...Roderick M. Thomas Jr. American Popular Music October 25, 2013 Personal Selection Paper I decided to do my paper on Ray Charles because he is a staple in music history. He was always a very influential person in music and revolutionized music by mixing the sound of gospel with blues. Personally, my favorite song to listen to preformed by Ray Charles is “Hit the Road Jack”, which is a part of the blues genre written by Percy Mayfield. The reason I enjoy this song is because it explains a story of a woman who is fed up with a good-for-nothing man who tries to get her back but she does not fall for his deception. I enjoy songs that explain a situation that is going on or a song that is telling a story. You can really get into it with the song when you listen because you get wrapped up in what is happening. Ray Charles Robinson was born September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia. He was born to the parents of Aretha (Williams) Robinson, a sharecropper, and Bailey Robinson who was a railroad repairman, a handyman and mechanic. When he was still a baby, his family moved to a poor black community on the west side of Greenville, Florida. He became interested in music at young age when he was at Mr. Wiley Pit’s Red Wing Café. He would watch Pit play the piano while he was the café. Mr. Pit would often watch Ray and Ray’s little brother, George. Ray started to lose his sight at the age of five and became completely blind by the age of seven from glaucoma. From then he began attending...
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...favorite designers are Charles and Ray Eames. This couple were made famous by their groundbreaking contributions to furniture design, archatecture, graphic arts, manufacturing and industrial design. Charles Eames was born in 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. Charles attended Washington University in St. Louis on scholarship for two years. He was then thrown out for his advocacy of Frank Lloyd Wright. Charles then began working in an architectural office. At the age of 22 Charles married his first wife, Catherine Woermann who gave birth to his only child, a girl named Lucia. In 1930, Charles started his own architectural office where he began extending his design ideas beyond architecture. Charles received a fellowship to Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Whilest there he became head of the design department....
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...Ray Charles Is it justifiable or not for him to take gospel music and turn the song into secular songs? Explain whether it was right or wrong. What motivated Ray Charles to experiment with so many genres of music? Was Ray Charles responsible for Margie Hendrix’s early death? Why/Why not? Use one word to describe Ray Charles and explain why. It was justifiable for Ray Charles to take gospel music and turn the song into secular because a new generation was arising. In a community where different genres of music are seen as competition in the music industry, Ray wanted to stand out. The best way to achieve this he had to cause controversy. By remixing and old time favourite gospel track, he gained popularity both negative and positive. This is not doing anything wrong but a making a smart business move. But doing this, he attracted new people to discover the classics such and the young people. They did not live in an all-around religious community but lived in a community where many secular activities occurred and sometimes even worse. To make it in the industry he wanted to relate to the community. I feel like he accomplished this to the best of his ability and this paved the way for many artists to do this action in today’s era. There are many influences that motivated Ray to experience to different type of music genres. Ray’s obsession with Nat King Cole pushed him to mimic his style in the beginning of his career. Due to his wife not liking they route he was going...
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...Ray Charles - His mom sent him to saint Augustan school for the blind - Ray charles got music exposure from the radio at school - He was able to hear stuff and play it on the piano - He was playing at BBQ and very low gigs - Ray chalres went to Seattle and could play jazz, and blues and was able to fit into any musical situation. - Ray charles never used a cane -He got a gig by luck with a group - He is not easy to get along with and he has to be the leader of the group - Ray charles always had problems with money - He only wanted it in 1 dollar bills because he could not tell the difference, he was very prompt and play only form the designated times - He was a musical jute box, and he loved nate king cole - What happen was that many people were impersonating Nate king Cole, Ray would pretend to be him and could sing very close to him - Swing time signed ray charels and now has records coming out, he is now playing smaller clubs and moving up in the world - Rocking Chair Blues was one of his earlier songs (bluez) - He goes around doing his nate king cole impersonation making a decent living - Sentimental Blues (another song he sang) - Ray Charles marries a girl named () and she was in a gossipal group. - Ray Charles believes that he can play ur instrument better than u can and you should play it his way and i someone made a mistake he would snap. - When he would bring his records home she didn't like any of his records ...
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...Ray Charles Leonard was born on May 17, 1956, in Rocky Mountain, North Carolina, to Gertha and Cicero Leonard. The fifth of Gertha and Cicero Leonard’s seven children, Ray was named after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles. At the age of three, Cicero and his family moved to Washington,D.C. Seven years later, they relocated to a permanent home in Palmer Park, Maryland. Even though the finances were tight, homelife for the Leonard’s was still generous and loving. His father, Cicero, worked at a supermarket while Gertha, his mother, worked as a nurse. But for Leonard, life was hard. Often he witnessed the life of crime and the grim aftereffects of death from crime. Due to violent crimes, several of his high school peers died; whereas,...
