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Louis Armstrong Jazz has been around for almost a century, but it;s origin has never really been thought about. Louis Armstrong, the renowned “Father of Jazz”, was thought to be one of the greatest brass players of all time. He inspired many other famous musicians, soloists, and jazz players. Additionally, he was one of the causes of the Harlem Renaissance. Through his work as a coronet and trumpet player, a jazz soloist, and an inspiration, Louis Armstrong will be forever be famous.…

The way in which a story is presented can either be what Kenneth Burke refers to as good art or bad art. Good art is that which conveys multiple meanings through the context; bad art is that which only holds one meaning that is simply understood the same way among all audience members. Hills Like White Elephants can be categorized as good art through the ways in which, depending on the reader, can lead to various interpretations and understandings. Through examination of the story and its…

Designer Devan Kaufman said it best when he declared, “Frank Lloyd Wright houses have always just made sense.” Wright had a way of creating floor plans that was so novice and incredible that anyone of the twentieth century and now could tell that he was the architect of a house just by looking at it. His work was so amazing because of how contemporary and intelligent it was. Wright knew how to do certain things like creating pillars to be soundproof so that you couldn’t hear a busy road just…

Louis Armstrong is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential jazz musicians of all time. Coming into prominence in the 1920s, his fame stretched across decades through his unique style of trumpet playing, playing in bands of some of the more influential jazz musicians, being mentored by influential jazz musicians and becoming a nationwide cultural icon, not just in the view of the entertainment industry, but in the view of all of America (Megill, 76). His inventiveness,…

friendship is brought together by fate. Holes takes us through Stanley’s life as the kid who has always been in the wrong place at the wrong time. A story that ties together the importance of historical struggles and the benefits of our friendship, Louis Sachar’s Holes creates dynamic depth through the creative use of characters and theme to create and add heart…

The concept of ideology seems to be a fundamental term in “Ideology and The Ideological State Apparatuses” of Louis Althusser who, taking a similar stand to that of Marx, reaffirmed the role played by ideologies in sustaining the role of the capitalist class in society through the dominant ideological apparatus that is the school. In this essay, in order to comprehend Althusser’s reasons on why the school playsvirus9v a salient role in perpetuating the “subjection to the ruling ideology” (133),…

The Roaring 20s definitely roared back in the day. Filled with fun nights and music, the 1920s decade revolutionized jazz. Jazz not only changed the music industry, but also the way the world celebrated life. Jazz started out as a combination of ragtime and blues. People also state that it sounded like a bit of brass band and syncopated music. No one really knows where the word ‘jazz’ originated, but there are many theories. One theory states that jazz’s name stemmed from a musician named Jazbo…

does it mean to be human) However, not until anthropologist Mary Leakey discovered the well-preserved cranium OH5 at Olduvas Gorge, Tanzania in 1959. It was dated to 1.75 millions of year. Mary Leakey and her husband Louis Leakey classed the specimen as Zinjanthropus. Later on, Louis Leakey’s son Richard Leakey considered Paranthropus boisei to be the first hominin species to use stone tools. (discovery) The heights of average males are four feet six inches and females are four feet one inch.…

Fiona Chen, Prelude English 10, Block 2-1 FLIP Journal entries, Term 1: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Entry 1: The Power of Jazz Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford mainly takes place in Seattle during World War II. Despite the international poverty, animosity, and discrimination during this time, there was one thing that seemed to connect many around the United States: jazz. It is considered to be one of the first forms of music originating from the…

Billie Holiday is considered one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. Holiday was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia and died on July 17, 1959. Billie Holiday struggled in her early life which was why she moved to New York and began her career, but she encountered problems even though she was successful. Billie Holiday did not live in a peaceful home while growing up. Born in Philadelphia, her birth name was Eleanor Fagan. She spent much of her childhood in Baltimore with her…