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Lee De Forest

was born Aug. 26, 1873, Council Bluffs, Iowa. De Forest was the son of a Congregational minister. His father moved the family to Alabama and there assumed the presidency of the nearly bankrupt Talladega College for Negroes. Excluded by citizens of the white community who resented his father\'s ...

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A Clockwork Orange

"Eat this sweetish segment or spit it out. You are free." -Anthony Burgess Anthony Burgess has been heralded as one of the greatest literary geniuses of the twentieth century. Although Burgess has over thirty works of published literature, his most famous ...

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Its A Good Thing Harry Met Sally

It’s a Good Thing Harry Met Sally The 1989 film, “When Harry Met Sally” is a romantic-comedy masterpiece. It exhilarates us, and leaves us breathless, desperate for more. It isn’t the best romantic-comedy ever made, but it certainly falls right into the category of “classics”. Genius Rob Reiner ...

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Colorado

State Flag Page 2 Map of Page 3 State Location, Geography and Climate Page 4 U.S. Map with Colorado Location Page 6 State Bird, Flower, Tree, Motto and Seal Page 7 Ancient History of Colorado Page 8 Recent History of Colorado Page 10 ...

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Stephen King

's first novel would never have been published if not for his wife Tabitha - she removed it from the garbage where he had thrown it. Three months later when he submitted it to Doubleday publishing, he received a $2500 advance on the book that went on to sell a modest 13,000 hardcover copies. The ...

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Roswell Speech

In the summer of 1947 a series of puzzling events took place at Roswell, New Mexico. In the early days of July one of the influential and concrete UFO cases of all time evolved. It is not exactly known what took place due to various military and government cover-up campaigns. My proposition is ...

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Lee De Forest

was born Aug. 26, 1873, Council Bluffs, Iowa. De Forest was the son of a Congregational minister. His father moved the family to Alabama and there assumed the presidency of the nearly bankrupt Talladega College for Negroes. Excluded by citizens of the white community who resented his father's ...

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Who Didn't Kill JFK?

On November 22, 1963 at 12:31 in Dallas Texas President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed. Only one man, Lee Harvey Oswald, was arrested in the hours following the assassination. Was Oswald the lone assassin, or a just a patsy as he claimed. Oswald was set up from the day the plot was ...

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A Clockwork Orange

“Eat this sweetish segment or spit it out. You are free.” -Anthony Burgess Anthony Burgess has been heralded as one of the greatest literary geniuses of the twentieth century. Although Burgess has over thirty works of published literature, his most famous is . Burgess’s novel is a futuristic ...

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Lizzie Borden

It is best described by the closing arguments for \'s defense, made by her attorney, George D. Robinson: The case has mystified and fascinated those interested in crime forover on hundred years. Very few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders of Andrew ...

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Lizzie Borden 2

It is best described by the closing arguments for Lizzie Borden's defense, made by her attorney, George D. Robinson: The Lizzie Borden case has mystified and fascinated those interested in crime forover on hundred years. Very few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the ...

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Human Genome Project 2

It all started back in 1953 with two men by the names of James D. Watson and Francis Crick when they discovered the double-helical structure of DNA. Little did they know they were opening the door to the creation of a perfect world. In 1986, the Human Genome Project, led up by the National ...

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Egyptian Cosmogony

Back ground of black culture and music Music is and has been an incredibly important part of black culture, when studying any type of black music it is very much an exploration into the back mind. Music has been part of the black cultural scene dating back to slavery. Although Jazz music is loved ...

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The Use Of Propaganda In The N

"propaganda", what comes to mind? Would it bring a positive response? Would it bring a negative response? When one thinks of "propaganda" in association with the Holocaust, what comes to mind? A positive response or a negative response? Most likely a negative response. Why is "propaganda" ...

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Saddam Hussein: The U.S Portrayal Of Evil Encarnate

When Iraq invaded and occupied the country of Kuwait in August 1990, the Bush administration was faced with several dilemmas. From a foreign policy point of view, this action could greatly destabilize the balance of power in a part of the world that was vital to U.S. interests. The United States ...

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Walt Disney

Unfortunately for later generations, “…’s earliest drawings were not preserved. Since paper was scarce on the farm Walt resorted to drawing on toilet paper. For obvious reasons, those drawings did not survive” (Cole 13). From drawing on toilet paper, to painting with tar on the side of his ...

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Ron Howard

Ronald William Howard was born March 1st, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma. He is the older of two brothers. His parents, Rance Howard his father was an actor, director and writer, his mother Jean Howard was an actress, in 1959 his family relocated to Hollywood. Young Ron quickly joined the family ...

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Famous Author- Samuel Selvon

Samuel Selvon, author of novels, plays, film, television, and radio, was born in 1923 in South Trinidad to an Indian father and an Indian/Scottish mother. He grew up in Trinidad's multi-racial society and graduated from San Fernando's Naparima College in 1938. Selvon began writing fiction and ...

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The Vietnam War And Hollywood Movies

"Vietnam was the longest war in American history." It lasted more than ten years and killed hundreds of lives. The media was a big part of the war. Back at home in the U.S., televisions, radios, newspapers, and especially Hollywood movies portrayed the war in Vietnam. During the late 60’s to late ...

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A Scene From Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets"

Considered to be one of the most consistently inventive American directors in the last thirty years, Martin Scorsese has brought to life some of the most violently thought provoking stories onto the screen. Many of his films deal with life in the Mafia. Some have dealt with psychotics and ...

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