Ann E. Dunwoody First Female Four-Star General  This November of firsts is not limited to the presidential election. Our military has its own historic event to report. General Ann E. Dunwoody (right) ascended last week from humble beginnings 33 years ago at Fort Sill‚ Okla.‚ to the never-before achieved elite level of four-star general. At an emotional promotion ceremony‚ Dunwoody added a fourth star and‚ looking back on her years in uniform‚ said it was a credit to the Army that she was given a
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Communications Essay DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SPEECH “I HAVE A DREAM” Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15 ‚ 1929 and died on April 4‚ 1968. He was born Michael Luther King Jr. but decided to change his name to Martin. Both Martin Luther’s grandfather and father were pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Martin Luther carried on the tradition and served as pastor from 1960-1968 (Nobel Prize‚ 1). He was a big part of the civil rights movement for his race
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Famous Creative Thinkers Column A: Steve Wozniak (computer engineer‚ Apple) (University of Phoenix‚ 2012) Steve Wozniak was born in San Jose‚ California in 1950 the son of an engineer. Wozniak developed a love for electronics in his early years. His grades never showed his intelligence‚ he was just good at building electronics from scratch. While attending the University of California at Berkeley he worked for Hewlett-Packard‚ and then he met Steve Jobs. Wozniak and Jobs together started Apple
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Malala and Dr. King Malala and Dr. King‚ though different in age and gender‚ were both enormously brave and persistent. Both Malala and Dr. King were threatened by death‚ but they stood strong and continued on with their crusades. Malala was threatened by the Taliban for speaking out against a girl’s right to go to school‚ and Dr. King was threatened for speaking out against racial inequality. Though they both fought for the same general idea of freedom‚ Malala and Dr. King did approach the idea
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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 men but there were certain circumstances that enabled a woman to gain rule but this was very rare during this time.
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Dr. King and Beowulf both faced criticism throughout their lifetime which didn’t bring them down but just made them even stronger‚ especially with the help of friends and family. They both fallen many times but still managed to get back up to keep fighting. They both are viewed as a “leader” or a “hero” where they come from. They both made the world or town a better place for their people. They accepted their challenge‚ fought with friends and family‚ and was rewarded for what they did. They both
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Dr. King V. Socrates While both Dr. King and Socrates are both great philosophers that will be studied more than likely until the end of time‚ they carry differing opinions on the issue of civil disobedience. It also must be observed that the two of these philosophical titans both lived and thought in two different ages of history although they faced similarities in the circumstances presented to them‚ with Dr. king persecuted for his skin color and Socrates for his way of thinking. The
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After taking critical thinking in UB‚ I believe that the core being of a good critical thinker is to be able to determine the difference between what is valid and what is not. The difference between what is valid and what is sound is that validness has to deal with what is more true and the truth tends to demolish all lies. Nevertheless‚ being a good critical thinker isn’t only about what is true and what is not but it is also about how a person is able to deconstruct an impossible problem and somehow
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can find the connect between our school’s message‚ “Power of One” and Dr. King’s contribution to civil rights. But‚ to make this more apparent‚ we must cover Dr‚ King’s life. Taking his first breath 84 years ago‚ Dr. King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929 in the arid city of Atlanta. Originally named Michael King Jr.‚ he became the middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Just like any student at our school‚ Dr. King’s
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What Kind Of Thinker Are You JS HUM 111 01/25/2013 Kelly Raye The definition of critical thinking is any mental activity that helps formulate or solve a problem‚ make a decision‚ or fulfill a desire to understand it is a searching for answers and a reaching for meaning. After an extensive lesson on critical thinking‚ I have learned so much on what is to be a critical thinker and strategies on how to become a better thinker. Not until after taking this course
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