Anastasia Valeryevna Liukin‚ better know as Nastia Liukin‚ was born in Moscow‚ Russia SFSR‚ USSR on October 30‚ 1989 (biography). Liukin is the only child to Valery Liukin and Anna Kotchneva. She was exposed to the sport of gymnastics at the very young age of just two‚ and because of her love for the sport‚
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Bibliography: Fratz‚ Douglas. “Daniel Keyes.” Identities and Issues in Literature‚1997. Literary Reference Center. EBSCOhost. MPSJ library. Keyes‚ H. “Daniel Keyes Biography” A Brief Biography December 6‚ 2002. 10 October 2008. <http://www.danielkeyesauthor.com/dksbio.html>
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Derek Fullmer University of Phoenix Introduction to Security CJS/250 Jenelle Velarde May 10‚ 2012 Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton was born on the day of August 15‚ 1819 in Glasgow Scotland. At a young age‚ Allan Pinkerton’s father died as a police sergeant in the Glasgow Police Department. Later in life‚ Allan Pinkerton got involved in Chartism which he sought political and social reform; he also became a barrel maker. Even though Pinkerton was
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Running head: Biography of Allan Pinkerton Biography of Allan Pinkerton Timothy Smith CJS 250 November 22‚ 2010 Thomas J. Blank Biography of Allan Pinkerton Allan Pinkerton was the founder of one of the most top detective agencies in American. Allan Pinkerton was born in Glasgow‚ Scotland in 1819. Pinkerton was the son of a police sergeant who ended up getting injured on the job and he was not able to work which caused Pinkerton to grow up in poverty. His father ended up dying
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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 challenge for Picasso because all he wanted to do was doodle and that caused him to get in trouble. "In 1895‚ when Picasso was 14 years old‚ he moved with his family to Barcelona‚ Spain. Picasso
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Khaled Hosseini Biography Khaled Hosseini (Persian: خالد حسینی [ˈxɒled hoˈsejni]; English: /ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni/;[1] born March 4‚ 1965) is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. He has lived in the United States since he was fifteen years old and is an American citizen. His 2003 debut novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ was an international bestseller‚ selling more than 12 million copies worldwide.[2] His second‚ A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ was released on May 22‚ 2007.[3] In 2008‚ the book was the bestselling
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Chiaravalle‚ Italy on August 31‚ 1870. Though most of the information on Maria’s childhood seems to be uncertain‚ with disagreeing dates‚ contradictions and omissions‚ I found a majority of the information about her childhood in Maria Montessori: A Biography by Rita Kramer (1976). Her father was Alessandro Montessori who was "an old fashioned gentleman of conservative temper and military habits." (Kramer‚ 1976‚ p. 22). He was a soldier in his youth and a civil servant later in life. Her mother was a
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com. 9 Feb. 2012. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. <http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120209-NEWS-202090349>. Forster‚ John‚ and George Gissing. Forster ’s Life of Dickens‚. London: Chapman & Hall‚ Ld.‚ 1903. Print. Kaplan‚ Fred. Dickens: A Biography. New York: Morrow‚ 1988. Print. Mankowitz‚ Wolf. Dickens of London. New York: Macmillan‚ 1977. Print. Pearson‚ Hesketh. Dickens‚ His Character‚ Comedy‚ and Career. New York: Harper & Bros.‚ 1949. Print. Slater‚ Michael. Charles Dickens: [a
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School. He became a member of the Ohio bar in 1887(Clarence Darrow Biography).
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Biography Richard Peck is a 78 years old American novelist. He was born April 10‚ 1934 in Decatur in the US-State Illinois. He attended elementary and high schools in Decatur. He writes stories for young adults and won several awards. Peck began to work as a high school teacher before he was transferred to a junior high school to teach English. After a while‚ he decided to cut his career short and write. However‚ these observations about junior high school students proved excellent material
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