Category: Influential Person

Oprah Winfrey is very well known as a TV host, celebrity and entrepreneur. On top of that, she is also a teacher, preacher and an advocate for womens rights. In last year’s speech at the Golden Globes, Oprah declared that a new day is on the horizon. She started talking to all the young girls…

Many people hold their mothers very close to their hearts. Mothers are superheroes and are everything to us. My mother means the world to me. After everything she has been through, she is still the strongest person that I have ever met. My mother has her moments where she finds herself in a weak spot,…

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. (Nietzsche) The intriguing novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde entertains the idea of negative influence in a persons life. Dorian Gray, the main character, is an innocent…

When a person hears the word Jazz the first people they usually think about are Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, or Miles Davis. One person who fails to get the recognition that he deserves is Ian Ernest Gilmore Green better known as Gil Evans. After doing research on topics and people of Jazz history the most…

Sylvia Plath was a confessional poet through her influence, Robert Lowell. Sylvia Plath explored the themes of death, self, and nature in works that expressed her uncertain attitude toward the universe (New World Encyclopedia). As Plath’s poetry developed, it became more private and personal towards her own life. Her poetry expressed inner demons and showcased…

I never understood how cherished a dear life could really be until the day I counted down a childs last breath as he slowly slipped away from my hands. Throughout my adolescent stages, Ive always had these feelings that I dont matter, no one cares, that Im nothing but a failure, and that its my…

It is impossible to deny that our lives are shaped by a multitude of influences, whether positive or negative, from advertising, through the media or by all kinds of leaders. When asked which people had the most significant impact on their own life, the most common answer for everyone is my parents. But outside of…

My phone buzzes. An unfamiliar number with a mysterious number I later find out its from Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). Profile pic showing a selfie of a 30-something woman, smiling with her son, a strange picture to receive as it’s almost black and white, a kind of warrior lady she seems to be. For the past…

Concentrating on the life of the Prophet Muhammad resembles concentrating on the history of Islam. It is the life story of our most adored life and the historical backdrop of our religion. Muslims, even non-Muslims, ought to submit to the brilliant standards of the Holy Prophet to carry on with a fruitful life. Who so…

In the time of outrage and uncertainty a general took the republics in Europe and changed the course of the future of Rome. His name was Julius Caesar. Caesar made his name by easily conquering the Gauls and adding more riches for Rome. They were in desperate need of a change in their government and…