stage and rip through bebop like it was nothing‚ these young players began to think‚ "If I tried it‚ I might be able to play like that." One of these young players‚ who would eventually be come one of the most historical figures in jazz‚ was Miles Davis. Miles came from a well off middle class family. His dad was a successful dentist‚ so money was never an issue. Miles’ father encouraged the arts‚ while his mother discouraged it because the chances of making a good living are slim to none. However
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The Jim Davis Case Background At the end of this story we find Jim Davis‚ a relatively newly hired Retirement Account Coordinator and Business Development Manager for Hereford National Bank‚ in a management quandary. He is faced with a situation where a branch manager‚ Patty Matthews‚ has skipped a mandatory training session that he is conducting for all branch managers of the company. Patty‚ a 25-year veteran‚ claims that she missed the training because of illness‚ but Jim doesn’t feel that
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Question 11 Miles Davis was one of the greatest and most important figures in jazz history. Miles Dewey Davis III was a musician‚ composer‚ arranger‚ producer and bandleader all in one. Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz after World War 2. He was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century along with Charlie Parker and Louis Armstrong. His versatility landed him at the forefront of bebop‚ cool jazz‚ modal‚ hard bop and fusion
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Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis Sunny Herren American History Mrs.Lynn 5 February 1997 In this report I compare two great historical figures: Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president‚ steered the Union to victory in the American Civil War and abolished slavery‚ and the first and only president of the Confederate States of America‚ Jefferson Davis. Abraham Lincoln was the President of the Union‚ and Jefferson Davis struggled to lead the Confederacy to independence
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Miles Davis and Steve Reich This paper will briefly discuss some of the music of Miles Davis and Steve Reich. While both of these composers were instrumental in the development of the kinds of music they composed and played‚ they have very different sounds. Steve Reich created minimalist music‚ while Miles Davis created jazz. In 1959‚ Miles Davis released‚ ”Kind of Blue”‚ the best-selling jazz album ever. It was an example of a new type of jazz‚ called modal jazz. I listened to “On Green Dolphin
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Davis vs. Lincoln The management styles of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln greatly influenced the outcome of the Civil War. Lincoln’s primary goal was to preserve the union‚ and in order to do this‚ he made certain decisions that were un-constitutional. These decisions ultimately strengthened his role as the president as the war progressed. He even stated in his address that if necessary‚ he would do whatever it takes to win. Jefferson‚ in contrast‚ demonstrated a very loose ruling over the
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An Athelete Giant- Ernie Davis Ernie Davis was once a Syracuse University student. As an Afriacan-Amierican‚ he is known mainly because of his great achievement in football career in 1950s to 1960s. Ernie contributed a lot not only because he did a outstanding job in his football career life‚ but also becasuse he made a profound and positive impact on American society. People speak highly of him not only because he was a remarkable football player‚ but also because he had a great personality such
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JIM HENSON Jim Henson was born on September 24‚ 1936‚ in Greenville‚ Mississippi. He moved to Maryland in fifth grade and throughout his childhood had a strong interest in both art and television. His grandmother was very supportive of his interests and constantly encouraged him to use his imagination. In 1954 Jim started in television performing puppets on a local channel ’s Saturday morning program. The next year‚ while studying at the University of Maryland‚ he was given a five-minute show called
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of the picaresque rogue in Jim Dixon. Jim perpetrates a succession of practical jokes‚ tricks‚ and deceptions on other characters in the novel‚ especially those who offend his democratic sensibility. He has a talent for "pulling faces" and projecting voices gestures Amis uses to enhance Jim’s social commentary. He is sometimes aided and abetted in his roguery by his fellow boarder‚ the salesman Bill Atkinson. On campus‚ in addition to Welch‚ Johns‚ and Margaret‚ Jim is seen interacting with
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The youngest of four children born to Percy (an accountant and aspiring jazz saxophonist) and Kathleen‚ Jim Carrey was an incurable extrovert from day one. As a child he performed constantly‚ for anyone who would watch‚ and even mailed his résumé to "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) at age 10. In junior high he was granted a few precious minutes at the end of each school day to do stand-up routines for his classmates (provided‚ of course‚ that he kept a lid on it the rest of the day). Carrey ’s early
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