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.
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Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson is one of the most notorious boxers in prizefighting history thanks to his actions both inside the ring and out. His speed, power and angry aggression earned him the World Boxing Council heavyweight title in 1986, making him the youngest champion ever. The next year he won the World Boxing Association title and "Iron Mike" became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. In 1988, in one of his most famous fights, Tyson
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Mikhail Gorbachev Biography
Mikhail Gorbachev Biography • Born 1931 into a peasant family • Studied law at Moscow University in the 1950s • Worked as a local Communist Party official in his home area • By 1978 he was a member of the Central Committee of the party and was in charge of agriculture • In 1980 he joined the Politburo • He was a close friend of Andropov, who was the Soviet leader in 1983, and shared
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: About this sound Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв (help•info), IPA [mʲɪxɐˈil sʲɪrˈɡʲeɪvʲɪtɕ ɡərbɐˈtɕof]; born 2 March 1931) was the seventh and last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until 1991, and the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1988 until its collapse in 1991. He was the only Soviet leader to have been born after the October Revolution of 1917. In 1989, he
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Milan Kundera - a Writer in Czech Republic
Milan Kundera is one of the most well known writers of the Czech Republic. His stories can be humorous, but they often focus on the political environment surrounding Czechoslovokia. One of Kundera's most popular works entitled The Hitchhiking Game is a highly entertaining piece of work centering on these same elements. In this paper we will be observing many interesting aspects having to do with The Hitchhiking Game including but not limited to the analysis
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Millionaire
In the first four chapters of The Automatic Millionaire, David Bach recounts his experience with the McIntyres, the first couple to become automatic millionaires. While most people think that becoming a millionaire requires strenuous planning, a six figure income, or an inheritance, Bach shows how easily an average middleclass person can amass wealth. Bach goes onto explain how anyone can gain financial independence and accumulate millions of dollars by setting aside small amounts of money
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Miscegenation
Miscegenation By Jeremy M Yancey In the years immediately after the Civil War, the South faced a racial crisis. The rigid lines between the races that slavery had maintained by marking blacks as undeniably subordinate and inferior were called into question, first through emancipation and then through Reconstruction. Racial inferiority and the connection between interracial sexual relationships and white supremacy had not existed in a single unchanging form over the years, but slavery had set
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Mitsuyo Maeda
Mitsuyo Maeda In 1904, "Judo's founder Jigoro Kano sent one of his strongest young judoka, Mitsuyo Maeda (1880-1941) with Jojiro Tomita to the White House to assist in a judo demonstration for President Teddy Roosevelt. After a formal demonstration, an American football player in the audience issued an impromptu challenge." The less adept Tomita took to the floor instead of Maeda. "Tomita failed with a throw and was pinned helplessly beneath the football player's
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Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi was born in 1869 in Gujarat, India. He was know the people of India as Mahatma Gandhi. He was called "Mahatma" because it means great soul. He studied law in England. He became a lawyer and when he arrived in South Africa to represent an Indian client. While in South Africa he was thrown off a train because he was riding in first class, first class was reserved for white people only.
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Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi was born the youngest son of his father, Karamchand Gandhi's, fourth wife, Putlibai, in a small village in western India called Porbandar. He grew up in a strict Hindu household, for his father was the chief minister, or dewan, of the town. Although Karamchand was not well educated, he was a good leader and politician. His mother, Putlibai was a very religious housewife, and spent most of her time at home or in
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Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi was born in 1869 in Gujarat, India. He was know the people of India as Mahatma Gandhi. He was called “Mahatma” because it means great soul. He studied law in England. He became a lawyer and when he arrived in South Africa to represent an Indian client. While in South Africa he was thrown off a train because he was riding in first class, first class was reserved for white people only.
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Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi was born the youngest son of his father, Karamchand Gandhi's, fourth wife, Putlibai, in a small village in western India called Porbandar. He grew up in a strict Hindu household, for his father was the chief minister, or dewan, of the town. Although Karamchand was not well educated, he was a good leader and politician. His mother, Putlibai was a very religious housewife, and spent most of her time at home or in
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Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Gujarat, India on October 2, 1869, and got taught law at University College, London. In 1891, Gandhi returned to India and attempted to establish a practice in Bombay, with almost no success. Two years later, an Indian firm with interests in South Africa kept him as legal adviser in the office. After arriving there, Gandhi found himself treated as a member of an inferior race.
