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Biography of William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who‚ with Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads. He is the second of five children born to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson‚ William Wordsworth was born on 7 April 1770 in Wordsworth House in Cockermouth‚ Cumberland[1]—part of the scenic region in northwest England‚ the Lake District
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Angelina Jolie Biography Angelina Jolie‚ born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4‚ 1975‚ in Los Angeles‚ California‚ is an American actress famous for her tattoos and her acting ability. Jolie‚ which in French means pretty‚ was born to an Academy Award-winning actor‚ Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand with only one brother named James Haven. Just like any other children at her age‚ she also had a favorite cartoon character that she liked very much‚ which was the flying elephant Disney character
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Biography of Steve Jobs When Steve Jobs was born February 24‚ 1955‚ in San Francisco‚ California‚ his unwed mother decided to put him for adoption because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night‚ his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said‚ “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” His mother felt very strongly that he should be adopted by college graduates and when she found out that both his future parents had never graduated from colleges‚ she refused to sign the
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Biography of Abraham Lincoln Dominique Bailey Table of Contents Page 3 – Introduction Page 4 – Early Life Page 5 – Law Career Page 6 – Entering Politics Page 7 – Elected President Page 8 – Emancipation Proclamation - Civil War Page 9 – Reconstruction - Assassination Page 10 – Conclusion Page 11 – Bibliography 3 Introduction
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NAME: Thomas Paine BEST KNOWN FOR Thomas Paine was an English American writer and pamphleteer whose "Common Sense" and other writings influenced the American Revolution‚ and helped pave the way for the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Paine biography SYNOPSIS Thomas Paine was an influential 18th-century writer of essays and pamphlets. Among them were "The Age of Reason‚" regarding the place of religion in society; "Rights of Man‚" a piece defending the French Revolution; and "Common Sense‚"
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Fazle Hasan Abed Founder and Chairperson‚ BRAC Biography Fazle Hasan Abed was born in 1936 in Hobigonj. His father used to work as theDistrict Sub-registrar in Hobigonj. In his childhood when he was studying inHobigonj Government High School‚ his father got paralysis. At that point of time hewas sent to his uncle who was the district judge in Comilla. He got admitted inComilla Jilla School. After two years‚ his uncle was transferred to Pabna. Abedmoved with his uncle to Pabna and got himself
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BIOGRAPHY OF O. HENRY O. Henry is one of the most famous American short story writers. O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter and he was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina on September 11‚ 1862. At age of 20 (1882) he moved to Texas‚ where he had various jobs. He married Athol Estes in 1887; they had a son and a daughter. His wife died from tuberculosis in 1897. In 1894 while working for First National Bank in Austin‚ Porter was accused of stealing $4000. He went to prison in Columbus
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2. Wu Lun‚ Yangxian Tea and Literati Tea Connoisseurs Respected by Gu Yuanqing as a master of tea‚ Wu Xinyuan alias Wu Lun (zi Daben)‚ was a member of the Wu family in Yixing. The Wu family originated during late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)‚ when Wu Lun’s great grandfather‚ Wu Deming (zi Chongliang)‚ who had a military background‚ decided to settle down in Yixing. Wu Yizhong (zi Zhengfu)‚ Wu Lun’s grandfather‚ was a commoner‚ but he was educated and started a career of teaching. Not until the generation
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three Grammy Awards‚ it won Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album and Bob Dylan won Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance. Modern Times was also named album of the year for 2006 by Rolling Stone Magazine. In August 2007‚ Bob Dylan’s award-winning film biography‚ I’m Not There‚ was released. In October 2009‚ Dylan released a christmas album‚ Christmas in the Heart. On May 29‚ 2012‚ U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Dylan a Presidential Medal of Freedom in the White House. On September 11‚ 2012‚ he released
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