|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 3821 - 3830 of 5329 matching essays
- 3821: Spike Lee
- ... for that. Right after Sal lets them in Buggin Out and Radio Raheem (who had previous encounters similar to those of Buggin Out with Sal) storm into Sal's Pizzeria with the radio blaring, a big pet peeve of Sal's, demanding that Sal put some black people up on the wall and they aren't leaving until he does it. Sal won't even deal with them until they turn ...
- 3822: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... was because they believed that white light from the sun was pure, when in all actuality, Newton proved wrong. Another contribution was the reflective telescope; he knew that the refractive telescope could only be so big, hence prohibiting extreme magnification. His optical studies stopped because of the Great Plague that hit in 1666. That is why he is mainly known for his mathematical discoveries and the laws of gravitation. Newton once ...
- 3823: Selena
- ... nominated for a Grammy. Also, later that year she opened "Selena Ect." Two fashion boutiques located in Texas. Her outstanding success, concerts, and now boutiques attracted many fans, including Yolanda Salvidar, who would have a big effect on Selenas life later on. Toward the very end of 1994 Selena signed a major world wide English- language crossover album recording contract. "Dreaming of You" was released in February 1995. With sales booming ...
- 3824: Samuel Clemens
- ... with travelers moving up stream and down stream. Some of the travelers were steamboat men, circus performers, minstrel companies, and showboat actors. Since all this action was going on all the time, that opened a big door to the beginning of Samuels stories. It provided a huge source of literary material. Shortly after the death of his father in 1847, he ended the brief period of his schooling to become ...
- 3825: Sammy Davis Jr.
- ... spit on in the army, but that made him want to perform more. Upon his discharge the trio got back together, and Sammy met Frank Sinatra for the first time. Sammy wanted to be a big star and he realized this major difference between most black artists and the famous white artists. Most black artists came on stage played some songs, joked at or to each other, and left. The white ...
- 3826: Robert Johnson
- ... one day, say he goin to Arkansas and, when he come back, he was struttin," Son House recalls Roberts return. "Guitar slung round his shoulders and four or five harmonicas stuck in a grate big broad belt round his waist." Son and his musical companion Willie Brown laughed at first, and mockingly offered Johnson the floor. Son House and Willie Brown were taken aback by the marvelous skill that rang ...
- 3827: Robert Johnson
- ... one day, say he goin to Arkansas and, when he come back, he was struttin," Son House recalls Roberts return. "Guitar slung round his shoulders and four or five harmonicas stuck in a grate big broad belt round his waist." Son and his musical companion Willie Brown laughed at first, and mockingly offered Johnson the floor. Son House and Willie Brown were taken aback by the marvelous skill that rang ...
- 3828: Robert Hunter
- ... St. Stephen" Say you'll come back when you can Whenever your airplane happens to land --"Cosmic Charley" In both instances there are drifting characters and no clearly defined ideas. Neither Charley nor Stephen have big questions or answers, but both are seekers in the quest for knowledge. The final transcendental theme that Hunter uses is "home". There are three main character types in his home poems: Those seeking their homes ...
- 3829: Robert E. Lee
- ... the war. The Americans attacked a fort outside Mexico City. Lee planned the attack and for days he worked without sleep. He found out where the Mexican soldiers were. He knew where to put the big guns which made it easier for the Army to take the fort. The American Army marched right into Mexico City. The war was now officially over. Lee's engineering skill made it possible for American ...
- 3830: Ray Bradbury
- ... 1943 he had given up his job selling newspapers and began writing full-time, contributing numerous short stories to magazines such as "Black Mask", "Amazing Stories" and "Weird Tales." In 1945 his short story "The Big Black and White Game" was selected for Best American Short Stories. In 1947 Bradbury married Marguerite McClure, and had four children: susan, Ramona, Bettina, and Alexandra. During that same year he gathered much of his ...
Search results 3821 - 3830 of 5329 matching essays
|
