Capitol Records Essays

  • Steve Miller

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    Steve Miller was born October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Steve’s family was very involved with music. His mother was a jazz-influenced singer, and his father was a pathologist that very interested in the world of music. Dr. Miller was friends with many musicians which greatly aided in young Steve’s development in music. One of his father’s friends included Les Paul, who showed Steve some chords on a guitar at the age of five. Les Paul proved to be a very valuable mentor to Steve, and he

  • Teenage Dream: Katy Perry

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    finding wisdom within the music. Works Cited Lemoine, Yoann. Katy Perry “Teenage Dream.” Capitol Records, 2010. Music Video. Perry, Katy. “Katy Perry On The 180 That Saved Her Career.” NPR. NPR Staff, 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. Perry, Katy. “Katy Perry grows up a little on 'Prism': 'I'm ready for my 30s'.” Los Angeles Times. Mikael Wood, 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. Perry, Katy. Teenage Dream. Capitol Records, August 24, 2010. CD

  • Nat King Cole

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    Though he is often remembered today as a great singer, he was also one of history’s greatest jazz pianists. It is said that as a pianist, he developed the intricate right-hand style of initiated by Hines and the sparse left-hand of Count Basiel. His records have been released and re-released and even to this day they are still popular. Through the marvels of modern technology, Nat and his daughter, Natalie (who is also a well-known artist) were reunited for a rendition of the classic, "Unforgettable"

  • Jazz Improvisation Essay

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    No one could truly write a paper on a jazz artist without starting on where everything started. Jazz has been called America’s classical music. Along with the blues, its forefather, one of the truly native music to develop in America. We all know how jazz is known as improvisation and its rhythmic form. Also originated from the African American communities of New Orleans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Yet its impulsive, risky ventures into improvisation gave it critical cache that the blues lacked

  • Lionel Frederick Cole

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    The duo worked together to record jingles for the corporations and large companies across the American and European continents. Some of these include Turner Classic Movies. Cole hit the peak of musical career in mid 70s. He recorded and released so many albums for both the American

  • Garcia-Marquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

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    Garcia-Marquez's “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Symbolism is often used to subtlely enhance a story’s meaning by adding emphasis and details to the story line. However, Garcia-Marquez, in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”, cloaks his tale for children in a dreamlike quality conveyed purely through symbolism. Clues to his intended meaning can be drawn from the old winged man whom the story revolves around, from the metamorphous of the family who take him in, and from outsiders’ reaction

  • One Direction: The World's Worst Band Ever

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    One Direction is a boy band from the United Kingdom that has taken over the lives of many teenagers, and young women around the world. The five british boys have stolen thousands of girls hearts from not only their songs, but the way they interact with their fans. There are many arguments all over the internet as to why One Direction is ‘the worst band ever’, but most of the points made are just opinionated. One Direction is underrated because they are seen as a immature boyband, when they are really

  • Yankees and Red Sox Rivalry

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    time period New York was often looked down upon as the upstart, over populated, dirty cousin to Boston C. The turn of the 20th Century 1. At the start of the 20th century New York became more industrialized and became the focus of American capitol. 2. The Red Sox were one of the most successful teams in baseball at the turn of the 20th century and through the following two decades. The team won the first World Series in 1903 3. During this period, the Yankees were called highlanders

  • Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

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    When people visualize heroes, they visualize a person with superpowers, a prince or a king from a Disney movie, etc. Most of the familiar ones are fictional characters, but it can be anyone in this world. It can even be someone you haven’t even met. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t because it’s their actions and traits that count. I specify a hero as someone who is thoughtful, someone who never gives up, and someone who inspires other people. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, mostly known as Katy Perry

  • Juveniles Should Be Tried as Adults

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    adult. Those who commit capitol crimes, including adolescents, should be penalized according to the law. Age should not be a factor in the case of serious crimes. Many people claim that the child did not know any better, or that he was brought up with the conception that this behavior is acceptable. Although there is some truth to these allegations, the reality of this social issue is far more complex. Therefore we ask the question, "Should childhood offenders of capitols crimes be treated as adults

  • Personal Narrative- Amazon Experience

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    opportunity. Little did I know just how much I would be discovering. Colombia held sights, sound, and smells that I had never experienced. Crowded city highways with no marked lanes, the stench of lead exhaust filling the overcrowded streets of the capitol, the freshness of the Andean Mountains filling the country air. The thought of Colombia brings a dozen images and adventures to mind. Out of all of these, however, there is one in particular which I shall never forget. It was one of the last mornings

