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- 1901: Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
- ... the day as a rehearsal pianist in dance halls and theaters. At night he paid his dues in a succession of after-hours bars, clip joints and five dollar-a-night speakeasies prevalent throughout the depression-era southwest until he was able to assemble his own 14-piece orchestra in June of 1941. A dominant characteristic of this relatively small Kenton Orchestra was the choppy, staccato manner of phrasing that was ... the writing for the reed section. In retrospect this continues to emerge as one of the most readily identifiable of all the Kenton ensembles. His early piano voicings, slightly reminiscent of ones used by the great percussion pianist, Earl 'Fatha' Hines, gradually found their own distinctive style when he reshaped his chord patterns and began adding augmented and diminished 5ths, 9ths, 11ths and 13ths, which in no time began showing up ... Center where it received high acclaim from a responsive audience comprised of Kenton enthusiasts, musicians, musical educators, the media (even Leonard Feather gave it a glowing review) and people who just loved to listen to great music. However, due to enormous financial constraints and the transcontinental nightmare involved with moving such a husky organization from city to city, the Neophonic Orchestra was disbanded after less than a dozen performances. It ...
- 1902: WEB DuBois's Influence on Literature and People
- ... this thing up until the gates of the public opinion are opened and the walls of segregation fall down. (Paschal 144). A lot of blacks suffered in the 1930's during the affects of the Great Depression. At the time DuBois was bringing blacks together in what was called " voluntary segregation", that is, blacks making up their own organizations and working together. Only at that time he said that if they would ... to deal with the fact that poor illiterate whites thought themselves to be superior towards him (DuBois 416). From there he met former slaves and heard stories and the "Black" experiences. WEB DuBois was a great fighter for the people, a true scientist, thinker and humanist. He held aloft a bright torch of poetic inspiration that lightens the way and illuminates the path of all who struggle for freedom. The ...
- 1903: Y2k Vs. Stock Market Crash
- ... the year 2000 bug are very similar. Black Thursday was not one of the brightest days in American History. This day was the cause of a nation downward spiral that closed 4000 banks, starting the great depression, and leading to stock that at one time would decrease 89% to the value some had bought. The cause of the stock market crash was largely due to over investment. The problem was people who ... 2000 bug could cause to our every day life. Little is being done to solve this problem, considering it s monstrosity. One might believe that in the year 2000 havoc will be spread and a depression will occur because of this glitch. Another theory is that we will eventually run out of places to store data. Another date for an eventual breakdown would be February 29th, 2000 because most century ...
- 1904: Plants in TKM
- ... in the south make life better. The bright showy flowers of Canna, Garden Geraniums, Camellia, Wisteria, Magnolia, Azaleas, and the big shady Live Oak, help make life a lot better in the South during the Great Depression by giving Southerners a sense of uplifting. Big bright flowers, growing higher and brighter every day, are very relaxing on a hot summer day. Canna, in the cannabis family, is a big plant with showy ... also very good shade trees. Cammellia is an evergreen shrub in the tea family (Camellia 1). This is not the most elegant plant is the south, but it serves a good purpose. It is a great wind block because it can grow up to twelve meters (forty feet) high. "Cammellias are grown in warm, damp regions in the southern and western areas of the United States" (Cammallia 1). To make ...
- 1905: Mark Twain
- ... well-behaved audience in mind, an audience that expected to read about people like themselves. They were most comfortable reading the language they used in public. William Gibson belies that, “Twain developed one of the great styles in the English language because he had a firm grasp of the American vernacular”(qtd. in Long 205). His letters to the Keokuk Papers in St. Louis proved to be most successful for Clemens ... exploded, Henry died from breathing in the scalding steam.Grief was overwhelming Twain and he seemed to be losing his mind. He returned to St. Louis where his mother tried to comfort him. Gradually his depression began to lift, and he returned to the river (Cox 44). Many writers of the time used pen names, especially authors of humor and satire. The first article signed with “Mark Twain” appeared in the ... night Twain stayed by her side caressing her hand. The next day he wrote, “I am tired and old; I wish I were with Livy” (qtd. in Kaplan 236).Twain went into a state of depression and it seemed nothing was going right. One of his daughters suffered a nervous breakdown and entered a sanitarium, and his other was nearly killed in a horse and trolley accident. As several years ...
