Urban legends are widely popular in society and some have stood the test of time‚ one reason is that they are an important part of popular culture and offer insight into the fears of society. Count Dracula‚ inspired by Vlad III Dracula‚ was created by Irish author Bram Stoker. This mythical creature was created during the 19th century in gothic literature‚ Stoker put together what at the time was frightening to people. Society at the time was afraid of going outside at night because they had little
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Forcing himself on radio shows‚ freestyle battles‚ Marshall threw himself head first into the rap game‚ where he was swallowed up most of the time. His very first album was titled "Infinite" and‚ while the album sold less than a thousand copies‚ it was the gearing up stages for the rapper who became a millionaire. It was then that his daughter‚ Hailie Jade Scott‚ was born on December 25th of 1995 with long time girlfriend Kim Scott. Having nothing to lose at all‚ flat broke and not knowing where
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Composer and pianist Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ who is commonly considered the greatest composer of all time‚ was born on or about December 16‚ 1770. He was born in the city of Bonn‚ Germany to the parents of Maria Magdalena van Beethoven and Johann van Beethoven. However‚ his exact date of birth is uncertain‚ Beethoven was baptized on December 17‚ 1770. It was a law that babies be baptized within twenty-four hours of birth‚ however‚ Beethoven believed he was born in 1772 even when provided official
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 16‚ 1770 in Germany. His father‚ Johann van Beethoven‚ was his first music teacher. It is reported that Beethoven’s father was a very strict and hard music teacher. Beethoven knew how to play the piano‚ viola‚ and the organ‚ and was on his way to showing the public his talent at the early age of 7. His most important music teacher in Germany was Christian Gottlob Neefe‚ who helped him publish his first composition at the age of 10‚ which was a set of nine
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Job id By age 26‚ Usher sold more than 25 million albums worldwide‚ won five Grammy awards‚ and dated TLC’s Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and supermodel Naomi Campbell. After appearing on Star Search‚ the 13-year-old signed with LaFace Records‚ where he was mentored by Sean ’’Diddy’’ Combs and Jermaine Dupri. He went on to light up the world of R&B with his megawatt smile‚ six-pack abs‚ slick dance moves‚ and hits like "Confessions" and "Yeah!" In 2007‚ the focus was turned to his personal life
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Mini Biography on Destery Smith (Moore) Destery Smith (aka Destery Moore) was born on February 19‚ 1991 in Bakersfield CA. From a young age Destery aspired to be a director in films and now at age 21 he has truly made a name for himself. He has a love for music‚ video games‚ making his own video’s‚ DJing‚ and making techno music and with his love for all of these things‚ he has become famous. He makes youtube videos with his best friend on a channel called DesandNate where they talk about anything and everything
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170). From 1946-1947 Babe had 17 golf tournament victories in a row (Schoor 173). In 1932‚ 1945‚1947‚ 1950‚ and 1954 the Associated Press voted her “Woman of the Year” (Babe Didrikson Zaharias Biography). In 1950 the Associated Press acclaimed Babe “Athlete of the Century”(Babe Didrikson Zaharias Biography). She was also the very first American to win the British amateur golf title in 1947 (). Finally Beaumont‚ Texas designed April 12‚1956 “Babe Zaharias Day” (Schoor 160). Babe Didrikson was the
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magazine titled "Success is a Job in New York" (Andy Warhol: Biography). In the 1950s he was known as a very successful commercial artist and won several awards from the Art Director’s Club and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. It was around this time he shortened his last name to "Warhol". In 1952 he had his first art show at Hugo Gallery and had his first group show at The Museum of Modern Art in 1956 (Andy Warhol: Biography). In the 1960s‚ Warhol began producing some of his most recognizable
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Mark Twain was an author‚ a riverboat pilot‚ journalist‚ lecturer‚ inventor‚ and entrepreneur ("Mark Twain Biography”). His full name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. But his pen name is Mark Twain. He was born in Florida‚ Missouri on November 30‚ 1835. He died in Redding‚ Connecticut on April 21‚ 1910. He was the sixth of seven children of Jane and John Clemens. His siblings’ names were Orion‚ Henry‚ Pamela‚ Margaret‚ Benjamin‚ and Pleasant ("Mark Twain"). In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon ("Twain’s
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Mexico (Meltzer 3). Hughes’s parents later divorced and his mother travelled frequently to find employment. His mother left him in the care of his grandmother‚ Mary Patterson Langston‚ in Lawrence‚ Kansas (Poem-hunter.com). Meltzer stated in his biography of Hughes “Only seven now‚ and left without a mother or father‚ this could have been a terrible time for the boy. But he was lucky in his grandmother‚ Mary Langston. She was a remarkable woman…” (7). His grandmother had a very fierce sense of pride
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