Biography of Mark Mathabane ! Mark Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane‚ 18 October 1960) is a South African author‚ lecturer‚ and a former collegiate tennis player and college professor. Personal Information: Surname pronounced "Mot-ta- bon- ee"; born Johannes Mathabane in 1960 in Alexandra‚ South Africa; changed name to Mark‚ 1976; immigrated to the United States‚ 1978; son of Jackson (a laborer) and Magdelene (a washerwoman; maiden name‚ Mabaso) Mathabane; married Gail Ernsberger (a writer)
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Biography- Ellen DeGeneres Birth: “For me it’s that I contributed… That I’m on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That to me is the most important thing‚ that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all negative stuff in life.” This was written by Ellen Lee DeGeneres who was born on January 26‚ 1958 in Metairie‚ Louisiana‚ a suburb of New Orleans. She was born to Elliot and Betty DeGeneres‚ and has an older brother‚ Vance DeGeneres. Her father was
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Biography of William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who‚ with Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads. He is the second of five children born to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson‚ William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 in Wordsworth House in Cockermouth‚ Cumberland[1]—part of the scenic region in northwest England‚ the Lake District
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Angelina Jolie Biography Angelina Jolie‚ born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4‚ 1975‚ in Los Angeles‚ California‚ is an American actress famous for her tattoos and her acting ability. Jolie‚ which in French means pretty‚ was born to an Academy Award-winning actor‚ Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand with only one brother named James Haven. Just like any other children at her age‚ she also had a favorite cartoon character that she liked very much‚ which was the flying elephant Disney character
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Biography of Abraham Lincoln Dominique Bailey Table of Contents Page 3 – Introduction Page 4 – Early Life Page 5 – Law Career Page 6 – Entering Politics Page 7 – Elected President Page 8 – Emancipation Proclamation - Civil War Page 9 – Reconstruction - Assassination Page 10 – Conclusion Page 11 – Bibliography 3 Introduction
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Fazle Hasan Abed Founder and Chairperson‚ BRAC Biography Fazle Hasan Abed was born in 1936 in Hobigonj. His father used to work as theDistrict Sub-registrar in Hobigonj. In his childhood when he was studying inHobigonj Government High School‚ his father got paralysis. At that point of time hewas sent to his uncle who was the district judge in Comilla. He got admitted inComilla Jilla School. After two years‚ his uncle was transferred to Pabna. Abedmoved with his uncle to Pabna and got himself
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BIOGRAPHY OF O. HENRY O. Henry is one of the most famous American short story writers. O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter and he was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina on September 11‚ 1862. At age of 20 (1882) he moved to Texas‚ where he had various jobs. He married Athol Estes in 1887; they had a son and a daughter. His wife died from tuberculosis in 1897. In 1894 while working for First National Bank in Austin‚ Porter was accused of stealing $4000. He went to prison in Columbus
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2. Wu Lun‚ Yangxian Tea and Literati Tea Connoisseurs Respected by Gu Yuanqing as a master of tea‚ Wu Xinyuan alias Wu Lun (zi Daben)‚ was a member of the Wu family in Yixing. The Wu family originated during late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)‚ when Wu Lun’s great grandfather‚ Wu Deming (zi Chongliang)‚ who had a military background‚ decided to settle down in Yixing. Wu Yizhong (zi Zhengfu)‚ Wu Lun’s grandfather‚ was a commoner‚ but he was educated and started a career of teaching. Not until the generation
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three Grammy Awards‚ it won Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album and Bob Dylan won Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. Modern Times was also named album of the year for 2006 by Rolling Stone Magazine. In August 2007‚ Bob Dylan’s award-winning film biography‚ I’m Not There‚ was released. In October 2009‚ Dylan released a christmas album‚ Christmas in the Heart. On May 29‚ 2012‚ U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Dylan a Presidential Medal of Freedom in the White House. On September 11‚ 2012‚ he released
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