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Kurt Cobain is one of the most prominent personalities of the American rock'n'roll culture, he "has been hailed as the first true rock'n'roll star of the nineties"[1]. He was in the spotlight of media, he [...]

However, his mother was a part time singer and she aided his growth in approach and musical content."The Royal Falily" is one of his well known compositions in his early childhood, which was about the [...]

In recent decades in spite of the rhetoric on equal opportunity for all Americans numerous studies show that minorities are in a disadvantage.[1] Two major ethnic groups, the African Americans and Hispanics are finding it [...]

Washington gave an order to read it to soldiers to support their fighting spirit In 1787 Thomas Paine came to France, in 1791 he published the first part of the work "Rights of Man", in [...]

The seventh child, and the second to survive, Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 to a family of gifted practicing musicians: his father, Leopold Mozart served as a violinist and composer in the Kapelle [...]

And the only reason I need the gravity is to set the color so it will move the way we do on our feet"[13] One of Anne Truitt's popular exhibitions was in Danese Gallery, New [...]

By 1943, he joined the artist Willem de Kooning in a manifesto to "make the spectator see the world our way not his way".

The young English ex-soldier was converted to the Baptist faith during the time when Oliver Hart was in charge of the Charleston church and the ministry in that region especially training the missionaries and young [...]

Schumann was no different in taking this approach from the other composers of his time, but his subjectivity enabled him to express it in unique ways.

Newton was one of the key pioneers in the transition from astrology to astronomy and he formulated scientific laws that assisted scientists and ordinary people to understand the intricacies of planetary motions and how objects [...]

The two main contributions of Washburn to the field of psychology were his studies on the animal mind and development of the motor theory.

It is through his remarkable designs that he received his nickname, Le Corbusier that was a rather annoying resemblance to his ancestor.

According to Jeremy John, Gauss' teachers and parents recommended him to the Duke of Burnswick in 1791, who financially helped him to continue his education locally and further at the University of Gottingen from 1795 [...]

Reflectively, the Vienna born Harry Seidler is regarded as one of the finest architectures in Australia with long and successful career in residential, commercial, and public building design.

The major problem that he encountered was lack of support from his father who did not want him to engage in music and instead he forced him to be a banker.

The open and fearless criticism of the political affairs of the particular state is always a risk for the author. Naji Al-Ali was a prominent Palestinian cartoonist famous for his criticism of the political situation [...]

Immanuel Kant was largely affected by the death of his mother as he was only 13 years old at the time of her death.

Pearson then managed to be in the following positions: "chairperson of NATO in the year 1951; the captain of the Canadian team to the United Nations in the decade that ended in 1956".[6] In the [...]

Under his leadership and due to his close connection to the President in the Republican politics, the Bureau gained national control of the forest reserves, and this led to the name Forest Service.

Alexander and his father Philip the king had a conflict, when the king decided to marry Cleopatra Eurydice who was a relative to one of kings general.

Called "The boldest and the proudest poetic spirit of the age" by his musical contemporary Robert Schumann[1], Chopin embodied the essential ideas of the romantic period with his tragedy of losing his native land and [...]

The humble Diana was to later be the talk of the century after she walked down the aisle with her prince in a colorful wedding.

Grant was born in the Point Pleasant in the U. However, his plan was working in the military and later resigning after serving his tour of duty5.

While an individual may look at the actions of Bismarck against the greatest contributions of Emanuel Kant on perceiving actions taken as important ends and not means, and also oppose the move by Bismarck, it [...]

In the year 1975, Tutu was given the position of the dean and he served in this capacity in St. Tutu immediately realized the lack of willingness of the South Africa's white government to engage [...]

The objective of this biography research paper is to research and clarify the most important points and events of the life of Queen Victoria, from examining her ancestry and youth, analyzing her reign and adult [...]

His father was a guitarist and he wanted his children to succeed in the music industry that served as an inspiration to the young Michael.

In 1959 he got tired of the climate in the east and became determined to move to the Caribbean. After the publication of his article he was offered to write a book on the same [...]

He worked in the ministry of culture where he served as a director before terminating his service in the government when he headed the State Cinema Organization.

