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.
2,881 Essays on Biographies. Documents 2,671 - 2,700
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Thomas Robert Malthus
Thomas Robert Malthus was born in 1766 in Dorking, just south of London to Daniel and Henrietta Malthus. Malthus was of a prosperous family. He was the second son of Daniel Malthus, a supporter of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume. He had seven siblings, one brother and six sisters. At a young age, Malthus was impressed and greatly influenced by the ideas of Rousseau and Hume. His father, along with various tutors, educated him before
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Thomas Stearns Eliot - T S Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot was born on September 26, 1888, in St. Louis, Missouri, the seventh and last child of Henry Ware Eliot, a brick manufacturer, and Charlotte (Stearns) Eliot, who was active in social reform and was herself a not-untalented poet. Both parents were descended from families that had emigrated from England to Massachusetts in the seventeenth century. William Greenleaf Eliot, the poet's paternal grandfather, had, after his graduation from Harvard in the 1830s,
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Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born at Clarksburg, West Virginia to parents Jonathan Jackson, an attorney, and Julia Beckwith Neale. They were married in September 1817 and had four children: Elizabeth, Warren, Thomas, and Laura Ann. Jackson's sister Elizabeth, age 6 and his father died of typhoid fever. Julia Jackson gave birth to Laura the day after her husband died. Widowed at age 28, Julia was left with extensive debts and the family
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Thornton Niven Wilder
Thornton Niven Wilder English classes in today’s society have started to get away from its roots. Great American Authors are being overlooked for mediocre foreign authors more and more each day. This is a huge problem in classes today, and is truly a major reason for lack-luster efforts in reading and the decline in interest in today’s students. One of these said overlooked authors is Thornton Niven Wilder. Wilder is an amazing author who should
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Thugs Life
A Thug Life What is it that determines and creates an abnormality in the mental state of a young man growing up in east Harlem the violence, gangs, drug abuse, or perhaps overall condition of poverty they’re brought up in? A young black kid that no one on the street expects to go anywhere or do anything with his life that is if he even gets past the age of eighteen, destined for doom before
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Thunder
Thunderstorms occur throughout the world, even in the polar regions, with the greatest frequency in tropical rainforest areas, where they may occur nearly daily. Kampala and Tororo in Uganda have each been mentioned as the most thunderous places on Earth,[8] an accolade which has also been bestowed upon Bogor on Java, Indonesia or Singapore. Thunderstorms are associated with the various monsoon seasons around the globe, and they populate the rainbands of all tropical cyclones (typhoons,
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Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Tianjin Foreign Studies University (TFSU) was founded in 1964. As one of eight such universities in China, it offers a number of language and cultural programs to Chinese and overseas students of various educational backgrounds. The main campus and Binhai campus occupy an area of 1,500 mu with a floor space of nearly 200,000 square meters. Most of its buildings are in the classical and elegant Western European style. The clean and quiet campus is
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Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Tianjin Foreign Studies University (TFSU) was founded in 1964. As one of eight such universities in China, it offers a number of language and cultural programs to Chinese and overseas students of various educational backgrounds. The main campus and Binhai campus occupy an area of 1,500 mu with a floor space of nearly 200,000 square meters. Most of its buildings are in the classical and elegant Western European style. The clean and quiet campus is
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Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is the winner of 12 of golf's major championships and is the sport's biggest superstar since Jack Nicklaus. Before he became a grown-up celeb, Woods was a kiddie phenomenon: his father Earl allegedly introduced Tiger to golf at age 9 months, and at age 2 the youngster made a now-famous appearance putting with Bob Hope on The Mike Douglas Show. Woods won three consecutive U.S. Amateur titles (1994-96), and in 1996 turned pro
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Tiger Woods
