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of film director Roman Polanski, who lived in the former residence of in a fashionable Los Angeles neighborhood near Beverly Hills. Five people lay dead in and around the blood-spattered house. The victims included Polanski's young wife, actress Sharon Tate, who was eight-and-one-half-months pregnant; Jay Sebring, a noted hairstylist; Abigail Folger, daughter of the chairman of the board of A. J. Folger Coffee Company; Folger's Polish boyfriend, Voytek Frykowski; and Steven Parent, a young man…

Joanne Morreale’s “Revisiting The Osbournes: The Hybrid Reality Sitcom”(2003) asserts that the Osbournes reality television show was a surprising hit between 2001 and 2002. Morreale backs up her claim in saying that their television show was one of the highest rated programs on cable television and also the most successful series in MTV’s twenty-one year history. The reality sitcom follows the lives of Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon, and Jack and Kelly. The television show began being moved to…

Ozzy Osbourne for four consecutive years up to 1987. Jake E. Lee got his inspiration from his elder sister’s…

I Am What I Am from La Cages Aux Folles Jerry Herman’s (b. 1931) dazzling score, and message of acceptance, has made the musical La Cages Aux Folles popular with audiences since the show’s opening night at New York’s Palace Theatre on August 21, 1983. Sung by the character of Albin, I Am What I Am, is an anthem about embracing your true self. This was the final piece I sang as a finalist on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Although I had the love and support of the audience, some on the judging…

activists decry” on MSNBC’s website discusses the public reaction of Cecil the Lion’s death that was at the hands of dentist Walter Palmer. The death of this particular animal invoked mass attention, even from celebrities like Jimmy Kimmel and Sharon Osbourne. However, this article also discusses the lack of sympathy and media coverage for the slaying of an unarmed African American man that happened that very same day by a police officer. The main issue with this story is that many feel that an…

and yet he is one of the biggest influences on young guitarists today. Rhoads’ career lasted only a short while before he was tragically killed. Randy Rhoads’ shooting-star career was thanks to his early life, his early career, his career with Ozzy Osbourne, and his shocking and heart wrenching sudden death. Randy Rhoads was born on December 6, 1956. Since a young age, Randy wanted to play music. He took piano lessons for a short time, only for the purpose of learning to read music. After he…

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court had decided to legalize abortions; since then, there have been more than 58 million abortions performed in the United States. According to Snyder in his article, “every single day, more than 3,000 American babies are killed by abortion.” Why is it that the 9/11 tragedy, which killed almost 3000 people, is still a huge issue up until today, but when it comes to the issue of abortion, almost everyone is taking it for granted? People might think that the unborn…

Elise VonBergen Mr. Mackenzie Honors English 3 6 April 2016 Into the Coven: Women in Metal Music As the lights fade to black, thousands of black-clad music warriors erupt into roaring applause. The excitement is building, the anticipation of the show has everyone ready to jump out of their combat boots. Power-chords explode through the amplifiers and the crowd goes berserk as the gods of the evening burst onstage. Headbanging and yelling and mosh pits are abound. This event that is the pinnacle…

Dr. Mildred Jefferson was a physician and a political activist. She didn 't believe that abortions should by legalized and she fought for it. She once said, “The fight for the right of life is not the cause of a special few but the cause of every man, woman, and child who cares not only about his or her own family, but the whole family of man” (Bair). According to Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, unborn fetuses have the right to life, liberty, and justice, but abortion…