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and songwriter, considered one of the best guitarists in rock-and-roll music, and who died at the height of his fame in 1970. He was born James Marshall Hendrix in Seattle, Washington. Hendrix began his short career by touring with a number of rhythm…

“ My American Journey”. The book is told by Powell and follows his life from childhood, growing up in New York, through his career and his initial retirement from governmental activities. Aside from being incredibly inspirational in content,…

Olaudah Equiano, are very important, because they show us first and accounts of their ideas and horrors. Bradford and Equiano both have many similarities. To begin with, both of them leave a country for a specific reason. Bradford leaves his country,…

runner, grew up in a world stimulated by the revival of the Olympic Games. In 1896, when he was nine years of age, the first marathon of the modern era took place at the Olympics held in Athens, Greece. Early in his life it became clear that Longboat…

Hurricane, a movie that is as compelling and tumultuous as the life of the main character, Rubin ?Hurricane? Carter. Rubin?s overwhelming life difficulties, forced him to withdraw and emotionally detach himself from humanity in order to manage obstacles…

a 16th century physician. He was very educated and talented for his time. He also had another gift that allowed him to see through time. Nostradamus made statements about the rise of Hitler to the end of the world. Although it was considered witch…

people in the United States who this was many people couldn’t tell you. If you then asked the same people who Muhammad Ali (the name Cassius took after converting to Islam) is all of a sudden they all start sounding like boxing scholars. They start…

philosopher, whose writings had great influence during two upheavals in the 18th century: the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the French Revolution (1789-1799). “My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.” (Paine, 198) Paine was born…

for going above and beyond the call of duty to serve their country, whether civilian or military. For some that is not enough. It is these people that are remembered for generations by their extraordinary actions. Franklin Delano Roosevelt…

in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally brought before the United States Supreme Court. In what is perhaps the most infamous case in its history, the court decided that all people of African ancestry…