Al Capone was born in 1899 in Brooklyn and went on to become the most famous gangster in American History. When Capone was 19‚ he married Mae Coughlin just a few weeks after the birth of their child‚ Albert. Now‚ as a husband and father‚ Capone wanted to do right by his family. So Capone moved to Baltimore and started a job as a bookkeeper for a construction company. But when Capone’s father died of a heart attack in 1920‚ Torrio invited him to come to Chicago and Al jumped at the opportunity. In
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Final Copy Descriptive Composition (#6): My Airport Passage Jet-black taxis and the shimmering lights of urgent security vehicles whizzed passed me as I patiently waited for a cease in the increasingly heavy airport traffic. As I stepped inside the newly-built extremely‚ modern airport‚ I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the kaleidoscope of bustling swarms of humanity; it was like a mixed rainbow of human skin – all different cultural backgrounds and colours rapidly moving around in a confused
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Kevin McCray Ms. Smith General Music 4 December 2008 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Born May 7‚ 1840 in Votkinsk‚ Russia‚ Tchaikovsky was a famous composer during the romantic time period of music and was the most famous Russian composer. Tchaikovsky was born to a small middle class family. His father was a miner and his mom died when he was 14. He started learning to play piano at the age of 5 and soon showed a great talent for it. At age 10 he was sent to the School of Jurisprudence at St. Petersburg
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city’s beauty. While sightseeing Warsaw I got the chance to visit Old Town Warsaw. This was a whole neighborhood of cobblestone Gothic streets that was completely reconstructed since it was destroyed in World War 2. Since this is one of Warsaw’s most famous tourist attractions‚ everything was very fast paced. It was a hustle just trying to get by from street to street. However‚ I did not mind it because I got to visit the royal castle. This town was an impressive sight to see. As I explored the
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return when they reach Brattleboro‚ Vermont. In Deerfield‚ all the villagers have gone to sleep like any other night before. It is now midnight‚ the French are making their final tunings and preparations for the attack. They began loading weapons‚ painting on war paint‚ and reviewing plans. It is now four in the morning‚ the village still dead silent‚ when the French decide to attack. The whole town is now awake‚ rushing to life. Some have found ways to escape‚ like jumping out windows or roof lines
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FAMOUS PEOPLE People can become famous for discovering something‚ acting‚ singing‚ dancing and many other things. Some of them become well-known during their life‚ the others after their death. There are many famous people all over the world and one of them is Arthur Nobel who I would like to talk about today. ALFRED BERNHARD NOBEL – a Swedish chemist‚ one of the most famous discoverers of the 19th century‚ was born in 1833 in the capital city of Sweden – Stockholm. His father‚ Immanuel Nobel
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know that‚ yes‚ it’s true I’m here‚ and I’m just as strange as you.” ― Frida Kahlo “I paint flowers so they will not die.” ― Frida Kahlo “My painting carries with it the message of pain.” ― Frida Kahlo I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint. ― Frida Kahlo Really‚ I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not‚ but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself. ― Frida Kahlo www.fridakahlofans.com BIOGRAPHY Frida Kahlo
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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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Becoming a civil engineer may not be the toughest feat someone will overcome‚ but becoming one of the most known civil engineers would be a bit more harder. One of the most famous American civil engineer is Benjamin Wright. He was born in Wethersfield‚ Connecticut on October 10‚ 1770. His past though is not what you would think it would be for someone to have such a job. His father was a farmer. His mother stayed at home with him and his siblings. The only reason he got into the field of engineering
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Painting Styles ART 101 April 1‚ 2012 Painting Styles Neoclassic Art‚ Impressionist Artworks and Abstract Expressionism are very identifiable by their form‚ painting style and the era they speak of. All three have some comparisons and some very evident contrasts. The Neoclassic era of art reflected resurgence in the interest of the Greek and Roman Eras. People of this time were interested in seeing woman as more upstanding. They were also going back to a high moral tone‚ recognizing
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