Michelangelo was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. Born to a family of moderate means in the banking business‚ Michelangelo became an apprentice to a painter before studying in the sculpture gardens of the powerful Medici family. What followed was a remarkable career as an artist in the Italian Renaissance‚ recognized in his own time for his artistic virtuosity. His works include the David and Pieta statues and the ceiling paintings of Rome’s Sistine Chapel‚ including the Last Judgment. Although
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Ludwig van Beethoven 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827 [pic] [pic] Ludwig van Beethoven is perhaps the most famous and influential of all the pianist composers of his time. He was considered instrumental in the transition of between the classical and romantic eras in Western Art Music. Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn (now called Cologne‚ Germany) to parents of Belgian descent. His father‚ Johann‚ was a musician at the court of Bonn‚ and his mother‚
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Biography of John Donne John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong‚ sensual style and include sonnets‚ love poetry‚ religious poems‚ Latin translations‚ epigrams‚ elegies‚ songs‚ satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor‚ especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne’s style is characterised by abrupt
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Chinua Achebe: Africa most beloved author The Prominent Igbo writer‚ famous for his novels describing the effects of western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe’s satire and his keen ear for spoken language have made him one of the most highly esteemed African writers in English. Chinua Achebe was born in eastern Nigeria on November 16‚ 1930 Isaiah and Janet Achebe (Bucker pars.1). Isaiah Okafor Achebe was a catechist for the Church Missionary Society and his wife to traveled
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Aryabhatta is a renowned mathematician and astronomer of ancient India. He was born in 476 AD in Kerala. He studied at the University of Nalanda. One of his major work was Aryabhatiya written in 499 AD. The book dealt with many topics like astronomy‚ spherical trigonometry‚ arithmetic‚ algebra and plane trigonometry. He jotted his inventions in mathematics and astronomy in verse form. The book was translated into Latin in the 13th century. Through the translated Latin version of the Aryabhattiya
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Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty Robyn Fenty the Barbadian superstar also known as Rihanna started out known as a cookie cutter teen pop star after she moved to the United States at sixteen years old. Born on February 20‚ 1988 in St. Michael‚ Barbados she grew up in a 3 bedroom house with her mom‚ dad‚ three brothers and two sisters. She worked with her father at a vendor booth selling clothes‚ although most of their money went to support her father’s drug and alcohol addictions. She began signing when she
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Karla Juanillo # 13 Born on February 2nd 1977‚ in Barranquilla Colombia‚ Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll‚ is one of the most successful female Latin singer. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother‚ Shakira honors her Latino and Arabic heritage with the music that she produces. She wrote her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at 13. Shakira later became a music superstar in the Spanish-language countries; she was known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking
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GRACE My heart is so proud. My mind is so unfocused. I see the things You do through me as great things I have done. And now You gently break me‚ then lovingly You take me and hold me as my father and mold me as my maker. Chorus: I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up‚ when I keep on letting you down? And each time I will fall short of Your glory‚ how far will forgiveness abound?" And you answer: " My child‚ I love you. And as long as you’re seeking My face‚ You’ll walk in the pow’r
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Brenda Hermosillo Lesbian Callahan‚ Joan‚ (2009) Same-Sex Marriage. Why it Matters-At least for now. Hypatia Winter2009‚ Vol. 24 Issue 1‚ p70-80‚ 11p. This article was very interesting. Same-Sex marriage in this country is a big issue still to this day. This article explains same-sex marriage and why it matters. People just want to be with the person they love its hard in some states still. Texas being a republican state may never make same-sex marriage legal. This article explains what the lesbian
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Edward Hastings Chamberlin (May 18‚ 1899 – July 16‚ 1967) was an American economist. He was born in La Conner‚ Washington‚ and died in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Chamberlin studied first at the University of Iowa (where he was influenced by Frank H. Knight)‚ then pursued graduate-level studies at the University of Michigan‚ eventually receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1927. For most of his career Edward Chamberlin taught economics at Harvard (1937–1967). He made significant contributions
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