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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The Jane Goodall Institute
The Jane Goodall Institute is a non profit organization that was founded in 1977 by Dr. Jane Goodall and Princess di San Faustino. The mission of the Institute is to advance the power of individuals to take informed and compassionate action to improve the environment of all living things. Initially the Institute’s day to day operations were handled by board members and volunteers working out of their homes. Today the institute is known worldwide
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The Jfk Conspiracy
The JFK Conspiracy On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy arrived in Dallas to a crowd of excited people lining the streets hoping to get a glimpse of the President. As his motorcade proceeded down Elm Street, Governor Connally's wife said, "You can't say that Dallas isn't friendly to you today Mr. President." Upon that, John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States was assassinated. The United States mourned the death of
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The Jfk Conspiracy
The JFK Conspiracy On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy arrived in Dallas to a crowd of excited people lining the streets hoping to get a glimpse of the President. As his motorcade proceeded down Elm Street, Governor Connally's wife said, "You can't say that Dallas isn't friendly to you today Mr. President." Upon that, John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States was assassinated. The United States mourned the death of
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The Josephine Baker Story
Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine Carson in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 3, 1906 to washerwoman, Carrie McDonald, and vaudeville drummer, Eddie Carson. Josephine's father abandoned them shortly after her birth and her mother married a kind but perpetually unemployed man named Arthur Martin. Their family came to include a son and two more daughters. Josephine grew up cleaning houses and babysitting for wealthy white families until she got a job waitressing at The
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The King Must Die
Derek Byers English 11cp pd. 3 During the time of the Revolution, the individuals that wanted independence had to find a way to spread their idea to all of the colonists. What better way to do this than to use writing? In this time period, the colonists were very fickle. The author of some sort of writing would have to be very good to get the readers attention and then eventually have them on their
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The King of Thailand
The king of Thailand For me, Bhumiphol Adulyadet, the king of Thailand, is one of the most influential people of the 20th century. There is no other King who is so loved by his people whether Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and who loves his people so much and cares for them. He is the good example to the nation and to the world. First, the king of Thailand always works for his people. He sacrifices himself
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The King: Steven King
Steven King is one of the best horror writers of the 20th century, because of his use of explicit details. I enjoy reading, but I find it hard to read anything not written by Steven King. The way King describes things, makes you feel like your there in the story. Steven King was born in Portland, Maine, in 1941, but he and his family moved around a lot. King even lived in Indiana for a
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The Kkk in America
The Ku Klux Klan's long history of violence grew out of the anger and hatred many white Southerners felt after the Civil War. Blacks, having won the struggle for freedom from slavery, were now faced with a new struggle against widespread racism and the terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan. Despite what many might like to think, the KKK is still active today. The bare facts about the birth of the Ku Klux Klan and
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The Knife
It all started on a warm Saturday afternoon. My parents decided that we should go out on the boat that afternoon. So we changed into our swimsuits, got our beach towels, and finally piled into the van for the drive to the cabin. The cabin, where my grandparents live, is where we park our boat. Their house is about a mile from lock and dam fourteen on the Iowa side. My grandparents were away on
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The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson written in 1843 On either side the river lie on fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And thro' the field the road runs by To many-tower'd Camelot; And up and down the people go, Gazing where the lilies blow Round an island there below, The island of Shallot. Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiver Thro' the
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The Leadership Traits
EXAMINATION OF THE LEADERSHIP ABILITY OF BONO TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ………………………………………………………………………….………… 3 Background ………………………………………………………………….…..…………….. 4 Current Thinking …………………………………..…………………….………….……….. 5 Relationship to Current Leader ………………………………………….…………..…… 7 Conclusion …………………………………………………..………………………………….. 8 References …………………………………………………………..……………..…..……….. 10 INTRODUCTION Nearly since the formation of the band U2 in 1976, their vocalist Paul Hewson, better known as Bono, has set out to make a difference in the world. Bono first started with performing his band’s music at benefit concerts, and contributing to
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The Legendary
Michael Jordan, the best known athlete in the world, is a leading scorer in the National Basketball Association (NBA), who led the Chicago Bulls to many recent NBA championships. He is, by far, and will be for a time to come, the best basketball player in the history of the game. Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. He accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina
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The Lesson
How is the use of symbols represented in the short story "The Lesson?" Symbols are often use in stories to portray more of a literal meaning. Conventional, literary, and allegory are examples of the different types of symbolism. Symbols can be displayed in many different ways. People, objects, and events are just a few of the ways. Throughout the short story, "The Lesson," Toni Cade Bambara uses symbolism in many areas. The title, "The Lesson,"
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The Life and Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe, Jr. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died of tuberculosis when he was only two, so Poe was taken into the home of John Allan, a successful tobacco merchant in Richmond, Virginia. Although his middle name is often misspelled as "Allen," it is actually "Allan" after this family. After attending
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The Life and Death of Ernesto Guevara De La Serna
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna the future Che Guevara was born on June 14 in Rosario in Argentina. At the age of two Che had his first asthma attack, a disease that he had to suffer with right up until he was shot to death by Barrientos’ troops in the forests of Bolivia. His father Ernesto Guevara Lynch, an engineer, was from a family of Irish descent, and his mother, Clia dela Sena, was an
