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80Photo Journal: Rome and the Vatican City
During the summer of 2001, I was living with my family in Sicily, Italy, where my father was stationed with the US Navy. We had moved there from Jacksonville, Florida two years earlier. Although I had traveled...
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71James Dean: The Man Behind the Myth
James Dean was one of the most gifted actors to ever grace the silver screen, and one of the truest human beings to grace the earth. He was not only an actor, but a representative of society's youth. He transcended the constrainsts of time and has...
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76Hawaii and Iceland: The Most Beautiful Places On Earth
Hawaii (duh) Iceland (duh) As a child growing up in the military, I had many opportunities to travel to some parts of the world I would normally not have seen. Two of the most interesting and unusual places I have lived are Hawaii and Iceland. Even...
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60The Steps to Successful Carnival Parading
Spring in New Orleans is a very unique thing to experience. Every year, just before Lent, people from around the world come to celebrate Mardi Gras by throwing huge parties, hosting grand balls, and...
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61The Genius of Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr. was born Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. on September 11, 1967 to Harry Sr. and Anita Connick, both lawyers. He grew up in the heart of jazz country - New Orleans, Louisiana. While...
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75Giuseppe Verdi, Italian Composer: Turning Tragedy into a Nation's Hope for Unification
Giuseppe Verdi started out as a humble Italian boy, but soon grew to be one of the greatest opera composers of all time. He was born Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi on October 10, 1813 into a family of...
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81This Thing Called War: A College Student's Experiences at Normandy, France
War is real. War is ugly. But what does the average person really know about war? People can read about it in history books, listen to stories told by veterans, and look at pictures of things unimaginable, but...
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65Nancy Wilson: A Living Legend of Jazz
Nancy Wilson was born in the small town of Chillicothe, Ohio on February 20, 1937, and eventually became one of the greatest female jazz vocalists to come out of the 1950’s and 1960’s. Growing up, Nancy...
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