2/24/2013 English Biography of a Famous Person Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14th, 1879. His father was a featherbed salesman. When Einstein was five years old his father game him a pocket compass. He was fascinated by the thought that something unseen was moving the needle. In 1894, his family was struggling financially so they moved to Italy in search of better work. Fifteen year old Albert stayed behind to finish school but was soon quit and followed his parents to Italy. In
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Mike Tyson According to biography Mike Tyson is an incredible and famous person in sports. His professional boxing and undisputed world heavyweight championship is remarkable. His outstanding ability of breaking down his opponents in the first or second round made him one of the best fighters. Furthermore, another thing that made him an incredible fighter was his high energy and fast movement while entering the ring. His opponent couldn’t have the chance of standing on the ring for the second round
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Hank Aaron BY LESTER AYERDIS Hank Aaron Childhood • Born Henry Louis Aaron on February 5, 1934, in a poor black section of Mobile, Alabama, called "Down The Bay," Hank Aaron was the third of eight children born to Estella and Herbert Aaron, who made a living as a tavern owner and a dry dock boilermaker's assistant. • Aaron and his family moved to the middleclass Toulminville neighborhood when he was 8 years old. Aaron developed a strong affinity for baseball and football at a young age, and
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Sometimes a woman's own quest to change her life can change the lives of women around her and around the world. Famous Five is the story of five normal women, born in the mid-nineteenth century, who migrated to the west with their families to Canada. All were well- known suffragists.The Famous Five broadened their pioneer spirits, taking female impact further, into a bigger circle of group and political issues. In society at the turn of the 20th century, men and women were not treated equally. Canadian
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crockett and he was the person that I had to do. Davy crockett has 6 children. He has married 2 women which were Elizabeth Patton, and Polly finley. Plus he died on March 6, 1836 The thing that Davy crockett did was that he was a charter on disney.He was a politician because he wanted to be one at that time. He was a soldier to because at that time the of the War of 1812 ,he served until December 24,1813. He was on the disney show because he wanted to do it and then he became famous after. He took part
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speak with Emily Murphy. She was part of a group called the Famous Five, who made a huge breakthrough in the rights and equality of women through the Person’s Case. In this interview you will find out more about the story of the Persons Case and how Emily Murphy and the Famous Five have tipped the scales on gender equality in Canada. Q1: What prior events led up to the start of the Persons’ Case? A1: For a long time leading up to the Persons’ Case, women were starting to realize that they were not being
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Relationship between Power and Fame To have power is to have control or authority over something or someone. However, having fame is to be populaer or widely known. People often think that to have power you must be famous, this is not completely true. In fact, most famous people have little to no power at all. In the novel Endymion, the author shows how fame and power do not always go hand and hand. Endymion is a character in the passage who wants fame because he thinks it will bring him power
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In the epitaph Minerva Jones from Spoon River Anthology by a famous poet Edgar Lee the individual is a poetess, she is pregnant and gets rude comments and stares for it, but has great confidence although she got captured and left for dead with the burden she carry's she hungers life and thirst for love. The people this person speaks about is two men one a man name "Butch" Weldy who has captured her and violated leaving her to her doom her with Doctor Meyers who is helping her. Some of the things
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MAPP V OHIO Mapp V Ohio is a famous Supreme Court case that has affected many American lives. Police officers suspected Miss Mapp of owning a bomb in her house. The officers attempted an initial visit but failed. After that they returned with a search warrant for a bomb, police forcibly entered the residence, and conducted a search. Obscene materials have been found but no bomb. Miss Mapp was trialed and convicted for these materials. The constitutional issue of the case was whether evidence
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“ It’s Kind Of Fun To Do The Impossible.” This was one of Walt Disney’s most famous quotes because this encourages people to do things that seem impossible even though they are not. Walt Disney was one of the most famous people who left giant legacies, Did you know that Walt Disney World is about 27,258 acres.One of the most important people of Leadership and Legacy was Walt Disney. Walt Disney was one of those people because he proved that everyone can make their dreams come true . He did that
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July 6,1907, Coyoacán, Mexico Frida kahlo was born. Frida Kahlo started painting after she got in an accident on a bus when she was going home from school she was sent to the hospital after she got in the accident. The Artist Frida Kahlo Drew stuff on her cast while she was at the hospital. Frida also had a prosthetic leg, but she didn't draw on the leg she had. Frida also painted in the hospital bed, she had a machine that helped her to be able to draw while she was on the bed. Frida kahlo married
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can anyone be famous on the internet, of course they can like I said its easy but it can be hard at the same time Im sure a lot of famous people on the internet had struggle to do this its, not an easy tasks to do everyone will struggle on this in there part time of their life time. In the internet fame when you get notice you don't really get noticeable because on the internets its not really not friends its just your audience b supporting what everything you will do for that person on the
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in the limelight. Society seldom talks about how the males in a relationship with a popular female consider themselves. In fact, most of the time the media is focused on “famous couples,” such as actors or sports figures. Rarely do you hear about a couple that only has one “famous” spouse, even rarer one that is a “non-famous” male. Interestingly, Mr. Risch gave a light-hearted glimpse into his life as a “trophy” husband, when in his own right, he is an accomplished writer. It made me wonder exactly
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moose. The state flower is the forget-me-not flower, and the state sport for Alaska is mushing. One famous Alaskan is Lance Mackey. He has won the Iditarod four times in a row, and he is a three-time Yukon quest winner. Mackey was born in Chignik, Alaska. Another famous person is Joe Juneau. He was the co-founder of the city of Juneau. Joe was born in St. Paul, Canada. Another famous person is Libby Riddles. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin. In 1985, she was the first woman to win the Iditarod
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Outline Person Who Changed the World Research Paper Christopher Columbus I. Introduction Include a quote about or from the famous person “Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.” Explain the quote He followed the sunlight as he ventured into the New World. Relate the quote to your thesis He was an explorer who left the Old World, not knowing what lied ahead of him. Thesis Christopher Columbus was an important and influential figure in history that had a positive impact
