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    Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist‚ engineer‚ innovator‚ and armaments manufacturer. He was the inventor of dynamite. Nobel also owned Bofors‚ which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments. Nobel held 350 different patents‚ dynamite being the most famous. He used his fortune to posthumously institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic

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    ALFRED NOBEL Alfred Nobel is one the most accredited scientist and industrialist in history. With over 300 patents held‚ he has made numerous amounts of contributions to science. Although Alfred Nobel had accomplished many things‚ the most significant things he had done‚ in my opinion‚ was the creation of dynamite and his involvement in the establishment of the Nobel Prize. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born on October 21‚ 1833 in Stockholm‚ Sweden. His family had descended from Olof Rudbeck‚ a well-known

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    First off‚ I’d like to say it’s an honor for me to be around such great football players from the past and present. Knowing that I am now part of college football history is something that is hard to put into words. This has always been a dream of mine to join the Heisman fraternity‚ whose names include Roger Staubach‚ Archie Griffin‚ Earl Campbell‚ Marcus Allen‚ Barry Sanders...the list goes on and on. It truly is an honor to be accepted with open arms from all these past greats. I’d like to

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    Contemporary Racism President Obama’s speech “A More Perfect Union” was a response to many outbursts made about things that Reverend Jeremiah Wright‚ Obama’s former pastor‚ had said on issues of racism. The reverend made statements that Obama called dismissive when what the world needed most was unity to overcome the continual racism in the country. Quotes from the Reverend such as “In the 21st century‚ white America got a wake-up call after 9/11/01. White America and the western world came to

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    Would you give up your freedom in order to be safe and controlled? Would you let your happiness be taken away to rid sadness? The Giver and Louis Lowery’s Newberry acceptance speech‚shows us that throughout life there can not be ups without downs. A utopia could never be created in today’s world because you can’t just sweep all of the world’s problems under the rug and continue to enjoy all the privileges and positives we have. In the beginning of The Giver‚ Louis focuses in on a community where

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    the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." -Barack Obama Feb. 5‚ 2009 Change. Hope. Future. All of these words can be used to describe our 44th President of the United States of America‚ Barack Obama the 2nd. He broke barriers‚ shattered stereotypes‚ and killed cliches. President Obama was able to take the position as president as an African American‚ an unprecedented accomplishment. President Obama also took steps towards free universal healthcare‚ a policy supported by

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    president Obama’s More Perfect Union speech. Not only did he address the controversial issues presented‚ he depleted any lingering doubts of his ability to fairly run the nation

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    Michelle Obama was very passionate in her speech. She expresses her disbelief about what our society is currently allowing to happen in this election cycle. Using logic‚ emotions‚ and her undeniable credibility‚ she was extremely successful in her attempt to discredit Donald Trump even further‚ if that’s even possible. Although I didn’t agree when Michelle Obama said that "Hilary embodies that is great about America‚" her opponent is so beyond unqualified‚ that her scandals‚ flaws‚ and corruption

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    Eyes on the Prize is a documentary that focuses on the Civil Rights Movement. The prize is to one day be free ‚ have peace and equality. These blacks strived for our freedom and theirs. Their actions lead to a movement that changed the American Life. By keeping their eyes on the prize they stayed focus and strong because they knew better days were to come. Slaves fought for freedom and even when they were free they were still treated wrong. This is when the equality issues comes in. People such

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    DOES NOBEL GROW ON TREES? While broadcasting a speech‚ the Prime Minister addressed the nation that money does not grow on trees. It appears that this is a favourite phrase used by our Prime Minister. In fact‚ on an earlier occasion‚ he said in the same language when a delegation from Odisha approached him for more grants. Now perhaps the Prime Minister has got a unique opportunity to pose a question in a similar vein‚ “Does Nobel Grow on trees?” The centenary session of the Science Congress

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