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The Life and Great Works of John Updike
The Life and Great works of John Updike An American novelist, short story writer and a poet, John Updike was a country boy with a great talent that needed to be unleashed. He wrote many novels and won many awards; his best works did involve the novels that told the story of a man's life. The best-known and most widely analyzed work, John Updike wrote a great series of novels depicting a reoccurring theme of
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The Life and Great Works of John Updike
The Life and Great works of John Updike An American novelist, short story writer and a poet, John Updike was a country boy with a great talent that needed to be unleashed. He wrote many novels and won many awards; his best works did involve the novels that told the story of a man’s life. The best-known and most widely analyzed work, John Updike wrote a great series of novels depicting a reoccurring theme of
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The Life and Music of Louis Armstrong
The Life and Music of Louis Armstrong Among the most popular and appreciated musicians of our time, Louis “Satchmo” Armostrong brought a musical presence, technical mastery, and imaginative genius that “so overwhelmed musicians of his day that he became their principle model, leaving an indelible imprint on the music” (Kernfield 27). When reviewing Armstrong’s life work, his years with us can be divided into two aspects, his personal life and his music. While giving significant
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The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe
Best known for his poems and short fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, born in Boston, Jan. 19, 1809, died Oct. 7, 1849 in Baltimore, deserves more credit than any other writer for the transformation of the short story from anecdote to art. He virtually created the detective story and perfected the psychological thriller. He also produced some of the most influential literary criticism of his time important theoretical statements on poetry and the short story and
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The Life and Works of Annie Leibovitz
The Life and Works of Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz is one of the best portrait photographers in this modern age. Her works focus on varied subjects but hover more among celebrity portraits. Apart from these, her photographs depict visual stories that affect audience’s emotions. The diversity and life of her photographs create visual artistic realms that touch the soul. Biography: In 1949, Annie Leibovitz was born in Westbury, Connecticut. Based on Peter Marshall’s article posted
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The Life and Works of John Dryden
The Life and Works of John Dryden John Dryden was considered the most influential man of literature in the second half of the 17th century. He was the first of the great English neo-classical poets. He was well known for his poems, drama, and criticism. He called himself Neander, the "new man," in his essay Of Dramatic Poesy (1668), and implied that he was spokesman for the concerns of his generation and the embodiment of
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The Life and Works of John Dryden
The Life and Works of John Dryden John Dryden was considered the most influential man of literature in the second half of the 17th century. He was the first of the great English neo-classical poets. He was well known for his poems, drama, and criticism. He called himself Neander, the “new man,” in his essay Of Dramatic Poesy (1668), and implied that he was spokesman for the concerns of his generation and the embodiment
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The Life of Archimedes
Archimedes, considered on of the greatest minds of the ancient world was born on the island of Sicily in the Greek city of Syracuse in the year 287 B.C.. Syracuse at the time was an independent Greek city-state with a 500-year history. He was the son of Phidias who was a Greek Astronomer and Mathematician. All that we know about Archimedes comes from his existing manuscripts, and from ancient historians such as Plutarch and Cicero
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The Life of Beauty Mogul Madam Cj Walker
“The life of Beauty Mogul Madam C.J Walker” I got my start by giving myself a start. -Madam C.J. Walker Madame C. J. Walker, named Sarah Breedlove at birth, was born December 23, 1867, in Delta, Louisiana, to Owen and Minerva Breedlove, both of whom were emancipated (freed) slaves and worked on a cotton plantation. At the age of six Sarah's parents died after the area was struck by yellow fever, a deadly disease oftentimes
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The Life of Carl Marx
Karl Marx was born into a progressive and wealthy Jewish family in Trier, Germany. His father Heinrich, who had descended from a long line of rabbis, converted to Christianity, despite his many deistic tendencies. Marx's father was actually born Herschel Mordechai, but when the Prussian authorities would not allow him to continue practicing law as a Jew, he joined the relatively liberal Lutheran denomination. The Marx household hosted many visiting intellectuals and artists during Karl's
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The Life of Charlemagne
Komal Sandhu History 100 Dr. Meyer November 29, 2006 The Life of Charlemagne What makes ‘a’ king into ‘the’ king and then onto Emperor and Augustus? What made King Charles, Charles the Great? In Einhard’s Life of Charlemagne, a very succinct description of King Charles’ ideals, beliefs, attitudes and traits are depicted along with his life’s territorial as well as mental conquests illustrated. Charlemagne was a man with a vision of a utopian society united
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The Life of Corey Salyer
The Life of Corey L. Salyer When my mother first laid her eyes upon me, she began thinking about how she could deal with three boys. My brothers, later to be named Ty-Ty and Bam-Bam, were staying with my Grandma and Grandpa and could not wait to see me. Tyler, who was then five years of age and could not remember what it was like having a new born brother around, thought of me as
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The Life of David Rees
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The Life of Derek Jeter: Before a World Champion
The Life of Derek Jeter: Before a World Champion “Derek Jeter, a professional ballplayer for the Yankees…” are the exact words Derek Jeter, himself, used in his eighth-grade yearbook (Jeter xvi). For as long as he could remember, Jeter has longed to be a New York Yankee. Fifteen years after predicting he would be a professional ballplayer for the Yankees, Derek Jeter is now more than a Yankee. Jeter isn’t only a Yankee; he is
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The Life of Donald Justice
The Life of Donald Justice Donald Justice is a poet who has had some of the best poems from American literature, along with the lifestyle that is shared by most striving artists1. He has worked his way through life with many occupations and experiences under his belt, with the same diversities possessed by his poems3. Some of these poems include “Men At Forty,” “For A Freshman Reader,” “Poem,” and “Incident In A Rose Garden”
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