Tupac 1971 - 1996 Tupac Amaru Shakur DOB: June 16, 1971 - Brooklyn, NY DOD: September 13, 1996 - Las Vegas, NV Height: 5'10 Weight: 168 Mother: Afeni Shakur Father: William Garland Step Father: Jeral Wayne Williams AKA Mutula Shakur Half Sister: Sekyiwa Shakur Half Brother: Maurice Harding (Mopreme of Thug Life) Godfather: Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt Music Groups: One Nat

Tupac "I'm going to make a change. And my change is going to make a change through the community. And through that, they gonna see what type of person I truly was. Where my heart was. This Thug Life stuff, it was just ignorance. My intentions was always in the right place. I never killed anybody, I never raped anybody, I never committed no crimes that weren't honorable-that weren't to de

Tupac Amaru Shaker Tupac Amaru Shaker: A Study to Determine Whether He is Alive or Dead I am what I would consider an average teenager involved in school, sports, and friends, but another extremely important aspect of a teenager’s life today is music. Like most male teenagers of today, I am completely infatuated with Hip-Hop Culture. I love every aspect of their lifestyles,

Unicorn: Fact And Fantasy Unicorn: Fact and Fantasy What through history drove people to love the unicorn' How did the legends of this incredible animal start' A fascinating and unusual history hides behind the myth loved by millions. The usual image of the unicorn coalesces in our minds as a white horse with a horn. In Europe the image of a small goat-like horse with cloven hoo

Viking Mythology Viking Mythology In the beginning of all things there was a great chasm, Ginnungagap, to the north of it was Niflheim, home of mist and darkness, and south, Muspellheim, the home of burning fire. Cold air from the chasm and the mist from the north formed blocks of ice, which fell into the chasm. When the fire touched the blocks of ice it produced hoar-frost and sent i

7 Wonders 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon – Located approximately 50km south of Baghdad, Iraq on the east bank of the Euphrates River. King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC), grandson of the famous King Hammurabi, is credited to have commissioned the construction of the gardens. Although no tablets were found in Babylon referring to the Gardens, accountings from the ancient Greek histori

Anti - Christian Semi The Brief History of Christian Anti-Semitism. For sixteen hundred years, the Jewish people have been persecuted and murdered by people who worship a Jewish man as their savior: the Christians. Why did Christian anti-Semitism, a seemingly illogical belief given that Jesus himself was a Jew, develop' How did it evolve, and why has it persisted for cen

A True Vet A True Vet It isn’t hard to explain why Odysseus is such a good character. He is a very realistic one. Vietnam was a war that lasted close to fifteen years and many men lost their lives there. Some of those men who survived have never been the same since they have come home. Homer knew what it felt like to go through war because his description of Odysseus is very good. Accor

Antigone The Family Bond Love for a family member can never be destroyed. In the story Antigone, by Sophocles, the bond between a brother and a sister is tested. Antigone, daughter of Odepius, puts her own life on the line in order to respectfully bury her dead brother. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes, has proclaimed that Antigone’s brother Polyneices is not to be buried because he foug

Achilles Although the very first line of the Iliad state that it is Achilles’ anger that costs the Achaians thousands of lives, it is actually the Trojans who suffer the price of his anger. The Achaians suffered because of his pride. When Agamemnon says that he is the most important warrior (1. 185-187), Achilles becomes angry, but his pride had already prompted him to threaten retr

Acrchtypal Theory Tolkien’s Archetypal Hero(s) When J.R.R Tolkien published the first book in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, in 1954 he broke ground and paved the way for fantasy all the way to the twenty-first century -- a century that still holds Tolkien’s works on a glorious pedestal that stands far and above those in his shadow. The complexity of Tolkien’s writing rules out a deta

Aegean: The Lengend Of Atlantis World History Aegean: The Lengend of Atlantis After being presented with facts from the movie, 'Aegean: The Legend Of Atlantis', and reading some information out of the text book, I have came to the conclusion that I do believe that the ancient city of Troy, the cilization of the Minoans and Thera existed but however do not believe the city of Myce

Aphrodite Golden Aphrodite "Muse, tell me the deeds of golden Aphrodite the Cyprian, who stirs up sweet passion in the gods and subdues the tribes of mortal men and birds that fly in air and all the many creatures that the dry land rears, and all that the sea: all these love the deeds of rich-crowned Cytherea." (Hom.Hym.5.5) Aphrodite was beautiful. She was often depicted with flowers a

Alcohol Introduction: The ingestion of alcoholic beverages for their enjoyable effects is a custom which has been around for thousands of years, and alcohol continues to be a popular drug because of its short-term effects (Coleman, Butcher & Carson, 1984). An enormous amount of damage can be attributed directly to alcohol abuse as a result of lost jobs, accidents caused by drunk drivers,

Allegory Of The Cave Vs College Freshman Plato's Allegory of the Cave is incredibly relevant to the life of a college freshman. Prior to starting college, I believed that it would be a whole new world. This world would be one in which I could break away from everything I had known before, truly becoming my own self, without any pressure from my peers. Though this vision may have been

