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A tyrant (Greek τύραννος, tyrannos) was originally one who illegally seized and controlled a governmental power in a polis. Tyrants were a group of individuals who took over many Greek poleis during the uprising of the middle classes in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, ousting the aristocratic governments. Plato and Aristotle define a tyrant as, "one who rules without law, looks to his own advantage rather than that of his subjects, and uses extreme and cruel tactics—against his own people as well as others".
In common usage, the word "tyrant" carries connotations of a harsh and cruel ruler who places his or her own interests or the interests of an oligarchy over the best interests of the general population, which the tyrant governs or controls. The Greek term carried no pejorative connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods but was clearly a bad word to Plato, and on account of the decisive influence of political philosophy its negative connotations only increased down into the Hellenistic period, becoming synonymous with "Authenteo" - another term which carried authoritarian connotations around the turn of the first century A.D.[citation needed] During the seventh and sixth centuries BC, tyranny was often looked upon as an intermediate stage between narrow oligarchy and more democratic forms of polity. However, in the late fifth and fourth centuries, a new kind of tyrant, the military dictator, arose, specifically in Sicily.
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor and writer/author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.
Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves.
The first of his fourteen stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. In 1988, the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines focused on socio-cultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death.
Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and former marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
Dickinson began his career in music fronting small pub bands at school and University, including Styx (not the American band of the same name) in 1976, Speed, (1977–1978), and Shots in early 1979. He then joined the band Samson later in 1979, where he gained some popularity under the stage name, "Bruce Bruce." He left Samson in 1981 to join Iron Maiden as their new vocalist, replacing Paul Di'Anno, and debuting on their 1982 album The Number of the Beast. During his first tenure in the band, they issued a series of high impact releases, resulting in Dickinson gaining worldwide fame, and becoming one of the most acclaimed heavy metal vocalists of all time.
Dickinson quit Iron Maiden in 1993 in order to pursue his solo career, being replaced by Blaze Bayley, which saw him experiment with a wide variety of heavy metal and rock styles. Dickinson rejoined the band in 1999 along with guitarist Adrian Smith, with whom he released four subsequent studio albums. Since his return to Iron Maiden, Dickinson issued one further solo record in 2005, Tyranny of Souls. He is the older cousin of Rob Dickinson, former lead singer of British alternative rock band Catherine Wheel. His son, Austin, is the lead singer in metalcore band Rise to Remain. On 19 July 2011, Dickinson was presented with an honorary music doctorate from Queen Mary College, in honour of his contribution to the music industry.
Actors: Myles Cranford (actor), Dino Vicencio (actor), Leroy Patterson (actor), Brandon Weaver (actor), Freddy James (actor), Jacob Blair (actor), David Portorreal (actor), Jo Meuris (actress), Lilah Richcreek (actress), Lila McLaughlin (miscellaneous crew), Lila McLaughlin (actress), Matt Shadden (actor), Siaka Massaquoi (actor), Alex Douglas (actor), Christopher C. Mitchell (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Uwe Boll (director), Karyn Edwards (miscellaneous crew), Jonathan Shore (producer), Shawn Williamson (producer), Jason Crosby (miscellaneous crew), Jason Crosby (miscellaneous crew), Clint Howard (actor), Colin Lawrence (actor), Michael Eklund (actor), Uwe Boll (producer), Dave Parker (writer), Jay Brazeau (actor), Jürgen Prochnow (actor), Mark A. Altman (writer), Mark A. Altman (producer),
Plot: This film is a prequel to all of the The House of the Dead video games. Set on an island off the coast, a techno rave party attracts a diverse group of college coeds and a Coast Guard officer. Soon, they discover that their X-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground, from the air, and in the sea, ruled by an evil entity in the House of the Dead...
Keywords: axe, axe-in-the-chest, bad-smell, bare-breasts, based-on-video-game, beer, black-and-white-scene, blood, blood-spatter, boatActors: Michael Tierney (actor), Lawrence Tierney (actor), Quentin Tarantino (actor), Tim Thomerson (actor), Daniel Roebuck (actor), Anthony R. Lovett (actor), Ted Raimi (actor), Roscoe Lee Browne (actor), Bruce Campbell (actor), Clu Gulager (actor), Tom Everett (actor), Jeff Burr (actor), Joe Estevez (actor), Michael Shamus Wiles (actor), Duane Whitaker (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,