YEAR AGO this week‚ on 30 June 2010‚ Benigno Simeon Aquino III‚ known as “Noynoy‚” was sworn in as president of the Philippines. He came to power with a sense of destiny derived‚ above all‚ from his parents. His father‚ Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino‚ was gunned down on the tarmac of the Manila airport when he returned to the Philippines in August 1983 to lead the opposition against dictator Ferdinand Marcos. His mother‚ Corazon Cojuangco Aquino‚ became the iconic leader of a Yellow Revolution that captivated
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Revolutionary War. But his story did not end there. He became the first President of America. Many who came after him tried to embody his work. George Washington is a prime example of what a leader should consist of. He played a key role in winning over the land we walk on today & many put their trust into him to lead this country after the Revolutionary War. George Washington was born on February 22‚1732. He is the child of Augustine and Mary Washington‚ alongside two other sons from Augustine Washington’s
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George Mueller was such a man of prayer. He trusted and believed God every step of his journey on this earth. He prayed and sought God for many things it didn’t matter what the issue was. He wanted to make sure that God was first in everything. So he would inform him of his decisions. For the most part of George’s life‚ he would put himself in the position and set up knowing that he didn’t have the money for events but God would show up every time. According to Christianity.com when George was
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George Gershwin is one of the greatest influences to American music in the 20th century. His compositions can be found throughout the entertainment world‚ ranging from Broadway to motion pictures. Though he had a short career‚ George Gershwin’s music continues to bring inspiration and delight almost sixty years later. On September 26‚ 1898 George Gershwin was born to the Gershowitz family as Jacob Gershowitz. The Gershowitzs’ were an immigrant family that lived in Brooklyn‚ NY at the time. His
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4/12/2013 Professor G Written Assignment George Washington In my opinion I believe that Washington handled Americas domestic and foreign problems very well during the time of his presidency. Whenever there was a problem Washington had a good way of finding solution for whatever problem was presented to him. The neutrality proclamation was a very big one‚ as was the
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A summary Fareware Address of George Washington George Washington was the first president of the United States after serving two terms as president of this great country. Washington was ready to become just a citizen of the very country that he was once commander and chief‚ so he writes his Fareware Address to the people. First‚ Washington acknowledges his friends that let me know that there were people in his life that he liked and trusted and he had grew attached too. Secondly‚ he then addresses
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Abraham Lincoln’s The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions (An Address Before the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield‚ Illinois) January 27‚ 1838 As a subject for the remarks of the evening‚ the perpetuation of our political institutions‚ is selected. In the great journal of things happening under the sun‚ we‚ the American People‚ find our account running‚ under date of the nineteenth century of the Christian era.--We find ourselves in the peaceful possession‚ of the fairest portion of
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Washington’s Farewell Address: Review and Response George Washington’s Farewell Address was published On September 19‚ 1796. In his address‚ Washington began by heeding the citizens of America to hold fast to the Union and the Constitution. Washington emphasized the necessity of staying unified as a nation‚ claiming that their independence and longevity was centered around being unified as a nation‚ which meant abandoning feuding political entities within the nation. He continued his letter by
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George Gey is introduced into The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks as the head of tissue-culture research at John Hopkins hospital. He was about 52 years old when he discovered the immortality of Henrietta’s cells‚ and this was most likely the peak of his life‚ thanks to this brilliant discovery. However‚ he came from an interesting background. Gey was born in 1889 and grew up with his parents in Pittsburgh. He was always adventurous and liked to make do with what he had. He was always looking
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George Westinghouse II The Westinghausen family tree stretches back to that of the ninth century in Westphalia‚ Germany. Some of the family decided to emigrate to Europe and later settle in the United States. In the nineteenth century‚ George Westinghouse decided to move all over the former United States and settled in Central Bridge‚ New York where he had George Westinghouse II. Born into a family of ten (which would become twelve later on) on October 16‚ 1846‚ George Westinghouse Jr. (son of
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