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    What is relevant about the 60’s? Could it have been a great time so it influenced the future of our earth? There are lots of things that have impacted the world overall! As each decade proceeds there are many new actions that we take that can have a very good positive affect or a very bad negative affect. Effects are real and can true change the span we may live. you may feel so happy and bubbly but just know people died and changed the world for you to have that feeling it did not just happen all

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    beautiful individual. She had addictive background, that caused many trouble conflicts and her singing career made her famous. Whitney Houston was born on august 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Her mother Cissy Houston, and her cousin Dionne Warwick and her godmother Aretha Franklin were all legendary figures in the American gospel, soul and pop music. Her mother cissy was in the choir minister at the New Hope Baptist Church, and that is where young Whitney got started. Whitney being young

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    A tragic hero is an influential character who experienced a privileged life, partook in a rise to fame or fortune, then declined due to a flaw in personality or life decision. Whitney Houston was a one-of-a-kind singer who stole hearts across America. She is a perfect example of a tragic hero, due to her amazing vocal talent, influential role in teaching America that everyone has flaws and embracing individuality is the key to success, and her ultimate decline in health and fame due to alcoholism

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    tenacity, despite her troubled experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a family with an amazing, musical pedigree; her mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful back-up singer for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Dionne Warwick is her first cousin and Aretha Franklin is her godmother. In 1983, Houston was signed to Arista Records and music executive, Clive Davis, became her mentor and helped launch her successful career. Whitney Houston was

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    Whitney Houston Whitney and her beginning and ending life. Whitney Houston once said, “When I opened my mouth to sing, it was there, a feeling and a spirit that would come through me and out my mouth. It wasn’t anything I could control. I didn’t fight it. It was just there”(Heppermann upd). She had a lot of bad and good moments in her life, but by the time it ended she had accomplished what she need. To truly understand Whitney Houston, one must understand her early life. Whitney was born

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    Julie Andrews has left her mark on a myriad of awards, titles, roles, styles, and even beloved characters we all know and love with her natural grace and elegance. She has also experienced one of the most fruitful, illustrious careers of all time. But even more significantly, Andrews has impacted the music community by bringing a new air of elegance to the stage, raising the bar of vocal ability standards internationally, and expressing the beauty of music through her impeccable, crystalline voice

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    America is a combination of diverse countries, making defining American culture a difficult task. In Brent Staples “Just Walk On By” a true story is shared about a lifelong experience of racist interactions just because of his skin color. In the poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, everyone wanted to have the life of the man in the poem. People praised him for his materialistic attributes, but in the end he committed suicide. Stevie Wonder composed a song called “Village Ghetto Land”

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    Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand was born April 24, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. She is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. In a career spanning 6 decades, she has become an idol in many parts of entertainment. Barbara Streisand has been recognized with two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center

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    choose to use the Pilgrim Park neighborhood for my windshield Survey which I conducted on November 1st, 2017 around 11 o 'clock am. Housing: The suburban neighborhood Pilgrim Park geographical boundaries extend from Warwick Avenue, Post Road, and Airport Road located in Warwick, RI. The building ages range from early 1950 's to < 2 years old. Most of the houses are made from vinyl or wooden shingle siding, with the exception of a few house made of brick. The houses and cars

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    Digital Angel What is Digital Angel? Digital Angel is a location and condition system that can alert you of the exact location or people, pets, or objects in real time. When you purchase the system, it comes with a clip-on system monitor and a ThermAlert watch. It will alert you when if the person wearing is in trouble, and since the monitor is accompanied with a Global Positioning System (GPS), you can pinpoint the person's location to 75 feet. You can also check the status

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