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- 20291: Winning for Zorich
- Winning for Zorich This article is about the life of Chris Zora. Chris Zora was a boy who grew on Chicago's tough South Side. Throughout his childhood he was criticized because of his weight, speech problem, his heritage and his tendancy to studder. There was one person in his life that lifted his hopes, his mother ... house. To make ends meet his mother was babysitting other kids in the neighborhood. She would read to him and help with his homework and make sure his hand-me-down clothes were clean. chris's stuttering problem tortured him in school. In class one day he had to read an essay he wrote in front of the class. When he started to stutter he heard the kids starting to laugh ... squad. He started attending the afterschool football practice and enjoyed being with people that had goals in life. His coach told him he had a killer instinct on the feild. His mother became the team's biggest fan. In his juinor year five colleges recruited him. After discussing it with his mothr he decided to attend Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana because he researched the team's graduation rate ...
- 20292: Biography of Andy Warhol
- ... Mellon University) where he majored in pictorial design. Upon graduation, Warhol moved to New York where he found steady work as a commercial artist. He worked as an illustrator for several magazines including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and The New Yorker and did advertising and window displays for retail stores such as Bonwit Teller and I. Miller. Prophetically, his first assignment was for Glamour magazine for an article titled "Success is a Job in New York." Throughout the 1950s, Warhol enjoyed a successful career as a commercial artist, winning several commendations from the Art Director's Club and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. In these early years, he shortened his name to "Warhol." In 1952, the artist had his first individual show at the Hugo Gallery, exhibiting Fifteen Drawings Based ... Museum of Modern Art in 1956. The 1960s was an extremely prolific decade for Warhol. Appropriating images from popular culture, Warhol created many paintings that remain icons of 20th-century art, such as the Campbell's Soup Cans, Disasters and Marilyns. In addition to painting, Warhol made several 16mm films which have become underground classics such as Chelsea Girls, Empire and Blow Job. In 1968, Valerie Solanis, founder and sole ...
- 20293: Fahrenheit51 4 5
- ... are banned because city officials believe that reading allows you to think on your own and they discourage individualism. This society had a box, sort of like a mailbox, which stood outside of the firemen's station. If someone suspected or had seen someone else with a book, that person took identification of the person with the book(s) and left it inside the box. Then the firemen, completely different from our firemen, went out to that person's house and burned all of the books that he/she had. Guy Montag, who is the main character in this story, is a fireman. On his way home from work, Montag meets a young ...
- 20294: Mycardial Infarction
- ... people are health conscience. Special attention should be paid to serving size, as most people tend to over eat. Potassium is an important element as well as an electrolyte that is essential for the body's growth and maintenance. Some foods that are high in potassium include bananas, cantaloupe, oranges, and tomato juice. It is best to check with your doctor about a diet if you are at risk for any ... women is actually increasing. Because the risk of cardiovascular diseases increases with age, women should pay extra attention to their diet and establish a regular exercise routine. Heart and blood vessel diseases are our nation's number one killers. The good news about heart disease is that you can substantially reduce many of your risk factors for these conditions with a few simple lifestyle changes. Don't smoke, eat healthy, get plenty of exercise, and see a doctor if you suspect any type of heart problems. Works Cited American Heart Association Black, Jacquelyn G.(1996). Microbiology principles & application "3rd Edition" New ...
- 20295: Life On The Color Line
- ... his brains and academic prowess. This came true, and he is now the Dean of the College of Law at Ohio State University. His brother Mike, however, missed their mother terribly, yielded to their father's vision of him as "just like me" and lived a hard and dangerous life. Part of the significance of the book is the author's ability to contrast his life with his brother's. Another significant factor is his ability to translate from both sides of the color line his unusual and amazing life experiences. The author, who looked white himself, recounts many experiences in Muncie of being ...
