known then‚ was sold at an auction with a flock of sheep for $100. Her new owner was named John Neely‚ who was harsh and abusive
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John Nash Biography John Nash (June 13‚ 1928 – present) is a brilliant mathematician‚ specializing in economics. He was born n Westfield‚ West Virginia‚ into a family of three‚ he‚ his father – an electrical engineer‚ and his mother – a school teacher who pushed him to do many great things that led to his superb education and extraordinary mind. As a child‚ he had a quiet and withdrawn personality‚ but was very intelligent. He started reading at four‚ skipped a grade‚ and even learned Latin‚ all
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Brilliant‚ hidden‚ and mathematician are three words that describe Katherine Johnson. Many people believe that Katherine Johnson was just a smart woman at NASA‚ but she was so much more. As a well known mathematician for NASA‚ Katherine Johnson showed Americans that African American women are just as useful as white women. She left a lasting legacy as an extremely intelligent hidden figure. Katherine Johnson’s childhood was one of many contributing factors that helped her get to where she is
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Derrick Wallace Mrs. Campbell 4th Period Biography 9/23/13 Beyonce Knowles Derrick Wallace Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4‚ 1981‚ in Houston‚ Texas‚ Knowles started singing at an early age. As a child‚ she competed in local talent shows‚ and won many of these events by impressing audiences with her natural singing and dancing abilities. Beyonce knows how to stay at the top of her game. She keeps her fans surprised and up to date. Beyonce is a Singer‚ Dancer‚ Actress‚ and
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published his first novel‚ Thy Neighbour’s Wife‚ thought to be one of his best. In 1935‚ his novel The Informer (for which he had been awarded the 1925 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction) was made into a film by the well-known director John Ford‚ a cousin of O’Flaherty. Over the next couple of years he published other novels and short stories‚ while struggling with mental illness and breakdowns. He died in Dublin in 1984‚ aged
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Sherman Alexie is a Native American that prefers the term Indian to describe his race. Alexie was born on October 7‚ 1966. He grew up as a Spokane Indian‚ and was raised on the Indian Reservation in Wellpinit‚ Washington. Sherman was born with a condition that had a lot of liquid in his cranium. He went to school on the reservation and stated it was challenging because he was teased as a child (This is How). They would call him the Globe because his head was bigger than the normal. Sherman was excellent
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The Man who would Create Being Martin Heidegger was born September 26th‚ 1889 in Messkirch‚ Germany and died on May 26‚ 1976 in his hometown. Martin was originally raised and educated in order to become a priest. His local church supported his schooling by scholarship in order that he may attend high school in Konstanz and further. Ironically‚ it was the pressuring support of the Catholic Church and the friends he later made during his schooling that eventually caused him to defect from the Church
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CAROLE KRUMMENACHER’S BIOGRAPHY Background Carole Krummenacher was born on 27 March 1955 in New York City‚ New York‚ the United States of America. Her parents are of English‚ German and Irish descent. Carole Krummenacher is also known as Carole Randall Krummenacher. She is now 61 years old. Carole Krummenacher was born in the zodiac sign of Aries. She showed particular Arian characteristics since her childhood. She was an energetic and playful child‚ and also very dominant‚ like any Arian. The highlight
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1721‚ Braintree‚ Massachusetts‚ died 1775‚ Weymouth‚ Massachusetts; married in 1740. She was the daughter of John Quincy‚ a member of the colonial Governor’s council and colonel of the militia. Mr. Quincy was also Speaker of the Massachusetts Assembly‚ a post he held for 40 years until his death at age 77. He died in 1767; three years into his granddaughter Abigail Smith’s marriage to John Adams‚ and his interest in government and his career in public service influenced her. Ancestry: English
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Biography of Christopher Bruce Christopher Bruce was born on the 3rd of October 1945 in England‚ he started studying dancing at 11 years old‚ and he began with tap and ballet. After studying at the Rambert School Christopher Bruce joined Rambert Ballet in 1963‚ where he quickly became the leading male dancer. Bruce appeared in works such as Don Quixote in 1964 and Coppelia in 1966. Then the company began to experiment with ballet and modern‚ combining them to form‚ specifically the Martha Graham
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