Each person has their own personality, but the way one acts today might be the result of what that person learned while growing up. One person can change another’s life in a variety of ways; a simple sentence from someone important to you can change your worldview completely. Other people’s influence is forever present in our daily lives, but only one is the most influential person in my life: my dad. Since the first moment I came into this world,...
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My older brother has been a critical motivation in my life. I cannot imagine life without my brother. One significant element that sets him apart is his humility. Despite being very successful, humility punctuates my brother’s life. His academic success is not the only point but also his entrepreneurial prowess. A lot of firsts in our family have been courtesy of him. As mentioned, you cannot discuss my brother and fail to notice or mention his humility. One would expect...
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Roseanne Barr had made her first appearance on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’, when most females were rarely on his show. When Roseanne made the appearance on the show, she immediately blew up overnight. She had a career that soon led her to be the star on her own show called ‘Roseanne’ and her three ex-husbands had made an appearance on the show, Ben Thomas, Tom Arnold and, Bill Pentland. Roseanne has three TV shows that she is stared...
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My grandma was owed a better life than the one that was handed to her. According to my mom, she was a survivor, a fighter, and the most beautiful women. She radiated class, elegance, and poise. She made my mom feel so loved and cared for. I feel that she is becoming a very, if not the most influential person of my childhood, but of my entire life so far. My mom and grandparents lived in a small one-bedroom apartment...
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Many people associate to the term ‘genius’ with someone who is beyond talented in subjects such as math and science. However, Martin Luther King Jr. re-defined this term for society and generations to come. His contributions to how society should function that affected the passage of history allow him to be associated with the genius of people like Socrates, Einstein, Newton, and many more. His genius was his understanding of how humans work. His genius was in his ability to...
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“Accomplishment begins with two words, I’ll try”. This quote that Abbey Nicole Curran once said is saying that there is no possible way of succeeding if you don’t take the shot at trying. The quote is about trying, because if you don’t there is no way of succeeding. Abbey Nicole Curran tried her best to become a pageant girl even though she had cerebral palsy. Abbey was an important and influential figure in history that had a positive impact on...
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It was the first day of the second-grade new school, new uniform, and new kids to try and get to know and become friends with. While another new student and I walked down the long corridor to the second-grade classroom, which was almost at the end of the first floor. I will never forget how nervous I was about starting a new school. First time I walked in that class I will not forget all the new faces I was...
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Everyone needs to be inspired, and inspiring others can only have positive effects. They can be the people that surround us in an everyday life. My inspiration consists of my parents, Oralia Reyes and Pedro Reyes. They are two full-blooded Mexican immigrants with remarkable stories of hard work, sacrifice, and resilience in a hostile society who left their country for a better life. Not only did they leave to have a better life themselves, but for me and my brothers...
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Robert Nesta Marley, popularly known for his stage name Bob Marley, was a famous Jamaican musician. He was born on February 6th, 1945. At the age of 14, he left his hometown, Saint Ann, and moved to Kingston to pursue his music career. While living in Kingston, Jamaica, he joined a religion called Rastafarianism. Rastafarianism is an Africa-centered religion which developed in Jamaica in the 1930s. In 1963, Bob Marley created a group called ‘The Wailers’. The group was influenced...
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As a child, I remember being engulfed in the many diverse and colorful sounds of jazz, rock & roll, country, Afro-Cuban/Latin, Afrobeat, and reggae. However, out of the superabundance of music that I was being fed, the positive vibrations of one genre infused itself with my being: reggae. I was probably born with the hunger for music, but after I listened to Bob Marley’s album ‘Legend’, I grew a thirst for rhetoric. Yes, my mother holds my entire house down,...
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My phone buzzes. An unfamiliar number with a mysterious number— I later find out it’s from Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). Profile pic showing a selfie of a 30-something woman, smiling with her son, a strange picture to receive as it’s almost black and white, a kind of warrior lady she seems to be. For the past three years, I have been getting dreams for this woman, Rani Lakshmi Bai. Over the years, I’ve pieced together parts of who she is; middle-aged,...
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I have met many people in my life, but the one person I have grown to love and cherish is my partner. I enjoy reminiscing my time spent with him the most, because he has become my most precious gem, my diamond in the ruff. He was born and raised in Torrance California. He is 6 feet tall and has the most beautiful hazel-colored eyes. He wears his heart on his sleeve and would give the shirt off his back...
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Oprah Winfrey is very well known as a TV host, celebrity and entrepreneur. On top of that, she is also a teacher, preacher and an advocate for women’s rights. In last year’s speech at the Golden Globes, Oprah declared that “a new day is on the horizon”. She started talking to all the young girls around the world, suggesting that the old days are in the past and women will be viewed equally, appreciated as equal and treated with respect....
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In this paper I will reflect on my own entrepreneurial profile and how it was influenced by Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey, in my opinion, has one of the most incredible modern rags-to-riches stories of all time. As you may know, Oprah Winfrey is the wealthiest African American of the twenty-first century, and with a net worth of over $3 billion, she is possibly the most powerful woman on the planet. Given her difficult childhood, her tremendous accomplishment is all the...
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Oprah Winfrey, an extremely important figure in American society, helped shape American culture and continues to make a lasting impact on our world as a whole. The first black female host of a national television talk show, Oprah produced and starred in ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’. The show, spanning from 1986-2011, aired for 25 seasons. As a media executive, actress, and philanthropist, Oprah is not only known for becoming the first female billionaire, but also for her positive influence on...
