Biography Tim Winton began his first novel‚ An Open Swimmer (1982)‚ at the age of 19‚ while on a Creative Writing course at Curtin University‚ Perth. It won the Australian/Vogel National Literary Award‚ and he has since made his living as a full-time writer. Born in Perth‚ Western Australia‚ in 1960‚ he is the author of several novels for adults‚ including Shallows (1986)‚ a novel set in a whaling town‚ and Cloudstreet (1991)‚ the tale of two working-class families rebuilding their lives‚
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revolution because Adams became a very powerful critic that always questioned Great Britain’s authority in colonial Americas. Adams thought that the British were using of high taxes and tariffs as a tool of oppression. Adams wrote a lot of very important essays that were highly influential
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William’s reputation rests primarily on his first Novel Lord of the Flies. He was born on September 19‚ 1911 in Saint Columb Minor‚ Cornwall‚ England. He was raised in a 14th-century house next door to a graveyard. He studied at the school his father ran at Marlborough Grammar school. His father Alex was a schoolmaster and his mother‚ Mildred was a suffragette who fought for women’s right to vote. When William was just 12 years old he attempted to write his first novel and it was unsuccessful. He
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PROJECT ON WOMEN ENTREPRENUER (Chanda Kochhar) Submitted To Submitted By Mrs. Jaspreet Kaur Lamba BBA- 3rd Year 29 Guru Nanak Khalsa College For Women CHANDA KOCHHAR Chanda Kochhar Kochhar at the World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit 2009 Born November 17‚ 1961 (age 49) Jodhpur‚ India Occupation CEO and MD‚ ICICI Bank Children A son and a daughter Chanda Kochhar (born November 17‚ 1961) is currently the Managing Director (MD) of ICICI Bank and Chief
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| | | Television journalist. Born September 25‚ 1931‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts. She was the daughter of nightclub impresario Lou Walters (owner of New York ’s swanky Latin Quarter) and his wife‚ Dena. In 1937‚ Lou Walters expanded his business‚ which caused his family to adopt an itinerant lifestyle‚ moving from Boston to New York to Miami Beach. Walters attended the all-female Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville
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Indira Gandhi’s biography Indira Gandhi was born on the 19th of November in 1917 in Allahabad. She was part of the Nehru Family. Indira Gandhi’s dad was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mom was Kamla Nehru. Her grandfather‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a Indian nationalist leader. Her father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was a important person in the independent movement of India. In 1934–35‚ after finishing school‚ Indira went to Shantiniketan‚ a school invented by Rabindranath Tagore. Then‚ she went to England and sat
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Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (Listeni/ˌsətʃɪn tɛnˈduːlkər/; born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian Cricketer widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of the modern generation‚ popularly holds the title "God of Cricket" among his fans [2] He is also acknowledged as the greatest cricketer of all time.[6][7][8][9] He took up cricket at the age of eleven‚ made his Test debut against Pakistan at the age of sixteen‚ and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four
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A Biography of Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts on August 25‚ 1918. He was born to first generation Jewish parents from Russia. At the age of ten‚ he began learning to play the piano‚ at one point in his studies at Hebrew Union he thought of becoming a rabbi. Latter he was awarded an honorary degree‚ for he became a rabbi of sorts (Gottlieb.) However‚ he went on the major in music at Harvard University. Although‚ his interest at college was in becoming
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On Christmas Eve of 1809‚ Christopher Houston Carson was born in Madison County of Kentucky. He would be the eleventh child out of fifteen children in his family. When he was younger‚ the Carson family bought the famous Boone family’s farmland to live on because Carson’s father was a farmer and pioneer just as the Boone family was. His father wanted to emulate Daniel Boone. Christopher and his family were of Irish and Scottish descent‚ therefore they belonged to the Presbyterian church. Later in
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first ever game. Home run! I chose Jackie Robinson because he is the best baseball player ever‚ and he was the first black baseball player! He also inspired many black people to do what they love to do. My essay will provide facts and and things that happened when the great Jackie Robinson. This essay will explain how Jackie Robinson changed the game of baseball. Jackie Robinson was born January 31‚ 1919‚ in Cairo‚ Ga. Shortly after his birth‚ his family moved and settled in Pasadena‚ Calif. In 1942
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