚ regarding ‚ once‚ I was stuck external‚ too. I had only very recently found comfort in this classroom ; in this comforting place I call my refuge. Thanks to
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Both stories‚ My last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover can be similar‚ yet different in many ways. But‚ let’s begin by saying‚ that the author of both stories was‚ Robert Browning. Browning used dramatic monologue in many of his works he wrote. Needless to say‚ Browning is one of the great Victorian poets‚ writing his shorter dramatic monologues like My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover. In his literary forms‚ he used “poetic” language and used dramatic dialogue to reveal character in both stories
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Essay – Holiday vacation It was last summer‚ where I and my family spend our time in Kosovo. It was last summer‚ when my family and I spent our time in Kosovo. It was a long time since we’ve there last‚ so we were all excited. We were happy to see our family and they welcomed us with open arms. We had planned to stay in my uncle’s house during our vacation. Because we hadn’t seen each other for a long time‚ so we had a lot of things to talk about. I was starting to learn the other kids from
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My Last Duchess A dramatic monologue is defined as a poem in which a single character is speaking to a person or persons- usually about an important topic. The purpose of most dramatic monologues is to provide the reader with an overall or intimate view of the character’s personality. A great poet can use punctuation and rhythm to make the poem appear as if it were an actual conversation. Robert Browning‚ known as the father of the dramatic monologue‚ does this in his poem‚ “My
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1.Holidays should be fun and relaxing. That’s why we take them‚ right? To get away from the stresses of work and home‚ it is important that we all schedule a week or so away every year. Unfortunately‚ sometimes what is planned as a stress-free holiday can easily turn into a stress-filled nightmare. 2.Here is some tips to make your holiday a memorable one. 3. Before chalking out a plan for the holiday‚ the most important thing is to set a budget. We all love to dream big and you might even have
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Today‚ March 1‚ 2011‚ was my point of no return: I quit my job. It feels great to write those four words‚ but it is also terrifying and exhilarating and scary and exciting and surreal and unbelievable and‚ in many ways‚ indescribable. I’m listening to Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as I write this. Her words‚ “It’s a new dawn / it’s a new day / it’s a new life for me / and I’m feeling good‚” best describe what I feel right now. A new beginning. A fresh start. The precipice of something exciting.
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HSC Legal Studies Holiday Work Analyses a. ‘Briefing Paper on Juvenile Justice: Some Recent Developments (1999)’ The law treats young people differently to adults as it aims to prevent children from being exploited or from facing the consequences of making uninformed decisions. The criminal justice system recognizes young people can be less responsible than adults for their offences and this is most evident in the way the law approaches the age of criminal responsibility‚ known as doli incapax
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