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Oprah Winfrey is a media giant and philanthropist. Oprah Winfrey has made many contributions and gone through many trials; all of this has shaped her into the amazing woman she is today. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born of a single teenage mother in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29, 1954. Oprah’s mother was Vernita Lee and at the time supported Oprah using welfare. Vernita Lee died November 22, 2018 at the age of 83. Oprah was raised by her very strict...
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The Beatles have influenced the world in unimaginable ways. “Beatlemania: extreme enthusiasm for the Beatles, as manifested in the frenzied behavior of their fans in the 1960s” (Oxford Languages). The Beatles have sold over 600 million albums worldwide (CBS). 600 million is an unfathomable number but in the case of the Beatles, it makes complete sense. The Beatles were a group of British men composed of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. These men met through the...
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When a person hears the word Jazz the first people they usually think about are Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, or Miles Davis. One person who fails to get the recognition that he deserves is Ian Ernest Gilmore Green better known as Gil Evans. After doing research on topics and people of Jazz history the most interesting and unspoken person encountered was Gil Evans. His accomplishments and contributions to Jazz usually fall under the radar in Jazz History. Evans’s unique music...
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It is impossible to deny that our lives are shaped by a multitude of influences, whether positive or negative, from advertising, through the media or by all kinds of leaders. When asked which people had the most significant impact on their own life, the most common answer for everyone is ‘my parents’. But outside of my parents, would be my middle school physical education teacher, Mr. Alain Donnat. But why and how this person has been so instrumental to me?...
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Dorothy Day was a writer and activist who later in life converted to Catholicism. She enjoyed helping people and bringing faith into the lives of others. According to Dorothy, faith was the most important thing for a human being to have, and it is what gives life purpose. She had a strong belief that one can’t obtain the ‘richness of life’ without some form of faith. One aspect of faith that was crucial to her beliefs and her life was...
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Peter McKinnon uses a wide range of photography techniques and styles, from interesting angles of not only portraits but also landscapes to different lighting techniques not commonly used by a photographer. Peter McKinnon tends to almost invent photography trends for small-time photographers such as ourselves who want to make it big in the photography industry as well as teaches us how he uses these photography trends in our own photographs, he does this through the platforms YouTube and Instagram where...
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People can be compared to seasons, they are born, they bloom, then they ebb away. Like spring, summer, and autumn they cannot stay. My grandmother was due to a much greater life than the one that was given to her. She was a fighter, a survivor, and the most gorgeous person I knew. She emitted poise, sophistication, and grace. I consider her not only the most influential individual in my childhood, but of my entire life so far. My parents...
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The Merriam Webster’s dictionary states that a life span is the average length of life of a kind of organism or of a material object, especially in a particular environment or under specified circumstances. It is basically the length of time in which a person or animal lives or a thing functions. The process of this paper is to write about the life of such a strong and independent woman who has had so much impact in my life. From...
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The word ‘hero’ holds significant meaning to me. A hero can be both a role model or a person who takes a bold step that requires braveness. A hero in more classical terms can also be someone who voluntarily puts their life in danger in order to save the life of another. I believe, however, that everyone has their own definition of a ‘hero’. My definition of a hero is someone who is perceptive, big hearted, and is able to...
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How Celebrities Influence the Dynamic of Relationships in Society through Functionalist Perspective. The emergence of such impressions categorizes modern human society as celebrity culture. Celebrity culture has risen under the influence of social changes, for instance, the decline in organized religion, the mediatization of society, a decline of the authority of traditional orientation groups, and commercialization. In simpler, definition celebrity culture is the custom that focuses on famous individuals for some reason. Celebrity culture might also be harmful since it...
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James Marshall Hendrix, or otherwise known as Jimi Hendrix, is one of the most influential musical figures in music history. Recognized as one of the most genius guitarists, singers, and songwriters of the ’60s, Jimi Hendrix has paved the way for what is rock and roll today. Hendrix is presumably considered as one of the most original and greatest electric guitarists of all time. He is notably remembered for experimenting and combining a variety of different genres of music and...
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The Impact Of Castro Fidel Castro’s role has had an incredible impact on the culture of Miami. The city has gone from a retirement area for businessmen, to an area used as a refuge or people fleeing Cuba. The culture is now predominantly Latin. When Castro ascended into rule, he became a catalyst that led many to flee Cuba, no matter the risk. People would come over by very perilous means, just to escape. As they planted roots in south...
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“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” (Nietzsche) The intriguing novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde entertains the idea of negative influence in a person’s life. Dorian Gray, the main character, is an innocent young man at the beginning of the novel who gradually changes for the worst after his multiple encounters with Lord Henry, and the rest of...
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Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. His family was from Slovakia, a country in central Europe. As immigrants, his family struggled to support themselves in America’s time of economic distress. According to Biography, Warhol grew up immersed in his Slovakian culture (“Andy Warhol”). When he was eight, he was diagnosed with a disease called Chorea. Warhol suffered from impaired movement and balance along with physical imperfections. While he was limited of activities due to the...
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Through this paper, it was proven that Andy Warhol has influenced the ways that Ed Paschke manifests the creations of his artwork. With Andy Warhol’s use of color and style, Ed Paschke used visually similar aspects to portray his style of Pop art. Andy Warhol’s artworks of ‘The Scream After Munch 1984’ and ‘Muhammad Ali 1978’ influenced the ways that Ed Paschke manifests the creations of his artworks ‘Femme Noir 1987’ and ‘Boxer with Masque 2004’ through his use of...
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