Marie Curie Marie Curie was one of the most famous female scientists in history. She was born on November 7‚ 1867 in Poland during the Russian Occupation (“Madame Curie”). Madame Curie was the youngest out of five children. She was a bright child that loved to learn‚ and was always the top in her class. Her discovery of Polonium and Radium led her to be the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize. Madame Curie passed away at age 67 on July 4‚ 1934‚ due to over exposure to penetrating radiation
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Chief Joseph was a member of the Nez Perce Indians. The Nez Perce Tribe lived between the Blue Mountains and the Snake River in the Wallowa Valley. He was given the name Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt‚ or Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain‚ but was widely known as Joseph‚ or Joseph the Younger‚ because his father had taken the name Joseph from the Christian religion. Joseph one of the first members of his tribe to convert to Christianity. In 1855 he helped Washington’s territorial governor set up a Nez
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“If you want to rebel‚ rebel from inside the system. That’s much more powerful than rebelling outside the system” (Lu 245). Legend (© 2011)‚ a dystopian young adult fiction novel written by upcoming author Marie Lu. Before Lu became a full time writer‚ she was an art director for a video game company. This is a book inspired by the television show‚ Les Miserables. The show involved a highly skilled detective hunting down a notorious criminal. Legend is written from the perspective of two different
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Linkin Park and Marie Digby draw on this inspiration through their lyrics‚ instrumentation‚ and musicality in their performance of the song‚ “What I’ve Done”. Both songs‚ though in different genres‚ speak to a broad audience that can connect to the core of its meaning. Marie Digby sings with a distinct purity that lacks in Linkin Park’s original‚ but Linkin Park’s electric passion creates a deeper feeling of regret that is weakly illustrated in Marie Digby’s version. Linkin Park and Marie Digby have
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In case 10.3 Marie Cipriani illustrates the Activity Theory. Marie at the age of 86 appears to be healthy and active especially for her age. Marie with no other close relatives or social support is coping with losing her life- long partner to stage IV lung cancer. Marie has reached out to a social worker for additional help in caring for her partner‚ and remains actively involved in her partners life. Case 10.2 Pete is afraid that when his sister Lucy dies he will no longer receive the resources
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Initial Topic Proposal Research about Author and Time Period Joseph Boyden was born in October 31‚ 1966 Joseph Boyden’s father Raymond Wilfrid Boyden was a medical officer renowned for his bravery‚ who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and was the most highly decorated medical officer of World War II. He grew up in Willowdale‚ North York‚ Ontario and attended the Jesuit-run Brebeuf College School Boyden experienced depression in his teenage years‚ and has admitted that he attempted suicide
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From this actual photo of the first printing of the Book of Mormon it seems clear that Joseph Smith claimed to be the “author” of this book‚ and later changed this to claim he was a translator of the book. B. H. Roberts‚ a general authority and historian for the Mormon Church‚ expressed the idea that Joseph Smith was capable of producing the Book of Mormon himself. Joseph Smith tells the story of the golden plates and is the only source for a great deal of the story because much of it occurred
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Joseph Griffith’s painting “The Surrender” could mean a lot of things. While many see a good side and a bad side fighting each other‚ I see a war ending‚ and two sides coming together as one. To me‚ Joseph Griffith’s painting is about different cultures and things coming together. After taking a long look at the painting‚ I noticed that unlike in war‚ many of the people didn’t look upset‚ or mad at the other. On the side of the American flag‚ many looked excited or shocked‚ while on the side of
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Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau‚ Austria on March 31‚ 1732. Mr. Haydn was a singer at St. Stephen’s Cathedral choir in Vienna. He later learned to play the violin and keyboard. After leaving the choir he taught violin to make money while studying counterpoint and harmony. Haydn soon became an assistant to composer Nicola Porpora in exchange for lessons. In 1761‚ he became court musician at the palace of the influential Esterházy family where he financially support himself for nearly 30 years
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soldiers armed with rifles. Then again‚ if Carter was being totally honest‚ he could not remember seeing Joseph among the front lines. Carter scolded himself for such a stupid thought‚ for he could see Joseph on the front lines in his mind’s eye. Maxfield was a courageous and passionate man‚ one who only wanted the best for the people who had been so trodden upon. Yeah‚ that was right‚ Joseph was a good man‚ one who can be trusted‚ Carter
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