and some few to be chewed and digested: that is‚ some books are to be read only in parts‚ others to be read‚ but not curiously‚ and some few to be read wholly‚ and with diligence and attention. ~ Sir Francis Bacon A LIST OF FAMOUS SHORT STORIES Famous short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ Anton Chekov and O Henry. Some of these authors have gained much fame and recognition in the literary world entirely through their brilliant narrative of short stories while some
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Ancient Chinese Contributions Rich Laird Strayer University Humanities: Culture‚ Continuity and Change 111 Dr. Ronald Gavin May 28‚ 2012 Ancient Chinese Contributions The world owes a lot to the Chinese for all the major contributions and innovations they introduced. For example‚ during the Era of Disunity (approx. 220-581 AD) the ancient Chinese invented kites‚ matches‚ umbrellas and much more ("Inventions‚" “n.d.”). The Yuan dynasty brought us paper money‚ blue and white porcelain
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You don’t know what I had to do to get this far. What I had to do to be called the “Famous Accountant” that fights crime for just the fun of it. How I got to live in Beverly Hills. I grew up in the bad parts of Philadelphia. My parents were very poor. I had to rob to get food for my family and I. There were shootings and killings every day‚ and I was the lucky one to survive‚ but one day a criminal broke into our house to rob us and killed my parents. From that day on‚ I swore to stop any criminal
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Why Mark Twain is Famous Why was Mark Twain famous and well known throughout the world? But first what is the fame I am talking about. Many people become famous for mainly two reasons. One is being known or talked about by many people‚ and the second is achieving something notable that nobody else has done before. Now which category does Twain fall under now? He falls under the category of being known by people and what he does‚ so he falls under both. The important thing is the he didn’t
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Barack Obama was an influential person because of his contributions to not only America‚ but the world; despite the harsh racism and criticism. One of the first accomplishments of Barack Obama was becoming a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party and eventually becoming America’s first black president. This proves that Barack Obama succeeded with becoming the first black U.S. president‚ even though he struggled against bigotry and the doubt of other people. This is still affecting the world
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business concept and must never be confused with profit. The contribution of a product refers to how much it contributes to the fixed costs and profit of the business once variable costs have been covered. It can be calculated either per unit of output or in terms of total contribution of all units produced. Contribution ignores fixed costs and only considers any surplus left once variable costs have been subtracted from revenue. Hence‚ contribution is what a product contributes towards the fixed costs
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Agatha Christie I think everybody have heard about her name at least one time. But who is Agatha Christie? And what is she famous for? Childhood Agatha Christie is a famous detective fiction writer who was born on 15 september 1890 in England. Agatha was a really good singer and pianist but she was too shy to performer in front of people. If she haven’t been so shy maybe she would have been famous singer and pianist instead of being a famous writer. Agatha had always loved to read. She learnd
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well known and widely read Greek philosophers and is often reputed for his philosophical dialogues. He was a student to Socrates‚ and the founder of the Academy in Athens; the first known high school in the western world. He is respected for his contributions in laying the background of Western Philosophy. His sophisticated writings are evident in the Socratic dialogues with thirteen letters and thirty-six dialogues being associated with him. His dialogues have been used in teaching of logic‚ philosophy
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Electronic International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (EIIRJ) Electronic Bi-monthly Reviewed Journal Nov/Dec 2012 ISSN 2277-8721 A STUDY OF MYTHOLOGY OF RAMAYANA IN RAJA RAO’S KANTHAPURA Dr. P.M. PATIL Member BOS in English‚ Shivaji University‚ Kolhapur Head‚ Department of English Arts‚ Commerce & Science College‚ Palus. Dist-Sangli . 416310.(M.S) ABSTRACT The most celebrated ancient heroic text of India is the ‘Ramayana’. It provided themes for important later literary works in Indian
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The Contribution of Stephen hawking 18 October 2011 Stephen Hawking is a genius. He became a leading figure in cosmology and quantum mechanics in a short period of time. He did this while battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He is mostly known for his work in developing the understanding of the way black holes behave‚ as well as the origins of the universe. He was popularized when A Brief History of Time was released‚ which described his life and what he had accomplished. Hawking
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