singer‚ Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. Her parents were Edna Scottron Horne and Edwin "Teddy" Horne. Since her mother traveled as part of various theater troupes‚ Horne alternately accompanied her on the road and stayed with family and friends around the country. Lena Horne was the youngest member of the NAACP. Lena’s photo appeared in the October 1919 issue of the NAACP Branch Bulletin. Lena’s parents divorced‚ when she was three. Due to her mother traveling‚ Lena grew up
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Introduction Lena Baker was a black woman who endured a horrendous ordeal during her life. Born in a small town in Georgia‚ Lena lived with her mother and three children. Accused of murdering her employer Ernest Knight‚ Lena Baker alleged that he verbally and physically abused her. Keeping her as a prisoner‚ Lena yearned for freedom and sought many avenues to obtain it. Ernest Knight was a white man‚ a local gristmill owner who was determined to keep Lena not only as an employee‚ but also as
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Lena horne BIOGRAPHY! Actress and singer Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. She left school at age 16 to help support her mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem. She later sang at Carnegie Hall and appeared in such films as Stormy Weather and The Wiz. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups‚ and refused to play roles that stereotyped African-American women. Contents Synopsis Early Life Early Career Activism and Blacklists
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The black widow: Agrippina the younger Julia Augusta Agrippina‚ also known as Agrippina the younger‚ was born on November 6 or 7‚ 15 AD. She was born in Oppidum Ubiorum a Roman outpost located in present day Cologne‚ Germany. Agrippina died on March 23‚ 59 AD in Miseno‚ Italy. Agrippina was the first daughter and fourth living child of Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus. She had 3 older brothers‚ Nero‚ Drusus and Caligula‚ and 2 younger sisters‚ Drusilla and Julia Livilla. She lived during the
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Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger‚ the wife of Claudius and mother of Nero‚ was one of the most famous women in Roman history and one of the greatest influences on Nero’s reign. She was an intelligent woman that was willing to do anything to help her son‚ Nero‚ inherit the throne. However‚ Nero thought that she was too powerful during his reign that he was the one to plan her death in 59 CE. Agrippina was born in Ara Ubiorum‚ Rome on November 6‚ 15 CE. Her parents‚ Agrippina the
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Personality Agrippina The Younger Historical Context Roman Social and political structures Imperial Family Emperor From the time of Augustus‚ exercised total control over * Political * Military * Economic * Religious affairs Family Members of the Juio-Claudian family enjoyed considerable power and influence Upper Classes Consular Came from noble families – senators who had achieved office of consul and were respected because of their experience and authority
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Unique Identities In the Younger family there are three generations of women which are Lena Younger‚ Ruth Younger‚ and Beneatha Younger. Each person’s look on society and how they grew up make them differ. Having goals helps portray their identity in this article‚ in which they are ‘Unique’. Lena Younger (Mama) is a very hardworking‚ faithful woman. Her nurturing personality is symbolized by her houseplant. She dedicates her whole life to her children‚ but struggles to instill her value in them
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Lena (Mama) Younger – A Dissection of Character Personality and actions are definitive pieces of a person‚ but what makes someone’s identity wholly unique to that individual? A person’s core traits allow another being the ability to discern exactly what motivates that person. In the case of Lena Younger‚ or Mama as she is known‚ her identity rests on her pride as an African-American woman‚ the racially motivated world she has grown up in‚ and her immense love of her children. All of these
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 1 BCE ’ CE 65)‚ one of the most famous later Stoic philosophers who had a huge contribution to the Stoicism in Roman Imperial Period‚ claimed that practicing philosophy is the only way to live a good live (Cooper and Procope 1995: xv; Seneca Letter XC Ex. 1). It was a very brave statement at that time and has been a controversy until now. This essay will explain what philosophy and good life are in Seneca’s view‚ then consider the role of philosophy‚ and finally extend
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In his letter 6.16‚ Pliny the Younger tells the story of the demise of his uncle‚ Pliny the Elder‚ to his historian friend‚ Tacitus. Throughout his story‚ Pliny makes his uncle seem like a larger than life hero who can do no wrong. Pliny the Younger uses a laudatory and slightly boastful tone to show his respect and reverence for his uncle‚ who Pliny believes should be immortalized in history forever. Pliny the Younger first begins to show his respect for Pliny the Elder as soon as Mount Vesuvius
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