Famous People from West Virginia Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson (1824-1863) Jackson was born in Clarksburg‚ West Virginia. He was a Confederate general and won at the First Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War. He was accidentally killed by one of his men at Chanvellorsville. Anna Jarvis (1864-1948) Jarvis was born in Grafton‚ West Virginia. She was a promoter who worked to make Mother’s Day a nationally celebrated holiday. Morgan Morgan (1688-1766) Morgan was a pioneer and the first white
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Cathleen Keliiliki McInelly I Want to be Famous On June 25th‚ 2009‚ the world was thrown into a shocking standstill when hearing about the death of the famous King of Pop‚ Michael Jackson; who suffered from depression‚ anxiety and was ultimately killed by Cardiac arrest. Later we would witness the passing of many stars including Whitney Houston (2012)‚ Prince (2016)‚ and our dear Robin Williams (2014); driving us into what the Washington Post calls a “now all-too-familiar process: mourn[ing] the
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be famous or just be the average teenager? Although many people say they do not want to be famous‚ I would love to. I would like to be famous for many different reasons. The main reasons I would want to be famous is all of the following: you would have lots of friends‚ get to travel around the world‚ be a role model‚ and also be a millionaire. AH‚ the glamorous life. Celebrities have it made. First‚ I think being famous would be awesome because of the money. In the business of being famous the
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* He invented the study of kinship terminology. * He recognized three stages in the cultural evolution of man: savagery‚ barbarism‚ and civilization. * He developed the theory of cultural evolution of man. * He postulated that there were also stages in the development of family structures—from promiscuity and incestuous relationships through group marriage‚ and polygamy to the most advanced stage of monogamous marriage Ruth Benedict * First to apply anthropology to the study
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Albert Einstein Biography [pic]Born in 1879‚ Ulm Germany‚ Albert Einstein was to become the most celebrated scientist of the twentieth Century. His theories were to lay the framework for new branches of physics. He also become well known as a humanitarian‚ speaking out against nuclear weapons - weapons he had indirectly contributed towards creating. Einstein is one of the undisputed genius’ of the twentieth century‚ but‚ his early academic reports suggested anything but a glittering career in academia
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images that the reader is then almost able to see. "Of his bones are corals made;/Those are pearls that were his eyes" (ll. 2-3) presents two images in quick succession‚ as our minds latch on to the idea of vibrantly colored coral and milky pearl. We begin‚ through these carefully selected images‚ to see the situation the corpse rests in. "...doth suffer a sea change/into something rich and strange." (ll. 5-6) is a more subtle image‚ calling on the associations that the reader holds in his
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classes of people. Some of them are rich and the other are poor ad thats why we have different living in this world. I have read that poor people are more ha rich ones ad thats due to the money management and other reasons However we can be rich from different ways such as working hard and make an excellent use of money. Therefore‚ this world is full of different classes of people due to the family background‚ environment and self-work. This world is full with different kinds of people‚ I mean in
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Rodriguez’s most ambitious film to date. Shot digitally and made free from Hollywood interference‚ Sin City created an almost entirely computer-designed‚ special-effects world that allowed shooting on a shoestring budget around the busy schedule of the famous cast. Rodriguez also famously dropped out of the Directors Guild of America because the organization refused permission for comic-book artist and Sin City creator Frank Miller to have a co-directing credit. Another kids movie‚ The Adventures of Sharkboy
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Rich people should not be taxed more for making a lot of money. Doing so would basically discourage big entreprenuership and would make rich people feel like they are being punished for making big bucks. Taxing rich people more is not fair. The 14th amendment says we have equal protection under the law ‚ so in turn would mean everybody should be taxed at the same rate as the next guy. It would be illegal to tax the wealthy more. US citizens should all have the same percentage of taxation. If everybody
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IF I WERE ELECTED PREMIER OF MANITOBA Canada is a fantastic country and Manitoba is one of my favourite provinces‚ but of course‚ I am a little biased. Although Manitoba is a great place to live‚ there are some things that would make our province even better. If I were ever Premier of Manitoba‚ it would be a long way into the future but I see the future of Manitoba as a bright and prosperous place‚ where our province has no deficit‚ has the best graduation rates in the country and has way higher
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