- 1906: Marie Curie: A Pioneering Physicist
- ... insisted that Polish schools teach the Russian language and Russian history. The Poles had to teach their children their own language and history in secrecy. Manya enjoyed learning but her childhood was always overshadowed by depression. At the young age of six, her father lost his job and her family became very poor. In the same year of 1873, her mother died of tuberculosis. As if that wasn't enough tragedy ... They often pinned these problems to their lack of rest due to being in the laboratory. Only later did the two connect their improvement in health with their absense from the radium. The Curie's great discovery prompted scientists and doctors to work and further develop its uses. It was found that radiation could be used to destroy unhealthy growth in the human body, thus helping to stop cancer. Besides being ... out from behind from a cab straight into the path of a heavy horse drawn wagon. The driver tried to stop the wagon, but all was in vain. The weight of his load was too great for him to stop, and the left back wheel crushed Pierred as he lay stunned in the road. Pierre Curie died instantly. Marie was shattered by the news of her husband's death but ...
- 1907: The US Monetary Policy
- ... Prevention of Widespread Bank Failures The prevention of widespread bank failures and panic is, in a way, not a separate goal, since the main loss from large-scale bank failures is likely to be a depression with massive unemployment and economic chaos. It is used as a goal, just as a reminder of the Fed's lender of last resort role. The FDIC takes care of many smaller bank failures for ... If the Fed wants to curtail the money supply, it raises the discount rate, the thus restricts the growth of reserves in banks. The discount rate cannot be used to control the money supply with great preci-sion, because its effects on banks' demand for reserves are uncertain. In practice, the Fed does not use the discount rate very often to control the money supply. It does change the discount rate ... is also readily observable and continuously available because the market for fed funds is large and active. The Fed targets the fed funds rate by its open market operations. The Fed can therefore exert a great amount of control over this target. The rational
- 1908: Symbols in Poe's Writing
- ... The Raven and Other Poems. Poe also became the editor of the weekly Broadway Journal. Poe fell in Love with Virginia and she died of in January of 1848, her death sent Poe into deep depression. The following year, 1849. Poe's stories and poems contain several symbols. Some symbols are very obvious while other symbols are subtle. “The Raven” is one of Poe's greatest poems, which is about a ... self. Another symbol in The Raven is the chamber that the man is situated in, this chamber is used to create a sense of loneliness. The poem entitled “Tamerlane” is the deathbed confession of a great King about his lost love. He starts out as a young peasant boy, who experiences a very moving dream about power and success. This becomes his driving force in life. Soon, he meets a beautiful ... on this; she just loves him. He finally gets the over whelming urge to fulfill his ambitions, and leaves her without saying goodbye, thinking that it would be easier that way. He rapidly becomes a great warrior, and eventually a King "greater than Ghengis Khan." He then returns to his old home to find his love, only to discover that she died of a broken heart when he left her. ...
- 1909: The Boston Massacre
- ... that lead to the Boston Massacre to fully understand the state of mind that the colonists were in. Since the end of the Seven Years War against the French, the British had gone into a great burden of debt. England finally confronted the matter when it appointed George Greenville to Prime Minister in 1763. Facing a debt that had nearly doubled since 1754, from 73 million pounds to 137 million pounds ... alarmed the Colonists. It was the first act that was specifically designed to raise taxes, not just to channel trade through Britain. The Sugar Act was imposed on the colonists during a time of postwar depression.3 This made the Colonist even more worried and aware of Britain's impending power over them. The next act that Britain imposed over the Colonist was the Stamp Act. This act required stamp taxes ... a sword in his hand, a laced hat on, and a red coat, and I remember silver on his shoulder. They then filed and went to the Customs House. The men seemed to be in great rage…...I went from hence to try to get to the Customs House and get through the people…..I heard the grenadier who stood next the corner say damn your blood stand off, or ...
- 1910: College Stress
- ... serious , we often begin to develop troublesome symptoms which we worry about. We are under stress if we have one or several of the many symptoms caused by stress, including: backaches, stomachaches, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, depression, anger, anxiety, forgetfulness or the inability to make decisions. We often feel that we are under stress -- and many times we are. The most frequent cause of stress in college is the concern about academic ... Schrmerhorn, Hunt, and Osborn). Stress can also be defined as the way in which your mind and body react to any situation that is new, threatening, or exciting. Often, backaches, loss of appetite, constant fatigue, depression, and serious physical problems can result from prolonged stress. However, stress can also give you an extra burst of energy--more adrenaline enters the bloodstream, heart and breathing rates increase, blood flow quickens, and muscle ... day, some of the hard new edges of the unfamiliar collegiate life will begin to smooth out. Many changes are under the control of the individual and the ability to adapt to change provides a great opportunity to cope with factors causing too much stress. Taking advantage of the cooperation and resources that can be found on campus is also another factor in controlling stress. Some of the most influential ...
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