Biographies
Study the biographies of people who have significantly influenced global change. Such people have appeared at all times throughout human history to give the world something new and unexplored.
2,881 Essays on Biographies. Documents 541 - 570
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Buddha
Buddha whose original name was Siddhartha Gautama, was born in India in the 4th century BC. Gautama was the founder of Buddhism, the religion and philosophical system that produced a great culture throughout much of southern and eastern Asia. Buddha, meaning "Awakened One," or "Enlightened One," is a title, not a proper name. There are various legends about his birth and upbringing (Jacobus 569-71). He married at the age of 16 and lived in luxury
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Buddy Rich
Chris Macholz English 11 Thesis “When it comes to my playing, I take no prisoners,” Buddy Rich tells Mel Torme in February 1949(Unofficial 1). Buddy Rich has taken drumming to new levels, developing ensembles that are centered around his stunning display of endurance and velocity, not to mention his remarkable showmanship. Buddy Rich is one of the most talented and influential drummers of all time. Born to the name Bernard “Buddy” Rich on September 30,
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Burrhus Frederic Skinner
Biography Burrhus Frederic Skinner (B.F.Skinner) was born March 20, 1904, in Susquehanna. His father was a lawyer, while his wife was just a typical “housewife” Skinner was an active, out-going boy who loved the outdoors and building things, and actually enjoyed school. It was known that his life was not without its tragedies considering his brother died at the age of 16 of a cerebral aneurysm. Burrhus received his BA in English from Hamilton College
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Button Button
Kendall Singer 10/30/14 ELA-7 Period 5 Button Button In the short story “Button Button” by Richard Matheson, Norma is described as selfish. She is described as selfish because she is always putting her needs before anyone else. For example, when Norma and Arthur received the box with the button, she was very quick to say, “let’s push it.” She really only cared about receiving the $50,000 and did not acknowledge the fact that if she
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By Instinct Capone Was a Heartless Mindless Killer
“By Instinct Capone Was A Heartless Mindless Killer” Considered the most notorious gangster in history, Alphonse Capone, otherwise known as Scarface Al, was born in New York, 1899, in a small apartment in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Having many run-ins with the police growing up, he was always around the local street gang led my Johnny Torrio. After beating one of his sixth grade teachers, he quit school, and quickly learned the way of
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Calvin Coolidge
At 2:30 on the morning of August 3, 1923, while visiting in Vermont, Calvin Coolidge received word that he was President. By the light of a kerosene lamp, his father, who was a notary public, administered the oath of office as Coolidge placed his hand on the family Bible. Coolidge was "distinguished for character more than for heroic achievement," wrote a Democratic admirer, Alfred E. Smith. "His great task was to restore the dignity
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Camera
dfdfdThe evolution of photography of Digital Photography Name Here Computer Operating Systems Professor Name September 2005 A brief history of digital photography Throughout history, man has attempted to record his exploits for whatever reason or occasio......... 7. digital cameras Digital Cameras Digital cameras allow computer users to take pictures and store the photographed images digitally instead of on traditional film. With some digital cameras, a user downloads the stored pictures from the digital camera to
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Can the Music Industry Change Its Tune?
Can the Music Industry Change its Tune? Introduction The music recording industry has been rocked by the peer to peer file sharing technology. The distribution of music is now available as a digital product (Blockstedt, Kauffman, Riggins 2004). The industry claims that the file sharing technology has caused a reduction in their profits. The increase in popularity of devices that play the digital music, such as the MP3 player, Apple iPod and the Dell
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Can We Say 'no' to Recycling
Can We Say 'NO' To Recycling Lately the earth's capacity to tolerate exploitation and absorb solid wastes disposal has diminished, due to excess trashing. People dispose lots of stuff, and simply do not care. Therefore scientists found out a way to reuse things and that process was called 'recycling'. This new approach seemed quite successful at the beginning, until its true identity appeared. Recycling first started as man's best friend; people were intrigued by this
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Candy
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds juiced out of jealousy, Gary Sheffield followed his training buddy's lead and Jason Giambi did it to please his perfectionist father who loved the game, according to a new book. "Game of Shadows," which centers on Bonds' allegedly extensive drug regimen -- steroids, human growth hormone, insulin and more -- also undercuts Sheffield's claims that he took designer steroids unwittingly. The book says BALCO's performance-enhancing drugs were used by several
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Capital Punishment in America
Capital Punishment in America Capital punishment or the death penalty as it is commonly termed is of all the penal practices, the most controversial. This is not at all surprising, concerning the fact that it involves taking a human life. Because it is the most severe of all sentences, there have been countless efforts to abolish the death penalty, and these efforts have proved effective in most of the industrialized nations, with the exception of
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Capitalism Contra Capitalism
RECENZIE CAPITALISM CONTRA CAPITALISM de Michel Albert Michel Albert, n?scut în 1930 – fost comisar general al Planului ?i pre?edinte al Asigur?rilor Generale ale Fran?ei; a publicat multiple eseuri de pedagogie economic? ?i social? "Le Manifeste radical" – 1970, "Les Vaches maigres" – 1975, "Le Pari français" – 1982, "Capitalisme contre capitalisme" – 1991. "Eseul" debuteaz? cu o brevilocvent? prezentare a momentului istoric ce a determinat victoria capitalismului, victorie ce a avut loc pe trei
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Captain Everett P. Pope-Usmc
5 January 2002 EVERETT P. POPE Captain Everett P. Pope was born on 16 July 1919 in Milton, Massachusetts and joined the Marine Corps while living in that state. He currently resides in Fernandina Beach, Florida. He is a living recipient of the Marine Corps Medal of Honor for his valiant leadership against devastating odds during the actions against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu Island, Palau Group from 19 to 20 September, 1944. Captain Pope
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Captain John Smith
John Smith had many characteristics that helped to make him an important person in the beginning settlement of the New World. He was a brave and strong person who seemed to have little fear. He ran away from home when he was young and became a soldier in Europe and the Near East (Barbour). He thrived for excitement and adventure. During the settlement of Jamestown, he took on the responsibility of leadership by saving the
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Captain John Smith
John Smith had many characteristics that helped to make him an important person in the beginning settlement of the New World. He was a brave and strong person who seemed to have little fear. He ran away from home when he was young and became a soldier in Europe and the Near East (Barbour). He thrived for excitement and adventure. During the settlement of Jamestown, he took on the responsibility of leadership by saving the
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Captured in an Image
Captured in an Image Beyond the black and white haze of time, there is a young boy in a tailored blue coat and plaid shorts saluting his father’s coffin as it is driven through the streets of the Washington Capitol. It was this image that restored the hearts of the countless civilians who had been distraught by their leader’s sudden death. The American public was able to find some sort of comfort through the little
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Car Accident
Traumatic events come in many different ways at many different times of ones life. Mine came on the school bus while I was on my way home from school. The bus had stopped to let a couple kids off and I stood up to throw some trash away. I stood up we were rear ended by a young lady who had been trying to get a bee out of the car and not realized the
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Career Choice
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. It is so important because that is what we will have to do to support ourselves throughout life. Imagine being stuck in a dead end job and having to go to work every morning and dreading it. That is no spending oneХs time and life is too short to work 35 years and be unhappy with it.
