a rough female bootlegger‚ Billie Bendix‚ on the night of his nuptials. Jimmy is marrying his fourth wife Eileen‚ a self-obsessed dancer. Billie thought Jimmy would be out of town for a few days so she and her gang had planned to bring cases of alcohol to hide in the basement of Jimmy’s mansion on long island. Unexpectedly‚ Jimmy‚ Eileen‚ and Eileen’s family of prohibitionists show up at the mansion for the wedding. Billie and her gang must pose as servants until‚ Billie and Jimmy become very fond
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English Communications Comparative Assignment Million Dollar baby and Cinderella Man Cinderella Man directed by Ron Howard and Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood are two films about two individuals viewed as underdogs by society and the world of boxing who overcome the odds and achieve personal goals. In these two heroic tales we follow the lives of two passionate and determined fighters. Like all heroic tales we encounter a hero‚ a villain and a final showdown portrayed as a
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Joe “King” Oliver was one of the most famous persons during the 1900s. Oliver beginnings were in New Orleans by the 1908 and after that he worked with different groups as in Source 7 says “Worked in Kid Ory’s band in 1917‚...played in Bill Johnson’s Creole Orchestra… The original Creole Orchestra at the Dreamland Ballroom”(Source 7-1). He had the opportunity of playing in different places‚ with different people. He also was “very famous for his using mutes‚ derbies‚ bottles….. sound out of his horn
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first chord. From there‚ I began to search aimlessly on YouTube for more of these great songs‚ eventually becoming quite an avid Green Day fan myself. Green Day is an American punk rock band that was made famous by guitarist and lead singer Billy Joe Armstrong‚ bassist and backup singer Mike Dirnt‚ and drummer Tre Cool. The band originated in California‚ where all three band members were raised. Green Day was formed in 1987 and signed to Lookout! Records in 1988. Formerly known as Sweet Children‚ the
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Jose 1 Janelle Jose Professor Pappas AAS 254 16 April 2008 “Our Theater: The Hey Dey of the Apollo Theatre” Apollo was the Greek God of music‚ Poetry and the arts. His temple was at Delphi and was known to be a place of purification. There is a temple of a different that bears the name of the Greek god and its at 253 West 125th Street Harlem in New York City. The Apollo Theater would become as famous as the temple at Delphi. The Apollo Theaters home was in Harlem. Harlem is known worldwide as a
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| Jazz Music and its Musicians | | | By Brandon | | | Jazz started when World War I had just ended and a social revolution was on its way. Customs and values of previous were rejected. Life was to be lived to the fullest. This was also known as the era of the "lost generations‚" and the "flapper" with her rolled stockings‚ short skirts‚ and straight up-and-down look. They disturbed their elders in the casino‚ night clubs‚ and speakeasies that replaced the ballrooms of prewar
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"Tin Pan Alley" was the nickname given to the street where many music publishers worked during the period of 1880 to 1953. In the late 19th century‚ New York had become the epicenter of songwriting and music publishing‚ and publishers converged on the block of West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. There are several stories about how the block got its name. One that is often repeated tells of a reporter for the New York Herald who was hired to write about the new business
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and the music created during that time period has left a lasting impression on American pop culture. The music still has a large fan base‚ and can be found in numerous books and movies. Biographies and movies have been made about people like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington‚ who made huge contributions to jazz. However‚ many of jazz artists from that time period died without much money or fame. Jazz originated in New Orleans‚ and traveled on to Chicago and New York‚ changing and growing along the
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Jazz flourished widely in the 1920’s‚ which was considered the Jazz age. In the 1920’s Jazz was a lifestyle to most people. Some fell in love with Jazz‚ while others hated it. People who liked Jazz were the passionate and urban people. Many white young boys and girls fell in love with jazz. Jazz was a way for them to be freed from the rural America. Jazz had originally come from New Orleans but job opportunities had opened up elsewhere causing many musicians to move out of New Orleans. This is what
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