I would like to present the 20th Century Genius Award to Dr. Maya Angelou. She is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet‚ educator‚ historian‚ best-selling author‚ actress‚ playwright‚ civil-rights activist‚ producer and director‚ she continues to travel the world‚ spreading her legendary wisdom. Within the rhythm of her poetry and elegance of her prose lies Angelou’s unique power to help readers of every orientation span the
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in the bible. Rahab is so important in the Bible that she is also a Feminine Genius. She defied the odds of being a prostitute and then saving people’s lives and then in return‚ God saved her and her family’s life. The first thing Rahab thing did to please God was that she hid two Hebrew spies. One night two spies went to Rahab and her family’s tavern and started asking Rahab questions. Because of her Feminine Genius qualities she was very
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Langston Hughes (1902-1967)‚ one of the most prominent figures in the world of Harlem‚ has come to be an African American poet as well as a legend of a variety of fields such as music‚ children’s literature and journalism. Through his poetry‚ plays‚ short stories‚ novels‚ autobiographies‚ children’s books‚ newspaper columns‚ Negro histories‚ edited anthologies‚ and other works‚ Hughes is considered a voice of the African-American people and a prime example of the magnificence of the Harlem Renaissance
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Introduction: Going to the museum is one of my favorite things to do. I just acquired this hobby last year‚ when I took my first art class. Since then‚ I have been to many museums in Baltimore‚ New York and the DC area‚ however‚ the Walters Museum is by far my favorite. I looked forward to going again‚ and reacquainting myself with my favorite art pieces‚ as well as doing the assignment. However‚ the blissfulness I expected from this encounter turned out not to be‚ as the Eternal Egypt collection
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ART AND ANXIETY 3 INTRODUCTION 3 BUFFET AND THE AGE OF ANXIETY 4 Who was Bernard Buffet? 5 Bernard Buffet and Anxiety 5 Paul Gauguin and Postimpressionism 7 Who was Paul Gauguin? 8 Paul Gauguin and Anxiety 9 CONCLUSION 13 ART AND ANXIETY INTRODUCTION If we look the word anxiety in the dictionary‚ probably we will find something like the following definition: “Feeling of worry‚ nervousness or unease‚ typically about an imminent event or something
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Charles Drew (1904-1950): Charles Richard Drew was a physician‚ researcher‚ and surgeon who revolutionized our understanding of blood plasma. During World War 2 alone‚ his work allowed blood storage for transfusions that saved many thousands of lives. Drew was born the eldest of five children on June 3‚ 1904‚ in Washington D.C. His father was a carpet installer and his mother was a school teacher. Dr. Drew an excellent student and athlete‚ graduated from Washington Dunbar in 1972. After graduating
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people considered Alexander Hamilton to be single person to be responsible for the superior economic procedures we hold today. This brings us to our first question: Was Alexander Hamilton an economic genius? Historian John Steele Gordon said yes‚ Alexander Hamilton was indeed an economic genius. He claimed that Hamilton’s policies for funding and assuming the debts of the confederation and state governments and for establishing a privately controlled Bank of the United States laid the foundation
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Your Global Investment Authority PIMCO Funds Credit Bond Funds This brochure contains the following documents: Ⅲ Supplement dated March 15‚ 2013 to the Bond Funds Prospectuses regarding disclosure related to the PIMCO Income Fund. Ⅲ The Annual Report dated March 31‚ 2013. PIMCO Funds Supplement Dated March 15‚ 2013 to the Bond Funds Class A‚ Class B‚ Class C and Class R Prospectus and Bond Funds Institutional Class‚ Class M‚ Class P‚ Administrative Class and Class D Prospectus‚
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John Eck was Luther’s main opponent in the Leipzig Debate in 1519. John Eck was born on November 13‚ 1486. He adopted “Eck” to his name – the name of his birthplace. Eck’s father was a magistrate in Eccius or Eck. Eck’s father cannot support his education‚ so he lived with his uncle‚ Johann Maier‚ and attended the small school under his uncle’s supervision. Eck was an intelligent‚ young boy who was sent to Heidelberg to further his education. He entered the university at the age of twelve (Dau 2-3)
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A genius is defined as someone possessing an "extraordinary power of intellect‚ imagination or invention." Few people in history can complete this definition and be given the title of ’genius’. Among this cadre of intellectuals‚ visionaries and innovators‚ we discover a figure most unexpectedly. A small man‚ wearing an awkward moustache‚ by no means imposing an air of intelligence upon observers as many would expect a genius to do. ’Genius’ is not the first title which comes to mind when the name
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