but along with his fortunate place in history‚ his accomplishments and character send him to the top to be recognized as the best president the United States has ever had. “It’s being in the right place at the right time and taking advantage of your opportunities‚” is a quote by Lee Major. Not only was George Washington in the right place at the right time‚ but it was his ability to recognize the situation that
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actually got to think and elaborate on things I’d like to accomplish before having to fully focus on my career and family. One of my first accomplishments before heading of to university would be becoming fluent in German. By taking online lessons and practising through phone calls to my german relatives‚ I’ll be fluent in German in no time. Another accomplishment which is quite cliche‚ is to get accepted to McMaster’s university and study life sciences‚ and the only route to getting there is to work
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He became a bombardier in B17. It wasn’t until later on that he questioned the necessity of actually dropping the bombs. When he returned home‚ he turned in all of his medals he earned and wrote “Never Again”. Howard Zinn really had three major accomplishments in his life. His civil rights movement‚ his antiwar movement‚ and a publication of ‘A People’s History of the United States’.
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made her move. She escaped‚ going from Maryland to Pennsylvania alone and unnoticed. She later went on to become a conductor for the underground rail road and do many other things to aid in the fight against slavery. Harriet Tubman’s greatest accomplishment was helping other slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. Her help with the Underground Railroad helped many escaped slaves become free and led them to a better life.
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Born: August 29‚ 1958 in Gary‚ Indiana Died: June 25‚ 2009 in Los Angeles‚ California Overview: As a young child‚ Michael Jackson had cultivated stardom as a singer and performer with the Jackson Five before he reached double digits in age. In the ’70s he remained a stalwart member of that group‚ becoming an ever more central figure in its continuing success. And although he began to step out as a solo artist during the ’70s‚ Jackson did not truly become a full-fledged star until the
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Jefferson is known for a humongous list of accomplishments during his time in political history. Thomas Jefferson is known to be one of our founding fathers‚ presidents‚ vice president‚ congressman‚ lawyer‚ governor‚ and a Minister to France. With all those accomplishments there may come some minor downfall. Thomas Jefferson was born in April 1743 and he was fluent in five languages. He was one of the ten siblings and played the violin in his free time. When he was young‚ he was taught by Reverend
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a daily basis. In her prime‚ the world was taken by the amassed global sales of her four albums that exceeded 86 million copies. Whitney Houston‚ whose voice is one of the best in the past three decades‚ has had quite an admirable life‚ many accomplishments‚ and has impacted the world in many ways. In the early life of Whitney Houston it seemed she was destined to become a singer. Houston‚ who was born August 9th‚ 1963 in Newark New Jersey‚ grew up with many influential singers in her family. Her
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until World War I broke out. Woodrow Wilson was reelected in the 1916 election and held a new campaign slogan‚ “He kept Us Out of War.” Wilson declared war on Germany on April 2nd‚ 1917‚ regarding their submarine attacks. Wilson’s most successful accomplishments during the war included his appointment of Pershing as the head of the American Expeditionary Force‚ obtaining a new military draft‚ and appointing Bernard Baruch as head of War Industries Board. Wilson then decided to become the leader of the
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As one of the most prominent contemporary composers‚ Andrew Lloyd Webber has been an inspirational figure in the world of theatre. His beautiful music and recent musical theatre takes on older films has captured many people’s love. Many‚ many people‚ whether knowingly or unknowingly‚ have heard a version of one of Andrew’s songs. The following is a quick overview of his active life and compositions. Youth and First Creations Born in 1948‚ Webber was raised in South Kensington‚ London‚ England
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Quartet No. 14 in D minor‚ with the variations on Death and the Maiden‚ was written in the winter of 1825–1826‚ and played on 25 January 1826. In that later pat of 1826 came the String Quartet No. 15 in G major‚ the Rondo in B minor for piano and violin‚ Rondeau brillant‚ and the Piano Sonata in G major. These would be added the three Shakespearian songs‚ of which were allegedly written on the same
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