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    The Washington Family by Edward Savage, painted from 1789-1796, features American’s original “First Family.” (Fig. 1) George Washington sits around a table in his Mount Vernon home with his wife, Martha and her two grandchildren, whom the Washingtons adopted following the death of their parents. Behind them, a household slave stands ready to serve and a vast landscape sprawls outside the window. Though the painting appears to be a simple, family portrait, it actually contains deeper, political messages

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    Many people especially the younger generations have dreams of becoming famous or making it big one day in Hollywood. Although it may seem impossible Steve Harvey sets the example of the American Dream. In life obstacles may get in our way when trying to achieve success, but do not quit. Cultures all over the world are learning to pull the talent on the inside of them out. It does not matter where your hometown is or what you have, but the effort you put forth is what defines your future. Being

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    An auteur is a director that influences their films so that they can be considered as an author. Quentin Tarantino is considered an author through his unique directorial film style, examples of Tarantino’s directorial film style are; his use of camera work especially with extreme close-ups, bloody violence, and long drawn-out scenes. We have studied Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film Django Unchained, as well as Tarantino’s first box office movie Reservoir Dogs to analyse. Quentin Tarantino uses camera

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    What You Can Do For Houston Kids After Hurricane Harvey. When Lack of iPads Was Never A Problem. “Let me know how I can contribute best, Adeeb. I want to help rebuild the shattered schools in Houston.” And I ranted on what was bothering me – to get schools up and running for the Houston Kids after Harvey. Adeeb listened to me patiently on the phone and said something that blindsided me, “Karthik, schools will be re-built, food will be served, uniforms will happen, iPads will materialize – for

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    Ville can be streamed on Netflix as of September 16. When it comes to comedy there are many great comedians. The Original Kings of Comedy is a group of four comedy legends that we can always count on for laughter and fun. In this group, we have Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Bernie Mac and Cedric the Entertainer who are all gifted comedians who can sell out shows at any venue. Like any King of Comedy, Cedric the Entertainer has sold out the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. In Live from

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    Kindest Souls and Purest Hearts As George Bernard once said, “life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself,” which is a way to view life’s simplicity. There aren’t any ground rules life hands to you when you are born; therefore it is your life to own. I can’t tell you the way to live your life, but I can tell you to make it a good one. Take risks. Opportunities. Stop settling. Make new friendships or better yet, protect your old ones.With that being said, I am taking my life

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    Jones Town Religion

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    909 Found dead in Jones town,Guyana South America from Kool aid flavored cyanide, screams headline news November, 18 1979.What seems to be a peaceful New religion movement started in California for People in search for Hope and relief in Desperate Times from the Social inequalities, Unjust Killing, poverty ,and despair during the late seventies to early eighties.In the beginning people promise utopia “a perfect society” tens to hundreds of single mothers ,blacks, homosexuals and families all alike

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    William Harvey was an English physician and first person to describe the circulation and properties of blood being pumped from the human heart. According to an article called Famous Scientists, Harvey proved that the “heart receives and expels blood”. He attended various schools, including ones in Germany, England, and France, but in one university in Italy, Harvey’s career fired up more than ever, as he had already an interest in science and medicine. In Italy, Harvey was pushed more towards the

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    Steve Harvey If you think about who the greatest game show host is, many will say Steve Harvey, Steve has led a truly astonishing life and has achieved many goals and dreams. He has a smooth running career ahead of him, but starting off wasn’t so glamorous. Steve Harvey has been homeless for multiple years at the start and kept trying to make a living and found success in the end. On January 17th, 1956 Steve Harvey was born, making him currently 64 years old, his father worked a coal mine at the

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    In the essay “William Harvey: A Life in Circulation” by Thomas Wright, Wright indicates that William Harvey’s theory of the circulation of blood gave rise to controversies in Europe. Harvey was a well-known anatomist to the medical establishment in Nuremberg, Germany, and an author of a Latin volume titled Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis in animalibus. The book contains Harvey’s theory which opened doors for acceptance and criticism. Equally important, Harvey had an opportunity to

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