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    Hero

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    A Hero In the worlds eye of a hero we tend to think of super heroes from comic books‚ movies ‚ and television shows. Well many of us look up to that special person in our lives that have shown courage and determination to succeed after set backs. My hero in my life is my father. My father was born in a small town in Durango‚Mexico. He was brought to the United States at the age of 6 years old with 6 other siblings. While being raised in South Central Los Angeles‚ California he was brought into

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    Robert Oppenhimer

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    Robert Oppenheimer To build a bomb capable of destroying entire cities at once they needed a person with a smart‚ fast and creative brain. That person was Robert Oppenheimer. Robert Oppenheimer was the brilliant scientist behind the development of the atomic bomb. While atomic bombs kill lots of people‚ the atomic bomb won the war against the Japanese (World War 2). This helped because we

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    Simon Winchester does an excellent job in his book‚ The Professor and The Madman: A Tale of Murder‚ Insanity‚ and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary‚ of portraying the details of the making of the OED. However‚ more than just a history of the dictionary‚ The Professor and The Madman is as its subtitle says‚ “a tale of murder‚ insanity‚ and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary.” The Professor and The Madman reads almost like a thriller crime novel. As Salon book

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    Robert Moses

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    Robert Moses was the creator of New York City‚ Long Island‚ and Westchester County‚ NY throughout the 1 1930s and 1950s. He had transformed neighborhoods into shorelines and highways/roadways. He was very successful and changed NYC forever. However‚ some believed that he had removed lower-class residents from their homes to benefit the rich. I believe that he had helped the people of the future by making their life easier and untroublesome. But he was also very inconsiderate with the people who he

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    Robert Borden

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    Robert Borden Robert Borden was the most successful Prime Minister because he led Canada through World War One‚ increased the war effort in World War One‚ and made the Wartime Business Profits Tax of 1917. First‚ Robert Borden was a successful Prime Minister because he led Canada through World War One. Robert Borden wanted Canada to participate in the war and got several troops for the Britain empire. He made the first GST tax‚ and gave women the right to vote. He led Canada to winning

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    Hero

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    Hero A hero to me is someone who has courage‚ bravery or the ability to do something out of the ordinary to help another person and expect nothing in return. A hero has many definitions that show examples like comic book super heroes to your local police officers but in reality any normal person can be a hero in someone’s eyes. You see heroes everywhere but sometimes you just never pay attention to what’s going on. For example you can be walking downtown and pass by an alley where someone

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    Robert Capa

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    Robert Capa (born Endre Ernő Friedmann;[1] October 22‚ 1913 – May 25‚ 1954) was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War‚ the Second Sino-Japanese War‚ World War II across Europe‚ the 1948 Arab-Israeli War‚ and the First Indochina War. He documented the course of World War II in London‚ North Africa‚ Italy‚ the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris. His action photographs‚ such as those taken during the 1944

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    Robert Borden

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    Biography: Robert Borden Early Life Robert Borden was born on 26th 1854 in Nova Scotia were he received his original education‚ until about the age of 14 were his intelligence was first recognized and was appointed an assistant to the school. Robert was said to have a very strong character‚ a phiolosiphical point of view and had high ambitions in life. After a brief period of time he began teaching at private academics until returning to his hometown to become the head of a law firm. He had studied

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    The Wars

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    The Wars by Timothy Findley “Prior to the writing of The Wars‚ it was unheard of for any writer who had not experienced it first hand to write about "The War to End All Wars". However‚ Findley‚ with his direct and shocking style‚ was able to surpass this barrier and create one of the most acclaimed novels about World War I.” (Acadia) “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle‚ Thomas Irving Findley‚ and on family photos‚ he wrote

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    Robert Browning

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    Robert Browning is very well known for his exploration of the psychology of people through his use of the dramatic monologue. Many of his pieces deal with individuals who possess seemingly uncommon morals and sometimes appear irrational‚ misguided‚ or even deranged. The various behaviours Browning’s characters express serve to personify many common outlooks among his contemporaries as well as provide a framework within which he could express his opinions about Victorian ideals in an effective and

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