Marie Curie: A Pioneering Physicist Aspirations come from hopes and dreams only a dedicated person can conjure up. They can range from passing the third grade to making the local high school football team. Marie Curie’s aspirations‚ however‚ were much greater. Life in late 19th century Poland was rough. Being a female in those days wasn’t a walk in the park either. Marie Curie is recognized in history by the name she took in her adopted country‚ France. Born in Poland in 1867
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Why is it that when you research Canadian Prime Ministers on the internet‚ or in a library‚ Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s name appears more than any other? Why is that everyone knows his name? In short‚ what makes Trudeau‚ Canada’s most famous Prime Minister? The fact is without the influence of Pierre Elliot Trudeau‚ it is likely that Canada and Quebec would currently be two separate countries. Pierre Eliot Trudeau was able to unify Canada through the implementation of the Official Languages Act‚ the
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Pierre Elliot Trudeau is known as one of the greatest political figures in Canada’s history. He touched the lives of many Canadians‚ inspiring them to believe they were capable of accomplishing many things. Trudeau’s successes impacted greatly on Canada‚ and his efforts will be remembered by future Canadian generations. During his time of influence‚ Trudeau gained the respect of the majority of the Canadian population. His popularity to the public began a great phenomenon because “he did what no
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In 1999‚ the top Canadian newsmaker of the century was voted out and the glory fell to the charismatic former Prime Minister‚ Pierre Elliott Trudeau‚ who was elected into office after WWII. Throughout that time period‚ Trudeau worked towards promoting countless emerging social issues in Canada in various ways‚ and greatly influenced the transformations of the nation into the one that is known now. Among those social changes were the arising force of feminism‚ the altering relationship with Quebec
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Excerpt from Weblog and extract from Vernon God Little by DCB Pierre Text B is in the form of a blog‚ which is an online diary updated regularly by its author. Text C is an extract from the novel Vernon God Little by DCB Pierre. Both authors target a young adult audience through use of a casual tone to engage the reader and gain empathetic response. The weblog writer uses colloquialisms such as ‘gutted’‚ and elision; ‘Whatcha’ DCB Pierre engages a young audience through use of a teenage protagonist
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music Laptop‚ speaker‚ Recorded sample music of Chance music‚ electronic music and minimalist music. 97% of the students are able to comprehend. Research on the lives of the following composers: La monte young Steve Reich Philip Glass Pierre Schaeffer Dr. Jose Maceda 4-3 – 9:30-10:30 4-2 – 1:00 -2:00 June 18‚ 2013 4-5 – 8:30-9:30 Music of 20th Century Impressionism Whole tone scale Expressionism Sample chart of whole tone scale‚ sample music of
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Defining Canada Lester Pearson Lester Pearson left a lasting legacy on Canada; it was during his tenure as Prime Minister when Canada adopted its own official flag‚ universal healthcare was applied on a national level‚ the Canada Pension Plan was negotiated and the Royal Commission on the Status of Women and the Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism were created. However‚ perhaps his greatest achievement came before he was Prime Minister‚ when he won Canada’s only Nobel Peace Prize. Through
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continue her studies at the Sorbonne where she obtained Licentiateships in Physics and the Mathematical Sciences. She met Pierre Curie‚ Professor in the School of Physics in 1894 and in the following year they were married. She succeeded her husband as Head of the Physics Laboratory at the Sorbonne‚ gained her Doctor of Science degree in 1903‚ and following the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906‚ she took his place as Professor of General Physics in the Faculty of Sciences‚ the first time a woman had
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engage with the contemporary world by acting as an observer and supporter of the present moment. A modern artist should focus on all that is contemporary‚ from fashion to technology‚ excluding all historical and classical subject matter. I believe Pierre Bonnard meets Baudelaire’s standards as a “painter of modern life”. Bonnard is an artist who is inspired by day to day life. He found the present moment to be important and because of that‚ he often painted from memory. In Baudelaire’s essay‚ he discusses
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thought and she was amazingly smart. She gave all the money to her older sister‚ Bronya‚ so she could pay the tuition for the University of Paris. Bronya did the same for Marie in 1891. Marie studied math and physics. Marie Curie and her husband‚ Pierre Curie‚ were scientists. They discovered two elements‚ polonium and radium‚ in a little shed where their laboratory was. Their work was important because radium helps destroy cancer cells. Radiation was also used to take away suffering. Marie Curie
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