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Every time Johnny Cash would step out in front of a crowd he would greet his millions of followers with the same line: “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”. He would be greeted with roars, hollers, and cheers whenever he was seen. Cash influenced a generation and blended music genres to bring the country together. Known as The Man in Black, for it was the only color he would wear after 1957 (Streissguth 80). Cash through his more than 50 year career had thirteen number 1 hits (Macnie). Johnny Cash evolved country music and became a quintessential American hero, admired and adored by millions.

Cobain decided that he would leave the house. He packed up his stuff and occasionally stayed with his friends or on the streets. He eventually found an apartment that he rented, and while occupying the building he went to many rock concerts. Around this time, he met Krist Novoselic who he eventually befriended and started a band with. Together, they created “Nirvana”. The first few years of the band were hard as they had trouble gathering crowds to watch their shows. They released one album in 1989 entitled “Bleach” with drummer Chad

As Jimi Hendrix matured, he turned to his guitar skills when nothing else was working for him. He joined a blues and rhythm circuit that traveled around playing at different restaurants in Nashville. Jimi was only a sideman and was making only a little money, if any at all. Hendrix was sick of being a sideman and decided to move to New York City to try and make it big. Being unfamiliar with New York City, Hendrix met Fanyne Pridgeon, a local Harlem native. She and Hendrix grew close over the years as she introduced him to other musicians such as the Allen twins. The Allen Twins played a big part in Hendrix's early career as the pushed him to succeed because they knew that he had talent. Because of the help of the Allen twins and Fayne Pridgeon, Hendrix won his first prize in the Apollo Theater. Later on, Jimi met a man named Curtis Knight who was the lead singer of Curtis Knight and the Squires. Hendrix and Knight quickly became close friends. Knight knew the music industry and helped out Hendrix. Though Knight helped Hendrix, he also hurt him. Knight introduced Hendrix to Greenwhich Village. This is where all the music was, but that's not all. Marijuana, Cocaine, and pep pills were all introduced to Hendrix and became apart of his daily life, as he

Charles Manson became known worldwide after helping commit numerous gruesome murders near Hollywood, California. Although, Manson’s legal troubles did not start from that point, he had been in and out of institutions and prisons since the age of twelve, for many different reasons. “For, let out of prison in 1967, the year of ‘the summer of love,’ he became the most hated and vilified figure in America, a symbol of everything that had gone wrong in the ‘60s” (Smith). Even though his release from prison was short lived, he managed to do a lot of damage during his time of freedom. Manson received a life sentence in May of 1970 for the nine murders he helped execute (Baughman). Charles Manson is a well recognized name across the United States.

Throughout the movie there are a series of question and answer sessions between the filmmaker and the various members of the band, other times the movie brings us to their dwindling concerts and album signings. Eventually at the lowest point the band learns that they are popular in Japan and there, they are rejoined by a band mate who left under unfavorable circumstances.

Charles Manson is an extremely intelligent and persuasive man, that created his own cult and manipulated people to kill for him, which led to his never being found guilty of committing murder, although serving time in jail for conspiracy to commit murder. His followers carried out several notorious murders in the late 1960’s. The cult was known as the Manson Family. He was roughly in his thirties when the cult was recognized. Born in Ohio in 1934 he did not have much of a childhood. He lived out most of his childhood moving around. His mother couldn’t take care of him so Charles spent his youth at homes of various relatives. He also spent large amounts of time in special reform schools and boys homes. By the age nine Manson had already began stealing. Burglary and stealing cars were added to his repertoire. As he grew older his crimes became more frequent.

Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 12, 1934. He was born to Kathleen Maddox and an unknown father. Maddox was 16 years old when he was born and she was an alcoholic and a prostitute. She married William Manson

Charles Manson believed that he was the new Messiah and that after a "nuclear attack" he and his followers would be saved by hiding in a secret world under the desert. His prophetic visions included a belief that the race war would result in a black victory, and Manson along with his Family members would have to mentor the black community, as they would lack experience to run the planet. As Manson and the Family were to be the beneficiaries of the race war, he told his followers that they had to help initiate it. On August 9, 1969, at Roman Polanski's Beverly Hills home at 10050 Cielo Drive. Manson Family members chose-Charles "Tex" Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Linda Kasabian—to carry out the murders. Kasabian acted as the

There have been a lot of rulers in the world that have been remembered for great achievements. However, some rulers were terrible leaders and have been remembered for terrible things., Vlad the Impaler was one of the leaders. His decisions about how to rule made history because of their cruelty. Vlad the Impaler, who descended from Vlad ll Dracula had a unique personality, and some choices of punishments that made history.

The group lived out the heavy metal lifestyle to the max. From getting addicted to drugs, to the different unthinkable mishaps these guys did it all. Yet, most of the off stage activities were turned into album and song titles for the band. Vince Neil, the lead vocalist, ran into many complications with alcohol, but one of the most memorable was when he was accused of vehicular manslaughter. Neil was driving while intoxicated when he got into a head on car accident and killed the passenger in the car. Nicholas Dingley is the man who got killed, and the album Theater of Pain, was dedicated to him in remembrance of his life. Another incident with drugs involved Nikki Sixx, who suffered with a heroin addiction for over a year. The last time he used heroin he overdosed, and according to the first responders they declared him dead on the scene. However, the paramedic who showed up on the scene was a Motley Crue fan, so he did everything he could and ended up giving him an injection and revived Sixx. From this situation, the song Kickstart My Heart came about. Even with all these activities, the band used them to benefit the popularity of the

As I’ve said previously, the life of Charles Manson revolved around interpersonal violence. From an early age Manson was the victim of child neglect – his mother (Kathleen Maddox) would leave him with neighbors, “for an hour, then disappear for days or weeks,”

Vlad the Impaler a name said in many variations, Vlad, Vlad the Impaler, Vlad Tepes, and Vlad Dracula all had the same evil man lurking behind it. A man that has killed about 100,000 people most of which impaled through the torso with a wooden stake. Vlad’s background, reign, and fall will all be presented through this essay.

There are longstanding legends in Romania of a man who was cold blooded and blood thirsty, a man who was practically immortal(Norine). Vlad The Impaler may not have been cold blooded from berth as many historians would have people believe. Vlad had responsibility thrust upon him that made him who he was. Eventually he became legend although no one remembers his legend but instead the legend of Count Dracula

Throughout their years at the top they were shrouded in mystery and intrigue, and seemed to leave behind a trail of question marks wherever they went. They were not a “public” band (they didn’t hire a

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (d/b/a WWE) is an American company that predominantly consists of professional wrestling. Its primary revenue sources are derived from film, music, product licensing and direct product sales. WWE’s roots stem back as early as the 1950’s when Roderick James “Jess” McMahon and Toots Mondt created the Capitol Wrestling Corporation Ltd. (CWC) in 1952, which merged with the National Wrestling Alliance in 1953. It experienced several name changes over the years, from World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, and presently WWE in 2011. WWE is the largest professional wrestling company that exists. It has promoted some of the most successful wrestlers and storylines, and featured some of the most iconic and significant matches and moments in the history of the sport. A number of high-profile programs such as Raw and