Andrew Jackson Young‚ Jr. was born March 12‚ 1932‚ in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. Young grew up in a middle-class family with his father a dentist and mother a teacher. Even though New Orleans was racially segregated‚ the rich ethnic diversity of the city gave Young experience in dealing with people from a variety of backgrounds. At a young age‚ Young’s father instilled in his sons how to defend themselves to prevent anyone from easily intimidating them. (“ Andrew J. Young Biography — Academy of Achievement
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was born on January 21‚ 1824 in Clarksburg‚ Virginia. His father and younger sibling had died of typhoid fever when Jackson was very young. This left himself‚ his mother and a younger sister. His mother remarried and fell into debt with her more current husband. Because of the immense financial struggles distressing the family‚ Jackson was forced to go live with an uncle. Jackson’s uncle paid little to no attention to him‚ even when young Jackson showed an interest in learning
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Sharene Salameh WGS209 March 12‚ 2014 -Known as the "King of Pop‚" singer-songwriter Michael Jackson was born in Gary‚ Indiana‚ on August 29‚ 1958. -As a child‚ he performed as the lead singer of the Jackson family’s popular Motown group‚ the Jackson 5. Jackson went on to become one of the most internationally famous award-winning solo pop sensations to date. Jackson’s 2009 death stirred controversy and was ultimately ruled a homicide. Dr. Conrad Murray‚ who had
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Michael Jackson Micheal Joseph Jackson was op die 29 Augustus ‚1958 gebore en hy het op 25 Junie 2009 gesterf. Hy was ’n Amerikaanse sanger‚danser en vermaaker. Hy was ook verwys as die ’King of Pop’ en hy was geken as die mees suksesvolvermaker van alle tyd. Hy het baie ander mense beinvloed met sy musiek‚ dans en mode wat hy gedra het. 1.Hoe Micheal Jackson ontstaan het Michael het sy loopbaan by die ouderdom van vyf jaar begin as die hoofsanger van die Jackson 5‚ wat in 1964
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Janet Jackson was born in Gary Indiana on May 16‚ 1966. She is a member of the Jackson Family musical dynasty. 	Her most famous family members include Jermaine‚ Stephen‚ Jackie‚ Tito‚ Marlon‚and Michael whom were all part of the musical group the Jackson 5. The most famous of the brothers is Michael whom helped Janet begin her musical career. Like many of the women in show business today‚ Janet has been faced with many obstacles in her life. Despite all of the problems‚ Janet has overcome
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The Presidency of Andrew Jackson constituted a significant change in American politics. Never before had a president claimed so much power‚ and never before had a president claimed to be a true representative of all classes of people. An accurate portrayal of this historical figure has been debated since 1857‚ when the first historical narrative of the Jacksonian era was published by George Tucker (Cave). There does not seem to be a time in the foreseeable future when the matter will be resolved
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Traveling into the Indian Territory‚ we were being angrily chased down by three Indians furiously shouting at us. Dashing through the thick forest‚ the savage Indians were throwing spears and shooting arrows that narrowly missed us. Although neither Gideon nor I was mortally injured‚ I did suffer from a nick from an arrow piercing near my ear. Thankfully‚ a group of burly fur traders approached from the side‚ which frightened the Indians to run away. Acknowledging that Gideon and I were inexperienced
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29‚ 1958 – June 25‚ 2009) was an American singer‚ dancer‚ entertainer and recording artist. Referred to as the King of Pop‚ he is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time‚ and one of the most influential. His contributions to music‚ dance and fashion‚[1] and a much-publicized personal life‚ made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Alongside his brothers‚ Jackson made his debut in 1964 as lead singer and youngest member of
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The American Frontier Ryan Williamson History 204: American History Prof: Gwendollyn Noble-Wold November 17‚ 2014 The American Frontier The idea of the West still lingers on throughout the world as a time filled with tough people who win over misfortune to overpower a harsh land; this period of time is very well-known in American history. In movies‚ novels‚ television stories of the west are still being repeated‚ rebuilt‚ and reiterated to lessen the events; “Native American myths and
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Jackson was perceived as a “Man of the people”‚ despite wealth and slaves‚ his backwoods upbringing‚ military hero‚ lack of education made the people feel like he was one of them. He took that role to heart and tried to keep the government’s role out of the economy and did not want a big central government. In doing so he created a division between rural farmers and the industrialist. One of issues Jackson created was the Tariff of abominations‚ a 1828 protective tariff or tax on imports. This angered
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