Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely on June 23‚ 1940 to a railroad porter and a maid. She was the twentieth of twenty two siblings. She became stricken with polio as a child‚ and developed problems in her left leg‚ so she became required to wear a brace. Soon though‚ she was able to overcome the disease as well as her resulting physical abilities. (Biography.com) Rudolph grew up in the south before segregation was outlawed so‚ for her education she attended the all black‚ Burt High
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loved went around the world sharing the moments that he had and fascinating experience amazing people. When Jacques was young he didn’t do well in school by the age of 13 he went to boarding school in 1933 Jacques was in a car accident nearly took his life. He took up daily swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. One of his friends named Philippe Tailliez gave him a pair of swimming goggles and he started to look at the deep sea that’s where it all began. In time he invented an underwater breathing machine
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He began to play the piano and joined the choir‚ where he immensely enjoyed himself. He graduated with honors and class at his unknown university. Mr. Mercury was an amazing singer and vocalist‚ who unfortunately died of HIV/AIDS in the year 1991 after getting bronchial pneumonia. He died at the age of 45.
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Also if Rachel was to survive this tragic event she would have been in vegetative state for the rest of her life. Rachel was born on November 17‚ 1978 in London Ontario‚ and was the oldest of three children. When growing Rachel was training to become a figure skater by the age of 4 but by the age of 12/13 she discovered that she had a passion for acting and wanted to become an actress after viewing children’s theater group performance. "I told my mother that I had to be in it‚ that I
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Introduction Why is it that Florence Sabin had so many accomplishments? In her early life‚ it was very challenging for her family. Next‚ for her accomplishments‚ she was a teacher at a lot of schools‚ and a scientist. Finally‚ in life when she passed away‚ people did things to remember her. Florence’s life was very interesting and surprising for her. Early Life As a child Florence Sabin’s life was very depressing. Florence Sabin was born in Central City November 9‚ 1871.One of her
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Revolutionary War. Additionally‚ Benjamin Franklin invented things‚ such as bifocal glasses‚ the lightning rod‚ and swimming fins. Aside from his political and scientific talents‚ he was also a philosopher with a deep insight into the minds of people‚ and life itself. He was very interested in philosophy‚ and wanted to become a morally perfect person‚ who never did any harm‚ nor had any bad habits. Looking to his many virtues‚ we discover Benjamin Franklin to be disciplined‚ creative‚ and witty. Discipline
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headache and congestion‚ astronauts aren’t bothered by this fluid shift. Some astronauts feel dizzy and have an upset stomach during the first few days of a space flight as they get used to zero gravity. This feeling usually goes away after three or four days. After a few days almost everyone is used to zero gravity and feels great. If you don’t exercise‚ your bones and muscles will get weak. Upon return to Earth‚ you must get used to gravity again. Sometimes this makes you feel dizzy or queasy. If
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Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace or Augusta Ada King-Noel was a very important person in mathematics. She paved a very important way to upgrade they way people perceived computer programing. She was considered the first person to write the first computer program. Ada was extremely educated for a woman in the 1800’s. In a man’s world in the 1800’s women were not expect to be as influential as Ada Lovelace was. Augusta Ada Byron was born in London‚ England‚ United kingdom on December 10‚ 1815. Her
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While holding your breath‚ any movement is wasted energy‚ and the handcuffs provided just that. Blaine knew he needed to bounce back. After approaching Oprah about another possible attempt‚ he was given four months to prepare and train his body for his second attempt. Every night‚ Blaine would sleep in a hypoxic tent to simulate an altitude of 1500 feet (similar to base camp Everest)
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Observing her home life‚ it is not difficult to believe that Rosalind Franklin excelled in her academic pursuits. For high school‚ she attended St Paul’s Girls’ School‚ a prestigious private school‚ beginning at 11 years old (Elkins). In an interview‚ her school friends characterized her by revealing‚ “She was best in science‚ best at maths‚ best in everything. She expected that if she undertook to do something‚ she would be in charge of it” (Bagley). By the age of 15‚ Franklin already knew she wanted
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