Cyrus McCormick

When Shakira shimmied her way onto MTV in 2001 with a steamy video for a slick, cookie-cutter dance-pop song, some people associated the Colombian singer with her American pop-music contemporaries Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. But the stylistic breadth of Shakira's music — elements of folk, Middle Eastern and traditional Latin styles over a foundation of rock and pop — gave her a degree of credibility the American teen queens lacked. What's more, when Shakira broke through in the United…

Cyrus treated his kingship with the Babylonians as a union on behalf of the chief city god of Babylon who was known as Marduk. Cyrus believed that his position as king was destined by Marduk, and that according to the Cyrus cylinder “[Marduk] searched everywhere and then he took a righteous king, his favourite, by the hand, he called out his name. Cyrus, King of Ansan, he pronounced his name to be king all over the world”. The Cyrus Cylinder also states that Marduk encouraged Cyrus to command…

Lady Gaga covered John Lennon's 1971 classic "Imagine" at Azerbaijan's Baku Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremonies of the 2015 European Games. Gaga brought the massive crowd to a reverent silence with her rendition. The Mother Monster was sat comfortably behind a floral piano cascaded in a foliage of pink and purple pastel flowers. She took the giant stage by wowing the crowd with an impressive performance and gave audience a chill-inducing heights on the third verse, when her voice became…

In 548 BCE, Cyrus decided to unite most of Iran. As he did this, he established himself as the ruler of Persia. Attempting attack, Persia sent ships over to Greece, but during the storm, the ships sunk, not making it to Greece, and the plan failed Rebellion started against Persia in Greece. King Darius , being worried, sent over some troops to control the rebellion. After a while, the rebellion kept going, but in the end, Persia regained control over Greece. King Darius decided to make sure…

The Safavid Empire was the greatest and longest standing empire of ancient Persia. Rich with architecture, art, poetry, and culture, the Safavid Empire is an intriguing legacy. With an extensive history, several great leaders influenced the Safavid Dynasty greatly; in particular there were four Safavids who molded the dynasty into the great reign it is remembered for today. Sheikh Safi al-Din was the forefather of the Safaviyya Order that then became the Safavid Dynasty that claimed rule over…

It may be hard to believe, but it’s been a decade since Megan Fox was introduced to the world as the love interest of Shia LaBeouf in the first of a series of big-budget, increasingly tedious films about transforming cars that come from outer space. This role, though fairly straightforward, launched Fox into superstardom. In fact, there was a period of time when she was absolutely everywhere. She was in movies, on television, in magazines, on billboards. It seemed that you couldn’t go anywhere…

On January 7, 2018, television personality Oprah Winfrey won the Cecil B. DeMille honorary Golden Globe for her contributions to the entertainment industry. Oprah became the first African American woman to win in the award’s sixty-six-year history. Past winners include Judy Garland, the first woman to be awarded, and Sidney Poitier, an inspiration to Oprah (Hollywood 1-10). While Oprah’s win made history that night, her acceptance speech will also go down in history. The entire night was filled…

Breaking Dawn is the last film of the famous romantic film series The Twilight Sapa which was produced in 2011. The film series attract teenagers from all over the world by the love story of the highschool girl Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and the vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). In Breaking Dawn, the Bella’s Transformation scene is one of the most wonderful and unforgetable moments because it marks an important change in both Bella’s body and life. After giving birth to her daughter…

Anyone can become a hot and happening actor or actress. If you have a good attitude you can become a rich and famous actor or actress. You may already be a instant hit among your close friends and family, but you should ask yourself if that is enough to get you that leading acting role. Did you know that you will most likely be required to be literate and conversant in several languages. You need to so that you can take the identity of any character. However you might know several languages…

The exploitation of these young women can drive them to act in promiscuous and dangerous ways. If not for the immense pressure they were put under, they may have not been driven to such means. Stars such as Lindsey Lohan, Demi Lovato, and Miley Cyrus are all good examples of the harmful effects of being brought up a Disney child star and the repercussions…