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...Ray Bolger was born in 1904 in a a small town in Massachusetts. His parents were involved with the arts and his father made his living painting houses. The first exposure to musical theater Ray had in his life was when he saw a production of Jack O’Lantern in Boston starring broadway legend Fred Stone (Ray Bolger, NYT). Bolger’s first performance in a musical production came in 1922 when he was hired to work with the Boston based Bob Ott Musical Company Repertory Company. He worked for years in the art of Vaudeville theater performances. In 1926 he was noticed for his talent and cast in his first big time Broadway show “A Merry World”. Ray Bolger developed a unique style of dancing that focused of loose dangly limbs and freestyle unrehearsed movements. The 1930’s Saw Bolger’s career on...
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...Psalm 117:1-2 * Psalm 100:4 * 1 Peter 1:7 * James 1:3 * James 2:17 How many of us are dealing with a certain situation right now and we just don't see a viable solution? How many have lost their livelihood and feel zombie-like when it comes to their faith? How many of you feel as if God has forgotten you? Well I come to encourage & let you know that you are not alone, but it feels as if the walls are closing in from every side making it difficult to know if God even knows your name. One thing you must remember is that the enemy will attack when you are most vulnerable, and it's not that God doesn't see or hear you in distress, but it's a similar concept that was exhibited in the movie "Ray" (based on the life of legendary music great Ray Charles); as a young boy Ray was trying to cope with the fact that he had completely lost his sight and was declared legally blind. He was running though the house and tripped, as much as he cried out & yelled for his mother's help [and as reluctant as she was] she chose not to wrap her baby in her loving arms, she realized that if she continued to rescue him immediately everytime he got into a troublesome situation he would never learn the lessons she needed him to. When he sensed she wasn't coming he began to listen to his surroundings to guide himself along the way. Well, similarly, we may walk into situations blindly (due to choices or connections) & when they become detrimental or toxic, we automatically want God to...
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...Herman Miller, Inc. Traditional Case Study June 18th 2012 David Maillie Andrew Hatfield-O’Hern Andrew Withers Isil Ecevit Nawaf Nizamudeen Current Status History Herman Miller began in Zeeland Michigan as a manufacturer of high quality furniture and bedroom suites entitled the Star Furniture Co. In 1909 the company’s name was switched to the Michigan Star Furniture Company. At the same time, Dirk Jan De Pree was hired as a clerk. Just 10 years later, Mr. De Pree became president of the company. Mr. De Pree saw great potential with the company and soon after talked his father-in-law, Herman Miller, to purchase the company by buying up the majority (51%) of the company stock in 1923. The company name was then changed and named after Herman Miller and remains that way today. Early on, Herman Miller became a company that treated workers very differently. Most manufacturing companies, De Pree stressed that all workers are important individuals with special talents and potential (Adams, S. B., Manz, C. C., Manz, K., Shipper, F. (2010). He saw that workers were more than just hourly labor and knew that if he could encourage them to expand their horizons and broaden their knowledge and interests that the company would also benefit from this. In the early 1930s, the Herman Miller company was known for producing high-quality, traditional furniture. However, this was the time of the Great Depression. A very trying time with unemployment rates as high as 25%...
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...Strategy Management in Global Environment GM599 Case Study: Herman Miller Inc Professor Denis Juren JeanMary Hermann Colas October 10, 2011 Herman Miller Inc started back in 1905, as a furniture company. The Star Furniture Company was a manufacturer of traditional-style bedroom suites in Zeeland, Michigan. It changed its name to Michigan Star Furniture Company, in 1909. Dirk Jan De Pree was hired as a clerk during that transition. D.J. De Pree became the president of the company 10 years later. He then renamed the company Herman Miller in honor of his father –in-law in recognition of his support for purchasing majority of share to save the company from failing (Shipper, Manz, Adams, Manz, 2010). Herman Miller Inc. became a leader in "modern" furniture in the 1930s and 1940s; developed lasting ties through the 1950s with legendary industrial designers who led us in new directions; transformed the office furniture industry with the first panel system in the 1960s; invented and refined ergonomic work seating in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; reinvented the geometry of systems furniture in 2000, and is today the second largest office furniture company with customers and locations around the world (Dowdell,2008). Herman Miller Inc. is a global company with operations, sales offices, dealers, and licensees in more than 40 countries in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. They serve customers virtually anywhere in the world. Their headquarters...
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...Charles Barkley Charles Barkley was documented basketball player. Charles Wade Barkley. Wade was Charles middle that his mom has given him. Charles was born on February 20, 1963. he was a retired professional basketball player, and current analyst on the television program inside the “NBA”. when he was seven, wanted to see if he could fly. he thought he was superman,so cape and all he jumped off the roof, said Mrs. Glenn. “the building was two stories high out. Charles Barkley landed on his face his nickname to his friends was “chuck”. i think the reason why they called him chuck because of his name but.. nobody really knows. Charles was drafted in 1984. he was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers, for NBA. charles played 3 years at the Philadelphia....
