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    Jonathan Vogel BOTE 102 Keyboarding Tim Schilling Assignment 1 Christopher Latham Sholes: Father of the typewriter I have always wondered; why is the keyboard arranged the way it is? The alphabet is arranged in an ABCDE format while the keyboard is laid out in the QWERTY format. After doing a little online research‚ I have found the answer. The reason that most keyboards are in the QWERTY format is due to Christopher Sholes‚ the inventor of the typewriter. Christopher was born in

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    Biography of Winston Churchill The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)‚ the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and an American mother‚ was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst. After a brief but eventful career in the army‚ he became a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1900. He held many high posts in Liberal and Conservative governments during the first three decades of the century. At the outbreak of the Second World War‚ he was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty -

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    Herman Melville Biography

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    refined child. In 1826 Melville contracted scarlet fever‚ permanently weakening his eyesight. In 1826 Allan Melville wrote of his son as being “backward in speech and somewhat slow in comprehension…. Of a docile and amiable disposition”. (Melville Biography p.1 ) After the collapse of the family business‚ the oldest brother took over his fathers business. In 1839 after his brother declared the family business to be bankrupt‚ he arranged for Herman to ship out as a cabin boy on the St. Lawrence‚

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    Sunnarith Kong English 101 Professor White October 1‚ 2014 Biography of Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson is a prolific author‚ well known for her short stories and novels. During her time‚ she has written many award winning novels such as “Louisa‚ Please Come Home” and “The Possibility of Evil”CITATION Lit08 \p 3 \l 1033 (Center 3). Provided that‚ she has establish herself as a significant figure in American literature. Although Shirley Jackson has suffered many psychological problems

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    Joseph Stalin: A Biography

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    Book Arrangement: Stalin: A Biography is structured with a complex system of parts‚ chapters‚ and subchapters. Five parts are broken down into 55 descriptive chapters‚ each one highlighting a different prominent event or idea in Joseph Stalin’s life. As expected from such a substantial number of chapters‚ this book presents a plethora of information regarding Joseph Stalin’s personal life and political career. The novel follows chronological order of his life as it journeys from his disturbed childhood

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    Cited: “Audrey Hepburn Biography (1929-93).” Biography.com. 1996-2000. Accessed 3 April 2008. http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9335788 Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund. “Audrey Hepburn: The UNICEF Years.” 2006. Accessed 3 April 2008. http://www.audreyhepburn.com/html/unicef/index.html “Audrey Hepburn Falls into The Gap.” Msnbc.msn.com. 4 Oct. 2006. Accessed 3 April 2008. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14854161/ Jackson‚ Denny. “Biography for Audrey Hepburn.” The Internet Movie

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    What was Shakespeare Biography? Who was William Shakespeare? Where was he born? Where did he go to school? How did William Shakespeare live his life from the beginning to the ending? William Shakespeare’s life became a great mystery with lack of evidence to support any findings. His schooling‚ his family and parents will be revealed in my paper. Who were William Shakespeare’s parents? The parents of Mr. Shakespeare were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Mary Arden married William

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    Karl Marx Biography

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    Social Theorist Karl Marx The social theorist I chose to do my paper on is Karl Marx. Marx was born in Trier‚ Rhenish Prussia‚ on May 5‚ 1818. Marx was the son of Heinrich Marx‚ a lawyer‚ and Henriette Marx. Heinrich and Henriette Marx were descendants from a long line of Jewish rabbis. His father was banned from practicing law because he was a Jew. Marx’s father converted his family to Lutheranism. Marx attended a Lutheran elementary school and later became an atheist and materialist‚ rejecting

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    Theodore Roethke Biography

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    Period 5 2/21/11 Theodore Roethke: Impact on Literature There are many influential aspects of life such as a person ’s childhood‚ family‚ or career just to name a few. What makes these effects so influential is their impact on everyday habits and important decisions people have to make. Poets are no exception to this same idea. In fact‚ the events that affect the poet ’s life can be seen through his or her writings. Theodore Roethke‚ a twentieth century poet‚ is a great example of this concept

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    Eric Whitacre Biography

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    the Raymond C Brock Commission given by the American Choral Directors Association‚ awarded in 2001‚ as well as numerous other awards from the ACDA‚ the Barlow international composition competition‚ and American Composers’ Forum. (Official Website Biography) Although Whitacre is known for his choral works‚ he also writes and composes for wind ensembles‚ full orchestras‚ a full musical titled "Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings"‚ as well as pieces for solo voice and supporting instrumentals. The most known

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