- 20296: Anne Moody
- ... it, their schools, homes, and streets were better than mine.” Soon after Moody entered high school, Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old boy from Chicago, was killed for whistling at a white woman. “Emmett Till’s murder had proved it was a crime, punishable by death, for a Negro man to even whistle at a white woman in Mississippi.” Although her mother refused to give an explanation of the organization, Moody ... hated the blacks for allowing the horrid actions to occur. When there were rumors about black men having sexual relationships with white women, Negro men became afraid even to walk the streets. One of Moody’s high school classmates, Jerry, was beaten after being accused of making telephone calls to a white operator with threats of molesting her. Even more tragic was the Taplin fire. A whole family was burned in ... her as well as her family in immediate danger. By the end of one semester, she had become exceptionally involved with the movement. She also participated in the voter registration process performed by SNCC. Moody’s adult life was one of stress, responsibility, and action. She participated in sit-ins, walked in marches, and stood among others in rallies. She, along with other college and high school students, were thrown ...
- 20297: Socrates
- ... obsolescence of cars. If the people in charge of car companies respected the Socratic philosophy, they would do everything in their power to further the development of the industry. It is too bad they aren’t as wise as that. For example, car bodies in Northern states tend to rust away gradually, thus ruining the car even if it were to last longer anyway. Auto companies have the capability to research ... Socrates did, however. For instance, the computer industry is a very fast-paced thing, with new products and technologies are being released every time you turn around. This would not be possible if it weren’t for the selfless nature of most computer companies. With some exceptions, the industry is totally committed to furthering its progress as a whole. Companies think less of themselves and their wealth and more of the quality of the products they release. Socrates was right when he believed that advancement of the soul was more important than one’s personal gains. One could become wise if they respected others and did not assign a high priority to physical things. If we all lived by Socrates’ principles, many of our problems would be solved. ...
- 20298: Langston Hughes - Poetry Analy
- ... partake of each other. Both “Subway Rush Hour” and “Theme for English B” were printed in Hughes’ 1951 publication titled “Montage of A Dream Deferred.” This entire collection of poems shows Hughes’ perception of Harlem’s deterioration. In “Montage of a Dream Deferred,” Hughes contrasts the drastically altered conditions of the 1950’s Harlem to the Harlem he had known growing up in the 1920’s. The energetic nightclub life and vitality of Harlem’s cultural renaissance had given way to an urban ghetto full of poverty, ignorance, and crime. This image of Harlem and its inhabitants is noticeable in “ ...
- 20299: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... into Russia. They kept on the Russians trail for a month (Segur 74). The Russians kept retreating back into the country, burning all supplies that Napoleon could use, be! cause the Russians knew that Napoleon’s supplies would not last very long (Reihn 159). After about a month they saw the enemy and immediately started firing their cannons at the enemy. The French won the first battle at Ostrovna. Napoleon’s brother-in-law Murat drove the remaining Russians into the woods. The Russians took new positions. The Russians came out of the woods yelling and screaming. The French beat them down, and the Russians retreated ... him (Corley 117). Alexander wanted to settle the score with France. In the spring of 1813 the fighting began. Napoleon and the Tsar reached a breathing point allowing both to build up their armies. Napoleon’s army grew to four-hundred-fifty-thousand. He said he would lead as General, not a Emperor. Disease dealt a great deal of damage to Napoleons army, Ninty thousand French soldiers were out at ...
- 20300: Gandhi and His Views
- ... the strong mans weapon, choosing it rather than to fight and kill. Through using satyagraha, or "the force of truth," Gandhi was able to achieve many of his objectives. Independence from British rule was Gandhi’s main intent. Gandhi did not like many aspects of British rule and sought to fight these injustices. The Indian citizens for example, had payments which the less fortunate had to give to the landlords. Refusing ... was, proved Gandhi was capable of anything and truly believed in his causes. Gandhi had been released and settled to help the peasants. Gandhi popularity and distinction increased as India found their national hero. Gandhi’s pacifist ways were evident to all, enemies as well as his supporters. Gandhi’s voice of peace and tranquillity without words of anger or strategies of the army was admired by his followers. He believed in loving his enemy, an idea absurd to most nationalists. Gandhi was an ...
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