Erin Teague was born in 1982 in Detroit‚ Michigan. Her family lived in a neighborhood in Southfield‚ which is a suburb of Detroit‚ that had families that had money and those that were poor. She went to a public school in Southfield where many of the kids received either free lunches or discounted lunches. She excelled in her schooling and took as many honors and AP classes that were available to her. Even after taking these advanced classes she felt under prepared entering college. Growing up outside
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The Middle Ages Geoffrey Chaucer‚ believed to be born in London in the year of 1343‚ wrote the first ever script of literature in the English language. This literature was a collection of tales called “The Canterbury Tales”‚ told by pilgrims on their way and back to Canterbury. He was born a “commoner”‚ however as his father John Chaucer was a prosperous wine merchant and deputy to the King’s Chief butler‚ he grew up with links to the royal household. Historians assume that Geoffrey Chaucer therefore
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One of the lesser known composers represented in the album‚ French composer‚ conductor‚ educator and organist Henri Büsser was born in Toulouse in 1872. Showing signs of musical proclivity from a young age‚ and with encouragement from his organist father‚ Büsser began his musical studies at the Ecole Niedermeyer in 1885 where he studied with Alexandre George [French organist‚ composer‚ and harmony teacher]. In 1889‚ Büsser entered The Paris Conservatoire‚ studying organ with Franck and Widor‚ as
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Bibliography: "Mabel Keaton Staupers." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica‚ 2011. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. . “Mabel Keaton Staupers.” Notable Black American Women. Gale‚ 1992. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. Nursingworld.org. 1996. . Staupers‚ RN‚ Mabel Keaton. No Time For Prejudice. New York: The Macmillian Company‚ 1961
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Though technically defined as an archaeologist‚ Mary chose to follow a route of interesting research relating to physical anthropology. She is known mostly for the excavation of a two million-year-old fossilized human skull in 1959. She has also worked to help the world understand that the evolution of humans follows a principle rather than a theory. The name Leakey is synonymous in most people’s minds with the successive dramatic discoveries of fossilized hominid bones and stone artifacts that
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William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28‚ 1955)[4] is an American business magnate‚ investor‚ philanthropist‚ and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft‚ the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people[5] and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009‚ excluding 2008‚ when he was ranked third.[6] During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect‚ and remains
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Adam Milstein told Ideamensch that he has worked for himself since earning an MBA from USC‚ since he could not find an employer that appreciated his experience‚ and who was willing to pay him for it. After working as a broker for several years‚ Milstein started investing in real estate. Currently‚ Milstein is a managing partner at Hager Pacific Properties; he says he finds commercial real estate very exciting. He admits it takes a while to begin earning money in real estate‚ however‚ he has learned
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Ah Xian (1960-) Throughout April 1989‚ large numbers of students gathered in Tian’anmen Square‚ in front of the Forbidden Palace in the centre of Beijing in China. They were demonstrating against political corruption and economic instability. As the crowds continued to grow‚ so did the displeasure of the government of the People’s Republic of China. By the beginning of June‚ armed soldiers were sent in to suppress the protest. This they did‚ violently‚ leaving between 400 and 7000 people dead
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MUHAMMAD ALI ALINA VILLAREAL JUNIOR DIVISION 1525 WORDS December 12‚2016 lle‚Kentucky.Cassius was named after his father‚Cassius Marcellus clay‚Sr. Cassius later on in his life changed his name after joining Nations of Islam and was converted to Sunni Islam in 1975. He was hated very much little did he know what he did would make him famous. His courageous act got him in jail and a lot of people to dislike him. He made a stand in what he believed was right and what was wrong and he inspired
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catches to summer visitors‚ or catching shrimp throughout the winter. In recent years the water temperatures have increased due to global warming causing lobsters and other fish to migrate away from the Gulf of Maine. Ronald Wright in his book‚ A Short History of Progress‚ discusses how through growth and technological developments‚ humans are ruining the lives that they have created for themselves. Through technological advances used by fishermen for their work‚ they are doing
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