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    Whitney Museum? Was the first thought in my head when I first heard about the extra credit opportunity announced in class. When I was a child, I thought it was a Museum pertaining to Whitney Houston, but that was not the case. I heard people talk about it, but I could never pinpoint where it was. It was not until last week that I would have the opportunity to enter the Museum for $1. Going to the Whitney Museum last week, has sparked an interest in going to Museums and I am glad that I went. After spending half and hour being lost, I finally arrived at around 7 o’clock p.m. on a Friday. The sky was painted a dark navy blue and I could not make out much figures. I was shocked by how long the line was. It was the size of a New York City subway…

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    Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. She was an award-winning singer. She was also the youngest child and had two brothers. She began to show signs of her talent at a very young age. It was like the talent of singing ran in her blood because her mother, cousin, aunt, and godmother were all amazing singers. She started her singing career at a church singing side by side with her mother. She was signed to a record label at the age of nineteen and…

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    Whitney Houston, the women who inspired others, the women who made breathtaking music, and the women who was loved by many. She was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Houston had an amazing childhood and grew extremely close with her family through music. Whitney grew up in a musically inclined background, so she learned to sing at a very young age, and even by the age of 11 she was preforming and focusing on her music career. When Whitney was young her mother taught her to sing…

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    Alexus Fields Ms. Wernersbach and Mrs. Spears English II April 4 Modern Day Tragic Hero Research Paper:Whitney Houston Born on August 9, 1963, Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress. Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, and amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies. Whitney Houston began singing in church as a child. Whitney Houston is a modern day tragic hero because she was an amazing singer. She had…

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    Whitney Houston was a legendary singer from Newark, New Jersey. The daughter of Cissy Houston, a famous gospel great singer, Whitney Houston shot to stardom in the mid-1980s with her first album titled “Whitney Houston”. Before being discovered by Clive Davis of Arista Records, Whitney was singing and performing with her mother as well as in church in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Whitney, with a voice that would make the pages of a telephone book sound like a hit record, was destined…

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    Whitney Houston was born August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Whitney was an American actress. Whitney was also a singer who went from gospel to pop stardom. Houston started off singing when she was 15 with her mother while trying to get a record deal of her own. At age 19 she was discovered in a nightclub by Clive Davis. Houston passed away February 11, 2012 at a suite in Beverly Hills, California. Whitney was found death by her assistant that afternoon. The assistant found Whitney face down…

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    Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time.[1] Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170–200 million records sold worldwide.[2][3] She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover…

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    Although many relatives can fall under these categories, Some people in my family just happen to stick out. The clown of my mom's side is my cousin Jermaine, but we call him Twin because he had a twin Brother who passed in 2003. Through the pain of loosing his twin brother he still goes through the act to be the family comedian.One reason I would say he is a clown because a clown's purpose is to entertain and when your around him you cant do anything other than laugh. Even though he doesn't wear…

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    The Owens Valley Analysis

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    Introduction Postulated to be the result of either a long-runout landslide, or a structural pop-up, the Poverty Hills present a unique problem in the geologic community. Located on the western-most edge of the Basin and Range Province in eastern California (Fig.1), and within the Owens Valley basin, flanked by the Sierra Nevada and Inyo/White mountain ranges to the west and east, respectively. The hills are of particular interest as they represent an unusual combination of lithologies,…

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    Jessie J

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    Jessica Ellen Cornish, better known as Jessie J, started her career at the age of 11. She was born and raised in London and is an English singer. Jessie J is not only a singer, but a song writter. She began her career by writing songs for Miley Cyrus, but after, Jessie J had her debut for her album “Who You Are” where she gained fame. She is 27 years old and already has a strong music career in the genres of R&B and Pop. In her album “Who You Are” are found her greatest hits like “Who You Are”,…

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