Winfrey leadership academy for girls in South Africa which opened in January of 2007(“Oprah Winfrey’s Official Biography” 3). She is not just a big time philanthropist but also one of the greatest talk show hosts of our generation. In 1993 she interviewed Michael Jackson which a hundred million viewers tuned in making it the most watched interview in television history (Oprah Winfrey Biography 3). Her show has been seen by an estimated 42 million views in the United States and is broadcast internationally
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Joseph Stalin‚ and Peter the Great: Two Great Leaders If someone asks about the Great Leaders of Russian History‚ there will be the two leaders‚ Stalin and peter the great. Stalin is the Dictator of the Soviet Union‚ the 19th century of Russia that industrialize the Soviet Union. Whereas the Peter the Great‚ the 17th century dictator of Russian Empire that modernize and westernize the Russia during early Russian history. Both leaders are considered whom impacted the Russia‚ by westernization‚ and
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Walt Disney: A Short Biography Walt Disney was a man with a vision. I have chosen Walt Disney because of his contribution to the history of the United States of America. He is a legend‚ and a hero to some. The Disney name has come to represent creation‚ optimism‚ and creation. Walt completely changed the film industry and a television pioneer‚ and he helped the country create a much greater appreciation for family morals and values. Walt Disney was born in Chicago Illinois to his parents Elias
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Davey Oetting 12/1/06 History of St. Louis St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States under President Thomas Jefferson in 1803‚ as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established a fur-trading post and Pierre Laclède Liguest‚ a New Orleans merchant‚ founded a town at the present site. They named it after King Louis XV of France and his patron saint‚ Louis IX. From 1770 to 1803‚ St. Louis was a Spanish possession‚ but it was ceded
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Max Weber: A Short Biography Introduction Being a man with great aspirations‚ Max Weber’s life was filled with complexities and complications. Therefore‚ it is worthy of one’s time to explore the reasons of his success‚ a revolutionary thinker of the 19th century whose theories still remained as the subjects of interest among academics of the new millennium. In this paper‚ we shall explore on his life‚ followed by what influenced and motivated Weber to achieve the milestone of his life: scientific
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English Topic: Sample Biography of a Great Lady___ Date: February 11‚ 2013____ Name of Teacher: Miss Lanie Pantinople Alberca__ No. of Meetings: ___1____ _ TPO: Thereafter reading and analyzing the content of a sample biography‚ the students will be able
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St Damien of Molokai Date and Place of Birth St Damien‚ born Jozef De Veuster‚ was born on the 3rd of January 1840‚ in Flemish Brabant Tremelo‚ Belgium. St Damien’s family life St Damien (Original name: Jozef De Veuster) was born to Joannes Franciscus De Veuster and his wife Anne-Catherine Wouters in the village of Tremelo in Flemish Brabant. He was the 7th of 8 children who lived on their family farm in Tremmelo. His parents were hard working farmers and were economically stable and
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family claiming descent from English and Scottish royalty. His father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ was a successful farmer as well as a skilled Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia.Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at the Shadwell plantation located just outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia -- near the western edge of Great Britain’s American Empire. Jefferson was born into one of the most
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Ryan’s father stayed in Melbourne and died a year later aged 62‚ after a long battle with miners’ disease‚ phthisis tuberculosis. At the age of 23‚ Ryan returned to Melbourne where he was employed as a storeman. On the 4th of February that year at St Stephen’s Anglican Church‚ Richmond‚ he married Dorothy Janet George‚ a secretary‚ educated at a private school‚ who had rebelled against her wealthy parents. Ryan had a long list of criminal chargers and these first started in 1953 when he was acquitted
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Biography Karl Popper Karl Popper was born in 1902 on the 28th of July‚ in Vienna‚ Austria into a middle-class family with Jewish parents. Over the years‚ Karl Popper evolved from an assistant cabinet maker and school teacher‚ to one of the world’s leading philosophers. Karl Popper was attracted by the many intellectual experiences held in Vienna including music‚ physics‚ mathematics‚ and politics. Popper worked at the Alfred Alder children’s clinic where he developed many ideas on philosophy
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