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…Civil Rights and Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Martin's father was the pastor of a local Baptist church and his grandfather was the founder of Atlanta's chapter of the NAACP. Martin…

…"Oedipus the King" and "Things Fall Apart" The poem "Oedipus the King" and the novel "Things Fall Apart, there is some differences between these two stories. These two stories were very famous in the ancient time. "Things Fall Apart has…

…What does it take to frighten an author of best-selling horror novels? In Misery, Stephen King embodies a writer's fears about himself as a writer and about the continuation of his creativity in a richly elaborated and horrifi-cally psychotic woman…

…Did Dr. Martin Luther King's Speech change anything after he died? Martin Luther King Jr., a great freedom fighter died on April 4, 1968 in pursuit of bettering the lives of his people on total freedom. Since his death things have changed…

…The leader that appeals to me the most is Frederick II the Great King of Prussia. He ruled Prussia from 1740 to 1786. Frederick II was one of the greatest and enlightened but absolute rulers of Prussia. Frederick was one of the greatest military geniuses…

…many heroic adventures and qualities, most are shared in part with at least one other hero. Such is the case between the great hero, Beowulf, from the epic poem Beowulf and King Arthur from the story of Morte d’Arthur. These great heroes have strong…

…ideals and philosophies changed. They start out reflecting society, and when Arthur becomes King and begins to think for himself, he realizes that the past ways were wrong. In order to fix the past King Arthur redefines might and right. He does so…

…Morton Stanley was hired by Leopold, the King of the Belgians, to explore into the Congo area basin. King Leopold did not do this in the name of exploration, but instead he did it in the name of greed. Leopold had wanted to set up a colony for Belgium since…

…In the political and social satire A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Mark Twain demonstrates his excessive pride and glory in the political, economic, and technological advances of his time by developing an interesting plot in which…

…The King, relates fully to this extract. <Tab/>Considered to be among the most paradigmatic tragedies ever written, Oedipus the King, meets the five main criteria for a tragedy: a tragic hero of noble birth, tragic flaw, a fall from grace, a moment…