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during an interview for his school paper in 1976 saying “I've had about two lessons, but they didn't help much, I think you'll always be able to do what your ear tells you” (DeGraaf, 2016). “Known for his originality and flamboyant style both on and off stage, Prince's large body of work incorporated a variety of musical styles, including funk, rock, and R&B” (Jarnow, 2016). Prince was able to play a wide variety of musical instruments, including guitars, basses, synths, bongos, congas, finger cymbals, wind instruments, orchestral bells, and woodblocks. He also wrote and sang his own musical pieces. Prince’s inspiration came from mostly the events around him, but he also found inspiration from his trips to European nightclubs. Prince’s songs “1999”, “Delirious” and “Little Red Corvette” all came from the inspiration he received while on tour in Europe in 1981. Prince helped spread the movement of black artists with his wild popularity, “When Prince hit the scene, few black artists were prominent - let alone playing rock, which was predominantly performed by white artists” (DeGraaf, 2016). Prince’s talent and hard work was not for nothing, before Prince was 50, he had won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, sold 100 million records worldwide, and won seven Grammys. Prince even played during the halftime of the Superbowl at the Dolphin Stadium in 2007. Prince played a few classics along with a number of his own songs, including “Purple Rain”, which while performing, a sudden…

1999. The two girls let themselves into the big brownstone on the corner of Walsh and Bishop. They used a key from under a fake rock in the yard because their babysitter wasn’t there yet. Unusual behavior for their babysitter, a teen girl named Bianca. Most afternoons, she’d be right there. Ready to give them hugs. However, the girls knew where the key was. They knew to start their homework right away. If they didn’t, Father would come home and give bruises. Ten-year-old Angie took her math…

The United States of America has undergone major changes ever since the Revolutionary War was won. As well as major continuities in the change of political beliefs, economic policies, and the way the government was ran. The United States was going through growing pains, this would allow for a reformation of the government along with the politics at the time. These continuities and changes will shape the future of the Untied States of America along side its alliances with countries who were once…

The article “IEEE Case 1999: Infants under pressure”, describes an unethical scenario in which an engineer in MedTech was fired because he argued with his manager about a flawed product and threatened to report it to a regulatory agency. The article insinuates that company did not agree with Sam Wilson on product quality so they fired him. In this instance, the consensus on the ethicality of the company’s action would be that they were being unethical because they did not worry about the…

The 99ers focused on the United States Women’s National Team leading up to the 1999 World Cup. The documentary included seven of the players from the team, who gave their perspectives on the success of their team in 1999. They wanted to inspire girls and develop the game further. These women didn’t have role models to emulate from the lack of participation and soccer supporters. The composition of the team varied from mothers to college graduates who all enjoyed playing the game. Young girls…

I enter the music room really nervous about asking Mia to the Yo-Yo Ma concert, What if she say “No”. I mean I have done this other time so why am I nervous so I am just going to ask her, “Have you heard of the Yo-Yo Ma dude?”. She rolls her eyes and say “Everyone’s heard of the Yo-Yo Ma.” I grin and hooked my ringed thumb out toward the quad, “I don’t think you’ll find five people out there who’ve heard of YO-YO Ma. And by the way, what kind of the name is that? Is it ghetto or something? Yo…

“I’ve got it! There’s something in human flesh.” Vincent rolled his eyes. “There’s lots of things in human flesh. Protein, fat molecules....” Steven kept on like he hadn’t heard the sarcasm in Vincent's voice. “That’s not all.” “Enlighten me then.” The amber liquid splashed against the vial in Stevens hand competing for attention with the broad smile on his face. “It’s us,” he said. “We are the cure.” “What are you talking about man? Spit it out already.” The 20-hour shifts were getting…

Insurgent began with a very interesting and fast-pasted start beginning only an hour after the previous book in the series Divergent. I thought this was very well done by the author because while it would have been better to read the previous book in the series, the way the author Veronica Roth wrote the book, any reader that did not read the previous book Divergent would be able to understand what was going on in the plot of the book by the end of the first chapter. Roth’s’ writing style made…

In a cave deep deep down….A ghost name Twitch with his older brother Jack and his “gang” were going about there normal routines, until this very moment…. “Hey guys, where is my gameboy?” Twitch asked “No, I haven't seen it,” everyone replied in a mysterious voice. “Where did you guys hide it now?” Twitch asked.(What he meant by this time is that Twitch’s brother and his “gang” would always make fun of twitch because he like the game Pac-Man.He also didn't look like everyone else.When he was born…

After all the struggling, the bad times, today it might finally be over. Yesterday I was scavenging around Weston Street today to find any supplies worth taking. Weston Street is the most dangerous location of New Junction City if that’s even possible. It’s dominated by various gangs and groups who only looked out for themselves. I had heard what keeps them in power was this thing called “Magic”. I had to be fast my whole life in order to live. I haven’t had anyone to help me since I was a baby,…