Question 11 Miles Davis was one of the greatest and most important figures in jazz history. Miles Dewey Davis III was a musician‚ composer‚ arranger‚ producer and bandleader all in one. Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz after World War 2. He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century along with Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong. His versatility landed him at the forefront of bebop‚ cool jazz‚ modal‚ hard bop and fusion
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Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis Sunny Herren American History Mrs.Lynn 5 February 1997 In this report I compare two great historical figures: Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president‚ steered the Union to victory in the American Civil War and abolished slavery‚ and the first and only president of the Confederate States of America‚ Jefferson Davis. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union‚ and Jefferson Davis struggled to lead the Confederacy to independence
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Miles Davis and Steve Reich This paper will briefly discuss some of the music of Miles Davis and Steve Reich. While both of these composers were instrumental in the development of the kinds of music they composed and played‚ they have very different sounds. Steve Reich created minimalist music‚ while Miles Davis created jazz. In 1959‚ Miles Davis released‚ ”Kind of Blue”‚ the best-selling jazz album ever. It was an example of a new type of jazz‚ called modal jazz. I listened to “On Green Dolphin
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Davis vs. Lincoln The management styles of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln greatly influenced the outcome of the Civil War. Lincoln’s primary goal was to preserve the union‚ and in order to do this‚ he made certain decisions that were un-constitutional. These decisions ultimately strengthened his role as the president as the war progressed. He even stated in his address that if necessary‚ he would do whatever it takes to win. Jefferson‚ in contrast‚ demonstrated a very loose ruling over the
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An Athelete Giant- Ernie Davis Ernie Davis was once a Syracuse University student. As an Afriacan-Amierican‚ he is known mainly because of his great achievement in football career in 1950s to 1960s. Ernie contributed a lot not only because he did a outstanding job in his football career life‚ but also becasuse he made a profound and positive impact on American society. People speak highly of him not only because he was a remarkable football player‚ but also because he had a great personality such
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Evan Katsounis History 11/10/14 Stephen Douglas Essay Stephen Douglas Stephen Arnold Douglas was born in Brandon‚ Vermont in 1813. He left New England at the age of 20‚ and moved to Illinois. He was an important factor in creating the Illinois sector of the Democratic Party. He became increasingly popular with southern farmers who had migrated north. He used his enthusiastic working ethic‚ and his gifted speaking skills to become elected to the House of Representatives
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Stephen Hawking has been hailed as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists since Albert Einstein. Hawking was born on January 8‚ 1942‚ which as he likes to point out is the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death. Hawking originally studied at Oxford University in England studying physics even though he would have preferred math. He moved onto Cambridge University to work on his PhD in cosmology. Hawking’s career has focused upon the cosmic entities known as black holes‚ and has extended
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------------------------------------------------- Stephen Hawking From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Stephen Hawking CH CBE | Hawking at NASA‚ 1980s | Born | Stephen William Hawking 8 January 1942 (age 71) Oxford‚ England | Residence | United Kingdom | Nationality | British | Fields | * General relativity * Quantum gravity | Institutions | * Cambridge University * California Institute of Technology * Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | Alma mater |
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Stephen Sondheim American lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim was born on March 22‚ 1930‚ in New York City. After early practice at songwriting‚ he gained much of his knowledge of musical theater from working with master lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Sondheim’s contributions to West Side Story and Gypsy in the 1950s brought him recognition as a rising star of Broadway. His major works for the theater include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum‚ Sweeney Todd‚ Sunday in the Park With
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April 2005 Physics Honors Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking was born on January 8‚ 1942. He is the first child of Frank and Isabel Hawking. During the second World War‚ Isabel was sent from her husband’s home in Highgate‚ to Oxford. This was considered a much safer place to have children during the war. Soon after his birth‚ his family moved back in together in their north London home. Hawking began his schooling here at Hertfordshire School. Hawking moved only once during his
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