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    Lance Armstrong used to be one of the most famous athletes for all the times he won the Tour de France. Yet‚ today he might still be famous but not for his achievements; instead he is famous for doping. Doping changed everyone’s perspective on him. Achilles has a similar personality: Agressive‚ doing anything he can to avenge Patrouclus. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles have similar personality but they show it in different ways. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles demonstrate an aggressive personality

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    On April 25‚ 1917 in Newport News Virginia‚ proud mother‚ Temperance‚ gave birth to her first little girl‚ who was soon to become one of the most accomplished jazz singers of all time (Verve Music Group). Tempie and Ella’s father William‚ bound together by common-law marriage‚ separated soon after she was born. Her mother then moved the two of them to Yonkers‚ NY where eventually they started a family with Joseph Da Silva‚ Tempie’s long-term boyfriend. Ella soon became a big sister when Francis was

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    Paying for the Party‚ Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton draws us our attention to MU‚ a Midwestern public university‚ where they recount the stories of women adapting to college life. Drawing on their findings from their five -year study‚ the authors demonstrate how universities and students reproduce social inequalities by affecting not only the large-scale interactions of college campuses‚ but also the social interactions among students. Thus‚ in their book‚ Armstrong and Hamilton highlights how

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    Faith Journey of Billy Joe Armstrong Green Day is a popular punk rock band that is somewhat Christian. The lead Singer was grew up a Christian and attended church every Sunday‚ when the lead singer Billy was only 10 years old his father Andy Armstrong died of cancer‚ as his father lay in his death bed Billy prayed to God begging for him not to take his father away from him (as they were both very close with each other) but God knew it was his father’s time to join him in Heaven. When he accepted

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    about non-conformism. Neil Perry is never allowed to do what he wants because his father has high hopes for his future and he does not want Neil ruining his life with things that don’t involve schoolwork. All of the students at the school are very focused on school all the time but neil wants to become an actor‚ which is not normal to do at this school. When Neil decides that he wants to be an actor when he grows up‚ he is becoming a non-conformist. The only man that supports Neils decisions is Mr. Keating

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    Joni Mitchell : Shadows and Light 
 Joni Mitchell is an accomplished musician‚ songwriter‚ poet and painter. In her own words: “I looked like a folksinger‚ even though the moment I began to write‚ my music was not folk music. It was something else that had elements of romantic classicism to it.” Hard to classify‚ Mitchell has pursued her ways of self-expression‚ heedless of commercial outcomes. She connected with a huge audience in the mid-Seventies when a series of albums – Court and Spark

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    throughout the movie was Neil Perry. In the beginning of the movie‚ Neil Perry viewed as an independent person and slightly rebellious. Neil showed his rebellious side when he discovered Mr. Keating’s involvement in the “Dead Poets Society” during his own time in high school. Neil then took leadership and seemed to be the head of their group and the “Dead Poet’s Society”. After this‚ we are introduced to Neil’s homelife‚ discovering his hardships and problems at home. This caused Neil to be viewed as

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    Neil Perry shows us what it means to be a leader in the film Dead Poets Society he is the person reviving and rejuvenating the society‚ though shows us that an outward appearance is not all that there is. In the near beginning when he first finds out about the dead poets society from asking his teacher‚ he instantly wants to start it again to open his and other’s minds this begins his distinction as a leader. Perry brought people like Todd Anderson a shy and nonvocal person into the “club” to try

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    Neil Patrick Harris’ awesome family Halloween costumes throughout the years (-- removed HTML --) Everyone loves Neil Patrick Harris. While he rose to fame as a child‚ it was his character Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother that put him back in the limelight. Since then he’s hosted the Tony Awards multiple times‚ starred in plays on Broadway‚ and is Count Olaf in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. His family life‚ however‚ is where he really shines. He and his husband David have twin

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    This section of Anansi Boys‚ by Neil Gaimen‚ Fat Charlie returns home from the ritual to get rid of his brother. Spider ends up meeting with the real Rosie and tells her the truth. She does not take the news well and claims that she is breaking off the engagement to Fat Charlie‚ and never wants to see Spider again either. She then decides to go a cruise with her mother. Fat Charlie ends up getting arrested for the crimes surrounding Coat’s agency. Birds continue to circle and attack Spider and begin

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