Archemides Archimedis was born in 287 BC. We also know that Archimedes died in 212 BC at the age of 75 in Syracuse. It is said that a Roman soldier, who was offended by Achimedes, while the Romans seized Syracuse, killed him. Archimedes had a wide variety of interests, which included encompassing, statistics, hydrostatics, optics, astronomy, engineering, geometry, and arithmetic. Archime

Are Warewolves Real Are Werewolves Real' The Morbach Monster Have you ever heard of the Morbach Monster' I first learned of the legend while I was stationed at Hahn Airforce Base, Germany. Morbach was a munitions site just outside of the villiage of Wittlich. Supposedly Wittlich is the last town where a werewolf was killed. There is a

Apollo And Daphne Apollo and Daphne in Myth Daphne was Apollo's first love. It was not brought about by accident, but by the malice of Eros. Apollo saw the boy playing with his bow and arrows; and being himself elated by his recent victory over Python, he said to him, "What have you to do with warlike weapons, saucy boy' Leave them for hands worthy of them. Behold the conquest I have w

Aristotle and Greek Culture During Aristotle’s time there was a shift in thought and a shift in belief, dealing directly with religion. Aristotle attended these issues in society. Aristotle was apart of a very strong social movement. Aristotle used an observational approach to help show examples of why these differences made better sense than the beliefs that existed before. Durin

Aquarius Aquarius Aquarius is a member of the Zodiac, a group of constellations that the sun travels through each year. It is best viewed in the fall in the southern sky, although much of the northern hemisphere can see the Water bearer in the spring. Aquarius in one of the oldest constellation in the sky. In Greek myth, Aquarius was a Ganymede, he was kidnapped by Zeus. Zeus s

Athena Pallas Athena is a strong mythical character. Her name has been used to express wisdom, purity, strength, leadership, and war in literature and modern culture. Her character has been used to help people express themselves thoroughly through her reputation and popularity. The myth of the goddess Pallas Athena came about around 700 BC. In Greece her name arose from the city th

Athena Athena Athena has remained one of the most commonly alluded to goddesses from mythology and she represents the civilized and intellectual side of war and adversity. She is commonly thought of as a goddess of peace and plenty, contrary to many of the gods around her. She preferred to settle conflict through meditation and only went to war when it was necessary. We see her used in

Beowulf In the epic Beowulf, the arms and armor play a significant role in protecting the warriors and as a token of appreciation. The weapons in Beowulf reflect the dual needs of defense and the desire to inflict serious damage. In this paper I will discuss in detail the weapons used and the armor that protected the brave men. The first piece to discuss is the mention of the sword

Athena Athena, one of the most important goddesses in Greek mythology. In Roman mythology she became identified with the goddess Minerva. Also known as Pallas Athena. Athena sprang full-grown and armored from the forehead of the god Zeus and was his favorite child. He entrusted her with his shield, adorned with the hideous head of Medusa the Gorgon, his buckler, and his principal weapon,

Athena-Goddess of War and Wisdom THE GODDESS ATHENA THE BIRTH OF ATHENA Athena was born from a mortal woman named Metis, (meaning wisdom) and fathered by Zeus, king of the gods. The story starts off by Zeus taking Metis as his wife. Soon after she became pregnant. The gods Gaea, mother-earth, and the starry Uranus, god of the sky, found out that Metis was with child and gave Zeus

Athena 2000 The Neanderthals remain something of a mystery in the story of human descent. Scientists still debate whether they are a closely related sub-species of modern humans or represent a collateral line of late Homo erectus, related to but not ancestral to modern humans. Homo sapiens neanderthalensis--"Neanderthal Man"--was a robust human species occupying Europe and western Asia

Atlantis: Did it exist' Atlantis: Did It Exist' Atlantis is a legendary continent that many people believe sank into the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years ago (World Book Encyclopedia). Many arguments have occurred because of this “lost place” but, it seems like they are all for no good. The meaning of this is that none of the arguments made by people trying to prove or disprove Atl

Cinderella Cinderella is a well-known fairy tale which probably gained its popularity after the release of Disney’s Cinderella animation story. A folktale that transcend time and culture having a lasting effect on both the young and the old. Many of us grew up listening to these stories. Like many other fairy tales stories, Cinderella’s story found the way to many other cultures and s

Balder the Glorious Balder, “The Glorious” Section I. Summary In the chapter entitled “Baldr and Loki” in R.I. Page’s book, Norse Myths, he takes a close look at the character Balder and how he relates to two very different stories of how he was killed. First is the Snorri version of the Death of Balder and second being the Saxo version. Page states that Baldr “is the best of all

Create A Myth The Four Functions of Mythology and The Creation of Pom Mythology is a collection of traditional stories that express the beliefs or values of a group of people. Myths often tell the story of ancestors, supernatural beings, heroes, gods, or goddesses with special powers. Sometimes myths try to describe aspects of customs or explain natural events such as the sun o