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    1. Famous People: 2. "Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." a. H. G. Wells (1866-1946) 3. "Glory is fleeting‚ but obscurity is forever." b. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) 4. "Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake." c. Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956) 5. "Don’t be so humble - you are not that great." d. Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat 6. "His ignorance is encyclopedic" e. Abba

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    Famous Chemists and What They Discovered Svante Arrhenius (1859 -1927) - He was initially a physicist but more popular as a chemist because‚ he was the one who proposed the equation now known as the Arrhenius equation. He was also one of the first chemists who proposed that when in a solution the salt dissociates into ions even in the absence of an electric current. Amedeo Avogadro (1776 - 1856) - He is known for proposing the Avogadro’s Law which states that‚ "Equal volumes of gases contain

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    When looking at history and try to discover famous thinkers in our society‚ many men and women stand out. Famous thinkers are people who used critical thinking and perseverance to overcome adversity to succeed. The two that stand out in my mind are Bill Gates and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lets discuss their contributions to society as a whole‚ the problems or issues that they resolved‚ and how they were able to come up with their solutions.  Contributions to Society Self made multi-billionaire

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    Donatello was a Renaissance artist born in Florence‚ Italy. He was famous for his artwork in bas relief‚ a type of shadow relief sculpture. * St. Mark * Zuccone | * The Feast of Herod * David | * Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata * Judith and Holofernes | Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He hailed from Florence‚ Italy. * Fortitude * Adoration of the Magi * The Birth of Venus | * Primavera * Cestello Annunciation * St. Augustine |

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    Respected teacher‚ fellow classmates‚ Today I’m going to be talking about a famous entrepreneur known for being the founder of Zara‚ a famous fashion retail outlet‚ I’m sure you all‚ as girls‚ have heard of. Her name was Rosalia Mera‚ a Spanish woman born in La Coruna. Daughter of a father who worked at an electricity company and a mother who ran a butcher’s shop‚ Mera was brought up in the working-class district of Monte. Amid the post-civil war poverty‚ Mera left school aged 11 to work at

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    1. The work of this brilliant African American chemist changed the entire meat packing industry.  Ans. It is the work of this brilliant African American chemist  named Lloyd Augustus Hall that         changed the entire meat packing industry.                   Lloyd Augustus Hall was born in Elgin‚ Illinois on June 20‚ 1894. He was an African  American chemist first known for his work in food chemistry. Both of his parents‚ Augustus and  Isabel were graduate in high school. Hall moved to Aurora Illinois and raised there by his parents

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    Usher Fellig‚ better known as the ‘Weegee the Famous’ was born on June 12th‚ 1899 in Austria. In the year 1906 Usher Fellig immigrated to the United States and in 1917 had his first taste of being a photographer. He started at an entry level position for the Ducket and Adler photography studios in lower Manhattan and in 1921 eventually managed to land a part time job as a helper in the darkrooms of the New York Times. It wasn’t until 1924 that Fellig obtained the job of darkroom technician and printer

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    Slide 1: Today‚ I am going to talk about my Great‚ Great Uncle Colin Blythe. He was a world class cricketer who was tragically killed in the First World War. Slide 2: His full name was Colin Blythe but he was known as Charlie Blythe to his cricket fans. He was born on May 30‚ 1879 his father name was Walter Blythe and his mother was called Elizabeth Dready. He got married to Janette Gertrude in 1907 when he was 27 years old‚ and he died 10 years later in France and is buried in Belgium. Slide3:

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    Macbeth is a famous Shakespearean character. His flaw is shown throughout the play. Macbeth starts off as a trustworthy character that saves the king’s life. Macbeth is then labelled as noble Macbeth by Duncan. At the start of the play his is as noble and loyal as he could be. After killing the Thane of Candor‚ Duncan who trusts Macbeth gives the title to Macbeth. More is the due than more than all can pay. King Duncan gives Macbeth the best present he could have received. Macbeth gives the

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    Leadership: Discuss the three leadership character in a famous leader. Abstract Leadership is establishing direction and influencing a group of people towards the achievement of goal.World without leader would ceast to exist.A leader shows a ray of light in darkness and makes future brighter.He brings hope and happiness in life. Mahatma known as great soul.Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule.He is known as the ‘Father of Independence’

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