Ousbourne's career began to shine when he became the lead vocalist of the Black Sabbath, the British pioneer heavy metal band and later excelled further as a multi-platinum solo career which many observers believe was [...]

There is a position that the writer's literary fame depended upon other French writers." They say that Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is a symbol of the realism movement."Flaubert's writing was meticulous and his styles have [...]

Through his private studies Newton was able to discover numerous theories the primary ones being calculus, optics, the foundation of the theory of light and color, and the law of gravitation.

The aim of this paper is to discuss and describe the life of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz Bin Baz from his childhood to his death.

In 2006 with her friend Salma Hayek she co-starred in a film called Bandidas. In late 2007, she starred in a brothers' film Cosas que contar and a sister Monica.

For instance, communities practicing FGM and forced marriages affect the development of a girl child; this is mainly in developing countries.

After the death of his mother, Ray left school at the age of 15 and relocated to Jacksonville, where he was put up by a family friend."Having friends of the family living in Jacksonville made [...]

From the above pyramid, Maslow contributed immensely to the field of psychology because he impacted people's perception of psychology by introducing the concept of humanistic psychology.

In this case, he can be boldly referred to as one of the best orators that the country has ever had. As a matter of fact, this march was done to demand for freedom and [...]

The evidence of the needs for love and belonging was the desire of human beings to have families and be recognized by the community members as part of the community.

At Duncan Sherman and Co, he spent the first few months as a copyist and later advanced to positions of higher responsibility due to his father's influence in the business world.

Throughout his life he was able to face hurdles which were some kind of a stepping stone towards success, manifested through the empire and legacy that he built with the aim of improving the life [...]

He has helped in expressing the plight of the minority groups in the society and also in championing of human rights of the people all over the world.

Her roles in music, acting, and writing created a formidable brigade of admirers and enthusiasts who looked up to her for inspiration and motivation. In that regard, the essay shall evaluate realities and circumstances with [...]

Morgan to be one of the greatest men who made financial decisions, which helped in sustaining America's economy and that of the world in general.

The Post-Modernist Movement of pop art and culture in the latter half of the twentieth century was a revolutionary movement and it was started by the American artist Andy Warhol's very amundane' looking paintings of [...]

In order to expand her knowledge of psychology, Mary had to take a year's studies in psychology prior to her teaching in the same field.

Anne tasted success with her book Interview with the Vampire in 1976 which was followed by The Feast of All Saints and Cry to Heaven.

Trade unions and the larger section of the society that comprised of the poor and the marginalized came to her support and the pressure was too much for the government. It is during her time [...]

The artist was known for his individual style in which he managed to depict the main features of skilled and famous painters.

The road was not easy for Wallace Stevens. Wallace Stevens nearly never changes the themes of his poems.

After the introduction of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the public in 1982, the sculptor decided to continue her studies and finished the master's program back in 1986.

Some of his most famous pieces that he composed during this period include "Octet," "Serenade in A" and the "Concerto for Piano and Winds"..

He looks at the situation of race relations and the roots of the thinking that preserves this racial discomfort among various members of the American society. The style of writing is also cleverly chosen in [...]

At this point, new subjects emerged and he chose to write about them in the spirit of a poet who was out to criticize.

Working on the script for the movie The Grandmother, he applied for grand offered by the American Film Institute, and fortunately for him, he managed to win.

One of the founders of Greek ancient thought was Plato whose works became the handbooks of many modern philosophers and scientists.

It is worth noting that Ann Richards was a vocal debater and represented her school well in interschool debates. Ann married David Richards and they resided at Austin where her husband was to enrol for [...]

Neefe was not a renowned musician; in fact, he was most influential to Beethoven in the shaping up of his ideals rather than in his music compositions. According to Beethoven's accounts of his deafness, the [...]

Arthur Cayley joined Trinity College in Cambridge at the age of seventeen and graduated in 1842 and in October of the same year, he became the youngest fellow in that college.

George Washington Carter has experienced much difficulty in his way due to ethnocentric and racist inclinations of the society he lived in.

He highlighted the plight of the oppressed such as the slaves thus his works championed for democracy in the society to give all people a fair chance.

