Jeffrey Skilling Biography In 1975 Jeffrey Skilling received his B.S. from Southern Methodist University in applied science‚ and in 1979 received his M.B.A. from Harvard. He was hired by McKinsey & Company as a consultant and in 1987 began working with Enron to help create a forward market in natural gas (wikipedia.org). Ken Lay hired Skilling in 1990 as chairman and chief executive officer of Enron Finance Corp. and in 1991 he became the Chairman of Enron Gas Services Co. Also‚ he was
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Biography of Helen Keller [pic] Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27‚ 1880‚ in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama. Before she was 2 years old‚ Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after a high fever. She was often frustrated and the family spoiled her considerably‚ though until Dr. Alexander Graham Bell urged them to find a teacher from the Perkins Institute for the Blind‚ she was unable to communicate. Anne Sullivan was that teacher. The next events are well-known: Helen Keller learning to understand
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I read my first Harry Potter book when I was 7 years old. The first two movies had been released at that point and everyone was encouraging me to read the books that had inspired them. At the school book fair‚ my dad bought me Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – I wanted to start with that one because that was the movie I liked best. By the end of the third grade‚ I had finished the first five books and I was a bona fide Potterhead. Children are very impressionable; Alfons Heck once described
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The series‚ “Harry Potter”‚ penned by British author J.K. Rowling‚ offers more than just a quick read for young and old readers alike‚ it now has become part of American culture. Created in 1997‚ with new releases in the seven book series every couple years‚ its intrigue with American culture has lasted 14 years. It has reached across many media types‚ making it available to large groups of people in different genres. Though this series has been touched by controversy‚ bringing up issues of religion
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Biography of Malcolm Knowles Psychology Done By: Biography of Malcolm Knowles Psychology Done By: Introduction One cannot mention Adult Education without making reference to the internationally reputable adult educationist by the name of Malcolm Shepherd Knowles. Malcolm is renowned for leading both as an academician and practitioner who played a crucial role in the development and the application of adult learning across the globe (George‚ 2011). Background
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Allama Iqbal’s Biography Birth Iqbal was born in the Punjab on February 22‚ 1873. His ancestors‚ who were Kashmiri Brahmins‚ had embraced Islam two hundred years earlier. Iqbal’s own father was a devout Muslim with Sufistic bent of mind. Primary Education He received his early education in Sialkot. After passing the entrance examination‚ he joined Intermediary College. Mir Hassan‚ a great oriental scholar‚ had a special aptitude for imparting his own literary taste and to his students
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Biography of Ben Jonson Ben Jonson was born on June 11‚ 1572 in London‚ England. His father had died about a month before his birth‚ but his mother remarried a bricklayer named Robert Brett. He was briefly educated at Westminster School‚ but never finished because his stepfather made him work in the more practical business of bricklaying. Jonson was not satisfied with this‚ so he enrolled in the army and served in Flanders. He returned to England around 1592‚ and shortly after on November 14
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Biography Michio Kaku Michio Kaku was born on January 24‚ 1947 in San Jose California is where him and his Japanese parents lived. Michio’s father was born in California but was educated in japan and barely any English. Both of his parents were put into the Tule Lake War Relocation center which were American concentration camps for people of Japanese ancestry. This is where his parents met and where his brother was born. Michio went to Cubberley
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Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was Mozart’s full name. Mozart was born on January 27‚ 1756 with his mother Anna Maria and his father Leopold Mozart by his side. Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria where both of his parents lived. According to Volker’s Biography Mozart was often called “Wolfgang Amadeus” or “Wolfgang Gottlieb” (Boehm). He was also known as a prodigy or a young one endowed with special qualities. Mozart’s childhood wasn’t like most kids’ childhoods. His was very busy and chaotic. He was
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Lena horne BIOGRAPHY! Actress and singer Lena Horne was born June 30‚ 1917‚ in Brooklyn‚ New York. She left school at age 16 to help support her mother and became a dancer at the Cotton Club in Harlem. She later sang at Carnegie Hall and appeared in such films as Stormy Weather and The Wiz. She was also known for her work with civil rights groups‚ and refused to play roles that stereotyped African-American women. Contents Synopsis Early Life Early Career Activism and Blacklists
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