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    A living genius some would say. Einstein was an exceptional learner. He took bold steps out of the normal science teachings searching the world for more answers. What made Einstein so fascinated by science was it his family‚ teachings or friends? One will just have to keep guessing to find out the true philosophy of Einstein’s life and true thinking’s. For now he’s just a part of life changing history. Albert Einstein was born on March 14‚ 1879‚ in Ulm‚ Germany. From a young age‚ Albert was already

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    Stephen Douglas born in Vermont in April of 1813. At an early age‚ he left his home in search of a political career. He settled in Illinois and became a teacher. There‚ he taught himself law with books that he borrowed which allowed him to become active in the in Democratic party. At 27‚ he was the youngest to ever to become a member of the Illinois Supreme Court. Later‚ he became a US Politian and a leader of the Democratic Party. He was also the person responsible for creating the Kansas-Nebraska

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    Football is more than just the annual Superbowl‚ or large men tackling each other for money. Football has paved away futures to individuals where they thought all hope was lost. Football paved an extraordinary future to the All-American NFL’s‚ Michael Oher. Oher was introduced by Michael Lewis‚ in his book “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.” The book revolves around the life of Michael Oher‚ who had a rocky past but seemed to look past all of that‚ and become one of the most known NFL players

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    Rosalind Franklin was born the second of five children on July 25‚ 1920 in Notting Hill‚ London‚ England. Her parents were Muriel and Ellis Franklin. She was born into a Jewish family. Her family lived in wealthy and educated West London society. Her mother had aspirations to go to college‚ however was unable to as her mother did not allow it. Muriel not able to go to college made her want her children to have a good education. Her father‚ Ellis‚ was a opinionated and strict individual. He aspired

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    Walter Payton was born in Columbia‚ Mississippi in 1954 and entered the family of Eddie(his big brother) and Pam(his little sister). In the early years of Walter’s life it was mostly just a lot of hard work. Walter and his brother Eddie would have spread soil in his yard all through the summer because the rain would wash a lot of it away. But he found his way around that. He got up early and make breakfast then run to the school yard to play football before his mom woke up to make him work. In school

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    Although Eva Hesse had a tough‚ short life‚ people knew her all around for her way of art. Hesse is known well as a woman abstract expressionist from the 1960s. She originates from Germany of a family of Jews. When she was three her family escaped from Nazi Germany and moved to New York. When she turned nine she became a United States citizen. Hesse’s mom then was going through depression around this time and took her life‚ leaving her. Later‚ after this Hesse took on the path to be a Commercial

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    Jan Karski Jan Karski‚ Polish activist and later on academic professor at Georgetown’s University‚ was an essential eyewitness of Nazi terror in the occupied Poland during the Second World War. He gathered information and presented a report concerning the horror of Jewish discrimination and Holocaust to the allies. Emissary of the Polish exiled government and member of underground army in Poland‚ Mr Karski is considered as a Hero of the Second World War‚ deserving prestigious honours as Presidential

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    For my research project‚ I chose Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president. I chose Ronald Reagan as my person because he seemed like someone that has accomplished a lot in his life. He served two terms as president of the United States. He was a governor of California. He was a Hollywood actor. He acted in 53 films in his total acting career in Hollywood. Ronald Reagan was crucial to the state of life that we have today‚ because he was a president‚ governor‚ and a Hollywood actor. Ronald Reagan was a president

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    Henry Ford‚ American industrialist and inventor‚ made significant contributions to the automotive industry by creating the assembly line which produces more automobiles and in less time than before and is also world renowned for his production of the Ford Model T‚ an affordable workmans car. Ford was born on July 30‚ 1863 to his father‚ William and his mother‚ Mary. He was one of eight children who were raised on a farm eight miles west of Detroit in Dearborn‚ Michigan (Britannica). When Ford was

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    Martin Luther was born on November 10‚ 1483‚ in the town of Eisleben‚ Germany. His parents‚ Hans and Margarethe Luther‚ having some success in mining‚ were only considered to be a peasant family. Due to an abundance of ore deposits‚ the Luther family relocated to Mansfield in 1484. In 1501‚ Martin Luther entered the University of Erfurt and earned a Master of Arts in Philosophy. While his goal seemed to be toward becoming a lawyer‚ Luther had a life-changing experience in 1505. He was caught

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