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    Susan Hill's Biography

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    Susan Hill Biography Novelist‚ children ’s writer and playwright Susan (Elizabeth) Hill was born in Scarborough‚ England‚ on 5 February 1942. She was educated at Scarborough Convent School and at grammar school in Coventry‚ before reading English at King ’s College‚ London‚ graduating in 1963 and becoming a Fellow in 1978. Her first novel‚ The Enclosure‚ was published in 1961 when she was still a student. She worked as a freelance journalist between 1963 and 1968‚ publishing her third novel‚

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    Christine Jorgensen Biography Christine Jorgensen (May 30‚ 1926 – May 3‚ 1989) was the first widely known person to have sex reassignment surgery - in this case‚ male to female. She was born George William Jorgensen‚ Jr.‚ the second child of George William Jorgensen Sr.‚ a carpenter and contractor‚ and his wife‚ the former Florence Davis Hansen. She grew up in the Bronx and later described herself as having been a "frail‚ tow-headed‚ introverted little boy who ran from fistfights and rough-and-tumble

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    Biography of Hermano Pule

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    20 INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT HERMANO PULE SUBMITTED BY: TOMENIO‚ GABRIELA Y. CEIT-02-401P SUBMITTED TO: PROF. JENSEN MAÑEBOG INTRODUCTION Apolinario dela Cruz‚ popularly known as Hermano Pule was born on july 22‚ 1815 in Barrio Pandac‚ Lucban‚ Tayabas now known as Quezon Province. He led the first major revolt in the Philippines that lasted for a year. The revolt is based on a struggle for religious freedom and independence. He founded Confradia

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    Nikola Tesla Biography

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    BIOGRAPHY OF NIKOLA TESLA 1994 Brotherhood of Life‚ Inc.‚ 110 Dartmouth‚ SE‚ Albuquerque‚ New Mexico 87106 USA "SPECTACULAR" is a mild word for describing the strange experiment with life that comprises the story of Nikola Tesla‚ and "amazing" fails to do adequate justice to the results that burst from his experiences like an exploding rocket. It is the story of the dazzling scintillations of a superman who created a new world; it is a story that condemns woman as an anchor of the flesh which

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    Menachem Begin Biography

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    Menachem Begin was born in Europe and lived through the Holocaust.  After moving to Israel‚ then Palestine‚ Menachem led the Irgun in the fight for declarations of a Jewish state in Palestine through perseverance and hard work.  Menachem became the sixth prime minister of the state of Israel. Menachem Begin is not only a hero because of his devotion to the Jewish state but to also because of his devotion to his religion -- Judaism In the early years of his life Menachem Begin lived in Brest -Litvosk

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    Michael Jordan Biography

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    Michael Jordan was the most tenacious basketball player in the history of the National Basketball Association. His lengthy nineteen-year career was spent playing with the Chicago Bulls. He was not only the most unsurpassable player of his era but maybe the greatest to ever wear a uniform‚ being a very recognizable athlete worldwide. The magnitude of his “Airness” can be represented through Jordan’s soaring hangtimes and acrobatic moves‚ but the legend of Michael Jordan is characterized by his strong

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    Biography of John Keats

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    BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN KEATS Born in London‚ England‚ on October 31‚ 1795‚ John Keats devoted his short life to the perfection of poetry marked by vivid imagery‚ great sensuous appeal and an attempt to express a philosophy through classical legend. In 1818 he went on a walking tour in the Lake District. His exposure and overexertion on that trip brought on the first symptoms of the tuberculosis‚ which ended his life. Quotes "If Poetry comes not as naturally as Leaves to a tree it had better not

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    Finnish peasant who made a fortune selling wood. Kollontai’s parent’s long and difficult struggle to be together would colour her views on relationships‚ sex and marriage. Kollontai was extremely close with her father‚ both sharing an interest in history and politics. Education: Kollontai’s mother and her nanny were demanding‚ “There was order in everything‚ there was order in everything: to tidy up toys myself‚ to lay my underwear on a little chair at night‚ to wash neatly‚ to study my lessons

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    Genghis Khan Biography

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    Millions of dead bodies left behind you‚ but all you are trained to see are the millions of people that still deny you their land. As barbaric as it sounds‚ Genghis Khan was an exceptional leader and had a very interesting early life. It was a true tale of overcoming the odds‚ and what pain can make people do. And that is why everyone should know the story of Temujin and how he became Genghis Khan. It takes a long journey to create the world’s largest land empire‚ and it all starts at birth. He

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    Hideki Tojo Biography

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    In December 1941 he gave final confirmation to attack the Dutch East Indies and Great Britain(History‚2). By about the time Tojo became Prime Minister he realized it wasn’t possible to avoid war with America‚ and they needed a big surprise attack to remove them from the Pacific Theatre(Hideki‚7). He authorized the attack on Pearl Harbor in December

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