Jolson wanted to become a performer because of the singing he did at a young age. Asa Yoelson [who is known to most people as Al Jolson] was born in Serednik Russia (which is now Lithuania) in either 1885 or 1886. At the age of seven, he immigrated to Washington D.C, where pretty soon after his mother died (Friedwald 249-250) . As Will Friedwald says, Jolson enjoyed singing from a young age, he may have acquired a love of singing from his father. [So] he and his brother, Harry Yoelson would sing on street corners to earn money. Jolson also went to the theater whenever possible and soon [he also] discovered a deep desire to become a performer. [Even though] Jolson’s Father, Rabbi Yoelson, disapproved all music that all sung, it didn’t stop
A school teacher, a husband, and a father, Dan Coughenour is a very dedicated man. Dan was born on January 22, 1969 to Richard and Sue Coughenour. He grew up in Macon, Georgia where he lived with his mom and dad and two brothers. He was the middle child in his family and didn’t mind it at all. As a young boy, he went to a private school. Once he went to highschool he decided to go to a public school. As a child, his favorite memory was getting to see his grandparents in North Carolina. They lived eight hours away so he didn’t get to see them but once or twice a year. He also enjoyed going to Sunset Beach, NC every summer. After high school he went off to Valdosta State College planning to become a school teacher.
The emergence of social media has dramatically hanged the ways in which we communicate with our friends, families and love ones. This new found way of communicating has been used to strengthen family ties and unite people across the world. Families that are far away are now using social media more than ever before to communicate with each other on a regular basis. The company I work for is using social media to promote its products and at the same time strengthening its customer base. We are not only able to text, but also able to use video and other methods. Because I work for one of America's largest telecommunication companies, we use multiple social media platforms and applications. Some of which are highly restricted
Matthew Autterson has left his mark on several different businesses throughout his long and distinguished professional career. He spent 25 years as a leader in the financial industry, while also donating a generous amount of his time and money to various ventures in philanthropy. Today he is a member of many different philanthropic organizations, including the Board of the Denver Zoo, Denver Zoological Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Denver Hospice. His journey into the professional world began in the mid 1970s when he received his formal education.
Robert Smythson was the most important architect in England in the 16th century. In fact he is “the only architect of that time known to us with any certainty”(Robert)
Do you really know what the prohibition era? The prohibition era was indeed the banning of alcohol but it was also a creation to many problems. It solved men becoming violent to others but also created a way for the mafia to create a profit from the alcohol. Such as al Capone himself he inherited a bootlegging business from one of his former boss Johnny Torrio. One of the most famous murders from al Capone’s organizations was the valentine’s massacre. Production of any alcoholic beverage was illegal.
Carter Godwin Woodson was an African-American historian, author,he was the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He got a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University. Dr. Woodson has a book "The Negro in Our History " he was one of the first scholars to study African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1915
The Dred Scott Decision of 1857 ruled that African-Americans, even ones who were not enslaved, were not protected under The Constitution and could never be citizens. This brings up questions that will be answered in this paper. Should slaves be American citizens? Is it morally correct for one to own another human? Does the Dred Scott decision contradict The Declaration of Independence which states that every man is created equal?
“For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing” -Simon Wiesenthal (Simon Wiesenthal Quote). During the Holocaust, an estimated eleven million people died agonizing deaths from methods such as gas chambers, scientific experiments, beatings, and malnutrition (Concentration Camps 1933-1939). This staggering number is almost as much as the current population of the state of Ohio (United States). The big question is, why did the
A typical day for Garet Christianson begins long before most college students are even awake.
Yo-Yo Ma’s performing career has no boundaries. He has performed with the world’s major orchestras, heads of states, public schools, television, and Hollywood films. His most familiar performances to the general public was on television series: The West Wing, Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. He worked with composers on movie scores: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Seven Years in Tibet and Memories of a Geisha.
Imagine a world where everyone is equal and no one is stronger, faster, or smarter than anybody. Imagine a constitution were everyone is equal. The government makes everyone equal by making everyone handicap and no one is better stronger faster are smarter than anybody.In the story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut propaganda and utopian is used to control citizens so everyone is equal due to the 211th 212th and 213th Amendments.
Since King Joao III of Portugal wrote to Afonso and his kingdom that they could ask for whatever they needed, King Afonso appealed directly to him about his urgencies. He needed proper medical assistance, and things for Communion. He also wanted to inform him that his country is causing a lot of problems that were taking place in his kingdom. Afonso needed physicians and surgeons to help his people with their health problems that were caused by the people from the west. He also needed apothecaries to prescribe the needed drug in order to heal the people. Afonso wrote in one of his letters to the king of Portugal that he “...has been kind enough to write to us saying that we should ask in our letters for anything we need...” With him doing so, Afonso needed apothecaries and doctors
Eric Agamaite is a very interesting person. He doesn't have any nicknames and his birthday is May 15th. He went to Marshall Middle School. His favorite foods are either a burger or wings. His favorite color is blue. South Park is his favorite TV show and The South Park Movie is his favorite movie. For fun Eric likes to Play airsoft, video games, fantasy football, soccer, and basketball. His favorite rappers are Drake, Childish Gambino, Tyler, The Creator and his favorite song is Fear by Drake. Biology is the school subject he likes the most. Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty are his favorite video games. Soccer is his favorite sport. He has a sister in sixth grade named Katie. In the future he would like to be and Orthopedic Doctor. He doesn't
Alcott’s writing was highly influenced by her upbringing, much like many authors. Transcendentalism was her father's principle belief and this in turn affected how he lived his life, which affected Alcott's childhood and eventually her writing. Every follower defined transcendentalism in their own way, such as idealism, individualism, a movement, a philosophy, or even a religion at times. Her father, Amos Bronson Alcott, was a founder of the movement that was transcendentalism. “Bronson Alcott was a follower of Transcendentalism, a philosophical movement popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Transcendentalism proposed that everyone had access to the divine spirit, but this access was easily corrupted by the trappings of civilization. Bronson believed
Unlike Min, Jolson was fortunate not to go through a horrendous experience like Min. He was one of the few first generations that succeed at an earlier age. He redefining the role and image of a public performer in the American entertainment industry and from there he climbed to the top of the ladder as a performer. He brought the expressionism and style of jazz to popular audiences His dramatic emotional and physical performance through singing connected with stage and film audiences, and he had stage runways built so that he could perform closer to the audience.