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Music has the power to change lives. It allows people the freedom to express themselves in ways that is normally not possible and thus making people more themselves which in turn changes a culture. There comes a time in every generation where a pop star icon emergis. A true pop icon will be someone who is very influential to the music industry and to the culture. This individual will also be someone who has the potential to go down in history as one of the greatest. Among the list of influential…

was still dancing despite her age. She hardly looked or acted her age and was clearly on her way to fulfilling National Geographic journalist Dan Buettner’s task of living to be over one hundred which he investigates in his speech “How to Live to be 100+”. In his speech, Buettner delves into what exactly extends life by looking into so called Blue Zones or “ areas where people are living to age one hundred at rates up to ten times greater than we are, areas where the life expectancy is an extra…

span of 100 years, the Buendía family recycled and reused the names of the original family members, José Arcadio, Aureliano, Amaranta, and Úrsula, and send the following generations of the family to drown under waves and waves of predetermined doom. The lives of the new name-bearers carry strains of the originals, as if their names are made up of the talents, characteristics, abilities, tragedies, and traits of their predecessors that manifest themselves in their new host. The characters of 100…

September 11, 2001, I had no meaning of the word “terrorist.” It wasn’t until my college years when I began to truly understand what motivates a group of people to partake in such actions. After viewing the interesting video, A Legacy of Violence: 100 Years of Terror (Setton, Mudd, & Carroll, 2000), I discovered one aspect that could drive people to engage in these violent behaviors. Though I don’t agree with terrorism, I now understand how colonialism can prompt such responses and generate…

Jalyn Prewitt HON 100 (Seminar) A higher power, whether of spirit or of nature, gifted all organisms one ever-changing opportunity to live a life fulfilled. This one opportunity provides every being with protection, sustainability, and growth. This single opportunity possesses the only known sources of life for galaxies around. This lone opportunity is our earth. Our earth has given us the resources needed to survive on essentially a floating incubator—providing all its inhabitants with warmth…

pastor, and activist around his community in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been a columnist for the Daily News Journal for about three years now and is continuing to further his career through outreach and mentoring. He is the author of “ The Power of 100” and bases most of his articles around racial, social, and political issues. His use of colloquial tone, anaphora, and personal experience help to engage and persuade his audience towards his argument in each article. King is almost solely known…

Michael Jackson’s sixth album, “Thriller,” is Michael's one of the most famous album. The album was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records and have won eight Grammy Awards in 1984. Even till today it’s still the best selling album in music. It have a totally of nine songs, including, “Beat it,” “Billie Jean,” “The Girl is Mine,” “Thriller,” and many more. The songs on the album includes pop, rock, R&B, funk, and disco. Most of the songs are in the format of simple verse chorus where…

when it comes to their reputation, especially in the age we live in now where almost anything that has sparked controversies in the past can be looked up at any point in time. A prime example is rap artist Kanye West, who was titled as one of the “100 Most Influential…

It comes without surprise that Lara Fabian is an ultimate diva of contemporary music society. The incredible musician has over 1.2 million followers on Facebook and more that 69.7 k fans of Twitter. Over a year ago her songs on YouTube had reached over 312 million views, and all these explain her exemplary popularity. I have chosen to write about Lara Fabian because she is one of those superstars who have made significant strides in transforming the lives of their music fans. Fabian is my…

AHi i am AJ Baldaccini. I am a 7th grade student in lake Zurich IL. I am writing to you because we have been discussing the 100 People Who Changed The World. Me and my class have been talking about some of the people who changed the world. I believe that choosing people for the 100 People Who Changed The World is very hard. One of my favorites from the book is Abraham Lincoln. Before i read the book i barely had any knowledge of Abraham Lincoln. Some of His accomplishments where that he ended…