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    Percy Julian Biography

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    Rakiyah Burks March 22‚2012 Science 3B Percy Julian Project Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius Percy Lavon Julian Born: April 11‚1899 Montgomery‚ Alabama Death: April 19‚ 1975 Occupation: Academic‚ Civil Right Activist‚ Medical Proffessional Chemist Education: De Pauw University‚ Harvard University Who is Percy Julian? I have to be very honest‚ at first I did not know who he was‚ No wonder the movie that was shown to my fellow classmates in science class called Percy Julian:

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    Anna Halrin Biography

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    Biography: Anne Halprin was born on July 13‚ 1920‚ in Wilmette‚ Illinois as Anna Schuman. She was married to Lawrence Halprin and is the mother of Daria and Rana. Before her birth‚ her father moved their family from Russia to get away from the prejudice toward Jews. Despite his efforts‚ this still impacted her as a young girl growing up in a well-off Chicago Suburb. Her initial choice for college was to attend Bennington Summer School but did not get accepted because they already met their Jew quota

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    Biography: The Dignified Professor‚ Richard Feynman a notable XXXXXX. He was born in New York City on May 11‚ 1918. His education journey includes studies of Physics at well – distinguished universities‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ and Princeton University. As a doctoral graduate‚ he was privileged to work on atomic bomb projects at Princeton and a secret government location in Los Alamos‚ New Mexico. As a young adult‚ his leadership abilities were evident positioning him to manage a

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    MGMT 368 Blanchat Page 1 Business Ethics Section E Biography of Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham was a well known philosopher who was most closely associated with the concept of Utilitarianism. He was a visionary and author of many writings and was an advocate of numerous types of social reform. He was a critic of legal procedures and made it his life’s mission to change it for the better. Jeremy Bentham was

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    Jane Goodall biography

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    Jane Goodall Biography Jane Goodall was a pioneering English primatologist (a person who studies primates‚ which is a group of animals that includes human beings‚ apes‚ monkeys‚ and others). Her methods of studying animals in the wild‚ which emphasized patient observation over long periods of time of both social groups and individual animals‚ changed not only how chimpanzees (a kind of ape) as a species are understood‚ but also how studies of many different kinds of animals are carried out. Childhood

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    "I may be compelled to face danger‚ but never fear it‚ and while our soldiers can stand and fight‚ I can stand and feed and nurse them"-Clara Barton. She is known as Clara Barton but she was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton‚ and Clara was a smart‚ and intelligent women. Her mother Sarah Barton gave birth to her on December 25‚ 1821 in a North Oxford hospital in Massachusetts. Her parents‚ Stephen and Sarah‚ knew she was a special baby because she was born on Christmas Day. Clara was the fifth of four

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    Jawaharlal Nehru Biography

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    Jawaharlal Nehru Biography | | | Born: November 14‚ 1889 Died: May 27‚ 1964 Achievements: Took active part in Non-Cooperation Movement; elected President of the Allahabad Municipal Corporation in 1924‚ and served for two years as the city’s chief executive; Presided over Congress’ annual session in Lahore in 1929 and passed a resolution demanding India’s independence; elected as Congress President in 1936‚ 1937‚ and 1946; became first Prime Minister of independent India; was one of

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    The Biography Of Albert Einstein. Early Life Einstein was Born on March 14‚ 1879 in Ulm Württemberg Germany. Albert Einstein grew up in a middle-class Jewish family. His father Hermann Einstein‚ was a salesman and engineer who with his brother founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie. A company that manufactured electrical equipment in Munich‚ Germany. His mother‚ the former Pauline Koch‚ ran the family household. Einstein had one sister Maja‚ who was born

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    Biography of Noynoy Aquino Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8‚ 1960) is a Senator of the Philippines and a candidate for President of the Philippines in the 2010 election‚ as the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party. He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino and former Senator Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University‚ he was seriously wounded by rebel soldiers in a failed coup attempt during his mother’s presidency. In 1989‚ he was elected

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    Jimmy Carter Biography

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    Daniel Jackson Jimmy Carter Biography United States Presidents Jimmy Carter. By Anne Schraff James Earl Carter‚ Jr. Was born in the small farming town of Plains‚ Georgia‚ on October 1‚ 1924. He is still alive to this day and he it 89 years of age. Jimmy Carter was educated in the public school of Plains‚ attended Georgia Southwestern College and the

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