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    Dizzy Gelespie (John Birks Gillespie) Essay

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    The people of today, raised by the sounds of The Beatles and Pearl Jam have forgotten all about the musicians that paved the way for these artists, and the musical styles that evolved into rock and roll, rhythm and blues and rap or hip hop. Unfortunately the music that once dominated the night clubs, restaurants, and radio stations is now heard only in elevators or when we go to a grandparents house to visit. What is left of jazz are small portions of the music that people take and sample with in

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    Juan Domingo Perón is known as the greatest Argentinean politician of all time. However, he is also one of he most controversial. His tactics and alliances are often criticized as are the changes and developments he brought about in Argentina. The one thing that can be concluded by all is that this man led a very complex and important life.      Perón was born on October 8, 1895, in a province of Buenos Aires. He was the second son of Mario and Juana Perón. His father was

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    sake of love. Despite his operatic genius, Puccini only wrote ten operas in his lifetime. He died on November 22, 1924 at the age of 66. At the time of his death, he was only one act short of completing Turandot. His close friend and fellow composer, Arturo Toscanini, finished Turandot shortly after his death. Puccini has been referred to by many critics as "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi" (Brittanica.com).

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    Ask the Dust by John Fante

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    might be today, complete with military intervention and the emergence of human kindness in the face of disaster. Camilla, Arturo, Sammy, Vera and Hellfrick are all non-entities in the bustle of L.A. culture, but all are profoundly human in their suffering, confusion, and vices. All are battling a poor sense of self-worth and struggling to survive in an indifferent world. Arturo Bandini takes us through this story in intimate first-person, exposing us to his mood swings, his astute observations and

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    diagnosed with throat cancer and underwent radiation treatments. The treatments seemed to be successful but on November 29th of the same year he suffered a fatal heart attack. His final incomplete work, Turandot, was conducted by his good friend, Arturo Toscanini in April of 1926 at the La Scala in Milan, the place that had been so critical of Puccini’s previous works. When Toscanini reached the end of the work that was written by

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    The Garden Party

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    "The budding rose above the rose full blown," writes William Henry Wordsworth, elevating the process of emerging, changing and evolving over those already developed, established and matured. While Wordsworth’s remark regards a rose, the statement also accurately describes Katherine Mansfield’s protagonist in The Garden Party. The narrative focuses on a wealthy family from New Zealand, jaded by elite lifestyle and prominent social standing. The youngest daughter, Laura, "the budding rose" of the story

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    soon unfold. Is it right for someone to change the meaning of a thing you created, or is it right for you to express yourself by doing so? With that sense, when an artist copyrights their work, is the idea of their work protected under law? In 1989 Arturo Di Modica created Charging Bull amid a economic recession (NY Times). He copyrighted his statue and planted it, illegally, in front of the Wall Street Stock Exchange. It was intended to serve as a symbol of economic stability, the markets would soon

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    The year is 1977 in El Salvador, a time of deep public and political unrest, where injustices are high among the people and there exists a great divide between the rich and the poor, it is during this time that the Vatican elevated Oscar Romero to the position of Arch Bishop of San Salvador. Romero is elevated in hopes that with his quite, passive demurer and diminishing health that he would accept the status quo and not cause a military dispute; however, much to everyone’s surprise, Romero became

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    about the play; it does not necessarily tell them the message of the play ‒ that is up to the viewer to decide. To circumvent this external variable, Brecht added the inclusion of signs at the end of every scene in the script of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui to tell the audience how the play is an allegory to the rise of Hitler so that they could more easily latch onto the

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    The Role of Romero vs. the Catholic Church: The Salvadoran Civil War The tragedies of the civil war in El Salvador brought focus to the many issues of oppression, under-representation, and inequality apparent amongst the Salvadoran working class during the later twentieth century. The outbreak of the war began much like civil wars in neighboring countries, consisting of the lower class demanding land and policy reformations, as elites feared the uprisings would result in socialist-geared politics

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