activism‚ he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the South and other areas of the nation‚ as well as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964‚ among several other honors. King was assassinated in April 1968‚ and continues to be remembered as one of the most lauded African-ABorn as Michael King Jr. on January 15‚ 1929‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was the middle child of Michael King
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Introduction Humanities is the academic discipline that study human culture ‚ incorporating methods that are critical‚ analytical and hypothetical that also have important historic components‚ acclaimed from the approaches from natural science. Humanities consist of philosophy‚ performing arts‚ modern and ancient languages‚ literature‚ religion and visual. Social sciences such as history‚ anthropology‚ area studies‚ communications studies‚ cultural studies‚ linguistics and law are also viewed as
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King is still proclaimed the greatest Black leader of the 20th century. His efforts to unite the oppressed and the free brought him many awards‚ including the Nobel Peace Prize. King’s vehicles of protest were the sit-ins‚ boycotts and marches. “We Shall Overcome” was his rallying cry and the cities of Selma and Montgomery‚ the battlegrounds where he fought for our rights. He showed a nation of 22‚000‚000 Blacks‚ why
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The Ancient Maya By Emily Guyer The Ancient Maya are different from the Maya today. The Mayan culture does not do the same tradition’s that their ancestors did. One of them is the law that they follow. It’s very different from the law’s that are in the US. The language that they speak is spanish. They are only allowed to speak it. Because the spanish wiped out that language from there colcher. The Maya lived all over Central America. Each temple or city lived in a city-state. There was one City-
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growth in the studies of social entrepreneurship on the level of business administration and microeconomics. This has been especially the case since Muhammad Yunus‚ founder of the Grameen Bank and a renowned example of a social enterprise‚ won the Nobel Peace Price in 2006. However‚ the increase in academic interest has largely been confined to case studies or efforts to find a common definition of social entrepreneurship (Pariyar and Ward‚ 2005‚ p.1). What the current academic literature does not provide
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particular printed‚ "Tens of thousands demonstrated in Melbourne‚ Australia‚ on Friday -- the biggest peace march the city has seen since the Vietnam War" (Cities Jammed in ). Using these large numbers makes the public think that the majority of not only the United States‚ but the whole world is against the war in Iraq. In the article‚ it also showcases the appearance of many Nobel Peace Prize winners at the
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known as the Green Mansion. George Clooney‚ also a Hollywood actor is noted for his political activism. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a respected environmental advocate‚ while Al Gore‚ former US Vice President and environmental activist‚ received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in climate change activism. In this image‚ the participants are standing and sitting looking at the camera (outside of the frame). For this
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Script Hello‚ my name is Albert Einstein. I was born in Ulm‚ Germany on March 14‚ 1879. My parent’s names were Hermann and Pauline. As a young child my father Hermann (hair-mon)was originally a featherbed salesman and later ran an electrochemical factory with moderate success. When I was one year old‚ my dad teamed up with my Uncle Jacob and created an electrochemical factory. Although my father was a good role model‚ my parents would call me “slow and dreamy”. As a child‚ I was always fascinated
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Imp:- Role of Women in Modern World Looking back at history pages of ancient times‚ we find that women were treated with respect in the Indian society. In the Vedic age women were educated. However‚ as society became orthodox‚ there was change in their status. They were confined to the four walls of kitchen and occupied in rearing children. Men became bread earners. The roles of men and women were thus separated. But now the social scene has considerably changed. Women all over the world are
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Professor GNDR 345-01 10 November 2011 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: A short journey through her many life accomplishments In my opinion Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a very strong woman and she should be looked up to by many women and children and men should also look up to her strength. While doing some research on Sirleaf I found out some very surprising information about her. I would have never known that Sirleaf was able to become president of Liberia being technically multiracial and because of that
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