Famous blues singer‚ Etta James‚ known from songs such as At Last and Something’s Got A Hold On Me died in southern California. According to Lupe De Leon‚ James died early Friday‚ at Riverside Community Hospital in Los Angeles. The cause of her death was complications of leukemia. She had been undergoing treatment for leukemia and dementia. She would have turned 74 Wednesday. Etta James‚ born Jamesetta Hawkins‚ started singing in her church choir and on the radio at the age of 5 in Los Angeles
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Paper-William James William James‚ an American psychologist and philosopher was born on January 11‚ 1842 at the Astor House in New York City. His father James Sr. is described as an independently wealthy and notoriously eccentric Swedenborgian theologian well acquainted with the literary and intellectual elites of his day. (wikipedia‚ 2011‚ p.1) The James family were remarkable epistolary of talents. His brother became a prominent novelist and his sister publicly published a diary. James was a very
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James Madison: “Father of the Constitution” James Madison was the fourth President of America. He is best remembered today as the “Father of the Constitution” and for leading the War of 1812 against Britain. Madison was born on March 16‚ 1751 in Port Conway‚ Virginia‚ and was the oldest of 12 children. He grew up on a large tobacco plantation where his family had about one hundred slaves. When he was 11 years old‚ he began his schooling at a boarding school for five years. However‚ due to health
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The famous designer that I have chosen to focus my study on is James Dyson. His Dual Core Hoover range includes many innovative products that have revolutionalise the field of vacuuming. James Dyson created the DC (dual cyclone) range which is what I would like to focus on. His DC01 contains many useful features to enhance the users experience whilst using the product and also when they’re not‚ the idea of making products easily storable has played a huge part in the designing and manufacture in
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Jefferson 4. James Madison 5. James Monroe 6. John Quincy Adams 7. Andrew 8. Martin Jackson Van Buren 9. William 10. John Henry Harrison West Wing Week 07/18/14 or‚ "Where Are You Going to Go Build Your Widgets?" Tyler 11. James K. Polk 12. Zachary 13. Millard Taylor Fillmore 14. Franklin 15. James Pierce Buchanan 16. Abraham Lincoln 17. Andrew Johnson 18. Ulysses S. Grant 19. Rutherford 20. James B. Hayes
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James Baldwin Has writing ever changed your life? Have you wondered about the author of the amazing work? James Baldwin was the author of books‚ plays‚ and essays that broke literary ground. His work explored social and racial issues regarding discrimination. James Arthur Baldwin was born in Harlem‚ New York in August 2‚ 1924 to Emma Berdis Jones and an unknown father. His stepfather was David Baldwin‚ a Baptist preacher and a factory worker. Baldwin grew up with an abusive father and a poor family
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James A. Garfield James A. Garfield was born in Cuyahoga County‚ Ohio‚ in 1831. His father died in 1833‚ when Garfield was only two years old and so his mother had to carry on working the family farm by herself. With the death of his father‚ the family feel into poverty. Even though they had very little money‚ his mother made sure that her children went to the neighborhood school to get a good education. He belonged to the Desciples of Christ Church. While growing up‚ James drove canal boat
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James Blunt James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974)‚[2][3] better known by his stage name James Blunt‚ is an English singer-songwriter‚ musician and former army captain. He had signed with EMI music label before signing a recording contract withAtlantic Records and Custard Records. Blunt rose to prominence in 2005 with the release of his debut studio album Back to Bedlam‚ before achieving worldwide fame with the singles You’re Beautiful and Goodbye My Lover. The album sold over 11 million
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Nicholas Farrell Year 11 Modern History Miss Campbell James Naismith The invention of Basketball was a complete change to sport and how sports can be played. James Naismith was a Canadian man who moved down to the United States seeking a job. James came across a job at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He was given 14 days to create an indoor game that would provide an "athletic distraction". Naismith’s game of Basketball is now played by over 300 million people
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JAMES DEAN James Byron Dean was born on February 8‚ 1931 in Marion‚ Indiana‚ to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Dean’s father left farming to become a dentist and moved the family to Santa Monica‚ California‚ where Dean attended Brentwood Public School. Several years later‚ Dean’s mother‚ whom he was very close to‚ died of cancer‚ and Dean’s father sent him back to Indiana to live on his aunt and uncle’s Quaker farm. During this time‚ Dean sought counsel from his pastor‚ the Rev. James DeWeerd‚
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