Alexander Hamilton was a very impressive man. He was born in Charlestown Nevis‚ in the West Indies on January 11‚ 1757. He died on July 12‚ 1804 at age 49. Hamilton accomplished many things in his life snap‚ for example he was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; he was also well-respected statesman and a successful military leader. Alexander Hamilton. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12‚ 2017‚ from bhttp://colonialhall.com/hamilton/hamilton.php Alexander Hamilton is mainly known for a economist
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Beowulf For centuries there have been characters classified as heroes with their name going down in history. Christians‚ Jews‚ English men‚ Romans‚ females‚ males‚ no matter what religion‚ culture‚ or gender there still was a story about a person doing something great to be remembered by. Some heroes are known for their knowledge some for their strength or courage and some are remembered for having multiple characteristics Beowulf was one of the great heroes with more than one appealing trait.
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WIZKID “DEFYING GRAVITY” He is like a virus and his influence has an unconscious effect believe me I didn’t know when I started humming his controversial hit song “holla at your boy” unconsciously. He is a big force to be reckoned with and he could be tagged the heavyweight champion of the new hip-hop generation. He’s a young talent with vocals out of this world. He made his way into the limelight with his hook on M.I’s Fast Money Fast Cars off his(M.I’s) Talk about it album. Ever since he has
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A defining element in The Epic of Gilgamesh is the God’s lack of morals‚ which is a major difference in comparison to the God feature in modern Western literature. The Gods shown in the epic bicker like humans and hold grudges‚ which often have catastrophic results. Relating to these Gods is the protagonist of the story‚ King Gilgamesh. Son of a mortal and the goddess Nisun‚ Gigamesh is described throughout the epic as “two-thirds God‚ one-third man.” This lineage is extremely relevant‚ as Gilgamesh’s
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"Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out‚" as Auliq Ice once mentioned. According to "An Overview of Bullying‚" students are bullied because the bully hasn’t yet learned kindness‚ compassion‚ and respect for themselves and others. A student might become a bully by being bullied before. Bullies are worse than a bystander because bullies can be the blame for suicide‚ their friends and family stop trusting them‚ they have to live with abundant amounts of guilt‚ and they suffer terrible
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Have you ever jumped on a trampoline? You probably have. Trampolines can not only be fun but can also be a great way to exercise. Do you know where all that fun started? Probably not. I bet you did not know that the trampoline was invented in 1930 by a 16 year old boy named George Nissen. He invented the trampoline in his parents’ garage by making a metal frame and stretching canvas over it. Nissen called his invention the “bouncing rig.” He got the idea for his invention after he saw trapeze
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The President of the United States comes with a lot of power and responsibility. The presidency has grown into a very hard job that requires balancing some constitutional roles. The Constitution talks about the jobs and obligations the president has. The rolls are head of state‚ chief executive‚ commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces‚ chief diplomat‚ chief legislator‚ and chief of party of the United States. The president the most powerful person in the world because he leads what’s currently the
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Q2. In her narrative essay Annie Dillard used two rapid transitions in paragraph2: first she described how the boys taught her as a girl to play football with. She learned the tactics to use when you play football; for example‚ “Best‚ you got throw yourself mightily at someone’s running legs. Either you brought him down or you hit the ground flat on your chin‚ with your arms empty before you.” And next she disturbed during winter instead of playing outside with the ball‚ they were playing by throwing
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Claude Shannon Claude Elwood Shannon was born on April 30‚1916 in Petoskey‚ to Claude Elwood and Mabel Wolf Shannon‚ His parents move to Gaylord‚ Michigan and spent the rest of his life there. His father Claude Elwood was a judge at Gaylord‚ Michigan. His mother was a high school principle. Even though his father interest wasn’t for science‚ his grandfather was the one that was really into science. Shannon’s grandpa was an innovator and agriculturist. On 27‚ 1949 March Shannon married Mary Elizabeth
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 into a rich Venetian merchant family‚ just North of Italy. When he was 17 years old‚ he left with his father and uncle on a journey to China‚ which lasted 3.5 years. Once he was there‚ he immersed himself in Chinese culture and language. He was impressed by their inventions‚ such as gunpowder‚ porcelain‚ and paper money. He went from governor‚ to a tax collector‚ to having an official seat in the Khan’s privy court. He stayed in China for 17 years before starting his trip
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