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- 1241: Miles Davis
- ... more a display of audacity and an assertion of absolute independence then a lovely palette to summon dreams. The dream is over. All the romantic ballads and pleasurable entertainment is history. With this sound he describes a new reality for which he invents a new musical vocabulary. He cannot waste time making things pretty and acceptable anymore. To the urgency expressed ... do to his restless nature he not only played bop but helped found cool jazz, hard bop, modal music, his own unusual brand of the avant-garde and fusion. Jazz history would be much different if Davis had not existed. If Miles Davis had retired in 1960, he would still be famous in jazz history, but he had many accomplishments still to come. In 1991 Miles Davis passed away, he was 65. Jazz lost a man that was more than a god.
- 1242: Clinton Administration Policy Toward the Caribbean Country of Haiti
- ... embargo. the hope was to bring the leader of the new government to their knees and hope the leaders would return the government back to the people of Haiti. The history and the political background of Haiti is a history of oligarchic rule, and fear of the government. Their country in the early part of the century until 1950's was basically under the thumb of the United States government ... principal legacy was a constabulary officered by light - skinned mulattos. The tension between the ruling mulatto elite and the black majority runs like a discordant motif through Haiti's turbulent history." In 1956, blacks surged into control with the election of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Papa Doc installed a reign of terror directed primarily against the elite professional class. His ...
- 1243: Ebonics in Schools
- Ebonics in Schools Many black individuals have played their part in America's history. Has the Oakland School gone too far by wanting to teach a black slang language in school. In this paper, you will see the peoples, teachers, and the student's ... of California model program. Which promotes English-language development for African-American students. The S.E.P. (Standard English Proficiency) training enables teachers and administrators to respect and acknowledge the history culture, and language that the African American student brings to school (Cambell, p.2). Recently a “Superliteracy” component was added to ensure the development of high levels of reading, writing ... tight stereotypes. For another, you can find a virtual community that matches your take in the issue. On the World Wide Web, you can read tightly reasoned analyses of black history and listen to people making cruel fun of the whole issue through such rewritten works. Some sites offer to translate e-mail messages into Ebonics. But the liveliest Internet ...
- 1244: Student
- By: Andrew Makarov Symbols and Characters of "Bread Givers". One of the significant features of Jewish history throughout many centuries was migration. From the ancient pre-Roman times to medieval Spain to the present days the Jews were expelled from the countries they populated, were forced out ... persecution, and sometimes were motivated to leave simply to escape economic hardship and to find better life for themselves and for their children. One of the interesting pages of Jewish history was a massive migration from Eastern Europe to America in the period between 1870 an 1920. In that period more than two million Jews left their homes in Russia, Poland ... when more than 650 thousand Jewish emigrants came to the US. The Eastern European Jews fled from pogroms, religious persecution and economic hardship. We can learn about those times from history text books, but a better way to understand the feelings and thoughts of the struggling emigrants is to learn a story from an insider, who herself lived there and ...
- 1245: The Theories of John Locke
- ... the Fundamental constitution of Carolina, essays concerning Human Understandings, an Two Treaties of Civil Government. (Cranston) Locke has had great influence on all the presidents and political leaders throughout American history. One man that was affected by Locke’s theories and influential ideas is Thomas Jefferson. He was the second president in America’s history. Jefferson followed a great president, Washington. Washington was a military man not a politician and did not have any idea on how to set up America’s government. Jefferson took ... independent the theory could be put into practice. (p 117 Peterson) John Locke had contributed a lot of ideas, theories, and laws that are influential to all of America’s history and to the development of many great politicians and philosophers today. Politicians today, actually use ideas from the 1600’s. Locke is a man of many traits. He is ...
- 1246: Assimilation of the Native Americans
- ... residential schools . The potlatch wasn’t the only tradition that the church eradicated. Wearing traditional regalia and dancing were also outlawed. This was a grave adversity. For the Natives, oral history was how they educated their future chiefs and matriarchs. The history was often told by a story from an elder, a ceremonial dance, or by art. Before the settlers came, lineage were passed down from generation to generation in either of ... own. Regalia would often be worn for dances or potlatches with various art work which was exclusive to that of the owner. The art work alone was an aspect of history and was always created for a purpose, every object that had art work on it symbolized a story or ownership. The natives continued to have potlatches, they would have ...
- 1247: Imperialism: And the Way It Took Away Tranquillity
- ... Cuba, Indonesia, South Africa, India, China, just to name a few, are in constant struggle with it's citizens now, because it didn't learn how through the course of history. Those countries who's citizens don't speak are suppressed to the point where if you say one thing wrong, the secret police will shoot you right in the middle ... come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." Suppose he had said: "We will thrash them until they understand who we are," how different would have been the history of Christianity! Compare, if you will, the swaggering, bullying, brutal doctrine of imperialism with the golden rule and the commandment "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Love, not force ... vied for land in Asia and Africa, many countries felt left out of the race for colonies, and this may have set fused that would inevitably change the course of history forever. This is my view of how the average Imperialist interprets the nature of his actions. The principal arguments, however, brought upon by those who enter into the defense ...
- 1248: A Very American Revolution
- ... American Revolution, the conflict by which the American colonists won their independence from Great Britain and created the United States of America, was an upheaval of profound significance in world history. It occurred in the second half of the 18th century, in an "Age of Democratic Revolution," when philosophers and political theorists in Europe were critically examining the institutions of their ... France s revolution. Given, there were the occasional mob torching of a wealthy tory s home, but on the whole, it was very little like any other revolution in previous history. In this way, the American Revolution was unique unto itself. It was utterly different than the conventional revolution. It could almost be called an intellectual uprising. The fact that The ... fight for freedom, a war fought in order that people may develop on their own. The Revolution was earth-shaking, and it laid the basis for many other upheavals throughout history, and radically changed America forever.
- 1249: High School Seniors Chooses Between Community College or A Job
- ... all their class in High School. Those who receive something like 2.0 or below grade point average. That means they don't have enough knowledge on Math, English, Science, History, or Physical Education to go on further in studying. Community Colleges previously mention except every High School graduate in their school because they wanted their money. They expect all incoming freshmen to know basic Algebra, English grammar, American History, and others subject already. The students only attend the Community College just to be tested in what Math, English, History, and Science skill they have learned in High School. The Community College will drop the students who can't pass their final tests for their courses at the end ...
- 1250: Profiles In American Enterpris
- ... instantly from any place in the world (Hoover, 1993, p. 4). But whatever has caused it global securities have skyrocketed. Before the organization and structure of the company a brief history and explana-tion of the company will be discussed. A.G. Edwards & Sons was founded in 1887 by Benjamin Franklin Edwards making A.G. Edwards & Son the first St. Louis ... CD-ROM. February 1996. 2). I made the graph myself from data in: A.G. Edwards Inc. (1996, February 29). 1996 Annual Report Table of Contents I. Industry Overview A. History of the industry B. Identification of the corporation C. Competition in the industry D. Interesting Information about the industry II. Company Overview A. History of the company B. Company Information C. Organization of the company III. Financial Information A. Financial Statistics B. Financial Analysis IV. Corporate Culture & Trends A. Key Recent Events B. ...
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