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- 4681: Kurt Cobain
- ... commonly known and most devistating suicides, of Kurt Cobain lead singer of the former band Nirvana. In his time of music he had the world in his hands. He used personal turmoil as fuel for great music. Suprisingly, he seemed unusually tortured by success. The author of Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana said, "He was a very bright, sweet, generous, and caring person, perhaps a little too sweet ... time Kurt decided to get married to Courtney Love, lead singer of alternative band, Hole. Their marrage was in Waikiki, Hawaii on February 24, 1992. They shared many common interests such as drugs, love, and great music. Six months after their wedding they had a baby girl, they named her Frances Bean Cobain. Her middle named derived from the shape of her body on the sonogram. In interviews Cobain presented himself ...
- 4682: Kobe Bryant
- ... a liking to the rookie, talks to the kid who hates to lose-especially with the eyes of the world on him. "I don't want to see you hanging your head-you had a great season," he says. "Go home, work hard, and we'll come back next year." But as Bryant walks off the court, the thoughts race through his mind, especially as he takes one more look at ... undying competitive streak that's very reminiscent of Michael Jordan. Sure, Kobe Bryant still makes mistakes, but his overwhelming prowess makes them forgivable. "It's amazing how smart this kid is-he's got a great personality and is very intelligent," says Horry. "He's got the whole world in his hands with this game, he can do everything-and he's still learning-which is bad news for his opponents ...
- 4683: King Solomon
- ... David and Bathsheba. Solomon succeeded his father as king and his territory extended from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. With his wealth he built the great Temple of Jerusalem. In 950 BCE Solomon's household included 700 wives and 300 other mistresses (1). To insure the future peace and security of his kingdom, Solomon yielded to the custom of the times ... Some have regarded the book as a dramatic poem, while others see it basically as love lyrics. Solomon carefully cultivated ties of friendship, which had existed between Israel and the kingdom of Tyre. This had great economic advantages. The biggest bond was with Egypt, which was cemented by his marriage to the daughter of the reigning Pharaoh. Solomon showed outstanding power, since he was able to claim and partially enforce authority ...
- 4684: Karl Marx 5
- Karl Marx The work of Marx, like that of other philosophers and thinkers in the 19th century, owed a great deal to the social context into which he was born and thus the issues he tackled were often similar to those of concern to his contemporaries. It was Marx who decided to go beyond the ... class. Marx believed that this pattern will recur and lead to the collapse and replacement of capitalism with communism and despite the fact that this process has not yet taken place, Marxist thought still holds great relevance and plausibility in contemporary society. Bibliography Craib, I (1997) Classic Social Theory Oxford University Press McLellan, D (1979) The Thought of Macmillan Karl Marx Ritzer, G (1996) Sociological Theory McGraw-Hill Marsh,I (1996 ...
- 4685: Karl Marx 4
- ... is said to be the most influential of all Marx s writings. In 1849, Marx went to London with Engels soon to follow. Marx stayed there until his death in 1883. Marx writings show a great knowledge of the English economic system. Marx s analyses of the capitalist system have influenced the making of history even more than the writing of history. In German philosophy, Hegel greatly influenced Marx. Similar to ... production will utilize all the instruments of the legal, political, and ideological superstructure to block the growth of the forces that represent the potentially more progressive economic system. Marx s and Engels doctrines made a great impact on social thinkers, reformers, and revolutionaries everywhere. As noted before, the Communist Manifesto was the most influential of all Marx s writings. The Communist Manifesto was published in London in 1848 as a declaration ...
- 4686: Jon Woo
- ... very fast and furious action sequences in which viewers often get caught up in, mixed in are the duel gun battles and the Mexican standoffs. Woo is known for action, and this is where a great deal of the "new breed" of action directors (and some old veterans) get their "inspiration" for their action sequences. One of Woo's trademarks, men shooting it out with a gun in each hand, has ... and a while get emotional while filming one of his movies. This goes to show that he relates his movies well to real life, and has an understanding of what it takes to become a great director.
- 4687: John Kennedy
- J O H N F I T Z G E R A L D K E N N E D Y Throughout the history of the United States there have been few great presidents. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of these great presidents, maybe even the greatest. He led an extraordinary life and influenced the people of his time tremendously. Although he had a short-lived presidency, he created many productive projects, and prospects for the future ...
- 4688: Thomas Hobbes
- ... Hobbes. Pg. 107) The only way to prevent entering a state of war is to erect one common power, which is known as a commonwealth or sovereign, who is "One person, of whose Acts a great Multitude, by mutuall Covenants one with another, have made themselves every one the If this indeed occurs, the sovereign is able to enforce laws that give the people an assurance that they are not in ... a subject, and before such judges that are appointed by the sovereign. Hobbes believes that any law enacted by the sovereign is a good law because the sovereign is "One person, of whose Acts a great Multitude, by mutuall Covenants one with another, have made themselves every one the In Thomas Hobbes Leviathan a convincing argument is given for the benefit of an absolute power in a governmental system. Whether or ...
- 4689: Joseph Stalin
- ... s. , which unbelievably is true. The horror of the crimes Joseph Stalin committed against his own people is appalling. For example, Stalin s plan for collectivization resulted in the death of twenty million people. The great five-year plan to turn the peasant farmers into one, huge farming community brought on famine, starvation and eventually death to twenty million peasant farmers. Another atrocity that Stalin was responsible for was the forced ... which had fallen victim to believing all Stalin did was good. Khrushchev tried to educate the people in the horrors Stalin committed. Even though some believed him, many people just would not accept that their great leader could be capable of those crimes. After Khrushchev s overthrow in 1965, neo-Stalinists took over the government. Forcing an end to de-Stalinization and once again filling the people s heads with propaganda ...
- 4690: Jon Philip Sousa
- ... Sousa's first big tragedy hit. While on vacation with his wife in Europe, Sousa's promoter (David Blakely) died. This was hard for Sousa to face but it also inspired him to write the great Stars and Stripes Forever. Through 1900-1905 Sousa and his band had three awesome tours in Europe. Finally, in 1910 he had his first world tour. In 1917 World War I broke out and Sousa ... Naval Reserve at age 62. He was assigned the rank of lieutenant and was only paid a salary of one dollar a month. After the war, Sousa continued touring with his awesome band. He did great things in the name of music education and received many honorary awards and degrees. He also fought for composers' rights by testifying before Congress in 1927 and 1928. Sousa lived a long and extraordinary life ...
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