Dexter Gordon was a Jazz saxophonist. He was born February 27‚ 1923 in Los Angeles California. Many people know Mr. Gordon because of bebop. This style of play is what brought him fame. Gordon played amongst many jazz greats like Charlie Parker‚ Charles Mingus‚ and Buddy Collette to name a few. Gordon started to play at the age of 13. His first instrument was the clarinet but quickly after he decided to take up the tenor saxophone at the age of 17. Music was always popular around the Gordon household
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Conor Hardy Hist 11 Gordon Wood Paper Through Gordon Wood’s work‚ entitled The Radicalism of the American Revolution‚ I am convinced that the American Revolution was the most radical event that occurred in American history. In the face of the ways and basis of other revolutions that occurred in history‚ the American Revolution was unlike any other major rebellion of the past for it completely shaped our nation’s foundations for the future. The revolution sought drastically different ideologies
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“Oh‚ demiurge of our souls‚ who reigns in the heavens above‚ we honour and revere your sacred being. We turn to you and beg you to provide us with sustenance as we strive to abstain from quenching our thirst‚ with water‚ contaminated red. And in your mercy‚ forgive our most grievous sins. Help us refrain‚ as our desires continue to elude us. Guide us away from temptation and shield us from evil. With profound penitence‚ we seek your pardon for our gravest offences‚ imploring your divine mercy to
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teamwork competencies from Table 11-3. How important is trust to a cross-functional team? Describe how managers can build trust among cross-functional teams‚ which comprise diverse backgrounds and differing perspectives. Explain which type of cohesiveness‚ socio-emotional or instrumental‚ is more important in this type of cross-functional team. What strategies would you offer Google’s Laszlo Bock to help in creating‚ developing‚ and leading effective cross-functional work teams? Explain how Google’s
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Illiteracy and its effects. Intro Illiteracy is defined as the inability to read or write. There are purely illiterate; persons who cannot read or write at all and functionally illiterate; persons who can read and possibly write simple sentences with a limited vocabulary. In Malaysia‚ the government provides education in free public school for its citizens but many remain uneducated and illiterate. Illiterate persons are always typically labelled as stupid but in reality some of them are smart
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PHOTOGRAPHER Gordon Parks once explained the complications of his birth this way: "I was born dead." Gordon was his mother’s 15th child. His survival as a newborn was miraculous. The doctor gave him up for dead‚ but an assistant asked if he could try his hand at getting the child to breathe. The family collected all the ice they could find and surrounded the newborn with an ice bath. Voila! Instant life. Every day after that was a gift. From his first breath Gordon Parks broke all
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Death of the Virgin Caravaggio 1605-1606. 12’ 1 ½” x 8’. Oil on canvas For Sanata Maria della Scala‚ Trastevere‚ Rome. Now in Louvre‚ Paris In 1605‚ Laerzio Cherubini commissioned Caravaggio to paint an altarpiece for his family’s chapel in the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Trastevere‚ Rome. The chapel was dedicated to the Transit of the Virgin. There was a particular decorum for the depiction of such a scene: the Virgin giving a pious gesture‚ some sort of ascension of Her soul‚ and
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birth‚ Gordon was brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England. With an injury prematurely putting an end to any hopes of a promising career in football‚ he went back to college to complete a course in hotel management and his dedication and natural talent led him to train with some of world’s leading chefs. In 1993 Gordon became chef of Aubergine in London and within three years was awarded two Michelin stars. In 1998‚ at the age of 31‚ Gordon set up his own restaurant‚ Restaurant Gordon Ramsay‚
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the success of Gordon Biersch to date. What concerns‚ if any‚ do you have as the company looks ahead? Key Factors responsible for the success: - High quality‚ moderately priced dining and professional service and German style onsite breweries - Smooth partnership between Gordon and Biersch - Management style of decentralization The concern is that the growth ambitions might impact the culture and quality of service which is been some of the competitive advantages for Gordon Biersch. 2
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Functional Requirements 1. Catering Service Order 2.1 The system will allow customers to avail of the catering service via online. 2.2 The system will allow customers to place a catering service request or order‚ while also choosing among the established menu‚ prices‚ payment options‚ packages and other specifications‚ via online. 2.3 2. Receiving of Catering Orders 3.4 The system will allow the employees receiving orders for catering to check the orders via online
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