Oprah Winfrey once said‚ “The biggest adventure someone can take is to live the life of their dreams.” Michael Gracey’s musical hit The Greatest Showman was released on December 8‚ 2017. The film stars Hugh Jackman as a young‚ orphaned‚ but also ambitious Phineas Taylor Barnum with a mind full of imagination and adventure. Thirsty for innovation and success‚ Phineas; his childhood love‚ Charity Hallett; and his two daughters‚ Caroline and Helen‚ risk everything to open a wax museum. When it becomes
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Was Mozart the Greatest Composer in History? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has to be the greatest composer to ever live. He and his sister were both considered very gifted child prodigies. He started composing music when he was four and he started to write minuets by the age of five. When Mozart was around eight or nine‚ he started to write symphonies. Mozart also played quite a few instruments. When he was three years old he was already playing the harpsichord. He also was very talented on the keyboard
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Julius Caesar was the greatest Roman leader. Julius Caesar was popular because he included not only the nobles‚ but also common people in the political process. He did not enjoy destroying things‚ but rather building up and helping people. He was born July 100 B.C.‚ in Rome‚ Italy. He had a small family. Caesar was well-built and of sound heath. He was also kidnapped by pirates(Rinaldo11-13). His life was in jeopardy for a while. He and two other men became known as the First Triumvirate and controlled
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During the 1970s many things happened that made our country what it is today. The 1970s had the greatest impact of the 20th century because of the Vietnam War‚ the huge growth and change made possible by the NASA space program‚ and the creation of the Apple computer. First‚ the Vietnam War was an “...eleven year conflict from 1964-1975. It was the United States’ longest and costliest war‚” (The Vietnam War 1). “It cost the US government between $350 billion to $900 billion for the war which included
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George Walton David Hudson Mil 201 Introduction The founding of the United States brought out some of the world’s greatest men. The American Revolution wasn’t only the starting of a country but the beginning of a new system of ideals in which men are free and all deserve equal rights. To do this a group of men had to come together to lead the nation against all odds. The founding fathers gave their lives and some even the lives of their families to start this country
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The Greatest Sacrifice Sacrifice is the “surrender of something for the sake of something else”-- this definition of sacrifice implies discomfort and vulnerability seeing as something must be “surrendered” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). In Charles Dickens’ well acclaimed classic‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ multifarious themes are delicately wound throughout the historical narrative set in late eighteenth century Europe‚ just as a golden thread is laced within a ball of dull yarn. One such theme is the
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Eulogy Frank the greatest men who ever lived. As we gather at this sad moment to celebrate the lost of our beloved brother‚ friend and for some a hero. To me he was both a brother and a hero I look up to. Someone who I believe taught me to be a man I am today. Without him I’m not sure what path of life I would’ve taken. The words still run through my mind even now. “Bro be who you want to be‚ and just do what makes you happy. Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks” Frank used to always say that
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the name of Ray Bradbury‚ once claimed that‚ and I quote‚ “Man’s mechanical aptitude‚ his ability to pry open the secrets of the universe‚ may be his fatal flaw.” I disagree with the quote of this very famous author‚ and I have found evidence to prove my point in several stories written by Mr. Bradbury himself. Though man’s physical curiosity may on occasion cause him to encounter great perils‚ it also provides man with incredible opportunities. These mechanical aptitudes could eventually lead to
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Nov. 30‚ 2016 I think Benedict Arnold deserves this dishonor as America’s greatest traitor. It is true that Arnold helped very much at the Battle of Quebec and Saratoga‚ getting his leg wounded. Arnold wanted the fame and the money for his country though. Benedict Arnold’s father was an early Patriot‚ so Arnold probably followed the lead of his father. He wanted to restore his family name to whatever the cost‚ but instead he ruined it. The James Reed Council had been closely investigating his
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The book‚ The Greatest‚ is about Cassius Clay‚ better known as Muhammad Ali‚ was known mostly for his career in the ring where he posted a 56-5 record throughout his career (37 by KO). The side of Mr. Ali that most people may not know is his political side‚ and what he went through as a child. He was raised in Louisville‚ Kentucky by his father and mother‚ Cassius Sr. and Odessa Clay. Mr. Ali was highly influenced by segregation‚ and so was his younger brother Rudolph. His boxing career started when
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