  • Gore Vidal’s Lincoln

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    during my research for my paper, I found that Vidals account was extremely accurate. Most interesting was the commanding yet passive relationship that Lincoln had with the members of his cabinet and his generals. Vidal also gave a portrayal of the capitol during the 1860’s that is seldom mentioned in any of the Literature that I have read. These accounts really help to get a feel for the environment in which Lincoln made his decisions. Lincoln’s family life was also revealed in some detail in the

  • Biography of Samuel Adams

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    Biography of Samuel Adams Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence, and were conspicuous in the revolution, there existed, of course, a great diversity of intellectual endowments; nor did all render to their country, in those perilous days, the same important services. Like the luminaries of heavens each contributed his portion of influence; but, like them, they differed, as star differeth from star in

  • Coming to Age in Eudora Welty’s The Little Store

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    lived a “sheltered life” growing up in the South as a woman. From this perspective, Eudora writes her short story as a means to tell her passage into adulthood. Growing up in the capital of Mississippi, Eudora lives only a few blocks from the capitol. She remembers from many different trips to the Little Store various moments of her childhood and compiles them into one trip. She encourages the reader by bringing realism to the work through the use of sensory writing. During each leg of her

  • The Missile Defense System of the United States

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    However, not all the problems have been worked out, and the U. S. Government should not deploy their missile defense system without conducting further tests. Purpose of Missile Defense Imagine that one morning there is breaking news that the U. S. Capitol has just been attacked by a missile strike. The information is plastered on every station, and there's pictures showing Washington D. C. Leveled to the ground. All of this just because in the past few years the U. S. Government tried to develop a

  • Aztecs

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    Mexico's central valley. Tenochtitlan, as the dominate city-state in this alliance, became a base for a program of military expansion and conquest. However the program was left incomplete even when the empire fell to the Spaniards. To connect the Capitol to the mainland the Aztecs built a network of canals, bridges and three stone causeways. Aztecs didn't rule directly over the lands they concord. Instead they demanded tribute such as food, clothing, woven blankets, precious stones, furs, feathers

  • The African Country of Mozambique

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    The African Country of Mozambique Mozambique is a country located on the southeast coast of Africa. It covers 308,642 square miles and has a population of about sixteen million. Maputo is the capitol, largest city, and chief port. Mozambique was governed by Portugal from the early 1500's until 1975 when it became independent after a ten year struggle against Portuguese rule. Mozambique is now controlled by Frelimo (the front for the liberation of Mozambique) the nations only political

  • Is the Government doing the right thing?

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    right thing? The statement made by Honorable Jess A. Helms seems to be pretty clear when he says that the government, instead of giving sources to save the country, is actually providing freedom for crime rates to increase. “You can stand on the Capitol steps and almost throw a rock into neighborhoods where you cannot walk at night because of the violence that takes place nightly” (Helms 1). From this statement it is possible to understand why Helms is criticizing the government politics that are

  • Act 3, Scene 1 of Julius Caesar

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    Act 3, Scene 1 Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting above. [ previous scene ][ home page ][ next scene ] A crowd of people; among them ARTEMIDORUS and the Soothsayer. Flourish. Enter CAESAR, BRUTUS, CASSIUS, CASCA, DECIUS BRUTUS, METELLUS CIMBER, TREBONIUS, CINNA, ANTONY, LEPIDUS, POPILIUS, PUBLIUS, and others CAESAR [To the Soothsayer] The ides of March are come. Soothsayer Ay, Caesar; but not gone. ARTEMIDORUS Hail, Caesar! read this schedule. DECIUS BRUTUS Trebonius doth desire

  • Julius Caesar - Tragic Hero

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    offered to him;...people fell a-shouting" (I,ii,221-223). Next, To show how noble and great Caesar was, the Romans would stand along the street sides to watch him pass by. "Madam not yet, I go to take my stand; /To see him pass on to the Capitol," said the soothsayer (II,iv,25-26). Finally, Caesar had the greatest rank possible as he would have been crowned king if it wasn’t for the conspiracy’s plot. As Casca said, "Indeed they say senators tomorrow; /Mean to establish Caesar as