Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on May 22‚ 1859‚ in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. The Doyles were a prosperous Irish-Catholic family‚ who had a prominent position in the world of Art. Charles Altamont Doyle‚ Arthur’s father‚ a chronic alcoholic‚ was the only member of his family‚ who apart from fathering a brilliant son‚ never accomplished anything of note. At the age of twenty-two‚ Charles had married Mary Foley‚ a vivacious and very well educated young woman of seventeen. At the beginning of the
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favorite actress from Arkansas because she worked constantly doing what she loved. Katherine was born September 22‚ 1898‚ at Fort Smith‚ Arkansas‚ she was one eighth Cherokee Indian. Her mother’s name was Sophronia she was part Cherokee. Her father was Josiah Alexander‚ he farmed land near by in the indian territory while living with his family on this side of the river. Katherine’s father died when she was almost sixteen (Jones‚ Ray). Shortly after her father passed her mother moved them to Baltimore
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longest lasting invention‚ the high-pressure steam engine. His design would be used in locomotives that would become crucial to both the American and global Industrial Revolutions. Evans was born in 1755. Coincidentally‚ this was the same year that Josiah Hornblower built the first steam engine in what would become the United States. It was the very invention Evans would rise to improve upon. He was a millwright by choice and blood‚ but it is clear to see that his strides in science and engineering
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his life span. Part of the reason were we are were we are in the technological field is because of him. He is also one of the founding fathers of America. This person is Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was born on January seventeen‚ 1706 to Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. He was Josiah’s fifteenth child‚ but with Abiah he was their eighth child. Benjamin attended the Boston Latin school but never Graduated due to financial problems. When Benjamin was fifteen years old his brother James Franklin
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Colonel Eli Lilly‚ a Union Officer and a pharmacist‚ started a small pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis‚ Indiana‚ USA with the aim of producing high quality prescription drugs. After Colonel Lilly’s death‚ his son Josiah K. Lilly Sr.‚ and eventually his two grandsons‚ Eli Lilly and Josiah K. Lilly Jr.‚ each served as president of the company. It was his grandson who led the company into the industrialized era by stressing upon the need of biomedical research and installing modern equipments to make
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------------------------------------------------- History of religious categories An 1821 map of the world‚ where "Christians‚ Mahometans‚ and Pagans" correspond to levels of civilization (The map makes no distinction between Buddhism and Hinduism). An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing "Christians‚ Buddhists‚ Hindoos‚ Mohammedans‚ Fetichists". In world cultures‚ there have traditionally been many different groupings of religious belief. In Indian culture‚ different religious
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sacrifice to the gods. They also turned their backs of the rules of the covenant. All of the these things caused God to have Israel be attacked and be taken into Babylonian exile. Jeremiah was a prophet for the span of five different kings of Israel: Josiah‚ Jehoahaz‚ Jehoiakim‚ Jehoiachin‚ and Zedekiah. Jeremiah saw the fall of the Assyrian Empire and the rise of the Babylonian Empire. Jeremiah was known as the “Weeping Prophet”. He is known as this because he preached destruction‚ doom‚ and hardship
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Josiah D. Stratton Eng 1B Mrs.Shadarra James March 18‚ 2024. Overcoming Obstacles “Standing up for yourself can be tough‚ but earning people’s respect is worth the fight.” It is important to overcome obstacles because it builds confidence and mental strength. First of all‚ defeating obstacles helps you gain mental toughness and strength to handle life challenging battles. For example‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. faced many battles trying to obtain equal rights for African-Americans. During his
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after congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law‚ prompting distress and distress in abolitionists and free black communities in the north. Harriett Beecher Stowe decided to express her emotions in a literary work about basing her work on the life of Josiah Henson a southern slave owner‚ and her own findings. Harriet Beecher Stowe was and still is an inspiration today for people all around the globe‚ many people look up to Harriet Beecher Stowe because she was a writer in a time where not many women
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