Ludwig van Beethoven 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827 [pic] [pic] Ludwig van Beethoven is perhaps the most famous and influential of all the pianist composers of his time. He was considered instrumental in the transition of between the classical and romantic eras in Western Art Music. Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn (now called Cologne‚ Germany) to parents of Belgian descent. His father‚ Johann‚ was a musician at the court of Bonn‚ and his mother‚
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Cited: Lewis‚ Jone Johnson. "Elizabeth Blackwell." About - Women ’s History. 2006. The New York Times Company Steinbach‚ Nancy Steinbach. "PEOPLE IN AMERICA - March 24‚ 2002: Elizabeth Blackwell." VOA News "Woman ’s History - Biographies - Elizabeth Blackwell." Thomson Gale. 1997. 3 Mar "Elizabeth Blackwell‚ MD." Wellness Directory of Minnesota. 2005. Minnesota Wellness Publications
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Charles Dickens Biography Charles Dickens was one of the most influential and greatest novelists/writers ever born during the Victorian era. He was born on 7 February 1812 in Land port (Portsea)‚ Hampshire to John Dickens who was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office and Charles’s his mother’s name was Elizabeth. Charles was second of the eight children in the Dickens family. Charles’s family moved to London In 1814‚ when he was just two years and. Further after two years in 1816‚ the Dickens family
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I have read ’the Black Cottage’ written by Wilkie Collins in 1859‚ ’Sikes and Nancy’ written by Charles dickens in 1869 and ’ the Treasure in the Forest’ written by H.G. Wells in 1895. A feeling of suspense is created the black cottage when the two housebreakers attempt to break into the Black Cottage. The climax in the story is when Bessie finally escapes from the cottage just as Dick and Jerry break the door down. HG Wells Treasure in the Forest creates suspense as the two explorers find the
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On January 16‚ 2014‚ the ESPN documentary series‚ 30 for 30‚ introduced a new installment called The Price of Gold‚ which focuses on the unorthodox incident that involved Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan‚ two well-known figure skaters in the 1990s. Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted while training for major figure skating competitions‚ and it was shown that the people closest to Tonya Harding were involved with Kerrigan’s assault. This film explores what happened from Tonya’s point of view and the struggles
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Biography Jennifer Aniston America’s sweetheart‚ is one of the most loved actresses in the entertainment industry. Jennifer is most famous for her role as Rachel Green in the hit television show “Friends”‚ and from her other acting in the film industry. Jennifers interest in drama and her parents made Jennifer decide she wanted to pursue a career in acting. She always knew acting was in her heart. Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks‚ California on February 11‚ 1969. Jennifer is the daughter
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MARIA MONTESSORI BIOGRAPHY Maria Montessori was born on August 31‚ 1870‚ in Chiaravalle‚ Italy. In 1907 she was placed in charge of the Casa dei Bambini school. By 1925‚ more than 1‚000 Montessori schools had opened in the United States. By 1940 the Montessori movement had faded‚ but it was revived in the 1960s. During World War II‚ Montessori developed Education for Peace in India‚ and earned two Nobel Peace Prize nominations. She died May 6‚ 1952‚ in Noordwijk aan Zee‚ Netherlands. Early Life
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HI 429 November 14‚ 2007 The Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan Part 3: From Joyce Cruzan’s Perspective I never thought the day would come that I would want a child of mine to die instead of live. Nancy is in a place of no return and I pray to God everyday that he would allow her to die and stop her suffering. It is so difficult to look at her and only see a shell of a human being that use to be my daughter. I only wish that the government and the rehab hospital would mind their
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In 1974‚ Nancy Scheper-Hughes traveled to a village in rural Ireland which she later nicknamed “Ballybran” (Scheper-Hughes 2000-128)). Her findings there led her to publish Saints‚ Scholars and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness in Rural Ireland in 1979‚ in which she attempted to explain the social causes of Ireland’s surprisingly high rates of schizophrenia (Scheper-Hughes 2000:128). Saints was met with a backlash of criticism from both the anthropological community and the villagers who had served
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Disabled. Disabled is a word commonly defined as being physically or mentally impaired‚ injured‚or incapacitated(dictionary.com.) Disabled is a word that brings a bad astigmatism over someone with its negative connotation. Nancy Maris dislikes the word disabled because she thinks that the English language uses to much euphemism in our speech. Maris want the language to use more straightforward language‚ even if it might offend some people. In her memoir Maris talks about how she became disabled from
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