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An Interview with Emily Murphy Q: How did the declaration of women being persons benefit you and Canadian women? Q: What was your main goal of the persons Case? A: The main goal of the Persons Case was to clarify if women were Qualified persons. Q: What did you do after the Persons Case was settled? Q: How did the Persons Case start? A: I was a judge in Alberta and I wanted to become the first female senator. Prime Minister Borden said no to me becoming a senator because of section 24 in the British
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If everyone follows a common trend, no waves are made in society. Conformity is a real problem in our society because people are not trying to be themselves. People are trying to imitate a famous social media god. This is a problem because we all need to be unique and change the world. All of the most famous people have been unique. Martin Luther King for example believed in Black rights and had the courage to stand up for them. People need to change the world not look at a small screen. The amount
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 91.9% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or
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In the story Beowulf, one of the major themes is fame. Throughout the story, the main exploit was to get famous. To have people remember why that person is famous. In fact, these circumstances still happens now. Beowulf, Hrothgar, and Grendel still connect to today's culture through different ways they became famous. Throughout the story, Beowulf prime goal was to have his name remember and have great fortune. In order to do this, he would have to engage in battles, as well as win them
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hints at himself being a famous painter to other people like when he said “Do you know who you almost killed…Another couple of inches and the world would’ve lost a hundred masterpieces” (102). The theme of this act has to do with people not wanting to be themselves. Humans are always admiring people who they think are better than them and striving to be just like them. In this act that is what Ed is doing. He saw someone who inspired him so he decided he would become the famous impressionist painter
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soul and that there is not a single existing person who can take that away; however, that belief is nothing more than a false notion. I can say this with such confidence due to a case study of a man during the year of 1848. It was about a man who went through a life changing and gruesome injury. Phineas Gage was that man and he influenced theories and discoveries about the brain being responsible for a person’s personality to transpire. Phineas Gage is famous for many reasons that are deemed important
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The University of California. There, he learned how to compose and write music which would make him one of the most famous composers and musicians of all time. However, before he came to fame he was drafted by the U.S. Air Force in 1951. He served in the U.S. States Air Force for three years before returning to New York. John Williams has written many famous pieces for many famous movies. His career really took off in the 1970s. However, it started slow in the beginning. He wrote music for To Kill
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Fun Fact: The festival came about from the Dominican Republic government in the late 1980’s. One Famous Person is . . . ➢ Oscar de la Renta: He was born on July 22, 1932. He died on October 20, 2014. ○ He became famous after he created a line of womens clothing which inspired women all over the world. Another Famous Person is . . . ➢ Sammy Sosa: He was born on November 12th, 1968. ○ He became famous by being one the strongest baseball hitters. A Popular Food is . . . ➢ Mangu: is a breakfast that
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Levin. The article title sounded interesting so I wanted to read it, so I decided to do the reflection on it. It was interesting how the main idea of this article is about celebrities turning into serial killers. I know a lot of people are becoming famous on Vine, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook for their videos. There are two people I follow on Facebook to watch their videos which are Tiffany Alyssa and Ben Buckwalter. Last year in English 101 class, a girl in my class did a research paper
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Travis Pastrana is the person who invented dirt bike tricks. He has so many injuries and so many tricks that he has landed. He is the inventor of these tricks. I picked him because he has a really good personality and he is someone you want to look up to. He is a dad with an amazing sense of humor. He is always there for his friends and family when they need him. Thefamouspeople.com stated he was born on 1983 on October 8th. He was born in Annapolis (thefamouspeople.com). His dad's name is Robert
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to relate their brand to these athletes and now their scandals as well. In the video, the Matthew mentions how Nike is going to have to worry about who the next athlete they choose to endorse and what could possibly happen in the future with that person. It is not known if Nike has made bad choices or if they just have had bad luck. Unfortunately for them, it is a little bit of both because they have selected these athletes due to their fame and glory. The attitudes of the public are indifferent
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Many people may think that Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover North America. What if I told you that that title belongs to someone else? This title belonged to none other than the famous explorer Leif Erikson. Leif Erikson was a famous viking explorer who was said to be the first person to discover North America and was the son of another famous explorer called Erik the Red. He was also converted to Christianity by a famous viking warrior called Olaf I Tryggrason. When Leif sailed
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Andrew Calhoun Paper 1 Famous people are not my source of influence. I look for a more personal connection with someone I actually know for inspiration; not some person or celebrity that I have seen on T.V. or read about in a book, because who really knows what famous people do or have gone through in their lives. Inspiration and admiration comes from my heart. I look to people who have made a difference in my life and that I know on a personal level. One person who has and continues to greatly
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aspire to be very good at a sport. Others may want to be famous and rich. Some may even believe that they can be personally fulfilled by a high end car or dream home. The most extreme example would be a false perception that drug dealing or being in a gang is fulfilling to a person seeking happiness. This is a western philosophy. Personal fulfillment is a negative ideal and the individual will become hollow inside . Three main reasons the person will become hollow is the lack of being collective, falling
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night celebrities, One day they are a normal person and then next day they are a celebrity. They make the people that do stupid things into celebrities which instead they should be making people that do heroic things famous. The media blows up what the person had done and it is the people that read about it and make the people famous. For that reason Americans make the wrong people famous. For example, a women from a reality television show is famous for being intoxicated, partying, and basically
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