How would you feel if you were judged only by your father’s accomplishments? This was once the case for Dale Earnhardt‚ Jr.‚ son of legendary stock car driver Dale Earnhardt. When Dale‚ Jr. had debuted in NASCAR as a third-generation driver‚ many people thought that he was getting special treatment because of his father. However‚ after the death of Dale Earnhardt‚ Sr.‚ Junior began to make a name for himself. He had been interested in racing since he was a child and would one day become a spiritual
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Zidane (born 23 June 1972) is a retired French World Cup-winning footballer. Widely considered one of football’s all-time greats‚ Zidane played for club teams in France‚ Italy and Spain‚ and was a member of the French national team. His career accomplishments include helping France win the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000‚ in addition to winning the 2002 UEFA Champions League as a galactico with Real Madrid. One of only two three-time FIFA World Player of the Year winners along with Ronaldo‚ Zidane was
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Gaius Julius Caesar went from an average aristocrat to dictator of the Roman Empire. Julius’ life was filled with tension and triumph. His accomplishments and actions are still admired by people around the world today. Casear has left an everlasting impact on the world we live in. Julius was born to an aristocratic family in Rome. His father die at age 16 leaving behind him‚ his sisters‚ and mother. By 18 JUlius had married a girl named Cornelia and fathered a daughter named Julia‚ until the dictator
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Mirabeau Lamar was responsible for many major accomplishments during his presidency during the Republic of Texas. He was capable of obtaining diplomatic identification from several European countries‚ oversaw the institution of the state capital in Austin‚ advocated the passing of the Texas Homestead Act
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His first major accomplishment was that his first single was one of the most successful debut singles in the history of country music. His first release was also his first number one billboard country hit. The song “Austin‚” shot right to the top when it was released. The song
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We should admire Booker T. Washington‚ an intelligent freed slave who rose above the criticisms of white men through much hard work. A few of his many accomplishments include when he founded the Tuskegee University and he was the first African-American to be invited to the Whitehouse. He was also President Roosevelt and President Taft’s adviser in racial
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for times. During his fourth term he died in office and the greatest president‚ Harry S. Truman‚ took over presidency.Truman had an average family and he was in the senate. He started his Presidency on April 12‚ 1945. In addition to many of his accomplishments‚ he also declared war on North Korea. Harry S. Truman was the eldest of three kids. He had a sister named Mary Jane Truman and a brother named John Vivian Truman. John A. Truman and Martha E. Truman were his parents. The S. in his name is from
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson has had many accomplishments in his life. To start out he helped his brother William at a school for young women‚ which was established in their mother’s house. His first wife’s name was Ellen Louisa Tucker. They met in Concord‚ New Hampshire on Christmas day in 1827. Ellen married Emerson when she was 18 years old. (Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Biography.com) Emerson was invited to serve as a junior pastor and was called on January 11‚ 1829. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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William Grant Still was born on May 11‚ 1895 in Woodville‚ Mississippi who is an important conductor and composer. He was the first African American to have a major production‚ both a symphony (1931) and opera (1949) (Biography). Still went to study medicine first at Wilberforce University in Ohio‚ however‚ left college before college and turned his attention to music at Ohio Oberlin Conservatory of Music. To gain knowledge‚ Still “… spent time learning from George Whitefield Chadwick at the New
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Fred Austerlitz‚ or as we know him Fred Astaire‚ was born May 10‚ 1899 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. At the age of four his parents put him in a dancing class with his sister. Astaire and his sister were very good dancers so their family moved to New York so that they could continue their training. Fred and Adele‚ his sister‚ performed in Vaudeville in 1905. Shortly after that they changed their names and started performing in musicals. From 1917 through 1932 the Astaire siblings performed in ten musical productions
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