There have been few athletes that every American can recognize by first name, Babe, Mike, Wayne, and maybe a few others that could be disputed, but there is no doubting that Tiger is part of this elite group. This is only one of the many reasons Tiger Woods has become the greatest golfer of all time. To prove this statement the facts, stats, and actions of tiger’s childhood, amateur, beginning PGA, and present careers. Tiger
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Timbertop: History
The topic that we have been given for this assessment is a quite broad subject, because of this I am going to be narrowing this down to the ideas that Kurt Hahn and Sir James Darling brought forth to Geelong Grammar School Timbertop and how throughout the history of the Schools Campus the changes that have happened to the Outdoor and Experiential learning side. The thinking behind my decision to reduce the subject down to
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Time Line on Deleny
May 6, 1812 Martin Robison Delany was born in Charles Town, Virginia 1818 The five Delany children learn to read and write using "The New York Primer and Spelling Book" given to them by a peddler, using their knowledge to write passes to enslaved blacks. They break a Virginia law against teaching enslaved people of color literacy. 1828 MRD lives and works briefly in Cumberland County after his family couldn't support his education, then returns
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Timothy Leary as a Hero
The term “hero” brings to mind many ideas, many events, and many people. However, one face it generally fails to conjure is that of Timothy Leary. Dr. Leary managed to create a level of infamy few Americans have achieved since this country’s inception; he is the poster-child of the mind-altering hallucinogen LSD and has been labeled by many as the subversive leader of the counter-culture movement of the sixties. Not many people appreciate this great
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Title Info
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Tiziano Vecelli
Tiziano Vecelli or Titian, was born in Italy sometime between 1488 and 1490. A master artist, his versatility and exuberance stand almost unparalleled in art history. He constantly reinvented himself, and his works are marked by a freshness and grandeur that retained its consistency, while exploring new terrain At the tender age of ten, Titian was apprenticed to mosaicist Sebastian Zuccato in Venice. Four of five years later, he began to work in the studio
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Tmt Cv
CV PERSONAL INFO: NAME: TAWFIQ MOHAMMAD T. SHATNAWI DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: 15 AUG 1968 AMMAN SOCIAL STATUS : MARRIED ADRESS: AMMAN – JORDAN E-MAIL : tshatnawi@yahoo.com MOBILE: 00962777324820 QUALIFICATION'S: - HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 1986 SCIENTIFIC BRANCH - 2 YEARS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DIPLOMA SPECIALIZED IN JET ENGINES (15/1/1987-1/12/1988) FROM PRINCE FAISAL TECHNICAL COLLAGE. - ENGLISH COURSE - QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) COURSE (25/12/1993-10/2/1994) PAKISTAN. - MANAGEMENT COURSE (29/4/1995-7/6/1995) PRINCE FAISAL TECHNICAL COLLAGE - (GE-J85-21)
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To Enforce or Not to Enforce; That Is the Question
To Enforce or Not To Enforce; That is the Question. "A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities." At first glance this definition seems to explain fairly well what affirmative action is and convinces the reader that it is done in good faith to help make up for past discrimination, yet affirmative action is accompanied by many different opinions. This paper will
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To Howard, or Not to Howard, That Is the Question
How might one explain Howard Stern? Yes, he is a refreshing change from the typical, politically correct figure, and he provides humor and sex for late night audiences who are growing weary of Leno and Letterman. And while Howard Stern, shock jock turned television host, is more on the same wavelength as a Jerry Springer than a late night comic, Stern has always claimed--like Jerry--that his show is just an act. The idea that
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To Hybrid or Not
To Hybrid or Not At attended a car show this weekend at the Palmetto Expo Center. While glancing at all the beautiful works of art that were on display, the perfect paper would be about standard fuel vehicles verses the infamous hybrid’s. Hybrids are the new hot item on the market making competition with the standard fuel vehicles. Hybrids may be the hip new thing to hit the market but unlike their snazzy name
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To You
After all, the man has been in the United States Senate for a mere two years, and before that he served -- with distinction, we are told -- in the Illinois legislature, where, it seems, just staying out of jail is distinction enough. We know little about Obama's political performance, since he has performed so little. He is only 45, which is about the age of some of my suits. On the world stage, he
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Tobias Wolf
