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“How is she?” Bass asked, sitting down in the chair beside Miles. He had just returned from yet another dangerous mission that he had volunteered for. Miles sighed. “You can’t keep doing this, Bass,” “Doing what?” Bass asked as he took Charlie’s hand in his. “Trying to get yourself killed. She wouldn’t want that.” Bass lifted his tortured eyes to Miles. “It’s no more than I deserve. Why don’t you go get something to eat. I’ll stay for a bit and read to her.” Miles shook his head, knowing…

Jazz has had a profound effect on American culture and we now consider it an important American contribution to the world of music. Jazz is viewed today as a musical genre that was pioneered by brilliant African-American musicians, silently rebel against American society, and jazz is considered a unique, American musical creation. When jazz music first originated in New Orleans in the early 1900s, very few people in music culture appreciated it as music, many called it a barbaric form of music,…

Through the elements and principles of design, M. C. Escher’s print, entitled, Waterfall, will be analyzed, interpreted, and judged. This lithograph was created in 1961. This picture shows a village with a water wheel. The water wheel is being turned by a waterfall. However, the water flows through an uphill path back up to the top of the waterfall. The path has 3 turns, and every corner of the path has a tower going through it. These towers are topped with polygon-like shapes. The path seems…

(I found this on www.biography.com/people/ella-fitzgerald-9296210) Ella Fitzgerald, known as the “First Lady of Song”and “Lady Ella,” was an American jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the Great American songbook. Born in 1917, Ella turned to singing after a troubled childhood and debuted at the Apollo theater in 1934. Ella went on to become the female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, Ella made history as the first African-American woman to win Grammy Award. “It isn’t where you came…

jazz. Cool jazz had a huge effect on musicians on the west coast. Miles Davis not only influenced the whole jazz world with his new cool jazz sound but he also influenced the jazz world with three other sounds hard bop, modal jazz and electronic jazz rock. Davis never played it safe, any time he started to get comfortable he would he would push his music into a new direction. Davis always looked for new ways to use existing instruments and tools to get a brand new sound. One of his widely…

Response to Photograph Black and White of Man Ray Shot in 1926, the main part of the photo Black and White is a woman holding a sculpture as an African ceremonial mask of sorts. The name of this picture is because of the black and white photography’s procession and that white woman as well as the African mask whose color is black. In this photo, both model Kiki de Montparnasse and African ceremonial mask are eyes closing and peaceful. Yet this photo is not just showing the beautiful model Kiki…

The Success of an Artist A little fact about Louis Armstrong was he got arrested at age 11 because he fired his stepfather’s pistol for a New Year’s celebration where in prison he developed his passion of jazz.(Top 10 Facts) He was born on August 4, 1901 which he came from a poor family in New Orleans which he spent his childhood in poverty. Armstrong started to love music when he was in prison and he was considered one of the most influential artists in Jazz history.(Biography) Louis…

Medical history of patient: Bailey’s mother had complications during her pregnancy with her, but they have not noticed anything unusual with Bailey’s health before her diagnosis. She had the common cold every once in a while, but she has not had any other complications since birth prior to her Cerebral Palsy. She was then diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of 5 (present day). Family members: Bailey’s mother’s name is Linda and her father’s name is Robert. Both of her parents work full…

The utmost annoying thing in the world is the girl down the block, *Sally. She is so unkind to everyone, she is a bully. And I’ll gladly give you three reasons why. The first reason, Ever since we moved into the neighborhood *Sally has been nothing but a bully. That’s all she is, she makes *Rosie cry all the time. She invites all the girls on our block, except for *Rosie to her house for a pool party, When all the girls are playing and *Rosie comes over, *Sally says “Ok if *Rosie playing I’m…

Giorgio Moroder is a famous musician who produces electronic dance music. He was born in Ortisei, Italy, on April 26th 1940. He has been one of my most influential producers ever since I heard him on Daft Punk’s album, Random Access Memories. He tells us a story of what life was like for him when he first started making music and how he worked hard to make it where he is now. The story he told was just a summary of all that he has done. In order to understand how influential Giorgio was, one…