Biography: Born at Pella‚ Macedonia in 356 B.C.E Father- King Phillip II mother- Olympias Age 13 he became student of Aristotle In 336 B.C.E Phillip was assassinated and at 20 years old Alexander took the throne The first engagement was against the Persians at the Granicus River‚ next western Asia Minor‚ then turned south moving along the Mediterranean coast; ran into resistance from island of Tyre. Alexander led a siege for 7 months‚ finally conquering Tyre in July 332 B.C.E; then moved
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Cited: "Harry Houdini - Biography." Appleton History. Appleton Public Library‚ 2 Aug. 2004. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . Who’s Who in History Biography.
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Cited: “Fritz Haber - Biography". Nobelprize.org. 10 Feb 2012 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1918/haber-bio.html Fritz Haber." Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present. Ed. Brigham Narins. Detroit: Gale Group‚ 2008. Gale Science In Context. Web
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Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in salem‚ Massachusetts‚ on july 4‚ 1804‚ into the sixth generation of his salem family. His strictly Puritan ancestors included businessmen‚ judges and seamen. Two aspects of his family background especially affected his imagination and writing career. The Hathornes (Nathaniel added the “w” to the name” had been involved in religious persecution (intense harassment) with their first American ancestor‚ William. Another ancestor‚ John
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vershoks. Body medium. Age 23 features: Second and third toe of the left foot attacked. Appearance: Ordanary. Hair dark brown. Beard and moustaches: Brown. Nose straight and long. Forehead straight but low. Face long‚ sworthy and pockmarked. This biography is about Joseph Stalin. Stalin was known for being the founder of the Soviet Union after the founder the Soviet Union. Stalin was born on December 18‚ 1878.Joseph was born in Gori Georgia‚ Russia.Born on December 18‚ 1879‚ in Gori‚ Georgia‚ Joseph
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Beethoven Biography My composer Beethoven was born in Bonn‚Germany during the year 1770. His mom was Maria Magdalena and father Johann van Beethoven. Beethoven was first learning from his dad‚ who was a tenor. Beethoven’s father was very mad‚ angry‚ and aggressive. He also drank a lot. He did not share Beethoven’s love for music and did not support him. As Beethoven got older he began to study and performed very well. After that he started to become the best of his brothers and sisters. But soon
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John Glenn Biography Developments That Influenced His Actions John Glenn was an only child. When he was 2‚ he and his family moved to New Concord. There‚ they built a home that doubled as a guest house for students from Muskingum College. Growing up‚ John was constantly with older students. Not only was he surrounded by college students‚ but his father loved to travel. John ’s mother tutored him as well. He grew up with all these influences around him that soon‚ he would have a love for science
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Richard Arkwright Biography Richard Arkwright was born in 1732. Arkwright is considered to be the father of Britain’s factory system. He died in 1792 - a very rich man. Originally a wig maker‚ Arkwright is considered by some historians to be an inventor but others consider him to be a man who used other peoples inventions for his own purposes and that he should be considered more a brilliant business man rather than a pure inventor. He lived in a time when patents were rarely used by inventors
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Composer Biography Paper Purpose: Acquire knowledge of an accomplished composer whose music is not represented in our listening assignments. Note: You cannot do a paper on a composer who is represented on the CDs accompanying the textbook. Appendix B lists many very good composers for you to select from for your paper. If you choose a composer who is not in this list‚ please check with me before you begin your research. If you have trouble deciding‚ try finding a composer from the country of your
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Biography of william shakespeare William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26‚ 1564‚ in Stratford-in Avon‚ England. From the year 1594 onward he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men members of theatrical players. Written records give little information of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life was his artistry. All that can be said is that over the course of 20 years‚ Shakespeare wrote plays that intensify the range of human emotion and conflict. Even though birth
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