Biographies
Study the biographies of people who have significantly influenced global change. Such people have appeared at all times throughout human history to give the world something new and unexplored.
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Orin Smith Ceo Starbucks
There were praises, cheers, and stories at the last Starbucks annual shareholders meeting. This was the last meeting for one of Starbucks’ most successful executives, Orin Smith. As the 62-year old Smith retires this month as Starbuck’s CEO, he will be remembered for his leadership in the company by turning the inspiration and vision behind Starbucks into a reality. When previous CEO Howard Shultz approached Smith to join the Starbucks team in 1990, there
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Orson Scott Card Biography
Orson Scott Card Biography The author of this book and many others, lead and interesting and fun life(at least for a mormon). Orson Card was born in Richland, Washington. He was born in 1951 which makes him about 54years old now. He grew up in many states such as California, Arizona, and Utah. His great grandfather was the founder of a mormon colony in Cardston, Canada. Scott Orson Card was named after his grandfather Orson
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Osama Bin Laden
USAMA BIN LADEN WHO IS HE AND WHY HAS HE RAINED TERROR ON AMERICA? · MURDER OF U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; CONSPIRACY TO MURDER U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; ATTACK ON A FEDERAL FACILITY RESULTING IN DEATH · USAMA BIN LADEN IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 7, 1998, BOMBINGS OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA AND NAIROBI, KENYA. THESE ATTACKS KILLED OVER 200 PEOPLE. CONSIDERED ARMED
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Osama Bin Laden
Born 1957 for Syrian mother, Osama bin Laden was the seventh son among fifty brothers and sisters. His father Mohammed Awad bin Laden came to the kingdom from Hadramout (South Yemen) sometime around 1930. The father started his life as a very poor laborer (porter in Jeddah port), to end up as owner of the biggest construction company in the kingdom. During the reign of King Saud, bin Laden the father became very close to
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Osama Bin Laden
USAMA BIN LADEN WHO IS HE AND WHY HAS HE RAINED TERROR ON AMERICA? · MURDER OF U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; CONSPIRACY TO MURDER U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; ATTACK ON A FEDERAL FACILITY RESULTING IN DEATH · USAMA BIN LADEN IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE AUGUST 7, 1998, BOMBINGS OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA AND NAIROBI, KENYA. THESE ATTACKS KILLED OVER 200 PEOPLE. CONSIDERED ARMED
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Oscar De La Hoya Bibliography
Oscar de la Hoya Oscar de la Hoya was born on February12, 1971 in Montebello, California. De la Hoya was greatly known for his powerful skills in boxing. He lived in East Los Angeles when he started boxing at the age of six. He never thought that he could be a pro boxer in his future. He was often persuaded with money from his family for every fight he won and was also pushed to
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Oscar Mayer
My Bologna has a first name Before Oscar Mayer & Co, other meat packers sold their meat anonymously. The Mayer’s were the first to affix a brand name to their product. They were one of the first recognized meat brands, one of the first companies to be approved by the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and were the first to actually volunteer. The FSIS was created to ensure the purity of the products sold. The
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was one of the most prominent Irish born playwrights. He was a major player in the aesthetic movement, which was based on art for art's sake. Wilde was also a novelist, playwright, poet, and critic. He was born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wilson Wilde on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. Wilde came from a rather large family. William Wilde, his father, had three illegitimate children previous to his marriage. They were Henry
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Oscar Wilde
Wilde, Oscar I INTRODUCTION Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900), Irish-born writer and wit, who was the chief proponent of the aesthetic movement, based on the principle of art for art's sake. Wilde was a novelist, playwright, poet, and critic. II LIFE He was born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. As a youngster he was exposed to the brilliant literary talk of the day at his
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Osceola
Not many people in this world truly go out “kicking and screaming”. How often have you heard of people talking a stand for what they believe in? How many times have you heard of a minority sticking up for themselves against the majority? How many times have you actually heard tell of it working? Osceola, the son of a Creek-Indian and speculated offspring of white trader, William Powell, was a cocky, spit-fire of a young
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Ostehaps
* Nike is a very competitive organization. Phil Knight (Founder and CEO) is often quoted as saying that 'Business is war without bullets.' Nike has a healthy dislike of is competitors. At the Atlanta Olympics, Reebok went to the expense of sponsoring the games. Nike did not. However Nike sponsored the top athletes and gained valuable coverage. * Nike has no factories. It does not tie up cash in buildings and manufacturing workers. This makes
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Oswald Theodore Avery
Oswald Theodore Avery was born on October 21 1887. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia as the son of British emigrants. When he was ten his family moved to New York. His father was a Baptist minister and worked as a pastor. Oswald attended Colgate Academy and University. He graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1904. After he graduated he started working in general practice. This frustrated him because of
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Outbreaks
Along with learning in class about infection control, we were able to watch a movie that would help us better understand. In the movie Outbreak infection control is used to show positive and negative outcomes. Standard precautions are used to provide someone with precautions and awareness to prevent the spread of diseases and infections. For example washing your hands when needed. Examples are being soiled and a after coughing and sneezing. The process of washing
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Outstanding Canadian: Emily Carr
Throughout history, countries have evolved over time and Canada is no exception. By the 1920s, a general reorientation of Canadian painting was underway, led by the Group of Seven, perhaps the best-recognized painters in Canadian history. Nevertheless, one would believe that Emily Carr personifies the energy of the decade. One might conclude that the woman was an outstanding person with the knowledge from her themes of art, significance to the Group of Seven and her
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Ozzy : Not Finished
John Michael (Ozzy) Osbourne is born in Birmingham December the 3rd 1948. Jack and Lillian Osbourne is his parents. John was the fourth of six children in a small home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston, England. Ozzy's father worked nights in a steel plant while his mother worked days in an Autoshop . His family was very poor. They had no money, no car and little food. In his spare time, Ozzy would watch
