The Life‚ History and Accomplishments of Giorlamo Cardano Giorlamo Cardano is considered one of the most talented astrologers‚ mathematicians and physicians of all time. Although born in the 1500’s‚ his studies‚ wisdom and inventions have had a huge impact on several different levels of today’s mathematical concepts and inventions. Cardano was born in Pavia‚ Italy in 1501 and died in Rome‚ Italy in 1576 (Zalta). He was born to Fazio Cardano and Chiara Micheri‚ unmarried at the time and only recognized
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Being one of the most iconic and influential writers is no easy feat. Coining the term “The Jazz Age” was also an amazing accomplishment. That is just what F. Scott Fitzgerald did in the early 20th century. He wrote many great pieces including The Great Gatsby‚ and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He was a great writer and has been acknowledged for many great things‚ yet he was not highly regarded at the time for being an award winning author. F. Scott Fitzgerald was an author that was underestimated
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United States. Kennedy is the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States. Kennedy was 43-year-old when he was elected president. Kennedy also became the the first Roman Catholic to hold that office. John F. Kennedy had many accomplishment through his time in office unfortunately he only served through 1961-1963. On March 1‚ 1961 president John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps by Executive Order 10924. It was a program through which American volunteers would help underdeveloped
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Bill Gates: An Important Visionary For Better or Worse by Blake Noonan Having an imagination is a virtue. Imagining an entirely new way to communicate and interact with others through a machine is amazing in itself. Bill Gates is not only the richest man in the world‚ but some consider him as the most ingenious too. Others see him as a monopolizing‚ money hungry nerd. William Gates III was born in Seattle‚ Washington in 1955. When he was thirteen‚ he wrote his first software program
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Throughout Leonardo da Vinci’s life he was known as a unique‚ and a remarkable person. His wide range of interests and accomplishments made him a true Renaissance person. Born in 1452‚ in a village near Florence in Italy‚ by a peasant woman named Caterina‚ Leonardo was born into a family as an illegitimate child. Ser Piero‚ Leonardo’s father‚ found out that Leonardo had a talent for painting and so he sent him to apprentice under the famous painter Andrea del Verrocchio for about 6 to 10 years. This
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Thomas Morey Dr. Eurnestine Brown Human Experience 102 8 November 2012 Real Accomplishments of the Genuine Individual For an individual to be authentic and successful to oneself and the community‚ an individual must first have a basis for which to base the ideas on for comparison. In order for a clear and precise definition of a word‚ sometimes examples serve as a guide for a better understanding to more easily comprehend the full scope of the concept. In/Out group is tudied thoroughly in
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world record for longest time without oxygen in 17 minutes and four seconds. As a young boy‚ Blaine was very interested in magic. Blaine looked up to Houdini as an inspiration for all his magic tricks‚ “By the time I was a teenager I was able to hold my breath for three minutes and thirty
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Growing up‚ Jaqueline Hiracheta was raised in the Mexican American fashion. Early on‚ she was taught that school was a top priority and education was everything. Being the youngest of eight‚ things have not always been the easiest for her. She is sometimes compared to everyone else‚ so more effort is needed since the bar is raised high. Some of her aspirations in and after high school are to manage a grade point average of a 3.0 or above while playing sports. Also‚ going to a community college and
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and repeat. That’s what my parents have always told me to do ever since I was a child and careless of my future ahead. Thinking of those words now‚ I can understand what my parents were trying to make me understand‚ but is this really how being young and free supposed to be like? Through having to to this assignment‚ I actually got to think and elaborate on things I’d like to accomplish before having to fully focus on my career and family. One of my first accomplishments before heading of to university
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A personal accomplishment of mine that sets me apart‚ not from the individuals of SFA or my community per se‚ but from my family‚ is that I am the first person to go to a four-year university with an end goal in mind. Both‚ my mother and father‚ attended a community college‚ but only completed about two semesters each. Neither of them knew what they wanted to gain from college‚ they simply attended because they thought it was what they were supposed to be doing. However‚ I have an end goal. I know
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