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    Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on the East Harlem section of Manhattan in New York City.[9] He was named after Túpac Amaru II‚[10] a Peruvian revolutionary who led an indigenous uprising against Spain and was subsequently executed.[11] His mother‚ Afeni Shakur‚ and his father‚ Billy Garland‚ were active members of the Black Panther Party in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s; he was born just one month after his mother’s acquittal on more than 150 charges of "Conspiracy against the United

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    Tupac Childhood Tupac Amaru Shakur was born 16 June 1971 in Brooklyn‚ New York. His mother Afeni Shakur was married with Billy Garland. 1971 she was sent to the Greenwich Village jail. In May 1971‚ she was freed from all charges and one month later Tupac was born. Although unconfirmed by the Shakur family‚ several sources list his birth name as Lesane Parish Crooks. This name was supposedly entered on the birth certificate because Afeni feared

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    Barack Obama: A True American Icon An American Icon is an individual who has impacted America in a powerful way through their progressive or iconic actions. Barack Obama is a true American Icon. Throughout his presidency‚ Obama has been dedicated and focused on improving all of America and its people through his many policies and reform acts. During his two terms as U.S. President‚ Barack Obama has taken proactive measures to fix and rebuild our environment‚ created a health care plan that has benefited

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    TupacTupac Shakur was born in the east Bronx of New York City on June 16th 1971. Tupac Was a Rap‚ Hip-Pop singer and actor from the 90’s. Tupac was known by his stage name “2pac.” He is one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Even after his death his songs are still popular and listened to. Most of his songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship of him growing up or what he has lived through. Tupac died in Las Vegas Nevada on September 13th‚ 1996. http://www.biography

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    ------------------------------------------------- Tupac Shakur From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Tupac Shakur | Tupac performing Live at the House of Blues in Los Angeles‚ California on July 4‚ 1996. | Background information | Birth name | Tupac Amaru Shakur | Also known as | 2Pac‚ Makaveli‚ MC New York | Born | June 16‚ 1971 New York‚ New York‚ U.S. | Origin | Marin City‚ California‚ U.S. | Died | September 13‚ 1996 (aged 25) Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ U.S. | Genres | Hip hop

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    Tupac Shakur Famous rap artist Tupac Shakur was born June 16‚ 1971. He grew up in the west Harlem of New York City. Tupac Shakur began his career as a MC for the hip hop group Digital Underground ‚and then started to begin his solo career as a rap artist . Tupac Shakur’s songs started to become popular when his songs was about the violence in cities‚ racism and many other different problems. Both of his parents and other people in his family were in the Black Panther.Tupac Shakur lived in

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    of Tupac Shakur: The notion of "Realness". WORD‚ 55(2)‚ 165-178. doi:10.1080/00437956.2004.11432544 Two researchers from the English department of Wayne State University‚ Detroit‚ Michigan‚ United States‚ Walter F. Edwards and Leslie Ash‚ analyzed the registers used by Tupac Shakur‚ a prominent figure of American hip-hop culture‚ especially in rap culture. Using Tupac’s song lyrics‚ poems‚ and informal interview speech‚ Edward and Ash attempted to compare the way Tupac used African American Vernacular

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    agencies as determined by a government‚ media or other controlling organization(s). In this paper‚ I am going to talk with reference to two different songs by the N.W.A‚ known as one of the most dangerous group on earth from Compton‚ California‚ Tupac Shakur‚ representing west coast and Biggie Smalls from east coast of U.S. The organization/band/member of N.W.A and several of its songs have been already banned for its debatable lyrics and political hostility. Some of its songs were so debatable that

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    Barbie- An American Icon Icons like Barbie recognized for their popularity and effects on society. Barbie is a subject of obsession all over the world. Collectors‚ consumers and even some designers become enthralled in the Barbie world. Designers create special designs to fit a specific trend of the high fashion runways. Collectors all over the world collect and spend amazing amounts of money to have the original Barbie in their collection. The consumers have made Barbie a true icon in American culture

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    Tupac Amaru Shakur immersed in the culture of the African American urban class at an early age surrounded by economic struggle‚ political influence and incarceration. Tupac was born in 1971 and raised in poor inner-city neighborhoods in New York. Tupac’s parents Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland were prominent members of the Black Panther party. Afeni was acquitted on more than 150 charges of conspiracy against the U.S. government but later became addicted to crack cocaine. His godfather was

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