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 2,431 - 2,460
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Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama Over the past few decades, there have been many political problems in Tibet. This can be attributed to the ongoing problem between Tibet and China. Tibet had previously, for many years, been faced with occupation by the forces of the People's Republic of China in their land. This was very alarming to many people, including the highly respected Dalai Lama of Tibet. The Dalai Lama has been a very
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Terri Schiavo
The end of life is inevitable. For most it is for seen and understood what ones final wishes are. Living wills provide those issues in question with answers. What if an individual does not have a living will? Who would be in charge in making final decisions for someone who cannot physically make those decisions? The story of Terri Schiavo brings about many questions that represents moral, ethical, and legal issues. Terri Schiavo collapsed in
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Terrible Venezuela Paper
Venezuela By: Kenny George 1/22/07 Senor Reyes 3rd Hour Spanish II Class Venezuela is a quiet country on the northern tip of South America. First colonized in 1522, Venezuela gained its independence on July 5, 1811 after a series of uprisings lead by Francisco de Miranda....and obviously, since we are in a Spanish class, the national language is...you guessed it, Spanish. Venezuela is divided into twenty-three states, a capital district corresponding to the city of
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Terroism
Terrorism is the use or threat of violence to create fear and alarm. Terrorists murder and kidnap people, set off bombs, hijack airplanes, set fires, and commit other serious crimes. But the goals of terrorists differ from those of ordinary criminals. Most criminals want money or some other form of personal gain. Most terrorists commit crimes to support political causes. The word terrorism first appeared during the French Revolution (1789-1799). Some of the revolutionaries who
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Test
I like to think of myself as psychologically healthy in most respects. There is no one part of my life that greatly out weighs any other. I have a history of mental instability’s, but I have worked through my problems in that area. I am in control of my emotions and the affect they have on my life and the lives of the people around me. Spiritually I believe I am healthier than many of
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Test
: Classic Airlines Marketing SolutionDQ # 2 - Explain the main stages of developing and managing new products. Which stage do you think is most important? Why? DQ # 3 - Why do services pose unique challenges to marketers? How important are customer expectations in regard to managing and maintaining service quality? How important a role does employee or staff satisfaction play in the management of service quality? Individual Assignment: Classic Airlines Marketing Solution •
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Test Paper
About ten years ago, when I was still a little boy, my aunt Tina was diagnosed with panic disorder. I heard that word very often during my family gatherings, when my family members were talking about my aunt’s condition and everyone was worried about her. At that time, I was still too young to understand what was really wrong, or what all those big words meant. But, I often heard the word therapy and medication
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Test Paper
1. The shorter the forecast period, the more accurately the forecasts tend to track what actually happens. Operations Management True False 2. The optimum level of inspection minimizes the sum of inspection costs and the cost of passing defectives. Operations Management True False 3. The standard time for a job can be obtained by multiplying the normal time by an appropriate allowance factor. Operations Management True False 4. Concurrent Engineering is another term for sequential
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Testimony
Praise God; that was the phrase I would here every morning when my dad would drop me off for school. Although my family has gone through many hard times, they have grown to know Christ and wanted to share that with their kids. I grew up in the kind of household that if you said “shut up” then you were going to be spanked several times. I knew one thing on Sunday morning and Wednesday
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The 123
On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. "As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles." Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family,
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The Accident
The Accident Every once and awhile I'll look back on my life and I'll laugh. Particularly at the times I spent with my best friend Nate and all the mischief we caused. I look back now and I think what the HELL were we doing? How did we not die? Have you ever sat down and had a conversation with a male teen between the ages of 14-17? I should've been locked away for
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The Adventures at Hyco Lake
The Adventures at Hyco Lake There is no better feeling in this world than to be outdoors with nature, especially when there are numerous activities to dabble in. Often times people take for granted the sentimental value that they can experience by simply walking through a park. God created the Earth to be beautiful and peaceful, and people need to keep it that way. I have always shared a love of the outdoors with my
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The Aspects of Leadership
Leadership Leadership Sarita Bolleddula Warner Pacific College Bus/Soc 100A Team Dynamics October 13, 2011 Professor Deborah Banks ________________ Abstract This essay focuses on the aspects of leadership. Leadership is hard to define, and there are many attributes that go into being successful. Not only does the term leader carry a great deal of meaning but it also has powerful implications that immediately come to mind. The main traits of a leader include: drive (a broad
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The Audacity of Hope
The Audacity of Hope Wasps are generally thought of as those stinging insects that fly around like bees; however, there is another meaning altogether. W.A.S.P as an acronym stands for White, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant. To date, only one non-wasp was ever elected President of the United States, and he was assassinated from a grassy knoll and his brother who many thought could also be elected was shot before he even had the chance. So what
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The Author
