Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Niccolo Machiavelli were two important leaders and philosophers from two different time periods. Martin Luther King was a strong and respected leader who preached against segregation and racism during the civil rights era. Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and political philosopher known for his political views and writings. Though King and Machiavelli were known as philosophers, their views on certain topics could not be more different. Machiavelli believed that being vicious and ruthless in order to obtain a desired outcome is acceptable. On the other side, King believed that someone should do everything in their power to reach a moral goal, without acting in a violent manner. King's non violent direct action might not be the same as Machiavelli's ruthless beliefs, but King's idea of breaking the law to end segregation constitutes a Machiavellian argument.…
To begin, Selena was the queen of Tejano music. Selena started at a young age and sang at her family's restaurant. Selena was known as the top latin artist of the 90. Selena was a songwriter, singer, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. That's who Selena was.…
Beyonce Knowles is a much more important public figure than most people realize. She has been very influential, and inspired many young children through her career. Beyonce is someone I have personally always looked up to as a child, and even now as a young adult. She is a singer, songwriter, dancer, model, and actress who is very popular among people of all ages all across the world. Beyonce was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas to Tina and Mathew Knowles. Her career took off when she was only sixteen years of age. It was 1997 when her group “Destiny’s Child” signed with Columbia Records and grew in popularity. The group was incredibly successful until 2004 when the members decided to split up. Beyonce had already been signed by…
Whitney Houston is an American recording artist and actress whose career thrived in the mid 80’s to the early 90’s. Her powerful and unique voice is one that can be recognized by many people of all ages. Whitney’s song writing and music inspired millions all around the world on a daily basis. In her prime, the world was taken by the amassed global sales of her four albums that exceeded 86 million copies. Whitney Houston, whose voice is one of the best in the past three decades, has had quite an admirable life, many accomplishments, and has impacted the world in many ways.…
Throughout history, many presidents have come and gone. Some presidents became an inspiration to many because of their accomplishments and strengths, while others became an example of what not to do in life. Overall, America has seen some pretty strong and note worthy presidents. One amazing and powerful president was George Washington. George Washington is one of the strongest and most influential presidents America has ever seen.…
actress, model and recording artist. She began her career as a child fashion model when she was…
Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, Knowles started singing at an early age. As a child, she competed in local talent shows, and won many of these events by impressing audiences with her natural singing and dancing abilities. Beyonce knows how to stay at the top of her game. She keeps her fans surprised and up to date. Beyonce is a Singer, Dancer, Actress, and business owner. She has become the most successful female entertainer by keeping a young crowd and a young spirit when it comes to her music. Her music is body moving, its that type of music that you want forget even when your in 90's. Beyonce entered…
At, the time of World War 2 the best leader was Adolf Hitler. Hitler was not only a very powerful man, but also acquired a massive following of people. His influence with the people of Germany helped him succeed in millions of brutal killings and almost led to the takeover of the world itself. There are many reasons why Adolf Hitler was the most powerful leader of world war 2. To start off, Hitler wrote a famous book called Mein Kampf or “My struggle.”…
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Oprah Winfrey is an influential person because she has made a lot of different changes in the world and a lot of different impacts on other people's lives. Oprah is very helpful and she goes out of her way to do a good deed. She has made many good books about life. She is very understanding. She grew up with a single teenaged mother and had to live with her very poverty-stricken grandmother who made dresses for Oprah out of potato sacks. But the good thing about her grandmother was that she taught Oprah how to read before she was 3.…
Since the beginning of time there have been many famous thinkers and some of the individuals made a difference in society. Not only did he or she think each of them where creative in their own way.…
As the most of my peers, I have been asking myself a question, what is it really I want out of my life? This question has been bothering many people, and not only the college students who are trying to figure out the path which will lead them to the comfortable life. One might ask, what is that comfort that we all are striving for? Is it a state of mind or is it some unknown world that we are so eager to enter? Well, it varies from person to person, it depends on the life that the person has left behind when the decision to go to college was made. There are several aspects of our lives that could influence us and the future decisions that we'll make. The biggest part of our decision making is the way we were raised and the culture we have got…
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist born in Germany in 1879. He developed many scientific breakthroughs, which impacted the world as it is today. His mass-energy equivalence formula was crowned the most famous equation. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. The name Einstein has become practically synonymous with the word genius. Einstein once said, “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has it’s limits.”. Einstein was a creative man, this led him to be such an innovative scientist. In 1955, Einstein died from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. A study of Albert Einstein shows that he was a very controversial man, due to his involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb, the possibility that he was autistic, and his scandalous personal life.…
Has there ever been a person so significant that no matter what they can be counted on at any time to be there in your time of need a special someone who is there for every sporting event someone who not only a best friend but also a mentor the influence Matthew Boyd Smith has been shown throughout my entire life.…
