We should admire Booker T. Washington‚ an intelligent freed slave who rose above the criticisms of white men through much hard work. A few of his many accomplishments include when he founded the Tuskegee University and he was the first African-American to be invited to the Whitehouse. He was also President Roosevelt and President Taft’s adviser in racial
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"Greatest Accomplishment in My Life" One Big Water Storage Hole Who would not want to wake up every morning at 7 AM for two weeks in a foreign country and dig a 7ft by 7ft hole during their summer vacation? I‚ fortunately‚ had the honor of undertaking this task last summer. Every summer for the last three years‚ I have traveled to Bogotá‚ Colombia‚ to volunteer for a non-profit organization‚ Children’s Vision International‚ which takes in homeless and needy children. The children are given a
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3. There are many things I would want to say about myself and my accomplishments on the day I graduate high school. A few are what‚ hopefully will take place in my high school years. I would like to be able to say that I have grown throughout these four years of high school‚ in more ways than one. I have grown in academics‚ but also as a person. Standing there‚ on the day of graduation‚ I would want to say that I look toward the future of my life‚ to college‚ to my life after this moment. I would
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Fred Austerlitz‚ or as we know him Fred Astaire‚ was born May 10‚ 1899 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. At the age of four his parents put him in a dancing class with his sister. Astaire and his sister were very good dancers so their family moved to New York so that they could continue their training. Fred and Adele‚ his sister‚ performed in Vaudeville in 1905. Shortly after that they changed their names and started performing in musicals. From 1917 through 1932 the Astaire siblings performed in ten musical productions
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years ago‚ and Johannes is definitely at the top of that list. Modern day scientists still use the discoveries of Kepler to not only map out the layout of space‚ but also to send spacecrafts into orbit and to other planets. Some of the biggest accomplishments in human history‚ like The Mars Rover mission headed by JPL‚ might have been a long lost dream if not for Johannes
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“I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road‚ the steps to church‚ the number of dishes and silverware I washed… Anything that could be counted‚ I did.” (Katherine Johnson) Katherine Johnson was an amazing‚ African-American mathematician who contributed significantly to NASA and has received many awards on account of her contributions. To begin‚ Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulfur Springs‚ West Virginia‚ on August 26‚ 1918‚ to Joylette and Joshua Coleman. Katherine was the youngest
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Germany because the Soviets had defeated him. Although the Soviets did finish dethroning Adolf Hitler‚ there was one member of a group that did many things to resist the terrors that went on during her time. Many may have never heard of her‚ or her accomplishments‚ but her name was Sophie Scholl.
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Benjamin Franklin‚ one of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ is known for his extensive list of accomplishments‚ including politician‚ printer‚ scientist‚ musician‚ inventor‚ and diplomat. He has always been proud of his working class roots after growing up in a poor family. He involves himself with public affairs and causes aimed at improving the lives of others. However‚ Benjamin Franklin is in no way perfect. He often manipulates people to get what he wants and becomes narcissistic later
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prize. As NBC has the rights to the Olympic broadcasts‚ it’s not surprising to see the stars on the Today Show and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. From there‚ it’s likely they will travel to Los Angeles for more opportunities to showcase their accomplishment. Those moments most likely will be outside of the NBC umbrella. Olympic gold medal winners
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for times. During his fourth term he died in office and the greatest president‚ Harry S. Truman‚ took over presidency.Truman had an average family and he was in the senate. He started his Presidency on April 12‚ 1945. In addition to many of his accomplishments‚ he also declared war on North Korea. Harry S. Truman was the eldest of three kids. He had a sister named Mary Jane Truman and a brother named John Vivian Truman. John A. Truman and Martha E. Truman were his parents. The S. in his name is from
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