Sir Henry Parkes played the key role in uniting the six colonies of Australia. Though he died five years before the federation was formed‚ he is considered the ’Father of Federation’. The Times aptly named him ’the most commanding figure in Australian politics’ at the time. Henry was born in England. As a son of a small-scale tenant farmer‚ he could not study in school for long. Even though he had to odd jobs to make ends meet‚ Henry never gave up on life. He self-educated himself‚ and also associated
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Americans that have influence my life. However there is one person that I can say has truly inspire me to be the person I am today. That person would be Destinee Hooker‚ an Olympian‚ professional volleyball player but most of all a person I chose as my role model. She has made a influential impact on my life and inspire me because I learned how to play volleyball by watching her and she taught me how to be a team player. Playing sports has always been something that I enjoy to do‚ so I decided to play
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that celebrities can be viewed as good or bad role models. There are many celebrities that can do good things for the world and model behavior that is honorable; through this we as a society can mirror that behavior in our everyday lives. One celebrity who is an extremely talented model and talk show host‚ Tyra Banks‚ can be a model for women and minorities alike. She is host of the UPN/The CW reality television show and America’s Next Top Model‚ as well as the co-creator of True Beauty. She
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Cassius Clay better known as Muhammad Ali is by far the greatest boxer of all time. "King of the World" by David Reminick is a very detailed biography of Muhammad and good documentation how boxing used to be. The book takes you on a journey behind the scenes of Alli’s rise to the top and boxing run in with La Costra Nostra. On an October afternoon in 1954 when Cassius was 12 he left his 60 dollar red Schwinn outside the Columbia Auditorium to visit a bazaar. When he and his friends left he realizes
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sounds like it can be a superhero’s name‚ but he‚ Malcolm X‚ being a rights-activist and public speaker‚ once said‚ “I believe in human beings‚ and that all human beings should be respected as such‚ regardless of their color.” (Quotes by X 1). X‚ a role model to the black community and founder of the Muslim Mosque Inc.‚ was a powerful black leader who fought for human rights and equality. X became one of the most known people‚ somewhat of an alternative to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ to speak up against
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Seymour 2 Marilyn Monroe was a very well known actor and model in the 1950’s. She began her career as a model before shifting into acting. Some of the movies she was most recognized for include “The Seven Year Itch”‚ “The Prince and the Showgirl”‚ “Bus Stop” and “Some like it hot.” “Some like it Hot” was her most commercially successful film. This movie was listed as the greatest American comedy film of all time by the American film Institute in 2000. She was awarded numerous awards including a
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and Vallerie. His father Stan got a job offer and uprooted the happy family to New Hampshire. His mother Judy always knew he would be successful with his career he chose. Even though grandma Anna wanted him to be a funny doctor. Mr. Stan was a role model and the
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different purposes such as attacking‚ defending‚ and healing. This particular women is the best medical ninja in this world and one of the most powerful fighters. A combination of her strength and intellect is what makes her an extraordinary hero and role model. Being one of the most influential women in this fictional world she has done a numerous amount of things with her strength alone including physical‚ emotional‚ and mental strength. Her strength is godlike and very useful when in battle she can
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an NBA title in 2006. Buzz Williams was a huge role model in Butler’s life. He was like a dad that Butler never had in his life before. Butler looked up to him in many ways. He really had confidence in Butler. He never really played his sophomore year at Marquette. He only averaged 5.6 points in his sophomore year. His junior year he played a lot more and averaged a lot more points. He averaged 14.7 points in junior year. He was given a bigger role. In his senior year he put together an even better
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allowed us to have the liberty of choices we have today and enlighten others to do the same until we assemble a stable community of equality and ambition. For many centuries‚ humanity has evolved through rebellious efforts by history’s greatest role- models. For instance‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a Baptist Minister‚ led the African- American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s to gain equality and justice for all African Americans who were shunned by the white people in society. Luther was a sapient
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