Biography of GEOFFREY CHAUCER GEOFFREY CHAUCER‚ English poet. The name Chaucer‚ a French form of the Latin calcearius‚ a shoemaker‚ is found in London and the eastern counties as early as the second half of the 13th century. Some of the London Chaucers lived in Cordwainer Street‚ in the shoemakers’ quarter; several of them‚ however‚ were vintners‚ and among others the poet’s father John‚ and probably also his grandfather Robert. Legal pleadings inform us that in December 1324 John Chaucer was
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learn how to read‚ write and compute mathematics ("Thomas Paine Biography"). Following in his father’s footsteps as a stay maker had failed‚ just like his many other jobs he held ("Thomas Paine Biography"). Paine worked as an excise
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January 19th‚ 1809 in Boston (Poe Society). When Poe was born‚ he only knew his parents until he was almost the age of three (A and E Biography). Poe’s father left his family and his mother died of Tuberculosis (A and E Biography). Poe was separated from his two siblings
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Working Around the Limitations of Biography There are many methods on how to research and record history‚ and historians worldwide will most likely never agree on one approach. Empiricism for instance‚ the historical school of thought that has been used by historians for almost 200 years‚ is both a theory of knowledge‚ an epistemology‚ as well as a method of historical enquiry.[1] The theory’s followers argued that historians should only use primary sources‚ those that are created at the particular
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| Curate | Parish‚ priest | IV | Dissemble | Fool‚ pretend | V | Jocund | Merry; happy | V | Tainting | Spoiling; contaminating morally: corrupting | V | Pavin | Dance | Author Biography - William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. It is generally accepted that he attended the King’s New School‚ the Stratford grammar school known for its classical curriculum‚ because
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Winfrey leadership academy for girls in South Africa which opened in January of 2007(“Oprah Winfrey’s Official Biography” 3). She is not just a big time philanthropist but also one of the greatest talk show hosts of our generation. In 1993 she interviewed Michael Jackson which a hundred million viewers tuned in making it the most watched interview in television history (Oprah Winfrey Biography 3). Her show has been seen by an estimated 42 million views in the United States and is broadcast internationally
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Indigenous Management System A Report on The biographical analysis of KISHORE BIYANI In the partial fulfillment of the degree of Master’s Of Business Administration (2012-13) Banasthali University Jaipur Campus Submitted by: MBA-IInd SEM 8116 8161 8182 8190 INDEX Sr. No. | Particulars | Page no. | 1. | History | 4 | 2. | Why did you choose that personality? | 5 | 3. | Dream of the Leader | 6 | 4. | SWOT Analysis | 7 | 5. | Stage of Business | 8-10 | 6
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Vincent Willem van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was born March 30‚ 1853. He was born in Grout-Zundert Netherlands. He was a post-impressionist painter. He is commonly known as van Gogh. He was highly influenced by 20th century art (Vincent van Gogh‚ 2015). His works are known for their beauty‚ emotion‚ and color. He struggled with mental illness and was poor and unknown his whole life (Van Gogh’s Works‚ 2002-2015). He was very intelligent and even spoke four languages. He spoke French‚ English
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CAROLE KRUMMENACHER’S BIOGRAPHY Background Carole Krummenacher was born on 27 March 1955 in New York City‚ New York‚ the United States of America. Her parents are of English‚ German and Irish descent. Carole Krummenacher is also known as Carole Randall Krummenacher. She is now 61 years old. Carole Krummenacher was born in the zodiac sign of Aries. She showed particular Arian characteristics since her childhood. She was an energetic and playful child‚ and also very dominant‚ like any Arian. The highlight
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170). From 1946-1947 Babe had 17 golf tournament victories in a row (Schoor 173). In 1932‚ 1945‚1947‚ 1950‚ and 1954 the Associated Press voted her “Woman of the Year” (Babe Didrikson Zaharias Biography). In 1950 the Associated Press acclaimed Babe “Athlete of the Century”(Babe Didrikson Zaharias Biography). She was also the very first American to win the British amateur golf title in 1947 (). Finally Beaumont‚ Texas designed April 12‚1956 “Babe Zaharias Day” (Schoor 160). Babe Didrikson was the
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