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    When looking at history and try to discover famous thinkers in our society‚ many men and women stand out. Famous thinkers are people who used critical thinking and perseverance to overcome adversity to succeed. The two that stand out in my mind are Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lets discuss their contributions to society as a whole‚ the problems or issues that they resolved‚ and how they were able to come up with their solutions.  Contributions to Society Self made multi-billionaire

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    Film Analysis Gregory Hamlin HIST 222. African-American History Since 1877 Professor Alli Chambers American Military University October 14‚ 2012 Documentary Film Analysis Worksheet History 222 – African American History Since 1877 Instructions: • You will find the list of films you can choose from in the assignment section of the course. • Go to the list and pick your film. You must view the entire film. If you can’t access films because of deployment‚ geographic location

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    Pre-1877 US History Notes

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    divided into North and South Carolina Restoration Colonies – New York 1664 – James‚ Duke of York – granted land between Connecticut and Delaware Rivers 1664 – English navy takes New Netherland from Dutch – James names it New York 1685 – 30‚000 people – power divided between old Dutch estates‚ wealthy traders‚ and James’ political appointees Weak colonial government – ethnically and religiously diverse New Jersey – split off from New York – governed by James’ allies in same way Delaware – split

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    Psycho Maxwell Schweiger 2. Analyze all of the sound effect from the Famous “shower scene” A. visuals: Describe each visual as Marion steps into the shower until she hit the floor. B. Vocals: Describe the sound Marion makes from the time she steps into the shower until she falls‚ slides the shower wall. C. Sound effects: Describe the sound effects from the minute Marion enters the shower until the end of the scene. D. Music: Discuss the corresponding visuals from the minute the music begins;

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    Famous Thinkers Paper Jason Terry PHL/458 September 25‚ 2012 Cher Summers Famous Thinkers Paper Looking back throughout history many famous thinkers have made an impact on society; however‚ not as much as Dr. Martin Luther King; a people’s man or Mr. Bill Gates a business hero. After researching these two famous thinkers and their contributions to society I will identify the problems each wanted to solve‚ the solutions to the problems and the implementation of those solutions. The exploration

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    In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s the United States was in a transformation from the Jeffersonian vision of an agricultural nation‚ into Alexander Hamilton’s vision of an industrial America. The book Sam Patch‚ the Famous Jumper gives a good idea of what America was like during the Early Republic period. The industrial life would turn America into a country that is dependent on the work of manufactories. Sam Patch came from a long family history of farming and shoemaking. His father Mayo Greenleaf

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    Do You Want to Be Famous

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    Do you want to be famous? Being a celebrity/famous person comes with its’ advantages and disadvantages which can make living life very difficult at times. Let’s look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of being a celebrity/famous person. Some of the advantages of being a famous person are as follows: Famous people have everything they can possibly want such as fast cars‚ big houses‚ money‚ women etc. They can go wherever they want on holidays or any other day of the week and do not

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    My Favorite Famous Person

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    “To be famous is something that most people want to be. Everyone strives for it because they will acquire a lot of money‚ glory‚ publicity and more things like these. However‚ being famous can be pleasant line in haven but in fact it involves a lot of disadvantages‚ which make it more like hell.” „The majority of people aim at being famous because they want to be popular and they will be allowed a lot of things. One of the advantages of being famous is this that you meet lots of people and make

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    If I had to choose a famous person to spend a day with it would have to be with‚ Bruce Lee. He has always been an inspiration to me because he followed his dreams. As a child he played in movies with his father‚ and was well-known throughout China. While growing up he was being picked on by other kids‚ he told his mother that he wanted to learn Martial arts to defend himself from kids that would pick on him because he didn’t know how to defend himself. At the age of fourteen he finally started Martial

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    You don’t know what I had to do to get this far. What I had to do to be called the “Famous Accountant” that fights crime for just the fun of it. How I got to live in Beverly Hills. I grew up in the bad parts of Philadelphia. My parents were very poor. I had to rob to get food for my family and I. There were shootings and killings every day‚ and I was the lucky one to survive‚ but one day a criminal broke into our house to rob us and killed my parents. From that day on‚ I swore to stop any criminal

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