Basketball Icons: Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan For the last seventeen years‚ there has been much debate as to whether Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. I have never really been interested in basketball or most sports for that matter‚ until a few years ago. My husband would watch all of the college and professional basketball games on television. He would become especially excited during March madness and the NBA
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1950s‚ emblematic of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade‚ her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[1] She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.[2] Born and raised in Los Angeles‚ Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married for the first time at the age of sixteen. While working in a factory as part of the war effort in 1944‚ she met a photographer and
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The Duality of Masculinity Between Augustus Freeman IV and Icon In the article “Comic Book Masculinity‚” Jeffrey Brown highlights the prominent differences regarding the masculinity of black vs. white superheroes‚ and he reflects on why Milestone comics are different from other black superhero comics. Comic book superheroes and the black male body are each viewed as models of hypermasculinity‚ so when combining the two‚ to make black male superheroes‚ there is a significant risk of being far too
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Bill Russell I am writing about a famous African American professional basketball ball player named Bill Russell. Born in Monroe‚ Louisiana on February 12‚ 1934 as William Felton Russell. Mr.Russell was very educated‚ he attended the university of San Francisco. He was drafted in the NBA in 1956‚ by the St.Louis Hawks and was later trade to Boston Celtics. Bill Russell accomplished many things in his basket ball career and considerd the greatest defensive center to play In the NBA.
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The role of industrialists in the United States during the Industrial Revolution and beyond has been a subject of extensive debate. While industrialists like Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and J.P. Morgan are often celebrated for their contributions to economic growth and technological advancement‚ their impact on the U.S. economy and the quality of life of its citizens is multifaceted and complex. Industrialists undeniably played a crucial role in transforming the U.S. economy. They spearheaded
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INTRODUCTIONBorn out of Qingdao Refrigerator Factory in 1984‚ the Haier (pronounced "high-er") Group is China’s largest home appliance manufacturer (Wang and Ong 2007)‚ and the world’s fourth largest white goods manufacturer (Chen 2008). Haier was ranked first among China’s Top 10 Global Brands by the Financial Times in 2005 (Haier’s company facts 2008). It was also ranked 86th among the world’s 500 Most Influential Brands by World Brand Lab in 2006 and is the only Chinese brand to be among the
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. ENG 5210 : Film‚ Technology and the Literary Canon A Cinematographic Vampire ’s Tale: Understanding the symbolism behind the horror icon Graziella Scicluna University of Malta Faculty of Arts A Cinematographic Vampire ’s Tale: Understanding the symbolism behind the horror icon Cinema is the place where we as viewers engage in sharing a collective dream. Certainly‚ horror movies enrich us as viewers with the most dream-like of plots. This is because they open a portal into
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American Pit Bull Terrier: American Icon or Demon Dog? Sunday McLean I-Search Essay Eileen Goldman ENC-1101 What I know Pit Bull is simply the name of a dog. As monikers go‚ it’s an ominous one. It means many things to many people with one more or less commonly understood connotation: risk. I have had my Pit Bull since he was a puppy‚ going on nine years now. Until two years ago‚ I would have strongly disputed the general consensus that these highly controversial dogs are actually dangerous
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Transforming Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson Background Harley-Davidson was founded in 1903 by Arthur and Walter Harley and William Davidson. During its first years of existence the company experienced an enormous amount of growth. Harley-Davidson gained its popularity two ways. The reputation of the firm was linked to Davidson riding Harley’s motorcycle to victory in a 1908 race. The second reason‚ even more important‚ was by providing innovations to marketed products such as the V-twin engine
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African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world‚ using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism. A Baptist minister‚ King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957‚ serving
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