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    Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS 250 Axia College UOP Allan Pinkerton is without a doubt one of the most famous figures in the Detective history. In his long and varied career he was called a traitor and a patriot‚ an outlaw and a police officer‚ a thug and an idealist‚ a left-leaning political activist fighting for the plight of the workers and a hired goon for bosses‚ a defender of liberty and a tramper of rights‚ an immigrant and a drunkard‚ a rogue‚ an adventurer and a barrel maker

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    Biography of John Donne

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    Biography of John Donne John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong‚ sensual style and include sonnets‚ love poetry‚ religious poems‚ Latin translations‚ epigrams‚ elegies‚ songs‚ satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor‚ especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne’s style is characterised by abrupt

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    Calvin Klein Biography

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    Madison Shertzer MJShertz@stu.aii.edu Fashion History II Maher Calvin Klein Biography 3/7/2013 Calvin Klein Today we are in the presences of many fabulous designers who have made their name and shown off their class. Calvin Klein has been personably one of my favorite designers. He has started from the bottom of nothing to creating his way to one of todays’ greatest designers. Calvin Klein was born in Bronx‚ New York on November 19‚ 1942. He was the middle child born to Flo and Leo Stern

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    CS Lewis Biography

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    library. Because of this‚ Lewis adapted an incredible writing skill‚ as well. However‚ after his tenth birthday in 1908‚ Lewis’ world was turned upside down by the death of his mother. This is especially important because‚ as Dorsett says in his biography‚ “The death of Mrs. Lewis convinced young Jack that the God he encountered in church and in the Bible his mother gave him was‚ if not cruel‚ at least a vague abstraction.” (C.S. Lewis: A Profile of His Life). About four years later‚ he pronounced

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    Bill Gates: Biography

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    Bill Gates: Biography William H. Gates Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corporation William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft Corporation‚ the leading provider‚ worldwide‚ of software for the personal computer. Microsoft had revenues of $8.6 billion for the fiscal year ending June 1996‚ and employs more than 20‚000 people in 48 countries. Born on October 28‚ 1955‚ Gates and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father‚ William H. Gates II

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    Edward Snowden Biography

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    Security Administration (NSA) as a security guard and‚ in time‚ through technical consulting companies‚ he secured a high paying IT position with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and eventually a classified program back at the NSA (Edward Snowden Biography‚ n.d.). Incidentally‚ to work on a classified program it is requisite to apply for a government security clearance first. Once the interim or final clearance eligibility is granted‚ the individual is required to sign a Classified Information Non-disclosure

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    Biography Maria Montessori

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    Chiaravalle‚ Italy on August 31‚ 1870. Though most of the information on Maria’s childhood seems to be uncertain‚ with disagreeing dates‚ contradictions and omissions‚ I found a majority of the information about her childhood in Maria Montessori: A Biography by Rita Kramer (1976). Her father was Alessandro Montessori who was "an old fashioned gentleman of conservative temper and military habits." (Kramer‚ 1976‚ p. 22). He was a soldier in his youth and a civil servant later in life. Her mother was a

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    Avril Lavigne Biography

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    Read the biography of Avril Lavigne.  How close were you to your predictions?  There are very few people who know what they want to do in life‚ who know what their dreams are by the time they’re teenagers.  But‚ that’s certainly not the case with young Avril Lavigne.  This small town girl from Napanee‚ Ontario knew exactly what her dream was and went after it.  Avril Lavigne was born on September 28‚ 1984.  She says she started singing at the age of  2 and was well known for her singing talents in

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    James Madison: Biography

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    Bibliography: www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm4.html http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/jm4/about/madison.htm http://bioguide.congress.gov/scriptsbiodisplay.p?index=M000043 http://print.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760589.html www.americanpresident.org/history/jamesmadison/biography/printable.html www.leftjustified.com/leftjust/lib/sc/ht/fed/mbio.html

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    Dec 24‚ 2012 Philo 300A Postmodernism Michel Foucault (1926– 1984)‚ A Biography & Examination of His Theories “Anyway‚ my personal life is not at all interesting. If somebody thinks that my work cannot be understood without reference to such and such a part of my life‚ I accept to consider the question. I am ready to answer if I agree. As far as my personal life is uninteresting‚ it is not worthwhile making a secret of it. By the same token‚ it may not be worthwhile publicizing

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