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Career Choice
Choosing a career is one of the most important decisions a person has to make in their life. It is so important because that is what we will have to do to support ourselves throughout life. Imagine being stuck in a dead end job and having to go to work every morning and dreading it. That is no spending oneХs time and life is too short to work 35 years and be unhappy with it.
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Career Exploration
CAREER EXPLORATION My ultimate value is my family. My vision for my own self is to live happily with my family in the future. I love to spend my spare time with them. Hanging around with friends and family make me feel well. I love to play on computer. I also love to play with the magical numbers. I like surfing on the internet, exploring new things, reading articles related with health, life, and economic
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Carl
Many people have already dammed a small stream using sticks and mud by the time they become adults. Humans have used dams since early civilization, because four-thousand years ago they became aware that floods and droughts affected their well-being and so they began to build dams to protect themselves from these effects.1 The basic principles of dams still apply today as they did before; a dam must prevent water from being passed. Since then, people
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Carl Jung
CARL JUNG 1875 - 1961 Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology. He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar's gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart throught the world. There in the horrors of prisons, lunatic asylums and hospitals, in drab suburban pubs, in brothels and gambling-hells, in the salons of the elegant, the Stock Exchanges,
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Carl Jung Biography
Anyone who wants to know the human psyche will learn next to nothing from experimental psychology. He would be better advised to abandon exact science, put away his scholar's gown, bid farewell to his study, and wander with human heart throught the world. There in the horrors of prisons, lunatic asylums and hospitals, in drab suburban pubs, in brothels and gambling-hells, in the salons of the elegant, the Stock Exchanges, socialist meetings, churches, revivalist
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Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois on January 6, 1878. Carl and his family lived in a three room cottage at 313 East Third Street in Galesburg, Illinois. His parent’s names were August and Clara Anderson Sandburg. Sandburg’s nickname was Charlie. His parents were both Swedish immigrants. His Dad worked for a blacksmith in Chicago. Sandburg did not have much of an education because he quit school at the age of thirteen.
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Carloos Santana
Carlos Santana Ryan Conroy All the world knows the special magic of Carlos Santana. Since 1966, he has led the group that bears his name, selling over 30 million albums and performing before an estimated 13 million people. In every performance, Carlos shares with his audience a personal communication that crosses all boundaries and differences. Carlos was introduced to traditional music by his father, Jose. An accomplished mariachi violinist and experienced musician, he taught Carlos
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Carlos G.
Carlos, a son of Lebanese parents born in Brazil, had spent his early life both in Brazil and Lebanon. He had obtained his pre-university education in Lebanon where he proved to be a very intelligent, hard working, and rebellious student (always wanting to learn more and never giving up on solving tough tasks). The teachers respected him and his exceptional math skills coupled with his interests of history, geography, languages and that like would prove
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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana Carlos Santana naciу en 20 de julio, 1947, en Autlбn de Navarro, Mexico. En 1955, la familia se moviу de Autlбn de Navarro para Tijuana. Como un adolescente, Santana realizada en tira Tijuana forma un club. En los inicios de 1960s, Santana se moviу otra vez con su familia para San Francisco, donde su padre esperу encontrar trabajo. En San Francisco, despuйs de que varios aсos gastaron hacer las veces de un lavaplatos
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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana Ryan Conroy All the world knows the special magic of Carlos Santana. Since 1966, he has led the group that bears his name, selling over 30 million albums and performing before an estimated 13 million people. In every performance, Carlos shares with his audience a personal communication that crosses all boundaries and differences. Carlos was introduced to traditional music by his father, Jose. An accomplished mariachi violinist and experienced musician, he taught Carlos
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Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana Carlos Santana naciу en 20 de julio, 1947, en Autlбn de Navarro, Mexico. En 1955, la familia se moviу de Autlбn de Navarro para Tijuana. Como un adolescente, Santana realizada en tira Tijuana forma un club. En los inicios de 1960s, Santana se moviу otra vez con su familia para San Francisco, donde su padre esperу encontrar trabajo. En San Francisco, despuйs de que varios aсos gastaron hacer las veces de un
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