is one of the most respected and talented men in the music industry. Born to Rhonda Mack and Cornell Haynes Sr., Nelly had gone through several experiences that affected his life in an unusual way. Having a father in the Airforce, Nelly moved to Spain with his father for three years. At the age of three, he and his mother moved to Universal City in St. Louis. When he was seven years of age, Nelly's parents split up leaving him to bear the burden of heartache. As he grew older, he was bounced around from home to home bby family members so that he would stay out of trouble. Once he hit high school, Nelly befriended Murphy Lee, Kyuan, Ali, Slow Down, and City Spud to form a musical group known as the St, Lunatics. He was also an active athlete in highschool as he played baseball, basketball, and football. He had a promising in baseball in which he intended to go pro until he decided to pursue a career in the music industry. The first single that gave the blazing new group a start of fame was the smashing hit "Gimme what you got" that soared to the number one spot on St. Louis radio stations. The group made a home made video for the song in a local barber shop, but it never aired on television. During his struggle to rise to fame, Nelly became a father for the first time to a baby girl in which he received a dose of reality. He and the St. Lunatics went to every record label in hopes of showcasing their talent to the world but was heartbroken by refusals. The last company they went to, Universal Records, becam quite fond of the rythmic sounds of the group and gave them a contract. After several attempts, the group finally convinced Nelly to solo since it was easier to get one foot in the door instead of six. Nelly club banging hit, Country Grammar off the Country Grammar album. His fame and recongition soared off the charts. Now, Nelly is an unmarried father of two, Chanel Haynes and Cornell Haynes III.
Said Ian in his biography he wrote when he was in his first band. With their self-titled debut, Billy Talent takes their rock rebellion to a people eager for their own inspiration. ... I am not the biggest fan of Billy Talent but I certainly enjoyed his music. ... His hit single "Cry over me" was played near the very end. ... Billy Talent's lead singer, Ian, has started to right his own music with his record company. ...
The poem is literally about a man who is blind, and thus his God-given talent, which is the ability to write, is useless to him and to God. ... "Doth God exact day-labor, light denied,"(7) shows that the speaker fears the punishment or "chide" of not presenting his "true account," and that the speaker can not comprehend how he is supposed to use his mental talent without eye sight. Line three, "And that one talent which is death to hide," illustrates how anxious the speaker is towards his handicap and how he yearns to discover how to please God without this talent in exercise. ... In the p...
At a very early age, Theodor Geisel developed a talent that would make him very famous later in his life. ... In 1932, he wrote and illustrated his own book, but he could not find a publisher. ... He kept his business growing. ... Suess was a unique talent, and I"m not surprised by the number and diversity of people who cite his books as an influence. ... In Geisel's own way, he influenced the minds of many children who are now the leaders and influencing the factors of our future....
This commentary discusses the effects of foreign talents (Permanent Residents or PRs) in Singapore. ... This goes to show that everybody also has his/her origins from other countries, and has descendants who were once a PR. ... The name speaks for itself: Foreign Talents. Singaporeans, being of "kiasu" nature, overreact to the foreign talents coming into Singapore. ... As such, PRs will try to carry out their own practices they have in their own home country which may not be socially accepted in Singapore, like religious parades by some Indians. ...
In Darmstadt, Behrens built his own house in which he designed every component, from structure down to cutlery. ... His identity also included another innovation. ... His involvement there led to his appointment by Emil Rathenau in 1907 as architect and products designer for that firm. ... His paintings were a major influence in the Jugendstil movement. ... Peter Behrens was a universal talent in almost all fields of creativity. ...
In addition to the Dirichlet lectures he attended, Dedekind also attended Riemann's lectures on Abelian and elliptic functions, as well as giving his own lectures on Galois theory. ... Dedekind, along with being a brilliant mathematician, was also a great musical talent. ... Along with his close friends Dirichlet and Riemann, Dedekind was fully conscious of his intellectual worth, but with a modesty bordering on shyness, he never paraded it in front of his peers. It seems they were all, in fact, embarrassed when confronted by their own brilliance. In characteristic humility, Dedekind ...
Caillebotte had created many great pieces of his own during his time. ... His family owned property in the busy neighborhood, populated by wealthy Parisians and workers, depicted in the painting. ... In his later years he spent less time painting and more time sailing and working in his garden. ... At first, his paintings were rejected. "For a long time, Caillebotte was considered mainly a minor talent who deserved to be remembered more for the support he gave to better artists than for his own work". ...
Mies then opened his own architecture firm in 1912. ... Mies's first job, on his own, was Villa Reihls. ... These changes did not make him the most popular director ever; however it wasn't long until his talent earned him a place a great scholar. ... Mies would then teach his own classes during the last semesters. ... Mies played a great role in helping the International Style become realized, from his vice-presidency of the Weissenhofsiedlung to his directorship at the Bauhaus, and through his own designs he helped change a legacy and formed his own. ...
He opened a business with his brother making animated films. ... That same film was also Walt Disney's first attempt to use sound where he used his own voice for Mickey mouse. ... During his lifetime, Walt Disney and his productions received numerous Academy and other awards for his hard work and effort. ... If I can help provide a place to develop the talent of the future, I think I will have accomplished something." ... His worldwide fame was based upon the ideas, which his name represents: imagination, optimism and self-made success in the American tradition. ...