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    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the main airport in Hong Kong; it is an important regional trans-shipment centre‚ passenger hub and gateway between the Mainland China and the rest of Asia. And HKIA is the primary hub for several domestic airlines‚ such as Cathay Pacific Airways‚ Dragonair‚ Hong Kong Express Airways‚ etc. Review the history‚ HKIA has won seven Skytrax World Airport Awards for customer satisfaction in just ten years (Skytrax‚ 2010)‚ the second busiest airport in the world

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    Institutions such as Princeton and Harvard often have an effect on a student’s individual interest when it comes to Wall Street. In “Biographies of Hegemony” by Karen Ho‚ she expresses how these type of institutions are always after the students‚ through a means of interviews‚ observation‚ social events‚ presentations‚ and even conferences. When in these type of “ivy leagues‚” Ho writes how everywhere a student goes he will end up surrounded by someone marketing Wall Street and they know that it

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    Frederick Douglass was born in Talbot County‚ Maryland into a slavery family even though his birthday reminds unknown although he has chosen February 14. Douglass had died on February 20‚ 1895. Douglass was known for giving “advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of [thing] like women’s rights” (biography.com). In his life expected‚ he had writing books talking about the experience in slavery and his life after the civil war like racism. The education he had was given to him

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    Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali was an inspiring athlete that was very powerful physically and mentally and had lots of courage. He used his gifted abilities to do more than fight; he used it to protect the rights of him and others. For example‚ Muhammad Ali didn’t want to kill innocent people instead he decided to be peaceful and face the consequences of him not fighting in Vietnam. He was sentenced to jail for a little bit and Muhammad Ali got his boxing licence for three years. He lost some of the

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    Kadeem Hardison net worth Kadeem Hardison was born on the 24th July 1965 in Brooklyn‚ New York USA. He earned his fame and net worth as the member of the entertainment industry‚ showing his acting skills in numerous TV and film roles. Roles that are worth mentioning include the ones in the films “White Man Can`t Jump” in 1992‚ “Panther” in 1995 and TV Series “A Different World” for which he won the “Outstanding Lead Actor” award by Image Awards‚ “Between Brothers” and others. His career as the actor

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    B.B. King Early life B.B. King is a famous blues guitarist‚ songwriter and singer. Riley B. King was born on September 16 1925 in Itta Bena‚ Mississippi. When he was a young child‚ his parents divorced. He lived with his mom. When he was nine‚ his mom died. He was alone until his father‚ Albert King found him a few years later‚ working in a cotton plantation. King sang in the choir at church and he also performed professionally with the Famous St. John Gospel Singers. During this time

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    When Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day April 15‚1947 he forever changed the faces of major league baseball. Robinson was the first African American to play in the majors in the 20th century.Jackie Robinson made history in 1947 when he broke baseball’s color barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers .The impact Jackie Robinson made on Major League Baseball is one that will be forever remembered. On April 15 each season‚ every team in the majors celebrates Robinson’s

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    Joe was born in Martinez‚ California on November 20‚ 1964. "Giuseppe" (Joseph) and Rosalie were his parents and was the 4th of 8 children. The couple immigrated from Sicily to the U.S and soon move to a Itilian neiborhood in San‚ California when Joe was one year old. His father was a fisherman and wanted his sons to follow in his footsteps‚ the two older sons did‚ but Joe had no desire in the job and followed his older brother Vince and his younger brother to the ball fields of San Francisco and

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    Albert Speer Albert Speer was a personal architect for Hitler also the Minister of Armaments and War Production for Nazi regime. He was the only Nazi to bear the responsibility on the crimes of his former master Hitler and the Nazi regime in the Nuremburg Trials. But he said he knew nothing about the fate of the Jews and claimed he was just focused on his ambition. Albert Speer was born in 1905 the second of the three sons. He belonged to a wealthy family attending a exclusive primary school

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    y Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah on March 25‚ 1925‚ to Regina Cline and Edward F. O’Connor. She began her education in the ... Flannery O’Connor Biography - Facts‚ Birthday‚ Life Story ... www.biography.com/.../flannery-oconnor-9426...‎ The Biography Channel Take a closer look at Southern writer Flannery O’Connor on Biography.com. She is best known for her collections of short stories. Flannery O’Connor (American writer) -- Encyclopedia ... www.britannica.com/.../Flannery-OConnor‎

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