the entire second half of it would be incorrect because I would not be done with the book. Then one day my teacher, Mr. Johnson stood at the front of the class like he did after every book quiz and said, “ Okay class, our next book will be Holes by Louis Sachar”. I immediately raised my hand and excitedly asked, “Like Holes the movie?” And it was. For the first time, I was ready to read. The story “Holes” was about a young man, Stanley Yelnats whose
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 in a poor area of New Orleans, Louisiana nicknamed “The Battlefield”. His father supported the family by working in a factory but he left soon after Armstrong was born. His mother then supported them by prostitution and leaving him with his grandmother. Armstrong left school in the fifth grade to work for a Jewish family by collecting junk and delivering coal. After firing a gun in the air as part of a New Year’s celebration in 1912, Armstrong was arrested
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong One of the greatest in Jazz music history Louis Armstrong, a man of many talents and skills his occupation ranging from singer, film star, soloist, comedian, bandleader, and most importantly a jazz trumpeter with his thrilling performances; being recognized as one of the greatest jazz artist in history. Louis Armstrong is considered one of the most influential jazz artists capturing the people’s attention with his “daring trumpet style and vocals”. Developing his skills
thought that diseases a bad seeds in the air known as miasma. Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek made one of the earliest microscopes this lead to the discovery of micro-organisms which he called animalcules. Joseph Lister developed the microscope in 1830. Louis Pasteur put forward the germ theory in 1861 this consisted of micro-organisms cause decaying matter. Pasteur never showed the link between bacteria and human disease. Robert Koch further developed Pasteur’s theory. Koch succeeded in what Pasteur did
people’s daily life. This man, Louis Pasteur, succeeded in his medical investigations and continued to pursue his interest, despite objections given to him by his peers. The timeless work of Louis Pasteur in the areas of chemistry and microbiology provided the necessary foundation for the scientific study of immunology and stressed the importance of possessing a thorough understanding of the procedures involved in medical treatment. Background On December 27, 1822, Louis Pasteur was born to a family
lined up for auditions on X-Factor and did not make it (“One Direction Biography” para. 2). Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson were boys that were lucky enough to make it through (“One Direction Biography” para. 2). Louis Tomlinson’s auditioning song for X- Factor was “Hey There Delilah” (“X-Factor para. 3). Louis Tomlinson got through auditions with “yes” from all three judges (“X- Factor” para. 3). According to the X- Factor article, “Not as much was seen from
trumpet player, Louis Armstrong, and piano player, band leader and arranger, Duke Ellington. Each came from different socio-economic and geographical backgrounds, but both became masters of their trade, reached worldwide fame and became legends of the music. There is much legend attached to the story of Louis Armstrong, this is mainly due to the fact that Louis was quite liberal with the truth of his beginnings and often contradicted his own stories. If we were to take his word for it, Louis was born Daniel
lands. They have a population of over five million people and land approximately seventy thousand square miles across. The Show Me State is also known for their Gateway Arch that draws several tourists and residents all year long. The Arch in St. Louis is the country’s tallest manmade monument. It was built at an incredible 630 feet when completed in 1965. The Gateway Arch is to commemorate the importance of settling in the West following the Louisiana Purchase. A watershed event in American history
The answer to this question lies in whether you are interested in discovering the truth, or the myth of the architect. Whilst cold hard facts might present a very honest and factual catalogue of the architect and their work, it will ultimately create a very clinical and impersonal image of their character. This can lead to what Thomas S. Hines understands to be a “ debunking of almost everything, including, sometimes the magic, the poetry and the genius” behind the architect and their work. However
Music is such a beautiful creation, the way the melody, rhythm, tempo, all mix together to become a masterpiece. One specific genre of music, the blues, was heavily popular in the early 20th century. The blues is a tradition-oriented music style from the rural Southern African-American origin (“Jazz in America”, n.d. ). It usually had secular content, which is disparate from how it was when it first began. Blues music originated in plantations, where slaves sung, using it as a mental escape method