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- 1461: John Coltrane
- ... Vinson, and Joe Webb in local bars and clubs. That same year, Coltrane performed in a show with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. As a result of Coltrane's impressive performance, he landed his first big gig with the Dizzy Gillespie band. Despite his first big gig, Coltrane lived his next few years in depression, drugs, and alcohol; however, he gathered the strength to seek rehabilitation. He later converted to Islam and got his life together. In 1950-1951, he continued ...
- 1462: Griffin's Egg: Gunther
- ... like mist. His light only distorts the images, so he turns it off and gets used to the dark room. When his eyes finally got adjusted, it was just in time, because just then a big metal puncher came by and punched a hole in the ground right next to him. He stumbled away, only to find that the robot was following him. He ran into the shelter and closed the door, sealing the robot outside of the shelter. The shelter was s small room, just big enough to fit a cot, a chemical toilet, and a rebreather with spare oxygen tanks. A while later, after the flare was over, the CMP chips, which has been implanted in everyone's brain that ...
- 1463: Interview With An Alien
- ... four years of this constant telepathic contact, I feel very much myself. Even more so, for I know myself so much better. I have had to face up to myself. To me one of the big questions has always been: why is Hweig a CONSTANT companion? Is he a monitor only? Why do the Ufolk care what I say and do every minute? I'm not anyone. Why is my daily ... future be expanded to hundreds and thousands more of Earth's inhabitants. It is important, therefore, that we begin to compare notes ont hese very personal experiences, and try to find an answer to that big question: "Where is all of this leading us?" This is a far more profitable question than, "Are UFOs going to invade the Earth at some future date?" We are already invaded. The Ufolk are here ...
- 1464: Love in "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Necklace": Is it Worth the Sacrifice?
- ... couple, but greed and selfishness controls the plot. Jim and Della were a young married couple, like Mr. and Mme. Loisel, who were immature and foolish. They both lived in run down, shabby flats in big cities. The apartments were dark and dreary, which symbolized something bad might happen. These were both times of depression where there was very little money around, so there were many other couples like them. In ... was always looking for attention, and often used people. Mr. Loisel was very different from his wife because he loved her very much, and gave her everything he could. They both had to make a big decision. Since Jim and Della were unselfish and gave their possessions away, they became much happier and more in love. On the other hand, the Loisels chose to be dishonest, and try not to get ...
- 1465: Bless Me Ultima-luna Or Vaquer
- ... each others lives unless there is just cause. (33) The wind is their brother and the horse their companion. (247) Unlike the Lunas, the Vaqueros are very rowdy and love to live life as a big party. The Lunas, on the other hand, are very steady people. They do everything according to the moon. They plant their crops and care for their animals according to the moon. (90) They live their ... goddess. (90) They will not gather crops or save next years seeds unless the moon dictated. (249) They come from men who hold earth as their brother and they do the same. Tony had a big decision to make on rather he wanted to be a priest(Luna) or a Vaquero. His dad wants him to be a Vaquero and have lots of freedom. His mother wants him to become a ...
- 1466: John Wayne
- ... front of the cameras in the late 1920 s in a series of small roles. Director John Ford, who befriended the Duke , recommended him for the lead role in Raoul Walsh s western epic, The Big Trail. Wayne did not let the stardom go to his head. He spent the rest of the decade making his way through a series of low budget films whose failing budgets and quick shooting schedules ... film industry s hard-core soilder, but had that compassionate side. Movies released during the war, such as Flying Tigers (1942), The Fighting Seabees (1944) and Back to Bataan (1945) left Wayne with some pretty big shoes to fill. The movies that he made at the end of the decade were the ones that established him as an actor of merit. Howard Hawks emphasized the willful side of Wayne s screen ...
- 1467: The Natural
- ... jealous and begins to do things to try to get her attention. At a stop in the route, the passengers get off for a break and go to a local carnival where Roy and the big leaguer clash in a contest of talent, a David-and-Goliath-type confrontation (Solotaroff 9). Roy strikes out the batter with three blistering pitches, each of which make Harriet pay more and more attention to ... had to take care of a child, Roy makes his choice and decides not to continue having relations with Iris. A second example of symbolism is Major League Baseball history and how it plays a big part in the development of both the characters and the story line. Baseball is America‘¦s pastime and Malamud created this book to be a part of the true American grain (Abramson 22). The path ...
- 1468: Napster Vs Riaa
- ... on the Internet, and currently there is no really effective way to deal with it that hasnt already been compromised. If the RIAA strikes down Napster, then another platform will start up. If the big music labels come up with an encoding technology to compromise rippers, then an enterprising hacker will crack it. When the DVD industry came out with DVDs, it was feared that users with accelerated CD burners ... encrypted CDs that CD players can still read, but that hackers cant record. The RIAA has overstepped their boundaries by treading into the Internet. Napster is not at fault that there is such a big trade in Mp3s. The designers of Napster were just a bunch of college students trying to do something for the community of friends that they possessed.
- 1469: Andrew Carnegie: "Capt. of Industry" or "Robber Baron"?
- ... their bread, not live off given opportunities. He valued the importance of education though. At that time, there were no public libraries - only ones for university abituaries, or for private members. So he donated a big chunk of his earned fortune to the building of public libraries. Carnegie was a very talented man; he never had any formal education but was always eager to learn new things. He saw the future in steel production since the railroad expansion was just beginning, so there was a big demand for rails. He did everything to make steel production more efficient and cost effective - he was a "Captain of Industry".
- 1470: Violence 2
- ... that usually get screwed by it. That is why I hate the government and don t want to get involved. The only reason that the government got involved is because of the media making a big deal about this small factor, in doing so, getting the public attention so that the government will have to do something about it and in doing so making laws that restrict kids from even more things. I believe that the government takes too big a part in some of our lives like in the ratings of movies but that should only be a guideline for parents to go by. Just like the drinking age of 21, the only reason ...
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