On August 11‚ 2014‚ American actor and comedian‚ Robin Williams took his own life‚ he was 63 years old. The world was devastated‚ saddened and confused by this tragedy. The question on everybody’s mind was‚ why would this extremely gifted comedian and actor who won an Oscar and an extraordinary comedian take his own life when he had so much to live for? What we learned in the weeks following his death was shocking. Robin Williams had been suffering from severe depression for decades. Severe depression
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The Sherwin-Williams Company Sherwin Williams is the largest manufacturer of paint products in the U.S. It is the most famous painting company in the United States. The Company owns more than 34 factories and 3‚200 of their own branded stores‚ that is why it is considered the largest chain stores in the world of colors. The American company Sherwin-Williams was founded in 1866. Since its establishment‚ the company made a bid for new technology and innovation. 11 years after its founding in 1877
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William the Conqueror was the son of Robert I and Herleva. William was a man that changed many views in England. He was a man with great characteristics such as tough‚ brave‚ inspirational‚ and religious. He was born in 1028 and died in 1087. William was born in Falaise‚ Normandy. He had many nicknames‚ some of the most famous ones were William the Bastard and William from Normandy and the most famous one was William the Conqueror. He got this nickname‚ William the Conqueror‚ for his successful doings
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In Utilitarianism and Integrity‚ Williams argues that Utilitarianism is fundamentally flawed because it denies individual responsibility and robs people of their moral autonomy. According to Williams‚ because Utilitarianism supports the idea that a person’s actions should be motivated by the desire to gain the most worthy outcome for all parties‚ it does not take into account a person’s individual’s moral code or desires. Instead‚ people are expected to sacrifice their moral integrity for the sake
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"A Lesson Before Dying" by Ernest J. Gaines has changed my opinion on the death penalty. Before reading the book I believed capital punishment was not a good form of criminal punishment because it did not deter crime. After researching capital punishment I now believe that capital punishment sets an example for others not to commit crime because they will receive the same punishment. "A Lesson Before Dying" by Ernest J. Gaines‚ is about a man who is being persecuted for a crime that he did not
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John Williams is one of this century’s most popular and successful American orchestral composers. While best known for his film scores and ceremonial music‚ Williams is also a wellknown composer and conductor of concert works. He has composed the music and served as music director for nearly eighty films. His scores are lush‚ complex and exciting often relying heavily on brass more than strings. He has an amazing ability to craft a theme that fits the emotional tone of a film and continues to echo
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NAME: Daniel Hale Williams OCCUPATION: Surgeon BIRTH DATE: January 18‚ 1858 DEATH DATE: August 04‚ 1931 PLACE OF BIRTH: Hollidaysburg‚ Pennsylvania Daniel Hale Williams (January 18‚ 1858 – August 4‚ 1931) was an American surgeon. He was the first African-American cardiologist‚and performed one of the first successful open-heart surgeries in the United States. He also founded Provident Hospital‚ the first non-segregated hospital in the United States. Daniel Hale Williams was born in 1856
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becoming well known for a bad reason? Nothing of great importance happens over night‚ just like becoming known as a legacy takes many years of great acts and small doses of recognition. With time being one of the greatest factors of determination‚ did William H. Harrison really leave a legacy if he was only president for thirty days? Today‚ almost everyone is considered famous and an inspirational public figure. It takes nearly nothing to gain hundreds of thousands of followers on any social media platform
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William Grant Still was born in rural Mississippi on May 11‚ 1895 to parents who made a modest living teaching. Today Still is the most famous African American composer. Still’s father‚ though he died when Still three months old was‚ was one of his biggest influence. His father was a local band leader. After his fathers’ death‚ Still and his mother moved to Little Rock‚ Arkansas where she was a High School English teacher for nearly thirty years. Still’s step father‚ Charles Shepperson‚ nurtured
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The Story of William Still One of the most influential heroes of the Underground Railroad‚ William Still‚ was born in Burlington County‚ New Jersey on October 7‚ 1821. He was a an African-American abolitionist‚ conductor on the Underground Railroad‚ writer‚ historian and civil rights activist. His parents‚ Levin Steel and Sidney Steel‚ parents to four children when they became runaway slaves were fortunate enough to be able to escape from slavery. Unfortunately‚ the Steel family was unable
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