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Despite being a fan of jazz music, I knew little about Ella Fitzgerald aside from her voice and that she was the first African American to win a Grammy Award. However, I knew that she gained notoriety and persevered despite facing many barriers during difficult times for women and African Americans and was influential in the Civil rights moment. At some point, I came across an anecdote about Marilyn Monroe using her influence to persuade a Hollywood jazz club owner to allow Ella to play. Since…

clearly pictured some of the beautiful locations. The series had beautifully and heavily captured the various locations of London that it seemed to be almost another character in the series. The first series was shot around Chinatown is really the Newport area and the…

American was built on top of the shoulders of immigrants. Immigrant built American roads, railroads, bridges and trenches. These are some of the contributions that immigrants have contributed to the United States. Many American raises the question about immigrants migrating to the United States. Why are they here? What do they contribute to the American economies? Many Immigrants come to the United States with skills and trades-in the 18th and 19th Centuries, Portuguese…

Finding the right gown to wear in your special day just got a little bit easier. The new Beloved line by Casablanca Bridal provides a range of romantic and ethereal bridal dresses that are sure to suit any bride’s style. Officially launching in Fall 2016, the Beloved line will already be available in stores as of July, offering brides-to-be a beautiful line of affordable, high-quality bridal gowns. The Beloved line was designed to complement Casablanca Bridal’s existing lines: the original…

"Louisiana are the most right-leaning states in the union” (Newport). The South reliably votes for Republicans and is often referred to as a Republican stronghold. In 2008, “Republican presidential candidate John McCain won Alabama by 21.6 percent” (Nypost). This highlights the regions right-leaning tendencies. The South’s population also tends be rural. While the South has become more urbanized in recent years, its inhabitants are still more likely to live in small towns. Alabama and…

Choice of Topic I chose to write about food scarcity because growing up in Mississippi, I noticed how some of my classmate would eat lunch as if it was the only meal they would eat all day. At that time in my life however, I was too young and lacked the knowledge of how to conduct research. I would notice the homeless people who you not ask my mother for money but for a meal and the look in their eyes. During my Summer break visits to Virginia, my grandfather and his father grew a garden…

conclusion on how our society's views have evolved. We’ll start with data gathered by “Gallup.com” ; Here it says that when white Americans were surveyed in 1958 “87% of Americans now favor marriage between blacks and whites, up from 4% in 1958.” (Newport)…

performance. Students simply trying to make a sports team or joining yearbook should not have to have their privacy invaded and should be able to fulfill their goals without the hassle of urinating in a cup. Is this really necessary? According to Newport Academy “Some parents are saying things have gone too far. They believe there are far better ways to keep kids off of drugs than providing mandatory drug test only for the kids involved in activities.” Also, Olympic stars and NFL football…

Originally growing up in Staten Island, NY, her father began to work at MIT in Massachusetts, where Baez began performing in clubs with small audiences, and was only paid twenty-five dollars a week. Baez met Bob Gibson who she performed with at the Newport Folk Concert in 1959. The two of them sang a duet of “Virgin Mary Had One Son”. Soon after that performance, Joan signed with Vanguard, and recorded her first self-titled album, Joan Baez. That album was completed within four days, and had…

This home is just steps away from a stairway down to the beach, making it irresistible to walk down to the sand every day. Walk a few minutes north on the San Clemente Pedestrian Beach trail and you will arrive at the spacious sandy stretch of San Clemente’s North Beach. San Clemente’s North Beach features a small playground equipped with swings, a slide, restrooms, fire pits, and picnic tables. Perfect for a day at the beach with the little ones. This popular beach is also surrounded by lots of…