Every song tells its own unique story; however the stories they tell are often up to interpretation. Bob James‚ the creator of the song Orpheus‚ wrote the song based on his interpretation of the myth. The music of Bob James continued to evolve and captivate audiences thought the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963‚ Bob recorded his first solo album‚ Bold Conceptions‚ that year for Mercury Records. 36 more solo albums would follow through four decades; that number
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My aunt and my uncle are both good people‚ but I prefer my uncle than my aunt because he is easier‚ happier‚ and more generous. First‚ my aunt is not easy person; she is always cold with everyone in her family. She is a person who talks while she works‚ and when she works‚ she expects everyone around her to work along with her. On the other hand‚ my uncle is easier than my aunt; he would never do that with anyone in his family. He is always quiet when he cleans up or does something‚ even while he
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Uncle Julius In the story “The Goophered Grapevine”‚ by Charles Chestnutt‚ the character Uncle Julius is first portrayed as an uneducated freed slave who lives off the land. The story takes place shortly after slavery and we see how slavery is intertwined with aspects of the landscape. The slaves were oppressed in the same way the landscape is exploited for profit. When the narrator asks Uncle Julius about the history of the land‚ Julius begins to tell him a grand tale. From the beginning
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California‚ population (total 37‚ 691‚912) For many years‚ Southern California was America’s “Promised Land”‚ an ideal fuelled by the warm sunshine‚ golden beaches‚ and the mystery‚ glamour and romance of the film industry. Now it seems that the state is cursed by natural disasters‚ and Los Angeles‚ with its 13 million inhabitants‚ has become known as ‘hazard city’. The summary diagram has explained the interrelationships between the hazards which threaten Los Angeles‚ but it is necessary to
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heard this statement most people worldwide can tell you the same. Nowhere in the country is this more obvious than in the state of California‚ the nation’s most diverse state. It should be no surprise to most people that Japanese immigrants have a long history in California due to their visible presence there. My argument is that the Japanese are an integral part of California and also our country and have been instrumental in its development. During the 19th and 20th century‚ the Japanese made up one
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UNCLE HAMMER CHARACTER SKETCH Roll of thunder hear my cry Elliot white u2d UNCLE HAMMER CHARACTER SKETCH Roll of thunder hear my cry Elliot white u2d In the book “Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry” by Mildred D Taylor‚ she uses a minor character called Uncle Hammer to take a stand against racism in Mississippi and to teach his nephews and his niece’s valuable lessons. Uncle Hammer is a hot-tempered African American‚ who is strongly against racism. He is big ma’s oldest unmarried son‚ who
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The Death Penalty in California Since 1872‚ California used the death penalty for capitol offenses. Execution methods for the death penalty range from hangings‚ to gas chambers‚ and lethal injections. California abandoned hanging as a execution method on May 1st 1942. They began to rely solely on gas chambers and lethal injections. However‚ on February 18th‚ 1972‚ the California Supreme Court declared the death penalty a form of cruel and unusual punishment in accordance with he 8th Amendment.
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Katie Waddle English 12‚ 3 Mr. Decker April 5‚ 2013 "A Supermarket in California" by Alan Ginsberg addresses Walt Whitman‚ who as it becomes evident throughout the poem‚ is Alan Ginsberg’s poetic hero. Ginsberg looked up to Whitman for many reasons. Ginsberg was a bisexual or homosexual Jewish man‚ and Whitman was also thought to have been bisexual or homosexual. Ginsberg portrays Whitman’s style and his legacy of writing by continuing Whitman’s poetic assault to industrialized society and
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Page 1 Bob Knowlton at Simmons Laboratories Introduction Simmons Laboratories are in a difficult situation following Bob Knowlton’s sudden‚ unanticipated resignation. This paper outlines what Bob Knowlton could have done differently and identifies specific ideas about teams‚ organizational culture artefacts and underlying assumptions and organizational and personal values that could have resulted in a positive outcome. Question 1 Appreciation for honest dialogue amongst his team would have aided
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current residents or California took over a vast majority of California was once blanketed by towering trees and they seemed to be endless from what most people saw. But as most of us Californians see it now we have cut down a majority of trees and instead of the natural trees we once had covering California we have replaced them with concrete trees‚ and these trees are all the skyscrapers‚ business‚ stores‚ and homes. This is a growing problem since the population in California seems to keep getting
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