Jesse L. Jackson Jr.‚ a former U.S. Representative. He represented Illinois ’ 2nd congressional district. He is the son of activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson Sr. Elected to Congress in 1995 at the age of 30 from a district that includes a part of the South Side of Chicago‚ Mr. Jackson was one of the most prominent young black politicians in the country. He is most remembered for working on issues related to health care and education for the poor. Jackson and his wife‚ Sandra
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People think they know what they are talking about‚ but in all reality they don’t even know half of it. Every so often we find someone who is a true leader in our society that makes things seem like they will turn around. For example‚ Martin Luther King Jr. stood up for what he believed in put‚ his self out in the open even when he knew it was dangerous and he did what he had to do to better our society.
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the story of mathematical genius John Forbes Nash Jr. as he enters Princeton and his lifelong struggles with his mental illness. He was so different compared to his colleagues. He doesn’t try to fit in with his fellow Princeton colleagues‚ and he understands he isn’t much liked. He is a loner and is not a social type of person. But one connection he made with was with his roommate‚ Charles. On the first part of the movie‚ it shows the mathematical life of John Nash but on the later part‚ we see
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of their money into shops or stores that will make a profit for them. But‚ they should be investing money into new art or artifacts that will attract the public to the museum. An example of a museum or historical site becoming a business is John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s restoration of the historic Williamsburg. Handler criticizes the “new” Williamsburg‚ as being nothing more than a different generation of Disney World. The problem is that the “new” Williamsburg‚ comes across as a business‚ with suited
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Alex Luu “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.‚ The Autobiography of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. A Baptist minister….. A civil-rights activist? He was many things. We all know him. Family? Textbooks? The internet? Whatever it was‚ we knew him. It wasn’t because of his job. It wasn’t because of his role. It wasn’t because of his color. It was how he was as a person. Out of many‚ he impacted the United States greatly. He brought us understanding
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28th‚ 1929 in East Hampton‚ Long Island. Jacqueline’s mother was Janet Lee Bouvier‚ a highly ambitious horseback rider. Jacqueline was nicknamed "Jackie" after her father‚ Jack Bouvier. Young Jackie’s parents were a very well off coupled. Her father had an estimated fortune of 7 million dollars and Janet came from a wealthy family also‚ her father had been chairman of the board of Chase
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A man named William McKinley Jr. was born on January 29‚ 1843‚ the seventh of nine children. His Father William McKinley Sr. managed the iron foundry in town. His mom Nancy Allison McKinley was a kind character. She was very religious and her neighbors remembered her for her services to charity. Soon McKinley’s parents placed their kids in school. McKinley enjoyed being at his school. He learned Reading‚ Writing‚ and math in his one room wooden school house. At recess he would show his energy
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burger. The advertisements in today’s world have been altered to use women as bait to reel in men and buy the product without any hesitation. If I told you that if you go to Carl’s Jr. and purchase a cheeseburger and a gorgeous model comes with the burger‚ would you buy it? I sure would…if only it were true. Carl’s Jr. is known for having its famous juicy‚ charbroiled‚ seven hundred calorie burgers. Anytime they want to promote a new burger‚ they use a model dressed revealingly to present the
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The Great Cal Ripken Jr In the book My Story by Cal Ripken Jr and Mike Bryan‚ it shares the stories of the great Cal Ripken Jr. Cal Ripken is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Cal played on the Baltimore Orioles from 1981-2001 and was nicknamed Iron Man. The book talks about his successful life and the obsticals that he had to pass to get to being a Major Leaguer. Cal Ripken Jr was born on August 24‚ 1960 in Havre De Grace and was raised in Aberdeen Maryland
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Born on May 18‚ 1889‚ American engineer and chemist Thomas Midgley‚ Jr. was controversial for two of his discoveries. One‚ he discovered the Freon while working for General Motors in 1930. He intended it to be a safe non-toxic refrigerant to be used in household appliances‚ to replace the dangerous refrigerants used before like ammonia and propane. Freon and other CFCs soon replaced the various toxic or explosive substances previously used as refrigerants‚ and were later used in other applications
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