Early life and marriage Aquino was born on January 6‚ 1812‚ in Balintawak.[1] Aquino‚ daughter of a peasant couple‚ Juan and Valentina Aquino‚ never attended school. However‚ she was apparently literate at an early age and talented as a singer and performed at local events as well as at Mass for her Church. She was also often chosen for the role of Reyna Elena during the "Santacruzan" in May.[1] Later in life‚ she married to Fulgencio Ramos‚[1] a cabeza de barrio (village chief)‚ and bore six
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Pol Pot‚ leader of the radical Khmer Rouge in Cambodia stands as one of the most savage mass murderers in the history of the world. In an attempt to create a utopian agrarian society‚ Pol Pot eliminated all opponents to his totalitarian regime. Up to 2‚000‚000 Cambodians lost their lives to this cleansing‚ the equivalent of more than twenty-five percent of the entire population. The world looks on in horror at the aftermath of this destruction. Pol Pot‚ or Saloth Sar‚ was born on May 19‚ 1925‚ in
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Alice Walker February 9th 1944 in Eatonton Georgia a great author was born‚ who is Known by the name Alice Walker . Alice Walker Is a African American who is the eighth and youngest child of Minnie Talulah and Willie Lee. In Alice years of being a child she became blind in her right eye from being scarred with a BB gun by her brother Bill. Getting teased by her classmates and the misunderstood from her family made Alice Shy. Six years later Alice got her scar removed and this helped
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Character Bio Her name is Destiny Robinson. She’s 23. She’s 5’7 at 180lbs. she’s has medium-size top‚ small waist‚ and medium size bottom. Skin tone of a goddess. Her skin tone is a mixture of honey and caramel. She’s right between the two. Flawless skin. No blemishes. Her eye color is light brown‚ long lashes. She has right below her shoulder length off black hair with honey blonde streaks. She had braces before so her smile is beautiful and shiny pure white teeth. She was once teased for looking
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The Life of an American Author: John Steinbeck John Steinbeck played an important role in American Literature. His books and novels‚ even today‚ inspire young minds like ours. John wrote about his life growing up in the 1920’s. His novels were about the people and the truth about the way people acted back then. Many people despised him because he told the truth in his writing. John Steinbeck was born on February 27th‚ 1902 in Salinas‚ California. John was the only son of three daughters.
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Historical Importance of Anne Frank: During the two years and one month Anne Frank spent hiding in a Secret Annex in Amsterdam during World War II‚ she kept a diary. Anne Frank’s diary‚ which was published by her father after the war and has been read by millions of people around the world‚ chronicles both the tensions and difficulties of living in such a confined space for that long a duration as well as Anne’s struggles with becoming a teenager. Since the publication of her diary‚ Anne Frank has
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Bibliography Emily Dickinson is a well-known American poet. According to Poets.org‚ she was born on December 10‚ 1830‚ in Amherst‚ Massachusetts. As a young child‚ Emily proved to be a bright student. It is mentioned in poets.org that she was educated at Amherst Academy from 1840 to 1847 and Mount Holyoke Female Seminary from 1847 to 1848. In her opinion‚ her real education took place in the family library. There she indulged herself with Shakespeare‚ Sir Thomas Browne‚ John Keats‚ Robert Browning
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Julio Yanes 10/31/13 Period. 4 A.M.D.G. Ernest Hemingway "Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another". Ernest Hemingway believed that a life is not lived without taking chances. Hemingway participated in many risky and sketchy things. He played football‚ which back then was played with leather helmets‚ he also hunted big game which was one of his favorite hobbies. Throughout his life‚ masculinity and the ability
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o Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo was born on July 6th‚ 1907‚ Coyoacán‚ Mexico City‚ Mexico in her father’s beloved ‘Blue House.1’ She died at the age of 47 in her beloved blue house on Tuesday‚ July 13th‚ 1954. Frida Kahlo is one of Mexico’s most famous artists and represents resilience and strength. She was a surrealist and her artwork reflected visual honesty. Due to her weak and fragile body after her accident she went through 30 operations on her spine and made constant visits to the hospital.
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Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby‚ Jr was born July 12‚ 1937 and is an American comedian‚ actor‚ author‚ television producer‚ educator‚ musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer‚ he got his start at various clubs‚ then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show‚ I Spy. He later starred in his own sitcom‚ The Bill Cosby Show. He was one of the major characters on the children’s television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons‚ and created the educational
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