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Even as a kid, he was a really engaging speaker and character. He would go out and play minister. He would entertain people. He had a way of spinning words and a power to his voice. He drew people who were basically religious for the most part in the early years. They were hard-working people, and they were drawn initially to a rare thing in the Midwest, an integrated Christian congregation. When Jones brought his group to California, he started attracting a broader base of people, too. Not just people from the churches, especially the black churches, but also...
...first two Mickey shorts drew no attention, but then came Steamboat Willie, the first animation to feature synchronized music and sound effects, hit the screen. The film premiered in New York on Nov. 18, 1928 and was an instant hit. A series of Mickey Mouse shorts appeared within a matter of months - including Plane Crazy, a short that predated Steamboat Willie in which Mickey plays a rodent Charles Lindbergh. The mouse was a national fad by the end of the year, and it wasn't long before the real genius of Walt Disney kicked in: marketing. Walt quickly started...
...lighter moment, Achebe drew laughs when he told the crowd how Queen Elizabeth II contacted him to see if she could recite his poem “Beware Soul Brother” in a speech...
...alma mater last night for the second time since 2007 to discuss his setting to music of Walt Whitman’s poem “The Wound Dresser,” in the company of two of Harvard’s most distinguished professors: University Present Drew G. Faust and English professor Helen Vendler...
...took the upper hand. The Crimson had several chances to take the lead near the end of the half, but could not break the deadlock. Fucito had a strike go just wide of the post, and junior Andre Akpan and senior John Stamatis were both denied by Penn keeper Drew Healy.The second half started just like the first had ended, as Harvard continued to threaten. Fucito forced Healy into a save a minute into the period. Four minutes later, a ball over the top found Akpan, but his powerful volley was once again held by Healy...