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    Henry Hudson

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    Henry Hudson was an English explorer‚ who sailed along the North East coast of North American. His early life is unknown‚ for there is not even a record of the year he was born. His final days are a mystery‚ after his mutinous crew set him adrift in the bay that bears his name‚ June 1611. It is believed that he could have been the grandson of a London alderman who helped found the Muscovy Company‚ which is a trading company. Hudson took four voyages beginning in 1607 and continued to1611‚ making

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    William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28‚ 1955)[4] is an American business magnate‚ investor‚ philanthropist‚ and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft‚ the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people[5] and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009‚ excluding 2008‚ when he was ranked third.[6] During his career at Microsoft‚ Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect‚ and remains

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    Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous trumpeters to ever live. He was born on August 4th‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. His father was a factory worker and he abandoned Louis after his birth. His mother left him with his grandmother and was always in prostitution. He married died on July 6th‚ 1971 in Corona‚ Queens‚ New York. He went to school at the Fisk School for Boys and the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. His nicknames all his friends and fans gave him was “Pops”‚ “Satchmo”‚ and “Ambassador

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    ENGLISH ESSAY – ‘HOLES’ BY LOUIS SACHAR Louis Sachar‚ the author of ‘Holes‚’ uses the protagonist‚ Stanley‚ to explore the themes and main concerns of the novel. He does this by unfolding the plot into three different stories. He also uses Stanley to investigate the characters and their traits‚ for example‚ we found out that Zero could not read but could add and multiply number very quickly. In the book‚ Stanley is described as a friendless‚ self-conscious‚ overweight fifteen-year-old boy. Throughout

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    Henry Hudson

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    project is Henry Hudson. I bet your wondering who he is. I will tell you who he is and what he did. Henry Hudson was a great navigator and an early European explorer. Everyone believed that he was born between 1570 and 1575‚ in England and died after June 22 1611 (forty six years when he died). Henry Hudson lived in London with his wife Katherine and his three sons named John‚ Oliver‚ and Richard. Henry Hudson had four other brothers named Christopher‚ Thomas‚ John and Edward. Henry Hudson is best

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    Essay On Louis Armstrong

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    Louis Armstrong or frequently called pops‚ satchmo‚ and dipper had a far from normal life. Louis was born August 4‚ 1901‚ in New Orleans Louisiana he was a son of Mary Albert and William Armstrong. Louis did not grow up wealthy‚ in fact the place where he lived was nicknamed the battlefield. His dad a factory worker and left soon after Louis was born. His mom who was regularly found on the corner as a prostitute usually left Louis with his grandmother. Louis only made it to the 5th grade before he

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    CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ECONOMICS? PROBLEM SET 1. a. Critical assumption. Finding the fastest route depends upon being able to avoid as many traffic lights as possible. b. Simplifying assumption. No city is completely flat‚ but minor hills and valleys would not significantly affect the speed of traffic across Boston. c. Critical assumption. If you cannot easily transfer from one highway to another‚ what seems to be the shortest route could end up being quite long. d. Critical assumption. Other things

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    Henry Hudson

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    Henry Hudson Henry Hudson was an English explorer and navigator in the 17th century. He was born in 1570 in England‚ His family was pure English. He had no recorded siblings. Because Hudson appears first in written records in 1607 and his life prior to his expeditions is unrecorded. Nothing is known up to this point. Considering his eventual position as ship ’s captain‚ however‚ he likely spent many of those early years at sea. He probably started as a cabin boy and gradually worked his way up

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    Henry Ford

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    Henry Ford made many contributions to the American economy during the 1920’s. He was a very skilled and intelligent man at that. Henry was born into an Irish immigrant family on a farm in Wayne County‚ Michigan. He became Chief engineer of the Edison Company in Detroit during 1888. In 199 he organized that Detroit auto mobile and in 1903 he introduced the ford motor company model T manufactured in 1908. He was believed to sponsor the development of the moving assembly line in 1914. Henry Ford made

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    Biography: Louis Armstrong

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    Louis Armstrong is a very talented musician‚ actor‚ and singer. He has lived a prosperous life with a lot of success and an equal amount of downfalls. Louis Armstrong’s story goes back to over one hundred years ago. Nicknamed Satch‚ Satchmo‚ Satchelmouth‚ Dipper‚ and Dippermouth Louis Armstrong took over and changed the jazz industry to what we know it as today. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. His father‚ William Armstrong‚ abandoned the family during Louis’

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