to face. People such as Russell Baker had to overcome many obstacles during this time. "Growing Up" by Russell Baker is an autobiography on the problems he and his family endured during this era. The novel deals with a time that was unfamiliar and confusing to many young adults. While the United States is vastly changing from war to war‚ Russell tells his story of growing up in an extremely devastating environment. During the Depression‚ the major issues that Baker stressed mostly throughout the
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Throughout The Great Gatsby‚ Jordan Baker is a character that has a very lowprofile. However‚ you can easily find out the type of person she is just by looking at how shelives. Jordan Baker‚ “-- was incurably dishonest. She wasn’t able to endure being at adisadvantage--”(3.158) and her lifestyle portrays incredible confidence and independence. JordanBaker supposedly
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Benjamin Britten Benjamin Britten was an English composer‚ conductor and pianist. He was born on November 22‚ 1913 in Suffolk. Britten’s best works were the operas War Requiem which he wrote in 1962 and Peter Grimes which was written in 1945. His most famous orchestral piece was The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra which was also performed in 1945. Britten had a very unusual past but as any other famous composer‚ pianist or conductor‚ Britten started at a very young age. The main theme of
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20’s‚ President Benjamin Franklin listed 13 virtues that he felt were an important guide for living. The following virtues can be divided in personal and social behavior: Temperance‚ Silence‚ Order‚ Resolution‚ Frugality‚ Industry‚ Sincerity‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ Cleanliness‚ Tranquility‚ Chastity and Humility. Despite the fact that he tried to follow these guides in his life and went away‚ consider this being worthwhile in your own life. Temperance‚ eat not to dullness. Franklin states some associate
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Josephine Baker 2/27/2012 Josephine Baker (Freda Josephine McDonald) was born on June 3‚ 1906 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her parents were Carrie McDonald and Eddie Carson. After Eddie left them both alone‚ her mom married a man named Arthur Martin. Her mother had a son and two daughters‚ with him giving Josephine siblings. She grew up cleaning houses‚ and other things for a very wealthy family. When she turned twelve years old she dropped out of school. After she dropped out she lived as a street
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THEORIST: Benjamin Bloom Benjamin S. Bloom was a Jewish-American educational psychologist; he was born in Lansford‚ Pennsylvania on 21st February‚ 1913. Benjamin Bloom attended the Pennsylvania State University where he obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1935. He then moved to the University of Chicago and completed a Ph.D. in education in 1942‚ and served as a member of the Board of Examinations from 1940 - 1943. In 1944 he was appointed as the Instructor of Educational Psychology;
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Mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9‚ 1731‚ in Ellicott’s Mills‚ Maryland. Largely self-taught‚ Banneker was one of the first African Americans to gain distinction in science. His significant accomplishments and correspondence with prominent political figures profoundly influenced how African Americans were viewed during the Federal period. Benjamin Banneker‚ originally Banna Ka‚ or Bannakay‚ was a free African American mathematician‚ astronomer‚ clockmaker‚ and publisher
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Franklin suffered a condition called presbyopia‚ which is why he created bifocals. This helped people to see better for years after. “Franklin wrote‚ in August 1784 to his friend George Whatley‚ that he was happy in the invention of double spectacles‚ which serving for distant objects as well as near ones‚ make my eyes as useful to me as ever they were" (Ben Franklin’s Inventions). Franklin also helped discover aspects of electricity people hadn’t figured out yet using a key and a kite. It was thought
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The 32nd President‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ was the greatest president to ever lead the United States of America. He was a very fascinating‚ strong-willed‚ intelligent‚ and courageous man. Many difficult events happened during FDR’s presidency that many other presidents before would have buckled under the pressure‚ but not him. He seemed to always have a plan for every challenge thrown his way. America could use a president like him today to help this nation achieve greatness once again. Roosevelt
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Ms. Mavis Baker was a Jamaican woman who came to Canada as a visitor in 1981 and lived illegally in Canada for 11 years as a domestic worker. During her stay in Canada‚ she had four children. Eventually she suffered an attack of post partum and during her illness she had applied for welfare.She had then sent her two children to stay at foster care and two of them with their father. After she improved‚ she bought her two children‚ who were with their father as the father had his own family and was
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