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    Birth order and School Achievement There has always been an attempt to figure out why some people do better in school than others. Is it due to financial stability? Is it attributed to parents ’ own success as students? Very importantly‚ one ’s birth order plays a role in one ’s school achievement. I. Theory Growing up with siblings or the absence of siblings can be a major factor in determining academic success. Being the oldest‚ middle or youngest child does not necessarily determine academic

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    DATED 09/01/2013   PRESS RELEASE                                                                  CENTRAL DISTRICT     GANG OF INTERSTATE CHEATS INVOLVED IN INTERNET BANKING FRAUD BUSTED : FOUR ARRESTED With the arrest of (1) Ajay Kumar Mishra‚ aged about 45 years s/o Parmeshwar Mishra r/o WZ-823‚ Palam‚ Village‚ Delhi‚ permanent address Add:- VPO& PS- Jainagar‚ Madhubani (Bihar)‚ (2) Binay Kumar‚ aged about 35 years s/o Harish Chand r/o A-166‚ Devali road‚ Khanpur‚ Delhi‚      permanent address

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    Famous Sociologists 1. Emile Durkheim Emile Durkheim is knows as the "father of sociology" and is a founding figure in the field of sociology. He is credited with making sociology a science. One of his most famous pieces of work includes Suicide: A Study In Sociology. 2. Robert K. Merton Robert K. Merton is considered one of America’s most influential social scientists. He is famous for his theories of deviance as well as for developing the concepts of "self-fulfilling prophecy" and "role model

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    Jimmy Carter was not the best president for a while he was known as one of the worst president but had later rehabilitated his reputation with humanitarian efforts. James Earl Carter Jr. was born on October 1‚ 1924‚ in Plains‚ Georgia. Grew up on a peanut farm that is father owned as well as a warehouse and store. James Carter became the first person from his father’s side of the family to graduate from high school. He then studied engineering at Georgia Southwestern Junior College before joining

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    Sixty two years ago‚ my Grandfather found himself in a whole with his life. He was living in Genova‚ Italy with about one hundred dollars to his name. He had just gotten married to my Grandma‚ and was still living in his mother’s house at the time. He had no job‚ which means no money was coming in. Getting a job at this time was nearly impossible. Knowing that he had so much more potential‚ at such a young age‚ he decided to pack up and leave everything with his wife to start a new life in America

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    One of the main reasons for Hitler’s economic policies was preparing for the war. We can tell this because he didn’t want people out of jobs because that meant they weren’t working and manufacturing the materials he needed to go to war. This is why is set up the RAD‚ the National Labour Service because it meant that people were forced to go to work from 1935 onwards which sped up the manufacturing of materials like iron and steel. He also increased the amount of food being produced as well to avoid

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    Michelangelo had several successes in his life of painting‚ architecture‚ and sculpting. He was a leading figure of baroque and renaissance art. His first large-scale sculpture was Bacchus. Around the same year of 1498‚ Michelangelo did the marble Pieta‚ which is the only work he ever signed. In 1536‚ Michelangelo started the Last Judgment for the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was born on March 6‚ 1975 in Caprese Italy. Instead of going to school‚ Michelangelo would go and watch

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    The first stuart king of England‚ king of Scottland from 1567 to 1625 is also known as King James 1st. King James influenced many people‚ the bible and other kings in his era. King James was born June 19‚ 1566‚ Edinburgh castle‚ Edinburgh Scottland‚ he died on March 27‚ 1625‚ Theobalds‚ Hertfordshire‚ England. James was the only son of Mary‚ Queen of Scots‚ and her second husband‚ Henry Stewart‚ Lord Danley. Eight months after James’s birth his father died when his house was destroyed by an explosion

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    Super Swimmer "Hey Buddy‚ you ready to swim?" He hid behind his mom’s leg and held on tight. His name was Dylan Cross and his mother signed up for 16 private swim lessons. I wondered why he was so scared of the pool. This little tan boy had nothing but fear in his eyes. So I pulled his mother to the side and asked her if Dylan had ever had swim lessons here at Philadelphia Sports Clubs before. She said "No he hasn’t‚ he has only been in the pool once when he was five and he nearly drowned to death

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    Why the Hawaiian Islands were Valuable to American Interest in the Pacific Can eight little islands really defeat an entire empire? Maybe not on their own‚ but even the most insignificant of lands can prove overwhelmingly decisive in the most colossal of conflicts. The Hawaiian Islands were important to the United States (U.S.) for strategic‚ tactical‚ and logistical reasons in planning for a war in the Pacific. Had it not been for this archipelago‚ the Pacific War might have lasted much longer

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