Alessandro Volta Biography Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Volta was an Italian scientist that is known for inventing the first battery. Volta was born into a noble family in Como‚ Italy on February 18‚ 1785. When Volta was twenty-nine years old he became a physics professor at the ‘Royal School’ in Como‚ Italy. He studied chemistry gases in the years of 1776 through 1778. By 1778‚ Volta managed to make an electrical spark using methane‚ which he discovered in 1776 by collecting the gas from
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Chinua Achebe was born in 1930; he is a Nigerian novelist and poet‚ and he is generally acknowledged as the father of the African novel. Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi in Nigeria; he is the child of Isaiah Okafor Achebe‚ a teacher in a missionary school‚ and Janet Ileogbunam. His parents taught him many of the values of their traditional Igbo culture‚ and it is not surprising that they reflect even in his works. In 1944 Chinua Achebe went to Government College in Umuahia. Like other major Nigerian
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Introduction Monalisa‚ a famous painting about a woman in half-length is famous all over the world. This potrait has been considered to be the most renowed painting and at the same time‚ it is the most talked about painting in the world which makes it the most popular painting of all. What makes the painting so famous when the drawing just consist of a woman sitting with her hands folded and showing a half smile. Thesis Statement The reason why Mona Lisa is very famous is because of its painter
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century and his work is still famous today. Picasso went through many time periods‚ but his most famous ones are the blue period‚ the rose period‚ and cubism. Pablo Picasso was born in Màlaga‚ Spain‚ in 1881. Picasso was raised by his mother Doña Maria and his father Don Josè Ruiz Blasco. Picasso’s father was an art teacher and started teaching him how to draw as a child. "By the time he was 13 years old‚ his skill level had surpassed his fathers" ("Pablo Picasso Biography"). Attending school was a
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Heracles The hero of Greek mythology I would like to address is Heracles the Lionheart‚ as he is referred to in The Homeric Hymns. I want to demonstrate how Heracles is loved and hated for his god-like strength and how his aggressiveness and rashness get him and others into bad situations. Heracles is the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene. As stated in Homeric Hymn 15‚ “Alkmene bore‚ having joined with Kronos’ black-clouded son” (Homeric Hymn 15.8). Heracles family tree goes back to Perseus
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Women in Business- Non-Linear Career Paths Module 5 A1 – Female CEO Biography Research Paper 07/29/2012 Professor Bridget Ball Shaw OPRAH WINFREY Oprah Gail Winfrey‚ a famous black writer‚ talk show host‚ actress‚ philanthropist‚ and television producer‚ was born on January 29‚ 1954‚ in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi. When Oprah was born her given name was Orpah from the book of Ruth in the bible and her name was changed to Oprah as it was easier for people to pronounce. Oprah was born to unwed‚ teenage
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science. Rosalind died in 1958 at the age of 38 due ovarian cancer; this was likely caused by her extensive work with X-rays. Rosalind Franklin’s work in the field of science revolutionized the way we look at DNA as well as setting a path for female scientists around the world today. Rosalind was born into an affluent Jewish family on July‚ 25‚ 1920 in Notting Hill‚ London‚ England. Both of her parents were highly active in charities and other community services. Aside from being active members of charity
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If I had to choose a famous person to spend a day with it would have to be with‚ Bruce Lee. He has always been an inspiration to me because he followed his dreams. As a child he played in movies with his father‚ and was well-known throughout China. While growing up he was being picked on by other kids‚ he told his mother that he wanted to learn Martial arts to defend himself from kids that would pick on him because he didn’t know how to defend himself. At the age of fourteen he finally started Martial
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30 Famous Names in American Literature Though the history of American literature is comparatively not so long‚ it has given the world many outstanding literary names. Washington Irving was the first US writer to gain an international reputation. In 1819 he published his volume of stories with such classic American stories as the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”. Only 2 years after another American writer began to attract attention - James Fenimore Cooper‚ the first
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The Persons Case: A Milestone for Women’s Rights in Canada On October 18th‚ 1929‚ Emily Murphy‚ Nellie McClung‚ Louise McKinney‚ Henrietta Edwards‚ and Irene Parlby‚ known as the Famous Five‚ celebrated the ruling of the Privy Council in Britain declaring women as legal persons. Prior to this decision‚ Emily Murphy fought for the rights of all women for twelve years‚ never allowing her losses to bring her down. Emily became the first woman police magistrate in the entire British Empire and
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