Aretha Franklin is an American singer‚ songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings‚ Franklin is also adept at jazz‚ rock‚ blues‚ pop‚ R&B and gospel. She is widely acclaimed for her passionate vocal style and powerful range. In 2008‚ the American music magazine Rolling Stone ranked Franklin 1 on its list of The Greatest Singers of All Time. Aretha Franklin was born March 25‚ 1942 in Memphis. Franklin grew up in
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financial aspects of the country. When the stock market crashed and the economy was in shambles the federal government had to take a different approach to how the country’s money should be run. President Franklin Roosevelt was the driving force in this shift of government. When Roosevelt came into office in 1932 he had a new vision for the country. The president before him‚ J Edger Hoover‚ took the trickle down approach by not stimulating the poor
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The Franklin Dam Franklin Dam The Franklin Dam or Gordon-below-Franklin Dam project was an attempt to dam the Gordon River in Tasmania‚ Australia‚ for the purposes of hydroelectricity. This would have subsequently destroyed the environmentally sensitive Franklin River‚ which joined the Gordon nearby. During the campaign against the dam‚ both areas were World Heritage listed. Over the five years between the announcement of the dam proposal in 1978 and the axing of the plans in 1983‚ there
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educational‚ social‚ and even spiritual. Just as Benjamin Franklin invented devices to improve the quality of life in America‚ he also tried to invent a moral “machine” to improve the quality of his own character. In his autobiography‚ “Ben Franklin’s Autobiography‚” Benjamin Franklin illustrates the difficulties of achieving overall perfection by means of improving one’s morals and quality of life‚ in regard to his own character. Benjamin Franklin thought improving his character would simplify his life
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Franklin’s Philosophies Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest men to walk this earth. His accomplishments range from being a wonderful politician and statesman‚ to a scientist and an author. He also conquered many personal goals that made him a person that people sought to be around and to be like. In his early 20’s‚ Franklin decided that he wanted to become a “perfect” being. Following a list of 13 virtues‚ and other philosophies that we will look into‚ Franklin was able to accomplish much more
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt handled the insinuations that he was a tired old man with action. FDR did realize his health was in critical condition and that he needed rest and relaxation but felt he had an obligation to the American people. Remarkably‚ Roosevelt toured the five boroughs of New York in an open car on a rainy and cold October day. FDR wanted to prove that he was in good health and used the tour of his home state to prove so. In reality‚ the tour was painful for the President and they
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Benjamin Franklin Born: January 17‚ 1706 Birthplace: Boston‚ Massachusetts Bay Nationality: American Contributions: Lightning rod‚ Bifocals‚ Franklin stove Benjamin was the first American physicist to characterized two kinds of electric charge which he named “positive” and “negative.” He earned the title of "The First American" for his early and untiring campaigning for colonial unity He signed the Declaration of Independence‚ the Treaty of Paris‚ which ended the Revolutionary
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without have citizens of our community fight for these things‚ these human rights. I am writing to you today to express my opinion and to purpose a national holiday for the woman who had changed the way the world see’s the first lady. Eleanor Roosevelt did not stay in the background and handle domestic
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August 18‚ 2009 | FMCG Initiating Coverage Dabur India (DABIND) Creating waves in the FMCG space… Dabur India Ltd‚ (DIL) with its diverse product portfolio‚ extensive presence in under-penetrated categories and ability to foray into new categories by successfully driving inorganic and organic growth is expected to capitalise on growing FMCG trends. Subsequently‚ we expect net sales and net profit to grow at a CAGR of 16.9% and 19.5%‚ respectively from FY09E-FY11E. We are initiating coverage
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