Boston: The Band | Tom Scholz: The Rockman
When people think of rock guitar players in classic rock bands, they typically think of guys who are loud, have long hair, are in it for the money, and are...
View ArticleTupac Shakur: Educating Ignorance
Close your eyes and flashback to Harlem, New York in the 1970’s; you hear the unique dialect of thugs, pimps, and prostitutes alongside the upbeat rhythm of culture-rich music. You...
View Article“My Name is Harvey Milk and I Wanna Recruit You”
In a time of Phyllis Schlaflys, Anita Bryants, and rhetoric that depicted homosexuality as a crime, going from being a careful and closeted man to California’s first openly-gay elected public...
View ArticleCharles Manson: The Helter Skelter Plan of World Domination
The first gun shot explodes. Jay Sebring has just become the first victim of Charles Manson’s “Helter Skelter” murderous plan. Sebring fell to the floor after being shot under his...
View ArticleRodney Alcala’s Photo Massacre
Imagine your life ends just when you think it’s about to begin. This is exactly how Robin Samsoe’s life ended. In 1979, in Huntington Beach in California, twelve-year-old Robin Samsoe...
View ArticleTupac Shakur: “All Eyez on Me”
Tupac Shakur, a rapper in the 1990s, was known as a legend in the hip-hop and R&B industry for creating impactful music that told a story.1 Every single song he wrote...
View ArticleMisty Copeland: Raising the “Barre”
In 2007, Misty Danielle Copeland became the first African-American ballerina to be a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater (ABT) in twenty years. Since then, Misty Copeland has become...
View ArticleLet the Banners be Unfurled: How “2112” Let Rush Take Control
Known for their songs “Tom Sawyer” and “Limelight,” the progressive rock band Rush has had a career spanning over forty years with nineteen studio albums and eleven live albums. There...
View ArticleHumble Beginnings: How Microsoft Created Windows from DOS
With the release of Windows 10 in 2015, Microsoft has been working with the Windows Operating System for over thirty years. We know Windows today as one of the most...
View ArticleThe Singer of Singers: The Legacy of Héctor Lavoe and Latin Music
Latin America and the Caribbean is mostly known for the rich culture of its music, particularly the genre of Salsa. But this famous genre came to be during the decades...
View ArticleThe Subprime Mortgage Crisis of 2007-2008
The most serious recession the United States has faced since the Great Depression of the 1930’s occurred after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. While there were many causes of the...
View ArticleThou Shalt Not Kill
Capital punishment has been used in the United States since its independence from the United Kingdom and is still applied in many of the 50 states today, with most executions...
View Article9/11: The Heroes of the Doomed Flight 93
It was a bright, beautiful morning in New York on September 11, 2001. Beautiful weather makes for a perfect day for air travel, which many people had in mind on...
View ArticleMichael Vick’s Secret
If there was one constant in Michael Vick’s life, it wouldn’t be fame, money, or playing football; it would be adversity. Ever since Vick was born he’s been surrounded by...
View ArticleThe Love Story of the Lovings
“Not a day goes by that I don’t think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to...
View ArticleThe Campaign of a Century: Dove’s “Real Beauty”
The beauty industry is one that has dominated in terms of sales and marketing for decades. It is a field that many are attracted to, yet few take the time...
View ArticleNirvana’s Dead: A Biography of Nirvana’s Rise to Fame and Tragic Ending
“I’m not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I’ve got.” This statement made by Nirvana front-man Kurt Cobain reflects both the self-loathing...
View ArticleGuilty Until Proven Innocent: The Story of Dobie Williams
Throughout the history of the United States, there have been tens of thousands of murders, rapes, and other heinous crimes. For over two-hundred years, the United States government intended to...
View ArticleThe Fittest Man Earth: Mat Fraser and His Crossfit Journey
Just how much would you give to be crowned the fittest man or woman on earth? Would you train everyday, for three to four hours at a time? Would you...
View ArticleChris Gardner: From Homeless to Hero
If a man were to be abandoned by family, abused by his stepfather, raped by a gang member, put in jail, divorced, raise his only son by himself, and be...
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