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    Sunnarith Kong English 101 Professor White October 1‚ 2014 Biography of Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson is a prolific author‚ well known for her short stories and novels. During her time‚ she has written many award winning novels such as “Louisa‚ Please Come Home” and “The Possibility of Evil”CITATION Lit08 \p 3 \l 1033 (Center 3). Provided that‚ she has establish herself as a significant figure in American literature. Although Shirley Jackson has suffered many psychological problems

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    Sam Adams Biography

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    sections. In the first section I will present some events of Samuel Adams’ life as described in two encyclopedia articles‚ A1 and A2. The second part of the paper will describe certain aspects of Samuel Adams’ life as read in chapters 2 and 3 of the biography entitled Samuel Adams; Father of the American Revolution by Mark Puls. Samuel Adams was born on September 27‚ 1722 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. He grew up in a strong‚ moral and intellectual family who had a strong belief in the church and valued

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    David Mccullough Biography

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    David McCullough once said‚ “Every book is a new journey.” This statement holds so much truthfulness for McCullough because he believes that to write a good book you must read what your subject read and go where you subject has been. By doing this McCullough is able to get to know his subject on a personal level. By reaching this level he was able to achieve greatness. Not only has McCullough won the heart of Americans‚ he has won two Pulitzer Prizes on his works‚ Truman and John Adams. He has also

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    Stanislavski Biography

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    Family background: Stanislavski had a privileged youth‚ growing up in one of the richest families in Russia‚ the Alekseyevs.[4] He was born Constantin Sergeyevich Alexeyev – "Stanislavski" was a stage name that he adopted in 1884 in order to keep his performance activities secret from his parents.[5] The prospect of becoming a professional actor was taboo for someone of his social class; actors had an even lower social status in Russia than in the rest of Europe‚ having only recently been serfs and

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    My Biography

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    E-MAIL ADDRESS: veronguti@yahoo.com To whom it may concern‚ Dear Sir/ Madam‚ I am a University of Nairobi graduate‚ born‚ raised and schooled in Kenya. I have worked In 2 NGOs in the last 3 years. (The first was as a volunteer in the ICL ABC Project Abstinence‚ Being Faithful and Condom as a Peer Education Supervisor). This has been with adolescents‚ fellow youth in institutions of higher learning and urban slums (Dandora and Mathare). As a result I have acquired modest but valuable skills

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    Geena Biography

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    Geena`s career began in 1980s‚ she first worked as a model‚ a mannequin in the window for the Ann Taylor‚ and a few months later‚ signed a contract with the Zoli modeling agency‚ based in New York. While working as a model‚ Geena was cast as April in the film “Tootsie” (1982)‚ as she was chosen by Sydney Pollack for the role. After the initial success‚ she earned a role in the TV series “Buffalo Bill”‚ which lasted from 1983 until 1984. In 1984‚ she portrayed Karen Nicholson in TV series “Family

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    Conjunto Biographies

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    Bonifacio (Boni) Mauricio III began entertaining audiences at a young age in June 1974‚ performing as a drummer along side of his father Bonifacio Mauricio Jr. By 1980 Boni was a fluent drummer‚ bassist and bajista. During the 1980’s while performing with Conjunto Legend and master accordionist Issac Figueroa‚ he asked for accordion lessons. Little did he know that his musical career would embark on a new horizon!! Boni started playing the diatonic accordion in 1982 performing and or recording with

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    my biography

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    Ms.Kandel at Newcomers High School Maciel tarazona 28-01 41st Avenue 40-16 86st elmhurst L.I.C‚ New York ‚ 11101 New York ‚11373

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    Cited: “Audrey Hepburn Biography (1929-93).” Biography.com. 1996-2000. Accessed 3 April 2008. http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9335788 Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund. “Audrey Hepburn: The UNICEF Years.” 2006. Accessed 3 April 2008. http://www.audreyhepburn.com/html/unicef/index.html “Audrey Hepburn Falls into The Gap.” Msnbc.msn.com. 4 Oct. 2006. Accessed 3 April 2008. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14854161/ Jackson‚ Denny. “Biography for Audrey Hepburn.” The Internet Movie

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    Fritz Haber Biography

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    Cited: “Fritz Haber - Biography". Nobelprize.org. 10 Feb 2012 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1918/haber-bio.html Fritz Haber." Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present. Ed. Brigham Narins. Detroit: Gale Group‚ 2008. Gale Science In Context. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. "Fritz Haber ’s Place in History. How Fertilizers Changed the World." Zimbio.com. 25 Jan. 2009. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. <http://www.zimbio.com/member/atgvg/articles/4484318/Fritz+Haber+Place+History+How+Fertilizers>

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