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Stan Kenton & His OrchestraBorn December 15, 1911 in Wichita, Kansas, Stanley Newcomb Kenton grew up in Los Angeles, California. Sometime around the age of 8, his mother, Stella, a traditionally-trained musician noticed her son's irrepressible aptitude for the piano and became his first teacher.
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Are UFOs Real?For centuries, man has wondered on his position in the universe. Is he alone? Is he the divine creature? Is he descended from an ape or a godly being? Finding its major roots just recently after World War II, the idea of extraterrestrial life existing and visiting our planet has held us ...
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Henry David Thoreau: The Great Conservationist, Visionary, And HumanistHe spent his life in voluntary poverty, enthralled by the study of
nature. Two years, in the prime of his life, were spent living in a shack
in the woods near a pond. Who would choose a life like this? Henry David
Thoreau did, and he enjoyed it. Who was Henry David Thoreau, what did he
do, and ...
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The HindenburgThe arrival of , thirteen hours behind schedule, at Lakehurst, New Jersey, on the evening of May 6, 1937, promised to be routine. The ship had an unblemished safety record on eighteen previous Atlantic crossings. In fact, no passenger had ever lost his life on any commercial airship. Still, ...
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Marco Polois one of the most well-known heroic travelers and traders
around the world. In my paper I will discuss with you ’s
life, his travels, and his visit to China to see the great Khan.
was born in c.1254 in Venice. He was a Venetian explorer
and merchant whose account of his travels in Asia was ...
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My First Airplane TripI took about four months ago, at age thirty eight. It might seem silly to some people, the reason I've never flown before, but I've always been terrified of flying. I moved from Florida about three years ago, I didn't dare fly, so we drove. It was a long trip which took two days, but to me ...
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Racial ProfilingRahsaan DeLain Senior Paper Mrs. Carlo The issue of in America is one of great importance to the future of American society. This issue fairly new, in terms of being recognized is old in its ways. Racism and stereotyping are issues that date back to many years ago. in America is on that needs to ...
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Deciduous ForestsINTRODUCTION A deciduous forest, simply described is a forest that is leafless
during the winter. Eury species make up this type of forest, meaning that the
species can tolerate a wide range of conditions. In the extreme northern
latitudes, the growing season is short causing the trees to be ...
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Men Fear Death“, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the greatest good”. (William Mitford). The speaker really nails one of the most highly controversial topics since the modern human walked this earth, what comes with death? Religions usually talk of some sort of an ...
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Hurricane FloydA hurricane is easily the most powerful storm that mother-nature can throw at us. Every year people who live on the coasts fight hurricanes with no dismay. A hurricane is simply too strong. Their winds reach speeds of 75 mph. The winds around the eye wall can reach 130 to 150 mph. They are 200 to ...
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Leadership In OedpiusLeaders come in many odd shapes and forms. As can be seen the character's of Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Antigone. Contained within these famous Greek tragedies one can see how leadership is fostered and the challenges encountered by the three characters of Oedipus, Creon and Antigone. ...
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Henry David ThoreauHenry spent the majority of his life walking in and around the town
of Concord, although he did make few journeys to other places. Henry
spent most of his time walking in the wilderness of Concord. Occasionally,
he would be found sauntering and conversing with his mentor and friend,
Ralph Waldo ...
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Ozonederives from the greek word ozein which means to smell. It was
first discovered in 1839 by Christian Friedrick Schonbein who noticed it
because of its distinctive acrid smell. He discovered this at the
University of Basel in Switzerland. is merely oxygen, but not the
type we breath. Ozone, O3 ...
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Persian Gulf War-the Feat Of TOn August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait's oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer; it has about 10 per ...
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WiccaJan Phillips article The Craft of the Wise tells of how she came to
learn of one of her ancestors who was hung during the Salem Witch Hunts. This
lit an interest in her mind to further research the subject of , the craft
of the wise. By consulting many books about witchcraft, she learned that ...
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Anne Hutchinsonhas long been seen as a strong religious dissenter who paved the way for religious freedom in the strictly Puritan environment of New England. Another interpretation of the controversy surrounding asserts that she was simply a loving wife and mother whose charisma and personal ideas were ...
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The Yucca Mountain Nuclear RepositoryYucca Mountain is the Department of Energy's (DOE) potential geological repository designed to accept spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. If approved, the site would be the nation's first geological repository for permanent disposal of this type of radioactive waste. It is ...
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Cheap Labour: CanadaCanada, the so-called land of opportunities. This statement is a known
fact due to the large amount of people immigrating to our country. It all
started back in the 50's and is still occurring in the 90's. I will be
discussing the different working mentalities between French Canadians ...
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Social HeirarchyIn developing television shows today, the media has been able to create a world where tragic problems of society can be dealt with in a minor 30 minutes. In reality, our problems may seem very serious, but they can be taken away very easily by television. The cause of this is mass media's ...
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Of Mice And Men 4In the masterful story Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck there is a looming theme of loneliness. This theme is told to you through the words and actions of the characters in the story . This story is told through two characters Lennie and George. The setting is 1930’s America. The story ...
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