Famous Rivalry: Nikolas Tesla Vs. Thomas Edison Kayla Olson Washburn University Abstract Two brilliant inventors whose famous rivalry of electrical inventions changed the course of history. Nikolas Tesla came to New York and started working for Thomas Edison in 1884. The famous feud known as the “War of Currents” started between the two in the late 1800s over whose current system was superior. Edison developed direct current‚ which is a current that runs continually in a single direction‚ like
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Jackie Robinson was an African American man who was a great baseball player. He had a wife and later when his career progressed he had a child. Throughout his career of a simple sport‚ his life was very challenging because of the segregation in the United States at the time of his career. Although Jackie Robinson was faced with death threats‚ taunts and racial slurs‚ Jackie overcame his differences and played his best in the game that made him an iconic baseball player and a member of the Baseball
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Clara Schumann is one of the‚ if not the most famous female composer‚ especially during her lifetime in the romantic era. She was born on the 13th September 1819 in Leipzig as Clara Wieck. Her father‚ Friedrich Wieck‚ was a music pedagogue and famous piano teacher‚ and did everything to educate Clara as a pianist‚ but also as a composer‚ which was not usual by this time. She wrote „piano trio op.17“ when she was only 14 years old. Another famous piece of her was the „piano concerto op.7“. It did
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talk about Harry Houdini‚ The great escape artist in the world and a great magician. I think Harry Houdini would never become famous if he wouldn’t become an escape artist. Because he is a great hallucinator and his famous Hindoo Needle trick shocked the audience. That’s why it would be interesting to see him. I am going to convince you that magic is what made him famous. Let’s start with the first reason‚ hallucinator. While he was a magician‚ he did a lot of hallucinating. For example Houdini
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multidisciplinary consultancy). The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts. The hotel cost $650 million to build. Famous Encounter Due to the exclusiveness of Burj Al Arab‚ many celebrities and well-known name have come and visited this hotel. Some of these famous persons are: 1. Tiger Woods – This famous pro golfer practice his tee shot at the Sheikh’s Helicopter Pad‚ on top of the building. 2. Andre Agassi and Roger Federer – In the preparation
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WILLIE O’REE BLACK ICE William Eldon O’Ree was born October 15‚ 1935 in Fredericton‚ New Brunswick. He is the son of a civil engineer and a member of one of the two black families in his hometown. Willie is one of thirteen children. His brother Richard played and this is what lead Willie to his hockey career and legacy. Willie started playing hockey at age 3 and joined his first league at age 5. He currently married with two children and lives in California. On January 18‚ 1958 he made
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Donald Eugene Gates‚ 30 year old African American‚ on July 20‚ 1981‚ was arrested for failing to appear in court on an unrelated case‚ giving up a hair sample as part of a processing procedure. On June 22‚ 1981‚ Catherine Schilling‚ a 21-year-old Georgetown University student‚ found raped and murdered in Rock Creek Park in Washington‚ D.C. Found nude and had been shot five times in the head. After a police informant‚ Gates was charged with the rape and murder. Gerald Mack Smith‚ Donald’s longtime
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Being a High School Student and Working Part Time There has been an argument stating whether students should be able to maintain a part time job. There are many students in today’s society that are doing it‚ but that does not make it right or wrong. Stating which one is right or which one is wrong would be irrelevant to others‚ seeing how it would be just an opinion and not scientifically proven. This argument is a complex issue with many different opposing view-points. The first article ‚by
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artist to become famous for pop art. Warhol was a successful magazine and ad illustrator who came to become the world’s icon of the twenty first century. From there he became painter and filmmaker. I think people are drawn to andy because he is a very odd individual‚ even as a small child.He made the simplest things pop ‚ i think that’s why it’s called pop art.The way he thought that everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes made him famous. Warhol did have struggles becoming famous. The pop art movement
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form. There are many facts that we learned about Egyptian Pharaohs from their statues and different structures they built throughout their time of rule. We will talk about some of the different tasks that the Egyptian Pharaohs were in charge of‚ a famous Egyptian Pharaoh‚ and some of the great architecture that they produced. Most Egyptian Pharaohs were born into power so when their father passed away then they were given the rule of all the land and the people their. Many Egyptian Pharaohs where
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