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Pablo Escobar
Pablo Escobar is well known throughout the world as one of their greatest outlaws. He grew from obscurity to be the leading cocaine distributor in the world. He led an empire of terror, drugs, money, and violence. He was a gangster and outlaw in the ranks of icons such as Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, and John Gotti. He can only be understood by looking at the man’s early life, his rise to ultimate power,
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Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga in 1881. Pablo was the son of a respected art teacher, and due to his father's influence, young Pablo entered the Academy at Barcelona at age 14. This was where he painted his first great work, "Girl with Bare Feet". After two years of schooling, Picasso transferred for even for advanced tutelage. This did not hold Picasso's interest, so instead he spent much of his time in
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Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was known for his sculpting, ceramics, paintings, and drawings. He was born in Malaga, Spain, and proved to be skilled at artistics by the time he was fifteen. At that young age, he joined a group of intellectuals and artists, and also made his first trip to Paris, which at the time was the center of painting. During this time frame, Picasso experimented with Pointillism, Impressionism, and Symbolism, which were very important aspects
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Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881. He is one of the most famous artists in the world. When he was young he amazed friends by drawing a perfect picture without lifting his pencil or looking at the paper. Pablo had many different periods in his artwork. Two of his most famous paintings are Guernica and The Young Ladies of Avignon. He even created a new way to sculpt and paint! His work
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Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga in 1881. Pablo was the son of a respected art teacher, and due to his father’s influence, young Pablo entered the Academy at Barcelona at age 14. This was where he painted his first great work, “Girl with Bare Feet”. After two years of schooling, Picasso transferred for even for advanced tutelage. This did not hold Picasso’s interest, so instead he spent much of his time in
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Painful
A sharp wave of pain exploded through my arm. Almost immediately following, I had collapsed on the ground with tears flowing down my face. The rain had cleared on an October afternoon. The ground was wet and blanketed with a fresh later of rain. Looking towards the appealing playground made up of swings, slides, tunnels, and jungle gyms, my second grade friends and I quickly ran towards it as recess began. It was a regular
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Palladio
He was born Andrea di Pietro della Gondola in Padua, then part of the Republic of Venice. Apprenticed as a stonecutter in Padua when he was 13, he broke his contract after only 18 months and fled to the nearby town of Vicenza. Here he became an assistant in the leading workshop of stonecutters and masons. He frequented the workshop of Bartolomeo Cavazza, from whom he learned some of his skills. His talents were recognized
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Panacetein
1.You will be given an unknown sample. Weigh it and use all of it. 2.For "Separation of Aspirin" on the middle of page 32, we will be using 5% sodium bicarbonate solution (NaHCO3), instead of 1M sodium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide sometimes reacts with the ester group of aspirin. 3.For "Isolation of the Unknown Component" on the bottom of page 32, we will do the following: a.Weigh your clean and dry 100 mL round-bottomed flask. b.Transfer
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Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa Doroteo Aranga learned to hate aristocratic Dons, who worked he and many other Mexicans like slaves, Doroteo Aranga also known as Pancho villa hated aristocratic because he made them work like animals all day long with little to eat. Even more so, he hated ignorance within the Mexican people that allowed such injustices. At the young age of fifteen, Aranga came home to find his mother trying to prevent the rape of his
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Pantera
“The thing about us is that we always stayed on the ground level with the fans,” proclaims Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell in his proud Texas twang. “We never rode above the fans – I’m a fuckin’ fan myself – and we always had great interaction with them. They’re us, we’re them, we’re all for one and stronger than all.” Of course, it took the Dallas-based Pantera time to find their groove, shape their sound, and
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Papaer About Me
There are many races and ethnicities in the United States. While we are all in the same country we have many differences. These differences are sometimes noticeable just by looking at a person. Other times you can only find out about them only by diving deeper into the person’s background and see their cultural differences. I’m going to give you an example of race and ethnicity by presenting a profile of myself. I’m a twenty-three
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Party Affiliation
Throughout my 14 years of living in the United States I have developed a strong liberal political view towards the many political issues in today's siciety. I cannot think of a more perfect government than that of the United States. It is truly a country ruled by the people and for the people with reasonable representation in both the White House and Congress. The United States has so many citizens that it has become unrealistic
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Patrice Emry Lumumba
Patrice Emry Lumumba, a martyr for a worthy cause, of a foolish man with unrealistic hopes and ambitions? Due to his hard work, unrelenting persistence, and aspirations, his homeland, the Congo, gained their independence from the colonizing country of Belgium July 1st, 1960. Not long after though, there was a price over his head, and he only got to see the payoff of his work for a little less than six months. What killed Patrice
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Patricia Schroeder
Patricia Schroeder, a true American and one of the Nations most respected women. Patricia was born in Oregon. She attended public schools in several states. She received college degrees from Minnesota and Harvard Universities. She married and is the mother of two children. Patricia served as a United States Congresswoman for 12 years and is an accomplished publisher. Patricia Schroeder was born Pat Nell Scott. She was born in Portland, Oregon on July 30, 1940.
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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry Patrick Henry was a great patriot. He never used his fists or guns to fight for his country, but he used a much more powerful weapon at which he held great skill: his words. Possibly the greatest orator of his time, his speeches such as "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" struck a cord in the American spirit of those who opposed oppression and tyranny. Henry was born on May 29th, 1736
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