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- 8891: Tupac Shakur
- ... on music videos singing his newest song. They could also listen to the things that Tupac says he does, and then do those things themselves. I hope his values and beliefs in a non-racial world also influence people. He does say some bad things, but he did spend eleven and a half months in a maximum-security jail for something he claims he never did and says that he was ... songs. And if there are that many imitators now, there will definitely be a lot in the future. One of the reasons he was so influential is because he showed his real self to the world through interviews, music videos, movies, his music, and his poetry. He showed his views on the world unlike most other rap artists. Another reason is because people liked his views and liked his non-racial ways. People liked the way he sung about real subjects. Not like the others who sing ...
- 8892: Out Of The Silent Planet
- ... is called the silent planet because there has been no communication from it in years. On the voyage there he is led to believe he will be sacrificed. Instead, the creatures that inhabit the other world reveal extraordinary secrets about the nature of man and the universe to him. Ransom is ultimately sent back to Thulcandra with the two earthlings who had kidnapped him. The book is told in such a ... refused to form themselves into things. Moreover, he new nothing yet well enough to see it: you can not see things till you know roughly what they are. His first impression was a bright, pale world - a water-coloured world out of a child's paint box." Lewis also has a gift for making strong points in his novel without making the reader feel guilty, because he uses such human characters that are filled ...
- 8893: Biography of Benjamin Franklin
- ... about electricity. He won many awards for his work in the field of electricity Long before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin worked hard to try to bond the colonies together. As the French and Indian War came near, Franklin was chosen as a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Albany Congress of 1745. He proposed the Albany Plan of Union which was a plan for unity of the colonies. The delegates approved ... Franklin was sent to England in 1757 to represent Pennsylvania to try to persuade the sons of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, to pay their share of the expenses of the French and Indian War. He was received in England with praise and was able to help put a bill through taxing the Penn family for its lands. When the Stamp Act was passed, the colonists were angry. They felt ... the American Colonies and allowed them to fight with colonials. He stayed in France and was America's representative there. He was chosen to be a representative to negotiate a peace treaty to end the war with Britain. He was one of the signers when the treaty was passed. Franklin was old and sick and wanted to return home. He returned to Philadelphia on September 14, 1785 and was welcomed ...
- 8894: Should Homosexual Ideas Be Taught In School ?
- ... the importance of teaching students homosexual ideas. The first and primary purpose of the course is to educate those people who have no knowledge about homosexuality. Homosexuality is a very hot topic in the modern world, and people should not be unaware of it. They should not be ignorant to something that happen in their surroundings. Regardless of the subject, people should always learn more new things, as this is one ... very important because in the modern society, equality is a major premise. Racism, sexism, and the discrimination of people should be totally abolished. Also, human rights are meant to be preserved; therefore, nobody in the world should be presecuted, including the homosexualists. Apparently, establishing a homosexual course is a useful way to spread this information out. The other purpose of the course is to give an opportunity for the people to ... will disappear. Nobody will ever discriminate the homosexualists again, and the distance between a normal person and a homosexualist will be shortened until there is no distinction between them. What then follows is a flawless world where discrimination is absolutely exterminated. The establishment of a homosexual course is proved by the three reasons to be benefitial. It helps student to understand the basic concepts of homosexuality. Also, it prevents the ...
- 8895: Julius Caesar Biography
- ... Mithridates of Pontus attacked Asia Minor in 74 BC. Caesar raised a small army and defended some towns giving time for Commander Lucullus to also raise an army and defeat them. Now Caesar was a war hero and returned to Rome in 73 BC. His career as a general and politician had begun. In 68, Caesar was elected as one of the twenty quaestors, allowing him to enter the Senate. After ... as a Roman Senator was quite normal. But from now on, his acts were often criminal. However, since he always had an office or army post, he was immune against prosecution. Next, Caesar's Spanish War restored order on the west-coast of present-day Portugal. He looted some silver mines and became rich. Caesar's consulship was rather secure. In December of 60 BC, he was elected to the highest ... southern part of the Italian Peninsula, including Rome. Caesar was in charge of an army in the north. He took his army across the Rubicon River, said "The die is cast," and started the civil war between the two (Caesar and Pompey). Pompey was defeated which left Caesar in charge of Rome's military. It was also the end of the Roman Republic. Caesar was then appointed dictator for a ...
