tells the story of her childhood growing up in Arkansas‚ Missouri‚ and California. This book made the international bestseller list and was banned in many schools for her honesty about being sexually abused(Caged Bird Legacy). She wrote about her accomplishment period and her hope for the future in The Heart of a Woman(Academy of American Poets). One of her most well-known poems‚ Still I Rise‚ references to her rough past. In stanza nine‚ she wrote “nights of terror and fear”. Angelou also involves the
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As a composer‚ Mahler all his life stood in a shadow of his far more famous friend and rival‚ Richard Strauss (1864-1949). While the audience in Europe saluted Strauss’ tone poems and his operas with enthusiasm‚ Mahler received recognition as an up-and-coming director/conductor of the Vienna Court Opera‚ but remained controversial as a composer. Although Mahler failed to win a well-deserved recognition as a successful composer during his lifetime‚ Mahler’s symphonies have become a firmly established
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Adolf Hitler once said‚ “I have not come into this world to make men better‚ but to make use of their weaknesses. ” Hitler was a very hard working man with one goal in his mind to make the world great again. Hitler was a well praised human that had many people from different well known countries following him and his “cult”. Hitler was however a big part of history that no one really paid attention to‚ Hitler was actually involved with World War one and fought for Germans and was awarded many‚
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Wilma Rudolph is most well-known for her extreme success in track and field. What is most ground-breaking about Wilma and her success is the fact that she was a woman succeeding in what was considered at that time a “man’s sport.” She broke many records‚ but most importantly was the first American woman to win three gold medals during the same summer Olympics. Wilma had faced many troubles throughout her life‚ from illness and disabilities to insecurities and friendship issues. However‚ the most
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freedom. He has no master except his own soul‚ and that‚ I am sure‚ is why he does it” states Roald Dahl in his autobiography (Advameg). Roald Dahl was one of Britain’s most popular authors of children’s books and short stories. Dahl’s many accomplishments were recognized when he received three Edgar Allen Poe awards from the Mystery Writers of America as well as several more awards (Advameg 1). Dahl is well known for his more popular works like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the
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“A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him” General Douglas MacArthur‚ a five-star general‚ proved his own statement to be true. By the end of his career Douglas Macarthur was the most successful general of that time‚ the upbringing‚ personality and life events Douglas MacArthur resulted in the creation of an American legend. With his high sense of duty and responsibility the general was the military figure and hero America needed. MacArthur was what some people
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believes that death is just a resting period between this world and the afterlife. The poems "On My First Son" by Ben Jonson and "Death Be Not Proud" by John Donne are perfect examples of those two arguing sides. "On My First Son" has a very distinct tone of being sad and morbid about death that is evident throughout the poem. On the other hand "Death Be Not Proud" has an angry and witty tone about death‚ saying that death should not be feared but embraced. The poem "On My First Son" is a elegy about
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achieved many achievements and also accomplished many accomplishments. There’s also a few interesting things that a lot of people don’t know what about Kennedy. John Filzegeild Kennedy was born on May 21st 1917 in Brookline‚ Massachusetts. He died at age forty six in an assassination on November 22 1963. He came from a very successful and wealthy family. His family was Irish Catholic He was very loyal to his religion and was proud of what he was. His grandmother was a politician and
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fast foods and football‚ it is also known for its freedom. America is a melting pot full of people with all different backgrounds‚ traditions‚ and stories. I am proud to be an American for having freedoms that other countries only dream about. I am forever thankful to live in the United States. There so many reasons for me to feel proud to be an American today. The fact that we can get a job regardless whether or not we come from the highest social class or the color of our skin‚ is unimaginable
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had a tough life when she was younger but she went through her life like she was in heaven. Secondly‚ Isabel Allende had a good amount of accomplishments‚ she was also known for her fantastic novels she made‚ one of her prizes was a all time Los Angeles book nomination. Isabel Allende was very grateful for accomplishing her reading life and she is very proud to be where she is right now.
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