Full name: Marie Sklodowska Curie Place of Birth: Warsaw on November 7‚ 1867 Age of death: JULY 4TH 1934 CAUSE OF DEATH CANCER- LEUKEMIA Early life: in what was then the Russian Empire‚ with Poland having been divided up amongst various European nations due to war and subsequent treaties. When she was only 10 years old her mother died of tuberculosis‚ a short time after her elder sister had died of typhus. Despite this setback‚ Marie struggled on with her studies‚ graduating high school at age
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Marie Curie (French: [maʁikyʁi]; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934)‚ née Maria SalomeaSkłodowska (Polish: [ˈmarjasalɔˈmɛaskwɔˈdɔfska])‚ was a Polish physicist and chemist‚ working mainly in France‚[2] who is famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize‚ the only woman to win in two fields‚ and the only person to win in multiple sciences. She was also the first female professor at theUniversity of Paris (La Sorbonne)‚ and in 1995 became the first woman
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Did Marie Antoinette deserve to die? http://www.marie-antoinette.org/articles/biography_english/ http://www.marie-antoinette.org Line 45) Marie grew more unpopular by the day and the people of France didn’t approve of her Austrian relations. Line 47) much like the population even members of the royal family began question Marie‚ even the kings own brother Line 54) a scandal was created before the revolution framing Marie for purchasing a diamond necklace that cost great
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Marie Antoinette From the very beginning‚ Marie Antoinette was born as an Austrian princess. She was the favored and most beautiful daughter. Her mother‚ strategically arranged for Marie to marry in order to form a new alliance with France. Just at the age of 14‚ she was married and then became queen of a foreign country. Seems like a huge responsibility for such a young girl... And nevertheless it was. At the end of her reign‚ Marie Antoinette ended up being an unfit ruler and was hated by the
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Marie Antoinette: Misrepresentation and Her Effects on the French Revolution While Marie Antoinette may have inspired hatred and disgust in the monarchy by the French people‚ the drastic misconceptions surrounding her involvement in sparking the French Revolution are endless. The public used her as a scapegoat to blame all of their problems on. In reality‚ she did very little of what she was accused. Economic problems and bad politics are actually greatly responsible for the rise of the French
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The Vodou Queen of New Orleans: Marie Laveau Introduction An anonymous person once said‚ ““He who influences the thoughts of his times‚ influences all the times that follow. He has made his impress on eternity.” 1. In one sentence‚ this quote can perfectly define the life of Marie Laveau. To this day‚ Marie Laveau is still known as the Vodou Queen of New Orleans. Because of her‚ Vodou was brought out of the shadows and into popular American culture. She was able to greatly contribute to of
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Topic: Marie Antoinette Thesis: The last Queen of France Introduction A: Attention Getter: Do any of you know who was the last Queen of France? B: Thesis: Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France. C: Preview: Today I will tell you a little bit of her childhood‚ her life as a French queen and her unhappy marriage and boredom. D: Creditability: I remember both my brothers studying the French Revolution and them talking about her‚ so for that reason I decided to learn more bout her. E:
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Karen Kilimnik (American‚ born 1955). Marie Antoinette out for a walk At Her Petite Hermitage‚ France‚ 1750‚ 2005. Oil on canvas‚ 20 x 15 in. (50.8 x 38.1 cm). Often‚ it is difficult to tell exactly what is going on in Karen Kilimnik’s paintings. Being that the title of her paintings never really match the face in the painting‚ she kind of play around with it. In this painting “Marie Antoinette out for a Walk at her Petite Hermitage‚ France‚ 1750‚ was painted in 2005 is a portrait of Paris Hilton
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Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7‚ 1867‚ the daughter of a secondary-school teacher. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. She became involved in a students’ revolutionary organization and found it hard to leave Warsaw‚ then in the part of Poland dominated by Russia‚ for Cracow‚ which at that time was under Austrian rule. In 1891‚ she went to Paris to continue her studies at the Sorbonne where she obtained Licentiateships in Physics
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Historical Fiction‚ Nonfiction and Biography. 41. DiCamillo‚ Kate. Because of Winn Dixie. Somerville‚ Massachusetts: Candlewick Press‚ 1991. Print. This novel takes place in Florida as a 10-year-old girl name Opal comes across a scruffy little dog inside a grocery story. Opal takes the dog home and names it “Winn Dixie” named after the grocery store and soon discovers how to build friendships‚ forgiveness and loyalty from Winn Dixie even through storms‚ they find their way back to each other. This book
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