How would you feel if you were judged only by your father’s accomplishments? This was once the case for Dale Earnhardt‚ Jr.‚ son of legendary stock car driver Dale Earnhardt. When Dale‚ Jr. had debuted in NASCAR as a third-generation driver‚ many people thought that he was getting special treatment because of his father. However‚ after the death of Dale Earnhardt‚ Sr.‚ Junior began to make a name for himself. He had been interested in racing since he was a child and would one day become a spiritual
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president. He was born on August 4‚ 1961 in Hawaii. His parents were Ann Dunham and Barak Obama sr. At the age of 2 his father had left them‚ and moved back to Kenya. His mother Ann remarried and moved to Indonesia to live life with her new European husband. Later on in Obamas life his mother feared that he was not getting the educated that he needed and sent him back to Hawaii to live with his grandparents. During his high school years he was a tremendous basketball player and was on varsity. Obama
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the world‚ this doesn’t account for the influence she’s had on her faithful followers. She’s had over millions people from all over the world follow her throughout her successful career. Oprah’s success is owed to the many trials she faced in her life. As a child Oprah was abandoned and was left to be raised by her grandmother in Mississippi until the age of nine. She then was forced to move with her mother in Wisconsin‚ where she was repeatedly raped by her siblings during her mother’s constant
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moved to Russia in 1727 and served in the Navy for a couple of years. He later left the navy and got the job at St. Petersburg Academy as a professor in physics. He later left the science department and became a math professor. Later throughout his life‚ he met Katharina Gsell and they married each other in 1734. They had 12 kids‚ but only 5 of them lived past Euler’s age. They were married for about 39 years until Katharina died. Euler then remarried
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on April 16‚ 1755 one of the most sought after female painters was born to Louis and Jeannne Vigee (2014). Biography states this in their article “Elisabeth Vigee Le brun” “Her father was successful artist who encouraged her interest in art”. In her life time she was widely known and was credited for painting for very important people. She was also known for her fashionable portraits of the eighteenth century (2014). Elisabeth Vigee Le burn achieved early success as a young artist‚ her ability to
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Columbia Law School. She was the first Latina to be appointed into the Supreme Court in 2009 by Barack Obama. Nomination took place on May 26‚ 2000. The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination in August‚ by a vote of 68 to 31. As a child Sonia lived a rough life with her family. Sonia comes from a family of Puerto Rican immigrants‚ and was raised with her
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Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely on June 23‚ 1940 to a railroad porter and a maid. She was the twentieth of twenty two siblings. She became stricken with polio as a child‚ and developed problems in her left leg‚ so she became required to wear a brace. Soon though‚ she was able to overcome the disease as well as her resulting physical abilities. (Biography.com) Rudolph grew up in the south before segregation was outlawed so‚ for her education she attended the all black‚ Burt High
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Growing up‚ Jaqueline Hiracheta was raised in the Mexican American fashion. Early on‚ she was taught that school was a top priority and education was everything. Being the youngest of eight‚ things have not always been the easiest for her. She is sometimes compared to everyone else‚ so more effort is needed since the bar is raised high. Some of her aspirations in and after high school are to manage a grade point average of a 3.0 or above while playing sports. Also‚ going to a community college and
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American Olympic gold medalist‚ Laurie Hernandez is on the cover of my Wheaties box. Though only being 17 years old‚ she has accomplished so much in her lifetime‚ such as placing in the Olympics and being the youngest contestant to win the television competition‚ “Dancing with the Stars.” Laurie has had to overcome injuries that would break other teens of her age‚ she is a hardworking‚ determined‚ and respectable athlete. She is continuing her Olympic career and will continue to be a fit role model
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Observing her home life‚ it is not difficult to believe that Rosalind Franklin excelled in her academic pursuits. For high school‚ she attended St Paul’s Girls’ School‚ a prestigious private school‚ beginning at 11 years old (Elkins). In an interview‚ her school friends characterized her by revealing‚ “She was best in science‚ best at maths‚ best in everything. She expected that if she undertook to do something‚ she would be in charge of it” (Bagley). By the age of 15‚ Franklin already knew she wanted
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