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Lillian Gish Silent Film Stardom
1,042 wordsThe history of the great talent Lillian Gish is immeasurable. She has acted in more productions per decade then anyone else in this century. She has been in one hundred and five films alone, thats not counting all the on stage productions she has performed in. The amazing talents of this once beautiful young actress can be seen in any of her early silent films too. Way Down East and Orphans of the Storm are two of her earlier films that portray her exquisite skills. Yet none of this would be kno...
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Greatly Influenced Buddhist Temple
1,258 wordsRice, the staple food of the Korean diet, is eaten at most meals. Millet, wheat, barley, corn, and sorghum are also eaten, especially in the north. The vegetables Koreans eat include potatoes, Chinese cabbage, turnips, and onions. Garlic and red peppers are used as seasoners. Kunchi (pickled vegetables) is a favorite dish. Fish and other seafood's are the usual sources of proteins. To, or rice, is a popular confection. Traditional clothing, made of cotton or synthetic materials, is worn only by ...
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Idaho History Day Idaho History Day 2000 Students
507 wordsSelect the "Cheat Menu" on the Title screen, then enter This gives you invincibility, spirit mode, all weapons, unlimited ammo, infinite lives, all map, big head, warp level 1, warp level 2, warp level 3, warp level 4, warp level 5, warp level 6, warp level 7, warp level 8, warp long hunter, warp mantis, warp It is mid-morning March 4, 2000 in Boise, Idaho. Students are rushing around River glen Junior High School completing last minute preparations. This is not the normal activity for a school ...
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Jimi Hendrix Rock 'n' Roll Legend
1,220 words... second album, Axis: Bold As Love, came a year later in December 1967 after much hard work. The original album recording was lost, and deadlines caused the band to have to remix it in its entirety in just under eleven hours ("Jimi", Rolling 45). It was certified platinum, and Hendrix gained even more loyal supporters. He was completely dedicated to his music and not only slept with his guitar but also spent his every waking moment playing it (Wolters, "Discography"). He had already begun work...
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William Shakespeare Started Writing
952 wordsWhen William Shakespeare first started writing, He had problems with two fires that almost wiped out his house. He was forced to get married quickly. He had problems finding good actors, and later experienced writer's block. Even though Shakespeare was a great writer, he had many problems, which got in the way of his writing. William and his family have had problems with fires and other disasters. In 1554, part of Stratford was burned down. Shakespeare's house was almost burnt down but because t...
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Fell In Love Main Theme
1,471 wordsFrederic Francois Chopin was born in Zelazowa-Will, near Warsaw, Poland. No one is exactly sure about his birth date; he was born on February 22 or March 1, 1810. He was very gifted when it came to music and was playing the piano in public by the time he was eight years old. Soon after that he was composing music! When he was about sixteen, he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and went to school there from 1826 to 1829. He left Poland in 1830 and settled in Paris in 1831. He lived in Paris for ...
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The Life Of Bill Cosby
630 wordsBill Cosby came from a poor neighborhood as a child. He grew up with a lot of humor. He did not know that he would make a career of it as a child. As he later grew up he tried stand up comedy and succeeded. in the 1960 s I Spy came out and broke the racial barrier by featuring Cosby, the first ever black man to lead a weekly dramatic series. So he started a television show called The Bill Cosby Show. The Show brought NBC from last place in the ratings to first. His show was a great success. His ...
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Novak First Novak's
410 wordsKim Novak was originally Marilyn Pauline Novak, born in Chicago on February 13, 1933. She was the daughter of a Slavic railroad worker and a former teacher. Novak's first job after high school was modeling teen fashions for a local department store. Before going into films, she worked as an elevator operator, dental assistant, store clerk, and toured the country as Miss Deepfreeze, a refrigerator spokes-model. In the early 1950 s, Novak moved to Los Angeles to pursue modeling and acting. Her fir...
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End Of The Year George Harrison
1,055 wordsProbably the most popular, influential and enduring rock group of all time, the Beatles almost single-handedly reshaped rock 'n' roll from a genre of throwaway singles by faceless stars to an artistic medium with recognizable images and idols. The Beatles placed the emphasis on a group, rather than a single individual. They also set an example for all rock acts to follow with their strong sense of self-determination, going against their record company and management on many issues, even refusing...
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Soap Opera Main Character
1,139 wordsEven thought I have not seen many Broadway-class plays in my life, I was amazed by grandiose production of Proof and its varied actors performances. Proof tells the captivating story of a woman and her eccentric family. Drama quickly begins as the characters advance in their quest for an enigmatic proof. While a few critics argued that Proof is merely a family soap opera with mathematical references to give the play scope, I thought Proof was triumphant. I went to see the Broadway play last Dece...
