George Fox

would win nine times out of ten; it was rare to see Ali had lost. Thereafter his career Ali was named by Sports Illustrated “Most Recognized athlete of the Century” (Burgan 59). Without a doubt the best award Ali has received was in 2005. President George W. Bush awarded Ali the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest Medal of Freedom (59). Obviously, Ali had to be very motivated to go so far in his career. This all started when a student named Clark would bully him in high school (Burgan…

Back to the Future is extremely successful in being a fun, blockbuster film, it does a very job in how it crafts the relationships between specific characters. Though Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is facing a struggle to get back home, there’s another struggle occurring in the movie between his father, George (Crispin Glover), and town bully, Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson). By tracing their acting and relative staging of these two in certain shots, a narrative between them becomes all the more…

the reasons for the accomplishments of the war, so that educated conclusions can be constructed about the past; so that we may learn from them in a consistent and accurate manner. One of the most influential leaders of the American Revolution was George Washington. His role in the revolution was extremely impactful, and will be discussed in depth, focusing on his life in two sections; i. Pre-Revolution, from Washington’s birth in 1732, until his entrance into politics in 1758 ii. American…

1984 by George Orwell George Orwell chronicled a work of dystopian fiction in his novel, 1984. The book, 1984 portrays a society that is oppressed by a totalitarian administration (Makovi 116). Orwell address some issues such as war, dishonesty of truth, destruction of democracy and abuse of political powers among others. Nearly seventy years after 1984 was initially published, Orwell's novel swiftly feels more relevant. Winston, the hero of 1984, who predicts that at the end of the party he…

George Washington: Early Influences That Made Him A Good Revolutionary War Leader: General George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He played a masterful role in the victory of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Events in his earlier life, along with his lack of traditional education enhanced his leadership skills, and strengthened his determination, which ultimately led to victory (Bio.com). His great grandfather, John Washington, moved…

INTRODUCTION “We fight, we get beat, we rise, and we fight again.” This research project will explore the evolution of Nathanael Greene, as a paradigm, from being a prominent Quaker pacifist to becoming one of the most active members as General of George Washington’s military unit during the American Revolution in order to understand how Quakerism could potentially be faithfully compatible with pacifism and the struggles of a “just” war. As an activist for the same principles of the American…

In fact, most major studios, such as Universal and United Artists (former Sunset Productions), turned him down. Eventually, 20th Century Fox purchased the rights to its theatrical distribution, simply because they loved the director’s previous film, American Graffiti (distributed by Universal four years earlier.) Number Four: The Studio Propelled Vans into Success The famous shoe brand…

Marilyn Monroe: The Icon The bright lights of Hollywood attracted many star like moths, and perhaps the most influential and treasured of these stars are the young starlets of the twentieth century. Forever the icon and representative of these starlets is Marilyn Monroe. The subway grate drifted up Marilyn’s dress and she said the words, “ Isn’t it delicious?” shot Marilyn into stardom. Marilyn Monroe was and still is an iconic sex symbol known for “the shot seen around the world” (Stapinski 1)…

Former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin once said “History shows that there are no invincible armies.” In the 18th century, however, the British rule that spanned nearly a quarter of the Earth’s land, and that was comprised of the largest navy and strongest army at the time would have begged to differ. At the time, it seemed that the British army was destined to control the entire planet. About 5,600 kilometers away, a little colony of The British Empire had enough. Outrageous taxes without any say…

I had to understand why Seurat used such a difficult technique for his work. I then came upon the theory that perhaps he wanted to produce a deeper sense of life in his paintings. All things in the world are composed of millions of cells, and these cells create objects, color, and everything that practically exists. I imagine that Seurat's motive was to utilize this scientific law in his work to give an atmosphere of life, texture, and movement in the scenes that he…