Amelia Earhart made a big difference in the world during the early 1900s and even to this day. She’s known for her astonishing accomplishments in the world as the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic‚ Pacific ‚ and so on. She was independent‚ strong‚ and had the courage to do anything she wanted to. Amelia Earhart inspired many people and was not afraid to take chances. Because Amelia was such a strong person‚ she has affected many people and inspired many women to follow their ambitions
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Allenwood Academy in London. Eleanor Roosevelt is best known for being the wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ the thirty-second president of the United States‚ and the First Lady of the United States‚ however she is also well known for her political accomplishments‚ and her advocacy for women’s rights‚ humans’ and civil rights. Eleanor Roosevelt is considered the First Lady of the World. Eleanor married Franklin Roosevelt‚ her fifth cousin‚ in 1905. The Roosevelts had six
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Louis Pasteur had just finished vaccinating the 9-year old Joseph Meister. This was a new beginning‚ a new era for Pasteur and the rest of the world. He had created a vaccine for the deadliest disease of all time: rabies. He was very proud of his accomplishment‚ and looked back on how much progress he had made in the field of medical sciences. Many summers before‚ in the year 1882 in Paris‚ France‚ Pasteur had yet to create a furrow between his brows. He was resolute in his search for a vaccine to
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The Rosa lee story Rosa Lee gave dash full access to her and her family life for four years‚ because she thought someone could learn from it. Rosa was born in Washington and was living a low class life‚ and often looked down up on for it . Rosa lee was brought up in a single parent house hold and when she entered jr. high her dad died. Rosa mom often struggled to take care of her and her siblings. Her mother gave birth to twenty-two kids‚ but only eleven survived. Rosa and her mom never
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Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson commanded the Army of the Shenandoah. The military genius of these two men was far beyond that of any Union or Confederate officer in the east. History tells us that Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest commanding officers in history. History only tells us that Jackson was brave and stood like a stonewall at the First Battle of Manassas Junction‚ but was Jackson as good a commander as Lee? While
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The Lee family was originally from northwest Laos. They arrived in America during the 1980’s after fleeing from their country‚ which had been over taken by communist groups. After much scrambling around and moving from place to place‚ they resided in a Merced. They spent their first days being showed around by relatives who had arrived earlier than the Lees. This was a very confusing time for the Lees‚ as what they had known as normal‚ wasn’t so normal in a western society. The Hmong were farmers
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You could see him on the street: an ordinary man‚ but what he hid behind his coat were his accomplishments that would make an impact so big on the world that you would of wished you said hello. This was Alan Turing. He was an ordinary man who made tremendous accomplishments during his lifetime that contributed towards computer science. He has been interested in science ever since he was young‚ which influenced him throughout his life. His incredible thinking during World War II led to his success
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D’souza 1 Clayton D’souza Mr. Morano ENG3U1-04 Monday‚ October 1‚ 2012 Everlasting love in the poem “Annabel Lee” Everyone dreams of the love of their life that is very special to them. It is the kind of person that makes their life complete and even though death their love continues on. In the poem “Annabel Lee‚” Edgar Allan Poe writes of this kind of love‚ a love so strong “the angles not so happy in heaven went envying her and me” (lines 21-22). Poe utilizes a combination of poetic
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the Boers. His escape made him very well-known and appreciated. After escaping‚ he had to travel three-hundred miles through Portuguese territory‚ before finally reaching Britain. His book is a recount of these experiences. The most major accomplishment made by Churchill‚ however‚ was his “Iron Curtain” speech. The “Iron Curtain” speech is one of the most recognizable aspects of the war. Churchill wrote this speech in an attempt to prosecute the Soviet Union. It ended up creating major outcry
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Great accomplishments throughout history can often be accredited to male leaders or pioneers. Argentinian president Juan Perón was no exception. After serving three terms and having several other government positions‚ he is loved and remembered for implementing progressive policies for people in the workplace as well as assurance that social security will be given to everyone who retires. However‚ it was his wife‚ Eva Perón‚ nee Duarte‚ who truly stood out. She was known to be one of the very few
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