Born in New York City‚ Artie Shaw would become one of the top bandleaders in the swing era. He began his musical career as a highly sought-after alto saxophone player in the New York area‚ and was able to benefit from the growth of radio and studio recordings. As he perfected his technical ability with various dance bands‚ he was still relatively unknown in the early 30’s when he began to focus exclusively on the Clarinet while Swing music began to grow in popularity. While we may carefully
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Intro: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indianentrepreneur. She is the Chairman & Managing Director of Biocon Limited a biotechnology company based in Bangalore (Bengaluru)‚ India. Edu Qual: Mazumdar-Shaw completed her schooling from the city’s Bishop Cotton Girl’s High School(1968). She wanted to join medical school but instead took up biology and completed her BSc Zoology Honours course from Mount Carmel College‚ Bangalore University (1973). She later did her post-graduation in Malting and Brewing
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that the World State is a Utopia which is apparent when examining and analyzing soma use. While on the surface‚ it may be confusing to readers as to why everyone is taking it and not batting an eye (other than John) about the consequences however Dr. Shaw offers an explanation saying essentially that the soma causes everyone to be happy and that in turn the society is always happy and positive. I think that Shaw’s explanation combined with the effects of Soma are what clearly make this a Dystopia. The
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inspire people To help them share aspirations and ideas SITUATIONAL LEADER A Devastating situation – Personal Vs Professional Life • Biocon was busy negotiating with Danish firm Novozymes for the sale of its enzymes business. • Her husband John Shaw was diagnosed with a cancerous lump in his kidney. • Kiran not just tended to her husband in hospital‚ but also made all the strategic decisions needed for the deal. Ultimately‚ the deal was a great SUCCESS for BIOCON Personality Traits – Openness
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The captivating true words of writers Claude McKay‚ James Weldon‚ and Jean Toomer resemble the atrocious events of the past couple months of the multiple homicidal murders and brutality by law enforcement against African Americans. Nothing is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and stupidity. The year of 1619 was the beginning of slavery in our country by the Europeans and did not end until 1865 ‚ and it wasn’t until almost fifty years later in 1913 that a white man was finally persecuted and
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Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream by Greg Sarris wrote about the life of McKay and while telling her story he finds his own story in his search. Weaving the Dream introduces the reader to the Pomo culture and shows that a woman who has worked for most of her life could become a healer and an artist of baskets‚ which were collected and displayed at the Smithsonian. Sarris wrote about the ceremonies and rituals of the few native tribes who still lived there (Sarris‚ 1994). Mabel’s grandmother Sarah Taylor
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The Tropics in New York was written by Claude McKay in 1920. McKay was born in Jamaica in 1890 and immigrated to the United States in 1912. The twenty-two years that he lived in Jamaica gave him inspiration for this poem. The poem includes masterful imagery and other literary devices. The poem starts with McKays somewhat cheerful description of luscious tropical fruits: Bananas ripe and green‚ and ginger-root‚ / Cocoa in pods and alligator pears‚ (lines 1-2). At this point‚ the reader is not sure
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Evacuating children was a cruel action when they were better off with their own parents. Evacuating children to the country was seen as a kind and protective action to prevent them being killed or injured in the blitz. However‚ for some children‚ the move could be negative and frightening whilst for those such as William Beech it would prove a beneficial event. When the evacuees first arrive in Little Weirwold it is a massive change for many “They all looked bewildered and exhausted”. For
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Shaymeon Robertson AP English Literature If We Must Die By: Claude McKay If We Must Die‚ by Claude McKay is a sonnet written during the Harlem Renaissance period; a period where there was a flowering of African-American literature and art‚ (1919- mid 1930s). Though the Harlem Renaissance period was a time of thriving people and culture in the African-American community‚ prejudice was still very much active; something
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accordingly to the famous 1999 movie Fight Club. This incident happened on Memorial Day in New York. Kyle’s homemade explosive device damaged a sidewalk bench and shattered windows at the coffee shop. Shaw was charged with “felony charges of arson and criminal possession of a weapon” (Gendar‚ Burke‚ and McShane 2). Shaw should obtain his charges‚ do his time in jail‚ and pay his fines that he is required instead of blaming Fight
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