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    Aryabhatta Biography

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    Aryabhatta is a renowned mathematician and astronomer of ancient India. He was born in 476 AD in Kerala. He studied at the University of Nalanda. One of his major work was Aryabhatiya written in 499 AD. The book dealt with many topics like astronomy‚ spherical trigonometry‚ arithmetic‚ algebra and plane trigonometry. He jotted his inventions in mathematics and astronomy in verse form. The book was translated into Latin in the 13th century. Through the translated Latin version of the Aryabhattiya

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    Biography of Rihanna

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    Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty Robyn Fenty the Barbadian superstar also known as Rihanna started out known as a cookie cutter teen pop star after she moved to the United States at sixteen years old. Born on February 20‚ 1988 in St. Michael‚ Barbados she grew up in a 3 bedroom house with her mom‚ dad‚ three brothers and two sisters. She worked with her father at a vendor booth selling clothes‚ although most of their money went to support her father’s drug and alcohol addictions. She began signing when she

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    The Biography of Shakira

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    Karla Juanillo # 13 Born on February 2nd 1977‚ in Barranquilla Colombia‚ Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll‚ is one of the most successful female Latin singer. With a Lebanese father and Colombian mother‚ Shakira honors her Latino and Arabic heritage with the music that she produces. She wrote her first song at the age of 8 and signed her first record deal at 13. Shakira later became a music superstar in the Spanish-language countries; she was known for her strong vocals and incredible hip-shaking

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    Example of Biography

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    GRACE My heart is so proud. My mind is so unfocused. I see the things You do through me as great things I have done. And now You gently break me‚ then lovingly You take me and hold me as my father and mold me as my maker. Chorus: I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up‚ when I keep on letting you down? And each time I will fall short of Your glory‚ how far will forgiveness abound?" And you answer: " My child‚ I love you. And as long as you’re seeking My face‚ You’ll walk in the pow’r

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    Biography of Chamberlin

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    Edward Hastings Chamberlin (May 18‚ 1899 – July 16‚ 1967) was an American economist. He was born in La Conner‚ Washington‚ and died in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Chamberlin studied first at the University of Iowa (where he was influenced by Frank H. Knight)‚ then pursued graduate-level studies at the University of Michigan‚ eventually receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1927. For most of his career Edward Chamberlin taught economics at Harvard (1937–1967). He made significant contributions

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    Atd Biography

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    Wedding Dance: As the story opens the man is telling his beloved wife he is sorry this has to happen‚ he is sorry he must take another wife as she has proved barren (leaving aside medical fact it might be him).   He offers her part of their land but she refuses.   He tells her she should go to the wedding dance for his new marriage to show she is accepting of what is happening.   She refuses all but some beads he gave her.    She is still the most attractive woman in the community‚ the best homemaker

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    Biography of Michelangelo

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    Michelangelo Buonarrati Alex Moir/3-15-00 Per.3/Mr. Mikulec The typical stereotype of artists of the past‚ is a lonely‚ tormented outsider‚ who creates his art through his pain and anguish. Well Michelangelo was just that. In fact the stereotype is modeled after him. He was an unsociable loner who didn’t have many friends‚ lovers‚ or even assistants to help him. His temper and rudeness drove others away from him and kept him lonely. However‚ even though he was not the most likeable or

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    com. 9 Feb. 2012. Web. 9 Feb. 2012. <http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120209-NEWS-202090349>. Forster‚ John‚ and George Gissing. Forster ’s Life of Dickens‚. London: Chapman & Hall‚ Ld.‚ 1903. Print. Kaplan‚ Fred. Dickens: A Biography. New York: Morrow‚ 1988. Print. Mankowitz‚ Wolf. Dickens of London. New York: Macmillan‚ 1977. Print. Pearson‚ Hesketh. Dickens‚ His Character‚ Comedy‚ and Career. New York: Harper & Bros.‚ 1949. Print. Slater‚ Michael. Charles Dickens: [a

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    Joseph Stalin: A Biography

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    Book Arrangement: Stalin: A Biography is structured with a complex system of parts‚ chapters‚ and subchapters. Five parts are broken down into 55 descriptive chapters‚ each one highlighting a different prominent event or idea in Joseph Stalin’s life. As expected from such a substantial number of chapters‚ this book presents a plethora of information regarding Joseph Stalin’s personal life and political career. The novel follows chronological order of his life as it journeys from his disturbed childhood

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    Scourfield. (n.d.) Biography in brief. Retrieved 25 September 2012‚ from http://www.stephenscourfield.com/htm/biog_brief.html [v] Stephen Scourfield. (n.d) Publications. Retrieved 25 September 2012‚ from http://www.stephenscourfield.com/htm/publications.html [vi] “He is Travel Editor of The West Australian newspaper in Perth‚ Western Australia‚ and its weekly publication‚ Travel Extra.” (Scourfield‚ 2005‚ p. About the author) [vii] Stephen Scourfield. (n.d) Biography in general. Retrieved

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