1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar background helped him climb up because starting from a lower class as his father worked as a policeman‚ not as highly paid as they are now‚ and his mother as a department store worker‚ he did not have as much money. Also growing up in a housing project in a racially diverse neighborhood‚ most kids always have a choice to stay or get out of there. I think the community‚ and the society he grew up in helped him realize he wanted a change. He didn’t want to struggle like everyone
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Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (born October 15‚ 1931) is an Indian scientist and engineer. He became President of India in 2002. He is well known as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam or Abdul Kalam.DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM .... Profile of India’a First Citizen Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu‚ Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam‚ specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop
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GOOD MORNING ONE AND ALL .! RESPECTED PRINCIPAL SIR‚ TEACHERS AND MY DEAR FRIENDS.. THIS IS POOJA CHANDAK FROM CLASS IX. TODAY I AM HERE TO EXPRESS MY VIEWS ON THE TOPIC " THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN REALISING THE DREAMS OF DR. KALAM". AS ALL OF YOU KNOW‚ DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM IS AN EMINENT SCIENTIST AND HONOURABLE FORMER PRESIDENT OF INDIA. HE HAS A GREAT LIKING FOR HIS OUNTRY. HE HAS THREE VISIONS FOR INDIA. HIS FIRST VISION IS THAT OF FREEDOM. ACCORDING TO HIM‚ ’ IF WE ARE NOT FREE‚ NO ONE WILL RESPECT
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16‚ 1947‚ in New York‚ Harlem The 7 foot 2 center was named one of the greatest players in National Basketball history‚ and his talent was noticed in high school. Son of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr. a New York City policeman‚ and his wife Cora Alcindor was always the tallest kid in his class. At the age of 9 he was 5 foot 8 and by the time he was in eighth grade he was able to dunk a basketball. Kareem’s parents had him into school
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In his 2016 Time editorial “Politically incorrect? Or master strategist? Try both‚” basketball icon and human rights activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar claims that presenting examples of extreme political correctness allows the political incorrect to deny the problem exist at all. Jabbar makes an effective argument using mockery and pathos. Jabbars clever use of mocker throughout the article helps his argument. He writes‚ “The real problem‚ they want to tell us‚ is the cure. As do vaccination deniers
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little time together bothered when his mother died. He was left with his grandfather‚ who highly regarded leader of the Hashim Clan. Upon his grandfather’s death‚ Muhammad’s uncle‚ Abu Talib‚ was a respect merchant‚ who took the orphan and raised him. Abdul Talib also became head of the clan. When Muhammad
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Biography – Dave Franco. The brother of other well-known film actor James Franco who has been in films such as spider man and rise of the planet of the apes‚ Dave Franco was born on June 12‚ 1985 in Palo Alto‚ California. He’s the son of Betsy a poet‚ author‚ and editor‚ and Doug Franco‚ who met as students at Stanford University‚ Franco’s father‚ was of Portuguese and Swedish descent. Franco’s mother is Jewish and Dave has stated that he is "proud" to be Jewish. Franco’s grandmother‚ Marjorie Franco
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Jack Welch Biography Jack Welch was CEO of General Electrics for 20 years and known as one of the best business leaders of all time. He made GE one of the most profitable companies in the world. Jack Welch was born in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1935. During his schooling life he attended Salem High School and after graduating moved on to study for a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts. Next Welch moved on to the University of Illinois to complete
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King Abdul Aziz‚ founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (known as Ibn Saud) was a tall‚ imposing figure‚ a natural leader of men. He knew instinctively how to judge men and‚ as his rule progressed‚ how best to exploit the natural resources of his country for the benefit of his people. His achievement‚ the unification of many warring tribes all proud of their own lineage and traditions‚ laid the foundations for the modern state of Saudi Arabia. His success
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