Educator‚ Writer our great Founder Richard Allen was born into slavery in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania on February 14‚ 1760. He and his family were later was sold to a Delaware Farmer in 1767. At the age of 17‚ Allen converted to Methodism after hearing a white itinerant preacher rail against slavery. His master‚ who had also converted agreed to let Richard and his brother buy their freedom for $2‚000 each. After attaining his freedom in 1783‚ Richard took the last name Allen and moved back to his hometown
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Paul Allen co-founded the Microsoft Corporation with Bill Gates (1955- ) ‚ adapting existing programming languages such as BASIC‚ which was originally written for mainframe computers‚ into software suitable for personal computers. Such innovations enabled the software industry to become established and expand as a viable business‚ strengthening the American economy and creating new groups of computer entrepreneurs and users. As personal computers became more affordable and accessible during the 1980s
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woody allen Woody Allen is a challenge for philosophy. Why? Laughter is of course not one of the most fundamental but is never- theless one of the most controversial and intriguing topics in philosophy‚ in whose analysis various philosophical dis- ciplines have to work together—philosophical anthropol- ogy‚ philosophical sociology‚ and aesthetics proper. This bestows on comedians a certain philosophical interest—the more so since‚ “while comedy may be the most widely ap- preciated art‚ it
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Ethan Allen Ethan Allen was an American Soldier‚ Frontiersman‚ and an author of many books. Allen played an important role in our American history. He served in the French and Indian war and was Colonial Commandment of The Green Mountain Boys. So without him‚ today would probably be different. Allen was born on January 21‚1738 in Litchfield‚ Connecticut. His parents were Mary and Joseph Baker Allen and was oldest of eight children. In 1769‚ he moved to a place known as New Hampshire Grants
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Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7‚ 1975)[1] is an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four teams. He played both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star and won the All-Star MVP award in 2001 and2005. Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton‚ Virginia and was a dual-sport athlete; he earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and
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1BC 11 June 2012 Allen Ginsberg to be honored on Postage Stamp Irwin Allen Ginsberg was born 3 June 1929‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the younger son of Louis Ginsberg‚ a high school English teacher and poet‚ and Naomi Levy Ginsberg. He was from a family of Jewish Russian immigrants (Morgan 4)‚ his family had ties to the radical labor movement‚ his mother was insane‚ and he was a homosexual: four prescriptions in the conventional1940’s and 1950’s for a sense of deep alienation. Allen Ginsberg was one
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Barry Allen is the fastest man alive. During the day he is a forensic scientist for the Central City Police Department‚ but when he isn’t working he is known as The Flash. He gained his super speed when the particle accelerator exploded and sent a wave of energy throughout Central City. The energy mixed with lightning which was struck Barry while he was holding onto a chain trying to close the roof to his lab. This lightning contained the speed force which is what gave him super speed. With his speed
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Ethan Allen‚ an American Hero Born on January 21st of 1738 in Connecticut‚ Ethan Allen was destined to be a hero. Allen not only helped to make Vermont a state‚ but he also captured Ft. Ticonderoga‚ and attempted to capture Montreal. This true American performed many amazing deeds in his 51 years‚ and even today‚ he is a known piece of our country’s history. Allen‚ a tall‚ broad-shouldered man always had a love for Vermont which had been know then as the “Hampshire Grants”. After returning
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Allen Ginsberg “America” Allen Ginsberg wrote a poem called “America”. This poem is very long and typical of Ginsberg. He breaks the poem up into two stanzas with 40 lines in the first and 60 lines in the second. This poem is meant to be funny but at the same time talk about important events in American history. There is no rhyme scheme and is written in free verse‚ which is normal for Ginsberg’s poems. To truly understand this poem you need to know more about Allen Ginsberg himself. Allen
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Works Cited Four Films of Woody Allen: Annie Hall‚ Interiors‚ Manhattan‚ Stardust Memories. New York: United Artists Corporation‚ 1980. 181-272. Print. Outline I. Introduction- Isaac’s transformation a. Jill’s book b. Isaac’s relationship with Tracy c. Isaac’s relationship with Mary II. First Body Paragraph d. TS: Jill’s description of Isaac in her book is the biggest reason for his
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