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...compare with the angle of reflection? B. In trial 5, you aimed the incident ray directly along the normal. Describe the path of the incident and reflected rays for this special case. C. Where might errors occur in this activity? D. How would these errors affect your conclusion? E. Billiards is a game that makes use of reflection (Figure 2). How could the results of this activity help you in such a game? F. What other sports or activities make use of the reflection rule that you discovered in this activity? Answers a. The angle of incidence (the angle between the light emitted from a source and the normal) and the angle of reflection (the angle between the light that bounces from the surface and the normal) have the same angle. This is because a reflection coming from a plane mirror is usually equivalent to the object it is reflecting; this means that the angle in which the incident ray hits the mirror will be the same angle as the reflected ray. b. When the light was directed to the mirror at the same angle as the normal, the incident ray travelled straight along the normal line towards the mirror and as it hit the mirror it made the reflected ray travel straight along the normal line away from the mirror and towards the light source. c. There are places where errors could've occurred in this activity; first, when the light was aimed at the plane mirror the spot in which the incident ray had to hit was the normal end of the mirror but in some cases one angle could...
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...reflection; to measure the focal lengths of the mirrors with convex and concave surfaces; and to measure the index of refraction of water. Theory: If a ray of light is incident on a flat surface: the angle of incidence a is the angle that the incident ray makes with respect to the normal, which is a line drawn perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence. The angle of reflection r is the angle that the reflected ray makes with the normal. The incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal to the surface all lie in the same plane, called the place of incidence, and the angle of reflection r equals the angle of incidence a – the Law of Reflection describes the behavior of the incident and reflected rays: a = r When light strikes the interface between two transparent materials, such as air and water, the light generally divides into two parts. Part of the light is reflected, with the angle of reflection equaling the angle of incidence. The remainder is transmitted across the interface. If the incident ray does not strike the interface at normal incidence, the transmitted ray has a different direction than the incident ray. The ray that enters the second material is said to be refracted. When light travels from a material with refractive index a into a material with refractive index b, the refracted ray, the incident ray, and the normal to the interface between the materials all lie in the same plane. The angle of refraction b is related to the angle of incidence a by:...
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...demonstrate the law of reflection - the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection when measured from the normal. Equipment Single slit raybox with power supply Paper Ruler Protractor Sharp Pencil Plane mirror Support for mirror (e.g. wooden block with a groove in, or plasticine) Method Draw a line on the paper. Place the mirror on the line and support it so it does not move. Shine the beam from the raybox towards the mirror. Use the pencil to carefully mark two dots in the centre of the incident and reflected rays. Move the mirror to one side and use the ruler to join the dots to show the complete path of the ray. Add arrows so you know which direction the ray travelled. At the point where the ray reflects from the mirror add a line perpendicular to the mirrors surface - this is the normal line. Use the protractor measure the angle between the normal and the incident ray, and the normal and the reflected ray. Note these angles in a table and then repeat the experiment for at least three more different angles. Care should be taken when moving the raybox as those which use an incandescent bulb can get hot to the touch. Results You should find that the results show that the incident angle and reflected angle are equal. Your results may be a little out, due to errors introduced with how carefully you marked the path, the normal and measured the angle. Hypothesis – The angle of reflection will always be the same as the angle of incidence...
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...Cultural Diversity in Professions 11-13-2010 You Decide Out of the four applicants for the sales manager position, one applicant stood out from the rest as better prepared to fulfill the job description. All applicants possessed particular qualities or characteristics that were fitting for the position, however, only one of them had both the experience, and knowledge the position requires. As a human resource manager I would hire Karen for the job. The reason why I would hire Karen for this position is because of the fact that she was the only one I feel would be able to step into this position and require the least amount of training time. I feel like because of her knowledge and experience she will be confident stepping into the position. Karen has experience in sales and fiber optics. I would be comfortable hiring her as a sales manager because she has five years of sales experience. The fact that she graduated first in her class in fiber optic engineering, tells me that she is the right person to sell fiber optics. This position was made for her! While analyzing all the qualities and characteristics of all candidates, I weighed the pros and cons of each one. Some candidates were appealing because they were single, as this would be fitting for the leisure time they would be required to spend with clients. Other candidates were appealing because they had sales experience; and others because they had knowledge of fiber optics. When considering Karen for the position...
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...The angle of incidence compares with the angle of reflection by always sharing the exact same measurement. For each trial performed, the incident ray would be directed towards the mirror and the reflected ray would match the incidence ray but would reflect the other way. For example, when trial 1 was performed and the angle of incidence was aimed on the plane mirror, its angle equaled 45°. The angle reflected off the mirror in the same angle which also equaled 45°. This reflection came off a smooth surface which was a flat mirror. This reflection is known as a specular reflection. b) In trial 5, when the incident ray was aimed along the normal, the incident ray and the reflective ray overlapped each other. They shared the same measurement of 0°. This happened because since the incident ray was aimed straight along the normal, the ray reflected off from the reflection and turned back which resulted in overlapping the angle of incidence. Also, since the angle of incidence measured 0°, which is the measurement the angle of reflection has to have according to the law of reflection. Since it is a straight line, then the reflection (which is the ray of reflection) much share the same measurement and copy the angle, which in this case happens to be a straight line. c) An error that may have occurred in this experiment is if the mirror was moved at all during the time that the experiment was performed. Also, if the centre of the mirror does not line up with the normal, it could cause...
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