Dizzy Gillespie
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A 5 page research paper on jazz artist John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie. The writer discusses Dizzy's music and the elements of jazz before describing the experience of hearing a small local group play some of Dizzy's music. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Dizzgill.wps

Sonny Rollins
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the life and work of jazz artist Sonny Rollins. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Sonnyrol.wps

Jackie Robinson & The Color Barrier
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A 4 page biography/report on the life and accomplishments of Jackie Robinson-- the American baseball player known for 'breaking the color barrier' and becoming the first Black player to gain widespread acceptance playing for a Major League team. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Jckrbnsn.wps

Einstein & Newton
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A 6 page research paper which looks at two biographies about these famous scientists-Albert Einstein: A Biography by Albrecht Folsing and Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer by Michael White. The writer shows how each author revealed their famous subject as a living, breathing human being rather then a scientific icon.
Filename: EinsNewt.wps

Aldous Huxley -- Life & Works
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This 9 page paper examines the life and work of author and social revolutionary Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), particularly in terms of his experimentation with drugs. The primary emphasis of this paper will be upon his controversial novels Brave New World (originally published in 1932) and The Doors of Perception (1954). The conclusion will discuss Huxley's vision in terms of today's growing drug culture and will focus particularly upon the increasing depends of Prozac. This paper also includes a 1 page Roman numeric outline. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Huxley.wps