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Legal Name and Form Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a premier 3-day music festival, which occurs once a year in April. It is held by the AEG-owned concert promoter, Goldenvoice. (Martens & Pham, 2012) History Paul Tollett (head of Goldenvoice) held the first Coachella event in October of 1999. He is famous for saying “For Southern California, this could be the start of something really special.” (Staff, 2015). Paul was right, but it was not an easy journey to the top. The first…

during the late 60s, artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin sparked a “hippie” movement that stemmed from The…

Ever since I can remember I have always been afraid of the dark, especially sleeping alone in the dark. Although it may sound silly because of my age, it is very much true. It is not the darkness that scares me so much, it is being in a room alone, in the dark, with open doors. Whether it is my bathroom door, closet door, or room door, they all have to be shut tightly and my main room door must be locked. I also have to sleep against the wall so I know nothing can creep up behind me. In a sense…

Janis Joplin (“1960s Fashion- Hippie clothes”). Also,“Twiggy”, who was a famous model, she was the first to prove that hippie fashion went mainstream and got super popular (“1960s Fashion- Hippie clothes”) This shows that even famous people found the Hippie clothes stylish and unique. Another famous lady in the 1960s was Carly Simon who was well known for her outgoing Hippie style and beautiful voice. Lastly another famous singer in the 1960s, was Jade Castrinos, just like Janis Joplin, she…

Josephine baker was born on June 3,1906 in St.Louis, missouri and died April 12,1975. Josephine was a spy in world war II which was very helpful to france. Josephine was a dancer, singer and a spy. In the 1950s and 60s she was fighting segregation and racism in the united states but still focused on her career. After her career with dancing was going well she adopted 12 children called the rainbow tribe. Today i am going to take you through a journey of josephine’s life and accomplishment.…

Walter Dean Myers born August 12, 1937, in Martinsburg, WV And Died July 1, 2014, Manhattan, New York City, NY. Walter Dean Myer Was a good man that started out struggling in life. Walter Dean Myers was about Two years old when his mother died and then Walter Dean Myers was inexplicably Given to Florence and Herbert Dean. Walter dean Myers was raised in Harlem by Herbert. Herbert and Florence loved Walter Dean Myers a lot and Walter Dean Myers Knew that Harlem was not his true home but grew…

Kameron Morris Survey of Late U.S. History March 28, 2017 Charles Lindbergh was born on February 4, 1902 in Detroit, Michigan. Charles first became famous when he completed a non-stop trip from New York to Paris, France by himself. Charles’s life was in the spotlight for most his life after that. However, this fame not only bought Charles a lot positive publicity, but also a lot of negative publicity as well. This fame strongly influenced his life and the American’s response to individualistic…

want the white house with the picket fence covered with climbing roses, but I just don’t.” Janis Joplin was an amazing Rock & Roll singer. She was out of control and many people loved her for that. Although she was wild for her fans, she hid her personal problems well. The height of her career was the downfall of herself. Her early life would be characterized more or less of being an outcast. Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur Texas. Her high school years are unlike most…

Persuasion is a novel by Jane Austen that portrays the Elliot family (which in this time is head by the Baronet Sir Walter Elliot), and their friends with a third-person omniscient narrator. The book takes place in early nineteenth century England during the Napoleonic Wars and also takes place in the same universe of one of Jane Austen’s earlier and most popular book Pride and Prejudice. Throughout the book, several characters such as Sir Walter and Anne Elliot are persuaded that their first…

Swami Vivekananda said “Every change is being forced upon us.” In Tally’s world no words could be more true. Pretties and Specials are the second and third books in the Uglies series. Within the trilogy the story follows Tally, a young girl who finds out what is truly happening in her society. In Tally’s futuristic city people undergo an operation on their sixteenth birthday to become a “Pretty” the operation alters their looks and their brains. During the operation a lesion is put in everyone’s…