Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4‚ 1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Parks was first of two children‚ James and Leona (Edwards) McCauley. Parks was a Civil Rights activist‚ and most known for being arrested in Montgomery‚ Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. Rosa Parks was a member of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)‚ and served as secretary by 1943. In the year of 1932 Parks married Raymond Parks. Mr. Parks was a Barber and
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Executive Pay Problem: The Case for “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” Developments in Remuneration Policy Corporate Culture and the Problem of Executive Compensation Taking Shareholder Protection Seriously? Corporate Governance in the U.S. and Germany University of Rochester Roundtable on Corporate M&A and Shareholder Value 8 Lucian A. Bebchuk‚ Harvard Law School‚ and Jesse M. Fried‚ University of California at Berkeley 24 Jeffrey N. Gordon‚ Columbia University 36 Alastair Ross
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Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams (May 28‚1945-present) is a doctor‚ a clown and a social activist. Patch Adams opened Gesundheit!Institute in 1971. The basis of his medical care is the use of laughter‚ joy and creativity to help his patients through the healing process. He believes that healing and laughter have a close connection. When Adams was a teenager his father fought as part of the United States army in Korea and died in the war. Adams and his family returned to the United States
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ROLE OF GUJARAT IN FREEDOM STRUGGLE Gujarat played a vital role in Indian freedom struggle. Many incidents such as Satyagraha were started in Gujarat. Many freedom fighters took part in Indian freedom struggle.They are as follows: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) was born into a Hindu Modh family in Porbandar‚ Gujarat‚ India in 1869. He was the son of Karamchand Gandhi‚ the divan (Chief Minister) of Porbandar‚ and Putlibai‚ Karamchand fourth wife (his
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Jamia Millia Islamia‚ an institution originally established at Aligarh in United Provinces‚ India in 1920 became a Central University by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1988. In Urdu language‚ Jamia means ‘University’‚ and Millia means ‘National’. The story of its growth from a small institution in the pre-independence India to a central university located in New Delhi—offering integrated education from nursery to research in specialized areas—is a saga of dedication‚ conviction and vision of
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ALBERTINA SISULU Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu was born on the 21st of October 1911 to Bonilizwe and Monica Thethiwe in Xolobe‚ and went to primary school only. She studied at Mariazell and was a trainee nurse at Johannesburg General. She was not interested in politics‚ but went to meetings to support her husband and eventually joined the ANCYL. On 9th August 1956 Albertina‚ Helen Joseph and Sophia De Bryn were involved in the women’s anti-pass protest‚ helping the 20‚000 demonstrators avoid
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The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles‚ establishes the structure‚ procedures‚ powers‚ and duties of government institutions‚ and sets out fundamental rights‚ directive principles‚ and the duties of citizens. It is the longest[1] written constitution of any sovereign country in the world‚ containing 448 [Note 1] articles in 24 parts‚ 12 schedules and 97 amendments. Besides the English version‚ there is an official
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"Work is Worship’. This is a very old proverb which means there is no better way to worship God except to be hardworking and this is fully justified what man has achieved during the course of his development is a result of hard work over long periods of time. He owes all his greatness to hard work. Hence‚ it is the root of all success. There is no alternative of hard work. Today man has conquered nature‚ he has set foot on the moon‚ he has travelled in the space‚ he has invented so many life saving
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Years ago‚ India had no freedom at all to do all the necessary things. But due to the great freedom fighters India got its right. It is completely all because of the fighters. They have put all their lives just for the sake‚ welfare and for a bright future of India. They have given us the right‚ authority and freedom for us. ”Nadir Shah looted the country only once. But the British loot us every day. Every year wealth to the tune of 4.5 million dollar is being drained out‚ sucking our very blood
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Introduction- Jawaharlal Nehru was born on the 14th of November in 1889 in Allahabad‚ in the time when British were conquering India. He always had a rose in his pocket to show that kids were/are like buds/flowering plants in the garden. He was very fond of children‚ so in India they celebrate his birthday‚ as children’s day. He was one of the freedom fighters of India. That shows that he is a very close friend of Mohamdas Karamchand Gandhi. He also like the bird white-dove which he thought represented
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