continued to allow him to compete and taking 9th place in the World’s Strongest Man Competition. Weighing 315 pounds and not even training for this event showed Matuszak’s talent. Equally important was John’s biography Cruisin’ With the Tooz by Steve Delsohn‚ published in 1987. The biography is about John’s life story including his career‚ addiction‚ etc.‚ which allowed others to see the type of man he was: professional football player‚ actor‚ humanitarian(glossary) and my 4th cousin. John Matuszak
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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‚” 2010). As a teen‚ Andrew Young’s primary interest was athletics‚ particularly swimming‚ and track and field. At the age of 15‚ he enrolled at Dillard University and later transferred to Howard University in Washington
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example of Ben. All of this would be done by 7 a.m. I personally wouldn’t be able to function. I’m not a morning compared to Benjamin. After his morning breakfast‚ Ben would head to work for his brother at the Printing-Shop. (Benjamin Franklin Biography) It was a job he enjoyed doing. He met with English Grammar who comes to the business for business to improve his language. (page 477 the Norton) There was many reason why he wanted to improve on his language. Ben knew it’ll help with his writing
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Cited: "About Gary." www.RandomHouse.com. Random House‚ Inc.‚ 2004. Web. 29 Nov 2011. <http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/about.html>. "Biography of Gary Paulsen." usa-people-search.com. USA People Search‚ 2011. Web. 29 Nov 2011. <http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-biography-of-gary-paulsen.asp&xgt;. "Gary Paulsen." eolit.hrw.com. Holt‚ Rinehart & Winston‚ n.d. Web. 29 Nov 2011. <http://eolit.hrw.com/hlla/authorbios/index2.jsp?author=8garypaulsen>
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Cited: Lewis‚ Jone Johnson. "Elizabeth Blackwell." About - Women ’s History. 2006. The New York Times Company Steinbach‚ Nancy Steinbach. "PEOPLE IN AMERICA - March 24‚ 2002: Elizabeth Blackwell." VOA News "Woman ’s History - Biographies - Elizabeth Blackwell." Thomson Gale. 1997. 3 Mar "Elizabeth Blackwell‚ MD." Wellness Directory of Minnesota. 2005. Minnesota Wellness Publications
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Darron Becker CJS/250 May 29‚ 2011 Varrick Douglas Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton’s law enforcement career started at an early age. He was offered a part-time position as a deputy sheriff‚ and he accepted‚ though he still kept his job as a cooper full-time. When he was deputy sheriff‚ he earned the reputation as being a tough‚ smart‚ and honest man. Pinkerton had always opposed to slavery. He had felt compelled to take action‚ so he helped runaway
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Biography of Charles Dickens There is something about Charles Dickens’ imaginative power that defies explanation in purely biographical terms. Nevertheless‚ his biography shows the source of that power and is the best place to begin to define it. The second child of John and Elizabeth Dickens‚ Charles was born on February 7‚ 1812‚ near Portsmouth on England’s south coast. At that time John Dickens was stationed in Portsmouth as a clerk in the Navy Pay Office. The family was of lower-middle-class
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Biography of Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney was born on March 20th‚ 1939 in the small town of Baie Comeau‚ Quebec. Mulroney was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada. He was in office from September 17th‚ 1984‚ to June 25th‚ 1993 and was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. Before going into politics Brian Mulroney attended university and received a Bachelor of Arts at St. Francis Xavier University and a Bachelor of Civil Law at Laval University. After
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entire memoir. In a criticism written by Myra K. McMurry‚ she notes that Caged Bird was “an affirmation‚ . . . Maya Angelou’s answer to the question of how a Black girl can grow up in a repressive system without being maimed by it.” (Maya Angelou Biography). Throughout the memoir‚ one can see her change from a young girl‚ oppressed‚ nervous and scared‚ to progressing into a strong‚ confident
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Biography: Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Kyan Anthony was born in May 29‚ 1984; his father was Puerto Rican and his mother was African American. Carmelo was named after his dad who had died due to cancer when he was only two years old. Carmelo and his family lived in Friona‚ Texas for two years before they moved to Baltimore in 1992. The family lived in the Druid Hill section of West Baltimore‚ which is where he began playing the game of basketball. During the summer of 2000‚ he grew five inches
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