Introduction Monalisa‚ a famous painting about a woman in half-length is famous all over the world. This potrait has been considered to be the most renowed painting and at the same time‚ it is the most talked about painting in the world which makes it the most popular painting of all. What makes the painting so famous when the drawing just consist of a woman sitting with her hands folded and showing a half smile. Thesis Statement The reason why Mona Lisa is very famous is because of its painter
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scrolling through Facebook when I came across a link that led me to Matthew McConnaughey’s acceptance speech for winning the Oscar for best actor in 2014. It was a fairly short speech‚ only lasting about two minutes and 30 seconds‚ but it left a lasting impression on me. There are many speeches that I’ve heard that have inspired me‚ but this particular speech struck a chord with me. After watching the speech‚ I felt motivated. I felt like Mr. McConaughey captured my motivations in life perfectly. He first
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Roquan Jones Ms. Cuba ELA lll. 4 31 January‚ 2017 Frederick Douglass Fourth of July Speech Frederick Douglass‚ born as Frederick Augustus Bailey‚ was born in February 1818. He didn’t know the date he was born‚ but throughout his later life he celebrated his birthday February 14th. He was a 19th century abolitionist leader and he also was a famous speaker. He was born and raised in Talbot‚ Maryland; where he spent his life as a slave. He was separated from his parents at a young age‚ and he never
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The speech that I am going to examine‚ is that of Melania Trump. This speech took place at the GOP convention on July 19th. Melania was set to open for her republican nominee presidential candidate‚ Donald Trump. In every aspect of the speech it was successful and powerful in delivering a message. However‚ there was a strange similarity in her speech. It sounded as though we had heard it before. As many began to realize‚ her speech indeed did sound like a speech we had all heard before. Who’s was
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Ballot or The Bullet Is this the year of the Ballot or the Bullet? April 12th‚ 1964 Malcom X gave his famous Ballot or the Bullet speech. This speech took place in Cleveland‚ Ohio. Malcom X spoke in front of a large crowd who were very interactive along with amazed by what Mr. Malcom had to say. Malcom gave this speech to get his point across of Black Excellent. In this year‚ this was the year of election Malcom wants us as black people to start realizing that we are the ones who puts the leader
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If I had to choose a famous person to spend a day with it would have to be with‚ Bruce Lee. He has always been an inspiration to me because he followed his dreams. As a child he played in movies with his father‚ and was well-known throughout China. While growing up he was being picked on by other kids‚ he told his mother that he wanted to learn Martial arts to defend himself from kids that would pick on him because he didn’t know how to defend himself. At the age of fourteen he finally started Martial
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30 Famous Names in American Literature Though the history of American literature is comparatively not so long‚ it has given the world many outstanding literary names. Washington Irving was the first US writer to gain an international reputation. In 1819 he published his volume of stories with such classic American stories as the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”. Only 2 years after another American writer began to attract attention - James Fenimore Cooper‚ the first
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The Persons Case: A Milestone for Women’s Rights in Canada On October 18th‚ 1929‚ Emily Murphy‚ Nellie McClung‚ Louise McKinney‚ Henrietta Edwards‚ and Irene Parlby‚ known as the Famous Five‚ celebrated the ruling of the Privy Council in Britain declaring women as legal persons. Prior to this decision‚ Emily Murphy fought for the rights of all women for twelve years‚ never allowing her losses to bring her down. Emily became the first woman police magistrate in the entire British Empire and
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FAMOUS PEOPLE People can become famous for discovering something‚ acting‚ singing‚ dancing and many other things. Some of them become well-known during their life‚ the others after their death. There are many famous people all over the world and one of them is Arthur Nobel who I would like to talk about today. ALFRED BERNHARD NOBEL – a Swedish chemist‚ one of the most famous discoverers of the 19th century‚ was born in 1833 in the capital city of Sweden – Stockholm. His father‚ Immanuel Nobel
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behind a desk‚ with hands clasped in front of him he began his speech. Known throughout the country as the man who took eighteen thousand dollars for personal gain he seemed nervous at first. Who would not be nervous standing up to entire country? As the speech progresses he becomes more confident. Looking less and less at his notes‚ unless it it to cite or bring up a fact‚ he gains confidence that carries him throughout the rest of the speech. Even though he is being filmed- it can be awkward just talking
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