...her legacy lives on through her music. Billie Holiday was born as Eleanora Fagan Gough in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 7, 1915, to a single mother. Her alleged father, Clarence Holiday, who ultimately became a successful jazz musician, was absent from her life except for an occasional visit. Without a father figure in her life, she began getting into trouble, mainly by ditching school. In January of 1925, at the tender age of 9, Holiday was sent to the House of Good Shepherd, a home for problematic girls of African-American heritage. She stayed in the home for approximately eight months before returning to her mother’s care. She eventually returned to the House of Good Shepherd after allegedly being sexually assaulted in 1926. Music became her salvation. She would listen to Bessie Smith and Louie Armstrong and sing along with them. She started singing at local clubs in New York City after following her mother there. It was during this time in 1930 that she changed her name to “Billie”, supposedly after the actress Billie Dove. Holiday’s troubles did not end in childhood. She had difficulty with relationships, chose unsuitable men and drank excessively. Her first husband, James Monroe, whom she married in1941, introduced her to opium. Although Holiday and Monroe were not divorced until 1947, the time they actually spent together as husband and wife did not last long. Even after their separation, Holiday continued to abuse controlled substances and drink...
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...summer holiday and after a year of studies. Personally I had more to look forward to, than just the holiday. I was the winner of a fully paid trip to the southern coast. Everyone envied me and wished they would be in my shoes for a moment. But as for me, it was a different case. Unlike the excitement and joy that people celebrated for my win, I really regretted for participating in the competition, because I had a problem with the prize. My course instructor was excited very much, since she was to accompany me for the trip. I knew she was particularly eyeing the huge sum of money that would be allocated to us on the day of the trip start. Word went round the school and the neighborhood about my achievement. I approached the school authorities and expressed my desire not to take up the trip. They argued that it will be an insult to their sponsors and that I had to go regardless of the situation. Personally I did not want anything to do with water. I was water phobic. I had attended psychiatric lesson to try and end my fear for water. Everyone talked of how fun a holiday at the coast will be, but the single thought of having water around me freaked me out. I came to learn that we had been booked a hotel suit on one of the islands. This was getting even worse. The reason why I believed water was only safe in a glass was the story my mother narrated to me about how we lost my dad in the sea. She told me how I fell out of boat when I was only three years old on a holiday. My father...
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...our dance teacher still isn’t here. 2-My fingers are sore because I------------------(practice) the guitar all morning . 3- -----------------------------------(you/follow) the new series that’s on TV at the moment? 4-Kuke says he -------------------------(never/meet) anybody who plays the xylophone. 5-People ----------------------------- ---(collect) valuable things since ancient times. 6-Peter ----------------------------(write) five books about fishing. 7-Greetings from Cairo! I –--------------------- (be) here since Monday and I –-----------------------(already/do) lots of things! I –----------------------------—(already/visit)the Khan al-Khalili bazaar.We -----------—(visit) it on Tuesday.I--------------- (buy) some lovely handmade souvenirs there.I--------------------- (also see) the Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza.I ------------------(see) them yesterday. I-------------—(go) to a trational restaurant.My friend ---------------(take) me there last nigh There are lots of things I-----------------------—(not do) yet.ı ------------------ ---(be) on a boat trip down the River Nile yet,and I ----------------------------(visit) the Egyptian Museum. 8-Sam is tired .He ------------------------(work) since morning. 9-He is sunburnt.He ----------------------------(lie) in the sun for hours 10-Samanta ----------------------------(ski) since she was a child. 11-I--------------------------—(go) on holiday to Italy for four years. 12-They ---------------------------(work)...
