Tracy Morgan, the actor for Saturday Night Live, admits that he has no memory of the car accident that nearly ended his life. He says that he does not remember any of it. The only thing that Morgan does remember would be waking up blind from his coma. Morgan has seen a wonderful comeback after recovering from the accident that killed his mentor and friend James McNair. After the accident, doctors told Morgan's wife that they were not sure if he would ever come out of the coma. When Morgan finally
Imagine what it would feel like not being able to stand, walk or run? Then you would be following in the very footsteps of Kurt Fernley. Kurt Fearnley is an Australian Paralympic champion wheel chair racer. He has overcome many obstacles throughout his life, one of which is being born without the lower portion of his spine. This has left him without the use of his legs, meaning that he has been wheel chair bound his whole life. However, this has not stopped Fearnley from achieving great things.
Emperor Timur-i Leng between 1399 and 1404 in Samarkand, present day Uzbekistan. Emperor Timur remarkably expanded his small tribe into the Timurid Dynasty, which lasted from 1370 to 1507. Timur showed great leadership skills and also had an interest in architecture. The results of his artistic interests are especially apparent in Samarkand, the capital of the Timurids during Timur’s reign where art, architecture, and culture flourished. The Bibi Khanum exemplifies the vision that Timur held for
as an exclusively Iranian phenomenon. This paper re-evaluates the political and religious interpretation through the authoritative and administrative methods in the midst of Timur and Shuh Rukh reign, how did they keep up their empire through the political results in Central Asia and Western Persia. This paper display’s Timur and Shuh Rukh as an independent model, in like manner with the capital cities and territories; my proposal for that is to illustrate an analysis of the circumstances that appear
The Timurid period’s architecture had an ideology of grandeur and monumentality. Their ruler, Timur, is known for one of the most brilliant times in Islamic art, mainly due to bringing craftsman from different conquered lands. He created buildings that fused Islamic elements with Persian art and symbols of the nomadic culture of the Turks and Mongols. He chose Samarqand, “the city of domes,” for his capital and was an important trading city along the Silk Road. Trademarks of the Timurid style
their morals and focus on the duties that they are given. Works Cited Lone Survivor. Dir. Peter Berg. Perf. Mark Wahlberg. Universal Pictures, 2013. Film. O'Connor, Frank. Guests of the Nation. New York: Macmillan, 1931. Print. Wanted. Dir. Timur Bekmambetov. Perf. Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman. Universal Pictures, 2008. Film.