I even learned that Revere had six kids and in addition to two babies who died really young. For example, he was a dentist who made 'artificial teeth" before his great ride. However, I did enjoy learning new facts about Paul Revere, that I would have never guessed. The text, at times, even seemed to be like a conversation be held rather than a story being told. For the book to have been a longer picture book, not quite a chapter book, the wording was kind of boring to me, It was more or so fact after fact and not really a story line. I personally didn't like the book because of the text itself, The text wasn't as intriguing or appealing as the life of Paul Revere was. Not my favorite read but overall the book does it job. Overall, the main message behind this book is to inform kids about the great American leader Paul Revere.
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The progressive medicalization of life and change of the approach to death play a crucial role in weakening the tradition of the ancestors. The centuries-old tradition of “empty night” has been rapidly disappearing over the past 50 years as a result of both economic and social transformations, the gradual erosion of living faith, and the abandonment of the priority of salvation by younger Kashubians. The efforts of the orants are motivated by the concern for the salvation of the soul of the deceased, that is, the shortening and relieving the purgatorial punishment. The prayer consists mainly of singing religious songs on “the last things”-in particular about purgatory, human fragility, God’s mercy, and the Passion of Christ. Its essence is the night prayer vigil in the house of the deceased, performed by neighbors and relatives. Based on ethnographic field research and thanatological literature, this article analyzes the continuing, but rapidly disappearing, Kashubian custom of bidding farewell to a deceased member of the local community known as “empty night”. Sadie married Philip Gough in 1920 and for a few years, Holiday had a somewhat stable home life. Unfortunately for Holiday, her father was an infrequent visitor in her life growing up. Her father is widely believed to be Clarence Holiday, who eventually became a successful jazz musician, playing with the likes of Fletcher Henderson. Her mother, Sadie, was only a teenager when she had her. Holiday spent much of her childhood in Baltimore, Maryland. (Some sources say her birthplace was Baltimore, Maryland, and her birth certificate reportedly reads "Elinore Harris.") Holiday was born Eleanora Fagan on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2000, Holiday was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also known as Lady Day, her autobiography was made into the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues. Billie Holiday is considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time, Holiday had a thriving career as a jazz singer for many years before she lost her battle with substance abuse. Many of her earlier clients made the move with Shaw, and she soon acquired new clients through exposure in the city, especially through the Anglers’ Club of New York. The move east was fulfilling for Shaw as she became very much a part of the angling crowd in New York. Her reputation as a talented fly tier went well beyond the shores of Lake Michigan, and many of her clients were well-known personalities.Īfter a chance meeting in Milwaukee with Hermann Kessler (1904–1993), art director for Field & Stream magazine, Shaw married Kessler and moved to New York City in 1953. After graduating, she worked at Kade’s shop full time, tying flies and training other tiers, and eventually opened her own store in Sheboygan. 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