Lights! Camera! Action! Have you seen E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial? It’s about a 900-year-old Extra-Terrestrial who bonds with Elliot, A ten-year-old boy. There connection with one another goes far beyond empathy to literally being able to experience each other physical and emotional feelings. Or maybe you’ve seen Raiders Of The Lost Ark? In this movie, the hero is Indiana Jones. He is a daring archaeologist who seems to find danger wherever it lurks. He confronts deadly villains,...

The Career of Basketball's Michael Jordan Michael Jordan is the Chicago Bulls superstar who beat Charles Barkley and Akeem Olajuwon for Rookie of the Year Honors in 1985. Perhaps, he is the greatest player to ever play the game....he even has six championship rings to back up his claim, including 3 straight from 1991-1993, and 3 more in 1996-1998. Michael was named the NBA Finals MVP in all of those titles. He's won them all with Scottie Pippen. In 1991, Jordan's Bulls finally overcame the...

Beethoven Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827), German composer, generally considered one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition. Born in Bonn, Beethoven went to Vienna in 1792 to study under Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. In Vienna, he dazzled the aristocracy with his piano improvisations and became a successful freelance composer. In the first decade of the 19th century Beethoven expanded the musical language bequeathed by Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and revealed his...

For those ignorant of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. When he was two, the Lincoln’s moved a few miles to another farm on the old Cumberland Trail. A year later, his mother gave birth to another boy, Thomas, but he died a few days later. When Lincoln was seven his family moved to Indiana. In 1818, Lincoln’s mother died from a deadly disease called the “milk-sick.” Then ten years later his sister died and left him with only his...

Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson The Roaring Twenties of this country was a time when the entire sports world blew up into the major worldwide business that it is now. Baseball was one sport that really profited from the country’s sporting obsession, and baseball became one of the most popular sporting events to attend. Not only was it a game played by adults but it was also a family event that entire families could go to. By the beginning of the decade baseball had it’s first...

The Diary of Nancy McDougall Robinson In this article, it is very interesting to have learned that much of what we know about nineteenth century Southern women comes from their personal diaries. Due to the likeliness of education, most of the information comes from white women living on the plantations. Many of these diaries are available to us in archives in state universities. Some diaries have been recently published to further the knowledge of the American public on this subject. ...

To meet the increasing food needs, science has discovered how to genetically modifying plants and crops to enhance crop yield and create superior and stronger varieties of crops and fruits. Genetically Modified Organism’s are one of the most important issues from around the world. Genetically Modified Organism’s are special organisms in which the genetic material has been altered for improvement of productivity and product quality. Having food is very important in order for the...

Martin Luther King Jr. Biography and Research Paper In his life, Martin Luther King Jr. accomplished many amazing things for the African-Americans in the United States and all over the world. He helped spread freedom and democracy throughout the world, even though he primarily concentrated on the well-being of the United States. Through all of the tough decisions he had to make, and all of the situations he had to overcome, Dr. King stuck to his morals and ethics. Martin Luther King Jr. was...

Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin grew up in the ghetto areas of London. He endured a bad childhood in orphanages that are only shown in movies, which influenced his character to be the best-known actor ever in silent comedy. However, the support given to him as a kid helped him go on using his dancing and singing skills stuck with him and it helped him succeed. He also gained the opportunity to be one of the most popular child actors in London at that time, under the guidance of his agent and...

India freedom struggle is enriched with numerous heroes and great leaders. Most of the freedom fighters sacrificed their family, comfort, jobs and ultimately lives to make India an independent nation. We can only salute to such heroes who made it possible for us to breathe in a free air. One such legendary freedom fighter and an imminently knowledgeable person was the first prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Also known as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, he was one of the foremost leaders of...