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... B: I study at Phuong Dong University A: In which department? B: It’s English Department. A: Oh, why do you want to choose English? B: I think English plays an important role in our job in future and we can get more good chance for seeking job. A: I agree with you. 2- A: Good morning. B: Good morning . A: I want to know what’s your star sign? B: My star sign is Cancer with shape of a crab. And you? A: My star sign is Cancer too. B: Oh what a coincident! Unit 2 Situations: 1- A: Good morning. B: Good morning A: Did you watch the football match took place between MU & Arsenal last night? B: Yes, I did. My friends and me went to a café to watch. Everyone was so crazy. 2- A: You’re so beautiful in a new dress. What a nice color! B: Oh, thank you Speaking topic: 1- A: Hey, How are you today? B: Yeah, I’m fine. And you? A: Me too. I changed to new room last month. It’s very nice. I love it. B: Oh really? How’s it? A: It’s small but nice decoration with pink wallpapers. I try to arrange things orderly. B: Would you mind if I visit your room? A: You’re welcome. Are you free this weekend? B: Yes, I am. I’d love to. Unit 3 Topic 2: A: Last weekend, I took part in holding a birthday party for my close friend. Linh. She’s so happy about that. B: What present did you give her...
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...of Young Learners English (YLE) exams designed for the 7–12 age group. Starters Movers Flyers 100 hours of English approx. 175 hours of English approx. 250 hours of English approx. all ages but typically from age 7 all ages but typically from 8–11 all ages but typically ages 9–12 The exam experience For many young children, a Cambridge ESOL YLE Test may be their first experience of doing an exam. It is possibly the first time they have had to travel to a different venue to sit a test. They might be emotional and distracted by unfamiliar surroundings. In some cases, it is even a big day out together with a trip to the city on the bus or train. If we give our students lots of practice, they will feel confident about what is expected of them in the test, and what they will have to do. In addition to preparing for task types, these four practice tests utilise language – both grammatical structures and vocabulary – that is in the ESOL Flyers syllabus. This book consolidates the language with Flyers-style usage. As young learners need constant recycling of the language studied, there are some additional activities outlined below that can consolidate language from the course and help prepare for the tests. Many courses present and practise language topic by topic. Here students will find the themes and language structures mixed together and find they need to jump from one to another in their...
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...beginning of the fall 2015 semester at Dixie State University (DSU), a friend of mine moved into one of the apartments just outside of campus. I was helping her move a few of her things in when Khaetthaleeya came out to help us. This is where I met Khaetthaleeya, a young college student originally from Nakhonphanom, Thailand. She is the loveliest girl ever, but can be very shy so when I asked her if I could talk to her about her culture, she was kind of hesitant, but then agreed. On November 1, 2015 I interview Khaetthaleeya at her apartments by Dixie State University. She was born in Nakhonphanom, Thailand (which is Southeast of Asia near Vietnam). She moved here to American about 10 years ago with her parents and her younger sister, Waranya. They moved to Beaver, Utah where her mother and father both work at a pig farm. She attended and graduated from Beaver High School in 2012. As she transitioned into college life, she found herself here at Dixie College where she is studying her generals and soon to get her associates degree. She hopes to become a dental hygienist and make...
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...Reducing the summer holiday of secondary education by 1 week Social Problem At first there were a lot of discussions about changing the mandatory school hours from 1000 to 1040. Now the government wants to shorten the summer holiday of all secondary schools in Holland. They want to shorten the holiday from 7 to 6 weeks. They have been discussing this topic for quite some time but the notion was eventually accepted on the 26th of June 2012. This will be introduced after the school year of 2013 to 2014. This would affect over 659 secondary schools, 939.629 students and 106.700 teachers (2011 studies), which is a very big group. This makes it a great social problem. Many newspapers and other media have addressed this social problem. To prevent this law from passing, teachers and students went on strikes. We do think this social problem has something to do with the rule of law, parliamentary problem and with a pluralist society. We don’t think it has something to do with Welfare state. Welfare state is more about the government supporting people economically or through healthcare. As this social problem is not about whether the government should support people, we don’t consider this to be within the theme of Welfare state. As it his got something to do with rules and laws(obligatory education, the minimum amount of school hours and the teachers and students right to have days off) and the freedom of people we think it is part of the theme Rule of Law. As for Parliamentary Democracy...
