JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE James Prescott Joule was one of the most famous physicists in England in the 17th Century. On the 24th day of December 1818‚ Joule was born near Manchester‚ England in a wealthy business-owning family with five children. As a child‚ he suffered from a spinal disorder which caused him to become shy and weak. Unlike those of his age‚ he preferred to stay indoors and learn‚ instead of playing in the field. As expected by his parents‚ James and his brother were to inherit the
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LeBron James Miyah Washington “ I don’t know how tall I am or how much I weigh because I don’t want anybody to know my identity. I’m like a superhero. Call me basketball man.” Today Lebron James is a basketball superhero‚ but there was a day when James was just a kid from Akron‚ Ohio. On December 30th‚ 1984‚ Lebron James was born to a sixteen year old high school student‚ Gloria James. Akron‚ Ohio Is where James was born‚ but his childhood was unsteady as his mom and he tried to escape from poverty
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The main character in my story James and the Giant Peach is James. James is a kid that is a shy kid only around his aunts. He lives with his aunts after his parents died from a hippopotamus accident. He was a great kid before and after his parents died‚but when his parents died. He went to live with his two aunts because they were his only two living relatives. James became a shy and scared person from the mistreatment from his aunts. James was a very charming little boy that never caused any trouble
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precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself”.-James Baldwin Writer James Baldwin‚ born August 2‚ 1924 in Harlem‚ New York was a novelist and playwright. People called James a hero because James emerged as one of the lead voice for African American losing their jobs and racism. James was a sophisticated young writer. James wrote one of the top selling essays about how he felt about the rascal cause to African American. While James was writing books he also contributes in writing numerous
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The famous Virginia plan was drafted by James Madison‚ and presented by the Virginia representative to the Constituent Assembly at 1787. James Madison was borned in the South large plantation family. He engaged in the war of independence at a youth age was a great American statesmen and the Funding Father. He was also the fourth president of the United States. James Madison have done many contributions to his country. As for today‚ when people mention him always with full of the respect. He wrote
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many fun things to do. Stephen curry is so fun to watch so is Lebron James they both are great basketball players and entertaining to watch. Intro Paragraph: Oh hello there I didn’t see you. Have you ever seen Lebron James or Stephen curry play basketball? They are two of the greatest players in NBA they make insane plays. Stephen curry has the best shooting percentage he barely misses the basket on the others had Lebron James has amazing dunks. Lebron and Stephen are the best in my opinion Stephen
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James Joyce is considered to be one of the most prominent authors of the twentieth century. His inspirational work and unique style have had an everlasting effect on literature. “James Joyce was born on February 2‚ 1882‚ in a small town called Rathgar(Biography.com Editors)” He grew up in a wealthy family‚ early on in his life‚ until his father could no longer keep up his level of income. His father‚ John‚ became an alcoholic and retained unsustainable spending habits. This is reflected in some
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James Dean was a famous actor in the 1950’s who also loved to race cars. Dean was an up and coming new actor when tragedy struck. James was traveling in California when he rammed into the back of another car‚ and he was pronounced dead at the scene. This changed the movie world and it made people realize that tragedy can strike whenever‚ wherever. James Dean was born on February 8‚ 1931‚ in Indiana‚ to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Soon after James was born‚ his dad became a dentist
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Summary In the story Stranger in the Village by James Baldwin‚ he explains his experiences in a remote mountain village and how he was viewed by the people in that village‚ being a Black man. He quotes‚ “it did not occur to me-possibly because I am an American- that there could be people anywhere who had never seen a Negro.” So‚ in this village‚ James Baldwin was considered odd‚ but he also stresses how the unkindness of the people in the village was not out of bad intent; however‚ he was seen not
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Some people have to work tremendously hard to get by in life while others seem to have everything handed to them. James Healy‚ born as a slave‚ came from nothing. To make things more confusing‚ James was mixed race and didn’t look like either his white Irish father or his mulatto mother. Even though he was ¾ Irish because James had some “black blood” he was considered black‚ and a slave due to the one drop rule in Georgia (anyone with 1 drop of black blood‚ was black) (blackpast.org). “The rigidity
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