Maria Gaetana Agnesi Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1719-1799). Born in Milan‚ she was a gifted scholar. She was a scientist‚ mathematician and later in her life she devoted herself to religious beliefs. She is most famous for the Witch of Agnesi. Her father married 3 times and had 21 children‚ which she was the oldest child. Her first essay was published in Latin when she was only 9 years old. She wrote in defense of higher education for woman. By age 13 she learned and spoke more than 6 languages. In
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Rainer Maria Rilke 	"Rose‚ o pure contradiction‚ desire to be no one’s sleep beneath so many lids." This was Rainer Maria Rilke’s self-composed epitaph‚ written before leukemia took his life on December 29‚ 1926. The rose was a symbol of love‚ beauty‚ and devotion in many of Rilke’s writings.With quotes such as this Rilke became known as one of the best poets of the 20th century. 	Rainer Maria Rilke was born on December 4‚ 1875 in Prague‚ which is now the capital of Czechoslovakia
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the structure in which the author chooses to write their ideas in and simply the love an author conveys through their work. Judith Wright‚ an Australian poet and environmentalist expresses these thoughts with her 1950’s poems ’Sanctuary’ and ’South of My Days‚’ which both tell of the Australian landscape and Wright’s thoughts and feelings on the country she grew up in. Judith Wright presents vivid and forward-thinking imagery in her poems‚ using light and dark tones (both figuratively and literally)
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[pic] Maria Fe Perez-Agudo A product of an all-girls Catholic school in Manila‚ believes in the capability of women to climb the corporate ladder even in industries known to be men’s turf. Her own ascent to the top position at the fastest-growing car distributor in the Philippines changed the face of the once male-dominated automotive industry. “I believe in the power of the feminine genius‚” the amiable Agudo says‚ as she encourages women to explore more avenues. “Unleash and
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Machiavellian is an ultimate goal for almost everyone. No forgiveness‚ no redemption. Machiavelli`s highly ranked book “The Prince” is being taught in every school and strongly recommended for being the key to success. It is a book I would personally ban from every institution‚ and instead I would teach about “Seven Pounds”‚ a movie where we can learn more about how a successful man can make an ultimate sacrifice in order to make others happy. It`s a fine work directed by Gabriele Mucino after the story written
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Maria Hernandez & Associates Prepared by Ramon D. Gonzalez For Professor C.E. Reese In partial fulfillment of the requirement for ACC 770-Managerial Accounting School of Business/ Graduate Studies St. Thomas University Miami Gardens‚ Fla. Term A3/ Summer 2008 May 22‚ 2008 Table of Contents Issues----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Facts-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
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Limits of Sexual Autonomy Response Judith Butler’s Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy is an extremely philosophical essay that asks many questions that challenges the reader to look within themselves to search for their own interpretation of what they believe the answer to be. The first statement that Butler opens with is‚ "What makes for a livable world is no idol question". This statement almost seems like a question directed to the reader. I believe that people interpret what they
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voice replies‚ “She’s my friend and I hang out with my friends and since when do you care who I hang out with?” “Since I realized that she likes you! She is always around wherever you are and I just can’t stand it.” Jessica lowers herself onto the couch next to Johnny and pauses the game and snarls‚ “and sometimes it seem s like you want to be around her a lot more than you want to be around me!” “Yeah maybe because she is not always nagging me about everything I do‚” Johnny whispers as he places
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Juliet vs Maria: A Comparison Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is considered to be one of the greatest love stories of all time. It is the tragic tale of two star crossed lovers; Romeo of the house of Montague and Juliet of the house of Capulet. Both houses have an ongoing feud with the other that had yet to be broken‚ until Romeo and Juliet fell desperately in love and were secretly married. Their relationship was doomed when Juliet’s cousin Tybalt and Romeo and his friend Mercutio ended up
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Maria teresa was the quiet one. She really just said what was on her mind. Her life was just like the other sisters. They lived in a little house in the woods and away from everyone. But maria teresa was the youngest of 4 born on october 15 1935. She attended the colegio lmmaculada concepcion. She graduated from san francisco in 1954. Where she later studied mathmatics. After completing her education she married leandro guzman. She greatly admired her older sister minerva. She was arrested and harassed
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