.... to what's going on around them and influenced them to take a stand and gain rights. Though I'm not sure if he was part of any real protests, he was almost definitely the catalyst behind them. On February 6, 1945, a star was born. However, on May 11, 1981, that star died. Bob Marley's death was a shock to his legions and legions of fans. After being hospitalized since April 3 because of cancer, on May 11 he was flown back to Miami after even the doctor had given up. In his mother's condo, he passed away in the presence of family and friends. He did not leave this world without leaving something. To his oldest son, Ziggy, he said, "On the way up, bring .....

.... area of South Africa. Nelson Mandela gave a speech Sestember 21, 1953. The quotation was adapted from an article by Jawaharlal Nehru: There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountainouss of our desires. Growing Up Nelson had a tribal name Rolihlahla. Rolihlahla means one who brings trouble on his self. He grew up in Transku territy of South Africa. Qunu, the valleyhe grew p in, is surrounded by hills that are covered with grass. Nelson was the youngest out of four kids. He had three sisters and none brother .....

.... so similar to Lenin's, tha although they may have had separate motivations, Stalin finished what Lenin started by gaining influence through power and using the first Five Year Plan. Lenin and Stalin were of the same personality. Both were extreme activists with an obsession with violence. This quote from A Concise History of the Russian Revolution, by Richard Pipes (pp. 104) describes the character of both Lenin and Stalin: "He knew of only two categories of men: friend and enemy-those who follwed him, and all the rest." The two agreed on the point that anyone who did not agree with them was an enemy. They both used this as an excuse to kill thousands of peopl .....

.... was the favorite child to his father, Heinrich. His mother, a Dutch Jewess named Henrietta Pressburg, had no interest in Karl's intellectual side during his life. His father was a Jewish lawyer, and before his death in 1838, converted his family to Christianity to preserve his job with the Prussian state. When Heinrich's mother died, he no longer felt he had an obligation to his religion, thus helping him in the decision in turning to Christianity. Karl's childhood was a happy and care-free one. His parents had a good relationship and it help set Karl in the right direction." His 'splendid natural gifts' awakened in his father the hope that they would o .....

.... Euclidean geometry. Einstein hated the dull regimentation and unimaginative spirit of school in Munich. When repeated business failure led the family to leave Germany for Milan, Italy, Einstein, who was then 15 years old, used the opportunity to withdraw from the school. He spent a year with his parents in Milan, and when it became clear that he would have to make his own way in the world, he finished secondary school in Arrau, Switzerland, and entered the Swiss National Polytechnic in Zürich. Einstein did not enjoy the methods of instruction there. He often cut classes and used the time to study physics on his own or to play his beloved violin. He pas .....

.... and in England. Wells established the Negro Fellowship League, the Ida B. Wells Women’s Club, the National Association of Colored Women and was extremely involved in other organizations for African-American advancement. There were a few advantageous elements that helped Wells’ success in her activist efforts. One being that gender relations, of that time, were honorable within the African-American community. Another advantage for Ida B. 2 Wells was her biological sex. Ida B. Wells fought hard in her effort to secure America as a safe environment for Blacks, but she man .....

.... are used to show the damaging psychological and physical effects of World War I. Hemingway knew first hand the horrors of war. In May of 1918, Hemingway became an honorary second lieutenant in the Red Cross, but could not join the army because he had a defective left eye. Hemingway first went to Paris, and soon after receiving new orders he traveled to Milan, Italy. The day he arrived, an ammunition factory exploded and he had to carry mutilated bodies and body parts to a makeshift morgue. This was definitely a most terrifying moment for the young Hemingway. After being seriously injured weeks later, Hemingway found himself recovering at a hospital in .....

.... Kampf' (My Struggle) reveals his unstable early life. His father, a petty customs official, wanted the boy to study for a government position. But as young Hitler wrote later, "the thought of slaving in an office made me ill . . . not to be master of my own time." Passively defying his father, the self-willed boy filled most of his school hours with daydreams of becoming a painter. His one school interest was history, especially that of the Germans. When his teacher glorified Germany's role, "we would sit there enraptured and often on the verge of tears." From boyhood he was devoted to Wagner's operas that glorified the Teutons' dark and furious mythology. .....