“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” Denzel Washington is and will continue to be a determined‚ successful man‚ and that is what has brought him success in life thus far. His early childhood‚ his achievements in his early nineties‚ and his ongoing fame are characteristics of a talented man. Denzel Washington was born on December 28‚ 1954. His parents got divorced at 14. Denzel grew up in a religious home. His mother Lennis Washington sent him to Oakland
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An artist once said‚ ̈for my music to become intelligible to someone‚ he must rise above all the misery which drags down his fellow men ̈ (Valentin 76). This man‚ Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ was and continues to be world known due to the beautiful pieces of music he had written. Beethoven composed quartets in large numbers as well as beautiful piano sonatas from his childhood to the very day he died. As most musicians do‚ he thought‚ spoke‚ and lived music. It was all that he had and all that
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The most influential figure of the 20th century is Albert Einstein. He did so much to define our understanding of the natural world and gave science the formulas and knowledge to control so many aspects of our modern lives. He predicted atoms before they were discovered. He was the first to postulate a particle of light. This first paper of 1905 described the photoelectric effect and predicted photons. This allowed the invention of television‚ digital cameras‚ and remote controls. This work allowed
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“We’re all damaged in our own way. Nobody’s perfect. I think we are all somewhat screwy‚ every single one of us‚” Depp once said. Johnny Depp is an American actor who has faced his own share of challenges. Despite his tribulations he has excelled in his acting career. Johnny Christopher Depp III was born in Kentucky on June 9‚ 1963. He grew up with three other siblings‚ two older sisters‚ and an older brother. Depp and his family moved to Florida when he was young and Depp hated it. When they first
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J.Ernest Wilkins Jr. was born November 27‚ 1923‚ in Chicago‚ IL to the late J. Ernest Wilkins Sr. His father was a lawyer who went on to become President of the Cook County Bar Association in the early 1940s (Cook County is in northeastern Illinois and Chicago is in that County)‚ and Assistant Secretary of Labor in the Eisenhower administration of the 1950s. His mother Lucile Robinson had been educated to the level of a Master’s Degree and was trained as a schoolteacher. He entered the University
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Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a famous artist known for numerous achievements. He was born in Malaga‚ Spain on October 25th‚ 1881. Pablo’s parents were Jose Ruiz y Blanco and Maria Picasso y Lopez. They had a middle class family. Pablo’s father‚ Jose‚ was a painter. Jose mostly painted items of nature. Pablo’s passion for art started at the age of seven. He eventually got accepted into the School of Fine & Applied Arts. Throughout his life he transferred or got accepted into many schools‚ even though he
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Steve Jobs‚ a man who’s known for his contributions in the personal computer industry‚ is a model to many successful entrepreneurs. His intelligence created many technological advances that serve as a foundation to our modern computer systems and media devices. Apple Inc. is the essence of many years of Jobs’ assiduous work‚ where he and his crew developed the Apple 1‚ Apple II‚ Mac‚ and many more. His perfectionist attitude towards his works is what made his product superior to the products of other
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Lou Reed was many things‚ a visionary‚ a musician‚ a revolutionary‚ and a beacon of hope to outcasts everywhere‚ but much of this was masked in an image that he created for fans of a hardcore‚ off-the-rails rocker. He was the first to make the image of an urban New Yorker cool. The creation of this image came from a culmination of bits and pieces of every place he went and every person he met. Much this inspiration was drawn from where he grew up in Brooklyn‚ Syracuse University‚ Andy Warhol‚ and
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made many great accomplishments throughout their lifetime. They invented many things and used resources surrounding‚ them to create them. The Egyptians did not have to worry about food supply because they managed to use the Nile for that. The Nile flooded every year and it left rich soil for the Egyptians to farm and grow crops. Since the Egyptians did not have to worry about food supply they had a lot of time to develop and improve their civilization. Three major accomplishments of the Egyptians
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not find a job as a teacher‚ he worked as a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. While working there‚ Einstein produced his most remarkable work. In 1905‚ Einstein publishes four major theoretical papers in the prestigious German academic journal Annalen Der Physik. He had ten major accomplishments over his lifetime. In the first‚ Einstein explained
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