Kay Kostopoulos

Nina Simone was and is something potent, fascinating for some people. Once people heard her, they could not avoid the fact that she was an incredible musician. She is considered as a jazz, rock, pop, folk, black musician. A repertoire broad as hers, ranging from melodic songs, blues, spiritual songs, and gospel to themes borrowed from African folklore, made her an artist difficult to classify, and in fact her biography appears in compilations of literature on Jazz, Rock, Pop and Soul. As one critic has said, she was all and nothing: an independent and temperamental spirit, unique and incomparable. She was Nina

Former New York Yankee, Wally Pip was impressed by my talent. He said that I was the most accomplished man or woman he has ever seen in and out of the sport. Word soon got around that he was impressed and that he liked me

John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfeld, and Mike Lang were the minds behind the creation of these “Three Days of Peace and Music”, the oldest of which was only 27. This festival, and all the music played during this time, was extremely influential. Americans at this time needed a weekend of peace, for tension was high. At this time Nixon was threatening to bomb North Vietnam, over 35,000 U.S. military personnel have died in the line of duty, and communism was terrifyingly close to America. Friends and family were overseas, and this music festival was a way to spread the idea of peace and love through a medium that was understood by all: music. This festival would not have occurred if it was not for the high tensions and influence of countureculture through popular music at the time.

Imagine if a random guy killed your daughter along with a couple of other girls: you would be furious. What would you want to happen to him? Would you want him to suffer greatly, or even die for what he did? Would you have sympathy for him because he is young? Would you forgive him if he apologized? This guy murdered your beloved daughter that you love with all your life, and you would do anything to stop him and put him to justice. If you turn this situation around, and it was your son who killed the girls, what would you want to happen to your son? Would you want him to suffer the consequences, or would you defend him to the highest point? These situations are

Fred Korematsu was standing up for thousands of japanese-americans including himself even though no one else was helping him and having faith in him, even his family thought he was an embarrassment. According to Justice Robert Jackson, “the court for all time has validated the principle of racial discrimination … The principle then lies about like a loaded weapon, ready for the hand of any authority that can bring forward a plausible claim of an urgent need.” What this is trying to explain is that Fred Korematsu was never taken seriously in court, because of racial discrimination, that just because they are authority they think that they can load a weapon or because they are judges they have the right to discriminate and put citizens in

In June of 1942, a senior at the Notre Dame College of Maryland wrote a prophetic message to her fellow student, Elma Kuchar Kelley. On the way to their graduation ceremony, she hurriedly scribbled in the Damozel yearbook, “I know your pupils will love you as much as we do…our loss is their gain.”

One topic can be expressed in millions of ways. It can be positively, negatively, full of emotion, or emotionless. In the two poems “Slam, Dunk, & Hook” by Yusef Komunyakaa and “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch, the authors express the positive outlook of basketball in a way that shows they admire and praise the sport. Their love for the game is shown through imagery, point of view, and its emotional impact, but these ideas are expressed in different ways.

In a small recreational center in Charlotte, North Carolina came together a group of individuals with immense talent. These accomplished individuals not only shared a love for the performing arts, but a profound love for their grieving community. The Listen Up! semi-annual showcase was put together in the wake of the Keith Lamont Scott incident which shook up the Charlotte community. Tyrone Jones and the Charlotte Symphony wanted to give the people an outlet for expressing their emotions about current events, and so, they put together the Listen Up! showcase. Expertly crafted, Tyrone Jones and the Charlotte Symphony were profoundly effective at blending various forms of performing arts into one cohesive show that addressed current events,

The year is 2325 and this researcher has come upon a time capsule entombed beneath a long forgotten memorial in Washington D.C. When this researcher opened the time capsule there was a note dated December 31, 1969 that read “Within this time capsule is evidence of a time gone by but within it is our hope for the future and we are hoping that whomever reads this in the future sees that our ideas about a peaceful, accepting and proud America have held true in the time that you open this humble box”.

Canada put a great amount of effort into the Second World War through the Salvation Army, sending many troops and weapons, and also having the Prime Minister as Mackenzie King. Although Canada had a small population, it was significant in contributing effort into WW2. Many may argue otherwise, but Canada was a large supporter in the war. Canada continued to contribute economically, politically, and militarily in several ways.

Growing up in a small town, it is encouraging to see successful people stem from the same place. Success can be defined in different ways. Most people from my town consider moving to a bigger city and never coming back a success. My cheer coach, Kimberly Truitt, is living proof that success can be defined as growing as a person and overcoming hardships. As a teenager, she atteneded the very same high school that I currently attend, Abbeville High School, where she was also a varsity cheerleader. Ms. Truitt grduated in YEAR and took the first step in becoming what is traditionaly considered a successful person in our town. She went to college in a different state, Florida A & M University. While attending Florida A & M, she pledged Delta Sigma

The way the Charlotte community came together to enjoy a night of great jazz music, love, and each other’s company. To see all the lovers

In conclusion, Nordic Noir evidently both challenges and confirms the gender politics that were introduced in film noir. These gender politics are mostly based on certain movements and fantasies that exist within society. The international translation of Hollywood’s film noir and Scandinavia’s Nordic Noir is therefore what makes each depicted text analytically so interesting.

Grunder's transition from the corporate world into the not-for-profit sector was stemmed from the unfortunate late diagnosis of his wife's brain tumor which eventually leads to her death. During his wife's journey, he learned that incorrect and late diagnosis was not an uncommon. This is where his passion for not-for-profit began. Wanting to bring awareness and education to the disease for both doctors and patients Grunder started the Kelly Heinz Grunder Brain tumor foundation with the mission that patients will receive a more expeditious diagnosis. This transition allowed him to conclude what it takes to successfully govern a not-for-profit, and construct his hierarchy of not-for-profit needs theory.

Not only is she an extremely successful music artist, she has had her share in acting as well. In 2006 she mad a cameo appearance in the movie Bring it On: All or Nothing. In 2012 she was seen in the movie Battleship as GM2 officer Cora Raikes and had another cameo appearance in The Katy Perry Movie. In the next two years she will be seen in End of the World and Happy Smekday.