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Tony Hawk is a retired legendary professional skateboarder that is widely considered as one of the best, if not the best, skateboarder ever. The twelve-time National Skateboard Association world champion is best known for his outrageous and impressive technically demanding stunts, one of which is...
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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart” Helen Keller. Helen Keller did not let her blindness and deafness limit her. She was the first blind-deaf person to earn a...
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Helen Keller is one of the most memorable women in history. She was truly an exceptional and courageous person with inner strength. She was certainly a hero. Helen Keller was blind and deaf, and although that left her and her family devastated, she did not...
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During the Twenties, Emily Carr was an artist and writer and is considered to be a significant contributor to inspiring the lives of many other artists in North America. She should be remembered by future generations due to having a difficult childhood and being losing...
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(e) Ants hold regular ‘markets’ where they exchange goods. Mr.Neisen Choir December 13 2018 Cecilia McDowall She was born in London in 1951. She went to school at Edinburgh and London Universities and was a prize-winning student at Trinity College of Music. Her music has...
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This is about the life and works of Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini. Puccini was born December 22, 1858, in Lucca, Italy. When he was growing up he had eight other siblings. His father’s name was Michele Puccini and his mother’s name is...
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Born in Chicago, Illinois on April 6, 1928, James Watson was an only child and was quite intelligent. His father and mother were James D. Watson and Jean Mitchell. Today, we know James Watson as a successful scientist, discovering the structure of DNA. However, it...
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Born in Rome, Italy on September 29, 1901, Enrico Fermi was born into a well-sized family. Enrico was the third child of his father Albert, and mother Ida de Gattis Fermi. Enrico was pushed to learning at an early age due to his mother’s influence...
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Sir David Cox, whose full name Sir David Roxbee Cox, was born on July 15, 1924, in Birmingham Warwickshire England. In 1947, Cox married Joyce Drummond. Their marriage produced four children and two grandchildren. Sir David is best known for his proportional hazards model as...
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Libby Larsen. Elizabeth Brown Larsen was born December 24, 1950 and is a current American classical composer. Along with composer Stephen Paulus, she is a co-founder of the Minnesota Composers Forum, now the American Composers Forum. Libby was Born in Wilmington, DE. Libby is a...
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Early Life James Watt was born on January 19, 1736, in Greenock, the United Kingdom to James Watt and Agnes Muirhead. He was not a healthy child because he suffered from toothaches. This medical condition made it where he had to be homeschooled. His mother...
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Marshall Warren Nirenberg was born on April 10, 1927, in New York City to Harry and Minerva Nirenberg. At the age of twelve he and his family moved to Orlando, Florida there he found a love of bird watching which introduced him to the world...
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Nicholas G. Carr has written an abundance of articles about technology. Some of his work includes: Does It Matter? Information Technology and the Corrosion of Competitive Advantage, and The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, From Edison to Google. One of Carr’s achievements, “Is Google Making...
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Yamamoto Isoroku was a Marshal Admiral of the Japanese Navy during World War II, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet. He was born on April 4, 1884, in Nagaoka, Japan. He was the source of the surprise attack on U.S. naval base...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber was born in Kensington London, he is the oldest of William Lloyd Webber, his father a composer and organist, and his mother Jean Hermione Johnstone, a violinist and pianist. His younger brother Julian Lloyd Webber is also a noted solo cellist. Webber...
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Khun Srun was a vital Cambodian writer. He was conceived in the village of Roveang, Samrong district, Takeo province, in a poor Chinese Cambodian family. When he was eight, his father died and he and his kin were raised by his mother, a small shopkeeper,...
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Mark’s early life Elliot Zuckerberg is one of the founders of Facebook. He was born on May 14, 1984, and grew up in New York, Dobbs Ferry. He is the only boy in his family. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, was a dentist and had his...
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Turgenev was the second child of a resigned officer, Sergey Turgenev, and a rich mother named Varvara Petrovna, née Lutovinova, who possessed the estate of Spasskoye-Lutovinovo. The constant figure of his mom all through his childhood and early adulthood presumably gave the case to practice...
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Alberta Banner Turner, not only an activist in the African American Movement, but she is also the 3rd African American Woman to earn a doctorate in Psychology in Ohio State University. Born on March 17, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, Alberta Banner Turner was the first...
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Voltaire was born on November 21, 1694, to Francois Arouet and Marie Marguerite d’ Aumart. Voltaire was the fifth child of his middle-class parents. His father was a lawyer and notary and later became treasurer to the Chambres des Comptes. Voltaire was a sickly child...
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Tobias Wolff was born on June 19th, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the second son of Arthur Samuels Wolff and Rosemary Loftus Wolff. At age five, Tobias faced a family breakup where he and his mother separated from his father and older brother, Geoffrey,...
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My report is on George M. Cohan, the congressional medal of honor, and his impact on WW1. George Michael Cohan who was a singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, lyricist, actor, playwright, composer, or just an American entertainer had an impact on World War one in many...
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I chose to write about Libby Larsen because she interested me in her music. Her real name is Elizabeth but likes to have her short name as Libby. Libby Larsen. was born December 24, 1950, and is now a current American classical composer. She is...
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Celebrated American author Herman Melville wrote ‘Moby-Dick’ and several other sea-adventure novels, before turning to poetry later in his literary career. Synopsis Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819. He worked as a crew member on several vessels beginning in 1839, his...
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Shawn ray the giant killer is a former IFBB seasoned bodybuilder an author. As well as, television host, and a successful entrepreneur. His expert bodybuilding adventure started in 1988 with a debut at the IFBB night time of champions. Furthermore and when you consider that...
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He was considered the “chef of kings and kings of chefs” by many people. This is because he was one of the greatest modern chefs having to change the outlook of not only French cuisine but cuisine in general. Escoffier was born on October 28,...
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Peter Kurten was born in May 26,1883.During Peter Kurten childhood was beaten up by his father everyday in front of his brothers and mother. Peter Kurten’s dad was a alcoholic, which was the reasoning for leading him to beat up Peter and his mother. Peter...
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My historic person is Medgar Wiley Evers born July 2, 1925 died June 12, 1963, who was an American civil activist from Mississippi who worked to end segregation in public facilities, expand opportunities for African Americans, including enforcement of voting rights Medgar was also known...
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An American Hero is someone who puts others before themselves and does good deeds throughout his or hers home life and community. Also someone who has a positive impact on on a person or a group of individuals. Someone to look up to and follow...
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Akbar was living in the mid 1500’s and the early 1600’s. Akbar lived in india. Akbar was only 14 years of age when he took over the throne and surpassed his father. 1564 was the year that akbar was almost assassinated and killed buy a...