The Persons Case: A Milestone for Women’s Rights in Canada On October 18th‚ 1929‚ Emily Murphy‚ Nellie McClung‚ Louise McKinney‚ Henrietta Edwards‚ and Irene Parlby‚ known as the Famous Five‚ celebrated the ruling of the Privy Council in Britain declaring women as legal persons. Prior to this decision‚ Emily Murphy fought for the rights of all women for twelve years‚ never allowing her losses to bring her down. Emily became the first woman police magistrate in the entire British Empire and
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title Losing someone you love is a horrible experience in anyone’s life‚ especially if it is a parent. Losing both of your parents in a matter of four months is one of the worst things that can possibly happen. I was born in Arizona and lived in my hometown‚ Phoenix‚ until I was three years old. My dad went to jail so my mom‚ sister‚ two brothers and I moved to Chicago because that is where my mom’s side of the family lives. We lived there for four years until my dad got out of jail. My
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Why you should leave Miami‚ why you should stay in Miami‚ and why it’s a personal matter. Zoom out for a second. Take a brief look at the individual shingles that make up your roof. Continue and you’ll realize the different geometric patterns and lines that compose the different roads‚ rivers‚ and county lines of your surrounding city. Go further‚ until you can make out the entire outline of the state you reside in. We are‚ in the grand scheme of things‚ an infinitesimally small particle in this
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I admire Bill Gates very much. He is a talent who was born on October 28‚ 1955 evening. I admire Bill Gates because he is attentive‚ brainy‚ persevering‚ and frugal. And he has a great motto which hears with reason. When young Gates was born‚ although nobody shall be able to foresee this child shall be a great businessman at that time‚ everybody liked him very much. Gates likes studying extremely. When the other children watch cartoon‚ he likes a master who reads books alone in the room. He spends
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When looking at history and try to discover famous thinkers in our society‚ many men and women stand out. Famous thinkers are people who used critical thinking and perseverance to overcome adversity to succeed. The two that stand out in my mind are Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lets discuss their contributions to society as a whole‚ the problems or issues that they resolved‚ and how they were able to come up with their solutions. Contributions to Society Self made multi-billionaire
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who they are? Not in the slightest. The only accurate words in that description would be “female” and “group”. However‚ the context of the word “idol” is completely wrong in this case. Nowadays‚ the word “idol” is synonymous with “pop singer”‚ or someone that is active in many parts of the entertainment industry. Not only does the accepted meaning of the word not describe the girls in full‚ but it can also burden them with unfair prejudice from the general public. So if they aren’t an “idol group”
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A singer I admire As we grow older‚ we find someone to looks up to. Some of us admire celebrities‚ family‚ and friends. I admire Andy Lau. A star of over 100 films and one of Asia’s most popular singers‚ Andy Lau was born on September 27‚ 1961 in Hong Kong. He grew up in a very poor area where there was not even running water. The young Andy had to make up to eight trips a day to collect water for his family. Despite financial problems‚ Andy’s parents encouraged him to do well in school‚ and upon
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We all have our heroes‚ people whom we admire and respect‚ people who have made an impact on oue lives.They inspire us with what they do and how they live. For me‚ that special person is my mother. I admire my mother most for the moral values. she has taught me since i was a child. she used to read to me stories that highlighted the importance of values such as love‚ kindness and honesty. More importantly‚ she is the embodiment of such values‚ giving me practical examples to follow. I am glad
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If you could spend a day with anyone in the world‚ past or present‚ who would you choose and why? RICHMOND UNI ENTRY ESSAY WRITTEN 14/11/12 ON APPICATION TO THE UNI I have chosen Robert Kennedy the brother of the American President J.F Kennedy for many reasons. Time magazine 5 May 1988 described him as “The Last hero” People spend money to listen to motivational speakers and if I had the chance I would spend the day with Robert Kennedy because I ‘am greatly inspired by his life. He once said in
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Alla Onishchenko Professor Dennis C. Bartsch English 098 September 23‚ 2013 Person I Admire The Most. Movie stars and singers‚ who make a lot of money and are famous‚ are teenager’s admiration. However‚ they don’t even know the person on their own personality. To me admiration is a kind of respect. But there aren’t a lot of people in this world who have that kind of respect from me. We all have someone to look up to. My mother is the only person who I started admiring since I was a little girl
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