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soldiers around him. Not long after Audie was on a night patrol and was ambushed. He and his men had taken the men in as prisoners. Because of this action he was promoted sergeant . Only a month after he had earned two bronze stars for his heroism. A big day in Audie's military life was the day his best friend died. Lattie Tipton was killed by a German soldier. Filled with rage he stormed toward and took out the enemy's machine gun nest. Since that day his combat performance just grew. Out of that act

the music’s direction, impact and audience. At the turn of the nineteenth century, jazz was making its entrance and establishing itself as the music of the future with icons such as Buck Clayton, Sidney Bichet, Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin, King Joe Oliver and Jelly Roll Morton. They were followed by Scott Joplin, Fletcher Henderson, Noble Sissle, Louis Jordan, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and others. While jazz was riding a crest, there was another style of African American music with a

Abolitionist taught slaves to escape North by using the North Star as a navigation aid. It is the star that the earth axis points toward in the Northern sky. Slaves were able to locate Polaris by locating a constellation of stars that was in the shape of a big dipper. The North Star was very significant in the lives of

when she passed. Her death was ruled a possible suicide but many people believe that she had been murdered. Marilyn left behind many mysteries about her life and to this day she is one of the most celebrated of all actresses. Marilyn’s marriage to Joe DiMaggio was one that was widely publicized; their relationship was all over tabloids and the media even though

Nature plays a significant role in Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston uses nature throughout the story where it appears in several different forms including motif, symbolism, and theme. One major motif appears on the very first page, reoccurs throughout the rest of the novel, and at the end the book comes full circle using the motif of the horizon. Symbolism in this novel takes the form of both objects and events, enhancing the meaning of the story and adding color to

College sports these days are a huge money pit. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, makes millions of dollars off of student athletes every year. Should the NCAA start sharing the profits with these student athletes, which every year help grow the NCAA brand? It’s an important question that seems to come up every day on television, the internet, and even in the newspaper. Student athletes are going to college on scholarships, which are sold to them by coaches, scouts, and other

$10.8 billion is the answer, CBS/Turner Sports is paying the NCAA for rights to host March Madness from 2011 to 2024. March Madness is only 3 weekends a year, so that should tell you how lucrative this business is (Wilbon NP). The people making this money should get a part of it. You cannot

University of Kentucky basketball players that decided to enter the NBA draft after only their freshmen season. Sure, they were told of the millions of dollars they could make in professional sports, but were they given the odds of them even reaching that big payday? From picks 5-10 in the draft, the success rate of the player becoming a league average starter is about 30%, then for the rest of the first round, picks 11-30 have around a 10% chance (Thread:15 year Basketball Analysis). But even after given

Western Music'. His moved to Seattle in 1948 later had a huge influence on Rays music. This was a tactual moved on Charles behalf knowing all the successful acts at the time were from the northern cities, and considering New York and Chicago were to big Seattle was the next best choice. Here Ray was a pianist for many great artists of the late 1940s and early

I. Introduction A.As a women, their role and has been determined by society. Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Malala Yousafzai, the muslim girl who stood up for women rights said “In most parts of the world, when a girl is born, her wings are clipped. She is not able to fly.” B. In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan is the lover of Jay Gatsby and the wife of Tom Buchanan. Daisy is under the control of Tom, however Tom also has a mistress named Myrtle Wilson who is married