Imagine that you live in the 1800’s. A dog with rabies had bit you and there is no way to cure it. There would not be a cure until 1852‚ when a scientist named Louis Pasteur would discover the cure‚ and he’d be one of the most important scientists of all time. Louis Pasteur was born in the city of Dole‚ France‚ on December 27‚ 1822 (Manning 193). His father had been in the military and he had 3 siblings‚ all of whom died at early ages (Dakes 165). Growing up‚ his family was very poor (Adler)
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or not‚ the dude who broke ankles for 13 straight years and played every game as if it was his last is not there. He is no where to be found and his story is quite tragic; in a way‚ he is the forgotten one‚ the league is missing the one and only Allen Iverson. In the 2007-08 season Iverson played on a 50 win Denver Nuggets squad and averaged 26.4 ppg and 7.2 apg. At the start of the 2009 season he was shipped to Detroit and everything went downhill. Iverson was put into what he described as
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notes‚ reading road signs‚ making a shopping list and so forth. This is where Louis Braille’s invention‚ the Braille system comes in. His ultimate invention has helped many lives around the world‚ although he lived two centuries ago. In other words‚ the Braille system is to the person with vision loss what the printed word is to the sighted individual‚ which is access to information and contact with the outside world. Louis Braille was born in Coupvray‚ France‚ on January 4‚ 1809. He lost his sight
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written many successful poems. Allen Ginsberg had a hard childhood‚ but because of this he became a very successful poet. Ginsberg’s poem “Kaddish” is based off the struggles he faced in his childhood having a mother who was diagnosed with a psychological illness. Allen Ginsberg grew up with his older brother Eugene in a household shadowed by his mother’s mental illness; she suffered from recurrent epileptic seizures and paranoia. In the winter of 1941‚ when Allen was a junior in high school‚ his
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public‚ that’s what the poet does.” Allen Ginsberg believed this wholly and based his means of poetry by what he said in this sentence. One cannot censor thoughts‚ just as one can’t censor expression. Ginsberg faced controversy for sexual content and profanities that he used in his poetry‚ but those were merely his private thoughts that he brought to the public. His poetry fueled a whole generational revolution in the 1950s. In times of cookie cutter uniformity Allen Ginsberg went against norm and
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Louis Armstrong is a very talented musician‚ actor‚ and singer. He has lived a prosperous life with a lot of success and an equal amount of downfalls. Louis Armstrong’s story goes back to over one hundred years ago. Nicknamed Satch‚ Satchmo‚ Satchelmouth‚ Dipper‚ and Dippermouth Louis Armstrong took over and changed the jazz industry to what we know it as today. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. His father‚ William Armstrong‚ abandoned the family during Louis’
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Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton When it comes to Louis Vuitton‚ we all think of Marc Jacobs. This talented designer has been with Louis Vuitton close 2 decades and has left indelible mark in the development of the brand Louis Vuitton. The first step in the successful design career was marked by Marc Jacobs fashion label event 150 old Louis Vuitton "dots" “brain” This U.S. position Creative Director. Year 1997‚ Jacobs has officially become an important part of the oldest fashion brand Louis Vuitton.
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functions‚ including allotted square footage and adjacencies of different uses. The client’s requests regarding the project are also considered. In short‚ the design process begins with a serious and studies inquiry into the project’s ‘facts’. Louis Kahn did not begin his design process in this manner. To be sure‚ he eventually did all of these things which other architects do. He felt‚ however‚ that such inquiry into a proposed project’s program-its ‘facts’- was not the appropriate place to
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Kevin Han Case #1: Stanford Financial R. Allen Stanford is accused of pulling off a $7 billion Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors. Prosecutors allege that Stanford lured investors to purchase Certificate of Deposits with returns that were consistently higher than the market and used the proceeds to finance his lavish lifestyle. Stanford currently faces 14 criminal charges‚ including wire and mail fraud‚ in addition to civil suit from the SEC. Adding to the case are charges against
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Jessica Rendon Professor Kim Ballerini English 102 May 14‚ 2014 Cultural/Historical Background of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” Allen Ginsberg’s writing was a breakthrough for culture in the 1950’s‚ and still today his writing represents a lot of controversial issues in the United States. He strayed away from mainstream writing and allowed his poetry to be self-expressive‚ about human sexuality and politics. Some of the themes explored in “Howl” are stemmed from his upbringing‚ mostly his mother’s
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