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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety Felix Mendelssohn. He was a very privileged child. He used is his talents for the better. All in the short period of time, he was alive. Felix Mendelssohn was born on 3 February 1809, in Hamburg Germany. He was the grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. Felix was born into a prominent Jewish family. Although initially he was brought up without religion and was later baptized as a Reformed Christian. His father was Abraham Mendelssohn who…

Ernest J. Gaines, the author of a number of novels and stories such as The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Lesson before Dying, Catherine Carmier, Bloodline, In My Father’s House, A Gathering of Old Men, The Sky Is Gray… is a well-known African American writer. Not only is he a writer, Ernest J. Gaines has also gained his fame in the educational field while he worked for several universities and colleges. Louisianan Ernest J. Gaines was born in 1933. He is the oldest of the twelve siblings…

outdoor or indoor course, consisting of jumps, mud, sharp turns and many more obstacles. This sport originated in Brittan as an off road race called scrambling. Motocross soon went international, resulting in many fans and spectators (Jeremy McGrath” Wikipedia). Late nineteen hundreds motocross was a major sport in the United States. Many young riders established interest towards the sport, and soon made it a career. As motocross became more popular, two young riders became very favorable to the…

The ship, “...carrying a full load of manganese ore and with one engine out of action, went missing without a trace with a crew of 309 sometime after March 4, 1918 after departing the island of Barbados” (Wikipedia). Some of the independent theories blame storms, capsizing, and some even suggest that wartime enemy activity was to blame for the loss of the ship. Two of the Cyclops’s sister ships, Proteus and Nereus, were later lost in the North Atlantic during…

that it had little hype going into it and it co-starred a relative unknown with some German sounding name that it turns out was Austrian. However, considering it only had a budget of $6.4 million and it made $78 million worldwide according to the Wikipedia page about the franchise, the producers were no doubt happy with the result. “Terminator 2” was the highpoint of the franchise in terms of box office draw and overall awesomeness. As an added bonus, this formerly unknown costar with Linda…

Low morality, morality, values and society Morality is a set of beliefs or ideas about what is wrong or right about how people should behave Low morals is most likely the person meant that you do not stick to moral standards. Today we see a world where people narrow mindedly abuse and neglect all these beliefs forced marriages of child, abuse of the elderly human trafficking of women and children, children disrespecting their teachers. Transmission of knowledge is no more a societal priority…

characterized by eating large amounts of food during emotional outbreaks (Wikipedia par. 1). Binge eating disorder can affect anyone at any time and usually leads to obesity if the person was initially thin (Wikipedia par. 15). Antidepressants such as fluoxetine or sertraline are effective in suppressing binge eating along with anticonvulsant medications such as topiramate and zonisamide which suppress appetite (Wikipedia par. 13). A big drawback of drugs is that they can not ‘cure’ obesity and…

colonial criticism has a unique perspective and though it may be similar to cultural studies, it has to be studied independently. Post-colonial criticism also takes the form of literature composed by authors that critique Euro-centric hegemony (Wikipedia). Post colonial criticism is concerned with the literature written solely by the colonizers and the colonized. Post-colonial theory looks at issues of power, economics, politics, religion, and culture and how these elements work in relation to…

Have you ever found yourself watching a person so intently, wondering why they were doing what they were doing? Have you ever sat back and listened to a person speak and thought to yourself, ‘where did that come from?’ Have you ever questioned why a person thought something was a good idea when you could clearly see it was not? We have all done these things time and time again. Similarly, people have thought these very things about each of us. Every person is unique, behaving in a way that suits…

In his article “The rise of illiberal democracy” Fareed Zakaria used a term “illiberal democracy” in the journal “Foreign Affairs” in 1997. In the article he discussed the level of liberties and freedom in the countries that are democracies officially. He divided them into two polar groups: liberal democracies and illiberal democracies. He also gave the description for each of the groups and the reasons why he determined this or that country into a particular group. Let’s try to figure out what…