Citizen Kane “the best film of the 20th century” according to the AFI and many other film organizations. André Bazin describes this film as “a discourse on method”. What Bazin is basically trying to say is that Citizen Kane is a technical movie for its time. Citizen Kane is a realistic film and it is number one because of it ’s cinematography‚ the framing‚ editing‚ kinetics‚ storytelling‚ soundtrack and it ’s overall message. Citizen Kane ’s photography was not like most films of their era. The
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African Americans of all time is Marcus Garvey. Marcus Garvey achieved accomplishments in not just one‚ but many areas. His accomplishments ranged from a worldwide Black political organization‚ The Untied Negro Improvement Association‚ to the first‚ and to this day the largest Black-owned multinational businesses‚ the Black Star Lines. Marcus was criticized by many of his fellow African American leaders because many of his projects failed. In despite of that‚ Marcus Garvey talent to attract followers
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Marcus Junius Brutus was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder and Servilia Caepionis. His father was killed by Pompey the Great in dubious circumstances after he had taken part in the rebellion of Lepidus; his mother was the half-sister of Cato the Younger‚ and later became Julius Caesar’s mistress.[2] Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father‚[3] but this is unlikely since Caesar was 15 at the time of Brutus’ birth. Brutus’ uncle‚ Quintus Servilius Caepio‚ adopted
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Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey was thought of a religious prophet‚ a leader‚ and other names. Garvey was born on August 17‚ 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay‚ Jamaica and died June 10‚ 1940. He attended elementary schools and the Church of England high school. At the age of fourteen he left school and was employed as a compositor in the printing house of P. A. Benjamin. In 1911 began work as editor for a daily newspaper titled La Nacionale. From 1912 to 1914 he attended Birkbeck College in London. Later in
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Marcus Junius Brutus‚ often referred to as Brutus‚ was a politician of the late Roman Republic. After being adopted by his uncle he used the name Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus‚ but eventually returned to using his original name. He is best known in modern times for taking a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father‚ despite Caesar’s being only 15 years old when Brutus was born. Brutus’ uncle‚ Quintus Servilius Caepio
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Rudolph A. Marcus MCH3U Nov 5‚ 2009 Rudolph A. Marcus Biography “Rudolph Arthur Marcus‚ the only son of Myer and Esther Cohen Marcus‚ was born on July 21‚ 1923” in Ormstown‚ a town located near Montreal (Rudolph A. Marcus Biography). Rudolph and his family lived in Ormstown until he was three years old and then moved to Detroit shortly after his mother had a miscarriage (Shirley K. Cohen Dec 1‚ 4‚ 7‚ 1993) His family lived in Detroit‚ where they had relatives‚ until
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Even today‚ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is read by every class from kings to common people. The book is a universal classic‚ meaning it can be related to at any time‚ by anyone. The philosophies included in his book have spanned the centuries‚ and Meditations remains to be one of the most influential books ever written. Marcus Aurelius was born on April 20‚ 121 AD into a family of royalty. His uncle and adoptive father‚ Antoninus Pius‚ was the emperor of Rome. Aurelius‚ too‚ was trained
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Rudolph A. Marcus was born on July 21‚ 1923‚ in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada. He earned a B.Sc. in 1943 and a Ph.D. in 1946 from McGill University. In 1949‚ he worked on postdoctoral research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1956 to 1965 Marcus published a series of papers on electron transfer reactions. His work led to the solution of the problem of greatly varying reaction rates. Marcus made two assumptions about the reacting molecules. First‚ they had to be very loosely
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Marcus is a natural competitor. This characteristic motivated him to study thoroughly before tests and to be perfect during them. It helped him to achieve top rankings multiple times in math competitions. He had to deal with enormous amounts of stress to maintain a top ranking‚ but his competitive spirit tends to make him less cooperative with others. To resolve this problem‚ he joined Boy Scout Troop 626. He is currently a patrol leader. He serves younger scouts‚ cooperates with other patrol leaders
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African American Literature II April 5‚ 2011 Marcus Garvey Marcus Moziah Garvey was born on August 17‚ 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay‚ Jamaica. Garvey is known for his controversial “Back to Africa” movement. Growing up‚ Garvey had to quit school at the young age of fourteen to help support his family. Although he never experienced first-hand the prejudices of the world as far as slavery‚ through working many jobs he did witness many who did. Having traveled around Central and South America‚ he
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