Samuel Beckett, regarded as one of the best Theater of the Absurd geniuses of all time, is an Irish playwright and director of the avant-garde. Living in Paris France for the majority of his life, he wrote in both English and French. Using bleak and hopeless themes, his works depict a harsh attack on realism and challenge the very meaning of life. Beckett’s works opened the world of theater to many interesting possibilities in drama and fiction. He introduced to theater and novel the idea that the…

October 2015 The Greatest of All Time Christianity, or the belief that Jesus Christ is the messiah, is the most popular religion in the world with 2.2 billion followers (“Global Christianity”). There are few people throughout the entire world who have never heard the name Jesus Christ. Most people know him by hearing of his life story or because of the famous holidays celebrating events of his life such as Easter or Christmas. Jesus Christ is the greatest leader of all time and has proven this by being…

change the world if you have the right intentions. Harriet’s determination to get freedom for herself, family, and all other African Americans was truly inspiring. Tubman went against all odds and managed to save so many lives. In history today, Tubman is looked to be one of the most important figures in America’s history. Harriet Tubman was one the most influential women of all time. Harriet escaped slavery in the south, helped thousands of African Americans escape slavery by using the Underground…

Mary Ainsworth and Attachment Mary Ainsworth was an influential psychologist in the area of attachment. She had a great life and not only helped further other psychologists’ findings, but also made significant findings of her own. Historical Context The types of studies in the area of attachments before Mary Ainsworth were the works of Harry Harlow, John Bowlby, and William Blatz. Harry Harlow was born October 31st, 1905 in Iowa to a small farming community. He obtained his BA and PhD at Stanford…

Andrew Jackson’s influence on the politics of his time was remarkable. He was the only president to have an era named after him. He also changed the way this country was run and expanded the country’s borders. He changed much, but the four most important aspects of this era, in chronological order, were his victory over the British, his defeat in the presidential race of 1824, his successful presidential campaign in 1828, and his decision to remove Native Americans to land west of the Mississippi…

Psychologist and Writer Timothy Leary once famously said, "I declare that the Beatles are mutants. Prototypes of evolutionary agents sent by God, endowed with a mysterious power to create a new human species, a young race of laughing freemen." , and I completely agree as does most of history. The Beatles were one of the greatest and influential musical acts of all time. They were one of very few artist to have multiple songs on the Billboard 100 in the top 10 and are the only artist to sell over…

What if the most influential leader of all time died, how would you react? In this case, he was one of the most recognizable leaders in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. His untimely death caused an uproar of chaos and riots throughout the United States. Little do people know that Kansas City was one of the many cities affected by the death of Martin Luther King. It all started on April 9, 1968, when schools in the Kansas City, Missouri school district were not being excused from school…

Carl Rogers Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was an influential humanistic psychologist, who built off the foundation laid by Maslow (McLeod, 2007). As set out below, Rogers established nineteen propositions that form the foundation of his theories (Guide, n.d.): 1. People make sense of themselves, others and the world based on their unique and constantly changing experiences. 2. A person’s understanding of reality is unique and shaped by what the person experiences and how the person deals with those…

what you all want to be when you grow up. Maybe you were influenced by your family, maybe your friends, or maybe even where you grew up. Interesting enough, I was realized what I wanted to do after being influenced by the best TV series. Thesis: Criminal Minds is the most influential TV series of all time. Audience Connection: It should be the next TV series you watch on Netflix. Preview: Today I will convince you why Saturday Night Live influential but telling you what the show is all about,…

Mrs. Sessions ENG 233 6 December, 2016 Shakespeare: The Most Influential Poet of All Shakespeare, the most recognizable and famed Author/Poet to ever live, is still such a largely loved and extremely relevant character even I today 's society.. He is a widely acclaimed artist who over the span of his life has amassed many of followers and has been acknowledged by many as the greatest Dramatist of all time. He has accomplished many things throughout his life and has made his way into…