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    Roosevelt urging him to explore nuclear weaponry On July 16, 1939, at the insistence of Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner, physicist Albert Einstein sent a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning the President of Nazi Germany's scientific research of the atomic bomb. His letter would acknowledge Roosevelt of the importance and the danger of this type of weapon in the hands of Adolf Hitler. Roosevelt immediately created the Advisory Committee on Uranium. After some time had passed, Einstein

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    Research Paper intro: It is hard to believe, but there was once a time when there was no rock music. Most historians trace the beginning rock back to the year 1954, when a new type of music, then called rock and roll, appeared and changed musical tastes and changed the world. In my paper I will write about how rock music has changed and evolved throughout the years. first topic: the beginning of rock; Rock and roll has been described by some as the merger of country music and R&B. Rock and roll

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    Roll Over Beethoven "Ladies and gentleman...The Beatles!" Liverpool, England 1960 was the birthplace of one of the most influential bands of the rock and roll era. Made up of four members- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, this band changed the way this world looks at music. Their style consisted of classic 1950s' rock and roll, pop ballads, psychedelia, blues and country and is to this day unparalleled by any other musical act. The Beatles have demonstrated an effective

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    1950’s. This was a time of conformity but also teenage rebellion. Elvis Presley was all the rage and one of the oldest uses of censorship. His popular pelvic thrusts were frowned upon by the older generation but loved by teens and the youth as a whole. However, society was once extremely modest, and with Elvis’s influence becoming commonplace all over the country, think about where we’ll be in fifty years from now. The point is not that Elvis was bad or that his actions hurt our society, but where we are

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    “There are myths surrounding creativity. The intangible nature of creativity does not lend itself to easy definition”. Introduction The intangible nature of creativity does not have a specific definition for it. However, creativity can refer to many things that differ and which also over laps many other elements. (jjenna: 2003). “creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize idea, alternatives, or possibilities that may be used to solving problems, communicating with other

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    A lot happened in the 1950’s from war to the discovery of America’s best music in my opinion. There was a lot of scary stuff going on in the 1950’s from the cold war with Russia to the war of North Korea and South Korea. There was also things going on with drug wars and the famous people using them. War From wars to drug overdoses there was about five million deaths during the whole decade. The Korean war rounded up a total of 36,914 fatalities. Other smaller wars and battles rounded up around twenty

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    We are home to the University of Memphis, a public research university, which has enrolled more than 24,000 students. We are also home to Rhodes College, a private liberal arts college that currently enrolls over 2,000 students. Memphis is also the most vigorous in the country when it comes to working towards

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    George Strait Research Paper George Strait, better known as the King of Country Music, has been in the country music industry for almost forty years (Hazighurst 12). He has become one of the most widespread country music singers to this day. He began a long time ago and is still currently going steady today. Strait has more than sixty number one hits, more than anyone else in history does. George Strait has opened the eyes for country music and has paved the pathway for other country singers today

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    Music means different things for different people, for me personally it means an escape from the real world, from the things that weigh on my mind, from my daily struggles. Music has always been something I’ve always enjoyed and know the most about since I was a young. Music in general is something I find interesting; the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum is also what I believe to be a very important part of the music world. The history of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum also plays an important

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    (“Michael,” Newsmakers). Jackson ended up losing his Pepsi endorsement, and directors refused to let Jackson create music videos under them (“Michael,” Newsmakers). For what people thought that Jackson was a molester, he suddenly married Lisa Presley, Elvis Presley’s daughter (“Michael,” Newsmakers). This was very sudden,

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