All Times General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Whitney Houston. Introduction Attention Getter: I have often been told I have a beautiful voice; most people compare me to Whitney Houston….maybe even better. Credibility: Whitney Houston has always been of my favorite artists. Topic Reveal: Today I am going to tell you a little about the life of Whitney Houston. Preview Statement: After discussing my three main points‚ you will understand why she is
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston‚ cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin. She began singing in the choir at her church‚ The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark‚ as a young child and by the age of 15 was singing backing vocals professionally with her mother on Chaka Khan’s 1978 hit‚ ’I’m Every Woman’. She went on to provide backing vocals for Lou
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Government 2306 Professor Andrew Teas Houston Land Use Policy Houston is a large city with very unique qualities that most cities cannot even begin to understand‚ but is this just Houstonian pride talking? No‚ actually one of the unique qualities that Houston has is how we handle our land use planning. Houston is well known for not having any zoning ordinances‚ which has become a well-known topic for a while now. People argue weather our lack of zoning is chaotic‚ unorthodox‚ or independent
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First of all‚ I have many reasons why Houston should be your kind of town. The town the U.S. state of Texas. This town is located in Harris‚ Fort Bend‚ and Waller counties. The population of Houston has grown over the years. Katy has won national accolades for growth and sustainability. Threw out the years Houston has built Malls‚ great football programs‚ and great restaurants. I was born in Hot Springs‚ AR then moves to my hometown of Houston‚ TX which I lived there for 8 years. I lived most of
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Water and Air Pollution Analysis Houston‚ Texas holds around two million people‚ carrying hundreds of thousands of cars daily on these busy freeways. On top of the pollutants coming from vehicles we also have the industrial refineries that are located only 45 minutes from the heart of Houston. Most the smog comes from the Houston Ship channel With the combination of these two things we can see how polluted our city and waters are. One of the main problems in Houston is air pollution. The air pollution
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University of Houston: The Organizational Structure Robin Roberts MGT/230 June 27‚ 2012 Rickie Baldwin University of Houston: The Organizational Structure When you hear the words Shasta‚ “coogs”‚ and red pride‚ a Houstonian will automatically affiliate them with the University of Houston. The University of Houston‚ founded in 1927‚ is Texas’s third largest university and recently was named a Tier One research university. With over 39‚000 students‚ the university is one of the most diverse
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Sam Houston-Summary Sam Houston had to face many obstacles since he was a little boy. He had very little education; however he educated himself with many readings from his father’s library. Houston served as governor for Tennessee and Texas. He also served as a United States senator for thirteen years. . He befriended General Andrew Jackson and remarried three times. Houston was made the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and was re-elected in 1841. He gave many speeches throughout
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Lowering the amount of people living in poverty is a goal that is often aimed for. The capital city of Texas‚ Houston‚ struggles with balancing this poverty level. According to resent research‚ the poverty level in Houston‚ Texas has quadrupled since the year 1980. In past years the economy has grown impressively‚ but this economic success has not been distributed evenly among Texans living in Houston. At least one neighborhood that was considered middle class in 1980 is how a high poverty level area.
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Houston is a large city with various modes of transportation for both passengers and cargo. These modes of transportation provide means for transportation and cargo to travel locally‚ regionally‚ and internationally in various manners. Houston has two major airports‚ George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby that‚ collectively‚ provide non-stop and direct service for air travelers and air cargo to several domestic and international locations. In addition‚ Houston is home to
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Houston‚ Seattle‚ and San Francisco have all experienced a fault shift. In the case of Houston‚ the likelihood of an earthquake is extremely low. The instances of a fault shift on that area of the North American Plate don’t occur often. Earthquakes that occur are not by normal means of plates shifting but from the process of fluid extraction (Fehling 19). Seattle on the other hand has a very high probability of an earthquake occurring. There are three different types of quakes that the city experiences
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