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    Clara Hughes; gold medal olympian‚ mental health spokesperson‚ global citizen and many more outstanding achievements. Most importantly she is a leader to Canadians and around the world to anyone who she comes across. She leads as a positive example in many ways as a democratic leader‚ she values others opinions as proven by her position as an Honourary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission‚ which is part of a national‚ comprehensive response to the Indian Residential School legacy.

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    Born Sarah Breedlove on December 23‚ 1867 on a Louisiana plantation‚Walker transformed herself from an uneducated farm worker of the twentieth century’s most successful‚ self-made women entrepreneurs. Orphaned at age seven‚ she often said‚ "I got my start by giving myself a start." She and her older sister‚ Louvenia‚ survived by working in the cotton fields of Vicksburg‚ Mississippi. At 14‚ she married Moses McWilliams to escape abuse from her cruel brother-in-law‚ Jesse Powell. During the

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    Abraham Lincoln (i/ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12‚ 1809 – April 15‚ 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral‚ constitutional‚ and political crisis.[2][3] In doing so‚ he preserved the Union‚ abolished slavery‚ strengthened the federal government‚ and modernized the economy. Born in Hodgenville

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    Frederick Douglass: Life of an American Slave Lorelei Victoria Hernandez 8th grade Language Arts: Period 6 Fredrick Douglass: Life of an American Slave Fredrick Douglass was a man of quiet power. A man that changed our whole world. He made a difference in our life style today. Without his courageness and example‚ we might still be divided. The people of this nation would still see people as colors and injustice would still be rampant. He was a great man

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    Tom Robinson entered rest in Wednesday‚ August 21‚ 1935‚ at 2:35 o’clock p.m.‚ Tom Robinson‚ spouse of Helen Robinson‚ father to their three children. He was the son of Terry and John Robinson‚ aged 33 years‚ a native and resident of this city. Relative and friend of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral‚ which will take place on Friday afternoon‚ August 28‚ 1935‚ at 3 o’clock‚ from the African American Church‚ 713 Clause Street. Mr. Bob Ewell died on Thursday‚ September 9th

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    Burrhus Frederic Skinner‚ generally known as B.F. Skinner‚ was born on March 20th‚ 1904 in a small town in Pennsylvania called Susquehanna. Skinner’s mother stayed at home to look after him and his little brother while his father was a lawyer. He spent most of his childhood constructing things. For example‚ he made a perpetual motion machine and a cabin in the woods (Vargas‚ 1987). Because of his dreams of becoming a writer‚ Skinner attended Hamilton College. After graduating with a degree in English

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    George Washington was born February 22‚ 1732‚ in Bridge Creek Virginia. At the young age of eleven his father passed away‚ after that he moved from house to house living with his half brother on Mt. Vernon and then his mother near Fredericksburg‚ and his relatives in Westmoreland. During his younger ages at Mt. Vernon he had tutors while attending a school near Fredericksburg. At age fourteen‚ he was going to join the British navy‚ but his mother did not want him too so he started surveying‚ then

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    During the 1950’s‚ Johnson toured and recorded with his quintet‚ but then during the fall 1960‚ Johnson decided to break up the band because he states in the passage that he began to wonder that musician or artist could be much to dedicated so much that he felt living in a narrow world. Although he still continued to make and perform music. Therefore‚ in 1961 and 1962‚ J.J. Johnson returned to work with Davis and continued to perform with Saxophonists Rollins‚ Jimmy Health‚ and Sonny Stitt. Every

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    America’s Top Athlete Today’s generation in America is completely surrounded by football‚ especially during the regular season. High school games are played on Fridays while college games are played and televised mainly on Saturdays. All of which are composed of young men working towards the same goal of drafting into the NFL. NFL games are almost completely on Sundays and no one has done a better job of being a team’s quarterback and captain as Tom Brady. Having this past season just finishing

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