Introduction George Washington lived sixty-seven years‚ from 1732 to 1799. During his last twenty-four years—more than a third of his life—he was the foremost man in America‚ the man on whom the fate of his country depended more than on any other man. And these were fateful years. From 1775 to 1783—the years of the American War of Independence—Washington was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army upon whose victory the thirteen colonies depended to secure their separate and equal station
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George Eliot Mary Anne (alternatively Mary Ann or Marian) Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880)‚ better known by her pen name George Eliot‚ was an English novelist‚ journalist and translator‚ and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels‚ including Adam Bede (1859)‚ The Mill on the Floss (1860)‚ Silas Marne (1861)‚ Middle march (1871–72)‚ and Daniel Dander (1876)‚ most of them set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight
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George Washington was born at his father’s plantation on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County‚ Virginia‚ on February 22‚ 1732. His father‚ Augustine Washington‚ was a leading planter in the area and also served as a justice of the county court. Augustine’s first wife‚ Janet Butler‚ died in 1729‚ leaving him with two sons‚ Lawrence and Augustine‚ Jr.‚ and a daughter‚ Jane. The elder Augustine then married George’s mother‚ Mary Ball‚ in 1731. George was the eldest of Augustine Washington’s and Mary
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George Westinghouse II The Westinghausen family tree stretches back to that of the ninth century in Westphalia‚ Germany. Some of the family decided to emigrate to Europe and later settle in the United States. In the nineteenth century‚ George Westinghouse decided to move all over the former United States and settled in Central Bridge‚ New York where he had George Westinghouse II. Born into a family of ten (which would become twelve later on) on October 16‚ 1846‚ George Westinghouse Jr. (son of
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George Harold Harrison‚ the youngest Beatle‚ was born February 25‚ 1943. He had two brothers‚ Harold Jr. and Peter‚ and a sister‚ Louise. His mother‚ Louise‚ was a housewife‚ and his father‚ Harold‚ was a bus driver.George’s initial interest in the guitar came about slowly. His mother remembers that she started finding paper covered in drawings of guitars among his school things. So‚ she bought George an old second hang guitar from one of his class mates for three pounds. George tried to teach himself
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George Washington Biography By Justin Mendoza George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ in Westmoreland Country‚ Virginia. George Washington could trace his family’s presence in North America to his great-grandfather‚ John Washington‚ who migrated from England to Virginia. Washington’s fathers name was Augustine and his mother was named Jane. They both died when he was younger. In 1748‚ when he was 16‚ George traveled with a surveying party plotting land in Virginia’s western territory
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George Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner is most famously known as one of the most successful sport owners in history. On July 4th‚ 1930 Steinbrenner was born in Rocky River‚ Ohio (Bio.com). His two parents‚ Rita and Henry‚ raised him in an upper middle class lifestyle in Cleveland. He dedicates most of his success to both of them (Bio.com). At a young age‚ George had to learn that his father refused to all him to accept failure‚ and he was pushed to succeed in all aspects of life. Henry always
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Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. George Orwell re-uses many of his themes in order to get his point across. In "Why I Write"‚ Orwell states that one of the reasons he writes is for political purpose. He expresses this theme in his essays‚ "An Episode of Bed-wetting" and "St. Cyprian ’s"‚ as well as his novels‚ "1984" and "Animal Farm". In "An Episode of Bed-wetting" and "St. Cyprian ’s"‚ Orwell expresses how he feels about the politics in the school
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Roselyn Fleming Mr. Rowlee English 11 29 Feb 2012 George Strait When the name George Strait comes to mind what more could be said? This American country music icon has won a tremendous amount of awards and is the first artist in history to have entered the Top Ten Billboard Chart for over thirty consecutive years. He is known for his “twang” and his 2008 single of the year‚ “I saw God today”. George Strait has been around since 1952 and has earned the title “The King of Country”. He who serves
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During his short life‚ Georges-Pierre Seurat was an innovator in an age of innovators in the field of art. This french painter was a leader in a movement called neo-impressionist in the late 19th century. Unlike the broad brushstrokes of the impressionist‚ Seurat developed a technique called pointillism or divisionism. In this method‚ he used small dots or strokes of contrasting color to create the subtle changes contained within the painting. Seurat was an art scientist in that he spent much of
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