Category: Famous Person

With a net worth of $2.8 billion (according to Forbes), Oprah is one of the richest African Americans in the United States and the countrys first African American multibillionaire. Oprah Gail Winfrey is considered a role model to many because of her unfortunately tough childhood, remarkable charity work, her long-running syndicated television show, and the…

Pelé was probably the best soccer player in the world. Some people even think he is the greatest athlete of all time. He is a hero in the soccer world. Pelé was originally named Edson Arantes do Nascimento after Thomas Edison. He got the name Pelé when he mispronounced the name of the Goal Keeper…

The American Novelist John Updike was an accomplished poet, writer, and critic. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) He had won many awards for his excellence in writing. John had a great childhood, an outstanding education, and an impressive career in literature. He once said, Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth;…

Education is one of the most valuable gifts a parent can give to their child, people say, who do we thank for this valuable gift? In this essay, I will be speaking about one person in particular who has contributed greatly to education and has helped shape educational practices in past years. The key figure…

The great Imam Ghazali was born in the year 1058 in Tus (Persia) nowadays Iran. Imam Ghazali was educated by one of the greatest theologians of his time by the name of Imam al-Juwayni who was also known as Imam al-Haramayn. At the age of 33 he was given a leading teaching position in the…

The great Islamic thinker Abdul al-Rahman Abu Zayd Ibn Muhammad Ibn Khaldun was born in 1332 in Tunis the capital of the Hafsid Empire. After the death of his family in the Black Plague also known as the Black Death, which killed approximately 200 million plus people. Ibn Khaldun remained alone and practiced solitude most…

Louis Armstrong and Bruce Springsteen are both well-known and highly respected musical artists. They are both gifted song composers whose works have been listened to by multiple generations and have remained popular through many decades. Armstrong and Springsteen individually achieved significant worldwide popularity, though they performed and composed music that differed in type, style, and…

As a rock music star during his time, Jimi did not just play music but also improved its image. While it is the dream of every artist to make a contribution through his/her work and performance, not all of them successfully make their dreams come true. Through his singing and performance, Jimi is today acknowledged…

Introduction to Kanye West’s Influence on Rap The main reason I decided to choose this topic is that rap makes up the majority of what I listen to. I listen to rap almost everywhere, whether it be in the car driving around, working out, or even just doing homework for my classes. If I was…

There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes. Every individual sees a different world. The connection between people and society also has a different view in different eyes. As a writer, he/she will express his or her idea to society, describing how society displays in their eyes. The mission for their audiences is…