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Prix De Rome Amp Amp
443 wordsh 1 {color: rgb (153, 102, 6) } Bizet& ; & ; & ; & ; Puccini& ; & ; & ; & ; Wagner& ; & ; & ; & ; Mozart& ; & ; & ; & ; Verdi Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) The composer of the classic opera 'Carmen' was born in 1838 near Paris. Bizet's first teacher was his father, a noted voice teacher and pianist. Later he studied at the Paris Conservatory, where one of his instructors was Gounod. At 19, Bizet won the prestigious Prix de Rome. Bizet...
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Film Camps Schindler
308 wordsThe movie Schindler's List (1993) was a Steven Spielberg's award-winning masterpiece. It was a shocking, fact-based epic of the nightmarish Holocaust. The movie itself was three hours long. [Italian-American catholic Martin Scorsese was originally slated to direct the film, but turned down the chance - claiming the film needed a director of Jewish descent - before turning it over to Spielberg. ] Its documentary authenticity vividly re-creates a dark, frightening period during World War II, when ...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 18 Th Century
950 wordsMozart The 18 th century principal ideas radically changed the route of music. The time of Enlightenment resulted in the now broadly accepted rules of parity and reason into the public understanding throughout most of European countries. These ideas were as well the philosophical foundation for the creation of the United States of America. American Declaration of Independence commences with the audacious claim that all men are created equal and endowed with certain unalienable rights. Enlightenm...
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Rebuilt Globe Henry V First
366 wordsThe Globe My research paper is on the Globe. The Globe is a playhouse in London, England. This was a pretty neat thing to research because this year it is having an? Anniversary? Season this year with the performance of Julius Caesar, Anthony, and Cleopatra all male cast. Also the Comedy of Errors and a now play by Peter Oswald called Augustine? s Oak. These were all performed in 1999 in the rebuilt Globe Theater. The first Globe playhouse was built and opened in the years between 1598 - 1599. G...
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African American Review Returned To England
1,812 wordsIra Frederick Aldridge was born on July 24, 1807 in New York. However, his birthplace remained questionable until 40 or so years ago. It has also been listed as Senegal (Africa), and Maryland. However conclusive evidence was found in the 1950 s that he was born in New York. Included in this evidence are his British Naturalization papers and Death Certificate. His father was Reverend Daniel Aldridge, a straw vendor and preacher in " Old Zion" . His mother was Lurranah. Ira grew up in a ...
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Everyday Life T Eat
1,088 wordsMay JEAN KERR Andrea Schade May 3, 1999 English 11 - 3 Jean Kerr? s Humorous Approach at Everyday Life Jean Kerr was a woman with a great style of writing; she was like Thornton Wilder in the sense that she likes to see the big picture in life. She uses logic in her writings. Her family somewhat affected her type of writing. She tended to focus on the humorous aspect of her life and that could relate to almost everyone who read her works. Kerr had a wonderful sense of humor and that helped her w...
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558 wordsJean Kerr was a woman with a great style of writing; she was like Thornton Wilder in the sense that she likes to see the big picture in life. She uses logic in her writings. Her family somewhat affected her type of writing. She tended to focus on the humorous aspect of her life and that could relate to almost everyone who read her works. Kerr had a wonderful sense of humor and that helped her write on the level of her readers. Jean Kerr was born July 10, 1923 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Kitty a...
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Characters In The Play Past Events
569 wordsAs you have learned, Greek drama evolved from the ritualistic performances of a chorus at the Dionysian festivals. After the actor Thespis stepped out of the chorus and began a dialogue with it, other characters soon followed, and the chorus role gradually diminished in size (from fifty members to fifteen) and importance. Playwrights kept the chorus as a significant element in their dramas, but its functions were necessarily more limited. Robinson Jeffers, who translated Medea, has also retained...
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Musical Style Music Industry
410 wordsOver the years the music industry has grown from a fairly profitable industry with a few major stars into a billion dollar industry with many major stars. The music industry has evolved in many different ways through such inventions as the television and music videos. In order to become a star in the industry today it is almost essential that you have a good music video and a great marketing campaign. With these pressures on new artists I believe it makes it hard for them to be themselves and no...
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Patrick Mc Murphy Cuckoos Nest
2,072 wordsRyan Enfantin o Insanity The transfer from print to film is neither a straightforward nor an accurate process, and as such has left many casualties by the wayside: The Cider House Rules, Jurassic Park, and so forth. Typically poor adaptations are either changed too much or too little: many are made to be suitable to too wide an audience or have additions which clumsily contrast with the more directly transferred parts, and many are so sloppily adapted that vestigial scenes disrupt the movies flo...
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