“In the future‚ everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes” (Andy Warhol). This is exactly what happened to Chip Gaines and Norm Abram‚ Neither chip nor Norm expected to be famous but that is what ended up happening. They both got their 15 minutes of fame and that ended up being their gateway to stardom with their own TV shows. I believe Chip and Norm Abram are two of the best carpenter/designers of their era. Norm and Chip both learned their carpentry skills in different ways. Norm first
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Barbara Kruger Barbara Kruger was born in Newark‚ New Jersey in 1945. She studied at Syracuse University‚ Parsons School of Design‚ and the School of Visual Arts in New York and has exhibited all over the world. She has worked from having a design job at "Mademoiselle Magazine"‚ soon becoming the head designer. Later working as a graphic designer‚ art director‚ and picture editor in the art departments at "House and Garden"‚ "Aperture" and other publications. This greatly
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SECTION 1: LIBRARY quietness librarians computers/ laptops movement of seats text books and anthologies notes on tables people scribbling in notebook people with their hands on their heads backpacks on the floor people unzipping bags computer pages on online shopping‚ twitter‚ Facebook‚ school work people explaining topics of what they know to be the right information for the subject to other people people tapping their feet and their pencils‚ restless movement from different groups
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Men who changed the firearm world forever‚ will never be forgotten. We remember Samuel Colt and William B. Ruger as two men who were so passionate about a hobby that they made it their life. They both worked hard to reach their goals told by the following statements. Not many people can say that in their lifetime they were an inventor‚ manufacturer‚ and an entrepreneur. Samuel Colt is one of those who can‚ born on July 19‚ 1814 in Hartford‚ Connecticut he was destined to become a legend. In his
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Professor Rogers US History I March 3‚ 2011 The Pequot War Many people have probably heard of the Pequot War‚ assuming that it was just another battle between the English settlers and Indians‚ but really it was much more than that. Throughout history‚ the Pequot War has been characterized as the first serious conflict between the Indigenous people and the New England settlers. In 1996‚ a man named Alfred Cave published a novel titled “The Pequot War‚” in which he describes the war as being “a
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the Labor Problem and Women ’s Rights (New York‚ 1974). *Susan M. Hartmann‚ The Home Front and Beyond: American Women in the 1940s (Boston‚ 1982). *Maureen Honey‚ Creating Rosie the Riveter: Class‚ Gender‚ and Propaganda during World War II (Amherst‚ 1984). James J. Kimble‚ and Lester C. Olson. "Visual Rhetoric Representing Rosie The Riveter: Myth And Misconception In J. Howard Miller ’s "We Can Do It!" Poster." Rhetoric & Public Affairs vol. 9‚ no. 4 (2006) pp. 533-569. *Brenda Ralph
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his background. It is not an unreasonable assumption to make that his parents were probably there for business purposes‚ perhaps setting up a company or on a contract. “Jim was delighted when his mother told him that they would leave the house in Amherst Avenue for a few days and instead would stay in the company ’s suite at Palace Hotel.” [P20] This suggests that they were quite wealthy people‚ especially in comparison to the poor living standards of the average Chinese. This would also mean that
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swore him in after the death of President Harding. At the age of twelve‚ he lost his mother. And‚ around several years later‚ his sister met the same fate. With little ambition other than to follow in his father’s footsteps‚ he managed to attend Amherst College in Massachusetts. In 1895‚ he graduated with good grades and a reputation for his wits and public speaking abilities. Once college had ended‚ Calvin Coolidge apprenticed at a law firm in Northampton. He passed the bar in 1897 and then opened
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The poem “Because I could not stop for Death” was written by Emily Dickinson in the 1800’s. She was born in Amherst‚ Massachusetts on December 10th 1830 where she passed away at on May 15th 1886; she was 55 years of age when she died. Dickinson’s poems were influenced Metaphysical poets of seventeenth-century England. When Emily died she left behind forty hand bound volumes with about 1‚800 poems in it. Her first poem was not published until in 1890 which was four years after she was deceased and
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a well-known historian. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the college of William and Mary‚ and his masters and Ph.D. at the University of Yale. Ellis is currently a full time professor of the Commonwealth at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition to Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Ellis has written many books and editorials. His books include; The New England Mind in Transition: Samuel Johnson of Connecticut (Yale University Press‚ 1983)‚ School For Soldiers:
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