Abraham Lincoln: Biography Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States‚ was very important to the past history of our country. He helped to abolish slavery in this country and kept the American Union from splitting apart during the Civil War. At 22‚ he moved to New Salem‚ Illinois. With his gift for swapping stories and making friends‚ he became quite popular and was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1834. In his spare time‚ he taught himself law and became a lawyer. In
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rneLorena Dávila Robles 1380049 HERBERT SPENCER Brief Biography. British philosopher and sociologist‚ Herbert Spencer was a major figure in the intellectual life of the Victorian era. He was one of the principal proponents of evolutionary theory in the mid nineteenth century‚ and his reputation at the time rivaled that of Charles Darwin. Spencer was initially best known for developing and applying evolutionary theory to philosophy‚ psychology and the study of society — what he called his “synthetic
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For many people in the world art is made up of two different categories‚ paintings and sculptures. But‚ there are some forms that are almost never thought of as art. The forms that are being discussed are videos and movies. Films and videos‚ much like other forms of art‚ are made to provoke an emotion from the viewer whether it be positive and negative. The fact that they last longer and have a ton of movement is what makes films so enticing to its viewers. Another detail that makes movies so interesting
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Biography of John Donne John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong‚ sensual style and include sonnets‚ love poetry‚ religious poems‚ Latin translations‚ epigrams‚ elegies‚ songs‚ satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor‚ especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne’s style is characterised by abrupt
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Biography 1. Date of Birth & Birth Place Harry S. Truman was born on May 8‚ 1884 in Lamar‚ Missouri. 2. Childhood John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to Harrisonville‚ Missouri. From Harrisonville they moved to Belton‚ then to Grandview‚ and finally settled in Independence‚ Missouri when Harry Truman was six years old. President
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Autobiography. New York: Harcourt‚ Brace‚ & World‚ 1962. Sinclair Upton. My Lifetime in Letters Columbia: University of Missouri Press‚ 1960. The New York Times. The New York Times‚ 13 Feb.2008.Web . 10 May 2017. “Upton Sinclair Biography.” Encyclopedia of World Biography . N.p.‚ n.d. Web 10 May 2017. “Upton Sinclair.” Upton Sinclair – New World Encyclopedia. N.p.‚ n.d. Web 10 May
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Andre Ampere biography Andre-Marie Ampere & Electromagnetism Andre-Marie Ampere was first‚ a Frenchman‚ second a physicist and third a mathematician. Andre was born on 20 January in the year 1775 at the Parish of St. Nizier‚ Lyon‚ France. During his childhood his father tried to teach him Latin‚ but he found that Andre’s interests and abilities lied in the study of mathematics. Certainly‚ Andre cherish the time that his father spent teaching him‚ for later‚ during the French Revolution‚ his
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Biography of Justine Lenz By: Anna Peirce 1st Block Mrs. Everett Fifteen years ago on July 9th‚ 1996‚ Justine Lenz entered the world. She was born at Manatee Hospital in Bradenton‚ FL where she lived for only a short time. Justine is the youngest of her much older brothers and sisters. Donna‚ who is 43‚ is Justine’s oldest sibling and she is said to be most like her because they both have similar appearances with their extremely curly hair‚ and they both share a pretty crazy/ silly personality
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Running head: Tupac Shakur Biography Tupac Shakur Veronica Hernandez 11/26/2012 Tupac Shakur demonstrates the power of words weather it was through the rap game that made him a musical icon or the poems that he wrote in his private moments. Born in Brooklyn‚ NY later moved to California where he grew a huge fan base because of his career in rapping and also worked as an actor. During his career he became entangled in a dispute against East Coast and West Coast rappers‚ he was
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Jeffrey Skilling Biography In 1975 Jeffrey Skilling received his B.S. from Southern Methodist University in applied science‚ and in 1979 received his M.B.A. from Harvard. He was hired by McKinsey & Company as a consultant and in 1987 began working with Enron to help create a forward market in natural gas (wikipedia.org). Ken Lay hired Skilling in 1990 as chairman and chief executive officer of Enron Finance Corp. and in 1991 he became the Chairman of Enron Gas Services Co. Also‚ he was
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