Devine 1 Rachel Devine Mrs. Amy Reid English 1 29 April 2015 Audrey Kathleen Hepburn was a very influential lady of the 1950’s and 60’s. She starred in many films‚ and supported charities that helped children. She was born and raised in Ixelles‚ Belgium. Her childhood was as expected‚ full of fun and laughter‚ until WW2 broke out. She was right in the middle of a war zone. Her father was a Nazi sympathizer. Which caused feuds between her mother and father. At the young age of six
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Samuel Adams wasn’t just any ordinary representative whom signed the Declaration of Independence‚ but probably the most important of the men people know nothing about. From growing up in a wealthy household to Legislature of Massachusetts to founder of the Boston Committee of Correspondences‚ he never stepped aside and allowed a tyrant to control his life‚ making him one of the most influential founding fathers. Born on September twenty seventh‚ 1772 in Boston Massachusetts Adams was always right in
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Celine Dion Celine Dion is the most influential Canadian singer. She was born on march 30 in 1968. She started to sing at the age of 10 and by the age of 12 she was discovered by a local manager-producer René Angélil. He helped the young singer by mortgaging his house to fund her 1981 debut album called La Voix du Bon Dieu. When she first started‚ she didn’t know how to speak english. To be famous around the world‚ she knew that she had to learn how to speak english and that she had to refined
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Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the world’s most influential photography Masters. With his small hand camera he unobtrusively photographed people’s lives around the world. He was solely responsible for bridging the gap between photojournalism and art. He has published more than a dozen books of his work. The greatest museums in the world have shown his work. From my start as a photographer‚ I was always drawn to taking photographs of people. I feel it was only instinct
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October 26‚ 2012 Jacksonian Democracy‚ 1824-1845 1. Second Great Awakening – Spread throughout the South‚ targeting mainly women and African Americans: both slaved and enslaved. In the North Charles Finney led the revivalism and promoted the doctrine of perfectibility and iterated against popular belief that evil could be avoided. 2. Election of 1824 – John Quincy Adams‚ William Crawford‚ Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson. The House chose the president because no one led in the electoral college
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Leland The most influential person in my life thus far has been a boy named Leland. It is amazing that one tiny little boy could have such an impact on so many lives in such a short time. It is because of Leland that I realized how incomplete my life is‚ returned to school‚ and want to spend my life saving precious lives like his. Leland was the second child of a teenage mom who had been involved with drugs and alcohol since she was a young girl. She was the daughter of a friend of a friend
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The Hebrew civilization was one of the most influential civilizations in the west. The Hebrew bible or what the Christians call the Old Testament‚ their history has been disputed because most it has been drawn from oral and written sources. Deep rooted in their traditions with not having a centralized political power‚ they decided to go against the grain and decided that having a king would give them stronger leadership. Their first king was Saul‚ after twenty years David was named king. During his
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Beginning with his conversion in the early 30’s of the first century CE‚ Paul‚ also known by his Jewish name‚ Saul‚ displayed multiple virtuous traits that solidified him as one of the most heroic and influential figures in ancient history. Born in Tarsus‚ one of the most important educational centers in the ancient world‚ he was taught the words of the Old Testament‚ or Hebrew Bible‚ by a rabbi by the name of Gamaliel. At the time of his birth (c. 3 CE)‚ many Christians were being persecuted by
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Sierra Russell Dr. Sharfstein NENG – 114 Extra Credit 8 December 2015 One of the most influential woman scientists in history is Marie Curie‚ she is also one of the most important scientists overall. In the photograph taken in October of 1927 at the Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons‚ Marie Curie sat with other great figures of science. This included Albert Einstein‚ Max Planck‚ and Neils Bohr. Marie Curie made great accomplishments in the world of science‚ and gained
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The President of the United States of America is the most powerful leader on the planet. Every four years‚ a new president is elected by the people‚ or the same president gets re-elected for a second term. The President has two of the most important jobs in the United States‚ Chief Executive of the Federal Government and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. As the Chief Executive‚ the President must enforce laws‚ court rulings‚ and treaties‚ as well as appoint federal officials. As the Commander
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