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    Famous Inaccuracies

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    Carolyn Webber FHGEN 111 Comparison Report I discovered many inaccuracies when I started verifying the data that I had gathered from my own relatives. One of my early finds was a compiled genealogy book written about people with my uncommon maiden name. This book was full of family traditions that were easy to prove false. For example‚ my ancestor wasn’t the illegitimate descendant of Frederick the Great. Her mother was not Frederick’s mistress when she was two years old. I learned the values

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    Famous Painter

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    Cris Ronnel A. Balita BSIED-1A HUM 12 (Art Apprecition) Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564 Michelangelo Buonarroti was of noble birth‚ but was not raised by his parents.  His father had him brought up by a stone carver and his wife‚ because his own wife was too ill to take care of the child.  While living with his surrogate parents‚ young Michelangelo learned the skills that would serve him throughout his life.‚ but his father was displeased when his son told him he wanted to be an artist

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    1Banaue Rice Terraces No trip to the Philippines could be complete without seeing the spectacular Banaue Rice Terraces. Carved from the mountain ranges about 2‚000 years ago without modern tools by the Ifugao tribes‚ these magnificent farm terraces resemble giant steps reaching up to the sky. Locals to this day still plant rice and vegetables on the terraces‚ although more and more younger Ifugaos do not find farming appealing and emigrate to the cities. 2Chocolate Hills

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    Famous Primatologists

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    by a family friend. During her time in Kenya she was hired as Dr. Louis Leakey ’s assistant at the Coryndon Museum. Dr. Leakey noticed Jane ’s exceptional interest in animals and that she was resourceful and patient. He decided that she was the person that he would send to study Gombe chimpanzees in Tanzania which is in East Africa. In 1960 Jane began her study and recorded all of her observations. National Geographic took notice and funded her study and sent a filmmaker to document her work

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    (Gazzaniga‚ 1985‚ 1988; Springer‚ 1989). It can be concluded that internal factors such as genes work in unison with the environmental to shape the personalities and behaviours of individuals…What theory of Human Development makes a person what they are? Why does a person do what they do? Where does personality come from and how does it grow? These are some frequently asked questions when discussing the topic of personality. Personality does originate from a specific point‚ and from then on it continues

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    Do not ask what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country "We have to labor‚ and to work‚ and work hard‚ to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for  the world‚ for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace has been said to be indivisible; so is freedom‚ so is prosperity now‚ and so also is disaster in this One World that can no longer be split into isolated fragments." A true patriot

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    wealth and success. The walls he passed bore the portraits of his predecessors—the very flower of proud Castilian aristocracy—ranging from the first duke‚ who had been a famous soldier and a contemporary of Christopher Columbus‚ to Leandro’s father‚ a distinguished banker who had died when his son was barely five years old. ‘Your Excellency.’ Having been greeted by Basilio‚ his major-domo‚ and two maidservants at the foot of the stairs with much the same pomp and ceremony that the first duque would

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    Famous Paintings

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    Mona Lisa - Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci worked on his masterpiece over a period of 20 years. He carried it with him everywhere. The enigmatic smile has captured the imagination of the world. I love this painting because it is very human‚ but also gives a glimpse of the world beyond‚ the transcendental. Artist | Leonardo da Vinci | Year | c. 1503–1519 | Type | Oil on poplar | Dimensions | 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in) | Location | Musée du Louvre‚ Paris | Creation of Adam - Sistine

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    Famous Scientist

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    Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12‚ 1809 in Shrewsbury‚ England. He attended Shrewsbury Grammar School which concentrated on classic language. At the age of sixteen‚ his father removed him and moved him to Cambridge where he met John Steven Henslow who helped him interest in nature. It was Henslow who got Darwin the position of naturalist on the boat "The Beagle." Right after Dawins graduation the government send the HMS Beagles to complete an unfinished survey of Patagonia and Tierra

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    Exploring Your Theoretical Orientation As I have now explored theories‚ I have identified myself currently to be congruent with person-centered theory. With resources of information provided by Halbur & Halbur‚ I have been able to dissect parts of the theory. According to the Institute of Professional Counsellors‚ an organization training in multiple theories‚ “The humanistic approach views people as capable and autonomous‚ with the ability to resolve their difficulties‚ realize their potential‚

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