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...from the kids for a little while. We had a cup of coffee and a small snack and sat on the patio portion. It was a nice day out side, so we decided to take advantage of the sun in February while we could. She was born in Temple Texas in 1989, and lives in Florence Texas were she has been raised all her life. She lived with her single mother until the age of five when she remarried and her sister was born when she was six. Her mother had been dating her step father for few years prior to their marriage but she does not remember any other man. She does not remember her biological father because he left when she was a little over a year old. Her mother told her this, she has never had the desire to find him or more about him. Form what her mother as told Verna about her biological father, he an alcoholic. When he was drinking he would abuse her mother, once to the point that she was admitted to the hospital and Verna was left at the house by herself and was taken into CPS custody. Her grandmother was able to come pick her up but her mother vowed at that time that she would never let him hurt her or her daughter again. Verna does not remember any of this as she was too young but her mother and grandmother have told her the story many times. She grew up in a home with her mother and step father, who she considers to be a father. Her biological father was not in her life from a very early age and her mother remarried when she was age five. She has one sister who is...
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...Diana I owe you an apology, I am totally aware of my actions and the fact that I have not been a good friend to you. I guess the past year, might have been the hardest year in my entire life! I have dedicated myself to the school – and I hope you will be proud of me. I see that my last post was last summer right before senior year! I feel awful, but maybe I could make it up to you, by writing what has happened since last summer. Let me take you back too my last year at high school! At the end of the summer holidays, I told myself that I would do whatever it takes to get the highest grades in my entire year. I know it was an exaggerated wish, but as you may know I always do my best to achieve my goals! So the day before first day of school, I renewed all of my school stuff, I just threw it right in the thrash. I got new books, dictionaries and a new cupboard, so I could organize my folders and books into the different classes! Back then my closest friends; you know who - JJ, Michael and my boyfriend Jasper, just thought I was geeky and they would make jokes about it all the time. At first I did not bother being teased by them, I know it was meant in the kindest way! School started and I was prepared! School was a battlefield and I was a samurai warrior who would destroy everything, and win the battle! I always sit at front row and raised my hand every time I had the chance! I tried to keep in touch with JJ, M and Jasper; of course Jasper was my first priority. I remember...
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...gentle or good man. I haven't seen or spoke to him in eleven years, but I know with a certainty I can say that and it still be true. Men like him do not change, they do not grow, they do not admit fault. A few of my posts have spoken of the memories of him that are forever seared into my mind. I sometimes needed to write a bit about him to help you understand certain points or feelings I have now as an adult. I can go months and months without ever having him cross my mind, and that's fine with me. I do not want him in my life, my children know that he is alive and that he is a very bad, bad man. While he's never shown stalking or interest in my life since my mother left him all those years ago, I still take the precautions to warn the school and keep him on the no pick up list with the phrase "contact police immediately" written underneath. Although he could not access my children's school anyway, since they are military children on a base with great security...that is the type of fear he has so gratefully bestowed upon me during my childhood. It lingers and haunts me, and it does even more so during the holiday season. I could write of the beatings, emotional scarring, terror, sexual abuse, and general asshole-iness he loved to dole out to his family on a near daily basis. I could retell any number of situations from my childhood that would make you cringe, tear up, or feel pity for my family. I don't say this with pride or expectation; I say this because I want you to fully...
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...everyday to fully gain the knowledge of the skill. I dance every day of the week and I still learn something new every week. Whether is some new technique or a new movement, my knowledge of dance keeps expanding. I first started acquiring some knowledge in dancing at my elementary school in Peru. When holidays would come, I would volunteer to dance dances native to my country in holiday shows. My mother did not have the money to put me on a dance studio but I still learned a lot through the dances at my elementary school. Then I came to the United States and I was open to a lot of opportunities. I started going to American Heritage School in the middle of my seventh grade...
