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    Charles Dickens Biography

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    Charles Dickens Biography Charles Dickens was one of the most influential and greatest novelists/writers ever born during the Victorian era. He was born on 7 February 1812 in Land port (Portsea)‚ Hampshire to John Dickens who was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office and Charles’s his mother’s name was Elizabeth. Charles was second of the eight children in the Dickens family. Charles’s family moved to London In 1814‚ when he was just two years and. Further after two years in 1816‚ the Dickens family

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    Biography Of Anne Frank

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    She was such an inspirational person to every single child that has died during the holocaust. All she ever wanted to be was a normal child that was able to attend school. Her dream was to go back and study history and one day travel to Paris and Hollywood she even had a picture of it to always remind her that one day she will make it there. As for her dream career‚ it was to be a journalist. A journalist would suit her since she already knew how to write what

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    Entrepreneur’s Biography Submitted by: Erik Hoyer Submitted to: Sean Wise Course: ENT 526 Date: November 11‚ 2010 Richard Branson Overview Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is one of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs. He was born in London‚ Enlgand in July 18‚ 1950. This British entrepreneur is best known for his Virgin Group‚ who has over 360 companies under the Virgin brand. His first succesful business just started when he was just 16 years old‚ with a student magazine.

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    .............................................................................................................. 4 Fact File............................................................................................................... 5 His history ........................................................................................................... 6 His first employment............................................................................................ 6 How he started his business

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    The Biography of Dr. Jeffrey Wigand‚ Jeffrey was born in New York on December 17‚ 1942 and he was the oldest of five siblings. Wigand family was Catholic. His father was a mechanical engineer. Wigand’s parents were strict disciplinarians who showed little affection toward their kids. (Jeffrey Wigand Biography) Wigand in an early age he was a talented student showed a great ability to learn things mainly in chemistry and biology. Throughout his education he dreamed of becoming a doctor‚ he went to

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    Vincent Van Gogh Biography

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    Vincent Willem van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was born March 30‚ 1853. He was born in Grout-Zundert Netherlands. He was a post-impressionist painter. He is commonly known as van Gogh. He was highly influenced by 20th century art (Vincent van Gogh‚ 2015). His works are known for their beauty‚ emotion‚ and color. He struggled with mental illness and was poor and unknown his whole life (Van Gogh’s Works‚ 2002-2015). He was very intelligent and even spoke four languages. He spoke French‚ English

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    Edward Kopin Biography

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    WHere history meets legend: Medieval English Royal Families Edward II The Linchpin of England Zain Mobeen Edward II: The Linchpin of England Between the strong reigns of his father Edward I and son Edward III‚ the reign of Edward II was considered by some to be disastrous for England. With military defeats and incompetence‚ his reign is known as being unsuccessful. His choices were problematic amongst his peers and colleagues. This was due to his playing of bias and favoritism towards Gascon

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    Abbas Attar Biography

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    popular uprisings. His photographs are some of the most iconic images of the Iranian Revolution. Abbas later returned to Iran in 1997‚ after 17 years of voluntary exile. One of his books‚ Iran Diary‚ 1971-2002 is a critical interpretation of its history‚ photographed and written as a personal diary. During his years of exile‚ Attar travelled constantly. In 1983‚ for three years‚ he ventured into Mexico‚ photographing the country as if he were writing a novel. An exhibition and book‚ Return to

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    Emily Stowe Biography

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    Emily Stowe was without a doubt an inspirational‚ motivated feminist determined to make a difference in the lives of women in Canada. She was a key part of the development of our nation‚ and a true pioneer in the medical and political systems. 2 Emily Howard Jennings was born in Norwich‚ Ontario on May 1st‚ 1831 to parents that were strong believers in the importance of receiving proper education: such strong believers‚ in fact‚ they actually home schooled their daughters. 1 At only 15‚ Stowe

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    Brilliant‚ hidden‚ and mathematician are three words that describe Katherine Johnson. Many people believe that Katherine Johnson was just a smart woman at NASA‚ but she was so much more. As a well known mathematician for NASA‚ Katherine Johnson showed Americans that African American women are just as useful as white women. She left a lasting legacy as an extremely intelligent hidden figure. Katherine Johnson’s childhood was one of many contributing factors that helped her get to where she is

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