Kofi Annan was born in the Kofandros section of Kumasi‚ Ghana – in what was then the British colony of the Gold Coast. He is a twin‚ which has a respected status in Ghanaian culture. His twin sister Efua Atta‚ who died in 1991‚ shares the middle name Atta‚ which in Fante and Akan means ’twin’. Annan and his sister were born into one of the country’s aristocratic families; both their grandfathers and their uncle were tribal chiefs.[2] In the Akan names tradition‚ some children are named according
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Jose Feliciano born in September 10‚ 1945‚ is a famous Puerto Rican singer. He is a virtuoso guitarist and composer known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single “Feliz Navidad”. Feliciano was born in Lares‚ Puerto Rico‚ one of eleven sons. When he was five‚ his family moved to Spanish Harlem‚ New York City. At the age of nine he played at the Teatro Puerto Rico in the Bronx. He started his musical life with the accordion until his father and family friend‚ Benjamin
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Leonardo Fibonacci was born around 1170 A.D.‚ and died around 1250 A.D. He was born in Pisa‚ Italy and died there too. Leonardo’s mom was Alessandra‚ and she died when he was nine. His father was Guglielmo Bonacci‚ who directed a trading post Bugia‚ Barbary. As a young boy‚ Leonardo traveled there to help him‚ and that’s where he learned about the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He recognized that arithmetic with Hindu-Arabic numerals is simpler and more efficient that with Roman numerals and so he
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Wole Soyinka was born on 13 July 1934 at Abeokuta‚ near Ibadan in western Nigeria. After preparatory university studies in 1954 at Government College in Ibadan‚ he continued at the University of Leeds‚ where‚ later‚ in 1973‚ he took his doctorate. During the six years spent in England‚ he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London 1958-1959. In 1960‚ he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama. At the same time‚ he taught drama and literature at
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Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein has been recognized as one of the most talented and successful authors for poetry of his time. Shel grew up learning more talents than most of the other children. His career was full of success; many believe he was born with the natural ability to write. He had a strong sense of humor that greatly influenced his writing. Sheldon Allan Silverstein‚ usually known as Shel‚ was born in Chicago on September 25‚ 1930. Shel was not like the other children. “When I was
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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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