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...1. What is the culture that you chose to research? I chose to do my research over Egypt because I haven’t really ever looked into the culture because I figured it was nothing more than mummies, hieroglyphics and the ancient pyramids. Let’s not forget the scorching deserts that is mostly inhabited by, which I believed was the only type of landscape that existed for the country. I stand corrected regardless of all the movies I’ve seen and video games I’ve played that showed this countries blistering deserts and colossal monuments. After doing my research, I’ve learned more than I could have ever imagined, despite what I had an idea of this country, my perspective has now changed. 2. Where are they geographically? Egypt is located in the Northeastern corner of Africa and is separated from Libya and North Africa by the western desert, from Palestine and Israel by the desert of the Sinai Peninsula, and from the center of population in the Sudan by desert except along the narrow Nile River. This part of the country is known as the gift of Nile. About 96 percent of the population resides in the Nile Valley, which is where most of the economic and social activity occurs. The Mediterranean coast, which is a neighbor to Egypt, is where more of the human activity occur along with much of the agriculture and animal husbandry. It is had been recorded, that Egypt is the reason for the development of irrigated agriculture in that area which led to numerous success of the Egyptians...
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...What would Ishmael’s grandfather give him and his brother? Explain how this impacted him. What if we had this, how would it impact the world? As Ishmael is walking through the forest, he finds a lemon shaped fruit and it reminds him of the time his grandfather would give him and his brother special medicine. This special medicine would be on medicinal leaves where were on trees whose barks had important medicine. With this medicine that their grandfather gave them, it enhanced their brain’s capacity to retain and absorb knowledge. This impacted Ishmael’s school life by becoming one of the top students of his classes. He would be able to remember every note, as if he had a picture of them in his mind, he wrote during quizzes and tests. As...
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... I am currently in my high school's last year in scientific section and I would like to enrol in a British University in order to acquire an education that will best prepare me for working life. I find the studies that are offered in British universities more open-minded that in France because chemistry with management doesn't really exist here, you have to choose or chemistry or management. I gradually became interested in chemistry at school. Last year my teacher wanted us to discover what chemistry really was by giving us harder work than we were supposed to do to make us discover new things by ourselves. I really enjoyed it and I knew that I wanted to continue chemistry after high school. For management, it is different; I have always wanted to do it. It is frequent in my family to discuss at dinners about current topics on the economical and political situation on the world. It helped me to develop my interest for any issues linked to the world's situation. Moreover, last year we had a project to do in team of three (we chose to talk about asbestos) and I really enjoyed leading this team in order to make us succeed in working together. I think I have the required abilities to adapt to a British university and contribute to its life by my personals qualities. I have two main characteristics, which are an open-mind, and a taste for discovering new things. I lived one year in Dublin (in 2011-2012) for my 11th year. I studied at the French School and I stayed...
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...study of various learning material. This is for a Kindergarten class. I will first connect and engage the students. Teacher: Today I brought a book I love called Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year written by Joan Holub. It tells a story about the Chinese New Year and all the things you can do to celebrate this festive holiday. We will read the book in just a little while, but first I would like all of you to gather around the chart board and let’s brainstorm about the New Year Days holiday in our country. The children take turns listing things about New Years: calander, ball drop, clock, hats, whistles. etc…. Teacher: Those are all great words that help us describe New Years in the United States. Today we are going to learn about the most important holiday for people in China. It is the Chinese New Year. Sometimes it is called the Spring Festival. We are going to learn why it is so important to the Chinese people and we will explore some of the cultures and traditions of this holiday. I will point to the world map posted in the classroom and ask the children if they know where China is? The students will respond by saying and pointing to where they think China is on the map. Teacher: We are here and China is all the way over here. China is a country on the continent of Asia. It is the biggest country in Asia and has the largest population in the world. Let’s take a look at this poster I brought in. Here is a picture of the Chinese Flag. Does it look like the...
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