Todd Beamer‚ who was born on November 24‚ 1968‚ had been known as an athlete by those around him and had gone to Fresno State University to pursue his dream to become a professional baseball player. He soon realized that was not to be his future career and left to go to Wheaton College where he met his future wife. Later on‚ in 1994 the couple married and moved to Princeton‚ New Jersey‚ where Beamer began his career with Oracle Corp. selling systems applications and database software. Beamer and
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J.Ernest Wilkins Jr. was born November 27‚ 1923‚ in Chicago‚ IL to the late J. Ernest Wilkins Sr. His father was a lawyer who went on to become President of the Cook County Bar Association in the early 1940s (Cook County is in northeastern Illinois and Chicago is in that County)‚ and Assistant Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower administration of the 1950s. His mother Lucile Robinson had been educated to the level of a Master’s Degree and was trained as a schoolteacher. He entered the University
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Barak Obama was the 44th president of the United States‚ and also the very first Africa American president. He was born on August 4‚ 1961 in Hawaii. His parents were Ann Dunham and Barak Obama sr. At the age of 2 his father had left them‚ and moved back to Kenya. His mother Ann remarried and moved to Indonesia to live life with her new European husband. Later on in Obamas life his mother feared that he was not getting the educated that he needed and sent him back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents
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Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow in 1866. From a very early age Kandinsky’s parents encouraged him to play the piano as they both did. He started to read music while playing cello and piano. This interest in music from a young age would later on become a huge part of Kandinsky’s art career. Kandinsky also took a liking too color and how when put together colors seemed to stimulate the eye. Kandinsky attended the Moscow University but studied Economics Law and Politics‚ not what you would
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When Bennet Ifeakunda Omalu was young he knew he wanted to do something for his people. He was a very diligent hardworking man that was going to change the world as we know it. His hard work eventually paid off whenever he graduated with his medical degree from Jos University Hospital in 1990. Not only did he graduate from Jos University Hospital‚ but he also graduated from 43 other schools. This is an exemplary job considering he started grad school at the age of 16. In 2002 the very first discovery
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In the early stages of World War ll‚ Japanese Americans were living in peace on the West Coast. All was well until Pearl Harbor wreaked havoc about the United States of America. Billy‚ a Japanese American who lived to see that time‚ and was one of the many Japanese Americans who was sent to internment camps‚ because of their race. Because he and others like him had the same roots as those who bombed Pearl Harbor. The same roots. Not belief‚ not actions‚ not because of anything that they had control
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In Paris France on April 16‚ 1755 one of the most sought after female painters was born to Louis and Jeannne Vigee (2014). Biography states this in their article “Elisabeth Vigee Le brun” “Her father was successful artist who encouraged her interest in art”. In her life time she was widely known and was credited for painting for very important people. She was also known for her fashionable portraits of the eighteenth century (2014). Elisabeth Vigee Le burn achieved early success as a young artist
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“He comes as the poet of melancholy‚ courtesy‚ deference—poet of all sympathetic gentleness—and universal poet of women and young people. I should have to think long if I were ask’d to name the man who has done more‚ and in more valuable directions‚ for America.” This quote from Walt Whitman perfectly embodies the writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ an incredibly influential author. His classical Romantic structuring and rhyme schemes‚ combined with harrowing subjects in his poems‚ caused his
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On March 30‚1853 in Groot Zundert‚ Netherlands a legendary artist who will forever change art is born;his name is Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh lived a tragic life facing many struggles and several triumphs‚but he will always be remembered in history for being one of the most inspirational artists. Growing up Van Gogh’s family was fairly big:his family consisted of his parents‚three sisters‚two brothers‚ and of course Van Gogh himself. Van Gogh was also a troubled child‚ however‚ he noticeably was attached
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There are many artist and architects throughout history who have made enriching pieces of art. There is no one artist greater than the other‚ art is made to impact people in different and powerful ways‚ so there is no one best of the best. You have the greats that most people know at least one or two art pieces like Picasso‚ Van Gogh‚ or Michelangelo‚ but these artist are not the best ever‚ this is because art is very subjective. So who should a paper on an artist be about? The most famous of them
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