David Beckham is one of Britain ’s most iconic athletes whose name is also an elite global advertising brand. He was captain of the English national team from 1998 to 2009‚ scored in three different FIFA World Cups‚ and played midfield for clubs in Manchester‚ England‚ Madrid‚ Spain‚ and Milan‚ Italy; he also won the MLS Cup playing for Los Angeles Galaxy in 2011 and 2012. He was born David Robert Joseph Beckham on May 2‚ 1975‚ in Leytonstone‚ East London‚ England; son of Ted Beckham‚ a kitchen
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Greatest Canadian: David Suzuki “We’re in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone’s arguing over where they’re going to sit.” –David Suzuki on our future Dr. David Suzuki; you’ve probably heard of him. After all‚ he has done a heck of a lot. He’s one of our country’s greatest contributions to society. Born on March 24th 1936 in Vancouver‚ Quebec‚ Dr. Suzuki is well known for being an award winning scientist‚ environmentalist‚ author‚ broadcaster‚ TV personality‚ and environmental
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Hume’s Life David Hume was the son of a minor Scottish landowner. His family wanted him to become a lawyer‚ but he felt an "insurmountable resistance to everything but philosophy and learning". Mr. Hume attended Edinburgh University‚ and in 1734 he moved to a French town called La Fleche to pursue philosophy. He later returned to Britain and began his literary career. As Hume built up his reputation‚ he gained more and more political power. Hume’s Philosophy HUME’S WRITINGS In 1742‚ Hume wrote
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Profile of an Entrepreneur: David Karp David Karp was born in New York City on July 6‚ 1986. Karp grew up very comfortably living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He showed an early interest in website design‚ designing websites for local businesses by the age of 11. At age 15 however he dropped out of school and decided to be homeschooled thinking that this would be more appealing to colleges. The irony being that Karp never went on to college or even earned his official high school diploma
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When I took the Myer-Briggs personality test I was put into the ESFJ category‚ also known as the ‘provider’. ESFJ stands for Extraverted‚ Sensing‚ Feeling‚ and Judging. After doing a little more research on the Myer-Brigg personality test‚ I found there were a total of 16 different personality results one could score. I believe I was put into the right category especially after reading the personality description. After taking the personality test I found my personality to be categorized under the
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like‚ to be highly respected by some tribes of native African’s? One man by the name of David Livingstone knew what that honor felt like. David Livingstone had grown up in a poor home‚ working at the age of 10‚ in a mill and was schooled during the evening. When he got older‚ he pursued the art of medicine‚ so he could be a missionary doctor. When he was 28 years old‚ he was posted near the edge of the Kalahari Desert in the Southern Africa and at 32 Livingstone
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{{pp-semi-indef}} {{Infobox writer | name = David Pelzer | image = Dave Pelzer USAF.jpg | alt = Profile view of Author Dave Pelzer‚ facing left | caption = Pelzer speaking to Airmen while visiting troops in Southwest Asia. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|29}} | birth_place = [[Daly City‚ California]] | occupation = Autobiographer‚ motivational speaker | nationality = [[United States|American]] | notableworks = ’ ’A Child Called "It" ’ ’
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Fifty-seven year old‚ David Shannon was born on October 5‚ 1957 in Washington‚ D.C. Shannon now lives with his wife‚ Heidi‚ and daughter Emma in Los Angeles. Shannon grew up in Spokane‚ Washington and attended elementary school at Hutton elementary where he discovered his passion for drawing. At the age of five‚ David Shannon wrote and illustrated his first book‚ No‚ David! Later‚ Shannon majored in illustration at the Art Center College of Design. Afterwards‚ Shannon moved to New York City to become
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King David Hero or Villain University of Southern Indiana Chris Govert Most notable of David’s great accomplishments is the battle between him and Goliath. Common held views of David in this battle described David as a weakling and incapable of defeating the giant Goliath. However‚ history has revealed this as a farce and that David was more a Goliath than Goliath. David’s rise to power of the Israelite kingdom in 1000 BCE was shrouded in the timely deaths of a few people‚ which were in
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I think of David as a young child being taught the word by his father and his mother. He was the youngest son‚ and his job in the family was to attend the sheep. He worked hard to please his father and obey what his father told him about‚ the sheep. He had become a very good shepard boy. Everyone felt that he was doing a job‚ and he liked being out in the fields‚ singing and playing his harp unto the Lord. He had no ideal that his Father in heaven was also with him in the fields and watching over
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