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    19 March 13 Richard Pryor Ever wonder who and/ or what formed much of today’s comedy? How fame changes people? Well‚ there was one name in show business that audiences everywhere connected with years ago. His name was Richard Pryor. Richard Pryor was a man with a less flattering background‚ an interesting employment history‚ and a comedic style that every modern day comedian wanted to copy. His life‚ his story‚ his experiences made him who he was‚ a dynamic‚ life-changing‚ comparative‚ man

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    George and Lennie’s friendship Our first impressions of the relationship between Lennie and George come in the opening chapter when they enter‚ ‘ they had walked in single file down the path‚ and even in the open one stayed behind the other’‚ this shows that one of the characters is more of the leader and the other is a follower. Our second impression is after they drink from the pool‚ when they are sitting on the hill and Lennie is imitating George’s actions “he pulled his hat down a little

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    of the world’s current ideals. These ideals‚ however‚ are not common anymore and are contradicted by the current state of the world. George Carlin said just some of the few realities and their contradicting ideal states of mind. “We spend more‚ but have less; we buy more‚ but enjoy it less.” This references the current state of the economy and how rising costs of food makes living more expensive and difficult. We spend more on luxuries and have less than we used to be able to get

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    big eyes that took in the whole world and a wide smile that begged for more attention than anybody had to give.” Richard Franklin Lennox Pryor III started out as a kid with a hard life and big dreams‚ but by the end of his lifetime he’s know as an inspiration to many people around the world. He was born on December 1‚ 1940 in Peoria Illinois. His parents were Gertrude Thomas and Leroy Pryor‚ although he spent most of his time growing up with his grandmother‚ Marie Carter‚ and four other children in

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    Richard Pryor certainly was an interesting character! He set new standards for other African-American comedians but his idols were Bill Cosby and Dick Gregory. During the 1970s and ’80s he provided America with some gut busting laughs and tears as we shared his personal life as well as his professional life. In order to better understand Pryor you should know that his mother was a prostitute and his father was a bartender at the brothel his mother and grandmother worked at. As a young man

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    Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby‚ both famous for their standup comedy‚ have their own unique way of delivering their comedy to their audiences. These two African Americans have both made names for themselves through their standup comedy and films. The differences between their styles of comedy gave each their own fame. They both are famous for the films that each performed in. Their unique styles and characteristics made them who they are. Richard Pryor was born December 1‚ 1940‚ in Peoria‚ Illinois

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    to own. Unlike woman‚ they show more interest in fashion‚ men usually are attracted to car or maybe motorcycle. Mans also spend most of their earnings onto cars. George Best‚ a former Irish professional football player‚ showed his interest in cars. “I spent a lot of money on birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered” stated George Best in a magazine interview. Louis C. K.‚ a famous stand-up comedian also had interest cars‚ “Cars and cameras are the two things I let myself be materialistic about”

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    Lenny Diary

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    do it! I know George already told me it ain’ my fault but why’d I have to do it! I disappointed ’im‚ I know I did! I don’t wan’a’ make George sad. No never. George never makes me sad on purpose. Sometimes he tells me his life would have been better without me. He tells me he could have been goin’ to cat houses every night but he tells me he doesn’ mean it. He always says that in the end. But luckily George told me it isn’ my fault. He told me I did the right thing. I’m happy George told me I did

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    Warren Pryor

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    Poem Essay Warren Pryor From Farm to City Feeling like the grass is greener on the other side of the fence is a common feeling. In the poem‚ Warren Pryor‚ the protagonist’s parents sacrifice everything “to free him from the stony fields‚ the meagre acreage that bore them down.” Warren’s parents only want what they think is best for him — and that isn’t life on a farm. “They blushed with pride when‚ at his graduation‚ they watched him picking up the slender scroll‚ his passport from the years

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    Lenny Murphy

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    Hugh Leonard Thompson Murphy‚ who commonly went by the name Lenny‚ was born on 2nd march‚ 1952 Shankill Road‚ Belfast‚ Northern Ireland. The Shankill Road is the arterial road leading through west Belfast‚ Northern Ireland. It runs through the predominantly loyalist working-class area known as the Shankill. He was an Ulster loyalist and was also a part Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) from Belfast‚ Northern Ireland‚ which was a political group that supports the preservation of Northern Ireland and opposes

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