The film The Return of Martin Guerre is based on a true story about a young man‚ Martin Guerre‚ during the mid-16th century. It takes place in a small peasant town‚ Artigat‚ located in southwestern France. Martin is married off at a young age but is unhappy with his life. He decides to abandon his family and join the army. After several years gone‚ he finally returns to the village. The village is ecstatic of his return‚ especially his wife Bertrande. However after a disagreement with his uncle over
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Martin Luther King is the most important member of the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century. There has never been‚ nor will there ever be‚ one who is able to best the accomplishments which King achieved‚ as well as the inspiration which he motivated within millions of Americans‚ both who had been oppressed and those who felt the apathy for the oppressed‚ yet had never been inspired to act on their convictions. Martin Luther King brought these two people together in record numbers and in a way
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Martin Luther King Martin Luther King was an extremely inspirational individual‚ a humanitarian‚ civil rights activist in fact. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955‚ helped CSLC in 1957‚ helped to organise the March on Washington 1963 in which he presented his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech gaining his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history. King‚ born son of Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. spent most of his early life within church‚ singing amongst the choir in 1939. He attended
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. However‚ his birth name was Michael King. He was a middle child‚ between an older sister‚ Willie Christine King‚ and a younger brother‚ Alfred Daniel Williams King. Growing up in Atlanta‚ King attended Booker T. Washington High School. A precocious student‚ he skipped both the ninth and the twelfth grades and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. In 1948‚ he graduated from
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John Martin (1789-1854) was an English romantic painter. He was contemporary of Turner but unlike the latter‚ he never became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts as he never quite fitted the requirements of the institution. This did not prevent him from being highly successful with the public‚ his paintings reaching a broad audience through his very popular mezzotints. Like Constable and Turner‚ he vivified landscape paintings. But when Constable’s paintings represented mainly rural English
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Martin Luther King was a well-known civil rights leader and activist who had a great deal of influence on American society in the 1950s and 1960s. His strong belief in non-violent protest helped set the tone of the movement. Boycotts‚ protests‚ and marches were eventually effective‚ and much legislation was passed against racial discrimination. However‚ it is arguable that he was not always successful and there were several contributions outside of his control such as: the lure of black power‚ the
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live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character” (“Martin Luther King Jr.”). These wise and upholding words of confidence and determination changed the face of America during a time of hate and discrimination. King’s inspirational leadership and speeches helped make a local bus protest into a historical event (“King‚ Martin Luther Jr.”) He gathered thousands of people‚ both black and white‚ to many encouraging protests and meetings to
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Martin Luther’s 95 Theses The Ninty-Five Theses was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is broadly regarded as the major catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was an ambiguous German monk and radiant theologian. Martin Luther started a rebellion against the church’s authority which caused the collapse of religious unity of Christendom. The Roman Catholic Church‚ centered in Rome‚ extended its influence into every aspect of European society and culture. Due to the increasing power
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Martin Scorsese’s Hugo No director loves movies more than Martin Scorsese. Knowing that he has spent the past four decades declaring his affection for the movies‚ you won’t be considered foolish to presume that good ‘ol Marty has finally started to calm down. But you would presume wrong. His voice has never been louder and clearer. Founded on Scorsese’s lifelong love affair with the movies‚ “Hugo” is a dazzling and magical gem that embraces the very essence of film itself. You can sense an
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Associate Level Material Personal Weight and Fitness MARTIN BASHIR (ABC NEWS) (VO) In a unique "20/20" experiment‚ two families have volunteered to change their diets and their exercise regimes to try and lose weight forever. They’re working with Olympians Paul and Morgan Hamm and their trainer‚ Miles Avery‚ who’s designed personal exercise regimes for both families. They’ll be doing intensive‚ hour-long workouts‚ three times every week. Like 50 percent of Americans‚ our families haven’t
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