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    James Bond

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    adventure began in the early fifties when Ian Lancaster Fleming created the story Casino Royale on his Jamaican property called Goldeneye.1 Fleming transformed popular detective and spy/espionage from the dark‚ through the eye of secret agent 007. James Bond films are about a lady’s man/spy that has dedicated his life to a British intelligence agency called MI6. By utilizing the most technologically advanced spy equipment and specially designed vehicles that can withstand the most torturous conditions

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    james extravagance

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    A- On the face of it the sources seem to disagree on this issue. Sources ten and twelve seem to show that James’ extravagant giving was the cause of his financial problems however source eleven seems to show that it was not James’ extravagant giving that caused his financial problems. In source ten‚ ‘Matthew Hutton’ states that‚ “His Majesty’s subjects hear and fear that King James’ heroical and excellent nature is too inclined to giving” this can be a criticism as if it’s just hear and fear there

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    room. Nick reports his wife is missing to the local authority and soon‚ the investigation began. The wife‚ Amy Dunne disappearance attracts mass attention from the press‚ as Amy was the inspiration to her parents’ popular children book called “Amazing Amy”. Through the investigation‚ forensic analysis found traces of blood that was poorly concealed‚ that later arise the suspicion that Amy was murdered. During the press conference

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    Etta James

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    Famous blues singer‚ Etta James‚ known from songs such as At Last and Something’s Got A Hold On Me died in southern California. According to Lupe De Leon‚ James died early Friday‚ at Riverside Community Hospital in Los Angeles. The cause of her death was complications of leukemia. She had been undergoing treatment for leukemia and dementia. She would have turned 74 Wednesday. Etta James‚ born Jamesetta Hawkins‚ started singing in her church choir and on the radio at the age of 5 in Los Angeles

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    Amy Carmichael was born in Millisle‚ Ireland‚ on December 16‚ 1867‚ to parents David and Catherine Carmichael. As a young woman‚ she felt sympathetic for the factory girls in Belfast and‚ with the aid of several friends‚ started a church for them. This work advanced as almost four hundred women and girls attended her daily meetings‚ but she knew her vocation was even more vast than this. In 1891‚ she undertook the process to become a missionary to China at the age of twenty-four‚ but was turned

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    Despite her poor decisions when it came to health‚ relationships and behavior‚ it was Amy Winehouse’s musical originality‚ good listening skills‚ marriage and tragic death what truly made her a larger-than-life singer and songwriter. Some signs of Amy’s talent drift back to 1996 when Amy was 13 years old. She received her first guitar and thought herself how to play (Shelokhonov). Stefan Skarbek‚ a famous songwriter met Amy when she was 14‚ he said “[he] knew she was incredible – [they] didn’t even

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    She took home the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 for her outstanding performance in skeleton. Williams was first introduced to the sport when she was 19. She was provided the opportunity by her university and she took full advantage. Amy was a very quick learner‚ and became rapidly involved with the sport. She made it her goal to represent her country by competing in the Olympics. However‚ the athlete didn’t make the cut for the 2006 Olympics where Shelley Rudman‚ a skeleton athlete

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    James Buchanan

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    James Buchanan is the only president to remain a bachelor for his entire life. Historians agree that James was one of the worst presidents for his apparent indifferences on the civil war. The controversy of slavery divided the nation at his time of presidency. James Buchanan carried the reputation of a northern man with southern principles‚ causing tension between the already segregated nation with the complication of slavery. James was a northern man born in Lancaster‚ Pennsylvania The buildup

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    James Garfield

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    James A. Garfield was born in 1831 in a small place called Cuyahoga County‚ Ohio. He was born and raised fatherless‚ so he grew up strong-willed as the man of his house. When he became of age to start going of to college‚ Garfield chose the prestigious Williams College in Massachusetts in 1856. Garfield studied to become a politician and his hopes and dreams came true as he was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859 as a Northern Republican. Garfield was well known as a loyal Unionist and kept his ways

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    Jesse Jame

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    Jesse James Paige Riley College Prep English Ms. Engel Works Cited 1881‚ with authorities growing suspicious‚ Jesse rented a house in Saint Joseph‚ and Missouri. "Jesse James - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James "Jesse James Biography." Biography Base Home. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2012. <http://www.biographybase.com/biography/james_jesse

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