- 8896: Biography of James Polk (11th President)
- ... one counted on him to become president in the 1944 election) President James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil war. He was born in Mecklenburg County, N. Carolina, in 1795. Hard working and industrious, Polk graduated with honors in 1818 from the University of North Carolina. As a young lawyer he entered politics, served in ... where Polk was nominated on the ninth ballot. Even before he could take office, Congress passed a joint resolution offering annexation to Texas. In so doing they took away the possibility of Polk having a war with Mexico, which soon served diplomatic relations. After trying to negotiate boundaries with Mexico and Canada wanting to extend the country from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans proved useless, congress declared war and, despite much northern opposition, supported the military operations. American forces won repeated victories and occupied Mexico City. Finally, in 1848, Mexico ceded New Mexico and California in return for $15,000,000 and ...
- 8897: Biography of William Shakespeare
- ... to Stratford in 1613 where he wrote many of his excellent plays. There are many reasons as to why William Shakespeare is so famous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest dramatist the world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of ... nature, Shakespeare had a vast knowledge of a variety of subjects. These subjects include music, law, Bible, stage, art, politics, history, hunting, and sports. Shakespeare had a tremendous influence on culture and literature throughout the world. He contributed greatly to the development of the English language. Many words and phrases from Shakespeare's plays and poems have become part of our speech. Shakespeare's plays and poems have become a required ... love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. His portrayal of historical figures and events have influenced our thinking more than what has been written in history books. The world has admired and respected many great writers, but only Shakespeare has generated such enormous continuing interest. My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's contributions to literature are so vast. My ...
- 8898: What Is Sociology -
- ... rise and fall of different social structures will lead to more advanced social structures in the future. We learn from our mistakes & build from our accomplishments. Marx called this perspective dialectical materialism, which depicts a world of becoming rather than being. Marx believed that religion, family organization, education and government make up the superstructure of society. Spencer viewed society as being very similar to a biological organism, that all different aspects of society have a special purpose to help it survive. He strongly believed in a Darwinian view of natural selection and applied the phrase "survival of the fittest" to the social world. He thought that governments shouldn't interfere with society so that we could evolve into more sophisticated beings. Spencer believed in a functionalist society which is made up of institutions like, family, religion, education, state ... should live. The status quo is critiqued and attacked. Actions are criticized because of the result they will bring. The transformation is brought about by making societal participants more aware of the language and the world in which they live. By rallying members of society around a common, clear and "true" point, societal injustice and exploitation can be eliminated. CONCLUSION All three methodological approaches involve safeguards to regulate objectivity. This ...
- 8899: Biography of Robert Cormier
- ... lived in Leominster all his life. The second of eight children, Robert enjoyed a happy childhood in the nest of his close-knit family and community. His family provided him a haven from the outer world. Cormier didn't fare well in the streets of his neighborhood, where ballplaying ability counted for more than his love of books. He attended St. Celia's Parochial Grammar School, where some of the nuns ... Cormier married in 1948, and despite his own childhood experiences, he and his wife sent their four children to local parochial schools. Cormier's first three books were moderately successful, but in 1974 The Chocolate War launched him into the young adult market where he has had tremendous success. Cormier still lives in Leominster and still writes for young people-and often directly to them, answering the numerous letters his young ...
- 8900: Education: Past, Present, and Future
- ... wandering around the globe. Education is an important factor in our lives, but the past, present, and future of education is changing. And change it will until our education system is the best in the world. In the past, Education in America was plain and simple. We've all heard the stories of how our ancestors used to have to walk to school 5 miles in the snow in the heat ... some of us to face, but some students just can not learn the same why as our parents did. Today, students need more hands on projects. They need things they can relate to the real world. Other then just learning concepts, we should be able to learn how, when, and why we should apply those concepts into everyday things. Now, i'm not saying we stray away from traditional methods in ... pile of wood, but when you combine all of the pieces together, the table begins to have some use and worth to it. Education is something that has the biggest value of anything in the world. It is an ideal that without it, we would never be able to live the way we do today. It has come from a small, simple school, to a key to the future in ...
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