Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman According to John F Kennedy‚ from his book Profiles in Courage a person who "In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage‚ whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience - the loss of his friends‚ his fortune‚ his contentment‚ even the esteem of his fellow men - each man must decide for himself the course he will follow.(246)" is a profile in courage. Joe Lieberman an independent democrat has made many controversial actions
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Maud Lewis Maud Lewis In her Early Life Maud Lewis suffered from disabilities as a result of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. She began her artistic career by hand-drawing Christmas cards. These proved popular with her husband’s customers as he sold fish door to door and encouraged her to begin painting. She used bright colours in her paintings and subjects were often of oxen teams‚ horses‚ or cats. Many of her paintings are of outdoor scenes. Her house was one-room with a sleeping loft and is
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Jack Welch Biography Jack Welch was CEO of General Electrics for 20 years and known as one of the best business leaders of all time. He made GE one of the most profitable companies in the world. Jack Welch was born in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1935. During his schooling life he attended Salem High School and after graduating moved on to study for a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts. Next Welch moved on to the University of Illinois to complete
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From the early ages of her life Purvi Patel has had an interesting life. From her very early years in India to parenthood‚ family has been has been the greatest aspect of her life. She was the oldest of four‚ two younger sisters‚ Pinku and Chacu‚ and a brother‚ Mitul. They lived in Nadiad a small town in Gujarat‚ India. While growing up there wasn’t much to do that was fun. Her parents‚ Surendra and Amita‚ were very strict and wouldn’t allow her to go anywhere or do anything after dark. As she
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Samantha Jones The Biography Of Brittany Murphy Like many actresses‚ Brittany Murphy started her career as a child. She started out at the age of 14‚ on the Fox sitcom‚ Drexell’s Class. Murphy played Brenda Drexell‚ who was the daughter of Mr. Drexell. She then got a part in the movie Clueless‚ as the new girl at Cher and Dionne’s school. The characters name was Tai; she was such an airhead‚ but sweet and funny. Murphy played in 8 Mile‚ Uptown Girls‚ Freeway‚ Little Black Book‚ and many other
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St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) St. Thomas Aquinas was a Dominican Monk‚ gifted scholar & a defender of Roman Catholicism against the spread of Islam & Greek philosophy in Europe. He was born to an aristocratic family Roccasecca‚ Italy‚ where he joined the Dominican order while studying philosophy and theology at University of Naples. He lived during a time where a collection of Aristotelian texts in Latin that reopened the question of the relation between faith & reason
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Myra Maybelle Shirley‚ Better known as Belle Starr‚ or bandit queen was born on February 5‚ 1948 near Carthage‚ Missouri to John ”Judge” Shirley and Elizabeth Pennington Shirley. Belle’s mother was a Hatfield who played piano‚ and her father was a respected member of the community; his library was an attraction to the educated higher class townspeople. Belle attended the Carthage Female Academy‚ she was very intelligent and known as a famous American outlaw. Belle had 5 brothers and 1 sisters‚ Preston
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La Leyenda De Selena I‚ Selena Quintanilla Perez father will tell you about my daughter’s life. She was an american singer‚ songwriter‚ spokesperson‚ actress & a fashion designer. She was born on April 19‚ 1971 in Lake Jackson ‚TX. Selena was a child that was upbeat with a big smile and constantly cheerful. She was well liked by her peers. She enjoyed playing with dolls. Selena was a exercised maturity and respectfulness when in company of adults‚ she will
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On Christmas Eve of 1809‚ Christopher Houston Carson was born in Madison County of Kentucky. He would be the eleventh child out of fifteen children in his family. When he was younger‚ the Carson family bought the famous Boone family’s farmland to live on because Carson’s father was a farmer and pioneer just as the Boone family was. His father wanted to emulate Daniel Boone. Christopher and his family were of Irish and Scottish descent‚ therefore they belonged to the Presbyterian church. Later in
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[3] Suddenly‚ the first contraction struck as the dinning room clock announced the beginning of November 7th‚ 1918. [1] As Morrow Graham screamed with pain‚ a new and unfamiliar cry joined hers; it was the scream of her first-born son‚ William Franklin Graham Jr. [5] Although Billy’s childhood was not spent serving the Lord‚ it did turn toward the Lord later in life and Graham’s ministry was very powerful and effect. [1] Not only did God change his life but also his wife Ruth Bell Graham. She was
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