Albert Speer was born in 1905 the second of the three sons. He belonged to a wealthy family attending a exclusive primary school. As a child he and his brothers were forbidden to play football in the park or streets and also he had a poor relationship with his parents as he felt they had little time or love for him. Albert Speer developed a dizzy spells and often fainted, he was diagnosed as having “a weakness of the vascular…
When Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day April 15,1947 he forever changed the faces of major league baseball. Robinson was the first African American to play in the majors in the 20th century.Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers .The impact Jackie Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Robinson’s Day in honor of when he truly broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the big leagues. Jackie Robinson took the biggest risk that any young black man could take during…
Albert Brooks, Born Albert Einstein on July 22, 1947, in Beverly Hills, California. He’s the youngest son of Thelma Leeds, a singer and actress, and Harry Parke, a radio comedian. Brooks attended Beverly Hills High school and then later received an acting scholarship to Carnegie…
Walt Disneys very famous career started off when he got his first job in Kansas City as a newspaper artist. Everyone has to start somewhere I guess! Little did Walt know that later in his life he would create a character who has one of the most known names to this day. His first job in film was at the Kansas City Film Ad Company where he created cutout animations with Ub Iwerks. This all led to where he is today with his many amusement parks, merchandise, and films. He even has his own television channels! His legacy will be remembered for a very long time.…
Johonnes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was Mozart’s full name. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 with his mother Anna Maria and his father Leopold Mozart by his side. Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria where both of his parents lived. According to Volker’s Biography Mozart was often called “Wolfgang Amadeus” or “Wolfgang Gottlieb” (Boehm). He was also known as a prodigy or a young one endowed with special qualities.…
Now, I understand you may not have heard about Sigmund Freud, but everyone should be aware of who Albert Einstein was. Einstein and Freud corresponded about peace and war. It was published in a pamphlet called “Why War?” After Hitler rose to power, the pamphlet appeared. Einstein and Freud had many things in common. They both created scientific revolutions in their field of work. They were both German-speaking Jews. They met in 1927 when Freud visited Berlin. Freud actually said, “Einstein understands as much about psychology as I do about physics.” Einstein actually did not believe in psychoanalysis, but the two men got along well when they were speaking of politics and avoiding their actual…
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 at Pope Creek in Virginia. He was the eldest child to Augustine Washington and Mary Ball. George received his early education at a school in Fredericksburg before his father died in 17431. Not much is known about his education after his father’s demise. However, there is evidence that he studied geometry and trigonometry2. At the age of 16, while living with his half brother Lawrence, Washington made contact with the Fairfax family. His connection with this powerful family made him secure a job as a surveyor at Culpepper County in Virginia in 1749 at the age of 21.…
George Washington was born February 22, 1732, in Bridge Creek Virginia. At the young age of eleven his father passed away, after that he moved from house to house living with his half brother on Mt. Vernon and then his mother near Fredericksburg, and his relatives in Westmoreland. During his younger ages at Mt. Vernon he had tutors while attending a school near Fredericksburg. At age fourteen, he was going to join the British navy, but his mother did not want him too so he started surveying, then in his free time he read lots of books to further his vocabulary and education. In 1749 he was appointed to county surveyor, then appointed to a major in the militia in 1752. After Washington’s help before the war, he was then appointed to lieutenant…
Imagine if you got lost in a town, you would use a GPS to help you. But if Einstein never found out Relativity, then you would have a hard time finding your destination. Einstein’s Relativity changed the world because his equations and theories help make nuclear power plants and the GPS. Relativity is not only used in daily life, but also used extensively by aero-space-scientists. For example, The Precession of Mercury’s orbit can only be accurately predicted by Einstein’s Relativity and not the Newton’s law (General Relativity). Einstein’s Relativity is not only a more accurate way to describe the physical world than Newton’s law, but also have a daily impact on life.…
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 Rega Card the 2nd generation of the mormon community in Cardston, Canada. When he was a little baby, Orson Card says that the Blackfoot indians which always came over to visit had actually saved his life(no details known).…
Albert Gore, Jr., was born in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 1948. Politics run in his family as his father Albert Gore, Sr. was the senator and a member of the house for Tennessee in the time between 1939 and 1971. Al and his family switched between living in Washington D.C. and his family’s farm in Carthage, Tennessee, while school was out. While residing in Washington D.C., Al attended St. Albans School, an independent college preparatory day and boarding school for boys. As a child, Al excelled in a multitude of areas, from academics to athletics. For example, he was a star track and field player and attained high marks throughout high school. These feats did not come to him easily as he worked tremendously to be the best as possible. Gore’s parents never forced any lifestyle upon him but from an early age they made their expectations for young Al clear. David Maraniss and Ellen Nakashima, two staff writers of the Washington Post write in their article describing Al Gore’s childhood in 1999, “‘Which one of you is going to be…
François-Marie Arouet, better known by the name of Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer who believed that everyone had the freedom of speech, religion, and expression.…
Cyber bullying is when someone is harassing someone else online with electronic means like a phone or computer or even through messaging. It’s a type of bullying that is not face to face. The difference between cyber bullying is different is because it can happen twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Some may be bullied when they are by themselves. There are many risks to cyber bullying, the worst one would be attempt of suicide because the victim might be confused and might not know how to ask for help. The victim may start physical harm. “Physical harm and include depression, anxiety, social isolation and an increased risk for attempting suicide’, said Peggy Andover, a psychology professor at Fordham University in New York. Usual they victim will turn to alcohol or drugs because they think that they can run away from their problems. They might start skipping school, and might not want to attend school because they might want to isolate themselves. That leads to low grade and a high chance of dropping out of high school. The victim might suffer from low self-esteem and all of these effects of cyber bully can cause health issues. In a report by the ABC News in 2006, a survey was conducted on 1500 students in the grades between 4-8 and gave the following findings.42% of the children had experienced some form of bullying while online. 35% of them had received threats while online.21percentage had received threatening and mean emails or other forms of messages. 58% of the kids admitted that they had received hurtful information while online while the most shocking statistic was that 58% of these kids did not tell any adult about the form of harassment they receive while online. This clearly shows that a very large number of teenagers are being involved in cyber bullying and their parents or teachers are not even aware. Just imagine how many victims there are suffering because of cyber bullying. Imagine…
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany in 1879. His notable contributions included helping to develop the special and general theories of relativity. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He died on April 18, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey.…
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