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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2. Wu Lun‚ Yangxian Tea and Literati Tea Connoisseurs Respected by Gu Yuanqing as a master of tea‚ Wu Xinyuan alias Wu Lun (zi Daben)‚ was a member of the Wu family in Yixing. The Wu family originated during late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)‚ when Wu Lun’s great grandfather‚ Wu Deming (zi Chongliang)‚ who had a military background‚ decided to settle down in Yixing. Wu Yizhong (zi Zhengfu)‚ Wu Lun’s grandfather‚ was a commoner‚ but he was educated and started a career of teaching. Not until the generation
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Angelina Jolie Biography Angelina Jolie‚ born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4‚ 1975‚ in Los Angeles‚ California‚ is an American actress famous for her tattoos and her acting ability. Jolie‚ which in French means pretty‚ was born to an Academy Award-winning actor‚ Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand with only one brother named James Haven. Just like any other children at her age‚ she also had a favorite cartoon character that she liked very much‚ which was the flying elephant Disney character
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A Biography of Henry Ford Henry Ford was an American industrialist‚ best known for his pioneering achievements in the automobile industry. From humble beginnings he was able to create a company that would rank as one of the giants of American and World industry long after his death. There is no doubt that Henry Ford was a successful business man. The Ford Motor Company‚ Henry Ford’s legacy‚ has left its mark on every continent in the world. However‚ Ford didn’t gain his success solely on his
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IV | Dissemble | Fool‚ pretend | V | Jocund | Merry; happy | V | Tainting | Spoiling; contaminating morally: corrupting | V | Pavin | Dance | Author Biography - William Shakespeare was born in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. It is generally accepted that he attended the King’s New School‚ the Stratford grammar school known for its classical curriculum‚ because of his knowledge of Latin classics and
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Biography of Durkheim and his contribution to criminological thought- (1000 words‚ 30%) David Emile Durkheim‚ who was a French Sociologist‚ was born on April 15th in Epinal‚ France‚ 1858. He is arguably the most influential figure in western sociology and also immensely significant in criminology. He lived until the age of 59 when he suffered a stroke after he had recovered for a sufficient amount of time he then continued with his work however he eventually died‚ in Paris‚ on November 15th
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Hank Williams Jr. EXPLANATION For the second honors component‚ I chose option two‚ which is a biography on a famous Parisian. I decided to research Hank Williams Jr. The reason for my decision is that I was neighbors with Hank for about ten years‚ but I never knew much about him. I would like to know more about what he did‚ and how he personally contributed to Paris. CHILDHOOD Hank Williams Jr. was born in Shreveport‚ Louisiana on May 26‚ 1949. Parents‚ Audrey and Hank Williams originally named their
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bring an end to the Cold War and stop any further expansion of Communism which Reagan despised. Reagan also fought on the issue concerning school prayer. Within 69 days of his presidency an assassination attempt was made on his life by crazy gunman John Hinckley Jr. Four people were injured in this attack including Reagan. But none of the four men died except for Reagan’s press secretary James Brady‚ who was paralyzed from the attack and later died of causes from the attack years later. In 1984‚ Reagan
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trilogy focusing on Egyptian mythology‚ The Kane Chronicles‚ and has published three out of five planned books of The Heroes of Olympus series‚ the sequel to the Percy Jackson series that focuses onRoman and Greek mythology. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Published books 2.1 Camp Half-Blood series
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putting his efforts in a favourable light and so must be read critically. Another main source is the biography written by Cortés’ private chaplain Lopez de Gómara‚ which was written in Spain several years after the conquest. Gómara never set foot in the Americas and knew only what Cortés had told him‚ and he had an affinity for knightly romantic stories which he incorporated richly in the biography. The third major source is written as a reaction to what its author calls "the lies of Gomara"‚ the
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