bartolomeu dias Early Life Why on earth would a person sail around the southernmost tip of Africa without modern sailing technology such as GPS? Bartolomeu Dias was such a person to accomplish his great voyage around the Cape of Good Hope. He was born in Portugal around 1450 and was a Portuguese navigator and explorer and was known as the first European who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa and reached the Cape of Good Hope. Bartolomeu Dias’ achievement had ultimately led to expansion
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library. Because of this‚ Lewis adapted an incredible writing skill‚ as well. However‚ after his tenth birthday in 1908‚ Lewis’ world was turned upside down by the death of his mother. This is especially important because‚ as Dorsett says in his biography‚ “The death of Mrs. Lewis convinced young Jack that the God he encountered in church and in the Bible his mother gave him was‚ if not cruel‚ at least a vague abstraction.” (C.S. Lewis: A Profile of His Life). About four years later‚ he pronounced
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Jawaharlal Nehru Biography | | | Born: November 14‚ 1889 Died: May 27‚ 1964 Achievements: Took active part in Non-Cooperation Movement; elected President of the Allahabad Municipal Corporation in 1924‚ and served for two years as the city’s chief executive; Presided over Congress’ annual session in Lahore in 1929 and passed a resolution demanding India’s independence; elected as Congress President in 1936‚ 1937‚ and 1946; became first Prime Minister of independent India; was one of
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Auto biography of a Tree I am a tree‚ tall and imposing‚ standing all alone near the campus of a temple. My life is ever so interesting as‚ I see a huge spectrum of society‚ funny gestures of people‚ and hear all kinds of conversation of the devotees who pass by me. I was not always so huge. As is true of all living beings I was also a long time back‚ a young sapling with this huge tree within me. At that time I looked fresh and beautiful as all other beings who are young‚ but‚ at that time I was
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Cited: Egan‚ Sean. The Rough Guide to: The Rolling Stones. London: Rough Guides‚ 2006. Print. Whistler‚ Vanessa. "Mick Jagger - Biography." IMDb - Movies‚ TV and Celebrities. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.
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The Biography Of Albert Einstein. Early Life Einstein was Born on March 14‚ 1879 in Ulm Württemberg Germany. Albert Einstein grew up in a middle-class Jewish family. His father Hermann Einstein‚ was a salesman and engineer who with his brother founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie. A company that manufactured electrical equipment in Munich‚ Germany. His mother‚ the former Pauline Koch‚ ran the family household. Einstein had one sister Maja‚ who was born
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Biography of Noynoy Aquino Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Cojuangco Aquino III (born February 8‚ 1960) is a Senator of the Philippines and a candidate for President of the Philippines in the 2010 election‚ as the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party. He is the only son of former President Corazon Aquino and former Senator Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University‚ he was seriously wounded by rebel soldiers in a failed coup attempt during his mother’s presidency. In 1989‚ he was elected
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Daniel Jackson Jimmy Carter Biography United States Presidents Jimmy Carter. By Anne Schraff James Earl Carter‚ Jr. Was born in the small farming town of Plains‚ Georgia‚ on October 1‚ 1924. He is still alive to this day and he it 89 years of age. Jimmy Carter was educated in the public school of Plains‚ attended Georgia Southwestern College and the
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Cited: 1. "Miles Davis." Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 6 Aug. 2007 <http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/miles-davis>. 2. "Miles Davis." Wikipedia. 6 Aug. 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis>. 3. "The Biography of Miles Davis." 6 Aug. 2007 <http://www.milesdavis.com/bio.asp>.
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