Biography of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson‚ the third president of the United States‚ is recognized for his many accomplishments during the 18th century. Not only was he a president‚ but Jefferson was the author of The Declaration of Independence‚ a founding father of the United States‚ and the founder of the University of Virginia. Jefferson was a brilliant political writer who used his writing skills to separate the United States of America from Great Britain and to protect the rights of
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Achebe went to Government College in Umuahia. Like other major Nigerian writers including Elechi Amadi‚ Wole Soyinka‚ John Pepper Clark‚ John Okigbo‚ and Cole Omotso‚ he was also attended the University College of Ibadan‚ where he studied English‚ History and Theology. In 1953 he graduated with a BA‚ before joining the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS‚ later changed to Nigerian Broadcasting Corporarion‚ or NBC) in Lagos. In 1954 he travelled in Africa and America‚ and laboured for a short time as
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Pocahontas was a Native American princess‚ and a peacemaker. She was famous for her connection with the colonial settlement at Jamestown‚ Virginia. Also for saving a life of English captain John Smith. Pocahontas was born on 1595 in what is now eastern Virginia. Pocahontas was a daughter of Powhatan‚ an important chief of the Algonquian Indians (the Powhatans) who lived in the Virginia region. Her real name was "Matoaka." "Pocahontas" was a nickname meaning "playful" or "naughty one
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period covers the seven years of Shakespeare’s life in which he must have been perfecting his dramatic skills and collecting sources for the plots of his plays. "What could such a genius accomplish in this direction during six or eight years? The histories alone must have required unending hours of labor to gather facts for the plots and counter-plots of these stories. When we think of the time he must have spent in reading about the pre-Tudor dynasties‚ we are at a loss to estimate what a day’s work
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Biography of Allan Pinkerton Mona London CJS/250 Introduction Security 05/26/2013 In this paper‚ we will examine the life of Allan Pinkerton. We will examine how his history with law enforcement influenced the major events that involve the Pinkerton Detective Agency during his life. The last topic of discussion will cover the impact of the agencies innovations on law enforcement and the private security industry. Allan Pinkerton was born August 25‚ 1819 in Glasgow‚ Scotland. He began working
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Boxer Rebellion (“Works of Pearl Buck”). The boxers were a group of Chinese people who opposed the spread of Western ideas and technology and convinced the empress to drive out all foreigners in China in order to sustain China’s ancient culture and history. Despite the empress’ support for the arising Western influence‚ the Boxers lashed out by imprisoning the empress and stimulating the attacks on foreigners. This ultimately caused Buck’s family to flee from China back to America in order to escape
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squeezed position and paint. He could not repaint mistakes and he painted the whole ceiling himself. The nine main paintings reflect on the story of Genesis from the Creation of the Flood. Other scenes show the ancestry of Christ‚ with moments in Bible history‚ and the Hebrew prophets and Pagan gods hoping for good the world was to become. It was majestic in every detail. More than 20 years after the Sistine Chapel was finished he began his huge fresco The Last Judgement. Painting and Sculpting weren’t
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father‚ who was also the first African American in his profession. As she was pushed by her parents to pursue a successful career‚ she begun to strive for and use all she had to get to that point in her profession of ophthalmology. In honor of black history month‚ many students have learned about many happenings that lead up to having this dedication and many people who helped contribute towards it. Patricia Bath from an early age began making decisions to later help her achieve many goals in ophthalmology
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recognized nationally with awards such as the Lamont Prize from the Academy of American Poets in 1974‚ the Benjamin T. Marshall Poetry Prize in 1969‚ and La Reina Press Creative Writing Award for poetry in 1982 ("Julia Alvarez Fact and Biography."). Not only did her history as an immigrant help pave her road to success‚ but it also allowed her to explore themes of assimilation in American society. Alvarez’s unique
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Bradis McGriff April 3‚ 2007 History 196m Prof Gus Lease Eminem: an American Icon‚ is he? Or is he not? Eminem is one of the most if not the most talented rap artist to ever step up to the microphone. Although he may be one of the most talented rappers to ever perform‚ he is also one of the most controversial. Teenagers and young children seem to really enjoy Eminem ’s lyrics but parents and the media are outraged. Eminem doesn ’t hold his tongue for anyone. In America we are given the
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