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Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi Gandhi was a great man in a lot of ways he was born on October 2, 1869 in Western India. At the age of thirteen he married Kasturbi who was also thirteen before his father died. When he did his mother sent him to law school in England this was in 1888. While he was there he fell in love so to speak with the nonviolent ways of the Hindu scriptures of the
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Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi was born the youngest son of his father, Karamchand Gandhi's, fourth wife, Putlibai, in a small village in western India called Porbandar. He grew up in a strict Hindu household, for his father was the chief minister, or dewan, of the town. Although Karamchand was not well educated, he was a good leader and politician. His mother, Putlibai was a very religious housewife, and spent most of her time at home or in
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Mohandas Gandhi Satyagraha
MOHANDAS GANDHi Satyagraha. Meaning force or firmness of truth, Mohandas Gandhi worked and lived by this word. By peaceful, non-violent demonstrations he little by little took hold of the people of India's love and honor and freed them from British rule. This is his story: On October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India, a region of Queen Victoria, Mohandas Gandhi was born to Kaba Gandhi and his wife. Although his father, Kaba, was the chief Minister
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Molly Pitcher
Not many women are mentioned during the Revolutionary War. If they are, they are not always titled a “heroine”. However, Molly Pitcher broke the trend by not only being a war hero, but a loyal wife and hard worker. Mary was a short woman who often wore a white dress. Over this she wore a striped skirt. This skirt was split in the middle, and pulled to either side. She also wore a white
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Momo
The Harvard MBA Program 1999-2000 booklet (the blue booklet they sent you with the app.) notes: "The nature of business is changing, driven by powerful forces of globalization, technological innovation and intense competition." That sentence, in typical HBS style, contains one of HBS' mantras: Change is unstoppable, change is getting faster, change is driven by technology, change is increasing competition, change is good BUT change is costly, painful, and scary to execute-- and that's
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Monster: The Story of Aileen Wuornos
Monster: The Story of Aileen Wuornos By: Andrea Salina MONSTER Aileen Wuornos didn’t stand a chance from the very early years of her life. Her family background lays the groundwork for her emotional instability that would deem her one of the most notorious female serial killers of all time. Aileen was born February 29, 1956 in Rochester, Michigan as Aileen Carol Pittman. Her biological father, whom she never knew, was a crazed child molester
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Montessori Education
The Montessori approach to education follows the lines of developmental psychology and education should be an aid in life. lt is a comprehensive educational approach from birth to adulthood. Developmental education is concentrated on the phases of the individual's growth from birth to maturity. It tries to respond to the child needs as he develops to help the process of his adaptation, without laying too much stress on the program officially imposed .Dr Maria Montessori
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Moonlight Sonata
When listening to Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata,” many different emotions envelop through my body. The first movement, Adagio Sustenato, made me feel like I was in a wooden rowboat, drifting peacefully along on a crystal clear lake. I felt as if the air was brisk, yet serene, like a calm before the storm. I envisioned beautiful white swans floating carelessly along side the shore line, as the water lapped the outer banks. As the movement progressed,
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Mordecai Richler
"Yikes," said a terrified Jacob Two-Two. "He's heading our way. What should I say? What should I say?" Mr. I.M. Greedyguts stopped immediately before their table. "I beg your pardon," he said to Jacob Two-Two, "but would you happen to be related to the World's Best Midget Photographer?” Jacob Two-Two has delighted and entertained children around the world. Many of us have grown up reading Jacob’s adventures and mishaps, and still more have been delighted
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Morris
Of French and English descent, Morris was born at Morrisania estate, in Westchester (present Bronx) County, NY, in 1752. His family was wealthy and enjoyed a long record of public service. His elder half-brother, Lewis, signed the Declaration of Independence. Gouverneur was educated by private tutors and at a Huguenot school in New Rochelle. In early life, he lost a leg in a carriage accident. He attended King's College (later Columbia College and University) in
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Moshe Dayan Research
“Moshe Dayan was an Israeli military warrior who became a crusader for peace. He was skilled in both battle and diplomacy. He played a key role in four wars, but also helped negotiate the historic Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.” “Moshe Dayan was a Soldier and statesman who led Israel to dramatic victories over its Arab neighbours and became a symbol of security to his countrymen.” Moshe Dayan was born in a kibbutz, in a town called
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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa Saint Mother Teresa is perhaps the greatest human being who has ever lived in this world. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October 2003. She had only one aim in life, to serve the poor, the destitute, the needy and all those who were dejected by the society. She founded an institution, known as 'The Missionary of Charity' to help her in fulfilling this aim. As per her life history,
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Mother Teresa
“Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is wealth, keep it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it!” were the lines of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu who is now known as the famous Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa born to an Albanian family on August 26th, 1910 in a city called Skopje, Serbia.
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Motivation
One’s personality can be understood from the people they mingle with.” With this said, I find myself most influenced and inspired by personalities similar to mine. Whether it is an innate biological factor or a result of my upbringing, I find myself to be an anthology of all the personalities within my immediate family. My family’s personalities and leadership qualities are all similar and have been highly instrumental in my own personality. One would ask,
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Mozart
Countless dozens of Ph.D theses must be written about Mozart's The Magic Flute and yet it is so lively with elements of fantasy and free-flying imagination that it is often the first opera to which children are taken. It has a plot of such complexity that it takes several viewings for all but the most studious opera buffs to sort out the characters and follow the ins and outs of the multilevel story. At the
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Mozart and Haydn
Two of history’s greatest figures in the development of Classical style music during the eighteenth century were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Both men worked together and were very close friends while living in Vienna. Between the two, Joseph Hayden and Amadeus Mozart devoted much of their music for composing symphonies, minuets, librettos, sonatas, concertos, masses, oratorios and operas. While both men achieved popularity and status during their time, they also discovered that success
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Mphammed Ali: The Greatest
Muhammed Ali: The Greatest By: John Dabonka Hudson County Community College Professor M. Teke April 19, 2018 ________________ In 1964, Cassius Clay, a gold metal boxer, defeated the “unbeatable” Sonny Liston. The following day, Cassius Clay, bolstered by his mentor Malcolm X, stepped in front of a room of journalists to declare his conversion to the Nation of Islam and that he was changing his name to Muhammed Ali. This was in response to the
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Mr. Johnathon
Jonathan was interested in skating at the age of seven, but did not take skating lessons until a year later. When Jonathan was six, he kept asking his dad to buy him a pair of roller blade so that he could try it out in his front yard. His parents, especially, his dad, who has always thought that Jonathan would have never asked him to buy such thing, because he was known to be a
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