Confederate General who led southern forces against the Union Army in the American Civil War‚ Robert Edward Lee was born January 19‚ 1807‚ in Stratford Hall‚ Virginia. Lee was cut from Virginia aristocracy. His extended family members included a president‚ a chief justice of the United States‚ and signers of the Declaration of Independence. His father‚ Colonel Henry Lee‚ also known as "Light-Horse Harry‚" had served as a cavalry leader during the Revolutionary War and gone on to become one of the
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IT WAS NOW LUNCH TIME AND THEY WERE all sitting under the double green fly of the dining tent pretending that nothing had happened. “Will you have lime juice or lemon squash?” Macomber asked. “I’ll have a gimlet‚” Robert Wilson told him. “I’ll have a gimlet too. I need something‚” Macomber’s wife said. “I suppose it’s the thing to do‚” Macomber agreed. “Tell him to make three gimlets.” The mess boy had started them already‚ lifting the bottles out of the canvas cooling bags that sweated wet in the
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lives harder than it is. “What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty‚ and every difficulty has an opportunity”. (J. Sidlow Baxter) But‚ According to the IMDb.com biography Robert Thurman was born on August 3‚ 1941 in New York City. "Thurman is known for his talented popularization of the Buddha’s teaching at Columbia University" ("Professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies"). Later in the biography we learned that in the late spring
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This assignment will focus on the life of Robert de Niro. Robert de Niro he is American and was born 17.08.1943 in New York. He is an actor‚ director and producer. His father was Italian and Irish and his mother was of English‚ German‚ French and Dutch ancestry. De Niro’s parents divorced when he was three years old. De Niro attended PS41 a public elementary school in Manhatan through the sixth grade and then went to the private Elisabeth Irvin High School. For the seventh
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Nidhi Parikh Mr. DeJonge English III Honors 21 November 2014 The Legacy of Maya Angelou Maya Angelou‚ an inspirational American author‚ poet‚ and civil rights activist‚ was born on April 4‚ 1928 in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ and died on May 28‚ 2014 at the age of 86. Growing up‚ Angelou endured an abounding number of hardships from racism to sexism and poverty. However‚ regardless of the numerous hardships she encountered throughout her life‚ she still managed to be successful. Angelou received several
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mythology. The story’s protagonist‚ Robert Ross‚ is occasionally referred to as a knight in shining armour‚ and his experiences during the war are often considered as his journey. In The Wars‚ fire is an essential part of Robert Ross’ journey‚ and along with the other three elements‚ gives mythological references a sound base. "Earth and Air and Fire and Water" is the inscription found on the grave stone of Robert Ross (page 190). As the novel ends with Robert Ross’ passing on‚ these words attempt
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Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was born on January 19‚ 1807 in Stafford‚ Virginia. The son of Lighthorse Harry Lee and was educated at the U.S. Military academy. In 1829 he graduated second in his class receiving a commission as second lieutenant in 1836 and captain in 1838. He distinguished himself in the Mexican War and was wounded in the storming of Chapultepec in 1847; for his meritorious service he received his third promotion in rank. He became superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy
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Swami Vivekananda was the greatest gift of God to the Indian society. According to Dr.S.Radhakrishnan‚ "Swami Vivekananda was a saintly personality who was not content merely with reaching and practicing the highest ideals of Hindu religion and philosophy. His motto was worship of God through the service of the poor and lowly and he called upon his countrymen and women to shake off the age old lethargy‚ remove the abuses which had crept into their society and work for the freedom of their motherland
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to a secret organization called Cherub who desperately need people like you.You are forced to give up your real identity and demanded to live under the rules. This is the tough life of James Choke‚ the main character in the book The Recruit by Robert Muchamore. Even though his life was full of hatred and violence‚ deep inside he is just a 13 years old boy. His appetite for adventure‚ his perseverance and his kindness really inspires me. First of all‚ James is incredibly fearless. He had to
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Robert Frost Born: 26 March 1874 San Francisco Died:29 January 1963 Boston Nationality: American Era: 20th Century Places where he lived: San Francisco‚ Lawerence Massechusetts‚ Derry New Hampshire‚ England Franconia‚ New Hampshire. Childhood Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874. Both his parents were teachers‚ and Robert was early on exposed to the world of books and reading‚ studying such works as those by William Shakespeare and poets Robert Burns and William Wordsworth
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