that a citizen could receive. In order for a citizen to receive this prestigious medal that person needed to make a significant impact in the U.S. Bill gates was also named time’s person of the year in 2005 (“Bill Gates”). Not many people are named time’s person of the year. For Time’s magazine to name him person of the year he would have needed to make and significant impact in the country. Bill Gates received all of his awards through his immense charity
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Today‚ the Hispanic population has grown tremendously over the years. In Florida‚ there are many hispanics that have made an influence on today’s society. For example‚ 46 year old Marco Rubio (Republican) is a Hispanic from Miami‚ Florida. He is the son of Cuban immigrants‚ but they applied for a U.S. citizenship‚ and were naturalized in 1975. that spent his one of his college years playing football at Tarkio College in Missouri before earning his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida
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Impact of Romance Fiction on Society Humans are a sentimental race‚ they require love to live a fulfilling life. Love stories like Romeo Juliet‚ etc. have inspired us. Romantic Fiction has been in existence since times immemorial. The popular romance novel is a story of two individuals with emphasis on romantic love and their subsequent relationship‚ complete with a happy ending. Oscar Wilde’s famous words “Life imitates art‚” forces us to acknowledge that fiction shapes our lives. We are taught
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In the twentieth century‚ Marilyn Monroe was the sex symbol of the world. Marilyn Monroe’s birth name was Norma Jean Mortenson‚ but later she changed it when her career started. Although‚ Marilyn did not have a healthy environment as a child‚ it did not affect her talent in front of the camera. June 1‚ 1926‚ was the day she was born to Gladys Pearl Mortenson. After Marilyn’s birth‚ Gladys had an unsettled lifestyle; she felt like she could not provide for her daughter (J. Peterson 1). Gladys became
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to include freedom of religion‚ the first amendment. James Wilson thought that with the Bill of Rights they should give the people more power than the government. Though the Bill of Rights was written over two-hundred years ago it still has major impacts on our lives today. Most people probably do not realize that the Bill of Rights allows them to do things that they take for granted every day‚ nor could they list more than a few of the amendments that the Bill of Rights consist of. The most known
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Thomas Edison is known as one of the greatest inventors of his time. As a young boy‚ no one ever taught him anything; he taught himself. He wouldn’t give up even when the task seemed impossible. He introduced many important inventions to the world that impact us in our everyday lives. In 1877 Edison filed a patent for the phonograph‚ his most original invention (Josephson 164). The phonograph had many uses including letter writing‚ playing music‚ telling time‚ and educational purposes; it was originally
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Dr. Kevin Leman‚ author of the book. The Birth Order‚ “why you are the way you are as a psychologist who has been saying for more than thirty five years about the impact of the birth order. Once you figure out your birth order‚ as well as the birth orders of those who you love‚ you’ll be way ahead of everyone else in the game of life. If you’re a parent‚ I’ll reveal and last born. If you’re married‚ I’ll give you some tips about which birth order combinations make for the smoothest-flowing marriages
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Mike Lazaridis “Always try to build something special‚ it’s part of this decision to build important things and have an impact on society.” Is a quote from Mike Lazaridis. He is a famous entrepreneur yet as a name he is not well known‚ you might recognize him more for the famous wireless handheld device known as the Blackberry‚ co-founder of Quantum Valley Investments and founder of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. One of the things Mike is known as is a “passionate advocate”
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News has been a vital aspect of everyone’s lives ever since the creation of man. Families have gathered around TV’s and radios for many years to hear and see the trustworthy voices and faces of Edward Murrow‚ Roger Grimsby‚ and Bob Shieffer‚ among other‚ deliver the news of the world. Most notably‚ Walter Lelend Cronkite Junior has exemplified what it means to be the most trustworthy man in America. For seven and a half decades‚ Cronkite popularized news and brought a friendly presence to people
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yourself‚ and one for helping others” Many people only know Audrey Hepburn as an award winning actress. But in this speech you will get to know her a little bit better. As a child of war‚ a lover of art and a Goodwill Ambassador‚ Hepburn’s role in society was not only to make people laugh‚ but to make the world a better place. Hepburn was born in Belgium in 1929 to a British businessman and a Dutch baronet. Moving to the Netherlands to seek relief from the war‚ Hepburn began studying the Performing
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