ENG 111 Journal Entry #4 Thoughts on Armstrong Essay While reading Karen Armstrong’s essay depicting her opinion of religion‚ I found myself agreeing with her more than I usually do any other written art. The facts were brilliantly organized and centered around one main focus: the need for one to be “right” above another. As a member of a strong Southern Baptist congregation‚ I’ve found myself questioning the ideas that have been preached to me my entire life. These questions aren’t to discount
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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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Ryan Au Duong Angulo ELA Honors 24‚ April 2012 Life of the King of Jazz “My whole musical success goes back to the time I was arrested…”(Old 28). Louis Armstrong started off as a normal kid who lived in a poor family and environment‚ but ended up as one of the most influential entertainers in history all because of one mistake he made as a child‚ which changed his life. Louis Armstrong’s life was filled with events that built his musical skills‚ fame‚ and his well-being even though he did
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The lady that sings the blues was known as Billie Holiday or Lady Day to many. Billie Holiday was the greatest female jazz singer in American history. Billie started out as a young girl who‚ like her idols of Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong turned whatever material she was given into a piece of art of her own. Billie Holiday stated “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” Billie Holiday sang as if she knew her music had so much emotional
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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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Lance Armstrong Confesses Lance Armstrong is an American road-racing cyclist; Lance has won the tour de France a record breaking 7 consecutive times. Armstrong met Kristin Richard in June 1997. They married in May 1 1998 and had three children‚ Luke David and twins Isabelle Rose and Grace Elisabeth. The couple later filed for divorce Born on September 18‚ 1971‚ in Plano‚ Texas‚ his mother‚ Linda‚ in the suburbs of Dallas‚ Texas‚ raised Lance Armstrong; Armstrong was athletic from an early
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1. List and explain 3 pieces of information you learned for the first time while reading Armstrong. While studying Ezra I discovered that it marks the start of established Judaism‚ a religion concerned not simply with the gathering and safeguarding of revelation however with its consistent reinterpretation. The law that read was unmistakably obscure to the general population‚ who sobbed in apprehension when they heard the first run through. When he clarified the content‚ the exegete did not recreate
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No. 2 Louis Armstrong was one of the many people who have influence jazz music over the years. Although we may not realize it‚ he had the most influence in the jazz world during his time and is well known today for the changes that he made to the jazz world many years ago. First is the impact that he had on the way jazz music was played. Louis Armstrong began revolutionizing the sound of jazz music in the 1920s when he introduced the “extended solo” to jazz music. Before Armstrong introduced this
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sane world‚ madness is the only freedom”. The fight for freedom in BZRK “Which is more important freedom or happiness” (Nijinsky 78). Every human has their own definition for “happiness” and “freedom”‚ and that’s what Armstrong and BZRK cooperation’s are fighting for. The Armstrong family fought for ultimate happiness‚ while BZRK fought for people right and freedom. Characters in this novel were willing to die for freedom and they were also willing to kill for freedom. This novel demonstrates the
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Now I Went Down to the Ringside and Little Henry Armstrong Was There Professor Paul Clark Jieyu Zhang Henry Armstrong was born in an ordinary family. His family was poor‚ and especially this was a black family‚ there was racial discrimination to this family. He was often the target for teasing in school. In defending himself against bullies‚ he discovered his interest in boxing. Without money going to college‚ little Armstrong have to work to get money to let his family survive. When he saw on
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