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Niccolò Paganini essay

On Niccolò Paganini: The Devil’s Violinist

Niccolò Paganini. See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In today’s essay, we shall take a look at the life and legend of one of the most influential and celebrated violinists of...

Alex Haley biography

Alex Haley – A Brief Biography (1921-1992)

Alex Haley. U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Alex Haley was an American writer and journalist, best known for his popular and acclaimed novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Haley is...

Robert Johnson Biography

Robert Johnson – A Brief Biography (1911-1938)

Image by Shawn Gaske from Pixabay Robert Johnson was an American blues musician and singer-songwriter, who is widely regarded as a master of the blues and one of the most influential musicians of the...

Kahlil Gibran biography

Kahlil Gibran – A Brief Biography (1883-1931)

Kahlil Gibran. Le Liban … en quelques mots, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, writer, and visual artist who is best known for his bestselling book The Prophet. His...

Jiddu Krishnamurti biography

On Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti. Albert Witzel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. India is a land not short of its own eminent philosophers and spiritual and religious teachers. In fact, I will even go as far as...

Malcolm X Biography

Malcolm X: An African-American Political Icon

Malcolm X. Image by WikiImages from Pixabay Malcolm X was an American human rights and political activist and a Minister of the Nation of Islam. He was an influential and prominent figure during the...