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In one of the greatest Olympic performances of all time, Owens won gold in four events; the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4 x 100 meter relay, and long jump. This defining moment in history shattered the Nazi idea of “Aryan superiority.” Enraged by this, Adolf Hitler refused to hand out the medals. Baker does a great job making it a point that amidst the rising…

Whitney Houston, the women who inspired others, the women who made breathtaking music, and the women who was loved by many. She was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Houston had an amazing childhood and grew extremely close with her family through music. Whitney grew up in a musically inclined background, so she learned to sing at a very young age, and even by the age of 11 she was preforming and focusing on her music career. When Whitney was young her mother taught her to sing…

I had "Girl On Fire" by Alicia Keys in mind, but I chose my daughter’s favorite song, “Roar” by Katy Perry. This song is her anthem, and she will make you nauseous every time she sings it at the top of her lungs. What makes this song so powerful is because of the apparent reason that it has a motivational aspect that empowers women to break the mold of female stereotypes. The idea of Katy “roaring” speaks about women who can take care of themselves without needing to be rescued, much like the…

Twenty One Pilots is a band containing two current members; Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph. Both of them were born in Columbus, Ohio. The band actually be three members; Tyler Joseph, Chris Salih and Nick Thomas. Before Tyler even knew Josh, Josh was invited to a Twenty One Pilots concert by the previous drummer which is when they fatefully met. Eventually, in 2011, Chris and Nick left due to schedule trouble. Josh used to play in a band known as House of Heroes when he too left that band. Twenty One…

I feel that taking up INFO 200 was one of the best decisions I have ever taken at the University Of Washington. It has opened a whole new perspective of looking at things for me. Previously any new technological discoveries or advances used to make me compute in my mind about the things used to create it, the data structures and the language that goes into making it, etc. However, after taking up this class my perspective has shifted to things like the design issues, the flaws with the user…

Sociology 200 is a course that covers the study of human’s society, the behaviors and the particular groups that make up the societies. In this course you'll learn about the foundations of society, social inequality, social institutions and social change. Login to pipeline and access your blackboard, most of the assignments can be found on Blackboard under the content link in the assignment folder. When submitting work avoid uploading attachments because the instructor cannot open all programs…

As described on page 20, a skyscraper shows culture as a hierarchy where at the pinnacle of the skyscraper it 's a description of high culture or classy things that we like. However, visually it can be stated that we have less of class than we have of our guilty pleasures. It can also be stated that we have more guilty pleasures because as the shape of a skyscraper starts at the base that holds the flow of the building which is much bigger as you progress up to our idea of high culture. In other…

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. She was an award-winning singer. She was also the youngest child and had two brothers. She began to show signs of her talent at a very young age. It was like the talent of singing ran in her blood because her mother, cousin, aunt, and godmother were all amazing singers. She started her singing career at a church singing side by side with her mother. She was signed to a record label at the age of nineteen and…

BA 200 was centered on teaching students how to be successful in business. Throughout the semester I began thinking about what I would want to see in my future business career, keeping in mind my individual strengths and personality. I also read and researched current prosperous companies and their business practices as well as learned what it takes to a be an effective business leader. Throughout the many learning experiences, including workshops, guest speakers, and team research papers, I…

accept his words and believe that we are going with him on an adventure through his writing. Likewise, Thoreau gives us many anecdotes in his essay that we can learn from. Author Kristen Case effectively describes an anecdote in her book Thoreau at 200: Essays…