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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James Baldwin Has writing ever changed your life? Have you wondered about the author of the amazing work? James Baldwin was the author of books‚ plays‚ and essays that broke literary ground. His work explored social and racial issues regarding discrimination. James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem‚ New York in August 2‚ 1924 to Emma Berdis Jones and an unknown father. His stepfather was David Baldwin‚ a Baptist preacher and a factory worker. Baldwin grew up with an abusive father and a poor family
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James A. Garfield James A. Garfield was born in Cuyahoga County‚ Ohio‚ in 1831. His father died in 1833‚ when Garfield was only two years old and so his mother had to carry on working the family farm by herself. With the death of his father‚ the family feel into poverty. Even though they had very little money‚ his mother made sure that her children went to the neighborhood school to get a good education. He belonged to the Desciples of Christ Church. While growing up‚ James drove canal boat
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Lebron James‚ a NBA player for the Miami Heat is recently all the talk in sports news‚ but why? I think it is all just a lot of hype for no reason‚ I mean all this publicity for a single basketball player seems kind of outrageous. Miami’s season tickets were sold out after He made the trade to the Heat. Who buys season tickets to see one player? People really thought that he was going to change that team and make it an unstoppable force. He has taken advantage of this attention and banked off of
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director’s other films. For example‚ all the movies (except for Piranha 2) started on either the letter A or T. Another example is actor Michael Biehn whose characters have been bitten in the hand in one way or another in all of Cameron’s films. James Cameron began his Hollywood career by working with special effects. He built‚ among others miniatures for various low budget films. In 1980‚ he was art director of the science fiction film Battle Beyond the Stars. His first assignment as director was
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by 7:00‚ don’t be late. Study‚ study‚ study.” We have all heard these words uttered from the authoritative lips of our parents sometime in our life‚ however‚ these days most teenagers aren’t afraid to disobey their parents by responding with‚ “no.” James Dean was one of the first people to defy the strict rules of parents‚ and he did so on screen for the entire nation. Some sources claim that he is a label; a label that is intended for the sole purpose of resisting authority. He is not a label‚ rather
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James Blunt James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974)‚[2][3] better known by his stage name James Blunt‚ is an English singer-songwriter‚ musician and former army captain. He had signed with EMI music label before signing a recording contract withAtlantic Records and Custard Records. Blunt rose to prominence in 2005 with the release of his debut studio album Back to Bedlam‚ before achieving worldwide fame with the singles You’re Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover. The album sold over 11 million
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Nicholas Farrell Year 11 Modern History Miss Campbell James Naismith The invention of Basketball was a complete change to sport and how sports can be played. James Naismith was a Canadian man who moved down to the United States seeking a job. James came across a job at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He was given 14 days to create an indoor game that would provide an "athletic distraction". Naismith’s game of Basketball is now played by over 300 million people
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Rainwater harvesting Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. Uses include water for garden‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ etc. In many places the water collected is just redirected to a deep pit with percolation. The harvested water can be used for drinking water as well if the storage is a tank that can be accessed and cleaned when needed. Advantages Rainwater harvesting provides an independent water supply during
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Tone Vale Hospital was a psychiatric hospital located approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north west of Norton Fitzwarren‚ near Taunton‚ Somerset‚ England‚ in what is now the village of Cotford St Luke. It covered a large catchment area‚ with patients originating from places as far apart as Porlock (on the north western edge of Somerset) and Yeovil (on the south eastern edge). Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Notable people associated with Tone Vale 3 Associated institution 4 In literature 5 Current
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