Tobias Wolff is a strange writer whose work is “so absolutely clear and hypnotic that a reader wants to take it apart and find some simple way to describe why it works so beautifully”(Tobias Wolff, This Boy’s Life [back cover]). Although sometimes taking place in such foreign locations as Vietnam, Wolff’s stories are predominantly based on banal situations and people. The magic in his writing though is the fact he draws the reader into the
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Tohmpson
“He cried mightily with a strong voice, saying Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is becoming the habitation of devils…” (Ђ 1). Taken from the bible in Revelation 18:2, Thompson commences his piece with this quote. Babylon being the United States and President Nixon and his cabinet as the devil, Thompson’s message immediately becomes clear: Nixon’s presidency led to the downfall of America. To truly get the essence of how deeply Richard Nixon
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Tolkien
What can explain the fact that millions of Americans--grown-up Americans--have flocked to see a movie version of what its own author called a fairy tale? The Return of the King remains at the top spot in box office sales, and this third and final entry in The Lord of the Rings trilogy deserves top billing. Behind the movie's success stands the enduring popularity of author J. R. R. Tolkien and his fantasy world of Middle-earth.
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Tom Blake
The surfboard was originally invented in Hawaii hundreds of years ago. However, it wasn’t until 1926 when Tom Blake invented the hollow surfboard that he turned a mere curiosity and hobby into a global phenomena and lifestyle. For the father of modern surfing, Tom Blake grew up in a rather contradictory region, born and raised in Wisconsin, a rather land locked state, he was brought up by family after his mother passed away. After high
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Tom Clancy Bio
Tom Clancy Tom Clancy was actually an insurance provider up until eighteen years ago. He had only written two things an article about a new missile and a letter to the editor of a magazine when he decided to write the book The Hunt For Red October. He had gotten his college major in English from Loyola College in Baltimore. His first book was The Hunt For Red October. This was the story of a
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Tom Daschle
TOM DASCHLE Tom Daschle was born into a working class family on December 9, 1947 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Tom was the eldest of four brothers and became the first to graduate from college in 1969 with a political science degree form South Dakota State University. After graduating college, Tom joined the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. Tom served three years as an intelligence officer. After the Air Force, Tom became an aide
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Tom Daschle
TOM DASCHLE Tom Daschle was born into a working class family on December 9, 1947 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Tom was the eldest of four brothers and became the first to graduate from college in 1969 with a political science degree form South Dakota State University. After graduating college, Tom joined the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. Tom served three years as an intelligence officer. After the Air Force, Tom became an
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Tom Ford
DESIGNER’S PROFILE TOM FORD Born in Texas in 1962, Tom Ford went on to become arguably the most influential designer of the last decade. Having initially trained as an actor, he studied interior architecture at Parsons School of Design until 1986, and went on to take positions at Perry Ellis and Cathy Hardwick, before joining Gucci in 1990. Ford was hired by Gucci's then creative director Dawn Mello as chief women's ready-to-wear designer, and
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Tom Ford
Leslie Mora Mar. 15, 2016 The Business of Fashion Sypnosis Tom Ford What does the documentary Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind teach you about fashion? At first, I thought the film was going to be about his life and how he got his business started but I was surprisingly impressed. Tom Ford didn’t have the easiest life growing up but his difficulties didn’t stop him from doing the things he loves. Named one of the
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Toni Morrison: Rags to Riches
Toni Morrison: Rags to Riches In the mid twentieth century, the Civil Rights Movement influenced African-American writers to express their opinions. Most African-American writers of the time discussed racism in America and social injustice. Some authors sought to teach how the institution of slavery affected those who lived through it and African-Americans who were living at the time. One of these writers was the Toni Morrison, the novelist, who intended to teach people about all
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