-Author Background- In my book the author of the book was the same person who wrote the book except he had help from a man named Jason Borte. Jason is one of the writers that Kelly Slater had known from one of the local magazines that had continuously kept up on the major aspects of his so called career. Jason Was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was raised on a farm where his family
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X By Alex Haley On May 19, 1925 Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father was a Preacher who spoke out about the unity of black people. Which caused several white racists to strike out against Malcolm's father and his family violently. His family moved to Lansing, Michigan where Malcolm, his parents, brothers, and sisters were shot at, burned out of their home, harassed, and threatened. When Malcolm was
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X By Alex Haley On May 19, 1925 Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father was a Preacher who spoke out about the unity of black people. Which caused several white racists to strike out against Malcolm’s father and his family violently. His family moved to Lansing, Michigan where Malcolm, his parents, brothers, and sisters were shot at, burned out of their home, harassed, and threatened. When Malcolm
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley is about a man who changed the history of America. Malcolm (Little) X preached what he believed about racism, discrimination, and segregation. He went through many changes in his fight for equality. The three transformations that really changed the way Malcolm thought and preached where his transformation in prison, his transformation into the Islamic religion (following Elijah Muhammad), and the biggest transformation of all, his
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
On September 14,2002, the deadliest hurricane disaster in World history occurred It is impossible to tell all, and the world, at best, can never know all the tragedies written by the storm. This is the worst since the Galveston Hurricane," which occurred on September 8, 1900 killing more than 6,000 people. Hurricane Daphine was born off the African coast on September the 4th but didn't become a hurricane until the 11th. The hurricane-force winds, 197
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley was published in 1965. It is national best seller about the life and times of Malcolm X. On May 19, 1925 Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father was a preacher who spoke out about the unity of black people. This caused several white racists to strike out against Malcolm's father and his family violently. His family moved to Lansing, Michigan where Malcolm, his parents,
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley was published in 1965. It is national best seller about the life and times of Malcolm X. On May 19, 1925 Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His father was a preacher who spoke out about the unity of black people. This caused several white racists to strike out against Malcolm’s father and his family violently. His family moved to Lansing, Michigan where Malcolm, his parents,
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman begins with a note from the editor, who is a local schoolteacher near the plantation where Jane Pittman lives. He has long been trying to hear her story, and, beginning in the summer of 1962, she finally tells it to him. When her memory lapses, her acquaintances help fill in the spaces. The recorded tale, with editing, then becomes The Autobiography of Miss Jane. Jane Pittman is born into
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The Autobiography of Miss Pittman
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman begins with a note from the editor, who is a local schoolteacher near the plantation where Jane Pittman lives. He has long been trying to hear her story, and, beginning in the summer of 1962, she finally tells it to him. When her memory lapses, her acquaintances help fill in the spaces. The recorded tale, with editing, then becomes The Autobiography of Miss Jane. Jane Pittman is born into
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The Batman
believe that there are many ways to describe my level of bodily health. First of all I believe that I weigh 119.4 pounds and that I have good cardiovascular condition. I also have muscles strong enough that when they are used altogether on top of an aluminum towel rack it will break very easily and the tone of those strength enhanced body parts are at a good rate. My flexibility however is not all that
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The Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine: Part 1 of 10 The British... Many of the 15,000 British troops spent the night in Kennett Square -- population 2,000 -- unwinding and carousing, while a battle loomed. General Howe's flanking strategy was devised two days earlier: While General Knyphausen attacked at Chadd's Ford, as Washington expected, Cornwallis would stealthily move north, cross the Brandywine, and flank Washington's right. [Map and a fuller explanation] The Americans... By the night
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The Beatles
According to time magazines web site time.com, in their top 100 issue from June 8, 1998 the beatles were the number one band of all time. To learn why they were and still a widely known performing group. They not only invented many of the styles used in music today, their lyrics touched the hearts and minds of the youth of the time, they were something new and different, something nobody heard but still loved.
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The Beatles
The Beatles to this day are one of the most famous and popular rock 'n roll groups in the world. The Beatles include George Harrison, John Lennon(1940-1980), Paul McCartney, and Richard Starkey(Ringo Starr). All of the Beatles where born and raised in Liverpool, England. John Lennon was considered the leader of the band. George Harrison was the lead guitarist. John Lennon was a song writer, one of the two lead singers, and rhythm guitarist. Paul
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The Beatles
The Beatles are even today known as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. They introduced more innovations into popular music than any other rock band of the 20th century. Moreover, they were among the few artists of any genre that were simultaneously the best at what they did, and the most popular at what they did. They were also the first British rock group to achieve worldwide prominence, launching a British
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The Beginning
THE BEGINNING At half past six on the evening of April 20th, 1889 a child was born in the small town of Branau, Austria. The name of the child was Adolf Hitler. He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in the local choir. One day he carved a symbol into the bench which resembled the Swastika he later
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