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    Fanny Crosby was amazing woman who overcame so much in her life, unfortunately she was looked down and made fun when she was living. Many people would make fun of how she look and what she wore and especially becuase she was blind. However this never got to Fanny Crosby, she got used to being made fun of and it just never bothered her anymore. Instead, Fanny spent her life serving God instead of spending her life complaining over the fact she was blind. Becoming blind was not what Fanny wanted or

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    Jane Crosby, born in Southeast, Putnam County, New York, on 24 March 1820 and passed away on 12 February 1915, a month shy of her 95th birthday. She is famously known for writing hymns, she wrote more than 9,000 hymns, and some are still sung to this day. Due to the number of hymns she wrote, she had to create an alias to avoid having the hymnals being dominated by her name. Fanny Crosby was able to serve the Lord by writing songs of praise to Him, all this in spite of her blindness Crosby became

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    Fanny Crosby was born on March 24,1820 as Frances JaneCrosby, born to John and Mercy Crosby.As a child Franny lost hersight at the age of six weeks old to an eye infection and medicalignorance.Nevertheless she grew up a happy child.When she was twoher father died, and her mother had to find work as a maid, so herChristian grandmother raised her.When she was eight years old, sheand her family moved to Ridgefeild, Connectiut and remained there forfour years.When she was fifteen years old, she started

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    lyrics and music of the beloved hymn “Blessed Assurance” have been popular with most protestant denominations since it was first published in July of 1873. The music was written by Phoebe P. Knapp with lyrics written by blind hymn writer Fanny J. Crosby. The lyrics Crosby wrote are based upon Hebrews 10:22, “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water" (King James Version). It is due to its message

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    Frank Ocean is one of the most multi-talented and unique artists of the modern music scene. Born Christopher Breaux, his name was later legally changed to Christopher Francis Ocean to closer resemble his public alias, as he believed “it would look better on magazine covers” (“Frank Ocean Biography.com” n.d.). Ocean is very well known for his singing abilities. However, he started his career writing music for other well known artists including Justin Bieber. A few of his most popular songs include

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    The Music Of The 1940 ' S

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    The music of the 1940’s was the Big Band sound like Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. Popular singers were the Andrews Sisters, Kay Kaiser and many other famous ones. There were crooner style singers, including Bing Crosby, whose smooth voice made him one of the most popular singers. There was Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Pat Boone, Nat King Cole, Kate Smith and Perry Como. All of these very popular singers led the hit parade. They sang the songs that

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    Connor Mcdavid Character

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    athlete who’s easy to like. McDavid is. He’s the humble, All-Canadian Kid. Hockey has been lucky that way in that the sport’s greatest players have also been the greatest ambassadors: Gordie Howe, Jean Béliveau, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Crosby and, now, McDavid. The Oilers arrived in Montreal in the wee hours of Saturday morning after losing 2-1 in Carolina on Friday night and were given the day off. A 20-year-old in downtown Montreal on Saturday night with money in his pocket can be a

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    Frank Sinatra demonstrated a remarkable ability to keep his appeal and his musical goals. On record and live performances, on film, radio and television, he consistently sang as his own style. He is the one of 20th century’s music icon that his music still played on radio station. Frank Sinatra was known as Ol’ Blue Eyes to his fans. “strangers in the Night” “New York, New York” and “Chicago” was few of his hit songs. Frank Sinatra’s image and music is still remains represented in media, like Facebook

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    Covered in tattoos with a tough as nails attitude, Frank Iero has cemented his place in the alternative music scene and the hearts and minds of millions. Never having been one for conventionality, he got a scorpion tattooed high enough on his neck that no normal shirt collar would be able to cover it. This was done to ensure that he would never be able to get a regular desk job. Growing up in the household that he did, allowed his musical creativity to blossom into limitless areas. In My Chemical

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    Sidney Crosby the Next Great One

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    Sidney Crosby the Next Great One Sidney is Crosby is a phenomenal hockey player currently playing in the NHL. Many people debate on him being the next Great One, due to multiple aspects of his talent. Sidney Crosby, being the talented player he is, many people compare him to Wayne Gretzky who is the best known hockey player in history. Since hockey has evolved from when Wayne Gretzky was on top, it makes it difficult to compare him to Sidney Crosby. But, since the evolution of hockey has occurred

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