Carroll moves on to suggest that while these rappers may rap about issues not concerning street life, they are condoning it even if they are speaking about the troubles caused by life in the inner city. ... The imprint is the importance of family ties in inner city culture and the need for a change towards a more opportunistic, optimistic and united society for those coming out of the inner city. ... Tupac first focuses on the problems of the inner city. ...

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John Aristotle Phillips is an Obscure Individual. He graduated from Princeton in 78', repeating his senior year. He transferred to Princeton for his sophomore year, and landed an exclusive spot on the academic probation. He got average grades, and was on the path to flunking out. Then he did somethi...

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In addition, in an effort to allow the market to determine prices, "city prices of fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, and eggs, were freed from government controls so they could respond to market demand" (Shirk 39). ...

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I plan on researching the effects of rap on today's youth. As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and v...

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Seeking the American Dream of Success Arthur Miller"'s "" Death of A Salesman"" could be described as a study in the American Dream ideology, a system that at times is indescribably brutal and at other times compassionates. Author Miller's plays are usually associated with real life issues filled wi...

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BIOGRAPHY According to Life Magazine and several other sources, Thomas Edison was "the most influential figure of the millennium." Contrary to what is sometimes assumed, Thomas Edison was not born into poverty in a backwoods mid-western village. He was born, on Feb. 11, 1847, to middle-class parents in the bustling port of Milan, Ohio: a community that, next to Odessa, Russia, was the largest wheat shipping center in the world. In 1854, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, which was also an up and coming shipping center. Not long after young Tom - who was called "Al" in his earliest...

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Tupac Shakur: Wanted Dead or Alive??? Tupac Shakur is a controversial rapper, poet, and actor adored by many and hated by some. With his out spoken lyrics, he talked about real issues in the world, which are not the usual topics of many rappers. He always tried to give back to his community, and...

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Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasizes strength, human spirit, and familial love. Alice Griffin believes that Miller's plays are important internationally (xii). ...

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Waiting for Godot qualifies as one of Samuel Beckett's most famous works. Originally written in French in 1948, Beckett personally translated the play into English. The world premiere was held on January 5, 1953, in the Left Bank Theatre of Babylon in Paris. The play's reputation spread slowly throu...

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