The word "funk"‚ once defined in dictionaries as body odor or the smell of sexual intercourse‚ commonly has been regarded as coarse or indecent. African-American musicians originally applied "funk" to music with a slow‚ mellow groove‚ then later with a hard-driving‚ insistent rhythm because of the word’s association with sexual intercourse. This early form of the music set the pattern for later musicians. The music was slow‚ sexy‚ loose‚ riff-oriented and dance able. Funky typically described these
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Vitals Name: Gordon Parks Birth Date: November 30‚ 1912 Place of Birth: Fort Scott‚ Kansas‚ United States of America Nationality: American Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Occupations: photographer‚ composer‚ filmmaker‚ writer Awards Julius Rosenwald Award for photography‚ 1942; Syracuse University School of Journalism Award‚ 1961; Frederic W. Brehm Award‚ 1962; Newhouse Citation‚ Syracuse University‚ 1963; Philadelphia Museum of Art Award‚ 1964; New York Art Directors Club Award
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And what would happen to their son‚ Tod? Well... Winsor wasn’t married‚ and he had no idea how to raise a child. If he was honest with himself‚ he knew that he didn’t want to have children‚ and he wasn’t comfortable with the idea of being his godfather; he had only accepted the offer because of his affection for the Starks. Then again‚ they wouldn’t want him to turn down their son. He had visited their home often enough‚ he knew the
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The Godfather of Soul January 26‚ 2005 Introduction We will look into the life of James Brown. He is known for his music. In his life‚ he had to face many obstacles‚ but through determination‚ he changed his life cycle. We will touch on the influences in his life‚ developmental stage and theories that best fit his personality. James Brown was born on May 3‚ 1933‚ in South Carolina. He lived a life without parental guidance. His mother left him with his father when he was only 4 years
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New York: HarperCollins‚ 1997. Talese‚ Gay. Honor Thy Father. 1st ed. New York: World Publishing‚ 1971. Newsweek. "Sammy vs. Son of Sam." (July 28‚ 1997) 66-68 Time ------. "A Godfather goes to jail." (Sept. 16th‚ 1985) 41-42 ------ ------. "The Underworld is their Oyster " (Sept 3‚ 1990) 54-58 ------. "Wanted: a new godfather." (April 13th‚ 1992) 30-32 ------ ------. "Still the Teflon Don?..." (Dec. 24th‚ 1990" 19-21 The Economist (US) ------. "The Mafia and Garbage: Refuse you Cannot Offer." (Feb
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trickster and Coyote figures‚ as well as the similarities between the Exodus of the Jewish population from Egypt as inspiration. Avoid using these examples if you can and look for one of your own. Pick one of the warning tales (Pentheus‚ Phaeton‚ Godfather) and explain the tension that underlies the warning in the tale‚ then analyze how that tension is demonstrated throughout the story. You can explicate symbols and how they exhibit
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Vacancies or jobs are created for the proteges. Promotions are no longer based on seniority or performance but on right connections. It is the same as the "compadre system" whereby an enterprising subordinate will persuade his superior to be the godfather of his son to get promotion or salary increase. These corrupt practices often lead to the bloating of the bureaucracy such that a department secretary may have four undersecretaries and numberless assistant secretaries. In the guise of reorganization
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questioning his sexuality‚ is the main target for harassment because his classmates think he is gay. When Vince receives his very own fairy godfather‚ he makes a wish that turns everyone who is gay the color blue. Vince is surprised when he sees that many people turn even the slightest shade of blue. The darker the shade‚ the more gay they are. Vince’s fairy godfather tells him‚ “my friends and I called each other ‘faggot’ and ‘queer’ for the same reason so many black folks call each other ‘nigger’ –to
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system to its potential‚ and the impact of the mob today. The Mob INTRODUCTION I. “God seemed to be having a hard time killing him‚ and he’d be damned if he was going to make the job easy for mere mortals.” – Mario Puzo on Don Corleone in ‘The Godfather saga’. II. I stand before you today to not only explain to you how the mob profits‚ but the men that knew how to work this system to its potential‚ and the impact of the mob today. III. Almost everything our law enforcement knows now of organized
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Monday February 17‚ 2014 Empire of Crime Video Part 1 (A&E) Beginnings o New York Mafia—five families o Bootlegging was initial business o Cohesion‚ discipline‚ organization—Made mafia successful They relied on Money and Muscles o Joe Valachi—first to publicly acknowledge existence of mafia o Vito Genovese Godson interviewed in this film‚ Ralph Caglioti Frank Caglioti—baker‚ trucks used for bootlegging by mob. o Mayor of New York’s dad was threatened o Irish and Jewish gangs made up New York before
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