Walker’s personal narrative creates a glimpse into the reality of struggling black women who were nothing more than "the mule of the world" (672). Her mother’s history divulges how black women were forbidden to express themselves artistically. They were instead just used for pleasure by the mens in their life and not once ever acknowledged (669). Walker’s mothers and grandmothers lives a lonely‚ sad‚ apathetic life while they could very well have been poets‚ writers‚ painters‚ sculptors‚ or musicians
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Dr. Nathan Hare Dr. Nathan Hare is often called "the Father of black studies." On February 1‚ 1968‚ he was hired at San Francisco State‚ as the first coordinator of a black studies program in the United States‚ to write a proposal for the first department of black studies. Then two semesters later he was fired in the face of his refusal to help the notoriously hard- line college president S. I. Hayakawa break a five-months strike by a campus-wide multiracial coalition of thousands of
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Akhenaten‚ first known as Amenhotep IV‚ ruled Egypt between 1353 BC-1336 BC or 1351 BC-1334 BC (subject to debate). He was not the first choice for Pharaoh. Akhenaten only became successor to due the early death of his brother‚ Thutmose V. The source of his death is unknown. Akhenaten was the son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy. It is suggested that Akhenaten and his father ruled together for a brief time‚ but that is up for debate. After his father died‚ Akhenaten took over‚ as was his mother’s
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It is rare for an artist to become a celebrity‚ but Andy Warhol experienced much more than his "fifteen minutes of fame"‚ and became an icon of his generation. Andrew Warhola was born August Sixth‚ 1928‚ in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Julie and Andrej Warhola‚ both immigrants from Czechoslovakia. In Fifth grade Andrew started attending the free Saturday classes that the Carnegie Institute taught. It is noted that even then young Andrew excelled at his art. Due to the bullying
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John Napier John Napier was a well known Scottish mathematician‚ born 1550 as Scottish nobility in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh‚ Scotland. Archibald‚ his father‚ was only 16 when he was born. At the late age of 13 he took his first step into academics‚ enrolling in St. Salvator’s College‚ University of St Andrews in 1563‚ the same year of his mother’s death. He left the school without graduating‚ supposedly to continue his studies elsewhere in Europe (suspected to be Paris‚ Italy‚ or Germany)
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Giles Corey was a successful farmer and an active member of the Salem church‚ but this reputable model citizen was not looked lightly upon when the word "witch" started floating around. In April of 1692‚ Ann Putnam‚ Jr.‚ Mercy Lewis‚ and Abigail Williams pointed a scornful finger at Giles. Ann said that Corey supposedly came to her on the 13th of April and asked her to write in "the devil’s book." She later said that a ghost came to her‚ asking to be avenged against his killer‚ Giles Corey. Corey
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DagohoyBiography of Francisco Dagohoy Francisco Dagohoy was a Filipino revolutionary leader in Bohol who holds the distinction of spearheading the longest armed revolution in the history of the Philippines‚ the Dagohoy rebellion which lasted roughly 85 years‚ from 1744-1829. The famed leader of the Bohol revolt‚ Dagohoy was born Francisco Sendrijas in Inabanga‚ Bohol. Hence‚ apart from the fact that Dagohoy was a cabeza de barangay‚ little accounts of his life were recorded. According to Visayan
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Pol Pot‚ leader of the radical Khmer Rouge in Cambodia stands as one of the most savage mass murderers in the history of the world. In an attempt to create a utopian agrarian society‚ Pol Pot eliminated all opponents to his totalitarian regime. Up to 2‚000‚000 Cambodians lost their lives to this cleansing‚ the equivalent of more than twenty-five percent of the entire population. The world looks on in horror at the aftermath of this destruction. Pol Pot‚ or Saloth Sar‚ was born on May 19‚ 1925‚ in
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1King David * Born in Bethlehem ~ 1030 BCE * Dies in Jerusalem in 962 BCE * At the time of his death the land of Cannan had been split into two regions: * Judah * Israel * Grew up as a shepherd and accomplished musician. * King before him was Saul (ruled 1025-1004 BCE) * David married Saul’s daughter Michal. * Fought in the Philistine Wars alongside Saul before he was king. * Gained much of his fame from his encounter with the Philistine giant Goliath
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William Blake not only a poet‚ but he was also a painter‚ engraver‚ printmaker‚ and most notably a visionary. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime‚ Blake is now considered a key figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His visual artistry has led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". Although he lived in London his entire life except for three years spent in Felpham‚ he produced a diverse
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