The music scene was never the same again after Selena Quintanilla passed away. Many celebrities and music artists remember her exhilirating performances that changed the Latin cross-over music scene forever. You may have seen the movie where Jennifer Lopez portrayed her. EOnline has it that Lopez dove into the role and made Selena’s story come alive. Because of that‚ both her and Selena emerged as bigger stars than ever. Selena’s influence has reached far and wide. She has inspired many inspiring
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Wood’s book‚ “ What Was Asked of Us” as it tells the accounts and stories of American men and women who fought in the Iraq war. Enlisting in a nation’s military brings a strong sense of camaraderie to the soldiers as they go through training together and eventually fighting on the front
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indulgences and other holy items‚ nepotism; the practice of giving important leadership roles to family members‚ confession‚ and even the rights the clergy had to power. In order to make these complaints heard‚ Luther wrote the 95 Theses. The first two of the theses contained Luther’s central idea‚
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How far was Buckingham’s influence on Charles the main reason that Charles resorted to Personal rule? Charles’s led the country without calling parliament for 11 years from 1629 – 1640. He initiated personal rule for many reasons. Firstly his close relationship with Buckingham alienated Parliament and caused resentment by Parliament. Secondly Charles had very strong believed in divine right and therefore saw no need for Parliament. Furthermore Charles religious policy’s led many to believe of a
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How successful was the Weimar Republic (1919-1923)? As First World War end Germany had to face different problems. One of these problems was the fact that as the Kaiser abdicated‚ a new government was created. This new government was The Weimar Republic and the First President of the Republic was Friedrich Ebert. On the one hand‚ the Weimar republic brought many improvements to Germany and learned to cope with the problems the country was facing at the time. As soon as Friedrich Ebert became the
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Through initiations and rituals‚ young men and women become a symbolic body of art that defines the attributes and bravery of a Makonde. The Muti wa Lipiko Mask was used in tribal ceremonies to praise young men and women after concluding their coming of age customs and rituals. The Makonde Mask is from Tanzania
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Timur‚ or Tamerlane‚ was the last great nomadic nomadic conqueror of Asia‚ and founder of the Timurid Empire and Dynasty. During his zenith‚ he commanded an empire which stretched from modern-day Turkey to Nepal. Most of Timur’s life was spent in military conquest. His military expansions often involved the wholsale slaughter and genocide of the conquered peoples‚ leaving dead hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers and civilians. The life and analysis of Timur’s reign can be divided into three
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power was getting out of hand. They also thought that local government was being run terribly and needed improvement. This was also a time when child labor was a problem in factories and Progressives knew this must be controlled. They also thought that is was the responsibility of the Government to initiate this reform. Senator Robert La-follette of Wisconsin‚ Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were the leaders of Progressive reform during this time. Progressives knew it was time for
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The 1920s was a decade of innovation and inspiration. From monumental changes in everyday life‚ to the new sense of freedom that infected the younger generation‚ the 20s changed how Americans thought‚ acted‚ and lived. The music of this decade was no exception. As the music industry entered the Jazz Age‚ it brought with it a wild‚ carefree mood that influenced Americans in every way possible. The powerful and distinct music popularized in the 1920s embodied the acceptance and celebration of new
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national liquor abstinence. Several states outlawed the manufacture or sale of alcohol within their own borders. In December 1917‚ the 18th Amendment‚ prohibiting the “manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes‚” was passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. On January 29‚ 1919‚ the 18th Amendment achieved the necessary three-fourths majority of state ratification. Prohibition essentially began in June of that year‚ but the amendment did not officially
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