products? A) Excellent B) Good C) General D) Bad 8. Which aspect do you think our products need to improve? A) Sales B) Promotion C) Quality D) Price 9. Do you know the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics pointed out that some of our products have security problem potentially before? A) Yes B) No 10. What is your opinion after you know this issue? A) No ideas B) Continue to use
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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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Farah Jasmine Griffin’s In Search Of Billie Holiday: If You Can’t Be Free‚ Be a Mystery is an inspiring analysis of Billie Holiday that pairs Griffin’s passion for the singer with a deep critical examination that deconstructs the myth of Billie Holiday that has been perpetuated through her “autobiography‚” the media‚ the Academy Award nominated biopic Lady Sings the Blues‚ as well as countless biographies that construct a tragic mulatto narrative around the vocal genius. Though I was only familiar
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Derek Rodman‚ was a young teenager that wanted to know what is his role in life. He wanted to know what his late grandfather once told him when he was young :" Everybody has a role in life. Everybody will know what their role will be someday‚ some too early‚ and some to late. But everyone will know their role‚ and when they do‚ they will fine their treasure in life." Derek is 16 years old. He grew up with only his mother and his older brother and sister. Derek’s mother‚ Jennifer‚ divorced her husband
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Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Harris (1915–1959) was an African American jazz singer and songwriter. Her singing style‚ strongly inspired by jazz musicians‚ lead to a new way of using word choice and rhythm. A critic named John Bush once wrote that Holiday "changed the art of American pop vocals forever." She only co-wrote a few songs‚ but a number of them have become jazz standards that many musicians strive to live up to. Some of these standards were set by songs of hers such as "God Bless the
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Introduction The Federal Air Marshals are considered to be one of the Department Homeland Security. Throughout history they have been know for keeping passengers on airliners safe from hijackers. Many how question do we still need air marshals with improved security on aircraft and at airports many question the effectiveness of the air marshals. Even though they go through intensive training they have been involved in some controversies that have put the program under the scope even with their
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One of the most well known conquests of the all time is the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. This is a puzzling conquest to historians because while the Spanish had the advantage of technology‚ it shouldn’t matter when compared to the Aztec’s superior numbers and home advantage. These factors should have allowed the Aztecs to surround Cortes’s small force and soundly defeat them yet we know that this isn’t what happened. The Spanish were the ones that actually prevailed
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There were many conflicts that were more significant in terms of gains‚ losses‚ and casualties than that of Villa’s raid of Columbus‚ New Mexico. Upon hearing that the nearby town of Columbus‚ New Mexico was lightly garrisoned‚ Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa ordered what remained of his army to attack the small farming town. His well-earned reputation had been seriously damaged by this point considering recent losses that devastated his army‚ having both the Mexican and American
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In Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick‚ Maxwell’s mind is his biggest enemy. Maxwell lacks confidence in himself‚ is dependent on others and traumatized by his past. One way Maxwell’s mind is his biggest enemy is that he lacks confidence in himself. “Getting up in the class and saying stuff is not something I do.” All of the schools he has gone through‚ he has been placed in LD classes‚ at his house he is treated as a criminal just because of his infamous father‚ and socially he is an outcast.
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gas and head out on the open road. My vehicle’s engine is purring almost like a kitten and I’m pleased to read a highway sign that sets the speed limit to 80 mph for the next 290 miles. I plan that I can get to the end of texas and be on my way in New Mexico in 10 h 48 min (733.9 mi). About halfway through my journey I decide to stop for lunch. According to a street sign i’m on S broadway St‚ tx and I find a lovely restaurant called George’s where I buy a gyro sandwich for $5 202 S Broadway St‚ Post
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