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his book, Dreams from My Father also soared. Time Magazine listed Obama’s book among the top 100 non-fiction books written in English in 1923. In 2006, the book’s audio version won him a Grammy Award for the best spoken word…

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines homophobia as the irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. While society has made great strides towards becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ community, there is still a portion of the population that has not changed. And in hip hop culture today, it can be seen by many that homophobia is still prevalent. Joel Penney is quite aware of this as his article entitled, “We Don’t Wear Tight Clothes”: Gay Panic and…

The two brothers have worked together on creating an award winning sense of humor through the stories of their characters, most of whom are trapped in worlds that are often tinged, unforgiving, and daunting universes. Since 1984, the Coen brothers have directed more than 15 films of diverse genres ranging from adventure, romance, drama, gangster, thriller, horror, crime, apocalyptic, as well as comedy. They have been honored with 13 Academy Award nominations for directing, producing, writing,…

day. During this time period, the world has experienced some unforgettable historical events that have shaped most of the world we live in today. One of these historical events was the Cold War. The Cold War was an incredibly long war that lasted 45 years. It began on March 12, 1947 and ended on December 25, 1991. The Cold War according to The National WWII Museum was started because of the increase in “ an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR” ( nationalww 2…

activists among the musicians of her time; her music being a blend of gospel, blues, folk, pop, and classical styles that became widely popular from her debut album, “Little Girl Blue”, in the late-1950s to her last LP, “You Can Have Him” in the 70s. Over the course of her career, Simone composed over 40 records that earned her two Grammy awards and 4 nominations for her lifetime achievements, all of which come from her contribution to the Black Power/Civil Rights movements. Eunice Kathleen…

There are those that argue that Taylor Swift has successfully reached self-actualization. This argument was made strong by her already completing her fundamental needs, currently achieving her psychological needs and taking the right steps on finalizing her self-actualization needs. Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989 in Reading Pennsylvania. Her full name is Taylor Alison Swift and is surrounded by her immediate family, consisting of her loving father and mother, Scott and Andrea, and…

argued to be the greatest rappers of all time. The rapper tupac, born June 16, 1971 and died September 13, 1996 has sold over 75 million records worldwide. That makes him one of the highest album selling rappers alive. As of june 2014 he was the second rapper or hip hop artist in the united states 29,235,000 albums sold since tupac was in his prime. Tupac died in september of 1996, by murder. It caused a huge outbreak in the rap industry, with him being one of the best rappers even working with…

imagery, which perfectly complimented the music. The music video for “Vogue” was shot in black-and-white containing style inspiration from the 1920’s with dancers vogueing. It has been performed in 6 different tours and at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards and the Super Bowl’s halftime show. Madonna popularized this style of dancing into mainstream culture and “Vogue” became the number 1 hit the summer it was…

before this, where she repurchased the exact snub-nosed Taurus 45 revolver that she had bought before." Selena Quintanilla-Perez was a well-known Tejano pop singer all around the world; having sold several of her albums in English and Spanish, expanding her legacy throughout the years. Not only was she a star however, but also wanted to become a fashion designer, so she had two boutiques owned in her name as well as a fan clubs. Despite her death at the very young age of twenty-three, she…

“Maya”. After just four years of living in Arkansas, which she said had been a very racist place, her and her brother moves back with their mother. Maya is raped by her mother’s boyfriend, Freeman, which will go on trial where Maya testifies against him. Days after, Freeman is found beaten to death by whom which they think was Angelou’s uncle that was seeking revenge but it was never brought to attention. Angelou feels very bad about him being killed and stops speaking in for 5 years and which…