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    Biography on Horace Mann

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    On August second‚ 1859‚ a great man departed from earth. Horace Mann‚ politician‚ teacher‚ unitarist‚ and above all‚ hero‚ died of natural causes at Antioch College. In the 63 years he was alive‚ he made a huge impact on society and changed the world for the better. Mann was born on May fourth‚ 1796‚ in Franklin‚ Massachusetts. His father was a poor farmer and consequently Mann only had six weeks of schooling a year between the time he was 10 years old and 20 years old. At age 23 he graduated from

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    Biography of Kishore Biyani

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    8116 8161 8182 8190 INDEX Sr. No. | Particulars | Page no. | 1. | History | 4 | 2. | Why did you choose that personality? | 5 | 3. | Dream of the Leader | 6 | 4. | SWOT Analysis | 7 | 5. | Stage of Business | 8-10 | 6. | Vision Articulation | 11-29 | 7. | Strategies | 30-34 | 8. | Leadership Style | 34-36 | 9. | Awards and Recognition | 37 | 10. | Bibliography | 38 | 1. HISTORY Kishore Biyani is the person whose talent is transforming India Retail and Indian Economy

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    Richard Nixon Biography

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    President Richard Nixon was elected as the 37th President of the United States of America. His term was from January 20th‚ 1969 up until August 9th‚ 1974. He was a United States representative from January 3rd‚ 1947 until December 1st‚ 1950 as well as a United States Senator from California from December 1st‚ 1950 to January 1st‚ 1953‚ before running and becoming elected as President. President Richard Nixon served as the 36th Vice President under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961

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    Rosa Parks Biography

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    movement that ended legal segregation in America. This act was made by the one‚ and only Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is as one of the greatest women in history. Without her bravery‚ determination‚ and courageous acts during the terrible time of discrimination against the African-American race‚ our society would be distraught. Rosa’s Parks made a mark on the history of the United States‚ that will never fade or be forgotten. Rosa Parks was born as‚ Rosa Louise McCauley‚ on February 4th 1913 in Tuskegee Alabama

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    Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein has been recognized as one of the most talented and successful authors for poetry of his time. Shel grew up learning more talents than most of the other children. His career was full of success; many believe he was born with the natural ability to write. He had a strong sense of humor that greatly influenced his writing. Sheldon Allan Silverstein‚ usually known as Shel‚ was born in Chicago on September 25‚ 1930. Shel was not like the other children. “When I was

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    Astor Bandoneon Biography

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    went to study with pianist Bela Wilda‚ disciple of Rachmaninov‚ with whom he “learned to love Bach”. It was shortly after that he met Carlos Gardel‚ who gave Astor a part in the film‚ “El Día que me quieras”‚ a film which formed a large part of the history of the Tango. At age 15‚ Astor returned to Argentina with his family‚ and began playing in some small tango orchestras. Upon hearing the alternative way of playing the tango by means of the radio‚ played by a man named Elvino Vardaro‚ Astor

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    Louis Armstrong Biography

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    Louis Armstrong was an amazing musician and artist. As a well known jazz musician‚ Mr. Armstrong has an autobiography of how he rose up and became one of the greatest jazz musicians and artist in history. Armstrong’s book was written by an award winning historian and biographer named Laurence Bergreen. Born on the 4th of February‚ he has written many wonderful books‚ and had some translated into 25 different languages his latest book is called Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius. Another one

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    Leonhard Euler: A Biography

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    Leonhard Euler (/ˈɔɪlər/ oil-er;[2] German pronunciation: [ˈɔʏlɐ] ( listen)‚ local pronunciation: [ˈɔɪlr̩] ( listen); 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation‚ particularly for mathematical analysis‚ such as the notion of amathematical function.[3] He is also renowned for his work in mechanics

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    Emily Dickinson Biography

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    Bibliography Emily Dickinson is a well-known American poet. According to Poets.org‚ she was born on December 10‚ 1830‚ in Amherst‚ Massachusetts. As a young child‚ Emily proved to be a bright student. It is mentioned in poets.org that she was educated at Amherst Academy from 1840 to 1847 and Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1847 to 1848. In her opinion‚ her real education took place in the family library. There she indulged herself with Shakespeare‚ Sir Thomas Browne‚ John Keats‚ Robert Browning

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    Plato - Short Biography

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    Plato Plato was born on or around May 21‚ 427 in Athens. His real name was Aristocles. Plato (meaning broad) was his wrestling name. He was the child of Ariston and Perictione‚ both of Athenian aristocratic ancestry. He lived his whole life in Athens‚ although he traveled to various places such as Sicily and southern Italy on several occasions. Little is known of his early years‚ but he was given the finest education Athens had to offer. He devoted his considerable talents to politics and the writing

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