is the bestselling memoir of James McBride‚ a biracial journalist‚ jazz saxophonist‚ and composer whose Jewish mother gave birth to twelve children‚ all of whom she raised in a housing project in Brooklyn. His mother witnessed the premature death of her first husband‚ a reverend‚ and through sheer force of will saw each of her children graduate from college. Her basic household tenets rested on the importance of academic success and the church‚ and many of her children moved on to earn graduate and
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William James (1842-1910) William James was a philosopher and psychologist but was most well known in the field of Psychology for developing the philosophy of pragmatism‚ or the Functionalist theory: "Theory of mental life and behavior that is concerned with how an organism uses its perceptual abilities to function in its environment." He was also the first Psychologist to be born in America. William James was born on January 11‚ 1842 in New York City. His father‚ Henry James Sr. was a
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James Dewey Watson is the man known for his great contribution to science. He and Francis Crick created the Double-Helix which later helped many other scientists. James Dewey Watson was born April 6‚ 1928 in Chicago‚ Illinois. He is still alive today. Watson’s childhood was spent in Chicago‚ Illinois. As a child‚ he lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was his parents’ empathy — they encouraged constant trips to the local store for chocolate milk shakes
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Dumbledore said‚ “It is the choices… that show what we truly are‚ far more than our abilities.” This theory applies to everyone. Through the choices and actions of Theseus and Achilles‚ we learn a lot about their characters. We find Achilles to be motivated by rage and pride‚ with ambitions of glory and vengeance. Theseus‚ on the other hand‚ seems to be motivated by others’ needs‚ and aspires to do right by those who he should help. Theseus also likes to challenge expectations and overcome the “impossible”
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Achilles Introduction Once upon a time‚ long ago there was a marvelous battle called the Trojan War‚ but before hand‚ there lived a Greek god named Peleus who extracted love for the Sea goddess Thetis. As time passed‚ they became one‚ so they thought why not form our love in to a child. When their child was born‚ Thetis dipped him into the river styx which was in the underworld (Achilles). Thus made him immortal and his name was Achilles. When Thetis dipped Achilles in to the underworld‚
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE AN INSIGHT OF IAN FLEMING’S JAMES BOND- WITH REFERENCE TO ‘FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE’. From Russia‚ with Love is the fifth novel in Ian Fleming ’s James Bond series‚ first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 8 April 1957. As with the first four books‚ From Russia‚ with Love was generally well received by the critics. The story was written at Fleming ’s Golden eye estate in Jamaica in early 1956. By the time the book was published‚ he did not know whether he wanted
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ACHILLES Achilles is considered the greatest warrior of the Trojan War. He was the son of the sea nymph Thetis and the mortal Peleus‚ king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly. According to the legend when he was a child his mother Thetis held him by the heel and dipped him into the River Styx. This was supposed to make him immortal. Because she held him by the heel‚ this part of his body was not put into the water. He was made invulnerable except for his heel. This is where we get the phrase “Achilles’
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Both‚ James Madison and Thomas Jefferson served very successful terms as president of the United States of America. Madison’s greatest accomplishment was the moral victory in the “War of 1812”‚ while Jefferson doubled the size of America with the “Louisiana Purchase”. Also‚ having an exceptional relationship allowed them to create the Democratic- Republican party. Despite sharing the same views on government‚ the aftereffects of their presidencies turned out to be far different. Because James Madison
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James A. Garfield was born in 1831 in a small place called Cuyahoga County‚ Ohio. He was born and raised fatherless‚ so he grew up strong-willed as the man of his house. When he became of age to start going of to college‚ Garfield chose the prestigious Williams College in Massachusetts in 1856. Garfield studied to become a politician and his hopes and dreams came true as he was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1859 as a Northern Republican. Garfield was well known as a loyal Unionist and kept his ways
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in this strange‚ new world since my departure all those years ago. The only proper way to discuss my journey with you is to start from the very beginning‚ when I left home. During our long crossing of the great salt sea‚ I befriended a man named Achilles Davenport. I learned through him some of his language and to help me communicate and assimilate better
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