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    Biography Charlie Parker was a legendary Grammy Award–winning jazz saxophonist. Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City, Kansas. He died on March 12, 1955. He died at the age of 34 Manhattan, New York City, NY. Charlie Parker played the alto saxophone and tenor saxophone. Throughout Charlie’s adult life he was struggling with a heroin addiction, alcoholism,and mental illness caused turbulence in his career and personal relationships. By the time Parker married Rebecca

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    What a little tramp! Charlie Chaplin, who brought laughter to millions worldwide as the silent "Little Tramp" clown. Born in East Street, Walworth, London on 16 April, 1889, Charles Spencer Chaplin was the son of a music hall singer and his wife. Charlie Chaplin's parents divorced early in his life, with his father providing little to no support, either financial or otherwise, leaving his mother to support them as best she could. Chaplin's mother Hannah was the brightest spot in Charlie's

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    Charles Spencer Chaplin was definitely a man that brought a smile to everyone’s face that watched him. Charlie Chaplin was born on April 15, 1889, in London, England to the couple Charles Chaplin, Sr., and Hannah Hill (Lynn, Kenneth, pg.376). Chaplin's goal was to achieve the title of the most famous person in the world. And he was willing to do anything to reach that goal. When Charlie’s mother fell sick, he sang for her on stage at the age of five. Everyone in the audience loved him and showered

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    commodities, such as food and shelter, became harder to obtain. Hunger, poverty, and unemployment ravaged the broken economy and forced many out of their homes and into the slums and on the streets. People struggled just to survive even to the next day. In addition to the already difficult proletarian life of the working class, the ever-expanding realm of factories and machines forced skilled workers to become obsolete. Fordism and the Industrial Age caused the average working man to be highly replaceable

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    named Charlie Price, and his partnership with a drag queen named Lola. After his father’s death, Charlie had a choice to either sell the company, or to take on the responsibilities left by his father. Choosing to take on the business, he created a goal to save the factory by making a shoe designed for a niche market, drag queens. Charlie asked for Lola’s help, and they worked together with the other factory members to produce and bring these shoes to Milan. As the film progresses, both Charlie and

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    was at the front gate of the zoo. This is day marks the first year anniversary that I got hired to do my childhood dream job. Everything about this job is fantastic. I get to take care all the wonderful animals. I get to see all the little kid’s wonder in their eyes when they watch their favorite animals right in front of them. I love it. “Charlie” my boss Linda waves me over. She looks worried or tired. I can’t tell. “Yes what is it?” I ask her. “Charlie three of the animals escaped from their cages

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    Charlie Chaplin Every day millions of Americans go to theaters with their families to enjoy movies. Watching films has become one of the most popular activities to do. Although plenty of people know of Charlie Chaplin, most do not know any real information about him. Charlie Chaplin has been a major contributor to America’s advancement in the film industry from his innovative beginnings, and perseverance to improve and succeed, to his overall achievements in history. Charlie Chaplin was born

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    Chaplin And Hitler

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    In the second decade of the twentieth century, a man named Charlie Chaplin achieved world fame through cinema. He did so even before the cinema had come of age. Chaplin’s contribution to the development of cinema was nothing short of enormous. The time in which Chaplin’s career was flourishing, was also a time when the world was experiencing many problems. Chaplin’s personal beliefs, in combination with the events happening in the world at the time, were a driving force in what message one of his

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    mentioned in Module 1, framing enables the selection and description of “a slice of the world” through a photograph. Similarly, Stephanie Eads, who lives in Walnut Creek, points out that “selfies are [her] way of showing [her family in the Midwest] her day-to-day experiences” (qtd. in Yadegaran). Her once-a-week post on Facebook is her way of building familial bonds that gives her family a chance to have a glimpse of her everyday life, as if they were right there next to her. This is an exceptional exploration

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    Movie Industry/Hollywood Hollywoodland, known as the most recognizable film industry in the world from the 1920’s to now, slowly went from black and white silent movies to colorful motion pictures in the screens. This lead to a major production of movies along the road and introduction to big world famous stars that helped with the expansion of the entertainment business. Hollywood became an overnight success during the 1920’s by making improvements in the film and motion picture industry. Some

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