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    The Unique Icon ( ) In our life we meet many people but some of them are unforgettable because they affect us and form our character‚ our ideas‚ and views in life. They have immortalized their names in human history. On the other hand‚ there are a lot of people who live and die without leaving any influence and nobody remembers them. Person who had unique traits‚ influence achievements‚ live forever and unforgettable. Do you know the 117th pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the see of St. Mark who

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    Waffle House: Pop Culture Icon Waffle House remains cemented in pop culture as a place where one can enjoy a meal with friends at any hour. This image of a fun‚ all night hangout has recently been tarnished by multiple allegations of racism on the part of both customers and employees. Our group feels the best way to combat this negative association between the restaurant and discrimination would be for Waffle House to become positively involved in charities to support historically African American

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    Coco Chanel: A Fashion Icon Legacy Thinking of fashion‚ many names come into mind: Gucci‚ Louis Vuitton‚ Dior‚ Burberry‚ Marc Jacobs‚ and Yves Saint Laurent‚ but the one that sticks out over all of these seems to constantly be Chanel. Chanel’s story is most inspiring due to her journey; she was not born into the glamour life. Chanel had to work for success‚ coming up from impoverishment‚ not even bringing a family with her out of it. She was to be the name on the company‚ the one that will be

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    Charles Mingus‚ an icon in the Jazz world “only second to Duke Ellington (CHARLES MINGUS BIO). Mingus played a very important role in the development of jazz music‚ he left his mark on the world that got him a lot of recognition. Along with a plethora of grants that were donated to him and the different organizations that were centered on him. He was also honored in New York City by having a “Charles Mingus Day” dedicated to him and many other dedications and assortments of honoring’s (CHARLES MINGUS

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    have scraped up a spot alongside the literary greats as number ninety-seven in Time Magazine’s ‘Top 100 Books Of All Time’. This may not come to a surprise to most of you‚ as the several books and films make it clear that the popular franchise is an icon in pop culture. But yet‚ I think we are forgetting that a classic should be more than just petty delight. Which leaves me asking; where is our appreciation of

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    Ballet Pioneers and Icons George Balanchine was born in Russia to a promising future of Ballet. Balanchine’s father was a composer which led to Balanchine studying the piano. When he was ten years old‚ he began lessons at the Imperial Ballet School where he learned Russian styles of dance. He went to the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music to study piano and also to continue his study of ballet. Balanchine gathered a group of dancers to present his choreography until a manager of the Ballet

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    1950s‚ emblematic of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade‚ her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[1] She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.[2] Born and raised in Los Angeles‚ Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and an orphanage and married for the first time at the age of sixteen. While working in a factory as part of the war effort in 1944‚ she met a photographer and

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    CHARLES MANSON BY: JACOB A. BOOKOUT Charles Manson is a convicted serial killer who has become an icon of evil. In the late 1960’s‚ Manson founded a hippie cult group known as “the Family” whom he manipulated into brutally killing others on his behalf. Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati‚ Ohio to 16 year-old Kathleen Maddox. Kathleen had run away from home at the age of 15 and spent the next few decades drinking too much‚ with periods of time spend in jail. Since his mother couldn’t take

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    In this day and age‚ almost everyone who has been exposed to American pop culture has become very familiar with a prominent set of “princess” movies that ended up shaping Disney into what it is today. First released in 1989‚ The Little Mermaid has become a long standing proclamation that through the power of an unbreakable will and the act of necessary sacrifice‚ an endearing end will be met where one will be undoubtedly fulfilled with utmost gratification and supreme happiness. Ariel from The Little

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    From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to today’s global corporation‚ The Walt Disney Company continues to proudly provide quality entertainment for every member of the family‚ across America and around the world. The Birth of a US Icon October 16‚ 1923 Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies — this date is considered the start of the Disney company first known as The Disney Brothers Studio. In 1923‚ Disney joined his brother Roy O. Disney

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