He was a fast learner and he did not fail to realize the opportunities that lay in the Panzer divisions and also learning the tactics of Blitzkrieg.

As Hurston later glorifies in her literary works, the town was the first to offer African Americans the chance to live freely and independent of the Whites, as they desired.

Russell's understanding of feelings and soul are evident in the following: "nothing can penetrate it except the highest intensity of the sort of love that religious teachers have preached; whatever does not spring from this [...]

Christopher Columbus was born in the Republic of Genoa in the middle of the 15th century. It led to the development of market relationships and the emergence of new items in Europe.

The purpose of this essay is to consider the life and contribution of the most inspiring women of all times, Mother Teresa.

Sheldon did not belong to the so-called pseudo-scientists, as he put the ancient points of view of the affiliation between the type of body and temperament on sheltered basics. The last type of body and [...]

Through his poems, Whitman gave a detailed account of the civilization era in the United States of America. Whitman used a variety of themes in his poems to discuss various issues that affected the society.

Though he is still preaching and making a slow comeback, he is still far from reaching the great heights he was in the 1980s before his involvement in prostitution was made public.

His preacher taught him how to play the guitar and through his employer, he acquired his first guitar at the age of 12.

C and he left the will that he allowed Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIII, her younger brother, to rule the kingdom and Cleopatra was directed to wed her brother and deputy ruler because of the Egyptians' [...]

Her position in Islam was reaffirmed by the Prophet who considered Fatima as one of the most significant women in Islam alongside the Pharaoh's wife Asiya, Mary the mother of Jesus, and the Prophet's wife, [...]

In Way of the Dragon, Lee brought in Chuck Norris, whom he had earlier met in California, as his challenger in the last death fight at the Colosseum in Rome, this is today considered as [...]

In the year 1963, under the help of Gerard Malanga, an instructor and a mentor, Warhol initiated his own studio where he expounded the art of film making.

The Nobuhide's branch was stationed at kiyosu and was run by three elders; the second branch of the family was housed at Iwakura castle in the north of Omwari province.

He hoped to share his fame and reach the mind of the general public in this way. As a result of the debates, Lincoln's name and his position became known to the wide population even [...]

As stated by Chin-Yi, "the social world of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is one in which women are reduced to commodities for marriage on account of their gender".

Hutchinson was a key personality in the controversy that surrounded the antinomy. The feminist command of Hutchinson was contributed by a number of factors.

The artist also uses clay and other materials to produce the best works of art. The geology of the universe is one of the central themes in Boozer's works.

He was also a member of the Free State convention at Lawrence and President of the relief committee during the famine in Kansas in 1860 and 1869.

Gill is the author of the chapter "Inscriptions in Stone" in Johnson's book "Writing and Illuminating and Lettering". The group, however, grew to become a big movement in Europe, and Johnson was one of the [...]

The main purpose of religion is to fulfill the gap between the body and spiritual needs of individuals. The desire of people in life is to excel.

Later on at the age of eighteen, he moved to Athens to study and this became his home for the next twenty years, after which he moved to Asia after the death of Plato where [...]

In "Power", Emerson emphasizes the significance of vital energy and the sentiment of power as a criterion of validity. In "Domestic Life" Emerson outlines the philosophical concept of a house and his thoughts on hospitality.

This therefore led to the rise of several campaigns to fight for the rights of the African Americans. To authenticate this order, a commission was formed to investigate on the complaints that arose from the [...]

IN A NUTSHELL, Charlotte Perkins Gilman fearlessly fought for the women's rights. Charlotte Perkins Gilman championed the rights of women to vote.

And yet, this kind of requirement did not apply to Dietrich throughout most of her life, this remarkable woman never ceased to be referred to as the 'queen of the world', even though she was [...]

The Philosopher, Socrates was a Greek and he was born in the proximities of 470 B. Much of the philosophy and life of Socrates is explained by Plato in his dialogues.

Jefferson, while a member of the committee mandated to draft a declaration of independence, was selected by the committee to write the draft which he did and was later adopted.

When he was sixteen, he qualified as an architect from the mentorship of his father and went to London in 1862 where he worked on Church architecture.

