Khaled Hosseini Biography Khaled Hosseini (Persian: خالد حسینی [ˈxɒled hoˈsejni]; English: /ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni/;[1] born March 4‚ 1965) is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. He has lived in the United States since he was fifteen years old and is an American citizen. His 2003 debut novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ was an international bestseller‚ selling more than 12 million copies worldwide.[2] His second‚ A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ was released on May 22‚ 2007.[3] In 2008‚ the book was the bestselling
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E-MAIL ADDRESS: veronguti@yahoo.com To whom it may concern‚ Dear Sir/ Madam‚ I am a University of Nairobi graduate‚ born‚ raised and schooled in Kenya. I have worked In 2 NGOs in the last 3 years. (The first was as a volunteer in the ICL ABC Project Abstinence‚ Being Faithful and Condom as a Peer Education Supervisor). This has been with adolescents‚ fellow youth in institutions of higher learning and urban slums (Dandora and Mathare). As a result I have acquired modest but valuable skills
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Geena`s career began in 1980s‚ she first worked as a model‚ a mannequin in the window for the Ann Taylor‚ and a few months later‚ signed a contract with the Zoli modeling agency‚ based in New York. While working as a model‚ Geena was cast as April in the film “Tootsie” (1982)‚ as she was chosen by Sydney Pollack for the role. After the initial success‚ she earned a role in the TV series “Buffalo Bill”‚ which lasted from 1983 until 1984. In 1984‚ she portrayed Karen Nicholson in TV series “Family
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton CJS/250 November 30‚ 2011 Sean Wilson Biography of Allan Pinkerton Introduction Allan Pinkerton was very influential regarding private security. Pinkerton presented ideas as well as actually demonstrated the benefits for private security in comparison to public policing. This paper will not only introduce Allan Pinkerton but will also briefly describe the impact of his ideas on private security. The Beginning Allan Pinkerton was born August 25‚ 1819‚ in Glasgow
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filled with fear and shame. His was a life of instability and fleeting moments of happiness‚ filled with embarrassing scenes of debt collectors‚ jail house visits and appalling working conditions. All of these episodes were set against the background of the filthy streets and somber reality of England during the Industrial Revolution. Charles Dickens was aware of the poverty surrounding him and the lack of concern the world seemed to have for the needy. He later wrote of his poverty‚ “no one had compassion
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peoples thoughts of him. Is his novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. He begins life as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen. But Gatsby has a dream of becoming wealthy. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of being a truly overall astonishing person. Nick was the factor that would be the piece of the formula to activate the entire story. Nick was born in the poor part
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of the Ohio bar in 1887(Clarence Darrow Biography).
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Mark Cuban Biography Executive Summary Mark Cuban is an extremely savvy businessman and an even more eccentric celebrity. Cuban currently owns the Dallas Mavericks‚ Landmark Theatres‚ and Magnolia Pictures (Manfred‚2011). Cuban first grabbed the spotlight by his over the top behavior at Mavericks games. Sitting far away from the owners box‚ down in the sections behind the hoop or bench. Cuban would routinely get thrown out for his antics during games (Zillgitt‚ 2010). Everything from yelling
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discharged from the Army Reserves when he broke of his legs in an accident. For the short time he was attending community college in Maryland‚ Snowden studied computers. He began working for the National Security Administration (NSA) as a security guard and‚ in time‚ through technical consulting companies‚ he secured a high paying IT position with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and eventually a classified program back at the NSA (Edward Snowden Biography‚ n.d.). Incidentally‚ to work on a classified
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Biography Richard Peck is a 78 years old American novelist. He was born April 10‚ 1934 in Decatur in the US-State Illinois. He attended elementary and high schools in Decatur. He writes stories for young adults and won several awards. Peck began to work as a high school teacher before he was transferred to a junior high school to teach English. After a while‚ he decided to cut his career short and write. However‚ these observations about junior high school students proved excellent material
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