In 1954 when Naguib moved to consolidate support from the Muslim Brotherhood and other groups, army members of the RCC loyal to Nasser Kidnapped him and Nasser was later installed as the Prime Minister.

Gandhi played a monumental role in the liberation of India from the colonial rule and his approach inspired many people across the globe.

His presence is evident in numerous magazines and newspapers across the world especially in the editorial sections. In the background of the photograph is the lovely scenery of green vegetation and a blue sky.

He was the second born son of a prominent man in Corsica; he represented Corsica at the court of the then king of France Luis XVI. The defeat of the royalists earned Napoleon the admiration [...]

In 1776, he was preferred to outline the Declaration of Independence owing to his pose in the Continental Congress, which has been unanimously considered as a bond of the US and international autonomies.

From significantly advancing education in America and the world at large, to speaking out for the less fortunate women in Afghanistan who were undergoing oppression by the Taliban, Laura Bush has captured the imagination and [...]

In 1985, he acted as a buddy of Madonna's boyfriend in Mixed Blood, in 1989 in Casualties of War, in 1990 in Die Hard 2, and in the following year in Hanging with the Homeboys.

Prior to writing the popular plays, Wilde had authored numerous essays and he concealed his real identity in most of them.

As a chairman for the Intelligence committee, he was a critique about the President's Bush politics in Iraq, provided the ideas of controlling the television violence by the FFC and granting the "retroactive immunity to [...]

It was after her conversion to orthodoxy that she adopted the name Catherine and was married to the heir to the Russian throne by the name the Grand Duke peter in 1745.

A close examination of the artist, producer, arranger, publisher, film and TV producer and composer reveals that he was and still is a force to recon in the world and American music industry.

During the period when he was in George school, Sondheim made a breakthrough in music through a comic that reflected on the happenings in his school.

At her twenties she moved to Minnesota and it is during this time that she missed the warmth that she had experienced in Florida.

The third positive quality that led to the success of Boone in business is that he is naturally a curious person.

His government duty as a diplomatic official and an ambassador led to the establishment of the American constitution and American flag and currency, which was unique among all the nations.

Edgar died in Baltimore and the cause of his death was not clear. Edgar, in his element, overcame challenges and established a literary legacy that has stood the test of time.

The bond between Antony and Cleopatra continued to strengthen and resulted in the return of most of Egypt's empires that had been conquered by the Romans.

Malcolm Shepherd Knowles made a significant contribution in the field of psychology and specifically in adult education being one of the fathers of the American adult education.

Socrates is one of the great thinkers of all times owing to the fact that his philosophy shaped the Greek's tread of thoughts. Socrates believed that he was the gadfly of the society and the [...]

Similarly, the themes and settings of the films depicted the social practices during the time. When the beggar makes a comic out of the rich, he indicates the partiality in the society.

In the precedent years, the fairy-tale of the palimpsest produced by the mathematician was exhilarating with application of transcript modification and pilfering.

After the death of his mother in 1926, Parks was forced to move to Minneapolis, where he made a living by affiliating himself with a number of odd jobs, such as the job of a [...]

Due to his immense skills and wide collection of artistic works, early museums documented his works and as it turns out, he was the most famous artist of the 16th century.

From these sources, Rida learnt of the risk that Christian European posed to the world of Islam and the need for a stronger Islam to counter this threat.

Coretta was exposed to the social injustices when she was a very young girl where she was forced to face the wrath of a segregated society, that is, the society where the native and the [...]

He was born to Alois Hitler, his father and Klara Hitler, his mother who was a third wife to Alois Hitler.

Most of her art work especially in her early years in her career revolved around the topic of death. To her, this is a passion and she gives the best.

The theater had clearly gotten tired of the mainstream works of arts and therefore was at a stagnated stage both in respect to originality and creativity and therefore when Albee burst into the scene as [...]

He was aware of his disadvantaged situation as a slave but instead he chose not to bow to the pressure and fight back.

The aim of this essay is to present a bio-sketch of Erik Erikson, to characterize his contribution to the development of psychoanalysis and the understanding of human personality.